Wordle 948 3/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ SHONE 107 WL
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 PLAIT 2 WL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STILL
WordleBot
Skill 99/99
Luck 59/99
Streak 699
This morning, Guess #1 yielded only S as the first letter — but I used The Bot’s favorite in that scenario (PLAIT) as Guess #2. This hit the jackpot, matching the P, I & T (all out of position). The Bot later claimed there were 2 solutions remaining (STILL or SILTY), but my thinking was: SILTY? Really?! Since P wasn’t Letter 2, it seemed most likely to me that T *was* — and that I was Letter 3. In any case, it STILL seems obvious to me that SILTY is a second-rate word. With STI— accounted for, a double L ending seemed the way to go for Guess #3. I typed it in and was delighted to watch all the letters turn green. I bested The Bot (3 vs 4 — how are you feeling about TRACE *now*, eh, Bottie?) and the (current) NYT avg (3 vs. 3.6). But most significantly — The Magic Number to reach 700 consecutive wins has been reduced to ONE. I’m looking forward to Wednesday morning — and will likely need to fight a strong temptation to play at midnight. In fact, by the time that you read this, I will know whether or not the milestone has been reached.
Sorry to keep you in suspense - but I don't want ANY Wordle spoilers here. I know that has happened on the NYT comments section in the past - but it won't happen here.
Nominations for the 2024 Academy Awards were announced yesterday morning -- and I got some work to do. Those of you that know me (and if you're reading my blog, you probably do), know that part of my prep work for the Oscars each year is to see as many of the Best Picture nominees as possible. Since nominations in this category have expanded beyond five films, it has become more difficult - but I normally don't miss more than one or two, even with a full slate of 10 films.
The good news this year is: I've already seen half of the nominated films -
- American Fiction
- Barbie
- The Holdovers
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
That means I still need to see:
- Anatomy Of A Fall
- Killers Of The Flower Moon
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
- The Zone Of Interest
Some of these have only recent come to theaters in my part of the world, so hopefully I will be able to see them on the big screen, as their creators intended (and I prefer). I don't know that I will have time to do full fledged reviews of all these movies in the blog - but I will try to work out a few sentences about each to aid me in my Oscar handicapping.
I will say this: Of the five Best Picture nominees I've seen so far, the one I'd most like to see again (at this moment) is "American Fiction." It was hilarious and moving and smart - and I don't think Jeffrey Wright has ever given a bad performance (at least, I haven't seen one).
Anyway, that's a lot of information for one day. Hope you have a good one - day, that is.
Take care and stay safe.
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