/inbound

The film does nothing original. It recycles half a dozen combat sport movies and can best be described as a B movie Rocky if it was a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie. Maybe that's not fair, the acting, directing, and even cinematography definitely eclipses anything Van Damme did, but it has that spirit and I'm all about it.

I wouldn't want to ruin the plot, but the gist is, a former fighter is forced back into the ring for one final match after falling on hard times. It's a lot more complicated than that, but any additional info would ruin the ride.

If you like solid fighting flicks, you'll love this. I also have to say, this might have my favorite in-ring combat scenes ever. It's gorgeous, tells an amazing story, and it feels real.

This movie was a lot of fun to watch and has the inspirational tone that made me want to get my fat ass out of my chair and do something. Hell, I think tomorrow I'm gonna go down to the garage and hit the punching bag for a bit. Maybe I'll even pick up those dusty dumbbells. Who knows.

(Note: I also couldn't help but notice that the bad guy was an American. It's like a reverse Rocky 4... then again, I guess these days we are the bad guys.)

 

WKRP in Cincinnati

A radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio has acquired the call letters WKRP, thus creating WKRP in Cincinnati just like the fantastic 70s sitcom.

Current

I picked up Current a month or so ago, and I honestly felt like it was a bit overwhelming. It just required more energy than I was willing to spend on setting everything up. Well, I found a little time to read through the documentation on the website and suddenly it all started making sense. I love that I can have real people that I know, with their real names listed so I don't miss their posts amongst the sea of everything else.

It's a new app, and constantly improving which I appreciate. I wasn't as thrilled with the performance on my Macbook, but I do like the layout on the Macbook. I'm hoping I can make the move from NetNewsWire because I'd love to have sync across devices.

The Guild is Coming Back

One of my all-time favorite YouTube experiences is watching The Guild, an early web series by Felicia Day. It was a wonderful show and the cast just announced crowd funding is coming for a movie this summer. I'm so down, and excited to see what the cast is up to these days. (That reminds me, I really need to finish up my re-watch.)

Channel 42 (Horrible Home Video)

I'm a big fan of Channel 42, a fictional channel that re-creates 90s broadcasts. On the channel, Horrible Home Video, the creator takes shows from the 90s and re-creates a vibe with period accurate commercials. It's pretty neat and I feel like he does a great job at capturing certain times such as Late Night Watching or Sci-Fi Watching.

Scour

I'm enjoying playing around with Scour. It seems to do a great job of finding me content that I wouldn't normally come across. It hasn't made its way into my daily routine, but I do check it once a week or so, and I appreciate the suggestions.

31.4min

18.8m climbed

avg bpm

When we got back from lunch, it was time to do the “real work”. In reality, we had already done the real work. Now it was only about putting those preparations into action.

It took less than two hours to finish everything.

It’s so easy to focus on getting to the final result, neglecting the things leading up to it. Thinking we’re wasting time when, in fact, we’re saving both time and energy. But that part of the journey doesn’t show, so we get stressed.

Another example is when I’m creating themes for Bear blog. I probably spend 75% of the time doing stuff that doesn’t show at all, but it’s super useful work that I’ll thank myself for when it’s time for the final touches.

Just because things don’t show doesn’t mean they’re a waste of time.

Trust the process.