I just read this hilarious article on what your favorite Sad Dad Band says about you. Although my favorite band on the list is the New Pornographers, I’m definitely not someone who can build a fence. I think I’m closer… Continue Reading
This week I finished reading the Expanse book series and the Expanse TV show almost simultaneously. I’m sad to see the TV show go, as they didn’t finish out all 9 novels. But I think they stopped at a good… Continue Reading
Today I heard the song “Twisting” by They Might Be Giants. It has the line: “So turn off your smoke machine and Marshall Stack” In 1994, for the first time in my life, I had access to the World Wide… Continue Reading
I just finished reading the Green Bone Saga novels by Fonda Lee and I think I have a new favorite trilogy. I’m serious when I say this is the best thing I have ever read. It’s more engrossing than LOTR,… Continue Reading
I am again going to sing the praises of the TV show Doom Patrol. I went into watching the 3 seasons on the recommendation of my brother and almost no familiarity with the comics. As I wrapped up the finale… Continue Reading
Today Spotify offered me a #ThrowbackThursday playlist and it was quite the blast from the past. There was music I hadn’t heard in a very long time, such as 311 and Smashing Pumpkins. Of all the ’90s alternative bands I… Continue Reading
Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of Avett Brothers. They’re extremely accomplished and entertaining both live and recorded. They shift genres effortlessly (sometimes within the same song) but always have a coherent sound. The two brothers’ voices are distinct… Continue Reading
Warning: this might be a rambling story of self-serving nostalgia. Sometime in 2022 will be the 25 anniversary of me first installing Linux. In 1994 I first logged into a Unix server. This was for a programming class (I was… Continue Reading
Happy Life Day, everyone!
I just find this amusing. I was looking up Christmas stuff on Wikipedia, and I saw this first depiction of “Santeclaus” with a reindeer. I don’t know why, I just find the “REWARDS” amusing.