Located in...Iowa? Who knew. I would have never guessed. But that's cool, I guess. Now I have one more thing to bring up to people who say they're "so sorry" for foreign exchange students who end up in my "bland" area. Iowa has stuff, guys! First caucus in the nation. John Wayne. Donna Reed. Two actors who played Superman. Frodo. Grotto of Redemption. The Mines of Spain. Coldwater Cave. Billy the Theme Park Shark. The Music Man. Field of Dreams. More golf courses per capita than any other st
I was going for one million. Got the majority of the way there. Not too shabby. However, that's not the same as actually getting there. I absolutely hated this one guy on my team, called DieInADitch. He was comfortably the second highest person on the scoreboard. The third highest person was a ways behind him. He had no reason to go after the Alpha Pentagons in the center, and yet he would always hog them and take them away from lower-level players on our team, even ones who were close to
The Infinity War trailer was looking pretty awesome, until Captain America was able to hold off Thanos in an arm wrestling match. Dude, if Cap can hold off Thanos, even for a couple of seconds, that big bald baddie is toast when Hulk puny gods him. The movie Truth or Dare looks incredibly stupid. However, I'd be tempted to watch it anyway just because I can't seem to look away from that stupid derpy face that the evil spirit makes. Yes, I would consider watching that movie just to watch a derp
Since I actually thought that the movie was pretty great and a good moment for Spielberg, I decided to name my diep.io tank Player One. I have been upgrading to this particular tank that you see here. You don't see it here, but I also managed to kill someone with a tank named Adolf Hitler during this round. It felt pretty good. Too bad there wasn't any player named Sixer or Sorranto. Anyway, I died a couple of times, but managed to consistently come back to make it to the #1 spot. 24601
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UETZx6Lav8 I've been reading through the comments section of this video, and it was very touching to see the number of Singaporeans who said how they will never forget where they were and what they were doing when this race showed up on television, and then they got to hear their national anthem at the Olympics for the first time. Factories would literally put their workers on pause in order to have everyone gather around and watch this event. I'm very happ
No Easter Egg at the end of the credits.... My goodness, it just occurred to me that this whole movie is about people who hunt for Easter Eggs and it's coming out over Easter. How did I not realize that until just now? Also, I liked the main cast of characters. I appreciated their diversity and how it brought out something unique in each one of them. This movie has Gundam jumping from the Serenity to team up with the Iron Giant against Mecha Godzilla. Pretty awesome. And apparently there
Alright, so I took a screenshot of this, but I lost it...anyway, you'll have to take my word for it. I was playing as a booster, and managed to kill a couple of tanks called "The Nazis" and "Hitler." Felt pretty good. That reminded me of the first tank name that I ever adopted, Anne Frank. Anyway, here are some of my favorites: 1. President Trump -- This one if funny no matter which way you look at it. I always hunt down anyone that has anything Trump-related in their names, whether pro-Trump
I met my representative, Steve King, for the first time. Before delving into deeper discussion, I broke the ice by admitting that television makes everyone look better (the implication being he's ugly, which he kind of is if I'm to be completely honest; he took it in stride). We ended up talking about some serious things that aren't necessarily talking points, although I wasn't able to get to him on the one about wallabies. I'm disappointed that he was at the political townhall meeting, actually
If you go back far enough into this blog, you'll see that I absolutely LOVE Roseanne. It has a special place in my heart, and has had one ever since that fateful night in a hotel room when I was flipping through the channels and saw a rerun where Becky complains about how she can't have a car, and Darlene begins to feel depression. I related to Darlene and her coming of age so much. Those kids. I loved all of the characters. And they're back. Every last one of them. Save, for obvious reasons
Americans eat pizza with Canadian bacon on it, which has nothing to do with Canada. Canadians eat from a restaurant called Boston Pizza, which has nothing to do with Boston. It's a fiar trade-off. Actually, it's interesting. Not only does it have nothing to do with Boston, but it was founded in Alberta. That's, like, one step away from British Columbia. It's basically on the opposite end of the continent as Boston. And no, it's like like it was founded by a Bostonian. It was founded by a Greek
