Apple Arcade - South of the Circle (2020) [/] Kind of visual novel story of a man who's plane crashes in the Antarctic and he's trudging through the snow towards safety. Meanwhile he reminisces about his life. The UI is just tapping one of one or two mood buttons which slightly direct the dialog (and maybe it causes story branches, I didn't explore that far).

Book - Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story (1958) [+] This is Martin Luther King Jr's account of the Montgomery bus boycott mostly from his perspective from deciding to accept a ministry in Montgomery just before Rosa Parks was arrested to suddenly being in the middle of organizing the boycott and then being the leader and how nonviolent protest eventually won. King ends with a chapter on what can be done to continue the battle for equality in the American South. It's a well written account and King's philosophies shine through and he is quite compelling even in writing. The version I read is from Beacon Press published in 2010 with an introduction by Clayborne Carson who points out that King's account minimized the role of women in the boycott organization. Not so much a criticism as highlighting that this is not a definitive history and that other books should be read to get a fuller story.

Grocery Store - Whole Foods [-] Whole Foods has always been a bit more expensive but selection seems to be going down also. I like the bakery tarts because the crust is really solid and good. Also like getting split peas and they have a good selection of bulk beans and such you can buy like it's produce. I used to buy this certain bread but they stopped stocking it (this was before Whole Foods got bought out by Amazon). Also a certain brand of tagliatelle nests but no longer stocked either. Boils down to I only go there once or twice a year for the tart and/or split peas, and buy other things too but the bill comes out fairly expensive for what I get.

Movie - Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) [+] Rewatched The Motion Picture and it was an excellent film. Rewatched Wrath of Khan and it's even better. The introduction with the Koboyashi Maru exercise is great and Kirstie Alley didn't reprise Saavik in later movies (not that Robin Curtis was bad just that her portrayal made Saavik a bit more Vulcan whilst Alley's was a bit more emotional). Chekov (Walter Koenig) meeting Khan (Ricardo Montalbán) for the first time (or again) is chilling. The final starship battle between Kirk (William Shatner) and Khan is a classic. Death of Spock (Leonard Nimoy) is tragic and the funeral is so sad and yet the movie ends hopeful. I mean, you can end the Original series movies here and it's a great sendoff. This is a great movie.

Movie - Devotion (2022) [-] Korean War drama. Lt JG Tom Hudner (Glen Powell) is the new fighter pilot on the aircraft carrier Leyte. Among his fellow pilots is Ensign Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors), an intense African-American who is kind of standoffish because of the racism of the time. Hudner works hard to befriend Brown and the two become sort of friends. Then their unit is activated for Korea and in their last mission Brown is shot down near the Chinese border and Hudner crash lands so he can get down to save Brown... It's a nice movie, mostly about the intro, training and bonding and the war part is the last 15 minutes or so. I did though overall found it a bit boring because I wanted more action.