Focus!
Ok, this blog has tried to be too much…
I enjoy talking about my geeky proclivities, and many people share my interests and I hope they enjoy them – So that is where I am going to focus on here.
So if you like Comic Books, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Indy Music, and other Geek-tastic things, lets talk about it here.
Wednesday is New Comic Day - So Thursday will have my Comic Pick of the Week.
Saturdays will have reviews of other comics for the week.
I will update TV/MUSIC/BOOKS on Mondays for the previous week.
Coming soon -my thoughts about FAST FORWARD, SMALLVILLE, HEROES and THE BIG BANG THEORY
Is there a show you think I should be following? Leave it in the comments.
FILM reviews will happen but with no set schedule – I will try to get things up in a timely fashion after their release.
NOW… If you were following my personal exploits – the comic stylings I call a personal life - well those blogs will continue - over at my new blog GEEKY IN THE CITY
I am also blogging about my experiences pursuing writing professionally - See what’s up at The Writes Stuff
Too much technology?
This is my first attempt to write a blog directly on my iPhone.
I am using the wordpress app which is free from the Apple App store on Itunes.
Do I really need to be able to blog from my phone?
Does this mean more updates more often?
Do you even care?
S.O.S – Saving One’s Self
Well…
This is not an abandoned blog.
I used to fancy myself a writer. But I haven’t been moved to write much lately. I am going to change that.
Starting now.
I am going to be completely honest with you. My life is tragically of course. There has been no big thing that has derailed tho. Just a series of little things. Wrong choices, bad decisions… I am now just getting back to where I wanted to be 10 years ago. I see that me, in 1990’s, already having made some bad choices, but the normal things people do in their early 20’s, nothing that was insurmountable. I knew what the mistakes were. I just couldn’t see the long term concesquences.
I, like most people, tend to think of myself as good person, with a reasonable moral center. I always thought of myself as the hero in the story. But my own myopic sense, did not see the road ahead, where I was going. I made safe choices, took the easiest road. My choices were influenced by fear, and selfishness. I told myself I was sacrificing opportunities for a noble end.
I was just afraid. Afraid of risk. Real risk. And without real risk, There is no real reward in life.
So, here I am. closing in on 40, alone, and adrift.
I have held on to the belief that, someone would be the lighthouse, leading me to where I am suppose to be.
So I spent the last 10 years as a hopeless myopic romantic.
I can’t save anyone else, if I can’t save myself.
Decision ‘08 – the 8pm Hour EST
8pm calls
Obama – Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, DC, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, the big prize so far.
McCain – Oklahoma, Tennesse
NOT ENOUGH DATA
Ohio, Florida, Virgina, North Carolina,
103 34
SENATE
NH sends former Governor Jeanne Shaheen to DC and John Sununu to the lecture circuit.
DEMOCRATS 44 (+2 caucusing Independants)
REPUBLICANS 29
HOUSE
DEMOCRATS 21
REPUBLICANS 14
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE CT 4TH!
Countdown to Midlife Crisis 12 – The Countdown resumes
hey there blog buddies -
Thank you thank you thank you for all your support again, so many of you have given me so much in the ways that you all could, and I am eternally grateful.
But that doesn’t make up for the lack of COUNTDOWNS. So….
RETURNS!
So lets quick catch up, I am temping and I hate it, but I knew I would when I started. So I sally forth.
Things are slowly coming together for me on the homefront, as I catch up after 8 months of touring. I am looknig into the possiblity of getting a roommate, now since I have a 1 bedroom, that means I may need to move, unless I become very close to a single female anytime soon (no don’t have one in particular in mind). That being said, I have shared my place short term with friends before, folks who needed a place to stay while they were in town for a week a month ever a couple of days, and I will continue that offer as long as folks need it. (think of it as staying at Dave’s Bronx B&B)
I know many of you have expressed concern about my mother. She is still in chemo, but responding as well as we could have hoped. Her spirits are strong, and positive, and she is looking forward to the family vacation she had planned before she became ill, in August, when she will go with my sisters and their families to Myrtle Beach, SC for a week.
GEEKSVILLE - its coming back don’t you worry, I have 2 reviews sitting on my desk that need proofing, A comic and that second half of the Doctor Who finale.