Don't ever argue with them. Not because it's a waste of your time, but because it's a sin to destroy something so precious. They contribute more to the world through entertainment value than they detract through ignorance. People who know better and yet deny the Apollo moon landings, however...you have my permission to mansplain to them. Unless they're Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan. He claims that a Turkish scientist stepped on the moon back in 1633. This is a reference to Ottoman avi
Just 20 minutes ago, the North/Best Korean state-run news agency just announced that one of their routine rocket launches was in fact a lunar module. Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un was on board, and landed on the moon. He is the first person to ever step on the real, actual moon. His first words were, "That's one small step for Kim Jong-Un, but a giant lead for Kim Jong-Moon. I'm Kim Jong-Moon now, suckaaaaaaaz!" The obscure South/Worst Korean actor Kim Jong-Moon, of the television series Fait
Before I get into the title of this entry, let me just congratulate Beverly Paquin, an IOWAN who, at age 22, managed to run a marathon in each of the 50 states, plus D.C., the youngest person to ever do so. This was back in 2010. I'd love to meet her. Super-proud that she comes from my state. Let's hope that the next person to break her record is also Iowan, like perhaps a little homeschooled girl who tags along with her parents and completes the challenge at the age of 8. Boom. Good luck
Well, I have now learned the hard way (or should I say, the "hot way") that BWW's hottest sauce is not my thing. I can put up with any level of spicines so long as it only tastes hot and doesn't actually hurt you, in the spirit of "mind over matter." I draw a really solid line between me and anything that will actually damage my body in very physical ways. So if I start bleeding, then I don't want to put that stuff in my esophagus. With this in mind, I will not actually try the full BWW Blazin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_OBGNDbi34 Yes, another video about swimming. I joined a swim team in 2016, inspired by Michael Phelps. I couldn't make it last. With college going on and a long commute, I can't make it work again, but when I'm finally finished in (hopefully) a year, I think that I might sign up for that daily discipline again. It was my first sport, and it's a part of me. The first athlete that I ever idolized was a swimmer. The first major competition that I ever traveled
Not to be confused with 1984. But anyway, it's different how I'm an adult and listening to the song, and suddenly I recognize the meaning of the lyrics "One Prozac a day." It also gets mentioned in the famous comic strip Superman: Red Son, under its more formal name, Fluoxetine. Also, catchy song. I've been listening to a few nostalgic ones from the early 2000's. Might as well share one. Boy, it's over-the-top: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVe80iZtlYU 24601
There are several types of stories on Yahoo! News. Post screen caps of tweets reacting to stuff Talk about how someone made "this one perfect tweet" Share an old Harry Potter fan theory (sadly, none of them have anything to do with how H.P. and Lovecraft are in the same universe) Post a listicle that you have to click through with a headline clickbate having almost nothing to do with the content Post any story with a misleading clickbate headline "Why experts are saying that _________ is th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5CB2thgsVc Buzzfeed normally puts out some pretty dumb stuff. But this made me a little emotional. When I was a kid, I couldn't relate to the early morning stuff, but I tried taking it up again as an adult, and now I fully relate to every one of these beats. This is a beautiful piece of art. I have to try not to cry. 24601
Some basic information: 12 wings. 6 minutes. Blazin' Sauce. Has Ghost Pepper as an ingredient and is about 20 times hotter than Habenaro. You have to sign a waiver. No napkins. No drinks. No no other food or condiments to suppress the flavor. The bright side? You can actually practice before eating by buying their sauce online, or purchasing a bottle of it as the restaurant and taking it home with you. You'll eventually build up a tolerance. Eventually. I built up a tolerance t
Black Panther is both a good movie, and a socially significant movie for being the most successful movie ever about a predominantly black cast. Without a doubt, this is a watershed moment. Well, it's a bit more complicated than that. You see, if you're talking about social significance in America, which is what most people are concerned with, you have to look specifically at its domestic gross. It's still sitting pretty comfortable, because it easily surpassed the previous record holder for
The Shape of Water is a fantasy film, not a science fiction film. Yes, there are scientists who want to study the fantasy creature, but it's a magical fantasy creature who's worshiped as a God. It's fantasy. And Guillermo del Toro used the language of fairytales to tell the story. It's fantasy, plain and simple. A fantasy romance. Not science fiction. We have yet to have a movie solidly in the science fiction category win for Best Picture. 24601
