The Nonsensical Ravings of a Lunatic Mind

Making a Driving Playlist

2020-05-03T14:34:00.002-04:00

Friday night after some ample sampling of the devil's cabbage and most of a bottle of 1792, I was tweeting up a storm about a various iTunes playlists and we got on the subject of "great driving music." For me, this means when I hit "play" I want to grip the steering wheel, put my hand on the shifter and my foot on the gas, and GO. What songs make you just wanna...drive? Because of the beat and

Priorities

2014-02-19T12:50:00.001-05:00

Hey y'all. Long time no blog. This post is the first in a series I'll be making over the next few months, highlighting my experiences as I move across the country on a new adventure. Yep, that's right. I'm moving. To Washington state. I've been "trapped" here in Maryland for a little over six years now. Originally, I moved here for what I thought would be a long term career move. That didn't

Top 15 TV Shows of 2013

2013-12-19T12:03:00.002-05:00

It was SO hard to narrow down my best of TV to a mere 15 shows. Why 15? Because if I capped it at 10, then there wouldn't have been room for the late, lamented Bunheads, a show that I never would have thought I'd become attached to. RIP Bunheads. Sniff). What also surprised me is how many network shows -- five, and several from CBS -- that I wound up including. Speaking of five, there were also

Top 15 New TV Shows of 2013

2013-12-19T11:47:00.000-05:00

2013 was a really good year for television. There were exciting experiments in form, like the return of miniseries (or, as they are called these days, "limited run events") and the rise of non-traditional outlets, like Netflix and Hulu. Below are my picks for the 15 best new shows of the year. Among them, you will find shows that enjoyed surprising success with a new take on existing material (

Game of Thrones Podcast: Season 3 Wrap Up

2013-07-06T08:07:00.001-04:00

The final Season 3 episodes of the Tuning In To SciFi TV Game of Thrones Podcast that I do have been posted. In these last two episodes, Wendy, Jesse, and I chat about all things Season 3, including Season MVP, Season LVP, Best Actors, Favorite Characters, Favorite Storylines and much, much more. Spoilers, obviously, for the televised S3 but not for anything from the novels outside of what

Game of Thrones Podcast: "The Rains of Castamere" and "Mhysa"

2013-06-28T10:50:00.001-04:00

The latest episodes of the Tuning In To SciFi TV Game of Thrones Podcast I do have been posted. Once again, there was a LOT of material to cover with Wendy, Lou, and Christine, so we broke it up into two episodes vs. the normal one. For the link to the Tuning in to SciFi TV page for the podcast (where you can direct download and/or play in your browser), go here: Tuning In To SciFi TV Game

Game of Thrones Podcast: "The Bear and The Maiden Fair" and "Second Sons"

2013-06-01T08:40:00.000-04:00

Just in time for the return of the show tomorrow night, the latest Tuning In To SciFi TV Game of Thrones Podcast I do has been posted. Actually, I should say "podcasts" plural, since we had a lot to say, and it's been broken into two episodes. Host Wendy and fellow guest Jesse and I chat about the two most recent episodes, "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" and "Second Sons." For the link to the

Game of Thrones Podcast: Valar Dohaeris and Dark Wings, Dark Words

2013-04-13T09:03:00.001-04:00

My latest podcast with the Tuning In To SciFi gang is now up! We cover the first two episodes of season 3: "Valar Dohaeris" and "Dark Wings, Dark Words." For the link to the Tuning in to SciFi TV page for the podcast (where you can direct download and/or play in your browser), go here: Game of Thrones Season 3 Podcast - Episodes 1 and 2 For the entire Tuning in to SciFi TV podcast feed in

Some Thoughts on the Updated UGA Brand Identity

2013-04-04T11:00:00.000-04:00

Earlier this week, UGA unveiled an updated brand identity. The official announcement is here, complete with some video, press release verbiage, and PDFs of the updated imagery and wordmarks. The laser-focused UniWatch blog even felt compelled to comment on it here. Judging from twitter and Dawg blog reactions, the general consensus seems to be "Why?" I can understand that. People are resistant

Game of Thrones Podcast: Season 3 Preview

2013-03-30T10:17:00.003-04:00

Guess what? Winter is still coming. And so is season 3 of Game of Thrones. I joined the Tuning In To SciFi TV Gang to discuss Season 2 of Game of Thrones, and preview the upcoming Season 3 which starts tomorrow night. For the link to the Tuning in to SciFi TV page for the podcast (where you can direct download and/or play in your browser), go here: Game of Thrones Season 3 Preview Show

Show Your Colors

2013-03-29T18:15:00.003-04:00

Pick Me! My Doug Loves Movies Signage

2013-03-24T09:19:00.000-04:00

Surely everyone listens to Doug Loves Movies, right? It's my favorite podcast, and if you're not already a regular listener, here's a quick overview from Wikipedia: In 2006, comedian Doug Benson began hosting a weekly comedy podcast, titled Doug Loves Movies (Formerly I Love Movies with Doug Benson), which is recorded in front of a live audience at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los

The Google Reader Apocalypse: First Reactions

2013-03-14T12:34:00.001-04:00

Last night, Google announced they are going to "retire" the beloved Google Reader, to narrow their focus to products like fucking goggles and self-driving cars. A feelings collage of my initial reactions: From some corners of the internet, there was a collective shrug. "What's Google Reader?" To those people, I ask: HOW THE HELL DO YOU READ THE INTERNET? No,

Talking "Echo," The Original Dollhouse Pilot

2013-03-05T15:47:00.003-05:00

Saturday, I had the chance to guest on John Pavlich's SOFA DOGS podcast to discuss the original, unaired pilot of Dollhouse, "Echo." I had a great time during my previous visit to the podcast to chat about another Whedon property, the sublime Cabin In The Woods, and this time was no different. Things we covered: Dollhouse would have made a great FX show. Is Eliza so criticized as an actress

Upton Saturday Night

2013-02-18T09:49:00.000-05:00

When the Braves traded for Justin Upton, who will join brother B.J. and Jason Heyward in what is arguably MLB's most talented outfield, I got excited for the upcoming season. So much so that I signed up for Extra Innings again, after letting my subscription lapse for a few years. Like everyone else, I also latched on to the clever moniker "Up, Up, and a Hey" that someone came up with to describe

Talking TV with Steph

2012-11-20T16:35:00.001-05:00

Sunday, I was the guest host for "What's On with Steph & Des," a podcast discussing the previous week in television. I've been on the show before as a fill-in host, and it's always fun to talk TV with Steph when Des is vacationing. To give you an idea of what we covered, here were the suggested titles for this episode: Why is the Dialogue So Bad? Guest Hosts Don't Watch Shows

Bulldog Schedule Desktop Wallpapers

2012-08-13T18:03:00.001-04:00

So, I was looking at the Dawgs 2012 football schedule this weekend, planning my trips back to the motherland, and decided to frak around with some ways to turn that schedule into a handy desktop wallpaper. Here's how that turned out: For each week, I choose a representative opponent helmet shot (or in the case of the bye week, a better "shot," if you know what I mean). Since we all pretty

So, about that Braves game last night.

2012-07-21T11:39:00.000-04:00