Con crud, NYCC, Picard, Apple Music, and other distractions
One of the good things about a virtual con is that it should be impossible to get the con crud when you don’t leave your apartment. But after NYCC last […]
movies
physical media and lockdown anxiety
I’ve now reached the stage of the lockdown where spending $100 for four Avengers movies on Blu-ray seemed like a good idea. (I already have the first one on Blu-ray, […]
The Rise of Skywalker
I took the day off from work today, and went out to see the new Star Wars movie. I don’t go out to see many movies in theaters anymore, but […]
sick day
Back in November, I realized that I had two PTO days that I had to use by the end of the year, so I took today and next Friday off. […]
Organizing my DVD collection
This post is a follow up to my like Goodreads, but for movies post from last week. Since then, I’ve managed to scan a little over 100 DVDs (and one […]
Black Friday
There was no repeat of the Christmas music incident last night, so I got a good night’s sleep (or at least as good as I can manage these days). So […]
Shin Godzilla
I finally got around to watching Shin Godzilla today. It’s a weird film, but it’s definitely worth watching. I started hearing interesting stuff about it last year, including good reviews […]
The Last Jedi and the tired old nerd
I really want to see Last Jedi this weekend, but I’m kind of sick, so I don’t want to sit through a loud, two and a half hour movie. (Also, […]
Moustache on the Orient Express
From Film Comment’s review of Murder on the Orient Express: Poirot’s whiskers are more like a moustache within a moustache, or one set of whiskers grafted onto another. It could […]
Labor Day
Things I did this weekend: Watched four bad movies, with RiffTrax commentary. Finished reading a very nerdy Star Trek novel. Read a few random comic books. Backed up my desktop […]