Sunday, December 31, 2017

Monthly Update - December 2017


Read 60 Graphic Novels (3+49=52)
  1. Suicide Squad Vol 7: Dragon's Hoard
  2. Astro City: Everyday Heroes
  3. Paper Girls HC
    Play 15 New Boardgames (4+31=35)
    • DC Deck-Building Confrontation
    • Hotshots!
    • Red 7
    • Spot It!
    • Splendor
    • Fuse
    • DC Deck-Building Teen Titans
    • Codenames
    My Picks of the Week For This Month:
    1. X-Men Gold #17
    2. Captain America #696
    3. Runaways #4
    4. Punisher #219
    5. Tales of Suspense Featuring Hawkeye & Winter Soldier #1
    6. Quantum & Woody #1
    7. Doomsday Clock #2
    8. Phoenix Resurrection Return of Jean Grey #1
            Comics I Read This Month (35+560=595):
            • All-New Wolverine #28
            • Amazing Spider-Man ##792-793
            • Amazing Spider-Man & Venom: Venom Inc #1
            • Astonishing X-Men #6
            • Avengers #674
            • Captain America #696
            • Champions #15
            • Daredevil #596
            • Doctor Strange #382-383
            • Doomsday Clock #2
            • Hawkeye #13
            • Hawkman Found #1
            • Injustice 2 #16
            • Iron Fist #75
            • Klaus and the Crisis in X-Masville
            • Luke Cage #168
            • Marvel Two in One #1
            • Ms. Marvel #25
            • New Super Man #18
            • Ninja-K #2
            • Phoenix Resurrection Return Jean Grey #1
            • Punisher #219
            • Quantum & Woody #1
            • Redneck #8
            • Royal City #8
            • Runaways #4
            • Star Trek TNG Mirror Broken #5
            • Tales of Suspense Featuring Hawkeye & Winter Soldier #1
            • Thanos #14
            • The Fix #10
            • Wild Storm #10
            • X-Men Gold #17-18
            TV I Watched This Month:
            • Arrow "Crisis on Earth X Part 2"
            • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend "Getting Over Jeff"
            • DC's Legends of Tomorrow "Crisis on Earth X Part 4"
            • Easy "Season Two"
            • The Flash "Crisis on Earth X Part 3"
            • The Gifted "Season One"
            • Happy! "Saint Nick" "Everyone Hates You, Sax"
            • Marvel's Runaways "Kingdom" "Metamorphosis" "Refraction" "Tsunami"
            • Search Party "Season One"
            • She's Gotta Have It "Season One"
            • Top Chef "Episodes 1-3"
            Top Five Shows This Month:
            1. Happy!
            2. Marvel's Runaways
            3. Easy
            4. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
            5. The Gifted
            Movies I Watched This Month:
            • Christmas Vacation
            • Coco
            • Colossal
            • Die Hard
            • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
            • Elf
            • Krampus
            • Last Boy Scout
            • Moana
            • Pitch Perfect 3
            • Scrooged
            • Star Wars The Last Jedi
            Places I Ate This Month (23+303=326):
            • Batch
            • Chuy's
            • Culver's
            • Easy Tiger
            • McDonald's (x4)
            • Michi Ramen
            • Opal Divine's
            • Outback Steakhouse
            • Pei Wei
            • Popeye's
            • Russia House
            • Sushi Nini
            • Taco Bell (x2)
            • Tarka
            • Torchy's Tacos
            • Trudy's
            • Valentina's Tex-Mex
            • Vera Cruz
            • Xian Sushi & Noodle

            Thursday, December 28, 2017

            Best of 2017 - Movies

            Or, more accurately, a list of all the movies I saw in 2017. Because I can't claim best, my movie taste is pretty basic and I only see a handful of movies every year.

            New Movies I Saw This Year:

            1. The Big Sick
            2. Get Out
            3. Coco
            4. LEGO Batman Movie
            5. Blade Runner 2049
            6. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
            7. Baby Driver
            8. Spider-Man Homecoming
            9. Fate of the Furious
            10. Thor Ragnarok
            11. Wonder Woman
            12. Pitch Perfect 3
            13. Split
            14. Atomic Blonde
            15. Star Wars The Last Jedi
            16. Dunkirk
            Yeah, I liked Baby Driver better than two of the Marvel movies this year. Yes, I ranked Atomic Blonde and Split over Star Wars The Last Jedi. Come at me, bro. (Or don't... I don't need you to share my opinions, and you're not going to convince me to share yours.)

            Old Movies I Saw For the First Time This Year:

            1. Moana
            2. Arrival
            3. Furious Seven
            4. Fast Five
            5. Fast and Furious Six
            6. Kubo and the Two Strings
            7. Rent
            8. Colossal
            9. La La Land
            10. The Girl With All The Gifts
            11. Krampus
            12. Hail, Caesar!
            13. John Wick 2
            14. Midnight Special
            15. Sicario
            16. Staring at a Blank Wall silently for 2 hours
            17. Suicide Squad
            18. Staring at a Blank Wall silently for 4 hours
            19. X-Men Apocalypse

            Best of 2017 - Comic Miniseries and One-Shots

            Last year, I had four Marvel series, and Civil War II and its spinoffs narrowly missed the cut. This year, Secret Empire made the cut, there were two other Marvel miniseries (although one was an ongoing series that was canceled and the other a series of one shots), and an IDW and an IDW/DC crossover both based on licensed properties. So the real miniseries winner this year was Image, with five original miniseries, only one based on an extant story (even that a Greek myth) and three of which were by new (or relatively new) writers. Plus Greg Rucka is on there twice, because Greg Rucka is pretty awesome. 

            Best Miniseries:
            1. Star Trek TNG Mirror Broken #1-5 (IDW)
            2. God Country #1-6 (Image)
            3. Generations (Marvel)
            4. Unstoppable Wasp #1-8 (Marvel)
            5. Shirtless Bear-Fighter #1-6 (Image)
            6. Secret Empire #0-10 (Marvel)
            7. Sherlock Frankenstein & The Legion of Evil #1-3 (Dark Horse)
            8. Batman TMNT Adventures #3-6 (DC/IDW)
            9. Lazarus X+66 #1-5 (Image)
            10. Old Guard #1-6 (Image)
            Also in the running: Kingpin #1-5 and Bullseye #1-5 (Marvel), Britannia We Who Are About to Die #1-4 and Savage #3-4 (Valiant), Disney Pirates of the Caribbean #3-5, Reborn #4-6 (Image), Kill the Minotaur #1-5 (Image), and Serenity No Power in the Verse #4-6 (Dark Horse).

            Last year I read about 100 first issues and one shots, this year it was closer to 40-50, but I still found a lot to like. In some cases, I dropped off a series or miniseries but still had warm feelings toward the first issue.

            Best First Issues:*
            1. X-Men Prime #1 (Marvel)
            2. Sherlock Frankenstein & Legion of Evil #1 (Dark Horse)
            3. TMNT Usagi Yojimbo #1 (Dark Horse)
            4. Justice League Power Rangers #1 (DC/Boom!)
            5. Ninja-K #1 (Valiant)
            6. Batman Creature of the Night #1 (DC)
            7. Punisher The Platoon #1 (Marvel)
            8. Punisher #218 (Marvel)
            9. Doomsday Clock #1 (DC)
            10. Elsewhere #1 (Image)
            *Caveat: I didn't include any of the first issues from my Top 10 new series. So you can consider this really the bottom of a Top 20 list if you want.

            Those that almost but didn't quite make the top 10 include: Calexit #1 (Black Mask), Clue #1 (IDW), The Dregs #1 (Black Mask), Fence #1 (Boom), Gotham City Garage #1 (DC), Harley and Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica #1 (DC/Archie), Mass Effect Discovery #1 (Dark Horse), Slots #1 (Image), Spirits of Vengeance #1 (Marvel) and Nightwing The New Order #1 (DC).

            Best One-Shots:
            1. Batman Elmer Fudd #1
            2. Star Trek Deviations
            3. Marvel Legacy #1
            4. Secret Empire Uprising #1
            5. Klaus and the Crisis in X-Masville

            Best of 2017 - Top 10 New Comics

            Best New Series:
            Marvel has two of my top 10 (down from five last year), Image has five (up from two), DC has two.

