Nerds. Love nerds. It’s really neat how fans and the subjects of their fandom can connect. Still stupid excited for December. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer Trailer reaction by Happy Hobbit Cast reaction to Happy Hobbit reaction Happy Hobbit reaction to cast reaction to Happy Hobbit reaction
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The Hobbit
So, thoughts on The Hobbit beyond simply saying “SWEET MERCIFUL AMAZING CRAP”: While I haven’t seen any combinations of the other permutations ( 3-D, IMAX, Standard Frame Rate ), the 3-D High Frame Rate looked absolutely spectacular and is worth every penny of the pricier tickets. While I could see some weak spots in the… Continue reading The Hobbit
In the Game of Cakes, You Bake or you Die
Last night, Bea was baking what I’m sure will promise to be a wonderfully delicious chocolate Guinness cake. I was ready to go to sleep, but it still needed some somewhat-time-sensitive tending to. So, she said “If you don’t mind I’m going to catch up on watching Game of Thrones while waiting for the cake.”… Continue reading In the Game of Cakes, You Bake or you Die
Comma Comma Comma Comma Chameleon
I’m not gonna lie, I like commas. I’m also a fan of the semi-colon; however, I’m not as big a fan of the semi-colon as much as the comma1. I’d like to think that I’m not that much of a Grammar Nazi, I would like to talk about the Oxford Comma. I’m a fan. Por… Continue reading Comma Comma Comma Comma Chameleon
The Viking Winter is Coming
This post started out as a paragraph on the previous post about mead, but I realized there was more to it than a paragraph or two. So, here we go. I have to say, another big reason why I’ve re-delved into mead is my wife, my best man, and his wife. See, my wife, “Bea”,… Continue reading The Viking Winter is Coming
Brace Yourselves. Mardi Gras is coming.
Thank you, Imminent Ned. I made the above image the other morning after seeing something similar on r/NewOrleans. Yes, Mardi Gras approaches (Holy Crap, Krewe du Vieux is Saturday!), and I’ve been immersing myself in Game of Thrones and work. And mead. I’ve almost finished book five of GoT, and I’ll never finish the mead… Continue reading Brace Yourselves. Mardi Gras is coming.
12 years later, I’m finally free of all charges
I’ll admit it, for over a decade, I’ve been a fugitive. This week, I “manned up” and made things square. I was tired of not knowing when I’d finally get tracked down and the book thrown at me, so I decided to square things up. I paid my $1 fine from 1999 to the New… Continue reading 12 years later, I’m finally free of all charges
Yo Momma’s so fugly Voldemort won’t speak her name
So, despite having picked up a horrid summer cold, I am still determined to go to the 12:01AM showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince tonight. In honor of that, twitter had a “yo mama” style contest, and here are the honorable mentions in all their wizardly glory: JanetVarney: Yo momma so fat the… Continue reading Yo Momma’s so fugly Voldemort won’t speak her name
On The Road, Again
After my previous post about Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, my friend Matt directed me to the trailer for the upcoming film adaptation: Holy Simultaneously Grim and Necro, Batman. That aside, a certain shot caught my eye: That’s actual Katrina footage, dirtied up a bit to fit the über-post-apocalyptic setting of The Road. You can… Continue reading On The Road, Again
The Road is a be-a-itch my friend
For my birthday, Bea’s Mom got me a copy of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. It had been recommended to me, but with the caveat that it was quite dark, and could very well leave one depressed. Knowing my tastes and penchant for post-apocalyptic fiction (can we go ahead and just call it speculative fiction? ;)… Continue reading The Road is a be-a-itch my friend