Dreama Astrid's Journal

1) I find the results of this research on people finding medical information to be sad but unsurprising. "Certain groups are particularly likely to say they get health and wellness information from influencers, including adults under 50; Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans; and those without health insurance."

The thing is though, the topics revealed in the study have very little to do with health and medicine and a lot more to do with appearance and weight (plastic surgeons are influencers!) This makes sense, both because women outnumber men as both influencers and viewers, and also because this area of "health" is particularly apt to be a source of revenue for influencers, whether trolling for clients or selling people stuff they think will help them. The number of people who even claim a medical background or auxiliary medical training are outnumbered by people who don't.

2) I mentioned in my last post watching the Roku Soccer Comes to America documentary. Although not that enlightening to somebody who lived through virtually all of it, two things were singled out as being critical to truly establishing the sport which I hadn't thought about. I found it an interesting coincidence that Ted Turner should die at the same time I was seeing it. ( Read more... )

3) Saw all of S2 of Percy Jackson and I think I enjoyed it more than S1. ( Read more... )

4) Daredevil's second season is more of a favorite for me than the 1st. ( Read more... )

5) I speed watched High Country. ( Read more... )

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2) Speaking of Dreamwidth, I know someone else recently mentioned these issues too, but I have been having recurring problems for months now. The main issue is that it takes a really long time for pages to open when I click on them. I'll click on a link and nothing will happen. ( Read more... )

3) Some of the birds seem pretty clear that the scary hoomans inside are responsible for refilling those plates. Nothing like getting shade from a morning dove who hasn't been fed.

4) For May the Fourth, rewatched part of S1 of The Mandalorian. I can't remember when we watched it the first time, but having searched my account, apparently we finished the season in mid-July 2020 (so I'm guessing we started it either that month or in late June). ( Read more... )

5) Roku got me by promoting its Soccer Meets America documentary, which covers for the umpteenth time the evolution of soccer as a national sport. ( Read more... ) Apparently the 1994 men's team, having just been eliminated from the Cup, had gone to a nearby restaurant after the loss. The U.S. official with them said everyone was very down, not only because of the loss, but because a decade of work had gone into developing the team for the competition. All of that for just four games.

Then a few minutes after being seated, Robin Williams comes through the door. He goes over to the table and knows all the players' names. They're all amazed as he begins to tell jokes and chat with them, feeling that they must have arrived after all. Having turned the mood around entirely, the official said that, of all Williams' performances, that the half hour with the team was his most impressive.