Because I'm a dork, all the sidebars and subheads for the feature I wrote in Nintendo Power the other day are songs by Slayer, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Celtic Frost, King Diamond, Kreator, or Anthrax.

The coup folks watched Wings of Honneamise this past week, which was an interesting one for me. One of those classics you're supposed to have seen ages ago, but I never actually wound up seeing it until now ( Read more... )

One thing Netflix really has going for it is a wealth of stand-up comedy on the streaming service. New stuff and old stuff. Watched a bunch of good Louis CK stuff lately, a great Doug Stanhope special, lots of Richard Pryor ( Read more... )

Fighting a cold these last few days, finally broke down and bought some pseudoephedrine to deal with it. This, of course, involved going up to the pharmacy counter at CVS and showing ID and signing a little thing where I solemnly swear not to cook it into hillbilly speed and set my house on fire and whatnot ( Read more... )

Fixed up some of the spareribs from Dana's sheep this evening using a recipe for "Singapore Lamb Riblets," which came out pretty good. Sauce employed tamarind concentrate, chili paste, sesame oil, five-spice powder, lots of good stuff. It's a bit late in the game for me to develop a conscience about this kind of thing, having been an unrepentant ( Read more... )

Ripley has had an exciting time lately. Dana stayed a couple of nights with her cattle dog Vala while moving in to her new rental, so Ripley got to meet another puppy. This went better than the last time, if not entirely well. He still did his share of hissing and spitting, but he got to the point where he would only fuss if she looked him in ( Read more... )

Worth mentioning in the aftermath of the trip: Mo took us out to get ice cream at Humphry Slocombe, a place with an odd name that features even odder flavors. Specialties include "Secret Breakfast," combining bourbon and corn flakes, and "Jesus Juice," a mix of red wine and Coca-Cola ( Read more... )

Driving through the snow in eastern Oklahoma with a dwindling tank of gas today filled me with a fear unlike any I have ever known in my life. It's over now. Made it to Memphis, and made it to Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous. This is apparently the place that originated the Memphis-style dry rib, and later made it famous in partnership with Federal ( Read more... )

Currently in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Apparently the worst winter weather in 20 years. Up the street is what I think is the westernmost Waffle House restaurant in America ( Read more... )

Phil and I were talking today about an old saw of ours, the question of what was the worst video game console of all time. Ultimately we're pretty sure it comes down to two options, the Neo Geo CD and the PC-FX ( Read more... )