I have been to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. It's a good experience, it's huge (we saw maybe 30% in 2 hours), and the building itself is beautiful.

Notes:
- This is not a museum full of sci-fi and Star Wars stuff. Those things are there, but just a small slice. The bulk of what's hanging is representational (broadly speaking) art, 95% with people in the image.
- I normally rail against the ginormous amount of text that museums put on the wall. This one puts none up, and it actually needs a little for context. For example, there was an alcove of work by Frank Frazetta, but no indication at all that the images were for book jackets.
- This is where you want to take friends/family visiting Los Angeles, not LACMA. It is so so so much better. And that opinion is coming from someone who likes abstract art WAY more than representational - Lucas is still more enjoyable, more human, and more alive than that pretentious concrete sarcophagus they propped up over Wilshire Blvd.

#LosAngeles #LucasMuseum

Got another freecycle thing: some old paper maps. These are easy to mail, obviously. Just let me know if you want them!

Just getting home now, and ginormous warm thanks to @saintkeith and @MLE_online and @fredy for a wonderful evening of chatting and hanging out.

Pencil in November 11 if you want to join us next month! More details later!

#FediMeetupLA #LosAngeles

#PianoMusic
#JukeboxFridayNight

No really, this could go on all afternoon. I will attempt to restrain myself, but but but you just gotta hear Peterson AND Basie, Jumpin' at the Woodside:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIs1vcoPQbw

Angelenos! Two things:

- The Democratic Socialists have their voting guide out now: https://voterguide.dsa-la.org With 45 million* races to vote in, it's really helpful, especially for the propositions.

- Join us for a Fedi-Meetup on Tuesday Oct 13 at everywhere, a bar/restaurant at Union Station. We'll start at 5:30p, but there is no imperative to be there "on time". This is casual and friendly and low key and we look forward to seeing you there, whenever you arrive!

* Okay, okay it's "only" 45 races, but still. California, you're insane, but I love you anyway.

#LosAngeles #FediMeetupLA

WAIT WAIT WAIT !

I forgot about post-season baseball! There is a game on the 14th, and it looks like the Dodgers will be involved. Sigh.

No game on Tuesday, though - does Tuesday Oct 13 work for people?

Angelenos! Let's try this get together in person thing one more time!

Tuesday, October 13, 5:30p* at everywhere, the bar/restaurant at Union Station.

I'd been waffling on whether to try to do this monthly, but what the heck - it's just a night out with beers/hard seltzers, how hard can it be?

I don't think anyone even looked at the event page last time, so I'm just going to announce here. Also, for the moment, I'm picking time/place that is convenient for me, but I think that time/place is still variable in the future. If you have opinions on that, speak up!

* I forgot about post-season baseball! everywhere is full of Dodgers fans on game nights, so we'll do Tuesday instead of Wednesday this time.

#FediMeetup #FediMeet #FediMeetupLA #LosAngeles #DTLA

So, uh, is this stuff happening just on my machine? Or has Apple finally just completely lost it? Upside down text in Music App, MZGenre.category listings, what's next? I shudder to think…

I really wish I could go back in time and show this to teenage me. Look! You'll be married to this guy! Teenage Laura would have been blown away for sure. Current Laura is pretty blown away, in any case.

Congrats on a job well done to the mister, my one and only. @saintkeith (And to all the other filmmakers on this project, of course!)

(screenshot from the new documentary Neil Peart: No One's Disciple, on which the mister did camera operating)

The first Los Angeles Fediverse Meetup is complete and was swimmingly successful! Thanks to @AdrianRiskin and @tomjennings an @jeffzugale for coming out and sharing some time together chatting about all manner of things. It was a delight and it was wonderful to see and meet everyone.

We did chat a little about times and locations and how often to hold these - no big decisions other than "we should do this again". I'll consult the oracle and see if I can find a good date for the next one.

Looking forward to it!

#LAFediMeetup #LosAngeles #FediMeet #FediMeetup

Scanner fixed. If you use a ScanSnap scanner, here is the fix for you (installing a beta version): https://scansnap-faq.pfu.ricoh.com/hc/en-us/articles/60891363718041-I-am-unable-to-complete-scanning-because-ScanSnap-Home-remains-on-the-image-processing-screen-macOS-27

#ScanSnap #macOS27

Ooooooookay. I've got the label printer working again after upgrading the iMac to macOS27. Now to tackle the scanner.

Otherwise, things seem to be working just fine. I do like the changes they made to Liquid Glass - in particular, I like the traffic lights much better.

Angelenos!

After a successful beta test last week, we are ready to launch the LA Fediverse Meetup on Wednesday Sept 16! Please join us at everywhere, the restaurant/bar at Union Station at/around 5:30 - we'll be there at least until 7:30 (our beta testers stayed until 8).

The beta testers also discovered that some kind of flag or marker would be helpful for gathering (and not bothering too many strangers), so there will be some kind of table tent or sign or some such, probably with a Mastodon logo*. There isn't a home game on Wednesday, so you shouldn't have to wade through too many Dodgers fans.

everywhere is an "order at the bar" kind of place for both food and drink, and there are two lines for service, one on either side of the bar island. Lines seem to move pretty quickly.

One of our beta testers would also like to note that 3 "painkiller" hard seltzers is probably 1 seltzer too many. YMMV, of course. Also, the garlic tots are pretty damn good!

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

#DTLA #LosAngeles #FediMeet #FediMeetup

* because I think the Fediverse logo is fugly and I'm the one making the sign, so I get to pick

Angelenos! RE: TONIGHT'S MEETUP

I'm really concerned about the heat and getting together tonight. CARROT is telling me it's 105º - and that's in DTLA. This is crazy.

SOOOOOOOO:
Should we postpone to next week??? Is it too late in the day to cancel? Should we cancel and I'll go over there just to make sure no one misses the message?

@tomjennings you were one of the few who said you'd plan to be there tonight - what are your thoughts?

ARRRRGGGGGGGGH

PLEASE BOOST FOR REACH!

Angelenos! A reminder that we're attempting an in-person Fediverse meeting this evening at everywhere, the bar/restaurant at Union Station. I'll be there at 5:30p and stay at least until 7:30.

I had set the date for today in the hopes that we'd be past the worst of the hot weather, but alas, it looks like a scorcher out there today. So please come along if you're able, but be safe and stay put if you need to. I'd love for this to be a regular thing, so I'm hopeful there will be a next time!

https://gath.io/OONyr3TWaZ3CVhgnrpr8X

Angelenos! (And Angeleno adjacents!) Just a reminder to join us (however many show up) on Wednesday September 9 (next week) at everywhere (a bar/restaurant at Union Station). I plan to be there from 5:30 (in the pm) to 7:30 (or longer, as seems prudent).

Be there or be ⬛ .

https://gath.io/OONyr3TWaZ3CVhgnrpr8X

I did go back up on the roof to take more eclipse pics. This one was just after the peak occlusion.

#eclipse

they did, they did!

#eclipse

Aw c'mon clouds, go away!

#eclipse

Looking at the forecast here - the daytime highs are high, of course (mid- to high-90s), but ugh, the nighttime lows will barely get down to the mid-70s (76-77 here). I think it's that that's making this heat feel so nasty - no reprieve at all, even at night.

#WeatherWhining