As much as people will say “Lightning never strikes twice,” the Empire State Building in New York City would beg to differ. It’s why sequels keep getting made. The folks in charge of the production of entertainment like to keep giving the people what they want. Sometimes this leads to degradation through iteration, like seasons… Continue reading Movie Review: Red 2
Month: July 2013
And We're Back!
So apparently GoDaddy had to yank on my site’s chain for some reason. Fun times! I figured I would do another quick Tumblr post this morning and prepare my review of Red 2 for tomorrow which is when I thought the site would be back up. But now it is and I’m uncertain of how… Continue reading And We're Back!
Writer Report: Litany of Excuses
Writers of fiction tend to be pretty good at lying. We even lie to ourselves from time to time. “I’ll make time to write after I get off of work.” “I just need another drink to feel up to writing.” “One more turn, then into the word mines I go!” So on and so forth.… Continue reading Writer Report: Litany of Excuses
Game Review: Endless Space
I’m no stranger to grand strategy. I grew up learning the ropes in old Avalon Hill wargames, and made the transition easily to so called “4X” games – exploration, expansion, exploitation and extermination – on the PC. Master of Orion was perhaps my favorite of these games, mostly because it was set in space. It’s… Continue reading Game Review: Endless Space
"Life Will Welcome You Back"
I’m postponing my review until tomorrow. This is too important not to share. Please watch the following, whether you’re a gamer yourself or you have one in your family. [tube]FA2rQqCdSjI[/tube]
Write Angry
Courtesy Floating Robes Mondays can be difficult. Yesterday especially was a trial. The days in which I am legitimately frustrated, angry, or stressed about a project in front of me have been few and far between, but this was a doozy. I drove home from the office hours after I’d usually leave, thinking about how… Continue reading Write Angry
Flash Fiction: The Message
This week’s prompt from Terribleminds had me using this random plot generator. It coughed up the following: The story starts when your protagonist tries to stop a robbery. Another character is a messenger who wants your protagonist dead. I hope you enjoy the result! The gunshot cut through the muted conversations and soft rock in… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Message
Writer Report: Too Darn Hot
Oof. It’s been difficult at times to go out my door this week. Heat just hits me like a hammer in the chest. Add to that the injury I did to myself last weekend, and I haven’t exactly been operating at my best. Still, I’ve tried to make the most of it. Cold Streets is… Continue reading Writer Report: Too Darn Hot
Re-Post: Tabletop as Brain Food
Last night I was getting my foot looked at. I wanted to talk about tabletop games informing good thought patterns but ran out of time. So while I work on that, here’s my last really in-depth post on tabletop games as a means of comparison or something. Also I’m actually running (or was before my… Continue reading Re-Post: Tabletop as Brain Food
Movie Review: Pacific Rim
Moving pictures are first and foremost a form of entertainment. As much as the storytelling form has evolved to deliver stunning achievements such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and introverted art-haus “tour-de-force” experiences like Antichrist, not every film has to reach for those existentialist or high-minded goals. Sometimes, a writer or director wants to tell… Continue reading Movie Review: Pacific Rim
