Author Archives: Mark
August 14, 2013 The Adventures of Q*bert
Back in 1983, Q*bert was all the rage. I know you think I’m a little loopy with all the love for Q*bert, but I wasn’t the only one. Little dude was everywhere, with games, a TV show, and books. Really, the only strange thing is there’s so little Q*bert nostalgia to be found. I must […]
Tags: Q*bert
August 13, 2013 Tuesday 13: Songs from Rock of Ages
Last night my wife and I watched Rock of Ages, mostly because it was free. We liked it okay, but we’re aware it was the music that did the trick – the songs give the illusion that the movie is good. Maybe just see what songs were on the soundtrack and listen to the originals. […]
Tags: Tuesday10
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August 12, 2013 Better Off Ted S02E09: The Long and Winding High Road
I don’t feel like we learned anything about the characters this week that we didn’t already know. We might not have ever heard Ted talk about taking the high road, but he’s certainly demonstrated his desire to do that time and again. Linda being “bad”? Didn’t really feel like a departure for her. And Veronica […]
Tags: Better Off Ted, LWST
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August 10, 2013 Ranking Poodle Hat
This is the eleventh in a series of transplanted articles from my other blog. The transplants will run on Saturdays until they’re all over here. They are copied and pasted, but might get slight edits here and there. Poodle Hat was released in May 2003. It ended up being the first album Al released […]
Tags: Weird Al
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