            Four of them are superhero books, down from eight last year, although you could argue for Mage The Hero Denied as well. Rat Queens is humor/fantasy, the others are all harder to quantify. And while none of the books in my top 10 published 12 issues last year, this year X-Men Gold and Injustice 2 managed more than that.
            1. Runaways #1-4
            2. X-Men Gold #1-18
            3. Injustice 2 #1-16
            4. Rat Queens #1-Orc Dave Special
            5. Royal City #1-8
            6. Redneck #1-8
            7. Mage The Hero Denied #0-4
            8. Wild Storm #1-10
            9. Curse Words #1-9
            10. Crosswind #1-5

            New Series That Are Too New To Judge:
            These series are not quite far enough for me to judge them Best New Series yet, but I really like them all, and I can see any of them making my Best Continuing Series next year. Because I don't think it's fair to compare a single issue or a two- or three-issue run to the more extended runs above, I'm ranking these separately. Last year, none of these wound up on my list and there were about 12 of them. This year there were only 3 on the list. I hope 2018 has more to offer.
            1. Captain America #695-696
            2. Daredevil #595-596
            3. Ninja-k #1-2
            4. Doomsday Clock #1-2

              Best of 2017 - Top 10 Ongoing Comics

              In terms of ongoing favorites, there wasn't a lot of change this year. Half of them were on last year's favorites, the other half were on last year's favorite new series. There will be more change next year, as four of my favorite Marvel series (Amazing Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Sam Wilson, and Moon Knight) are either over, ending, or changing creative teams. These lists are my favorites, based on a reading almost 600 single issues for the year (last year it was closer to 500), and access to more than that.

              Last year, Image had 2 of my top 10, and Marvel had the other 8. This year, Marvel has 7, Image still has 2, and Dark Horse has 1. So for all the griping I see online about Marvel, I remain a fan of what they're doing, and I expect the changes under CB Cebulski to be good ones. 

              Last year, Amazing Spider-Man had 17 issues, but most of them didn't hit 12. This year, All-New Wolverine hit 12, Amazing Spider-Man hit more than that (with renumbering thrown in), and Hawkeye hit 11.
              1. Ms. Marvel #14-25 (Last Year: #1 on my Best Ongoing Series)
              2. Kill or Be Killed #5-14 (Last Year: #3 on my Best New Series)
              3. Champions #4-15 (Last Year: #4 on my Best New Series)
              4. All-New Wolverine #16-28 (Last Year: #5 on my Best Ongoing Series)
              5. Amazing Spider-Man #23-793 (Last Year: #4 on my Best Ongoing Series)
              6. Black Hammer Annual #1, #7-13 (Last Year: #7 on my Best New Series)
              7. Hawkeye #2-13
              8. Saga #42-48 (Last Year: #7 on my Best Ongoing Series)
              9. Captain America Sam Wilson #17-24 (Last Year: #2 on my Best Ongoing Series)
              10. Moon Knight #10-14 (Last Year: #5 on my Best New Series)
              Of the series in my Top 10, five of them (Ms. Marvel, All-New Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man, Saga, Captain America Sam Wilson) were also in 2016's Best Ongoing Series (and Saga, Ms. Marvel, and Amazing Spider-Man were on my 2016 Ongoing Series too), and four of them (Kill or Be Killed, Champions, Black Hammer, Moon Knight) were in my Best New Series of 2016. Only one of them (Hawkeye) was too new to judge, with only one issue out last year.

              Also in the running: Captain America Steve Rogers #9-19, New Super Man #7-18, Thanos #3-12, Daredevil #15-27, Descender #18-24, Doctor Strange #16-24, and Motor Girl #3-6.

              Wednesday, December 20, 2017

              Best of 2017 - Boardgames

              Last year I played 85 games, 40 of which were new. This year I didn't manage quite that number, but I did play 57, 35 of which were new.

              New Games:
              1. 7 Wonders Duel
              2. Above and Below
              3. Arkham Horror LCG
              4. Batman Almost Got 'Im
              5. Bloodborne DBG
              6. Buy the Rights
              7. Celestia
              8. Codenames Duet
              9. DC DBG Confrontation
              10. DC DBG Teen Titans
              11. Dice Forge
              12. Funemployment
              13. Fuse
              14. Hero Realms
              15. Hey That's My Fish
              16. Hotshots!
              17. Kingdomino
              18. Machi Koro Bright Lights Big City
              19. Red 7
              20. Sagrada
              21. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Card Game
              22. Scythe
              23. Secret Hitler
              24. Space Team
              25. Splendor Cities of Splendor
              26. Spot It!
              27. Spyfall
              28. Spyfall 2
              29. Starfall
              30. That's A Question!
              31. The Thing Infection at Outpost 31
              32. Tiny Epic Galaxies
              33. Tokaido
              34. Total Rickall
              35. Unearth
                                                                                Favorite Games:
                                                                                1. DC Deck-Building (#3 on last year)
                                                                                2. Machi Koro Bright Lights, Big City (#2 on last year)
                                                                                3. Hero Realms
                                                                                4. Sushi Go Party (#6 on last year)
                                                                                5. Codenames
                                                                                6. Tokaido
                                                                                7. Unearth
                                                                                8. Dice Forge
                                                                                9. The Thing Infection at Outpost 31
                                                                                10. Scythe

                                                                                Friday, December 15, 2017

                                                                                Best of 2017 - Food

                                                                                Last year I ate out about 300 times. This year it was a little over 300.

                                                                                I'm not qualified to be a food critic, but I did eat a lot of food and I do have opinions. So here are my top 10 favorites, the ones that are accessible, affordable *and* delicious enough that I went there numerous times during the year. My list of favorites is mostly down to how many times I went there, with a little fudging.

                                                                                Favorites:
                                                                                1. Easy Tiger
                                                                                2. Velvet Taco
                                                                                3. Home Slice Pizza
                                                                                4. Hopdoddy's
                                                                                5. Deckhand Oyster Bar
                                                                                6. Opal Divine's
                                                                                7. Black Star Co-Op
                                                                                8. Michi Ramen
                                                                                9. Jack Allen's Kitchen
                                                                                10. New Fortune Chinese
                                                                                                                I also kept track of where I ate lunch this year, and these are my favorites, based on how often I ate there. It's not just quality of food, here, but also closeness to work, where I'm usually eating lunch.

                                                                                                                Lunch Favorites:
                                                                                                                1. Torchy's Tacos 
                                                                                                                2. Wendy's
                                                                                                                3. Popeye's
                                                                                                                4. Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                5. McDonald's
                                                                                                                6. Pei Wei
                                                                                                                7. Whataburger
                                                                                                                8. P. Terry's
                                                                                                                9. Shake Shack
                                                                                                                10. Firehouse Subs
                                                                                                                11. Juarez Mexican Bakery
                                                                                                                12. Tarka
                                                                                                                13. Hoodie's Subs
                                                                                                                14. Mod Pizza
                                                                                                                15. Fuddrucker's
                                                                                                                                                        Then there were the places that I ate at once or twice, due to either it's location (downtown especially) or price. This list is purely down to my favorites, where I'd eat if location and price were no object.

                                                                                                                                                        Rare Treats:
                                                                                                                                                        1. Valentina's Tex-Mex BBQ
                                                                                                                                                        2. Kula Revolving Sushi
                                                                                                                                                        3. Batch Craft Beer + Kolaches
                                                                                                                                                        4. Franklin BBQ
                                                                                                                                                        5. Gus's Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                        6. Uchiko
                                                                                                                                                        7. Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
                                                                                                                                                        8. Peached Tortilla
                                                                                                                                                        9. Lucy's Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                        10. JT Youngblood's
                                                                                                                                                        11. Haymaker
                                                                                                                                                        12. Thai Kun
                                                                                                                                                        13. A+A Cafe
                                                                                                                                                        14. Sawyer & Co.
                                                                                                                                                        15. Wu Chow
                                                                                                                                                                                      I didn't manage to get back to French Quarter Grille, Odd Duck, or TNT Tacos & Tequila after two years away... I need to fix that. This year I didn't go to Salt & Time, Fogo de Chao, or Terry Black's BBQ even though they were on the list for last year.

                                                                                                                                                                                      Best of 2017 - Television

                                                                                                                                                                                      Best Shows (Every Category):
                                                                                                                                                                                      Somehow, again, there was a lot more television this year.

                                                                                                                                                                                      In general, this list is the "If I had to cut back to a certain number of shows, based on money, time, etc., this is the list of shows I'd cut first (starting with #56) to shows I'd cut last (starting with #1). Last year this list was 50 shows, and there are 24 shows from last year's list that weren't on here (either they ended, didn't have a new season, or I stopped watching them), so I added 30 new shows this year. Last year I added 27 new shows.

