It’s been a quiet month. Life’s still being a bit ornery but I’m working with it as best as I can. The good news is that I have Star Wars and The Mandalorian to keep me entertained and that’s always a good thing.

In the last month, Hypable’s been keeping me busy. I wrote a book review for Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse (loved it), I went to the press day for The Mandalorian and had a chance to sit down with Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau along with Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers, and Gina Carano. Everyone was incredibly kind and so enthused about the product. It was a rare opportunity and not one I’ll soon forget.

I also reviewed Frozen 2 and, yeah. You should see it.

Finally, for those of you who know about my Call Me By Your Name fixation, you’ll be interested to know I reviewed Andre Aciman’s Find Me. My thoughts are mixed but mostly positive. But I’d say read it for yourself to get a better feel.

On the social side, I live-tweeted Ready Or Not and I heartily recommend it.

Y’know, the world right now is kind of a dumpster fire but I’m glad we have things to keep us entertained. A little diversion helps soothe the mind for the fights to come. I’m trying to keep that balance in mind.

Looking forward to The Rise of Skywalker, so stay tuned for news on that.

First and foremost, I interviewed Sera Gamble about The Magicians season 4 and somehow managed not to fangirl all over her. I’m proud of myself for that.

I’ve been binge watching The Punisher. Started with season 1 and I’m up to ep. 6 of S2. Overall, I’m enjoying it. I also watched Polar which I actually enjoyed (YMMV). Finally saw Birth Of A Nation.

My Call Me By Your Name project seems to still be in full force even if it did start as an accident. The CMBYN project has reached Day 67. As for what it is, here’s the basic skinny.

I watched Call Me By Your Name for the first time on November 23rd of 2018. I was so smitten with it that I watched it again the next day. Then watched with commentary. Then watched the Q & A. Then read the book. Then bought the soundtrack. Then got the audiobook. All of which happened because of the feeling the story gives me. A lushness and a peace and a general sense of wellbeing that I can’t really explain.

Before I knew it, I realized I’d gone seven days in a row interacting with some form of CMBYN and still found myself wanting to do it again. So I’ve just been doing it. No real plan or even a goal. It’s not a “have to”. It’s been a “want to”. Organically. Daily.

I have no idea how long it’ll go on but, for now, I’m just rolling with it. I call it “going to Italy”. We’ll see how long I continue to travel.

I hope y’all are staying out of trouble.