Author Archives: Steve

Archer Live in Austin last night!

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Steve

Originally this was going to happen last November but Aisha Tyler had a sudden death to attend to. A sad matter yet the cast was able to reschedule. I was also a tad apprehensive because I had a friend see this … Continue reading →

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Hey Jude! Welcome!

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Steve

Sporting the rather funny and amusing onesie we scored from Wrybaby is Jude, sone of my co-worker and all-around great guy Daniel. The little guy seems rather amused. Good for him.

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My Stars and Flyers are pulling through!

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Steve

Last night my Stars tore the Heat a new one with a 5-0 stomping and now they are in first place for the AHL’s West Squared. Travis Morin scored a goal to help keep his lead as the the top … Continue reading →

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Hey baby, wanna’ go kill all the Gallifreyans?

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Steve

Too bad Futurama can’t regenerate on another network.

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The ultimate mash-up of comics and Eighties tunes

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Steve

Check out this artist’s take on numerous New Wave/Post Punk/Alt-College acts as key members of the Justice League. Very funny and he did a great job on who he matched with whom. If you poke around the site further, you’ll … Continue reading →

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1994: I quit DG on a wing and a prayer

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Steve

Twenty years ago, I look back with utmost horror regarding the rather desperate and impulsive decision I made that day. Sometime before lunch I turned in my two weeks at Dynamic Graphics (DG). I had nothing to fall back on whatsoever. … Continue reading →

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This year is off to a bumpy start, dammit

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Steve

My recent bout with Cedar Fever or a cold, I have no idea, took its usual turn for the awful, leaving me pretty bed-ridden for another few days. Somara working all the extra hours didn’t help since it helps to … Continue reading →

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The most amazing and funniest goal to close out 2013

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Steve

It’s still worth watching regardless of your opinion about hockey. Don’t feel bad for the Phoenix Coyotes, it only cost them the OT victory so they got a point despite losing and Mike Smith getting an indirect assist.

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A she said v. he said review of two books on music

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Steve

A little inspiration to get my reading goals jumpstarted! Two music books I knocked out last year and then dragged on when it came to writing about them. The first is Record Collecting for Girls which is really a semi-autobiography and … Continue reading →

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Happy 2014 everyone!

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Steve

We took it relatively easy again this year. Somara went to work (and continues) to make all the overtime she can because people still receive iTunes gift cards for the holidays. I imagine that for every problematic code Somara facilitates, hundreds, … Continue reading →

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Insert dirty joke here, December 2013 edition

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Steve

Some kind of wrestling action figure who seems to have a permanent cramp from holding a rather large lightsabre…I hope.

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Final Quiz at Strange Brew tonight

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Steve

After two years, Strange Brew (a coffee shop all the way down on Austin’s south side) and Geeks Who Drink called it quits. We only had been playing there after the Highball closed last year for the remodeling of Alamo … Continue reading →

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American Hustle Worth Seeing

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Steve

Using the closing days of the Seventies might be popular since Argo won an Oscar® and let’s face it, the clothes back then border on clown costumes today! In all seriousness, Hustle was another demonstration that sometimes Hollywood lets people like David O. … Continue reading →

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Belated post of the annual Rogues Gallery Diorama!

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Steve

It’s a very Marvel Christmas this year, especially with the roll the company has been on with its successful films.

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Congratulations Colton Sceviour and his return

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Steve

…after scoring three goals while playing for Dallas to cover somebody who was injured, one of our vets pulled off a Gordie Howe Hat Trick tonight. I was really ready to chance my Flyers cap if he succeeded in a … Continue reading →

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