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First #grilling day of the year!

Got me new #pebble watch and seeing the battery screen made me very happy.

My energy in 2026.

Watched The Adventures of Milo & Otis. Cute film about animals exploring. Mostly feels like an excuse to show cute animal footage and build a story around it, but can't help but love it given that I saw it dozens of times as a child. Holds up in that context. #MovieReview

Watched The Hole in the Wall (1929). Cool to see Colbert in an early talkie, but the plot feels like a mess. The two leads are strong despite the plot, and even though it's not his best work, it's nice to see Meek when he's young. Some moments of moving cameras, but mostly a play. #MovieReview

Watched Paterson. Beautiful exploration of what it feels like to be a poet, mindful of numerous parts of life around you. Full of small, quiet moments that feel disconnected, but so is life if you let it be. Strange ending, but a pretty film that isn't afraid of itself. #MovieReview

Watched Brick. Conflicted because it was a beautiful movie with really engaging dialogue, but I just couldn't trace the plot well enough and didn't feel like I was super compelled to. I'm not a noir person in general, and this did the genre a service even if it's not for me. JGL <3 #MovieReview

Watched Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Felt like vignettes to set up a shot that is famous from the video game. Full of fan service that largely missed me as a non-megafan. Fine kids movie to hold attention, but the lack of plot made hard to enjoy as an adult unlike the first. #MovieReview

Watched Apollo 13. Incredible film that makes me emotional even after seeing it dozens of times. Competence porn and inspiration abound, but the victories feel earned because the pain and fear seem real. Bacon and Sinise are both so freaking good. Ron Howard's best. #MovieReview

Ororo and I went for her first #biking trip on the big bike today! #parenting

Watched Thursday Murder Club. Solid beginning and middle, but it felt like it tried to wrap things too quickly at the end. I like Knives Out style movies and this book is immaculate, so I still had fun with it, but I don't know how well it would land for unfamiliar audiences. #MovieReview

Was happy to go to a #NoKings protest with the kiddos today. Nice to see such a large turnout even in a red state like #Missouri. #USPol

Happy #Bangladesh Independence Day!

Watched Dungeons & Dragons (2000). Campy as heck but they know what they're doing. Full of bad green screen moments and over dramatic acting, with Wayans being ridiculous, it's not really worth a watch but Arenberg delivers a great performance with what he's given. #MovieReview

Back safely in the USA! Had a great anniversary trip to the Netherlands and it was great, but I'm definitely ready to be home and relax.

I know I post a lot about old movies, and a lot of that love comes from Orphaned Entertainment, who do a podcast talking about public domain and abandoned media. Great way to find passion for things I wouldn't see otherwise. www.orphanedentertainment.com/

Watches The Kid (1921). Haven't seen much Chaplin but always shocked at how much pathos his films bring. Coogan is no slouch for a child actor, really hitting the comedy and intense emotions hard. Part of the fun is the world of 1921, but the emotions still hit today. Dream bit: weird. #MovieReview

Got a new milk pitcher and it makes pouring so much easier. I'm far from good, but at least I can get the milk adjusted a bit. #espresso #LatteArt

"Books ought to have good endings." J.R.R. Tolkien #lego #parenting #lotr

Watched Phantom of the Opera (1925). Crazy to see how color was used effectively, and also how stage acting still revealed a ton of very real moments! Enjoyed it far more than expected and Philbin was shockingly adept in eye motions and small effects. #MovieReview

Watched Whoopee!. Jeez, the black face that goes on for a long time is not even the worst of the racism. Tough watch beyond that since it feels like playing to the crowd including waiting for laughs that aren't there since it's not on stage. Musical numbers and dancing are great. #MovieReview

Any Discord users amongst you that like to talk movies and stuff? Server is for Time Shifters and Orphaned Entertainment podcasts, so lovers of movies old and new are welcome. #Discord #Community #Podcast #Movies discord.gg/wSYFKeY5

Very few people with as much deep contextual knowledge of the conservative movement (and as skilled at connecting so many dots) as Nicole — can't wait for this one.

