This is interesting. Over the Summer, I read many books – ‘twas a season of readin’. Then I turned to role playing video games for stories – gaming! Now these two forms of escapism are coming together in another way: Ready Player Two. Continue reading Ready For Ready Player Two
Howdy, readers! It took me 7 years to finish reading a book… So I’m not the World’s Greatest Reader. I’m just glad I picked it back up and restarted my first Star Wars novel. It’s a great read! And this is my 99.9% spoiler-free review. Continue reading The Story Of Darth Plagueis
Laser-swords and Force-chokes! Star Wars is a cultural force that I’m sure you’ve heard of. The world-building of George Lucas inspired a whole expanded universe. I’m reading part of that now in a Star Wars Legends novel. It got me thinking, what’s my take on the main canon of the 9-movie saga? Continue reading Star Wars Saga Sentiments
Dune…and done! Finally, I finished reading an epic and classic story of our time. Why did I pick this one up to read? Because of accolades that it’s the best science-fiction ever – a fave genre of mine. And being praised on equal footing with The Lord of the Rings, it’s a literary duty to read Dune. Although it disappointed my science-fiction expectations, it was also a daunting delight. Continue reading Dune: A Review
Here we are at the end of the year and even a decade. As always, it’s a good time to pause our games and shows and look back to reflect on things. It’s also time to do the other side of that coin by looking forward. And I hope I don’t overstuff it with the links! Continue reading Looking Back At 2019
Space-Fi expresses mankind’s dreams of exploration, discovering more than what’s on Earth. And eventually we begin to realize some of those dreams, like putting a man on the moon. Continue reading The Space Stuff
Right now, Avengers End Game is killin’ it in theaters. Seems like everyone has seen it already. Except me. You’re supposed to watch the other Marvel movies first, and the previous one is still theaters. So my wife and I finally watched Captain Marvel last weekend! Continue reading The Penultimate Marvel
The other day, my wife and I were bantering as we drove down the road. I forget the topic – darn! But somehow we got onto geek levels. You know, geek banter is the best. Continue reading 15 Signs Of A Geek
One of the awesomest sci-fi movies ever came out in my life-time; it literally had people saying, “Whoa!” Yeah, it was influential. But the kinda scary/crazy thing that gets me now is this: it came out 20 years ago! On March 31, 1999, The Matrix hacked its way into our psyches and astonished us with its genre pushing sci-fi dystopian imagery and special-effects. And besides … Continue reading The Matrix Turns Twenty
