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Getting Properly Toasted

I want to be clear right up from that I'm all for getting properly toasted. This toaster does the job and beeps when it's done. There is a bit of an issue when you go back to back if you are doing 4 slices for some reason. It does the job. Cheers to getting toasted!

April 25, 2018

The Martian

So, this week I wanted to plug a geekfest movie. As anyone interested in space can attest, this is an interesting movie. This movie is one of those rare occasions where I liked both the book and movie adaptations. Definitely worth watching if you haven't seen.

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April 23, 2018

The Tower and The Glass Inferno

This Monday in my Monday Movie Mania blog, I posted about The Towering Inferno. The movie was based on two books, that were also worth a read. It's actually kind of fascinating how they took concepts from each book and made them into a unique movie that worked really well on its own. Oddly enough, I like the movie better than either book, but both books stand well enough on their own. They are worth a look if you're into disaster stuff.

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April 20, 2018

Blacklights and Posters

I love my blacklights. Check out my mancave setup: Now, the two outer posters have a blacklight directly on them and the center one does not (yet) For the geeks amongst you, you've probably noticed the Star Trek Voyager box set glowing on the mid-left of the picture.

April 18, 2018

The Towering Inferno

I thought I'd jump into the way back machine and bring up a movie that's even older than I am. I was big into disaster movies when I was a kid and there was quite the string of them of them in the 70's. This was a grand-daddy of them with a who's who from a couple major studios coming together. You had superstars of the time together in this thing. Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. They have exactly the same number of lines. There are a ton of other recognizable stars of the day in there and

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April 16, 2018

Am I Blue?: Coming Out From the Silence

I originally about this book because of one of the authors, Bruce Coville (Monster's Ring) is a local author in the area where I grew up. I was read Monster's Ring I think in 5th or 6th grade as reading and discussion hour. Anyway, this is a great anthology from back in 1995 when I graduated high school well before it was common to see any gay-themed books published anywhere. This is an enjoyable anthology collection that is a quick, but worthwhile read. I really enjoyed the title story: Am

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April 13, 2018

Hitachi Jobsite Tablesaw

For those of you with hobbies that involve building things, or remodeling the house or whatever, this saw comes highly recommended by my uncle, who is a professional contractor. Lowes had a nice sale on them, so I picked one up. I have a few projects on my agenda for this summer and next summer that this will be very handy for. Mancave stage 2 is scheduled for this summer. I'm making a nice workshop extension to my mancave. It will also double as place to relax on those great summer evening

April 11, 2018

Television

Anicient Aliens Season 1

So, this is a TV show and not a movie... but the show is really fascinating. There are 10 seasons now. What I love about the show is that it asks questions that don't have ready answers. Now, I don't agree with them jumping to "it was aliens!" to everything they ask. But that doesn't change the fact that something is wrong with the history that we know. Oh.. And this is the source of Alien Hair Guy Meme. I've used some of the questions generated by this show as backgro

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April 9, 2018

The Filly by Mark R. Probst

So I have the paperback version of this book. I found it while re-organizing my mancave's closet. I enjoyed this book when I read it. I think it's worth a read. You don't see too many gay westerns. Check it out.

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April 6, 2018

Razer Chroma Keyboard

I'll be in the market for a new keyboard soon, as the one I'm using to write this is very well worn. I've worn away the letters on about 10 keys and I'm looking to get a replacement from a different manufacturer. The settable LED lights appeal to my geekdom. Of course... this keyboard also ties in with Hue, which I'm deploying all over the place.

April 4, 2018

Life

Starting the New Chapter in Life

Well. Here I am. I've finished off my two weeks at my last job. Saying goodbye to the great people I worked with was hard. I did that on Friday. I finished packing and moving Saturday. (and did 13,600 steps before taking off the Fitbit...). Sunday was Easter with the family and now I'm looking at the giant pile of boxes and furniture and trying to figure out how all that stuff fit in my old place and will fit here at home. I've known this was coming for awhile, of course. I built my

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April 2, 2018

The Prestige

So, this week for my Monday movie mania, I thought I'd stick with a Christopher Nolan movie and recommend the Prestige. This movie was great. It has a few good twists. I think I might pick up a copy in Blu-ray as I have on DVD.

