Journal - January 2024 - Leak Triage, Trump Loops

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Disney nostalgia, guns and Halo mixed with Trump hype; a surprise room leak splashed the MacBook, forcing quick triage.

30 January
88 1
A Dawn of the Dead scene with “Vote Lehan” graffiti set a zombie-mall vibe. Blondie’s “Rapture” played, lingering on escape and motion.
29 January
51 4 2
Lee Kuan Yew surfaced in a Singapore “economic miracle” video, followed by a filmmaking clip praising older aesthetics. A Fox News segment on Snoop Dogg’s pro-Trump comments ended with a blunt Trump-hero take.
28 January
60 0
27 January
62 9 1 1
A game-evolution video sparked memories of Parthiv Hirdaramani, Visal Alehandra, Shashi Welgama, Udesh, Upali Dharmadasa, Udhantha, Milan, and Jonathan Page
26 January
31 0
25 January
98 1
Played Busta Rhymes’ “Arab Money” after a polished Gulf sit-down photo featuring a framed Lehan portrait in the background.
24 January
108 0
23 January
67 9
Liked MBS in a Fox News interview, sketched a Baldur’s Gate 3 party, looped Taylor Swift amid Karen McDougal headlines, then joked “Croissant.”
22 January
123 11
Cheered Trump’s Florida Summit, imagined Vijaya Kumaratunga backing Vote Lehan, praised Shakira’s beauty, and noted Eric Schmidt missing from Obama 2008/2012 pages.
21 January
95 5 1
Admiration for Obama’s NYT candor turned into praise for tech success and frustration at governments pressuring Google. Later, Baldur’s Gate 3 planning mixed with Wicked and Van Halen’s “Jump.”
20 January
75 1
A GTA V photorealism comparison video sparked thoughts on dashcam training data, likely filmed on German streets.
19 January
63 9 2 1
AWOLNATION played over snowy Trump signs, then Howard Stern nostalgia shifted into crème brûlée plans, GTA 5 mod awe, and Death Stranding cutscenes.
18 January
42 0
17 January
54 1
A SimCity 2000 retrospective sparked a disaster-play scene, then you looped the Captain Planet intro and chanted the elements.
16 January
83 6 1
Debbie Deb and GTA: San Andreas led into late-night film noir clips, then a plan to direct “The Crooked Man.”
15 January
44 2
Trump delivered pizza to Iowa firefighters, and a “10 minutes late” joke landed, with a quick note about sharing his diet.
14 January
57 1
A minimalist diagram traced converging paths, followed by a brief statement supporting a one-state outcome: the State of Israel.
13 January
67 5 2
Char siu videos and velveted beef clips set the food thread. Vivek and Alina Habba appeared in quick YouTube jumps.
12 January
73 1
A UsefulCharts video introduced Budai while contrasting Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism. “Send Me On My Way” played as the night shifted into motion.
10 January
53 1
A Martha Stewart kitchen clip showed flan being sliced and plated, with caramel sauce spreading beneath it. The moment lingered as a simple late-night favorite.
9 January
51 2
A women’s suffrage parade photo and Wilson banner framed the night, then Les Misérables “I Dreamed a Dream” carried it out.
8 January
120 5 1
Crisp-factory footage and Zuckerberg’s CS50 clip sparked California music, Germany’s export stat, and late-night Bowie lines about Pauline.
7 January
59 6 4
Vivek debate clips led into a joke campaign line. Full Spectrum Warrior recalled Chadu’s sleepover, dad’s death, and later thoughts on Hashani.
6 January
67 5 2
Prisneyland dogs, then Trump mocked Biden and hit Haley. Heather Hailes Granger, Jagath, Halo 3, Haenel CR223, gun math.
5 January
116 14 1 1
M1 Air praise, chef fantasies and Crepe Suzette, then Pauline heatwave riffs and Wonderwall before odd food links and mansion floorplans.
4 January
81 4 1
M249 tradeoffs, Kongsberg report praise, La Révolution clip, then Bleu de Chanel memories tied to Pauline under Cyndi Lauper.
3 January
94 18 2
M249 research shifted to M240 and HK416 talk, then onion burgers, spiked Louboutins, Duck Hunt nostalgia, explosive videos.
2 January
127 3
An AH-64 Apache flare display in Belgium sparked awe, then CNN clips about Sheldon and Miriam Adelson led into blunt Trump admiration.
1 January
44 7 1
Disney nostalgia and gaming clips ran late, then a strange room leak splashed the MacBook Air, triggering triage and replacement thoughts.