So tonight, kids in cute costumes are out gathering candy while adults in slutty outfits are elsewhere, gathering candy of an entirely different sort. Me, I’m at home, typing this. I have nowhere to go, so I never got a costume together, and I never got a costume together, so I have nowhere to go. … Continue reading
For a science fiction television show with phasers and starships and people with pointy ears and bumpy heads, Star Trek: The Next Generation was surprisingly subtle at times. So subtle, in fact, that it’s taken me until just now to realize that Guinan – played by Whoopi Goldberg – was probably the worst motivational speaker … Continue reading
Tonight on KRTM Channel 26 Action Eyewitness eXtreme News… Everyone you know secretly hates you. We’ll tell you why! Robots. What the hell is up with them? A fuzzy kitten savages a family of six and is now in a tense stand-off with local police… And now, from 1979, here’s Chris Berman. “Today’s top … Continue reading
I had hoped to do a little series of fall pictures in Kansas City, but the moment I got that notion, the weather clouded up and has stayed that way much of the last few days. And while cloudy is good, it’s not best for photos, especially when you’re wanting the yellows and oranges and … Continue reading
After two episodes of The CW’s Arrow, I can safely say only one thing: this show about an arrow-slinging superhero takes itself way too seriously. Now, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, because Green Arrow has certainly gone quite dark during phases of his long comic book career. Arrow more than likely draws most … Continue reading
When I first saw a trailer for Looper, I was pretty damn impressed. Just the concept was interesting: hitmen hired specially to kill and dispose of marks from the future, and one of those hitmen forced to confront his older self. Add in a cast like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt, and you … Continue reading
World of Warcraft, that behemoth of MMOs, still reigns supreme nearly eight years after its initial release. Yes, its subscriber base has shrunk – slightly – and it has some loud, ferocious detractors (most of which still play), but it has secured its place as the MMO, the one that all others are compared … Continue reading
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Grunting and grumbling about what I like, hate, and wonder.
tales from a conflicted sneakerhead
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Adventures in absurdity
My name is Alex. I have pop culture feelings. Updates every Friday (usually). Slight tendency to edit as I go.
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Rhoades to Madness 