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April 2, 2018

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

With the move, I figured I'd keep this really simple this week. Harry Potter. If you haven't read it yet... what's wrong with you?

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March 30, 2018

Inception

This is an interesting movie. It is probably the only movie I know that you have to pay full attention in and stay engaged with because it is such a mind job. Literally. The special effects are cool. The concepts are crazy and the acting is interested. I quite enjoy the movie. If you haven't watched it, check it out. I added the top. You'll know what it is for after you watch the movie.

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March 26, 2018

Patriot Games by Tom Clancy

I have been a fan of Tom Clancy's books since about 1991 or so when I first read Hunt for the Red October. The books tend to be almost the only books I read outside of Fantasy and Sci-Fi. I'm a bit behind on the latest books that have the co-authors (since Tom Clancy is no longer with us) started up. I have spent many, many enjoyable hours reading his books. Patriot Games is the first of the Jack Ryan books. (Hunt for the Red October is 2nd, I think it is). He has 3 intertwined series. Jo

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March 23, 2018

CorningWare Soup Mug

I picked this pair of beauties up back in October. What a great buy! I was eating microwavable soup for lunch at work. Soup allowed me to easily control lunch. These mugs work great for a can of Progresso soup. They paid for themselves very quickly since the canned soup is much cheaper than the microwavable soup. Oh, they come in so many colors too. I went for the white since they were cheap.

March 21, 2018

L.I.E.

This movie is interesting. The actors are cute in it. It does wander right into controversial teritory of course. It's definitely worth seeing for the character development and tough topics it hits on.

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March 19, 2018

The Merlin Trilogy by Mary Stewart

I'm sure the first thing that pops in your head is... why are there 5 different books here for a Trilogy? Depends on how you look at things. The hardcover (listed first) contains the 3 books listed next. (The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, and The Last Enchantment) The trilogy follows the life of Myrddin Emrys or Merlin if you prefer. I love books 1 and 2 and found book 3 of the trilogy dry and boring. This does boil down to my interest as in books 1 and 2, Merlin is young to middle age.

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March 16, 2018

Laminator and Sheets

Get your very own laminator and lamination sheets cheap. And why not? The price is right. I picked this up for a little project. I won't use it all that often, but the price was cheap enough that it's worth it. Check it out!

March 14, 2018

Mysterious Skin

In last week's promotion of Latter Days, I mentioned the trivia that Joseph Gordon-Levitt auditioned for the lead gay role in the movie. Well, he got it in this movie. There are actually a couple of sex scenes in this one and you get to see stuff. lol. It is funny that for a long time if you typed "is Joseph Gordon-Levitt gay?" in google, it popped up to Gay Authors and a topic I made years ago... Anyway, the movie itself is a bit odd. It was definitely interesting. Different.

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March 12, 2018

Do You Know That I Love You? by Mark Roeder

Mark Roeder has a pretty massive collection of stories. Some of his early works suffered from poor editing, but his work improved a lot over time and I think he's even gone back and updated his early works with improved editing and cover changes. I really liked this story when I first read it mostly because it appealed to my 90's fascination with the Nifty Boy Bands section. It definitely played up to some of the classics in that genre. This was worth the read.

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March 9, 2018

Dice, Dice, Who has the Dice?

I remember when I was actively playing AD&D and I needed dice. They were so expensive back then. $10 for 1 set. You can now get 7 sets for that. or 20 full sets for $30. Crazy. I've gotten Wiz dice before. I have a few sets on all the desks I work at it. They are great for randomizing things or using the handy roleplaying charts for writing details. lol. I definitely recommend these if you are dice obsessed. Or if you like shiny objects. Or if you like pretty bau