Normality Restored
Where pop culture meets geek culture and they make out a little.
I’m Staying Pessimistic to Blunt the Inevitable Heartbreak to Come
Jan 24th
My guess is I’m not the only one watching Once Upon a Time. I mean, it’s not like I’m looking at the ratings or anything…OK, I do check on them from time to time…but Once Upon a Time seems to be doing fairly decent 9 episodes in, so I’m hopeful it will at least finish out the season and get renewed. Of course, I’m always skeptical about fantasy-style shows and renewals.
Word Count: 23,475
Dec 1st
It is, perhaps, odd that I write a post today. There isn’t really a compelling reason for me to be posting something today…or, at least no more compelling reason than just about any other day. And, sure, I could just be posting one of those bs “let me catch you up on shit” kinda things but I’m much too tired for that. And while the comic there is old…I’m not working on my thesis, obviously, at this moment I resemble Kilian there much more than is probably healthy.
So why am I even posting something?
That’s a valid question…
A Brief Plea for Help
May 15th
Assuming this missive reaches any out there in the ether known as the interwebz, I humbly submit the following request.
Let’s say, hypothetically, that I was taking part in a sort of social experiment. Said experiment is cheifly populated by writers, and readers, and possibly writers who read, and maybe even readers who write from time to time. As part of this experiment I am given some amount of “space” to present certain bits of information about myself such as:
- Favorite Font: Century Gothic
- Favorite Place to Write: Does this hypothetical place serve coffee?
- Favorite Place to Read: Anywhere, really, because I often find myself reading even when to do so is seen as rude by others
I’m Cheap…but, Not Really
May 11th
I had previously wondered whether or not I could concievabley spend $15 a month for HBO in order to watch Game of Thrones. It turns out that, for reasons wholly unrelated to HBO (more on that later), I can’t. There are, of course, other ways to “watch” a show, and so I have indeed seen all four episodes that have aired. I have no moral qualms about seeing episodes of a series on a “pay channel” without paying for said channel. This is due to the already admitted (on my part) fact that I will purchase the season one blu-ray the day it comes out. As I write this, I have a House Stark stein ($20 US) sitting on my desk that I will likely be purchasing tonight.
Should I Spend $15 a Month to Watch One Show?
Apr 15th
Directv is offering a “preview weekend” of HBO starting today. I don’t think I’m being over dramatic by claiming it is a plot solely dedicated to extract an extra 14 dollars and 99 cents from me every time I pay my bill. You are, no doubt, already aware that this Sunday is the premiere of the Game of Thrones series starring my long time man crush Sean Bean as Eddard Stark, defacto main character of the first book in George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels…I was trying to think of a way to extend that sentence even further, but that was the best I could do.
For Many Reasons, I am Optimistic
Apr 14th
As I wrote the other day, I have free time this week. I could be cleaning the kitchen, or mowing the lawn, or doing any number of productive things with my time. Technically, I’m not working for six days. Yesterday, however, I actually did do a number of things that would be considered work while also driving all over the greater Puget Sound area. And while I haven’t worked on the novel at all this week, I have been working on a short story which, if I finish it, will be up here on the ol’ NR sometime soon.
The End of an Era…Wait, Nevermind
Apr 12th
Many of you are aware, I’m sure, about the quasi-doom of my employer, Borders. At present, the company is in a Chapter 11 reorganization. Total store closures will be in the 225ish range. None of this is news anymore as the first 200 closures were announced in mid-February. I bring it up now for a number of reasons.