One time, I had a room filled with barrels containing high-proof mushroom hooch, you know, separated from my room filled with pre-packaged mushroom and monster meat casseroles. The dragon that I had caught in a trap and painstakingly ‘tamed’, which had immolated dozens of outside invaders in defense of our dorffort,…

Yeah, last week I heard a commercial say, “In theaters now” and I was kind of surprised by it. I kind of expected it to be out later since I hadn’t heard anything much at all.

I have no problem with “conducted troubleshooting”. I also prefer “gave a gift” instead of “gifted” because I am an old man with outdated standards.

I saw an ad this morning; it said “in theaters now” and I was shocked.

Imagine you’ve never seen a 3D movie outside of the local Science Center’s showing of some documentary about kelp. Then watch a pretty decent James Cameron SUPER EXPLODY movie shown in 3D that is a massive technological step beyond said kelp movie. It was absolutely fucking rad and I saw it three times. None of the…

I bought a CPU and got this game for free. I should probably try getting past the tutorial again someday. It seems like there’s fun in there somewhere I just didn’t see it immediately.

There’s also a plaque in a San Francisco alleyway marking a prominent murder location from The Maltese Falcon. I will say it’s pretty great looking at a map of the city while reading that book. 

I personally like salted. It’s like a Payday or a Salted Nut Roll candybar, but in a smaller, customizable form.

My wife used to live near ‘The Top Gun House’ from the first movie where Maverick went to tone down the homosexual subtext of the film. She took me there last year and it’s entirely obscured by 12-foot bamboo. They blocked out their beach view facing the sunset just for privacy.

Being the only place 20 years ago to deliver via bike directly to my dorm room was the main reason I liked them. Those tiny sandwiches are the basic menu, and they go great on a shoestring budget. 

Literally the only negative thing I’ve got to say is why didn’t they give themselves haircuts before impersonating Imperials? It strained my credulity for a spy/heist story to overlook that, but you know what screw it, this show is great.

Shout out to my local spot - Burger Patch in the Sacramento area. Really great place run by really nice people. 5 locations and growing!

I stopped the list shorter than I wanted to because it was getting too long.

I should definitely say that it’s been about 15 years since I’ve had a Blimpie sandwich so I can’t possibly give a good review. I just liked it better than Subway even before Subway started sucking so hard.

The strongest nostalgia I think I will ever feel is for the heyday of LucasArts in the 90s. X-Wing and TIE Fighter, Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max, and Monkey Island. Just a pile of huge hits.

As one of the few people who had easy access to a Blimpie and Subway 20 years ago, I’m kind of amazed Blimpie didn’t take off like Jersey Mike’s is now.

I haven’t lived in the Midwest for over 15 years and every time I go to visit I get some Casey’s pizza. There’s something great about the doughy crust combined with the surprisingly good sauce and the frankly excellent toppings. There is something about the cheese and sausage that are something you can’t get in…

I bought “Cooking for Dummies” when I was in college. Turns out it was Cooking for Dummies With An Unlimited Budget (at least from my perspective at the time). I got a Betty Crocker cookbook next it’s never left my kitchen in 25 years. The sugar cookie recipe in there makes the literal best cutout cookies.

I just watched Wrath of Khan last night in the theater, and that Majestic Spacedock Approach Special Effects Wizardry sequence makes me believe you. My impression of a recent (television-sized) rewatch of STTMP was that it was a showcase for how much money they spent on the model.

I physically recoiled at the headline.