“Pay Me, Bug!” by CB Wright is a space opera sci-fi series about a smuggler crew of a spaceship. It’s got cool aliens and physics-defying FTL, giant spaceships, snarky commentary. It’s a trope fest. Which is why I loved it. It fits in the same niche as my own‘”Seraph’s Gambit” and Aristeia. Read more…
I like to give a serial three episodes before I decide if I want to continue. First impressions can be deceiving, both for good and bad. Excluding stories that have been recommended to me, those usually turn out good, “Shadow” by NovaGirl93 is the first where I want to read episode 4. The Read more…
We went to see “Christopher Robin” this weekend. Normally, I would be rather lukewarm toward a live-action remake of a classic. I know Disney has done several and we’ve only seen “Maleficent” and “Beauty and the Beast”, both streamed at home year+ after release. “Maleficent” was good, a unique story, Read more…
I made it out to see Ant-Man and the Wasp recently. Went with the whole family and made it through the entire movie without my son needing a bathroom break. Yay! Quick take: Worth seeing Obvious spoiler warning. This movie was a breath of fresh air for the MCU. After Read more…
Originally published on the GSA 23 January 2013 Do you like your games to have simple and uncomplicated rules? Or do you prefer a game with a lot of variables and rules to keep track of? Well, Fluxx may be for you! Yes, both of you. No, don’t look at me like Read more…
As should come as no surprise, I went to see Star Trek: Into Darkness this weekend. It’s good. Good Trek or good movie you ask? I’d say both. How can that be you ask? Well…Wait, before I get into that I should do this: ***SPOILERS*** Okay, now Read more…
My wife and I got into Mythbusters only a couple years ago, probably 2009 or 2010. It was before Dragon Con 2010 I know for sure, as while there we wanted to go see Adam Savage but the line stretched around three blocks by the time we found it. Between Read more…
My latest review is up on the GSA site. Learn about the Fantasy Flight game, Ventura.
Oh the new year. A time for reflection and speculation. What does 2013 have in store for us? Games Starting out on the shallow side of things, let’s look at the world of gaming. What am I looking forward to in 2013? Predestination Stardrive X-Rebirth Repopulation You’ll notice only one Read more…
The end of the year is upon us. The world did not end so we have 2013 and beyond to look forward to. But before we do let’s take a look back at 2012. (For reference, here’s my 2012 outlook and 2011 review) Life By far the biggest change of 2012 Read more…