Monthly Archives: February 2013
Snow Body Knows
Last Thursday, most of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area was LAID WASTE by 10 inches of snow. And what little remains will surely be eradicated by the second round, where anywhere from another 6 to possibly 4,700 inches is due to slam into us in one of the whitest nights since a KKK rally was … Continue reading
I Never Played: Darksiders II
Due to an unfortunate lack of American currency, I was forced to cancel my GameFly account last week, returning the video game Darksiders II without ever slipping it into any of my PS3’s delicious slots. It weighed heavily on my ego. I felt like a failure as both a breadwinner (or bread-eater) and as a … Continue reading
A Real Dog
When adapting an Italian comic book that stars a moody Rupert Everett lookalike investigating crimes of the undead and aided by what is essentially Groucho Marx, the first thing you should do is…well…not do that. But, the makers of Dylan Dog: Dead of Night just couldn’t help themselves. Truth be told, I can’t really blame … Continue reading
SIMchronicity
An all-new Sim City is dropping in a couple of weeks, so I figure I better get my affairs in order and say goodbye to friends and loved ones before it claims my life. I’ve played games in the Sim franchise since the day I got my first computer, from the original, all the way … Continue reading
Thirty-One
Another orbit of the sun is complete, so I thought I’d take a moment to bask in my own monumental greatness. Damn, I’m good. I mean, damn. Did you know the World’s Most Interesting Man once gave me a piggy-back ride? Did you know that when I visited President Obama, he stayed at the Hilton … Continue reading
The Kentucky College of Communist Archery
Television is in full swing again after the holiday hiatus, and some midseason replacements have even swung in to make things even more interesting. Unfortunately, it’s not all cotton candy and unicorns…unless of course you’re talking about the unicorn-men on the long-awaited premiere of NBC’s Community. Much as I feared aloud here back in May, … Continue reading
