Techstuff, Stuff You Should Know, etc. Howstuffworks podcasts and Wikipedia articles are a savior in slow internet. I took advantage of some time to listen to some suggestions: The Moth (Dad) This American Life (Liam), both awesome. Podcast and slow internet-capable website recommendations are welcome.
The premiere episode of the sixth season of House is the best I’ve ever seen, and I was euphoric from watching it, calling the day in which it was viewed a “really really good day.” Stargate Universe? Awesome, despite Blandy McBland as the main guy, but the SG writers have a knack for developing good characters out of Blandy MyBlandersons (see Colonel O’Neill (movie), John Sheppard). I watched the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy miniseries (good, but eh-ish). I watched Breaking Bad. Very very well made show. AMC is proving itself to be a mini HBO. I have 5 seasons of House on 5 discs. Watching recommendations are welcome.
I beat Mega Man 2. Granted, using savestates once I learned about them (about the first Dr. Wily level). Still working on Hell in Cave Story. Oh if you had savestates, Cave Story. I currently have waiting in the wings: Bioshock, Crysis, Medal of Honor Airborne, GTA: San Andreas, Age of Mythology, HL2 Episode 2 on commentary mode, HL1 replay, Minerva: Metastasis replay, risky Chinese bootlegged Wolfenstein and Evangelion games, and every Atari 2600, NES, Master System, Turbografx 16, SNES, Genesis, Neo Geo, N64, GB, GBC, and GBA game *ahem* accessible to me. Recommended playing order or game suggestions are welcome.
I’m caught up on The Walking Dead, Fullmetal Alchemist (Japanese releases) and Scott Pilgrim. Awesome, awesome, and hilarious, respectively. Finished Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth. Profound. I have a world of comics *cough* accessible to me, recommendations are welcome.
I’m reading my Fullmetal Alchemist book, The Ties That Bind. It’s not very good, unlike the manga and the show. I’m taking a crack at Freakonomics. I read a long conversation about Neon Genesis Evangelion, namely about the meaning of the ending, symbolism (mostly dealing with red/blue, Asuka/Rei contrasts (did you realize Unit-00 is blue, Unit-02 is Red, and Unit-01 is PURPLE? Can you say epiphany?)), mythology and it’s allegories, backstory, and meaning and significance of the ending. I’m almost done with Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar, which is fantastic. I listened to Speaker for the Dead, the sequel to Ender’s Game, most of which during a night of either insomnia or being too gripped in the story to go to sleep. It’s amazing, it’s potentially better than Ender’s Game, but I don’t know. I have waiting in the wings: The Catcher in the Rye and Animal Farm, the rest of Blink, and a ton of Wikipedia articles including but not limited to Time Travel, Relativity, and Quantum Mechanics. Recommended reading order is welcomed.
I’ve seen The Passion of the Mao (really stupid), The Boat That Rocked, an averageish, but still charming British movie, Watchmen Director’s Cut, the added scenes were poorly acted and unnecessary in a way, and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, quality Miyazaki. I have waiting in the wings: Fantasia, METALLIC ATTRACTION: KUNG FU CYBORG, Ocean Waves, or Umi ga Kikoeru since there’s no English title on it, The Founding of a Republic (60th anniversary propaganda movie), The Hunchback of Notre Dame, G.I. Joe (Yes, I saw it playing in the store and it looked superbly ridiculous), The Red Balloon (Short Film), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Wall (Pink Floyd), The Wrestler, Waltz with Bashir, and Fellini’s 8 ½. Recommended viewing order is welcomed.
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