                                                                                                                                                                                      There were 7 shows that didn't have new seasons (Atlanta, Westworld, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Not Safe With Nikki Glaser, Making A Murderer, Humans), 9 shows ended or were limited run (The People vs. OJ Simpson, Togetherness, The Night Of, Night Manager, The Get Down, Pitch, Agent Carter, Inside Amy Schumer, 11.22.63 ) and 18 I stopped watching or plan to catch up on later (The Americans, Billions, Mr. Robot, Preacher, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Lethal Weapon, Angie Tribeca, Arrow, The Expanse, The Gifted, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Chance, Voltron Legendary Defender, Supergirl, Star Wars Rebels, Punisher, Riverdale, DC's Legends of Tomorrow)

                                                                                                                                                                                      Best New Shows:
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Legion (FX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Star Trek Discovery (CBS)
                                                                                                                                                                                      3. G.L.O.W. (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Handmaid's Tale (HULU)
                                                                                                                                                                                      5. The Deuce (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      6. Future Man (HULU)
                                                                                                                                                                                      7. Dear White People (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      8. Trial & Error (NBC)
                                                                                                                                                                                      9. Atypical (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      10. Crashing (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      11. Mindhunter (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      12. Godless (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      13. American Gods (STARZ)
                                                                                                                                                                                      14. A Series of Unfortunate Events (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      15. American Vandal (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      16. 13 Reasons Why (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      17. The Gifted (FOX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      18. Santa Clarita Diet (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      19. Ozark (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      20. Travelers (NETFLIX)

                                                                                                                                                                                      Best Drama:
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Fargo (FX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Game of Thrones (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Better Call Saul (AMC)
                                                                                                                                                                                      4. iZombie (CW)
                                                                                                                                                                                      5. Sense8 (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      6. The Leftovers (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      7. Sneaky Pete (AMAZON)
                                                                                                                                                                                      8. The Expanse (SYFY)
                                                                                                                                                                                      9. Chance (HULU)
                                                                                                                                                                                      10. Supergirl (CW)

                                                                                                                                                                                      The last three shows on that list I'm behind on, but they still rank as best drama when you excerpt all the new shows

                                                                                                                                                                                      Best Comedy:
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Master of None (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. The Good Place (NBC)
                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Better Things (FXX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      4. You're The Worst (FXX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      5. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      7. Veep (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      8. Silicon Valley (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      9. Rick and Morty (TOON)
                                                                                                                                                                                      10. Bojack Horseman (NETFLIX)

                                                                                                                                                                                      Overall:
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Fargo (FX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Legion (FX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Game of Thrones (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Better Call Saul (AMC)
                                                                                                                                                                                      5. Star Trek Discovery (CBS)
                                                                                                                                                                                      6. Master of None (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      7. G.L.O.W. (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      8. The Good Place (NBC)
                                                                                                                                                                                      9. The Handmaid's Tale (HULU)
                                                                                                                                                                                      10. The Deuce (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      11. Future Man (HULU)
                                                                                                                                                                                      12. You're the Worst (FXX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      13. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      14. iZombie (CW)
                                                                                                                                                                                      15. Stranger Things (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      16. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      17. Dear White People (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      18. Better Things (FXX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      19. Veep (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      20. Silicon Valley (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      21. Rick and Morty (TOON)
                                                                                                                                                                                      22. Bojack Horseman (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      23. The Mick (FOX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      24. Trial & Error (NBC)
                                                                                                                                                                                      25. Atypical (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      26. Sense8 (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      27. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      28. Crashing (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      29. Insecure (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      30. Review (COMEDY)
                                                                                                                                                                                      31. Love (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      32. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      33. Broad City (COM)
                                                                                                                                                                                      34. Mindhunter (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      35. Godless (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      36. American Gods (STARZ)
                                                                                                                                                                                      37. The Leftovers (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                      38. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
                                                                                                                                                                                      39. Sneaky Pete (AMAZON)
                                                                                                                                                                                      40. Easy (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      41. Orange is the New Black (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      42. A Series of Unfortunate Events (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      43. American Vandal (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      44. 13 Reasons Why (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      45. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW)
                                                                                                                                                                                      46. Santa Clarita Diet (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      47. Casual (HULU)
                                                                                                                                                                                      48. Ozark (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      49. Travelers (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      50. SMILF (Showtime)
                                                                                                                                                                                      51. Timeless (NBC)
                                                                                                                                                                                      52. The Tick (AMAZON)
                                                                                                                                                                                      53. Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      54. Defenders (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      55. Castlevania (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                      56. She's Gotta Have It (NETFLIX)

                                                                                                                                                                                      Friday, December 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                      Monthly Update - November 2017


                                                                                                                                                                                      Read 60 Graphic Novels (1+48=49)
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Justice League International Omnibus
                                                                                                                                                                                        Play 15 New Boardgames (2+29=31)
                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
                                                                                                                                                                                        • DC Deckbuilding Game
                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kingdomino
                                                                                                                                                                                        • Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Card Game
                                                                                                                                                                                        My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Captain America #695
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Voltron Legendary Defender Vol 2 #2-3
                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Runaways #3
                                                                                                                                                                                        4. Ms. Marvel #24
                                                                                                                                                                                        5. Ninja-k #1
                                                                                                                                                                                        6. Punisher #218
                                                                                                                                                                                        7. Doomsday Clock #1
                                                                                                                                                                                        8. X-Men Gold #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                Comics I Read This Month (41+519=560):
                                                                                                                                                                                                • All New Wolverine #27
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Amazing Spider-Man #791
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Astonishing X-Men #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Avengers #673
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Batman Creature of the Night #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Captain America #695
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Champions #14
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Crosswind #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Daredevil #595
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Doomsday Clock #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Fence #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Guardians of the Galaxy #146-147
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hawkeye #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Injustice 2 #14
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Iron Fist #74
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Kill or Be Killed #14
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Kill the Minotaur #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Lazarus X+66 #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Maestros #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Mage The Hero Denied #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Ms. Marvel #24
                                                                                                                                                                                                • New Super Man #17
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Ninja-k #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Punisher #218
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Rat Queens #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Redneck #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Royal City #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Runaways #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Slots #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Spirits of Vengeance #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Thanos #13
                                                                                                                                                                                                • US Avengers #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Voltron Legendary Defender Vol 2 #2-4
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Wild Storm #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                • X-Men Blue #15-16
                                                                                                                                                                                                • X-Men Gold #15-16
                                                                                                                                                                                                TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Alias Grace "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Better Things "Arnold Hall" "White Rock"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend "Josh's Ex-Girlfriend is Crazy" "I Never Want to See Josh Again" "Josh is Irrelevant"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Curb Your Enthusiasm "The Pickle Gambit" "A Disturbance in the Kitchen" "Running with the Bulls" "Thank You For Your Service" "The Accidental Text on Purpose" "Namaste"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Future Man "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Godless "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Good Place "Derek"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "November 5, 2017" "November 12, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Orville "Pria" "Krill" "Majority Rule" "Into the Fold" "Cupid's Dagger"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Punisher "3 AM" "Two Dead Men" "Kandahar"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Marvel's Runaways "Reunion" "Rewind" "Destiny"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • SMILF "A Box of Dunkies and Two Squirts of Maple Syrup" "1,800 Filet-o-Fishes & One Small Diet Coke" "
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Star Trek Discovery "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" "Into the Forest"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Stranger Things "Season Two"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Supergirl "Crisis on Earth-X Part 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                • You're The Worst "Dad-Not-Dad" "From the Beginning, I Was Screwed" "Like People" "It's Always Been This Way"
                                                                                                                                                                                                Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. The Good Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Star Trek Discovery
                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Stranger Things
                                                                                                                                                                                                4. You're the Worst
                                                                                                                                                                                                5. Future Man
                                                                                                                                                                                                6. Marvel's Runaways
                                                                                                                                                                                                7. Godless
                                                                                                                                                                                                8. Better Things
                                                                                                                                                                                                9. Curb Your Enthusiasm
                                                                                                                                                                                                10. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Thor Ragnarok
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Kong Skull Island
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Arrival
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Chicago
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Moulin Rouge
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Tropic Thunder
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Big Sick
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
                                                                                                                                                                                                Places I Ate This Month (23+283=306):
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Chi'Lantro
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Deckhand Oyster Bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Dragonbeard Kitchen
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Flyrite Chicken (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Fuddrucker's
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Habana SoCo
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Homeslice Pizza
                                                                                                                                                                                                • New Fortune Chinese
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Pei Wei (x3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Popeye's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Shoal Creek Saloon
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Torchy's Tacos (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Trudy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Velvet Taco
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Wendy's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Whataburger

                                                                                                                                                                                                Wednesday, November 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                Monthly Update - October 2017


