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Monthly Archives: May 2018
RIP Margot Kidder
Margot was the Lois Lane for my generation via Superman (the best superhero movie ever made and I’m not a diehard fan of the character) and Superman II. I personally can’t recall her doing much else I’ve seen because her infamous mental breakdown … Continue reading
Scott Thompson
All this week I will be covering my sweep of Brushes with the awesome comics I met at this year’s Moontower Festival, mainly at the after party which was held at some hotel on Congress with Netflix. First up, the incredibly … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Kids in the Hall, Larry Sanders, Nineties
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The Looming Tower, an FBI whitewash
A Hulu miniseries based upon the book by Texas Lawrence Wright is mostly a whitewash to paint the FBI as the unsung heroes in trying to stop what lead to the 9/11 attacks. Whitewash? I call it a whitewash because … Continue reading
No running for a couple weeks
After a couple weeks of excruciating pain in my right knee, I got a doctor’s appointment to have it look into. By the time I did see him, it had improved and pain has now moved into my right ankle. … Continue reading
Stars defeat the Roadrunners, on to the Conference Championship
Not bad for a team that’s only been around for nine years. They’ve been to the playoffs seven times and this is their third time to the Conference Championship game. When they defeated the number one Roadrunners (for the division) … Continue reading
NPC Codex
I often look down on these codices because they’re a different kind of cash grab, a book of NPCs which is one of the easiest things to publish. It’s been done many times in many games over many years. Like 76 … Continue reading
A Hawaiian shirt for my feet!
To celebrate the end of two debts in our lives, I went to the Converse Store at the Round Rock Outlet Mall (or whatever it’s called) to see if I could find something spectacular. Yes! I was thrilled to find … Continue reading
Lloyd Cole 2
Saw troubadour and personal musical blind spot Lloyd Cole again last week. This time at the nice, but not as intimate 3Ten under the big ACL Theater. Let me clarify the “blind spot,” comment though. Lloyd completely slipped through my … Continue reading
Moontower Comedyfest 2018 (or #7)
Another great time at Austin’s own comedy festival. I went with the generic badge which paid for itself easily as I attended two showcases, Niki Glaser’s headliner show and then went schmoozing at the after party. The “Weird Al” Yankovic … Continue reading
No more student loan payments!
Somara and I pulled it off in less than 12 years via a 20-year refinancing plan! We no longer have to pony up anymore money to Navient (who took over for Sallie Mae), and we were lucky not to be … Continue reading
Hellraiser, not very scary but a tad gross
Hulu offered this up and I decided to see what made Pinhead a cultural touchstone. Sadly, he and his fellow Cenobites barely appear in it. The movie is more centered around the puzzlebox’s first known victim Frank who is torn … Continue reading
Avengers: Infinity War: Must See*
* Must See for us who are fans of superheroes; other it’s Worth Seeing. Infinity isn’t exclusively an Avengers movie, it’s the ten-year culmination of what Marvel Studios has been working on since 2008’s Iron Man and hinted at with the … Continue reading
A demo of Nick’s work with the lens I bought him
The big-ticket item my nephew Nick wanted was a special lens for his camera(s). Thanks to the helpful staff at Precision Camera in Austin, I bought him what he wanted despite it being used. I was willing to get him … Continue reading
Happy Free Comic Book Day ’18
The oldest of the High Nerd Holidays is upon us right on the heels of May the Fourth (be with You). I managed to be timely with this since I’m backlogged via fatigue (induced mostly by right knee choosing to … Continue reading
The header for May ’18
This month’s header is a celebration of the sleeper hit She’s Having a Baby which was a pleasant departure for John Hughes after his string of six teenager movies. I think it also marked Hughes’ decision to make more films involving adults … Continue reading