"The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out." J.R.R. Tolkien Bags 37 & 38 #lego #parenting

"It needs more to make a king than a piece of elvish glass, or a rabble such as this. Why, any brigand of the hills can show as good a following!" J.R.R. Tolkien Bags 35 & 36 #lego #parenting

Watched Babe. Cute enough story that is probably a lot of people's exposure to temporary vegetarianism. Not sure I would recommend it to an adult, but it's great for #parenting. The dog is Hugo Weaving! #MovieReview

Watched Kick-Ass 2. Not sure how this could have captured the passion of the first one, but just continuing the plot with more characters wasn't it, particularly with gritty superheroes being played out. HitGirl has the only interesting development, but it's pretty muddled. #MovieReview

Watched Star Wars 8. The prettiest of the Star Wars films. Might be in my top 3 despite the mild bumpy parts of not for the complete reversal by the next film which ruins the previous 2 after the fact. Shame they didn't let this one rise given its great characters. #MovieReview

Watched Rapture-Palooza. Not sure if I laughed during the entire thing. Felt like every actor just doing impressions of their most generic characters with dumb background humor that had no creativity. I like this genre, but this one had no heart. #MovieReview

Watched The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Fun popcorn action movie with some witty bits, it didn't stand up to the lovable characters that realistically survived amongst deeply dark folks that I expect from Ritchie's films. Good film and each main actor is good, but misses spark. #MovieReview

Shout out to the amazing apps like Downcast that I'm using years later after buying them and have never changed to require a subscription.

Managed to hit a mildly acceptable Rosetta today! #LatteArt #Espresso

Watched Animal Crackers (1930). Maybe my favorite Marx Brothers film; I will never not think of the bridge scene when playing any card game. Zeppo's best film I think. Definitely wears a bit near the end, but has such highs that I forgive all. Hooray for Captain Spaulding! #MovieReview

Watched Malice. What an interesting, twisty thriller. Full of names and phrases that Sorkin would use well later, but fun to see in this form. More of a "ride along" than a puzzle to solve, it has incredible moments like Baldwin's God Complex speech. Layering of plots is great too. #MovieReview

Watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Fun to watch with my kid. Pacing feels more frenetic than previous ones, but I still like the parallel to the first, even if it is a bit heavy handed. It's not this one's fault that the sequels are painful. Boyega shines in energy. #MovieReview

Doing mildly well landing this heart! Probably still need to get a lot more reps, but 3 out of 4 this week have looked great! #LatteArt #espresso

Finally threw a nice heart! Still small issues, but overall turned out great, especially for a flat bottomed cup. #LatteArt #espresso

Managed to complete my second 5K in 20 years. Started #running for a Turkey Trot last year and have kept up casually. I must be middle aged since it actually feels kinda good when I'm done with it.

Watched Limitless. Pretty tough watch that requires suspending disbelief on a bunch of levels, but a fun ride if you let yourself get swept away in the masculine fantasy. Very much in the vein of "all I need is to be super smart and I can change the world". #MovieReview

"The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began." JRR Tolkien Bags 33 & 34 #lego #parenting #lotr

Finally took the plunge and added RSS support to my site to track my #nowpage updates. katerberg.net/ is the site and katerberg.net/feed.atom is the feed!

Got a new cup for Christmas. Still need to widen the leaves, but these are wild how much they help compared to flat bottomed ones. #LatteArt #Espresso

Watched The Ninth Gate. Had some intrigue and mystery, but was eminently guessable, and the ending was fairly unsatisfying given that a bunch of the "clues" had no payoff. Depp being alone in pretty places was 90% of the draw of the film, and luckily it was also 90% of the shots. #MovieReview

Watched Street Girl (1929). If you can get past the two insufferable leads and the tough sound quality, the side characters and comedy scenes are well worth it. Tough to see through the annoying male lead in particular though. I will always love Ned Sparks in any movie. #MovieReview

Watched Madame Web. In the running for worst movie I've seen, which is a bland take. Script was bad, acting was unemotive and unemptional. Nothing interesting really was explored, and I don't remember any character's name other than the lead. #MovieReview

Watched The Muppet Movie (1979). Still one of the best openings of any movie, but the meta-wrapper is a bit of a bump for me. Still so much heart and full of lovable characters that I can't not love it. #MovieReview

Watched The Black Stallion. Seems like it should have been a snappier switch between the two halves of the film or just been two movies. Both the racing and survival was great, but it ended up feeling like I was in a double header. #MovieReview

"For the Elder King shall not be dethroned while Arda endures." JRR Tolkien Bags 29 and 30. #LEGO #Parenting #LOTR

Completed my first #TurkeyTrot! Never been into #running but this was still fun with the companion and cheer squad