                                                                                                                                                                                                Read 60 Graphic Novels (2+46=48)
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Velvet HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Overwatch Anthology Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Play 15 New Boardgames (4+25=29)
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Sagrada
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Above and Below
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Splendor Cities of Splendor
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • That's A Question!
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Hero Realms
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • DC Deck-Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Unspeakable Words
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Unearth
                                                                                                                                                                                                  My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. X-Men Gold #13
                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Slots #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Gotham City Garage #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                  4. Runaways #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                  5. Maestros #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                  6. Sherlock Frankenstein & Legion of Evil #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                  7. Amazing Spider-Man #790
                                                                                                                                                                                                  8. Saga #48
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Comics I Read This Month (48+471=519):
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • All New Guardians of the Galaxy #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • All-New Wolverine #25-26
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Amazing Spider-Man #789-790
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Astonishing X-Men #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Avengers #672
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Babyteeth #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Batman White Knight #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Cable #150
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Champions #13
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Curse Words #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Daredevil #27
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Dead of Winter #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Elsewhere #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Eugenic #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Gotham City Garage #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Harley and Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hawkeye #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Injustice 2 #11-12
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Iron Fist #73
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Kill or Be Killed #13
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Kill the Minotaur #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Luke Cage #166
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Maestros #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Mage Hero Denied #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ms. Marvel #23
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • New Super Man #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Punisher The Platoon #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Royal City #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Runaways #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Saga #48
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Sherlock Frankenstein & Legion of Evil #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Shirtless Bear-Fighter #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Slots #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Spirits of Vengeance #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Star Trek TNG Mirror Broken #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Thanos #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Archies #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • US Avengers #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Voltron Legendary Defender Vol 2 #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Wild Storm #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • X-Men Blue #13-14
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • X-Men Gold #13-14
                                                                                                                                                                                                          TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Better Things "Robin" "Sick" "Phil" "Eulogy" "Blackout"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Brooklyn Nine-Nine "The Big House, Part 1 & 2" "Kicks" "HalloVeen"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Chance "Multi-Axial System" "A Very Special Onion" "The Flitcraft Parable" "The Coping Mechanism"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Comrade Detective "The Invisible Hand"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend "Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Wants Revenge" "To Josh, With Love" "Josh is a Liar"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Curb Your Enthusiasm "Foisted!"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • DC's Legends of Tomorrow "Aruba-Con" "Freakshow"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Deuce "I See Money" "Why Me?" "Au Reservoir" "My Name is Ruby"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Dynasty "I Hardly Recognized You"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Flash "The Flash Reborn"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee "October 4, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ghosted "Bee-Mo"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Gifted "EXposed" "rX" "eXodus" "eXit Strategy"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Good Place "Everything is Great! Part 2" "Team Cockroach" "Existential Crisis" "Janet & Michael"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Great News "The Boardroom Bitch" "Squad Feud"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "October 1, 2017" "October 8, 2017" "October 15, 2017" "October 29, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Marvel's Inhumans "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Mick "The Friend"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Mindhunter "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Mr. Robot "eps3.0_power-saver-mode.h"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Orville "If The Stars Should Appear"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Rick & Morty "The Rickchurian Mortydate"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Riverdale "Chapter Fourteen: A Kiss Before Dying"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Star Trek Discovery "Context is for Kings" "The Butcher Cares Not For the Lamb's Cry" "Choose Your Pain" "Lethe" "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Supergirl "Girl of Steel"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Voltron Legendary Defender "Code of Honor"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • You're The Worst "There's Always a Back Door" "Not A Great Bet" "A Bunch of Hornballs" "Worldstar!"
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. The Good Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. The Deuce
                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Better Things
                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Star Trek Discovery
                                                                                                                                                                                                          5. Mindhunter
                                                                                                                                                                                                          6. You're the Worst
                                                                                                                                                                                                          7. Chance
                                                                                                                                                                                                          8. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                                                                                                                                                                          9. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                          10. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • La La Land
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Pitch Perfect
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Pitch Perfect 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Spider-Man Homecoming
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Rent
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Blade Runner 2049
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Fast and the Furious
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 2 Fast 2 Furious
                                                                                                                                                                                                          New Places to Eat:
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Grand Lux in The Domain
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tumble 22 Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • PS 35
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Holy Roller
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Easy Tiger (??)
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Noble Sandwich (Georgetown - Spring 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 24 Diner (Rock Rose - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Places I Ate This Month (26+257=283):
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 24 Diner
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Batch Kolaches + Craft Beer
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Black Star Co-Op
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Brooklyn Pie Company
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • County Line
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Culver's
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Home Slice
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hopdoddy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Kerbey Lane (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Mighty Fine Burgers
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Outback Steakhouse (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • P. Terry's
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Pei Wei (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Shake Shack
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Sushi Zushi
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Torchy's Tacos
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Valentina's Tex-Mex
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Velvet Taco (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Vigilante Gaming Bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Wendy's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Whataburger

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Sunday, October 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Monthly Update - September 2017


                                                                                                                                                                                                          Read 60 Graphic Novels (4+42=46)
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. K Chronicles: The Unbearable Cuteness of Being
                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. TMNT/Usagi Yojimbo HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Amazing Spider-Man Worldwide Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Play 15 New Boardgames (2+23=25)
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Unearth
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Codenames Duet
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Hero Realms
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Sushi Go Party
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Splendor
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tokaido
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Dice Forge
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Machi Koro
                                                                                                                                                                                                            My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Scales & Scoundrels #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Champions #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. Runaways #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                            4. Ms. Marvel #22
                                                                                                                                                                                                            5. Injustice 2 #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                            6. Generations Captain Marvel & Ms. Marvel #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                            7. Generations The Americas #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                            8. Rat Queens Special #1: Orc Dave
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Comics I Read This Month (45+426=471):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • All-New Wolverine #24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Amazing Spider-Man #32
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Astonishing X-Men #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Babyteeth #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Black Hammer #13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Champions #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Crosswind #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Curse Words #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Daredevil #26
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Dead of Winter #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Descender #24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Elsewhere #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Generations Captain Americas #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Generations Captain Marvel & Ms. Marvel #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Generations Iron Man & Ironheart #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Generations Morales & Parker Spider-Man #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hawkeye #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hellboy & BPRD 1953 Occult Intelligence #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Injustice 2 #9-10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Journey to Star War Last Jedi Captain Phasma #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kill or Be Killed #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kill the Minotaur #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kingsman Red Diamond #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Lazarus X+66 #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Mage The Hero Denied #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Marvel Legacy #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Ms. Marvel #22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • New Super Man #13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Nightwing The New Order #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Rat Queens Orc Dave Special #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Realm #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Redneck #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Runaways #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Saga #47
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Scales & Scoundrels #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Secret Empire Omega #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Shirtless Bear-Fighter #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Thanos #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • U.S. Avengers #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Weapon X #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Wild Storm #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Wonder Woman Conan #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • X-Men Gold #11-12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • American Vandal "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Atypical "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Ballers "Seasons One - Three"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Better Things "September"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Bojack Horseman "Season Four"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Broad City "Sliding Doors" "Twaining Day"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Deuce "Show and Prove" "The Principle Is All"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee "September 13, 2017" "September 20, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Ghosted "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Good Place "Everything is Great!"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Insecure "Hella Blows" "Hella Disrespectful" "Hella Perspective"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "September 10, 2017""September 24, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Mick "The Hotel"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Norsemen "The Homecoming" "The Escape"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Orville "Old Wounds" "About A Girl"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Rick & Morty "The Ricklantis Mix-Up" "Morty's Mind Blowers" "The ABCs of Beth"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Star Trek Discovery "The Vulcan Hello" "Battle at the Binary Stars"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • You're The Worst "It's Been Parts 1 & 2" "Odysseus" "It's Just Marketing" "Fog of War, Bro"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. The Good Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. You're the Worst
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3. The Deuce
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4. Bojack Horseman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5. Rick & Morty
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6. Better Things
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    7. Star Trek Discovery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    8. Atypical
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    9. Broad City
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    10. American Vandal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tango & Cash
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Shoot 'Em Up
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Django Unchained
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    New Places to Eat:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Grand Lux in The Domain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tumble 22 Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • PS 35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Holy Roller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Easy Tiger (??)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Noble Sandwich (Georgetown - Spring 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 24 Diner (Rock Rose - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Places I Ate This Month (30+227=257):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Batch Craft Beer + Kolaches
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Black Star Co-Op
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chuy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Culver's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Easy Tiger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Jack Allen's Kitchen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Jason's Deli (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Juarez
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kula Revolving Sushi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Lucky Robot Sushi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • McDonalds (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Michi Ramen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Mod Pizza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Opal Divine's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • P. Terry's (x3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Quinoa Grill
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Shanghai Dim Sum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Torchy's Tacos (x5)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Uchiko
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Whataburger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Wu Chow

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Friday, September 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Monthly Update - August 2017


