Earlier tonight, I recalled a job offer that I turned down and decided to write about it. Back in 1998, I felt I was being underpaid for what I was doing at The Monster Board / TMP Worldwide (soon to become Monster.com) and had started looking for other job opportunities. A former Monster Board co-worker, […]
Read More I was almost part of the “Wild Wild Web”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“. […]
Read More Does this make me a Jedi?
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 […]
Read More My Star Wars theory on Rey’s parents
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 […]
Read More Top 5 Snoke Theories from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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 […]
Read More You think 2016 was bad? We’re just getting started!
21 years ago, Star Trek: Voyager had just hit the airwaves. I made some predictions about the show and posted them to Usenet… Here are my predictions for Voyager that will probably happen at some point. 1) The most obvious plot is that Voyager finds a way home but for some stupid reason that will be argued […]
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About a month ago, Joel Hodgson launched his Kickstarter to bring back Mystery Science Theater 3000. It ends at 10pm PST on Friday, December 11th. Joel was seeking $2,000,000 to make three new episodes, $3.3 million for six, $4.4 for nine, and $5.5 for twelve. He explained that after Kickstarter and credit card fees (8%), reward […]
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SPOILER FREE! I saw a special screening of The Matrix: Reloaded this morning. (With free food! Woo!) It was a very good movie and I enjoyed it a lot. Just make sure you sit through the credits to see the trailer for the final chapter in November. BIG POINTLESS SPOILERS: (highlight to have the film’s […]
Read More Reload THIS!After I see Matrix: Reloaded on May 14th (yes, 14th), I’m gonna post the ending here for all to see. …because I’m evil like that. …or maybe not. Maybe I’ll keep you guys guessing. I’m just jazzed I got a special invite to see it a day early. Woo! (No, you can’t come with me. […]
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