LoriHC @lorihc@social.cleverlibre.org

This reminds me of when I listened to The Story of Star Wars, an abridged version of A New Hope, on vinyl as a kid while flipping through my Star Wars trading cards, arranged in the order the scenes appeared in the movie. (Yes I am GenX and remember a time before the VCR, much less streaming. I also remember getting A New Hope on videotape for Christmas, when it cost $80. I still have it.)

I had heard Andor was good, that the first couple episodes would seem slow, that you should watch it 3 episodes at a time, etc. I waited until the whole thing was available and then watched it over a couple nights with my spouse a couple weeks ago. I’ve now watched it two more times through just in the past week, and I’m now listening to https://music.apple.com/us/album/andor-vol-3-episodes-9-12-original-score/1658398472 on the HomePods. I am so in.

The Handmaid’s Tale was one of my pandemic binge watches, and it was surprisingly (and scarily) relevant in 2020. I’m re-watching now, and somehow it’s even more terrifying post-Dobbs.

I should probably clarify that the quotes we were adding were things we actually said to each other or overheard in the hall, not famous quotes from the Algonquin Round Table or something. Part of the charm of re-reading the board was remembering the context of the quote and the reactions to it.

In my college dorm room I used to have a "quote board" on my wall—a white posterboard with some markers nearby—where my friends and I would write down funny or pithy quotes whenever they occurred. I continued that practice for a few different housing situations after that because it was always nice, when one of us was feeling down, to go read the board and get inspired or just have a laugh. These two quotes that came up today won't mean anything to anyone else or sound particularly profound, I suspect, but if I had a quote board handy today, I would add them to it.

"objectively beautiful"

"he is the personification of goodwill"

Perhaps I will hang a board in my office space. 🤔

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