                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Read 60 Graphic Novels (5+37=42)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Before Watchmen Minutemen/Silk Spectre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. All-New All-Different Avengers HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3. God Country TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4. Secret Avengers: Run Mission Save World HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5. Star Wars Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Play 15 New Boardgames (0+23=23)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Hero Realms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Sushi Go
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Tokaido
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Unstoppable Wasp #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. X-Men Gold #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Inhumans Once and Future Kings #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Star Wars Rogue One Cassian & K2SO Special #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5. Weapon X #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      6. X-Men Gold #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      7. Mage Hero Denied #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      8. Generations Wolverine & All-New Wolverine #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      9. Generations Hawkeye & Hawkeye #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      10. Secret Empire #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Comics I Read This Month (49+377=426):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • All-New Wolverine #23
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Amazing Spider-Man #31
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Astonishing X-Men #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Babyteeth #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Black Hammer #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Captain America #25
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Champions #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Crosswind #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Curse Words #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Daredevil #25
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Dead of Winter #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Descender #23
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Divinity #0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Doctor Strange #24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Elsewhere #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Generations Banner Hulk & Totally Awesome Hulk #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Generations Hawkeye & Hawkeye #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Generations Unworthy Thor #1 & Mighty Thor #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Generations Wolverine & All-New Wolverine #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Hawkeye #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Inhumans Once and Future Kings #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Injustice 2 #7-8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Kill or Be Killed #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Kill the Minotaur #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Lazarus X+66 #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Luke Cage #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Mage Hero Denied #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Mech Cadet Yu #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ms. Marvel #21
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • New Super Man #14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Nightwing The New Order #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Predator Hunters #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Rat Queens #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Redneck #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Saga #46
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Secret Empire #8-10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Shirtless Bear-Fighter #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Star Trek TNG Mirror Broken #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Star Wars Rogue One Cassian & K2SO Special #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Swordquest #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Thanos #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Totally Awesome Hulk #22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Unstoppable Wasp #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Weapon X #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • X-Men Gold #9-10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Casual "The Hermit and the Moon"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Defenders "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Deuce "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Duck Tales "Woo-Oo"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee "August 2, 2017" "August 9, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Game of Thrones "Spoils of War" "Eastwatch" "Beyond the Wall" "The Dragon and the Wolf"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Guest Book "Story One" "Story Two"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Insecure "Hella Open" "Hella L.A." "Hella Shook"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "August 6, 2017" "August 13, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • People of Earth "New Beginnings" "Uneasy Alliance"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Preacher "Dallas"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Rick & Morty "Pickle Rick" "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender" "Rest & Ricklaxation"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Room 104 "Pizza Boy" "The Knockandoo"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Tick "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Voltron Legendary Defender "Season Three"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Game of Thrones
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Rick & Morty
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. The Deuce
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Insecure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Voltron Legendary Defender
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Duck Tales
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. The Tick
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Wet Hot American Summer Ten Years Later
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Girl With All The Gifts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Dunkirk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Fate of the Furious
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Big Trouble
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Inglorious Basterds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              New Places to Eat:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Grand Lux in The Domain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Tumble 22 Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • PS 35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Holy Roller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches on Manor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Easy Tiger (??)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Noble Sandwich (Georgetown - Spring 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 24 Diner (Rock Rose - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Places I Ate This Month (25+212=227):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 24 Diner
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Bao'd Up
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Black Box BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Culver's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Homeslice (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Hopdoddy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Jack Allen's Kitchen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Kerbey Lane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • McDonalds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Michi Ramen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • New Fortune Chinese
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Opal Divine's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Outback Steakhouse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Popeye's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Sushi Nina
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Torchy's Tacos (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Valentina's Tex-Mex BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Velvet Taco (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Way South Philly
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Wendy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Whataburger

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Tuesday, August 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Monthly Update - July 2017


                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Read 60 Graphic Novels (3+34=37)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Usagi Yojimbo Vol 31 Hell Screen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Ms Marvel Vol 3 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Batman TMNT Adventures TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Play 15 New Boardgames (4+19=23)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Networks
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Codenames Deep Undercover
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Celestia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Bloodborne DBG
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hero Realms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Total Rickall
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Dice Forge
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Rat Queens #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Unstoppable Wasp #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Mage The Hero Denied #0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. Calexit #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. Lazarus X+66 #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6. Astonishing X-Men #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7. Shirtless Bear-Fighter #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                8. Redneck #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Comics I Read This Month (46+331=377):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • All-New Wolverine #22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Amazing Spider-Man #30
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Astonishing X-Men #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Babyteeth #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Black Hammer #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Calexit #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Captain America Sam Wilson #24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Captain America Steve Rogers #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Champions #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Crosswind #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Daredevil #23-24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Descender #22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Doctor Strange #23
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Faith and the Future Force #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Injustice 2 #5-6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kill or Be Killed #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kill the Minotaur #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Korgi Short Tales #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Lazarus X Plus 66 #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Luke Cage #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mage Hero Denied #0-1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ms. Marvel #20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • New Super Man #13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Predator Hunters #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rat Queens #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Redneck #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Royal City #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Saga #45
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Secret Empire #6-7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Shirtless Bear-Fighter #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • TMNT Usagi Yojimbo #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Thanos #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Damned #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • U.S. Avengers #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Unstoppable Wasp #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Weapon X #5-6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wild Storm #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • X-Men Gold #7-8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • American Gods "The Secret of Spoons" "Head Full of Snow" "Git Gone" "Lemon Scented You" "A Murder of Gods" "A Prayer for Mad Sweeney" "Come to Jesus"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Your Honor" "The Slaughterhouse" "The Bank Job" "Crime and Punishment"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Castlevania "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Casual "Venus" "Fresno" "Cake Walk" "Firesale"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Friends From College "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee "July 19, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Game of Thrones "Dragonstone" "Stormborn" "The Queen's Justice"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Insecure "Hella Great" "Hella Questions"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "June 25, 2017" "July 2, 2017" "July 30, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Mick "The Heater" "The Sleepover" "The Implant" "The Intruder"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ozark "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Preacher "On the Road" "Mumbai Sky Tower" "Damsels" "Viktor"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rick and Morty "The Rickshank Redemption" "Rickmancing the Stone"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Snowfall "Make Them Birds Fly"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Game of Thrones
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Rick and Morty
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Insecure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4. American Gods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5. Snowfall
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        8. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        9. Casual
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        10. Ozark
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Atomic Blonde
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Baby Driver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fifth Element
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Get Shorty
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • John Wick
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • John Wick 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Spider-Man Homecoming
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Big Sick
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tour De Pharmacy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tropic Thunder
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        New Places to Eat:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Grand Lux in The Domain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tumble 22 Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • PS 35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Holy Roller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches on Manor (??)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Easy Tiger (??)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Noble Sandwich (Georgetown - Spring 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 24 Diner (Rock Rose - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Places I Ate This Month (25+187=212):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 24 Diner
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Asia Cafe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Black Star Co-Op
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Chuy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Culver's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Firehouse Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Five Guys
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hopdoddy (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • JT Youngblood's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kerbey Lane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • McDonald's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mighty Fine (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Noble Sandwich
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Palermo Pasta House
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Popeye's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Shake Shack
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Smoky Mo's BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Stanley's Farmhouse Pizza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Thai Kun
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wendy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wingstop

