The Wolverine Wolverine in Japan. This film was in the middle of the cinematic X-Men franchise getting a little more mature, and it shows here, especially in the dialogue. It would appropriately crescendo, perhaps a little too late, with Wolverine’s sendoff in Logan, but this was the solid beginning. X-Men: The Last Stand The third … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 22
Easy-to-understand part of a lecture on the ideas. A little bit too Platonic for me, but it can get one on the path of breaking away from purely material causes for things. If there’s a meta-force, not necessarily supernatural, but an in-between level between pure classical physical space and that supernatural domain, then material methods … How Matter is Formed and Other Consciousnesses
Escape from New York Not sure why I think this, but I consider this a sister film to the original Mad Max. They came out roughly the same time, so there was a similar cultural context, at least when the final rewrites and filing occurred. Also crazy to note that the depiction of vector graphics … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 21
The rewards for the Kickstarter were sent out, so I jumped it to the top of my reading list. Hawthorne’s prose is playful. It seems like a lot of the sci-fi emerging out of the retro-futurist, first stages of the industrialization of electricity (whatever you want to call it) had a bright, optimistic bent. How … Photos: The Cosmic Courtship Hardcover
Fist of the North Star Post-apocalyptic 80’s kung fu, with a really dated English dub; Full movie here, with a protagonist so badass, he walks through a building as it falls on top of him, and tables randomly explode when he’s ready to fight. There probably wouldn’t have been JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure if this wasn’t … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 20
…because it’s probably not aliens that are involved at all with this—it’s all large-scale electromagnetic stuff. I am not for or opposed either way to aliens being at least covertly mucking around; my beliefs aren’t based on what I can perceive and understand. Aliens would be a good story to come across in reality, but … I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens
A.I.C.O. Incarnation A schoolgirl learns she’s not who she thinks she is, and it involves a quarantine zone that resulted from a berserk experiment to create artificial organisms. What’s with trained special forces soldiers who look like Teen Vogue models? At least some series’ lore would explain it away as cyborgs or trained-at-birth/crisis situation scenarios, … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 19
It was the only remaining account I had, besides the one at Goodreads, that was vaguely social or collaborative, that I didn’t really use all that much. I had a few small, personal JavaScript and CSS projects on there that I moved to the UX portfolio page. I don’t code all that much any more … I Am Off GitHub
Well, almost a 15k. This wouldn’t be so bad if I had planned and trained for it; I had originally intended to do a 5k. My wife’s gym organized a casual weekend run at the Westmoreland Heritage Trail. You could do any length of a run, from a 5k (I think shorter than 5k, too) … I Accidentally Ran a 15k
I took my son out on a hike at a local park. Here are some photos. We had an off-path companion for a few moments: This tree had a strange, ugly vine wrapped around it: Pit stop: I really like this one. The sun is in the top center, right in the opening of the … Photos: Spicebush Trail Hike
There are unrelated songs that have been brought to my attention as of late, which are unrelated except for similar experiences when I first listened to them. The first is the title theme of Solstice, the buff wizard 3D-ish puzzle game for the original Nintendo. I played this right when it came out, at 12 … The Call of the Solstice
Except for browser cache clearing, whenever I come to a storage clearing experience, the results range from lackluster annoyances to infuriating. There’s always something the UI doesn’t provide either during the actual cleansing process, or worse yet, before storage gets filled up, as a preventative measure. And there’s experiences like this that are so openly … Storage Space Woes
Mob Psycho 100, Season 1 An unassuming middle-schooler, Shigeo Kageyama, has superpowers that go into overdrive when he’s irritated enough to reach 100%. The anti-shonen shonen series: Mob has no interest in using his powers for world peace, or being the best, or other such lofty nonsensical goals. His greatest struggle is probably running to … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 18
Ingredients 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 1 oz cream cheese (or 2 tablespoons) 1 cup almond flour 1 egg 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp Italian seasoning 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder Directions 1. Pre-heat oven to 450F. 2. If you don’t have almond flour (I didn’t, when I made this), you … Recipe: Keto-Paleo Almond Flour Pizza
“No, do it like this. Damnit, Susan! You’re a woman! You’re supposed to know how to use these things!” Indulge me in something personal here. I grew up near the Golden Triangle, slightly west of Boston, along the Route 9 corridor in the meaty part of Framingham and Natick. It’s one of the largest shopping … In Memory of Shoppers’ World
Note: this is for those of us with an air fryer, obviously. Ingredients 1/2 lb tail-on large shrimp 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp onion powder 1/4 tsp salt Directions 1. I used thawed and towel-dried shrimp for this, since it’s easier to coat and … Recipe: Keto-Paleo Coconut Shrimp
Not that I did a whole lot on there. I had a bunch of videos, the most important of which were albums from bands in my former life, and albums from others that weren’t uploaded there. I’m not a prophet but I can read the writing on the wall (archive): We also work to make … I Am Off YouTube
Especially if they are televised “experts”: Every time there’s a national disaster, a gigantic event, a shooting, a breakthrough, really any news at all, you can rely on television news to find an expert. Some of them know quite a lot about what happened, what will happen, and why. But when it comes to a … No One Knows What Will Happen
Celebrity book clubs and reading lists are hokum. They don’t select or read the books they promote; it’s all contracts between agencies and publishing houses. Similar things can be said about politicians when you see a bookshelf behind them, because it’s true (via Vox Day): Books by the Foot, a service run by the Maryland-based … Politicians Don’t Read Books
Sometimes you simply have to say “yes,” without further explanation, and let people conclude things on their own.