This year's Halloween was a different one for me than before. I didn't give out candy to the trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood this year. But that was because I went to Furpocalypse 2024! Even after getting laid off from that computer tech job when the company began suffering financially, I managed to save up more than enough needed to pay for ( Read more... )

Today is the 40th anniversary of one of the most gruesome Halloween murders of all time, in San Jose, California. A crazed man, William Michael Dennis, slew his ex-wife who was pregnant at the time, blaming her for the death of their first son years ago (which was accidental). I will spare you the gruesome details, as they are pretty horrible, but ( Read more... )

As of this month, I have been a furry for 20 years! It all began in October 2004 when I was almost 16 years old and I bought that old licensed Wile E. Coyote latex Halloween mask made by Illusive Concepts to wear for that Halloween...

( Read more... )

I'm really glad the month of October has arrived this week. The Spooky month... and also Foxtober and Scoobtober!

( Read more... )

Today is the 30th anniversary of the premiere of one of my all-time favorite Simpsons episodes: "Itchy and Scratchy Land!" I saw the premiere on FOX when I was almost six years old. Earlier in that day, October 2, 1994, my mom mentioned to me that the new "The Simpsons" episode that night may interest me, as, as she put it, the family will "go to ( Read more... )

Last month I made one of my rare huge expense (non-convention or bill-related) purchases for a cosplay-related commission. It arrived quicker than I expected, and just in time for today: the 75th anniversary of the release of the Looney Tunes short "Fast and Furry-ous!" (Not the similarly named "Tom and Jerry" movie the same studio made 56 years ( Read more... )

This month after the Brockton Rox season ended, I got me another part-time side job, this time with my college! From now until hopefully by the time the fall semester ends, I'm helping out the college TV studio in digitizing their old master tape library!


( Read more... )

This morning I found some distressing news online that another voice of my childhood has died: anime voice actress Rachael Lillis had lost her battle with cancer at age 46. She was known for voicing a few main characters in the English dub of the "Pokémon" anime during the 4Kids seasons...


( Read more... )

Well, today was the last Brockton Rox home game of the season. And this season was pretty light compared to past ones (not counting the pandemic). The Rox team was still lower-priority compared to the New England Knockouts (no themed nights, no on-field promotions, etc.), and this year some of the games had such low attendance they didn't need K-O ( Read more... )

Today is the 30th anniversary of one of my favorite movies. One that should be no surprise given my default icon here. New Line Cinema's "The Mask", starring Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz, released on July 29, 1994. (I feel old.) Even if some of the CGI effects are a little dated, they still look impressive to this day!

( Read more... )