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Saturday, July 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Monthly Update - June 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Read 60 Graphic Novels (5+29=34)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Suicide Squad Vol 6: Phoenix Gambit TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Absolute Wonder Woman Volume 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Revival Vol 4 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4. Secret Avengers Vol 1 Mission to Mars HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5. Secret Avengers Vol 2 Eyes of the Dragon HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Play 15 New Boardgames (2+17=19)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Scythe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Splendor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Machi Koro Bright Lights, Big City
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Celestia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Buy the Rights
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • DC Deck-Building Teen Titans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. X-Men Gold #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Champions #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Ms. Marvel #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Kill the Minotaur #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5. Shirtless Bear-Fighter #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6. Doctor Strange #22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7. Batman Elmer Fudd #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          8. Clue #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Comics I Read This Month (53+278=331):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Accell #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • All-New Wolverine #21
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Amazing Spider-Man #28-29
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Aquaman #25
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Babyteeth #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Batman The Shadow #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Batman Elmer Fudd #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Black Hammer #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Britannia We Who Are About to Die #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Cable #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Captain America Sam Wilson #23
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Captain America Steve Rogers #18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Champions #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Clue #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Copperhead #14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Crosswind #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Damned #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Daredevil #21-22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Doctor Strange #20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Doctor Strange #22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Edge of Venomverse #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • God Country #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Hawkeye #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Kill the Minotaur #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Kingpin #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Luke Cage #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Ms. Marvel #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Old Man Logan #25
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Predator Hunters #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Rapture #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Reborn #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Royal City #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Secret Empire #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Secret Empire United #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Secret Weapons #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Shirtless Bear-Fighter #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Star Trek TNG Mirror Broken #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Star Wars Darth Maul #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Swordquest #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Thanos #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Old Guard #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Totally Awesome Hulk #20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • US Avengers #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Unsound #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Weapon X #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Weapons of Mutant Destruction #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Wild Storm #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • X-Men Gold #5-6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • X-O Manowar #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Better Call Saul "Slip" "Fall" "Lantern"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Casual "Ashes to Ashes" "Things to Do In Burbank When You're Dead" "The Table" "The Sprout" "Look At Me" "Troubleshooting" "The Rat King"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Fargo "The Law of Inevitability" "Who Rules The Land of Denial?" "Aporia" "Someone to Love"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee "May 10, 2017"  "June 14, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • G.L.O.W. "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Handmaid's Tale "A Woman's Place" "The Other Side" "Jezebels" "The Bridge" "Night"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • iZombie "Twenty-Sided, Die" "Return of the Dead Guy" "Conspiracy Weary" "Looking for Mr. Goodbrain"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "June 4, 2017" "June 11, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Leftovers "Book of Nora"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Mick "Pilot" "The Grandparents" "The Buffer" "The Balloon" "The Fire" "The Master" "The Country Club" "The Snitch" "The Mess" "The New Girl"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Orange is the New Black "Season Five"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Room 104 "Pilot" 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Silicon Valley "The Patent Troll" "The Keenan Vortex" "Hooli-Con" "Server Error"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • So You Think You Can Dance "LA Auditions #1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Veep "Judge" "A Woman First" "Groundbreaking"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Fargo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Better Call Saul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. G.L.O.W.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4. The Handmaid's Tale
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5. The Mick
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  6. Silicon Valley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  7. Veep
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  8. Orange is the New Black
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  9. Casual
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  10. iZombie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Wonder Woman (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • La-La Land
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • True Lies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Quick Change
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  New Places to Eat:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Grand Lux in The Domain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • JT Youngbloods in Mueller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tumble 22 Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • PS 35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Holy Roller (Late Spring/Mid-Summer)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches on Manor (??)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Easy Tiger (??)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Noble Sandwich (Georgetown - Spring 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 24 Diner (Rock Rose - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Home Slice (North Loop - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Places I Ate This Month (24+163=187):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Chi'Lantro
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Deckhand Oyster Bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Easy Tiger (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Franklin BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Gus's Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Home Slice (x3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Hoover's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Juarez Mexican Bakery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Kerbey Lane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Michi Ramen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Morelia Mexican Grill
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Outback Steakhouse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Pei Wei
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Popeye's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Sherlock's Baker Street Pub & Grill
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Torchy's Tacos (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Velvet Taco
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Wendy's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Thursday, June 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Monthly Update - May 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Read 60 Graphic Novels (+23=)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Small Favors HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Chew Vol 6 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Book of Death HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4. Archer & Armstrong Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5. Green Arrow Vol 8: Hunt for Red Dragon TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  6. Saga Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Play 15 New Boardgames (4+13=17)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Fuse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • King of New York
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Dixit Odyssey
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Scythe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Spyfall 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tokaido
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Secret Hitler
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Secret Empire #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Injustice 2 #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3. Amazing Spider-Man #27
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4. Ms. Marvel #18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5. X-Men Gold #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6. Rat Queens #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    7. Redneck #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    8. Kill or Be Killed #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    9. Saga #43
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Comics I Read This Month (62+216=278):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • All-New Wolverine #20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Amazing Spider-Man #27
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Astro City #44
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bane Conquest #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Batman The Shadow #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Batman/TMNT Adventures #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ben Reilly Scarlet Spider #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Black Hammer #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Britannia We Who Are About to Die #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bullseye #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cable #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Captain America Sam Wilson #22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Captain America Steve Rogers #17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Catalyst Prime Noble #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Champions #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Copperhead #13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Curse Words #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Daredevil #20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Doctor Strange #21
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Eternal Empire #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Eternal Warrior Awakening #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Extremity #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fix #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • God Country #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hawkeye #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Heroines #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Injustice 2 #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Justice League Power Rangers #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kill or Be Killed #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kingpin #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Lazarus Sourcebook #2 Hock
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mass Effect Discovery #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Moon Knight #14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Motor Girl #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ms. Marvel #18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Nancy Drew And Hardy Boys The Big Lie #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • New Super Man #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Old Guard #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Predator Hunters #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rapture #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rat Queens #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Redneck #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Regression #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Royal City #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Saga #43
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Secret Empire #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Secret Empire Uprising #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Secret Warriors #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Star Trek TNG Mirror Broken #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Swordquest #0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Thanos #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Damned #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • U.S. Avengers #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Unstoppable Wasp #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Weapon X #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wild Storm #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • X-Men Gold #3-4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • X-O Manowar #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • American Gods "The Bone Orchard"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Better Call Saul "Sabrosito" "Chicanery" "Off Brand" "Expenses"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Moo Moo" "Cop-Con" "Chasing Amy"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Dear White People "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fargo "The Law of Non-Contradiction" "The Narrow Escape Problem" "The House of Special Purpose" "The Lord of No Mercy"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee "Not the Correspondents Dinner"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Great News "Pilot" "Bear Attack"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Handmaid's Tale "Offred" "Birth Day" "Late" "Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum" "
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • iZombie "Spank the Zombie" "Some Like It Hot Mess" "Dirt Nap Time" "Eat a Knievel"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "May 7, 2017" "May 14, 2017" "May 21, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Leftovers "Crazy Whitefella Thinking""G'Day Melbourne" "It's A Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, World" "Certified" "The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Twin Brother)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Master of None "The Thief" "Le Nozze" "Religion" "First Date" "The Dinner Party" "New York, I Love You" "Door #3" "Thanksgiving" "Amarsi Un Po" "Buona Notte"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sense 8 "Who Am I?" "Obligate Mutualisms" "Polyphony" "Fear Never Fixed Anything" "Isolated Above, Connected Below" "I Have No Room In My Heart for Hate" "All I Want Right Now is One More Bullet" "What Family Actually Means" "If All the World's A Stage, Identity is Just a Costume" "You Want a War?"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Silicon Valley "Terms of Service" "Intellectual Property" "Teambuilding Exercise" "The Blood Boy" "Customer Service"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Supergirl "Ace Reporter" "Alex" "City of Lost Children" "Resist" "Nevertheless, She Persisted"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt "Season 3"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Veep "Library" "Georgia" "Justice" "Chicklet" "Qatar" "Blurb"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Fargo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Better Call Saul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. The Handmaid's Tale
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4. Master of None
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5. Veep
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6. Silicon Valley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7. Dear White People
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        8. Sense8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        9. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        10. iZombie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • My Blue Heaven
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Heat
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Guardians of the Galaxy V.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kubo and the Two Strings
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Get Out
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        New Places to Eat:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Grand Lux in The Domain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • JT Youngbloods in Mueller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tumble 22 Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • PS 35 (May 30)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Holy Roller (Late Spring/Mid-Summer)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches on Manor (??)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Easy Tiger (??)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Noble Sandwich (Georgetown - Spring 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 24 Diner (Rock Rose - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Home Slice (North Loop - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Places I Ate This Month (40+123=163):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Burger King
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cooper's Pit BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Corner Bakery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fire Bowl
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Firehouse Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Flyrite Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Freebird's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fuddrucker's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Green Mesquite BBQ (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hoodie's Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Jack Allen's Kitchen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kerbey Lane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kula Revolving Sushi (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mandola's Italian
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • McDonald's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mod Pizza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • New Fortune Chinese
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Oakwood BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Opal Divine's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Outback Steakhouse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Peached Tortilla
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pei Wei
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Popeye's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Shake Shack (x3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tarka
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Torchy's Tacos (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Truluck's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Velvet Taco (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Vigilante Gaming Bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wendy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Whataburger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wingstop

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Monday, May 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Monthly Update - April 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Cook More (1+12=13):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hawaiian Grilled Cheese
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Read 6 Books (0+2=2)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Read 60 Graphic Novels (3+20=23)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Supergirl by Peter David Vol 2 TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Britannia TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Spider-Man Clone Conspiracy HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Rewatch Blurays

