Watching - Westworld

I'm addicted to this show. I've been spoiled with Netflix binge watching to the point that waiting a week for each new episode feels like a personal injustice. Luckily my husband and father in law are equally interested and everything stops at 6pm on Sundays. Unless the Seahawks are still playing, then we wait. Well, unless they're losing really badly, then we'd all rather watch bloody cowboys.

Similar to another HBO hit, Game of Thrones, I'm obsessed with fan theories and predictions. As soon as I've finished an episode I'll check A.V. Club and The Verge, and even Vanity Fair for all the latest ideas and breadcrumbs I may have missed. (SO many spoilers btw)

My favorite theories as of episode 6 (More spoilers obviously)

- The show is actually three timelines. The first 34 years ago when "Bernard" talks to Dolores, the second 30 years ago when Dolores, Logan, and William explore the park, and the third is present day when the Man In Black and Teddy follow the path towards the maze.

- William is The Man In Black 30 years ago. Something happens in the park that changes him. But doesn't make him as evil as he appears. Point, we're not sure exactly what happened between him and Dolores in the barn. My favorite sub theory on this is that the park programmed Dolores into pretending to gain sentience, and fall in love with William. Making it more seductive because he thought she made the choice on her own. Then later he found out it was all part of the game and felt cheated. So his current goal as the Man In Black is to try and help all the hosts gain their free will, and see if Dolores ever truly cared for him.

- Bernard is actually Arnold, either as a clone or much more likely as a host programmed with his personality and memories.

There's TONS of evidence to support these theories online, The show runners have even dropped clues on their twitter. And recently HBO programming president Casey Bloys said fan theories are "getting close"

I'm writing this on a Monday and I have to wait an extra few days to watch next Sunday's episode because we'll be in Texas visiting my dad. Wait no I won't, I have HBO GO on my phone! Ha!

Trouble

I have a serious sweet tooth, and it's hard for me to let go of sugar, I am trying. But October though.... all the candy's on sale, some of my favorites come out of hiding, sometimes it takes too much energy to deny myself completely. So for a few days I'm going on a candy binge, guilt free, much as I want, but once it's gone, I'm getting right back on the No-Sugar train. Some people do well on strict "None At All" restrictions, but it makes me panic. So I'm giving myself a little leeway, with an understanding that it's not a failure, it doesn't call for starting over (which slides easily into "Might as well put off starting over for a while and eat like I want.")

So. Much. Candy....

Podcasts Are Free - My Favorite Murder

I recently discovered that my insurance covers dental work. It's been a few years since I'd been to the dentist, so I had quite a few cavities that needed attention. After my initial check-up visit, I realized I needed to bring some sunglasses, and something to listen to while they chipped around in my teeth. I'd heard about My Favorite Murder, hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, while listening to Cracked Podcast "Conspiracies About The Most Famous Murders In U.S. History". And I really enjoyed both their humor and their knowledge about famous cases. So I downloaded a few promising titles and brought them with me. 

It turns out listening to two women discussing gruesome details of murders and investigations is the perfect counterpoint to having holes drilled in my teeth. I did have to catch myself a few times to keep from laughing, but overall it's an easy (if you don't mind some gore) and interesting program.

I had fun taking pictures of myself after they'd injected me with Novacane... 

Trying to smile with my upper right lip completely numb

 Smiling much more symmetrically with my lower right mouth numbed 

Looking a little stoned with my bottom left mouth numbed

Netflix is... interesting

Apparently modern children's programming is a lot edgier than I realized

Spirited Away Spa Day - Part 2

Today we finished our "Spirited Away Spa Day" by going to the actual Korean spa and getting naked in front of strangers. For obvious reasons we couldn't take pictures inside the spa, so instead here's an 8-Bit version of Spirited Away.

Spirited Away Spa Day Part 1

In preperation for the wedding this month, I wanted to do a classic "spa day". I love themes, so I picked the Studio Ghibli film "Spirited Away" because it takes place at a spa.

 

For various reasons (including an epic heat wave) we postponed the actual trip to the local Korean spa. But we were able to find time to watch the movie, eat some sushi, and slather our faces with awesome incomprehensible mud masks from Korea.

Milky Piggy

Glitter Shoes - We're Not Melons

I'm terrible at taking step-by-step pictures during a project. But I basically followed this tutorial anyway.

This picture does not adequately demonstrate how BRIGHT these are in direct sunlight.

The shoes are my old gray Converse. Already fixed once with ShoeGoo. I used blue normal sized glitter, and tiny tiny white glitter to fill in the small gaps. Obviously our apartment is covered in glitter now. But it was worth it.