The Collected Somewhat

Weekly Planner Random Thoughts

Trying something different with a physical planner in addition to a myriad of digital calendars. The physical one serves as a sort of diary/log that is easy to look back on.

Didn’t think it would be this hard to find “the right one.” But when you are picky it is so hard. In no particular order thoughts on ones I tried so far.

birds of a feather weekly planner

Bird Weekly Planner Inside

Something I ordered off of Amazon, thought of this idea way into the year so it was slim pickings when I had this idea and before I knew what I was looking for.

Pros:

Lays Flat
Dates Filled out for you
Every day of the week has the same amount of space including weekends
Drawings of birds are nice

Cons:

No way to easily mark current week
Weeks are broken up when they fall on two months
tons of extra crud including monthly overviews (sometimes in the middle of a week)

The Completist Undated Weekly Planner Inside

I really thought this was gonna be it. Minimal. Beautiful perfect. … wound up giving it away.

Pros:

Very Minimal
comes with a free bookmark

Cons:

Undated so you have to do a lot of manual work filling out dates.
Does Not lay flat (huge dealbreaker actually)
No way to easily mark current week, I guess boookmark does it
Sat/Sunday small, overall very small

Field Notes Weekly Planner Inside

Field Notes make a lay flat weekly planner? I love Field Notes. I’m in! (also not perfect)

Pros:

Field Notes
Minimal
Lays Flat

Cons:

Also have to fill out all the dates manually (just seems needlessly tedious, but they can sell the same one year after year with no extra work.)
No way to mark current week easily, even bookmark doesn’t work (falls out), Ive seen calendar with a perforated corner you can tear our, would love this here
Sat/Sunday have less space, wish they were the same as all other days of the week.

One Battle After Another

I feel conflicted reviewing this movie as it was already over hyped, and now it’s a multiple academy award winner, on top of that it’s not without controversy much of which I agree with, but I just love this movie so dang much.

First of all yes, why put so many black actors and characters into a film and then relegate them to the background akin to so much set dressing while the movie is still as always mostly about a white guy or guys.

Second, why is it filled with political imagery some of it seemingly couldn’t have been more relevant to the current times and then when asked about it, be all, I’m not political. Kind of an odd choice.

Thirdly, I don’t know, how could a movie with so much oscar buzz and now recognition actually be any good as a film, as a piece of art?

I don’t know, but it is.

Perfidia Beverly Hills is a flawed character but she does have her moments and she is firmly in control in the power dynamic between her and that racist f*ck. He can’t get enough of her.

Secondly, Willa a biracial character and actor is central to the plot. Is it weird to set a story in africa for some reason and then not acknowledge that choice? yes but I don’t see anyone arguing that the Christmas Adventurers Club featured in the movie didn’t get enough screen time. Background characters can be very important to the story and still remain in the background.

Fundamentally I saw this as a story about love and relationships. About a fathers love, about persistence and perseverance. About funny moments that happen in life, even in life and death situations, when a hapless stoner stumbles his way into saving the day and reuniting with his daughter.

I loved the soundtrack, the oddly incongruous upbeat melody that plays in the middle of a relentless chase. I loved the car pursuit scene. I loved Benicio Del Toro. I loved the pacing of the whole thing, reminded me of being on edge in Uncut Gems.

Edtaonisl (1913)

Edtaonisl (Ecclesiastic) by Francis Picabia

Francis Picabia, 1913

Quote

“Theater, is a tell-me, medium. And film, is a show-me, medium.”

— L. Jackson

wow just wow – pudding street view

pudding.cool does it again

“What if you could search every visible word on New York City’s streets?”

This is just so up my alley and a great use of technology, great insight and just blows my mind on what can be possible. Of course just imaging what governments or nefarious entities might be doing with the same kind of insights… but anyway, let’s just enjoy what this project has to offer. So cool.

https://pudding.cool/2025/07/street-view/

1917

Wow, what a disservice to market this movie as a “one-take” gimmick. I thoroughly enjoyed this film. I’m not sure if it would hold up on repeated viewings, I watched it at home and I can’t even imagine the tension of watching it in a theater. I’m not a WWI buff or a war movie buff or anything like that, just judging it purely on the merits of watching a very engaging movie. Thank you Sam Mendes.