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Play More RPGs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • D&D Skyraiders
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fantasy A-Team
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Play 15 New Boardgames (2+11=13)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Superfight
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Sushi Go Party
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tsuro
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Fuse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Funemployment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Space Team
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. X-Men Gold #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Hawkeye #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Weapon X #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Rat Queens #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5. Redneck #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6. God Country #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7. Batman The Shadow #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Comics I Read This Month (53+163=216):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Aliens Dead Orbit #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • All-New Wolverine #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Amazing Spider-Man #26
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Astro City #43
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Batman The Shadow #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ben Reilly Scarlet Spider #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Black Hammer #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Brave Chef Brianna #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Britannia We Who Are About To Die #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Bullseye #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Captain America Sam Wilson #21
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Captain America Steve Rogers #15-16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Champions #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Copperhead #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Curse Words #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Daredevil #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Descender #21
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Doctor Strange #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Eleanor & The Egret #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Extremity #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • God Country #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Hawkeye #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Immortal Brothers: Green Knight #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Justice League of America #4-5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Kill or Be Killed #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Kingpin #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Moon Knight #13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ms. Marvel #17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys The Big Lie #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • New Super Man #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Planetoid Praxis #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Power Man and Iron Fist #15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Rat Queens #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Redneck #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Riverdale #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Rock Candy Mountain #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Royal City #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Savage Things #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Secret Empire #0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Star Wars Darth Maul #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Star-Lord #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Thanos #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Old Guard #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • U.S. Avengers #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Unstoppable Wasp #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Weapon X #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Wild Storm #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • X-Men Gold #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • X-O Manowar #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 13 Reasons Why "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Archer "No Good Deed"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Better Call Saul "Mabel" "Witness" "Sunk Costs"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Brooklyn Nine-Nine "The Audit" "Serve & Protect" "The Last Ride"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Cosplay Melee "Angels and Demons" "War Games" "Superheroes" "Animelee"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Crashing "Julie" "The Baptism"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Fargo "The Law of Vacant Places" "The Principle of Restricted Choice"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Flash "Abra Kadabra"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee "April 5, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Get Down "Unfold Your Own Myth" "The Beat Says This is the Way" "One by One, Into the Dark" "Gamble Everything""Only From Exile Can We Come Home"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • iZombie "Heaven Just Got A Little Bit Smoother" "Zombie Knows Best" "Eat, Pray, Liv" "Wag The Tongue Slowly"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "April 2, 2017" "April 9, 2017" "April 16, 2017" "April 23, 2017" 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Leftovers "The Book of Kevin" "Don't Be Ridiculous"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Mystery Science Theater 3000 "Reptilicus" "Cry Wilderness"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Review "Croygenics, Lightning, Prank"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Silicon Valley "Success Failure"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Star Wars Rebels "Zero Hour"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Supergirl "Distant Sun"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Trial & Error "Right-Hand Man" "Secrets & Lies" "The Case Gets Bigger" "A Change in Defense" "Opening Statements" "A Hostile Jury" "Unusual Suspect" "The Defense Rests" "The Verdict"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Veep "Omaha"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Fargo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Better Call Saul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Veep
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Trial & Error
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. iZombie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Silicon Valley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. The Leftovers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. 13 Reasons Why
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Fast Five
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Fast & Furious Six
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Furious Seven
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Fate of the Furious
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              New Places to Eat:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Grand Lux in The Domain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • JT Youngbloods in Mueller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Kula Revolving Sushi Bar on Airport (April)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Bombshell (April)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Easy Tiger (May)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches on Manor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • PS 35 (New York style pizza, Round Rock)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Noble Sandwich (Georgetown - Spring 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 24 Diner (Rock Rose - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Home Slice (North Loop - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Places I Ate This Month (38+85=123):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Chi'Lantro
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Deckhand Oyster Bar (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Easy Tiger (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Firehouse Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Hoodie's Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Jack Allen's Kitchen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Juarez Mexican Bakery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Kerbey Lane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Long John Silver's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Lucy's Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • McDonald's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Michi Ramen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Mod Pizza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Morelia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Opal Divine's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Outback Steakhouse (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • P. Terry's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Popeye's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Raising Cane's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Smashburger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Smokey Mo's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Sushi Bang Bang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Texas Land & Cattle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Torchy's Tacos (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Velvet Taco (x3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Wendy's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Wingstop (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Zaxby's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Saturday, April 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Monthly Update - March 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Cook More (1+11=12):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Sweet Potato Asparagus Chicken Skillet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Read 6 Books (1+1=2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Killshot by Elmore Leonard
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Read 60 Graphic Novels (5+15=20)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Divinity HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. The Valiant HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. JSA The Golden Age HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Batman and the Outsiders Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Flinstones Vol 1 TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Rewatch Blurays

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Play More RPGs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • D&D 5E: 1st Level Game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • D&D Skyraiders
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Play 15 New Boardgames (5+6=11)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Joking Hazard
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Machi Koro Bright Lights Big City
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Die in Space
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Batman: Almost Got 'Im
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Thing Infection at Outpost 31
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Celestia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 7 Wonders Duel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Fuse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Brave Chef Brianna #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Royal City #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Justice League Power Rangers #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. New Super Man #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. Star Trek Deviations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6. God Country #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7. Batman/TMNT Adventures #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                8. Black Hammer #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                9. Spider-Woman #17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                10. The Old Guard #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Comics I Read This Month (61+102=163):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • All-New Wolverine #18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Amazing Spider-Man #25
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Astro City #42
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Batman/TMNT Adventures #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Black Hammer #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Black Widow #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Bloodshot Reborn #0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Brave Chef Brianna #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Bullseye #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Captain America Sam Wilson #20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Captain America Steve Rogers #13-14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Champions #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Clone Conspiracy Omega
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Copperhead #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Curse Words #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Daredevil #18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Descender #20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Disney Pirates of the Caribbean #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Divinity III Escape from Gulag 396 #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Divinity III Stalinverse #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Doctor Strange #18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Extremity #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • God Country #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hawkeye #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Highlander American Dream #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Inhumans Prime #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Justice League Power Rangers #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Justice League of America #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kill or Be Killed #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kingpin #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Lazarus #26
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Man-Thing #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Moon Knight #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Ms. Marvel #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Nancy Drew Hardy Boys #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Neil Gaiman's American Gods The Shadow #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • New Super Man #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Once and Future Queen #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Planetoid Praxis #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Power Man and Iron Fist #14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Rat Queens #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Reborn #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Riverdale #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Royal City #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Savage Things #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Serenity No Power in the Verse #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Spider-Woman #17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Star Trek Deviations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Star Wars Darth Maul #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Star-Lord #4-5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Suicide Squad Banana Splits Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Thanos #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Old Guard #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • US Avengers #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Unstoppable Wasp #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Wild Storm #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • X-Men Prime #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • X-O Manowar #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Arrow "Second Chances"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Americans "Amber Waves"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Billions  "Risk Management" "Dead Cat Bounce" "Optimal Play"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Cosplay Melee "A Night at the Space Opera" "Throne Off"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Crashing "The Road" "Yard Sale" "Barking" "Parents" "Warm-Up"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • DC's Legends of Tomorrow "Raiders of the Lost Art" "Legion of Doom" "Turncoat" "Camelot/3000" "Land of the Lost" "Moonshot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Expanse "Home" "Paradigm Shift"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Feud: Bette and Joan "Pilot" "The Other Woman"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Flash "Attack on Central City" "The Wrath of Savitar" "Into the Speed Force" "Duet"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee "March 8, 2017" "March 15, 2017" "March 22, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Harlots "Episode One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Iron Fist "Snow Gives Way" "Shadow Hawk Takes Flight" "Rolling Thunder Cannon Punch" "Eight Diagram Dragon Palm" "Under Leaf Pluck Lotus" "Immortal Emerges From Cave"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia "A Cricket's Tale" "Dennis's Double Life"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "March 5, 2017" "March 12, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Legion "Episode Four" "Episode Five" "Episode Six" "Episode Seven" "Episode Eight"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Love "On Lockdown" "Friends Night Out" "While You Were Sleeping" "Shrooms" "A Day" "Forced Hiatus" "The Work Party" "Marty Dobbs" "Housesitting" "Liberty Down" "The Long D" "Back in Town"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Making History "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Review "Locorito, Pet Euthanasia, Dream" "Cohost, Ass-Slap, Helen Keller, Forgiveness"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Riverdale "Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" "Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Star Wars Rebels "Secret Cargo" "Double Agent Droid" "Twin Suns"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Supergirl "Exodus" "Starcrossed"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Taken "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Time After Time "Pilot" "I Will Catch You"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Trial & Error "Pilot" "A Wrench in the Case" "The Other Man" "An Unwelcome Distraction"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Legion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. The Americans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4. The Expanse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5. Billions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6. Riverdale
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    7. Feud
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    8. Trial & Error
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    9. Review
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    10. Love
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • A Few Good Men
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Collateral
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Doctor Strange
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Fifth Element
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Moana
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Running Scared
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Secret Life of Pets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Nice Guys
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Simpsons Movie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • X-Men Apocalypse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    New Places to Eat:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Grand Lux in The Domain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • JT Youngbloods in Mueller (March 20th)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kula Revolving Sushi Bar on Airport (April)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Bombshell (April)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Easy Tiger (May)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches on Manor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • PS 35 (New York style pizza, Round Rock)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Noble Sandwich (Georgetown - Spring 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 24 Diner (Rock Rose - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Home Slice (North Loop - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Places I Ate This Month (28+57=85):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Black Star Co-Op (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Chi'lantro
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Corner Bakery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • DiMassi's Mediterranean Grill
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Firehouse Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Fuddrucker's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hao Hao
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hoodie's Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hoover's Cooking (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Jason's Deli
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Juarez Bakery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kerbey Lane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • New Fortune Chinese
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Noble Sandwich
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Oakwood BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Phil's Ice House
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Popeye's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Smashburger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Smoky Mo's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tarka
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Torchy's Tacos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Velvet Taco
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Vera Cruz (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Vigilante Gaming Bar (x4)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Wendy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Whataburger

