Author Archives: Steve

Night of the Comet

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Steve

I missed out on Night of the Comet in theaters around 1984 but enjoyed the hell out of it when it made its debut on Showtime the following Christmas. I think the film was whipped together to take advantage of the Halley’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, On the TV | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Gamers’ Weekend 2016

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Steve

Update: A story that was overlooked due to my illness (the flu and whatnot) near the beginning of 2016. A rather nice tradition started by the old gaming group I used to belong to and this year I finally took the … Continue reading →

Posted in D & D | Tagged | Leave a comment

A unicorn crapped on these shoes!

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Steve

A recent acquisition from the Converse Store to replace the florescent yellow (or green) pair I had to pitch.

Posted in Chucks Gallery, Pictures | Tagged | Leave a comment

My new Bugs Bunny watch!

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Steve

Watch OS 2 finally brought the ability to have the watch face I wanted, my personal hero and totem animal/character in this pushy world. I didn’t have him on there right away but Somara took the time to work on … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Pictures, Science & Technology | Tagged | Leave a comment

Check out my brother’s company’s app

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Steve

The product they write/develop is called Cola Bubbles, you can find out more here. Nice timing on how it was posted on the Apple iTunes Store on his birthday last Friday. It’s free so I don’t get any money for … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, News, Science & Technology | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Westworld, the original

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Steve

This is a movie I have always seen somewhere around the middle but never from the beginning. I scored a cheap DVD of it in the last year in anticipation of HBO’s overdue, behind-schedule show which will lengthen the story … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, On the TV | Tagged , | Leave a comment

RIP Keith Emerson

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Steve

Another Prog Rock founder passes away. Keith was the guy who made the keyboardist the lead musician for the Seventies (I would go with Booker T for the Sixties) but I readily admit to having a blind spot before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Zootopia: Rental or Netflix

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Steve

Zootopia is fairly predictable as it cashes in on Jason Bateman doing his “sly fox” thing, Idris Elba being gruff and the underrated Jenny Slate utilizing her helium-esque voice to play a sheep who’s also the assistant mayor. It is entertaining because … Continue reading →

Posted in In Theaters, Movies | Tagged , | Leave a comment

RIP George Martin

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Steve

Obviously he was the man who earned the coveted “fifth Beatle” spot because he produced every major record of theirs but one. Although I don’t worship at the feet of the Beatles, I always respected George Martin, his production skill and … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, News, Obituary | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

New D&D minis to flesh out the world

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Steve

From another Kickstarter, this group (or person) put together all these really cool pieces with a 3-D printer. They’re mainly things the players’ characters encounter so it comes in handy to have them on hand: beds (where the enemy is … Continue reading →

Posted in D & D | Tagged | Leave a comment

Dean Venture’s future alma mater

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Steve

I have new idea of shirts to wear and collect, fake universities. So far I have Mars U from Futurama and now this place. Named after the last Dutch governor of New Amsterdam Peter Stuyvesant, it is a perfect counter to … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny Ones, Shirts | Tagged | Leave a comment

Who you gonna’ call?

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Steve

Just in time for the crappy reboot. I don’t mind the Ghostbusters now being women. I mind the lazy, boring, recycled plot. Personally, I never liked the movie. I saw it in theaters during the Summer of 1984 and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Legos, Toys | Tagged | Leave a comment

Watch yer beer #1

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Steve

The Stars had a decent week recently. Two victories and one OT loss giving us five points…oh wait, that doesn’t matter with the five wimp CA teams in our division since the Winning percentage trumps points thanks to them getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin Stars, Hockey | Tagged | Leave a comment

Sword of Destiny

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Steve

The “sequel” to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon made its recent debut on Netflix. I know a lot of critics poo poo’d it but I really enjoyed it. Any movie showing Michelle Yeoh kicking ass is a positive thing for me, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Streaming | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Celebrating Scott Kelly’s return!

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Steve

It may not have been in the news given all the Trump/Billary bullshit taking up the SCLM’s attention but astronaut Scott Kelly has returned to earth after being on ISS for one whole year. Big deal? Yes. We’ve never had … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Legos, Science & Technology, Toys | Leave a comment