Thursday, November 28, 2024

Litany of Godzilla- Reiwa Restart


 Godzilla Minus One 
2023

Toho, using a fraction of the current Legendary budget, creates a true rarity- a Godzilla film that would still feature an excellent story and human characters even without Godzilla in it.  Yes, I actually cared about the people in this story. Amazing!

It is 1945, and none of the other films have happened... again.

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

"I Spent Under A Day in Utah Once"


The thing about living a life steeped in weirdness is- I forget how it looks to normal people. That is, until I make what I feel is an ordinary off hand remark referencing an occurrence and get a room full of silent stares, followed by confused laughter.

The thing about being at the same company for thirty one years is I occasionally pull up a document from over two decades earlier and think "What dopey kid wrote this mess?
...
Oh, it was me."
Meaning there has been time for a great many of those "ordinary off hand remark" moments.
Yup, it's time to drop more "Dad Lore."

Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Second Season of the Second Age


I do not understand how people say this show isn't like Tolkien. There's so much going on, I forgot about an entire continent of people between seasons. It is packed full of characters, settings and societies that match the feel of Tolkien's work.

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Oh, It Was Really Them All Along


I was almost obsessed enough with having an appropriate Halloween post to try and cram this write up to include the two episode finale, overnight, but luckily I thought of the space filling...
I mean fun and interactive quiz idea.

Yeah, there's spoilers... You've had a week.

Monday, November 4, 2024

Disneyland 2024 Countdown- Menu Interlude


[Later edit- I fixed the title. It actually said “Disney World” when I gave it to my family. Old habits die hard. Brackets indicate my jokes, brackets with “Later Edit” is anything I wrote after giving the list to my family, before or after the trip. No one cares, moving on.]