TV: Beartown
The Swedish series Beartown (2020) fills a very particular niche, and while there’s definitely a dismal worldview underlying this stark, hard-hitting hockey drama, it’s a compelling construct. It’s set in …
Stanley Cup!
So hey, yeah, the Los Angeles Kings kinda won the Stanley Cup recently. (!!!) Seeing a team I follow win the Cup is kind of a big deal. I’ve been …
Gaming Sequels
Part of my extended blogging break involved playing some new video games, and an old one. First up is Portal 2, which I bought Jenn for her birthday. We …
Postapalooza
The last couple of weeks have been dominated by work, writing, and wrangling cats. All well and good, but with the drawback that I’ve been accumulating blog topics faster than …
Video Gamery
I rang in the holiday season with two new video games. First, NHL 11, the latest installment in EA Sports’ classic line of hockey simulations. This series goes back to 1994 …
Catching Up
I just noticed I’m on pace for my least productive blogging month since I launched this site two Januarys ago. I think part of it has to do with the …
Like, Even More Odds & Ends
Random news and notes for a random Tuesday: Finished off season seven of MI-5 over the weekend. It’s definitely not as strong as season six, but still solid; the first …
Busy Saturday, Lazy Sunday
It was kind of a long, rough week, so Saturday came as a welcome respite, and Jenn and I spent a busy and celebratory day together. First we went to …
Odds & Ends
Random, recent observations… I half-watched I Love You, Man (2009) from across the room last weekend while playing WoW, and laughed enough that I felt like I should have been …
Another Hockey Season in the Books
Saturday marked the final game of the season for the Los Angeles Kings. Jenn and I made our way down to the Staples Center to say goodbye to the team, …
Two Great Tastes That Go Great Together
I’m referring to hockey and editing, of course! 🙂 Or wait, maybe I meant mutually exclusive…anyway, a general update: Yesterday Jenn and I hit the Staples Center for our second-to-last …
Shootout
Jenn and I just got back from a hockey date at the Staples Center. I was hoping to get to post the “Kings Win!” picture we took last time, but …
Hockey Night in California
Last night we went down to the Staples Center to see the Kings take on the New Jersey Devils. Before the game, Jenn took “Kings Win!” and “King Lose” photos …