Recently we watched Maiden, a documentary about the first all-female crew to participate in the Whitbread around-the-world sailboat race.
The Early Years: Jim Is Small But Very Precise With Measurements
Sadly, my drawing skills never really improved all since then. Also, is it just me, or did I draw myself looking a tiny bit like the Joker in that picture?
Hmm, okay, maybe not.
Not A Review Of Some Other Stuff I Watched While Waiting For “Avengers: Endgame”
So Netflix finally sent me Avengers: Endgame, a little over a month after it was released on disc. As previously noted, we—mostly meaning me—had to watch a number of other movies while waiting for that one (#firstworldproblems). My wife paid little to no attention to those movies, but she did make a few observations here and there. First up: The Lego Movie.
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It’s “Important” To Put Your Quotation Marks In The “Right” Place
Not A Review Of “Fast Color”
Ever since we got a good-sized television and a Netflix disc subscription, we haven’t been to a movie in the theaters. Not once. Not even for Avengers: Endgame*. But that’s okay, right? Because now it’s out on Blu-Ray and surely Netflix will have bought a zillion copies of it** so that everyone who wants it can see it right away, right?
Wrong.
Teaser Tuesday 10/15/2019: “Here & There”
Recently I was reading Here & There, a science fiction novel by Joshua V. Scher.
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My Favorite Genre
Ahhh, yes, many’s the time I’ve curled up on the sofa for a while with a good “Add Narration for $3.99 or Less” …
Did You Ever Wonder What Sound A Zombie Makes When It Hits The Ground After Being Pushed Off A Balcony?
Then through the magic of subtitles, wonder no more!
Coincidentally, splat was also the sound made by this mostly-unfortunate season of Fear the Walking Dead as it limped to its conclusion …
Gone Out Of Business Sale
Recently I was reading Plague of Angels, by John Patrick Kennedy:
Teaser Tuesday 9/17/19: “The Forgotten Ones”
This week’s Teaser Tuesday comes from The Forgotten Ones, by Laura Howard.
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Viscosity 