LINK: "Podicus Wrecks #15" The above link is for an episode of "Podicus Wrecks", where J.R. and I started down the Path of the Beam: we had begun our 8-month recap/review of Stephen King's Dark Tower series. The context of that link is that 2 of my all-time favorite books come from that series. Which books? … Continue reading “Entertaining The Cyborg”: 10+2 Favorite Books, Part 1
“Inside the Terrordome”: ‘Birthday’
"Inside The Terrordome" posts are quick looks into the daily life, with some occasional short thoughts and posts about life in Louisville. It is the Cyborg's 39th birthday! This past year has been full of big changes, with some social items given up in the process: I started school at Western Kentucky... but gave … Continue reading “Inside the Terrordome”: ‘Birthday’
Review: “King of New York”
Designer: Richard Garfield Publisher IELLO, Devir, Egmont Polska, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, HomoLudicus, t edizioni Players: 2-6 (the more, the better) Time: 30-45 minutes Ages: 10+ The monsters that battled for control of Tokyo have crossed the pond and landed in the Big Apple. King of New York is a spinoff? sequel? new take on the popular board … Continue reading Review: “King of New York”
“Night Walks”: Linkin Park/Chester Bennington
Music can take us back to some unique places. Whenever I hear the song, "A Place For My Head", it takes me back to the Spring 2005 semester at the University of Louisville. I'm not sure why; I think it's because that entire CD - Hybrid Theory - was at, or near, the top of … Continue reading “Night Walks”: Linkin Park/Chester Bennington
Review: “Xia: Legends of a Drift System”
"Fame, fame, fame, fame, FAME!!" - David Bowie "SPACE TETRIS!" - Game Night crew Designer: Cody Miller Publisher: Far Off Games; Maldito Games Artists: Cody Miller, Steve "Coolhand" Tyler, Pete Wocken Players: 3-5 Age: 12+ Time: 1-3 hours; more, if you have a lot of new players and choose a harder setup The name of … Continue reading Review: “Xia: Legends of a Drift System”
“Short Circuits”: Dan Johnson
I have been in public a long time, and sometimes my pants have come down.... "But it certainly hasn't been like that. I've had a thin waist and a full waist, and it depends on where I was at that time, I suppose, as to what might have happened. But I sure don't remember it. … Continue reading “Short Circuits”: Dan Johnson
“Inside The Terrordome”: Recap/Summer
I've done this the last few years on here and Facebook: get to the halfway point of the year, look back at any resolutions that I made at the beginning of the year, and analyze how they're going: Get An Apartment. In this post, I had set April 1st as a tentative date to start apartment-searching. … Continue reading “Inside The Terrordome”: Recap/Summer
Review: Hawkeye #4
Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Leonardo Romero Color Artis: Jordie Bellaire As the Junior Member of both "Comicdom Wrecks" and the spin-off podcast, "Podicus Wrecks", I will occasionally get a comic to read, digest, and discuss on a future 'Podicus' episode. Hawkeye #1 was one of the comics we discussed. I liked the issue enough, J.R. ('Podicus' founder … Continue reading Review: Hawkeye #4
Review: Hawkeye #3
Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Leonardo Romero Color Artis: Jordie Bellaire As the Junior Member of both "Comicdom Wrecks" and the spin-off podcast, "Podicus Wrecks", I will occasionally get a comic to read, digest, and discuss on a future 'Podicus' episode. Hawkeye #1 was one of the comics we discussed. I liked the issue enough, J.R. ('Podicus' founder … Continue reading Review: Hawkeye #3
Review: Hawkeye #2
Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Leonardo Romero Color Artis: Jordie Bellaire As the Junior Member of both "Comicdom Wrecks" and the spin-off podcast, "Podicus Wrecks", I will occasionally get a comic to read, digest, and discuss on a future 'Podicus' episode. Hawkeye #1 was one of the comics we discussed. I liked the issue enough, J.R. ('Podicus' founder … Continue reading Review: Hawkeye #2
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