Speaking of being behind the cycle, I'm just getting to this column. Would have been able to resist commenting, but I wanted to send my hope KB's mom is ok. I shall refer to her as KB as I also have a good friend Karen whose good name has been sullied and we call her KB and Kabes seems too intimate until we have taken muscle relaxants and wine and flipped a table together. Hi ho.
Hey Tim, first things first. I received a number of bewildering emails from Substack but I checked my credit card and it looks like you got paid (it said pending but I think that's a bank technicality). Please just let me know if for some reason you didn't receive payment. Like I got a weird $.08 refund email, and then a cancellation email today, just bizarro. But I figure the credit card statement plus the paid Substack still working means we're good?
I really enjoyed this line from you, because it's the truth:
"So much awaits me! Where that time will come from, well, who knows. It’s not just time, after all, it’s motivation/want-to."
Not only do we lie to others, we lie to ourselves about this. Yes, I will watch X, read that long article, crack that book open. And then we don't. And we SAY it's because we're too busy or don't have the time. But the reality is more "no motivation/didn't want to". I am not sure what the solution is. You can't fully control your mood. I sort of do a hybrid of the 2 extremes you mentioned. I have a plan of what I want to watch but when I sit down to watch, I usually go by mood. The exception is when there is an element of obligation. I am in a book club so I do read the books assigned. And I do suffer some element of FOMO so I stay current on shows my friends/family or the outside world are actively watching and talking about. Which brings me to ...
I really should quit The Last of Us. It's way too scary, and I find it actively stressful to watch. I don't like the bleakness, and if I am being honest, despite loving the cast, I haven't been able to connect to the characters. But ... everyone is talking about it. It's the Show Du Jour of the moment. Even the "take your time" Bastard Machine Substack is watching it!! So apparently Sunday night is when I stress myself out each week? Well, we'll see. My initial goal was watch the first 3 episodes and then decide. We'll see if I am strong enough to drop it despite all the hype. That pressure is real! Or maybe I will start enjoying it.
Do you take requests for future posts? If so, I’d like to request a post on how the hell one cuts his dog’s hair. I have three dogs, and we pay a small fortune for someone else to do it, and I would love for that to stop! Thanks, Tim. 😁
First of all, The Cowgirls were NEVER America's team (regardless of whatever is flowing through Jerry Jones' post-apocalyptic wasteland of a brain). Sunday put the nail in that particular coffin.
Now, I sincerely hope that DeMeco Ryans is instructing Bosa, Ebukam and, if he's not in jail Omenihu to hit Jalen Hurts on that shoulder again and again and again next Sunday...
I watched a weird 2019 series over the weekend, it was created by celebrated filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn and is loaded with great actors called Too Old to Die Young. I'm still kind of figuring out what to think about it but, if nothing else, it was spectacular visually and the pacing was intriguing, slow burn with spectacular moments of violence. Don't know if if was ever on your radar bit if it was, I'd be curious to know your thoughts.
On the other hand, I also (to sort of cleanse the mental palate) followed that with Paul T. Goldman on Paramount+. This was a documentary that starred a man who had hounded filmmakers on Twitter until one of 'em bit to make a film of his "completely true" book about ex wives, financially nefarious acts, hookers, Madams, infidelity and international sex trafficking. The best part of all this is that he made it a condition of the deal is that he star in it, playing himself. This was certainly something to see...
...as for the Criterion Channel, I'm waiting with baited breath for your thoughts on the Flaming Lips film!
Your description of your weekend & life in general reminded me of the grandmother’s speech in Parenthood about riding the rollercoaster as a kid, the ups and downs, the scares and thrills-- then Mary Steenburgen says something about her wisdom to which Steve Martin responds, yeah if she’s so wise why is she sitting in the neighbors’s car?
Speaking of being behind the cycle, I'm just getting to this column. Would have been able to resist commenting, but I wanted to send my hope KB's mom is ok. I shall refer to her as KB as I also have a good friend Karen whose good name has been sullied and we call her KB and Kabes seems too intimate until we have taken muscle relaxants and wine and flipped a table together. Hi ho.
