The street band that set up shop in front of the now-vacant storefront next door is still playing LOUDLY at 1 am. If the faucet hose to my sink could reach the window, it would be Go Time.

Matt, that's call the police time.

meara, looking forward to pictures of Chile trip!

Last night at TJ's the woman checking me out saw my Game of Thrones t-shirt and said, "Is Game of Thrones a board game?" I said no, it's a tv show, and she kept chatting about how she liked board games, so I repeated it. She blinked at me and said, "Oh, it's a tv show? Is it popular?" I said yes, it's pretty popular. She said, "Oh. Oh well then. Good night!" I guess I should've invited her to the board game club, but I was too surprised to think of it. I know there are people who don't watch tv, but it's odd to me that a person can be so insulated from popular culture that they aren't aware of a very popular tv show. But then again, there are a lot of things I'm unaware of -- teen idols, for one, I wouldn't be aware of the Black Veil Brides if not for my faux-niece, and I've recently learned there are YouTube stars and I didn't even know it was possible to BE a YouTube star, so I guess it depends on where your world is focused. Still.

Time to go visit baby goats at the market!

Last night at TJ's the woman checking me out saw my Game of Thrones t-shirt and said, "Is Game of Thrones a board game?"

For what it's worth, Game of Thrones is now a board game too: [link]

Luckily the noisemakers closed up about 10 minutes after I posted last night.

Today I'm going to the Roots Music Festival. Should be several hours of enjoyable Rockabilly and Bluegrass before the Country band drives me from the park.

UGH! My breakfast just exploded. I was going to make pancakes, but the bisquick bottle popped open and poured out when I tapped the bottom to mix the dry cornmeal (after I took special care to tighten the lid!). Oh well, I guess it's the universe's way of telling me I didn't need a filling breakfast.

it's odd to me that a person can be so insulated from popular culture that they aren't aware of a very popular tv show.

We were out last night, and a friend of a friend (we've met this guy twice, I think) said that he's never seen a movie. Any movie. I can't decide if he was exaggerating, or if he really didn't even see Disney stuff as a kid. (I didn't ask, because he's a bloviator and I really didn't want to get him going.)

I also learned last night that Stella Artois' cider is REALLY good.

Never seen a movie? Hard to believe. I mean it's possible but... a lot of variables beyond "parents never took me" would need to be nailed shut. Maybe home schooled and raised in a very insular community?

I know there are people who don't watch tv, but it's odd to me that a person can be so insulated from popular culture that they aren't aware of a very popular tv show. But then again, there are a lot of things I'm unaware of -- teen idols, for one, I wouldn't be aware of the Black Veil Brides if not for my faux-niece, and I've recently learned there are YouTube stars and I didn't even know it was possible to BE a YouTube star, so I guess it depends on where your world is focused. Still.

Awhile back I was baffled by what seemed to me the sudden appearance of motorcycle club romance novels and even more baffled by the appeal of same. (I'm a somewhat unusual romance reader/writer in that I don't particularly like bad boy heroes--give me a conventionally heroic badass GOOD guy, thankyouverymuch.)

It wasn't a big thing to me, so whenever I'd see someone talking up the latest motorcycle club series, I'd just shrug and say, "Why is that even sexy? Oh well, not my catnip." It was only when I accidentally happened across discussion of the Sons of Anarchy series finale that the light dawned. With stuff like TV, I tend to know what I watch myself and what's sufficiently genre-adjacent to it that people in my shows' fandoms watch it, so Sons of Anarchy managed its whole run without impinging itself on my awareness.

Never seen a movie? Hard to believe. I mean it's possible but... a lot of variables beyond "parents never took me" would need to be nailed shut. Maybe home schooled and raised in a very insular community?

Yeah, I was dubious, but I didn't want to start him bloviating, so I didn't ask.

If he's a bloviator, he probably dropped that tidbit to get someone to ask so that could bloviate. Good on you for shutting it down.