2020-02-22

2020-01-21

Beyond Burgers

 Saw these fake meat burgers in the supermarket so I decided to try them.

2020-01-15

Cats (2019)

People don't like this movie? This movie is amazing. Apart from James Corden, who is awful as always, but is not in very much of it. Otherwise? Five stars. 100% jellicle. Even James Corden only drags it down to, like, 80-85%. If you cut his two scenes out of the movie you'd lose nothing of value and the movie would be perfect.

2019-11-30

Slaughterhouse-Five

If anyone wants to know what Kurt Vonnegut's books are like, this is the one to give them. It's not his best nor his most interesting (in my opinion) but it's the one that seems to be most representative of his style and what he was about.

I think I'd have like this one better if I'd read it as a teenager - or at least read it before Mother Night - but it's still good.

If you've read any of his other books and want more, you should definitely read this one. If you haven't read any of his books, this is probably a good one to start with.

2019-09-30

Preacher - End of the World

This show was an incoherent mess that just got worse and worse as it went on. The first season was kind of OK and that's the best it ever got. It's all down hill from there.

2019-09-25

My media setup

I have two computers, three monitors and four speakers - not counting the laptops, phones, etc. What I wanted was to be able to have the sounds played on either computer come out of the same speakers and for each computer to have its own dedicated monitor with the third being shared between them. My solution is not perfect, but it works.

2019-09-12

My Latest Nemesis: James Allen

Mark Trail is a syndicated comic strip ostensibly about nature and conservation. Originally written by Ed Dodd it was passed on first to Jack Elrod and then to James Allen. Being a climate-change denier who can't draw or write, James is possibly the least qualified person the syndicate could have chosen. Also he really, really wants you to know that he is not even angry, he's laughing actually.

Make yourself a cup of tea, this is going to be a long one.

2019-09-11

Zinger Pie

I think the only other thing I've ever bought from KFC was a Double Down, back when those were a thing, so I don't know what the Zinger chicken is normally like. Also, I thought it wasn't called Kentucky Fried Chicken any more? Did they change back?