The Year of the Nerd
2021 is the year of the nerd
Sci-Fi
Doom Patrol
Thanks to my brother for recommending the current DC show Doom Patrol. I was only familiar with the superhero team from a single issue of Scooby-Doo Team-Up and remembered them as being very odd. The show is even weirder with… Continue Reading
Hostiles on the Hill
I just re-watched this Bad Lip Reading throwback from 2017. It still cracks me up. Don’t worry ’bout it Darius, cuz I’m a mile high and I’m the scariest.
All the Birds in the Sky
I don’t know where to start with All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders. This is one of the best books I have ever read. It’s really that amazing. It’s about a magic girl, a sci-fi boy,… Continue Reading
Foundation
I don’t know yet if the new Foundation TV series rocks. I saw the first episode, it was interesting but very serious, very dour. It’s hard to see it as entertaining. In high school or college I tried to read… Continue Reading
Klara and the Sun
I just finished reading Klara and the Sun by Nobel Prize-winning British writer Kazuo Ishiguro (fancy). It was interesting but I can’t say it’s my favorite thing I’ve read this year. It was interesting that it was first-person from the… Continue Reading
The Mandalorian
I started watching this with the kid. It’s a good show. He does think it gets boring at times; I don’t think he understands pacing yet. I think after we’re done with it, we’ll watch Bad Batch and Star Wars:… Continue Reading