Material possessions were a mistake
I'm moving this week, for the dumbest possible reasons.
At the end of April, my landlord informed me he'd sold the building and that I had two months to move out. I found a new flat, worked out a move-in date, and signed the lease.
Two days after I picked up the keys to the new place, the landlord of the old place informed me the sale of the building had fallen through and asked if it was too late for me to stay.
I have not stabbed anyone. I think I deserve credit for that.
Anyway. I'm on final revisions of the next Casefile of Jay Moriarty story, which is turning out to be around 25 000 words long. It's a bit hefty for what's fundamentally a beach episode, but I'm feeling indulgent this time around.
Podcast Appearance: I Will Fight You
The latest episode of I Will Fight You is about the movie To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, and features a guest appearance from fellow podcaster MeganBob. Also included: discussions of 90s drag taxonomy and deep cut references to the Chappaquiddick incident.
You can listen to the episode here, or wherever podcasts are found.
This Week's Links
Sora’s attempts to replace filmmakers are dead on arrival because these are impractical and ineffective solutions to problems that nobody complained about other than Hollywood executives. The AI hype bubble, as I’ve noted before, is one entirely reliant on us accepting the *idea* of what these companies will do rather than interrogating their ability to actually do it.
A great little flash fiction story about lasers and the problems that arise when the people you're accountable to got all C's in high school.
'Are We Dating the Same Guy' Guy Imprisoned for Tax Fraud
Definitely in the running for Most Lede of All Time:
A man who sued more than two dozen women for calling him “clingy” and “psycho” was just sentenced to a year in federal prison for tax fraud and generating mob-connected earnings from gambling machines. During his trial, his lawyers defended him by calling their client too stupid to be held accountable.
That's all for this week, because I need to go finish packing. Why do I own so much fucking garbage.
-K
