all pies are good pies

After 10+ years of working public service, my student loans - original amount $56k(ish) with $62k(ish) owed last month - got forgiven. Huge weight gone, and they even refund about $1,500 I overpaid because I didn't get the process started in time.

The Razzies really disliked Chris Evans and Ghosted (I didn't bother to watch it.) but I really hope Meg 2 wins everything. That was my bitter disappointment movie last year.

How to Feel a Little Better in 2024
It’s time to let go of impossible-to-achieve health goals and just…do less.

The Meanest Time Travel Movie Ever Made, 20 Years Later. If ‘The Butterfly Effect’ is remembered for anything, it’s unrelenting cruelty. The thing is, it was almost even crueler.

We watched the Director's Cut without realizing it was a whole separate ending, and were super confused when we were talking to people who'd seen the theatrical release. I still like this movie - with either ending.

I managed to bring two of the outside cats in during the cold snap and then the rain and we were all fairly comfortable. They were given the choice to go back outside yesterday morning and I tried not to take it personally when they immediately darted out and proceeded to frolic, roll in the dirt, and make love to the driveway again. I blame the black cats, they turned into bullying buttheads as time went on.*

( Shark Bait and Dasher. They're stinkin' adorable. )

* I mean not really, cats are territorial and Shark-Bait isn't neutered yet because Operation Catnip cancelled their last two TNR clinics. They all behaved so well for the small space of my house. I still believe Shark would be someone's fantastic companion, but I also won't be sad if we don't get that cold again and I don't have to kidnap him inside again.