Gregory Pittman

Welcome! This site is more a hobby than anything else. I like to keep a hand in coding HTML and CSS, so this is my playground. Don't take anything you read here too seriously; it's just my opinion.


Recent Ruminations

Chaos: The Manson Murders - ★☆☆☆

The story of Charles Manson is always intriguing, but this Netflix documentary loses all credibility within the first 10 minutes by subscribing to conspiracy theories that are based purely on speculation with no supporting evidence.

A movie poster that features an image of Charles Manson with red-toned graphics, including government agency seals and the words “CHAOS: The Manson Murders” in bold white text.

At the start of the day tell yourself: I shall meet people who are officious, ungrateful, abusive, treacherous, malicious, and selfish.

—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (trans. Robin Waterfield)

My wife did not appreciate my morning recitation of P. D. Q. Bach lyrics over coffee.

My wife has decided that our her Corgi needs a ramp to get on our bed instead of the set of foam stairs she’s been using for years. 🙄

I’ve said I don’t need to add Linux to my list of hobbies. Will I end up hating myself if I start playing around by adding Linux to my Intel MacBook Pro?

TIL MacOS has a built-in digital color picker, which was exactly the tool I needed.

I just conducted a whole lot of business with a piece of pineapple stuck between my teeth that I did not feel but was very much visible. How’s your day going?

I’m glad TextExpander gave me a heads up on my upcoming renewal. What they really mean is, “Thank you in advance for your upcoming donation because we no longer make anything of value.” No, thank you.

Nosferatu - ☆☆☆☆

The title of this post should be read as including a rating of 0 out of 4 stars. Every time I agree to watch a movie like this with my wife, I finish it thinking, “Well, that was stupid!”

A dark and eerie movie poster for the 2024 film ‘Nosferatu,’ directed by Robert Eggers. The foreground features a pale young woman with dark hair (played by Lily-Rose Depp) wearing a historical-style dress with lace trim, looking over her shoulder with a concerned expression. Behind her, an ominous shadowy figure with an elongated head and hunched posture looms, its silhouette resembling the iconic Nosferatu vampire. The gothic setting includes a large arched window in the background, casting dim light into the room. The film’s title, ‘Nosferatu,’ appears in a stylized, horror-themed font, along with the names of the main cast, including Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, and Willem Dafoe.