LOST LOVE - Well I said in the last one, I think I am done with that now, I have been looking to my past to figure out what I had been doing wrong there, and It has served me well - I do have a new series planned to follow up on it. I think if you like to read the MISSED CONNECTIONS on craigslist.org yo may like this. LOL
JOB HUNT - That is the next project, I am temping yes, I have no intentions of staying in the place forever tho, so expect to hear about what it takes to re-invent yourself in today’s job market.
Ok much peace to you all -
The Countdown continues…..
Geeksville! – Spring Arrivals – Doctor Who! Battlestar Galactica!
So the Geek has been gone – read the blog for the story – I don’t want to get into that now – Lets talk about the Arrival of Spring and what it brings with it, warm weather, baseball, women in central park wearing sun dresses and the new seasons of Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica!
First up- DOCTOR WHO – SERIES 4 He’s back again, the Last of the Time Lords, and his new season begins with a rip roaring extended adventure. once again on Christmas Day, though this time most of the story takes place above Earth, and not on it, on the Max Capricon Cruise Lines, Space Luxury Liner Titanic visiting Earth to observe primitive culture. What comes about tho – is more Posiden Adventure than Titanic, as the ship is damaged in a meteor shower and is hurtling towards London. The Doctor must lead a motley group of survivors through the ship and restart the ships Nuclear Storm drive before it hits the planet below and the resulting wiping out all life on Earth. What I love most about Doctor Who is its a show that never takes its self too seriously. It knows its fun, and David Tennant as the Doctor is the epitome of fun. Never have I seen an actor just happy to be part of something.
Doctor Who is a show that has had to continually re-invent itself over its 45 years. Sometimes its a action adventure, sometimes its science fiction, sometimes its camp fantasy, but it is always true to its internal nature. It is the story every little boy wants to be – Peter Pan and his adventures in Neverland, with his Wendy in tow. This time the role of companion is filled by cruise ship waitress Astrid Pith, played by the vivacious Kylie Minogue. Her performance will not replace the memory of Rose for those Whoshippers out there, but she does give some great moments. Those of you who are fans of the Britcoms you see on PBS, you will see some familiar faces as well. Douglas Adams’ fans will also see nods to various works by the late brillant writer.
This episode airs tonight on SCIFI, as the Doctor Who Season Premeire, but it actually was a holiday special airring on Christmas Day last year, while the 4th season proper just began on April 5th on the BBC, and will begin next week on SCIFI. When the Doctor says “Allons-y!” you will gladly follow where he leads. One thing we did not get to see in America is DOCTOR WHO:TIME CRASH – A 8 minute special that appeared on the “Children in Need” a full day telethon on the BBC that helps raise money for, well, children in need, sick kids in hopsital. This short is shoehorned in between last years final moments and before the Titanic actually hits the TARDIS – and it does something I never thought I would see in this new series, but something I was very excited to see – I found it on youtube, and put here below for you.
On the other end of the SCIFI universe we finally rejoin the rag tag fugitive fleet of Battlestar Galactica as they begin their 4th and final season and continue their search for Earth. Its been a while since BSG has had a new episode, not quite sure what was going on at the end of season 3 – then take the next 8 minutes to remind yourself “What the frak is going on?”
All caught up? Good. Season 4 began on April 4, and after 2 epsiodes I realized I love this show for the exact opposite reason I love Doctor Who. This is a show that takes itself very seriously, but does so with out being preachy, It just tells a good story, and does it very well on every level, writing, directing, acting, this show has been consistantly one of the most challenging dramas on TV. Morally ambiguous, real people inhabit the Galactica. Even the artifical lifeform Cylons are more real than 85% of the characters on network drama. The talented actors who play the 7 models of Cylon often find themselves having to play multiple versions of themselves – In particular, the number 8’s Sharons and the especially the number 6’s make you believe they are really different people. And we now have met 4 of the final 5 (have we? have we really?) What do they have to do with the Temple of the 5 of ancient Colonial religion? What is going on with Baltar? Has he found his calling, becoming the prophet of the Cylon God? Given healing abilities? I don’t know. But I can’t wait to find out!
