Separation of Weekends

With this working from home stuff going on for the past couple of months, I’ve found I have some difficulty differentiating weekends from workdays. I mean, I pretty much am getting up at similar times. I perform similar routines of fitness and planning my day. I suppose the main difference is in content.

My weekday content is primarily focused on work, of course. Databases and software development fill my days, along with meetings on Zoom and texting in Slack. It’s pretty much the same for five days. Then I get a two day weekend.

Right now, those weekends are pretty much focused on a little gaming, a little TV, and a lot of vegging out. I’m not going anywhere out of the house other than maybe to pick up some food, and as far as chatting with people other than Mrs. Redshirt, that takes place through text on my phone or in Zoom.

So there’s not a lot of difference these days. Hopefully, things will get back to ‘normal’ soon, but for now, I did get a chance to read Detective Comics #629 today and take a look at the new TV Show from Amazon called Upload so here are my thoughts.

Faulty Justice

Detective Comics #629

This is a nice, seemingly one-and-done issue that, in my mind, defines the type of story I expect from Detective Comics. Issue #629 takes a look at a down on his luck ‘everyman’ of Gotham, who was incorrectly convicted of murder. Even the justice system in Gotham is not always 100%, and in this instance, Hungry is out to get some revenge for what was done to him.

I sympathize with him for the miscarriage of justice and wish him some vindication for the tragedy that he has been forced to suffer. However, there’s still no call for what actions he takes in this issue, and Batman is right in treating him as the criminal he has become.

Starting Upload

Welcome to Upload introduces us to the world of Upload and it’s kinda a little like the world of The Good Place. This is not a bad thing since I enjoyed The Good Place quite a lot, but the world has more of a human touch rather than a supernatural vibe.

It seems that when you die or are about to die, you are given the option to “upload” into a virtual reality world. This simulation can take many forms, and the primary one we are introduced to in this episode is called Lakeview. It’s a place our lead character, Nathan Brown, finds himself in after he is mortally wounded in a self-driving car accident.

Things are a bit questionable regarding the accident since the car was ‘unable to see’ the truck they ran into, and Nathan’s wealthy girlfriend, Ingrid, insisted he upload into her family’s simulation so they can be together forever. Still, there’s not a lot of specifics to hold onto yet.

On the whole, I enjoyed the episode and think I’ll keep watching the series.

Ramble 2020.02.26 | Separation of Weekends