I'm going back and looking over my resolutions, wish lists, or whatever you call them, for 2017. It's always interesting to see how things played out. The 2017 Resolutions post: Here 1. Get An Apartment. This might be happening!! I took a Tuesday morning tour of a potential apartment, turned in the application and necessary paperwork, and am … Continue reading Review of 2017, Part I: Resolutions
The ComicdomWrecks.com “Podicus Wrecks College Football Bowl Game Spectacular 2017”
"Podicus Wrecks" founder J.R. and I did a podcast episode last year, where we picked the winners of the NCAA College Football bowl games. Neither of us had looked at the list of games beforehand; we pulled up the games and predicted them live, with the loser buying the winner dinner, at a time to … Continue reading The ComicdomWrecks.com “Podicus Wrecks College Football Bowl Game Spectacular 2017”
Inside The Terrordome: “Do the Right Thing”
Music Selection - "Christmas/Sarajevo 12/24" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra" (one of my favorite songs) Alabama did the right thing... well, the majority of them. Louisville did the right thing.... finally; should a Representative from Kentucky follow suit? And I have one month to do the "right thing", starting today or tomorrow. Alabama voters went to the polls … Continue reading Inside The Terrordome: “Do the Right Thing”
“The Ballad of Black Tom”: Book Review
I made myself a promise that once the semester ended, I would get back into reading. The first item on the list was finishing the 2016 novella by Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom. I finished it on Saturday afternoon.... and it was one of the strangest stories I read in a long time. … Continue reading “The Ballad of Black Tom”: Book Review
Fall 2017 Finals
This time last year, I took 12 credit hours at Western Kentucky University (online), while working 24 hours per weekend at one job (TRIMARC) and scattered hours at a 2nd job (Kinetic The Technology Agency). I ended up with a 3.00 GPA for the semester but was badly exhausted by the time Finals ended. I … Continue reading Fall 2017 Finals
“Night Walks”: ‘And So It Begins’
(Tuesday 2:40 AM) Technically, Finals Week starts on Monday, December 4th, but I actually have a Final in about 11 1/2 hours. In the next 9 days: 2 HW assignments (Database Admin II and Systems Security) 1 Quiz (Security) 1 Exam (Security); I nearly failed the Systems Design Exam earlier 4 Finals (including the Telecom … Continue reading “Night Walks”: ‘And So It Begins’
Review: “Justice League”
"What're your super powers again?" - Barry Allen "I'm rich." - Bruce Wayne Some minor and mild spoilers below. I watched this movie as a fan. I'm by no means a comic book historian or expert; I'm only read maybe 20 issues of anything. I know most of the back stories of the major protagonists and a little … Continue reading Review: “Justice League”
“Tales From The TARCside”: When Babies ‘Attack’
On my way home, a couple of days ago, I was riding the #4 bus. A woman and her little baby girl were already on the bus. The girl watched me sit down, stared from a few seconds, then went back to looking at everything else on the bus. I noticed her looking in my … Continue reading “Tales From The TARCside”: When Babies ‘Attack’
“Night Walks”: ‘Thanksgiving’
(2:10 AM, Thursday morning) Wednesday afternoon, I visited my sister for a few hours before I had to work. I was cooking some Baked Macaroni and Cheese for Thanksgiving Dinner at her place, instead of trying to cook it my place and lug it on the bus to her place (the family is meeting at … Continue reading “Night Walks”: ‘Thanksgiving’
Inside The Terrordome
(random thoughts and events going on in and around my life) Music - 2 tracks, this time: "I'll Still be True" by Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings "Double Bass" by Gorillaz I do not own these videos! 11 Days. That's how long I have until my first Final of the semester is due. I say … Continue reading Inside The Terrordome
The Nexus 