“…kind of a pain in the ass when they want your residency from the past ten years, huh,” Paula conversationally put while she was finishing up copying some of Adam’s new-hire paperwork. “Don’t worry, it’s because of the kids with all these families why background checks here are so extra!”
“Tell me about it! Paula, I’m going to be honest with you, I don’t remember where I lived when I was nine!”
“That’s common, hon. We get a lot of military brats…a lot of you guys lived in more countries than I’ve lived in—”
“I’m sorry, you misunderstand, Paula; I have no memory where I was nine years ago and beyond that…” That made the secretary stop dead in her tracks.
She looked at him, making sure he wasn’t joking. Paula then walked over to the tiny table where Adam was; in the background, more citizens were filing into the community center, rounding Paula’s cubical office. A couple of them greeting Paula as they passed by.
“What are you telling me, Adam? You were in so many foster homes that you lost track?”
The young man chuckled. “I know we’re so used to hearing that in society, but I lived with my parents until I moved into my college dorm, Paula…I know from what my mom and dad told me that we used to live out West somewhere…”
“And that’s it, huh?”
A pensive nod from Adam.
Paula craned to look what he wrote on his form. “So, the furthest out that you can remember is a Corona…New Mexico?”
“Right.”
“You know what, Adam, nine years is close enough. It’s not like we’re the CIA or something, right? Oh, before I forget, here are your id’s back…I’m guessing they’re going to need your help in the kitchen, after seeing all these people come in!”
“For sure…thanks, Paula.”
“Yup.” She smiled as Adam quickly walked off toward the kitchen area.
Truth was she was waiting for him to leave. Paula looked at the typical two-forms of identification that most places of employment demand upon hiring. Adam’s social security card and the number with it was legitimate she could tell before even running it through security, and, frankly, so was his Connecticut driver’s license though his image on it seemed…off. Not illegally photocopied or anything like that. Given that high-tech cameras had flashed-lights that were able to capture more details of a subject without drowning out the picture with too much light, one was able to see more features of the subjects’ driver’s license profile pics.
Upon closer inspection, to Paula, the shape of Adam’s eyes seemed a bit—oval. Plus, a little on the larger side. At first, Paula thought, perhaps he wore eye-makeup the day he had his driver’s license picture taken. Culturally speaking, a lot of men—especially those of the more Gothic-tendencies—wore eyeliner. But anyone that saw Adam could safely say he did not come across as a Gothic sort…
More importantly, Paula was concerned about Adam, apparently, not knowing where he lived as a child with his parents from birth to the age of nine—young, but old enough to clearly remember what city and state one resided in!
– Another, & more important, reason Frozen Empire is MORE relatable to this generation of movie-goers / #streaming-watchers is the #character, #PhoebeSpengler (#McKennaGrace) — whom ends up having a brief relationship with a ghost, “created” after a deadly fire; by the name of Melody (#EmilyAlynLind). Turns out, Phoebe is either lesbian or Bi–not given explicitly in the movie, so that’s why i say it this way. I say, AWESOME! Like it or not, the majority of #Millennials, #GenZers, & even a lot of #GenXers (including THIS one!) embrace our #LGBTQ-friends & family! Good for business…just saying!
– Third reason why i loved Frozen Empire so much: the Environmental aspect to it! As in, (throwing in some biology, here!) the #carryingcapacity of how much “ghost forces” the Ghostbusters’ #ghost-vault is able to contain?! Indeed, because of the limited space it can contain all the #ghosts they’ve captured since the 80s, it was “weaponized” by the antagonist, #Garraka, by breaking it open & releasing (most?) of the ghosts, #spirits, & other entities! As a result, the nice sunny Summer day (Spring?) in #NewYorkCity turns Wintery–a bit of a nod to the issue of #ClimateChange without beating our heads with it. And as a #SciFi #author, myself who’s a #Progressive, trust me, it’s probably best to do it that way!
– Lastly, just a well-written, acted, & directed (#GilKenan) story…as i said, as an indie author, i’ve learned do less of the #soapbox thing & focus MORE on the #storytelling! Just a fun movie. And, with these days of adjusting to the post- #Covid streaming era & movie-slumps, you’ve got to consider this if you want your movie to be moderately- #profitable in the 2020s!
~Screenshots: Secular Order Podcast, Star Wars Fan Fiction, etc, & Joseth’s Upcoming Paperback of Collection of Novellas & Short Stories Book Cover, “Multi-Storied Tales: Novellas & Short Stories. March 20, 2024~
! – NEW #PODCAST ~ #OriginStory: Influences for My #Books! by #JosethMoore ~ {I discuss books, authors, movies, & other cultural influences from my youth to present-day.}
~Vintage depiction of the Occult, Superstitions, & What We Call the Paranormal Today: from “The Encyclopedia of the Paranormal: An Exploration of the Unexplained Forces that Affect Our World.” 2023~
~Computer Generated Image for Illustration of a Random Comet (or Asteroid) Compared to Downtown Los Angeles, from boredpanda on Pinterest; via investingDotCom~
!! – Comet vs. the City of L.A. Found In: Outer Space Est. Cost: $1 trillion* (L.A. GDP)
— #LosAngeles, #California is one of the largest cities in #America, stretching 502 square miles. It has a #GDP of $1 trillion, thanks to its many industries, including tourism, and, most famously, entertainment.
Some #comets can reach thousands of square miles in size, dwarfing the city of Los Angeles when compared side by side.
*** Should a comet this size hit the #Earth, the world would be destroyed almost immediately ***
–>> “Project 2025 is a collection of policy proposals to reshape the executive branch of the U.S. #federalgovernment in the event of a Republican victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.[2][3]
Established in 2022, the project seeks to recruit tens of thousands of conservatives to #WashingtonDC., to #replace existing federal civil service workers it characterizes as the “#deepstate“, to further the objectives of the next Republican president.[4] Although participants in the project cannot promote a specific presidential candidate, many have close ties to Donald #Trump and the Trump 2024 presidential campaign.[5]
The plan would perform a swift takeover of the entire executive branch under a maximalist version of the #UnitaryExecutiveTheory — a theory proposing the president of the United States has absolute power over the #executivebranch — upon inauguration.[6] …” ~Wikipedia
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