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Five Ways to Fix Star Trek XII: Into Darkness.
So, I’m Trekkie-sad over the atrocious Star Trek Beyond trailer, and I can’t sleep. (XIII: “Beyond Stupid” looks like mindless action shlock. Still hope there’s an original story.) Naturally, ...
Timmy's Movie Litmus Test.
People get confused when i’ll say “that movie was terrible, I loved it.” To ask me if I liked a movie is totally different than whether I think it was a GOOD movie. I’m not a film critic and to a...
On Lowering Nerdly Expectations.
I remember when I saw Star Trek: The Star Trek back in 2009. (Or Star Trek XI, whatever.) A friend (who happened to be into Star Wars) said to me, “This is the best Star Wars film since Return ...
Holiday Hiatus.
As was at my dad’s girlfriend’s, and she happened to have christmas music on. Man, is it depressing when you’re not in the mood. Especially after years in retail, it’s an odd association to hea...
On the next Star Trek series.
(In no particular order.) Greater representation for women. No series has had an initial cast of more than 3 women. TOS had one. (Chapel and Rand were never regulars.) TNG had three initially. ...
On (food) Immigration.
Every generation has been afraid of immigration, which baffles me. The Irish invaded, and what do we have? Potatos. The Japanese invaded, and we have sushi. The Italians invaded, and we have ...
On Kelly's Longevity.
I just realized that Kelly Quark is over five years old. Which feels midlife to me. I pretty much can’t play bleeding edge games without an upgrade to my graphics card. (Asus EAH4870 Radeon 48...
On Battlefront.
I don’t really keep up with video games anymore. In addition to being timesinks, the stuff costs moneys. Nonetheless, the game showed up on my radar. I’ve watched a couple of reviews, and well...
More On Empathy.
I’m convinced that the issue with the right is a lack of empathy. The left gets called “bleeding heart liberals” because apparently they care about shit. …How exactly is that a bad thing? Meanwh...
On how Climate Change causes Terrorism.
The right has criticized Bernie for his assertion that climate change is linked to terrorism. I thought it was a little odd, at first, too, until I watched a follow-up interview. Then I realized...
Why I don't like Hilldawg.
She’s a disingenuous power monger. Oh, that didn’t take so long. It’s weird, I absolutely love Bill. The very same reasons Republicans hate Slick Willy is why I adore him. When GOP tried to ta...
Political Playoffs.
I wasn’t even aware there was a Republican undercard debate. That’s the Republican Machine for you. No, no, think about it. As much as they want to have a Frontrunner™, the more television tim...
On Timmy™.
With absolutely no disrespect to this website, I think the community Open Diary had was a phenomenon of the times. There’s two contexts. I think of how many people I’ve kept in touch with. No ...
The Great Dalmuti.
I can’t pontificate enough about how awesome this game is. I was introduced to this game years ago, during Gaming Club at CCM. Some variations “keep score”, though we never did, so I never kept...
A Cook in the Navy.
It was always a joke with my grandpa. “I was a cook in the Navy!” A joke, because he didn’t really cook all that much. Grandma always did most of the cooking. Quietly, she told me that he was ...
My dad on Tattoos.
They make you a lower class They’re unprofessional They’re too permanent Everybody regrets them someday The untattooed body looks nicer It destroys the body It hurts He doesn’t know anybody with...
Roll Credits.
I always love the 4th of July party. There used to be SO MANY people. It felt far more subdued. Still had a good time, somehow better than last year. It felt like a movie ending. I got anxiety...
Movie Review: Jurassic World.
An entertaining campy dark comedy. I’m the type of person who laughs at the wrong moments. The entire plot of the movie shouldn’t be a secret to anybody not living under a rock the past twenty y...
Movie Review: Mad Max: Fury Road.
I was looking forward to seeing Mad Max: Fury Road. As a rule, that’s a bad thing. I wanted to like it, because it’s upsetting stupid boys. It felt like a campy 80’s movie with three hours of M...
The First Cat.
My first cat was a stray. Her name was “Striper.” (Think stripes, rather than the pornographic alternative.) The joke was that she “adopted us.” I was younger, so I don’t remember quite when...
Carbon.
I wrote my first entry in nearly four years. I’ve had lapses of journal-writing over the years, but this is by far the longest. By now, I’ve kept a carbon journal for most of my life. Without ...
It's my life.
I went for a walk. I’d been saying internally that simply putting on pants and meandering outside would help. I couldn’t remember the last time I went for a walk. I do recall last summer when ...
cycle 2, week 4, squat day
Thursday, 4-23-15 Cycle II, Week 4: Squat Day Yesterday's nutrition: good. Last night's sleep: 8.5 hours Squats: 5 @ 45, 95, 145 lbs 5, 5, 8 @ 165 lbs (+10 lbs) 10, 10, 12 @ 105 lbs Bulgari...
Improving the Prequels.
I couldn’t sleep last night, so I got to thinking about how the prequels could have been improved. I forget what I was watching, but there was a comment that the clones didn’t need to be the see...
Attention Span.
The brain has a fascinating way of tuning out a lot of background noise. Things that are everyday or ordinary in some way just aren’t processed that heavily. Do you feel your socks? Ever drive...
Book Description
Public entries which I hope are on par with Classic Timmy™.