Countdown Week 36 – I was Lost in Time and Space
This blog was written on 2/16 it was the last blog I had written for a while. I have had a lot going on, and you will be able to read about a lot of it soon
but here it -
OK so I missed last week’s blog - I know.
The truth is just I had not a lot to say – which is funny since so much was going on - Super Bowl – Super Tuesday – my Tour – Roger Clemens’ Steroids scandal – my pitiful excuse for a personal life.
Where do I begin?
I heard a story about a man who ran over a child, and is not suing the parents of the kid, for the damage to his car – Can you believe people?
I had an idea I began to outline to start a video blog project with my brother. (I haven’t begun to approach him about it, to discuss politics. I don’t seem to discuss politics with many of my friends or family. I mean I know where they stand on most issues, with my father and brother on the far right end of the political stick and my mother is more right than center, my sister, who now owns property and has kids is probably just right of center, but socially she still leans left (I think of her as Eisenhower style republican) My other sister is more liberal, but to be honest I am not sure just how liberal. You figure a lesbian living in Florida is probably pretty leftist – but I think she may be more Liberatarian.
Then there is me, way out on the far left end of thought. Sometimes I forget how alien I am to the enviroment that spawned me.
I heard it said once, If your a Republican under 30 you don’t have a heart, but if your a Democrat over 30 you don’t have a brain.
Week 43 – Boobs for Jesus
Heard someone say that the other day – it doesn’t have much to do with this blog, but it got you here. – Bait and switch, sue me. Another Late update – been busy on the road – so just some highlights for right now Finishing up tour this week – One more show on Friday in Cedar Grove, NJ. YEAH! While on tour in Indiana, I discovered that my show today was a town over from a very old friend of mine, who I don’t think I have seen much of since 1990. We got together for some food and catching up. He is still as mild mannered as unassuming as ever.
Married, 4 kids all boys and 5th child on the way in the spring – they are hoping girl. I told him 5 boys make a great basketball team. Our conversation however, did not include any mention of the fact that his sister and I have been getting together from time to time, in a no strings sort of way. (that got your attention didn’t it)
Starting Saturday I begin rehearsals on a TYA show for TWUSA called THE MYSTERY OF KING TUT
King Tut will star LOU STEELE as Howard Carter, the archeologist who found Tut’s Tomb. Of course Lou and I have worked together 2 summers at the Weathervane Theatre, in 2005 and 2006.
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Barn Bat 2006
Of course Christmas is coming up - I still need to find gifts for Mom and Dad. And I wouldn’t mind one more thing for my neice. I have spent enough money on her. More than I did on my nephew. He just as 3 or 4 little things and she has 2 boxes. Trying to find something for a 7 year old girl that is not a Barbie doll or stuffed animal (she has too many of both) I like to get her something intellectually stimulating as well as fun. So I will be in NYC from Christmas through 1/7 at least – I don’t know my touring info for TUT yet. But I have a hunch it will be similar to what I did with Quimby last year. Midwest/south east - hopeful a lot of south east in the winter moving north in the spring
Ok that its for this - look for a Geeksville special blog this week recapping a year in geekdom.
Peace in the Middle East
Rain in Spain
Knave
Countdown – 50 weeks to Crisis
I never thought it would be hard to keep this on schedule – but I am already falling behind 3 weeks in.
I have been taken copious notes tho, about my life and things I want to talk about. I did a lot of laundry this past week (and still have more to do, but that’s another story). And I realized that when it comes to getting dressed, I still dress like I was in college. I have so many black t shirts, the majority of which express a sarcastic funny thought, or a cartoon/comic character. (all very geeky stuff)
Now wearing black is an occupational hazard, but I think I would really like to update my wardrobe some. I don’t want to loose my sense of style (geeky as it maybe) But I think there should be a way to dress geeky and still be fashionable. I believe a man should dress with a sense of timelessness. I hate trends. I would like to be able to walk onto the set of any movie in hollywood, set in any period in the 20th/21st century.
While on the subject of fashion. When exactly did men stop wearing hats? I mean real hats, not ballcaps? I like hats. I have considered starting a hat movement. More on this to come.
