Balanced read: widely praised for state-building and growth, with persistent criticism around political freedoms.
The day runs on campaign energy: legal victory over enemies, Trump-style swagger, New York mythology, and a harder promise that, when elected, I will not shut embassies but I will shut down corrupt foreign business.
I want to focus on the book, but the visible page keeps getting pulled back into rage at Sri Lanka's cruelty, especially the state's habit of punishing the weak while pretending it is merely enforcing order.
Loved movie music, calling La La Land better than Moonlight and praising great songs when they land on-screen
A David Mamet clip sparked admiration for dramatic writing. Later, “Red Red Wine” and an intermission note drifted into reflective, comedic edits
The visible page is slight but legible: Black July flashes by, lunch and dessert pass through, and the real mood settles on Viva la Vida and the feeling of having ruled, fallen, and remembered it.
Checked IMDb for Boba Fett and The Mandalorian, rated them, and got excited for a second season
A back-focused yoga mat sat out at home, alongside late-night coffee made with a water filter. A Panama-style hat and a borrowed Shelby Bros reference surfaced, with a stray joke about a yoga position
Sporting Star money talk and a failed business-learning stint ran alongside a sharp note on violence around Lasantha. After Killing Eve, a late-night milk-and-cookies ice cream raid landed the day
The day starts with family hostility, economic despair, and the need to clear December's video backlog, then turns into partner-agreement work, enthusiasm for violent ritualized movie ideas, and long transcript notes about...