Does this make me a Jedi?

It’s widely known that the Ahch-To scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker were filmed on Skellig Michael, a small uninhabited island in southwest Ireland off the coast of the Iveragh Peninsula. (Fun fact: Roughly a dozen miles east-southeast of Skellig Michael is an island named “Scariff“. […]

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October 29, 2022

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Massachusetts Terminology

Back in December, some friends moved from California to Massachusetts. Being a native New Englander and having lived in Massachusetts in college and again from 1995 to 2013, I’m very familiar with the area. I wrote up a guide to the area to help them adapt. At the end of the guide was a list […]

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May 26, 2021

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So much to say, but I’m at a loss for words.

It’s 11:48pm on a Tuesday, December 8, 2015.  The podcast crew recorded our Year in Review for AnimeCons TV earlier tonight to wrap our seventh season.  After some In-N-Out, my wife and I relaxed with episodes of The Muppets, Supergirl, and Agents of Shield.  She headed to bed and it’s time for me to face […]

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December 8, 2020

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I was invited to Anime Matsuri, then ignored

Anime Matsuri invite

There’s a lot of talk about Anime Matsuri recently in light of the convention’s recent attempt to silence a blogger for speaking out against sexual harassment which has prompted calls to boycott the convention. Although my interaction with the organizers or Anime Matsuri has not been nearly as dreadful as those reported by others in he last few years, […]

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My Star Wars theory on Rey’s parents

Rey

It seems like every Star Wars fan has his or her own theory on any number of thing from The Force Awakens. I had not really given a lot of thought to possibilities of Rey’s parents…at least not until recently. I had hoped that she, like Ezra Bridger from Star Wars Rebels, would develop force […]

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April 21, 2017

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Top 5 Snoke Theories from Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Snoke

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened a year ago and people have had plenty of time to form theories as to who “Supreme Leader Snoke” is and how he ties into the Star Wars universe. Snoke only appears in Starkiller Base as a hologram, so there’s no way to know for sure how large he […]

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December 23, 2016

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You shouldn’t use Google Play Music for Podcasts…unless you’re a podcaster

Google Play Music Podcasts

In April 2016, Google Play Music added the ability to play podcasts through its Android app. “Finally,” everyone said, “Google has their own podcast feature like Apple added to iTunes ten years ago!” …and so, all was right with the world.  Well, not really, because Google really screwed it up. First off, they only support […]

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December 12, 2016

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You think 2016 was bad? We’re just getting started!

David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Abe Vigoda, Antonin Scalia, Harper Lee, George Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Patty Duke, Prince, Muhammad Ali, Anton Yelchin, Kenny Baker, Gene Wilder, Leonard Cohen, Janet Reno, Robert Vaughn, Fidel Castro, Ron Glass, John Glenn… Every year, some popular celebrities die and people are upset. They’re entertainers, leaders, or historic figures that people […]

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December 8, 2016

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Californians can’t build good homes

basement

I’ve lived in California for almost four years now and have come to realize that Californians can’t build good homes. There are three main reasons that have helped me come to this conclusion: Heating In my house, we have no air conditioning.  (There’s only a couple weeks when we really need it anyway.)  We have […]

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December 6, 2016

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