Hey Tim, first things first. I received a number of bewildering emails from Substack but I checked my credit card and it looks like you got paid (it said pending but I think that's a bank technicality). Please just let me know if for some reason you didn't receive payment. Like I got a weird $.08 refund email, and then a cancellation email today, just bizarro. But I figure the credit card statement plus the paid Substack still working means we're good?
I really enjoyed this line from you, because it's the truth:
"So much awaits me! Where that time will come from, well, who knows. It’s not just time, after all, it’s motivation/want-to."
Not only do we lie to others, we lie to ourselves about this. Yes, I will watch X, read that long article, crack that book open. And then we don't. And we SAY it's because we're too busy or don't have the time. But the reality is more "no motivation/didn't want to". I am not sure what the solution is. You can't fully control your mood. I sort of do a hybrid of the 2 extremes you mentioned. I have a plan of what I want to watch but when I sit down to watch, I usually go by mood. The exception is when there is an element of obligation. I am in a book club so I do read the books assigned. And I do suffer some element of FOMO so I stay current on shows my friends/family or the outside world are actively watching and talking about. Which brings me to ...
I really should quit The Last of Us. It's way too scary, and I find it actively stressful to watch. I don't like the bleakness, and if I am being honest, despite loving the cast, I haven't been able to connect to the characters. But ... everyone is talking about it. It's the Show Du Jour of the moment. Even the "take your time" Bastard Machine Substack is watching it!! So apparently Sunday night is when I stress myself out each week? Well, we'll see. My initial goal was watch the first 3 episodes and then decide. We'll see if I am strong enough to drop it despite all the hype. That pressure is real! Or maybe I will start enjoying it.
Do you take requests for future posts? If so, I’d like to request a post on how the hell one cuts his dog’s hair. I have three dogs, and we pay a small fortune for someone else to do it, and I would love for that to stop! Thanks, Tim. 😁
An idea for something to write about related to The 49ers and Warriors: Commercials
One of the side effects of streaming is pretty much never watching commercials EXCEPT when it comes to live sports, ya still sorta have to...
A Tim Goodman think piece on commercials would be fun...
Beyond that, just finished “Fleishman is in Trouble” and am probably gonna start “Slow Horses” also currently enjoying “Inside Job” on Netflix...
GO NINERS!!!
First of all, The Cowgirls were NEVER America's team (regardless of whatever is flowing through Jerry Jones' post-apocalyptic wasteland of a brain). Sunday put the nail in that particular coffin.
Now, I sincerely hope that DeMeco Ryans is instructing Bosa, Ebukam and, if he's not in jail Omenihu to hit Jalen Hurts on that shoulder again and again and again next Sunday...
I watched a weird 2019 series over the weekend, it was created by celebrated filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn and is loaded with great actors called Too Old to Die Young. I'm still kind of figuring out what to think about it but, if nothing else, it was spectacular visually and the pacing was intriguing, slow burn with spectacular moments of violence. Don't know if if was ever on your radar bit if it was, I'd be curious to know your thoughts.
On the other hand, I also (to sort of cleanse the mental palate) followed that with Paul T. Goldman on Paramount+. This was a documentary that starred a man who had hounded filmmakers on Twitter until one of 'em bit to make a film of his "completely true" book about ex wives, financially nefarious acts, hookers, Madams, infidelity and international sex trafficking. The best part of all this is that he made it a condition of the deal is that he star in it, playing himself. This was certainly something to see...
...as for the Criterion Channel, I'm waiting with baited breath for your thoughts on the Flaming Lips film!
That second episode! My backseat driver questions: why didn’t Tess give them her backpack before they left? Why didn’t they grab the truck?
I’m trying to nurture some plants in my tiny patio at my rental. I spent the weekend wedding and then nursing a sore back.
Your description of your weekend & life in general reminded me of the grandmother’s speech in Parenthood about riding the rollercoaster as a kid, the ups and downs, the scares and thrills-- then Mary Steenburgen says something about her wisdom to which Steve Martin responds, yeah if she’s so wise why is she sitting in the neighbors’s car?
Hope your week gets better!
Happy Substackversary! 🥂🍾
Ahead of the cycle --good plan
Unsolicited comment re new series (not actually “new”) Mystery Road.
Reservoir Dogs Dog!