Good friend Scotty – the one who hosts the Game Nights that I write about, on occassion – had mentioned a PlayStation game called “Darkest Dungeon” to me a few weeks back. I later saw him play a few minutes of it, and it piqued my interest. I ultimately bought the game for PC on Thursday. I … Continue reading Review: “Darkest Dungeon”, Pt. 1: Setup
Opposing Reactions, Part 2: Movies That I Liked But You Hated
Speaking of opposing: opposite of my last post, here are 2 movies that I liked (contrary to majority of opinions), and a 3rd that I liked parts of: Partial Like: "Fantastic Four (2015)" I mentioned my thoughts about this before, but to sum up: I liked the opening act, didn't like the rest. This is … Continue reading Opposing Reactions, Part 2: Movies That I Liked But You Hated
Opposing Reactions, Part 1: Movies That I Hated But You Liked
Halloween is about 2 1/2 weeks away - time for spooky song playlists and horror movie watching! In searching for movies to watch, I thought of the 2015 remake of Poltergeist. This was a movie that I wrote a quick review about last year. The less-than-enthused reactions to that movie by family and a bunch of friends, contrasting … Continue reading Opposing Reactions, Part 1: Movies That I Hated But You Liked
Review: “Munchkin”
"Kick in the door, wavin' the four-four..." - Notorious B.I.G. There is a LOT of door-kickin', back-stabbin', and even some lolly-gaggin' in the ridiculously fun board/card game, "Munchkin". This was a new edition to our weekly Game Night, and my first time playing it (I've watched others play before) The object of the game is … Continue reading Review: “Munchkin”
Puckett
audiostrobelight. Eons D. Goodbar. Exit, Emergency. Shadowpact. NOFX. Skyscraper Stereo. Reel Big Fish. Uh-Huh Baby Yeah!. The Ataris. 2 groups of musicians and musical groups with something in common: Group 1 were all on one person's record label. Group 2 were acts that I were turned on to by Group 1's label's founder. His name was … Continue reading Puckett
Balance
"No... sleep... 'TIL BROOKLYN!!!" -The Beastie Boys Any room on that scale for Elliptical Bike work? I've heard somewhere before that "life is a balancing act." Well, the Fall semester of 2016 has been a balancing act for the ages. I'm now getting hours at Kinetic again, working at TRIMARC (a traffic monitoring place, under … Continue reading Balance
No Kids Yet?
Do I have to answer that? A very good friend of mine shared a video on Facebook Saturday afternoon. It was about women in Hollywood who have decided to either not have children or to wait until the time was right. My friend - worried about sounding selfish (which she was not selfish) - wants … Continue reading No Kids Yet?
Review: “Pandemic: Legacy”, Part 1 (SOME SPOILERS!!)
"Outbreak!" "Pandemic: Legacy" is a co-op, multiplayer game, based on the original "Pandemic" board game. It is an overarching story, played out over 12-24 months; the story time taken to play depends on how well you (the players) play: each month is divided into 2, with each 'game' being a half of a month. If you win, … Continue reading Review: “Pandemic: Legacy”, Part 1 (SOME SPOILERS!!)
World of Warcraft: “Podicus Wrecks” Podcast!
On Sunday, I was a guest on Episode #11 of Podicus Wrecks, the podcast manned by J.R. of Comicdom Wrecks. We discussed various things World Of Warcraft-related: favorite expansion, item that we would take out of WoW, preferred class, and so on. It was a fun, interesting experience, especially from someone who isn't a great fan of interviews … Continue reading World of Warcraft: “Podicus Wrecks” Podcast!
The North Dakota Pipeline Project and Protests – Cover This, Local and National Media!
The major national news stories of the week - and the previous week - continue to center on 3 things: insults and jabs thrown by Hilary Clinton and (mainly) Donald Trump, during the U.S. Presidential Election; Donald Trump's trip to Mexico and the Southern Wall saga, and the newest faux sports outrage target, Colin Kapernick. … Continue reading The North Dakota Pipeline Project and Protests – Cover This, Local and National Media!
The Nexus 