What's Your Geek?
One night a year the WWE reminds us…. that ECW is not a thing.
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is that time of year again. The time of year where your favorite WWE superstars take things to the extreme! The follow up to WrestleMania this year is again Extreme Rules, and it is a stacked card. It seems as though there are more gimmick matches than in previous years and I am all for it.
Read more
It’s time to do something very un-beer-blog-like.
I am going to extol the virtues of a macro beer. An under appreciated beauty of a beer called Michelob Lager. Michelob, as one would expect from a macro, is simple and inelegant. It’s also not at all strong, clocking in at 4.8% ABV. However, it is beer-flavored beer. This is God’s own session beer.
Read more
Cerulean City, I have arrived.
Read more
Let’s not forget that Littlefinger is an enormous dick.
Many topics for discussion in last night’s episode, so let’s break it down this way. First of all, there’s Daenerys’s justice. Then, there’s Jamie heading off to Dorne, and Dorne itself. Sansa and Littlefinger continue to leave the novels behind. Finally, there’s the titular plot line of Arya in Braavos. One thing they all have in common, however, is that the novels are clearly just source material now and not a guide for the plot. The results of these shifts are, generally, still effective, but there are some places where the original is still vastly superior.
Read more
The American Dragon, the GOAT, the bearded one, the YES man, and the world’s toughest (former) vegan.
The son of a lumberjack, Daniel Bryan has become one of the most over superstars in the history of professional wrestling. The YES movement has become a thing unto itself. The chant, done by repeatedly pointing to the sky and chanting “yes” over and over, has grown from wrestling arenas to football stadiums. It is as ubiquitous today as the “crotch chop” was in the 90’s. He is so over with the crowd that segments not featuring Daniel Bryan get hijacked by the crowd and the yes chant. And what makes it so special is the genuine joy on his face every time it happens.
Read more
It’s better than “Next” it’s “New”!
Tetris is quite possibly the most perfect video game ever created. No matter who you are, the concept is understandable. It’s the epitome of “easy to play, difficult to master”. It’s also a venerable brand, and as such, there have been a multitude of attempts to cash in on the name.
Read more
…And we’re off!
Season five has begun. As usual, the first scene of the season is a powerful one, flashing back to Cersei’s childhood and the prophecy she forces the local witch woman to give her. But what’s clear in the scene is her cruelty, even at that young age.
Read more
Greatest Women’s Champion of all time? Yes, yes she was.
AJ Lee, originally from Union City New Jersey and trained by Jay Lethal, was everything one could want in a WWE Diva. She was incredibly athletic, great on the mic, able to connect with fans as both face and heel, and gorgeous.
Read more
Should we really just look to the cookie?
I’ve had an eclectic mix of professions throughout my life: barista, receptionist, bookstore clerk, adjunct philosophy professor, special education paraprofessional, and now a technical writer and editor. But I also bake. A lot.
Read more
Is the new Sailor Moon the guardian we’ve boon looking for?
When Sailor Moon Crystal was first announced, I wasn’t sure how to feel. It was the reboot I never knew I wanted, though I remained concerned about the quality of the series. After all, we live in the Age of Reboots and it’s typically a heck of a coin toss whether or not they will be any good; I’m looking at you, Spider-Man, Total Recall, and Star Trek: Into Darkness. If Sailor Moon Crystal was a dismal wreck of a revival, I just wasn’t sure my heart could take it.
Read more