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Wednesday, March 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Monthly Update - February 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Cook More (5+6=11):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Pork Medallions with Maple Balsamic Glaze
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Broccoli Chicken Stir Fry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Penne Pasta with Sausage and Peppers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Apricot Glazed Bacon Wrapped Cajun Pork Tenderloin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Roasted Mushrooms in Brown Butter/Thyme/Garlic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Read 6 Books (0+1=1)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Read 60 Graphic Novels (8+7=15)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. March Book 1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. March Book 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3. March Book 3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4. Voltron Legendary Defender Vol 1 TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5. Darth Vader Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6. Ninjak Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    7. Autumnlands Vol 2 TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    8. Shadowman Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Rewatch Blurays
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • They Live
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Fifth Element
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Play More RPGs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • D&D 5E: 1st Level Game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • D&D Skyraiders
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Play 15 New Boardgames (5+1=6)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Machi Koro Bright Lights Big City
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Hey That's My Fish
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Starfall
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Spyfall
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Tiny Epic Galaxies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Pandemic Legacy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Hawkeye #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Unstoppable Wasp #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Kingpin #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Justice League Power Rangers #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5. Captain America Sam Wilson #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      6. God Country #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      7. Old Guard #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      8. Spider-Woman #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Comics I Read This Month (44+58=102):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • All-New Wolverine #17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Amazing Spider-Man #24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Astro City #41
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Batwoman Rebirth #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Black Widow #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Bullseye #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Captain America Sam Wilson #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Captain America Steve Rogers #11-12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Champions #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Curse Words #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Daredevil #17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Deadman Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Descender #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Divinity III Stalinverse #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Doctor Strange #17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Fix #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • God Country #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hawkeye #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Highlander American Dream #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Justice League Power Rangers #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Justice League of America #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Justice League of America Rebirth #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Kill or Be Killed #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Kingpin #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Moon Knight #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ms. Marvel #15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • New Super Man #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Old Guard #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Planetoid Praxis #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Power Man and Iron Fist #13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Savage #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Serenity No Power in the 'Verse #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Spider-Woman #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Star Wars Darth Maul #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Star-Lord #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Thanos #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Clone Conspiracy #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Unstoppable Wasp #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • US Avengers #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Visitor How and Why He Stayed #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Wild Storm #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Will Eisner Spirit Corpse Makers #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 24 Legacy "12 Noon - 1:00 PM" "1:00 PM - 2:00 PM" "2:00 PM - 3:00 PM" "3:00 PM - 4:00 PM"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • APB "Hard Reset" "Personal Matters"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Big Little Lies "Somebody's Dead"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Crashing "Artie Lange"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend "Josh is the Man of My Dreams, Right?" "Is Josh Free in Two Weeks?" "Can Josh Take A Leap of Faith?"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Expanse "Safe" "Doors and Corners" "Static" "Godspeed"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Flash "Dead or Alive" "Untouchable" "Attack on Gorilla City"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee "January 18, 2017" "January 25, 2017" "February 2, 2017" "February 8, 2017" "February 15, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Humans "201"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia "Wolf Cola: A Public Relations Nightmare" "Making Dennis Reynolds A Murderer" "Hero or Hate Crime?" "PTSDee" "The Gang Tends Bar"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "February 12, 2017" "February 19, 2017" "February 27, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Legion "Chapter One" "Chapter Two" "Chapter Three"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Powerless "Wayne or Lose"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Riverdale "Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil" "Chapter Three: Body Double" "Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show" "Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Santa Clarita Diet "So Then A Bat or a Monkey" "We Can't Kill People!" "We Can Kill People" "The Farting Sex Tourist" "Man Eat Man" "Attention to Detail" "Strange or Just Inconsiderate?" "How Much Vomit?" "The Book!" "Baka, Bile, and Baseball Bats"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Star Wars Rebels "Warhead" "Trials of the Darksaber" "Legacy of Mandalore" "Through Imperial Eyes"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Supergirl "We Can Be Heroes" "The Martian Chronicles" "Luthors" "Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk" "Homecoming"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Timeless "The Murder of Jesse James" "Karma Chameleon" "The Lost Generation" "Public Enemy No. 1" "The Red Scare"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Voltron Legendary Defender "Space Mall" "The Blade of Malmora" "The Belly of the Weblum" "Escape from Beta Traz" "Stayin' Alive" "Best Laid Plans" "Blackout"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Legion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5. The Expanse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6. Voltron Legendary Defender
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          8. Santa Clarita Diet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          9. Timeless
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          10. Flash
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Inglourious Basterds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Running Scared
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Overnight
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The LEGO Movie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • LEGO Batman Movie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Get Out
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Heat
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Midnight Run
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Chicago
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          New Places to Eat:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Grand Lux in The Domain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • JT Youngbloods in Mueller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches on Manor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Kula Revolving Sushi Bar on Airport
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • PS 35 (New York style pizza, Round Rock)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Velvet Taco (Rock Rose - March)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Sprinkles 24/7 Cupcake Vending Machine (Domain)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Noble Sandwich (Georgetown - Spring 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Easy Tiger (The Linc - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 24 Diner (Rock Rose - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Home Slice (North Loop - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Places I Ate This Month (26+31=57):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Chili's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Corner Bakery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Deckhand Oyster Bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Firehouse Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Flyrite Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Freebird's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Fuddrucker's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Haymaker
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hoodie's Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hoover's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hopdoddy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Jason's Deli
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Mod Pizza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Morelia Mexican Grill
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Plucker's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Popeye's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Shake Shack (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tarka
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Torchy's Tacos (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Vera Cruz Tacos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Wendy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Xian Sushi and Noodles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Y'all Down Home Cafe

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Wednesday, February 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Monthly Update - January 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Cook More:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Honey Garlic Chicken (needs improvement)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Chicken Souvlaki with Roasted Potatoes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Italian Meatloaf with Cauliflower and Fregola Sardo Pasta
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Pork Chops with Garlic Piccata, Spinach and Brown Rice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Honey Mustard Chicken with Roasted Vegetables
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ricotta Parmesan Gnocchi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Read 6 Books (1)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Forever War by Joe Haldeman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Read 60 Graphic Novels (7)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Amazing Spider-Man Worldwide Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Injustice Year Two TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Nighthawk Vol 1 TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5. Scarlet Witch Vol 1 TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6. Green Arrow Vol 7 Homecoming TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7. Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Rewatch Blurays
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • None
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Play More RPGs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • D&D 5E: 1st Level Game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Play 15 New Boardgames (1)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Arkham Horror LCG
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Die In Space!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Dead of Winter
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Unstoppable Wasp #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Captain America Sam Wilson #17-18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. Dungeons & Dragons Frost Giants Fury #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4. God Country #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5. Curse Words #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6. Disney Pirates of the Caribbean #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            7. Thanos #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Comics I Read This Month (58+0=58):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • All-New Wolverine #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Amazing Spider-Man #23
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Batman TMNT Adventures #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Birthright #21
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Black Hammer Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Black Widow #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Captain America Sam Wilson #17-18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Captain America Steve Rogers #9-10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Champions #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Civil War II Oath #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Clone Conspiracy #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Curse Words #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Daredevil #15-16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Descender #18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Disney Pirates of the Caribbean #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Divinity III Aric #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Divinity III Stalinverse #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Doctor Strange #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Doctor Strange and Sorcerers Supreme #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Doom Patrol #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Dungeons & Dragons Frost Giants Fury #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Ether #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Faith #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Gamora #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • God Country #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Grand Passion #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hawkeye #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hulk #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Justice League Power Rangers #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Kamandi Challenge #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Kill or Be Killed #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Loose Ends #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Monsters Unleashed #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Moon Knight #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Motor Crush #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Motor Girl #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Ms. Marvel #14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • New Super Man #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Occupy Avengers #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Power Man and Iron Fist #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Reborn #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Red Dog #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Saga #42
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Savage #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Serenity No Power in the Verse #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Silk #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Spider-Woman #15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Star Trek Green Lantern Vol 2 #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Star Wars #27
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Star Wars Doctor Aphra #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Star-Lord #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Thanos #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Dregs #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Skeptics #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • U.S. Avengers #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Unstoppable Wasp #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Brooklyn Nine-Nine "The Fugitive"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Chance "The Summer of Love" "The Axiom of Choice" "Hiring It Done" "The Mad Doctor" "A Still Point in the Turning World" "The Unflinching Spark" "Unlocking Your Hidden Powers" "The House of Space and Time" "Camera Obscura" "Fluid Management"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend "Who's The Cool Girl Josh is Dating?" "Who is Josh's Soup Fairy?" "When Do I Get To Spend Time with Josh?" "Will Scarsdale Like Josh's Shayna Punim?"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Emerald City "The Beast Forever/Prisoner of the Abject"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Expanse "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Flash "Borrowing Problems"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee "January 11th, 2017"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Good Place "Chidi's Choice" "What's My Motivation?" "Mindy St. Claire/Michael's Gambit"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia "The Gang Turns Black" "The Gang Goes to a Water Park" "Old Lady House: A Situation Comedy"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Marvel's Agents of SHIELD "Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire" "Lockup" "The Good Samaritan" "Deals with our Devils" "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics" "Broken Promises"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Riverdale "Chapter One: The River's Edge"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • A Series of Unfortunate Events "A Bad Beginning" "The Reptile Room" "The Wide Window" "The Miserable Mill"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Sneaky Pete "Pilot" "Safe" "Mister Success" "The Fury" "Sam" "Coyote is Always Hungry" "Lieutenant Bernhardt" "The Roll Over" "The Turn" "The Longest Day"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Star Wars Rebels "The Wynkahthu Job" "The Inside Man" "Voices and Visions" "Ghosts of Geonosis Parts 1 & 2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Supergirl "Supergirl Lives"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Taboo "Episode 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Timeless "The World's Columbian Exposition"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Travelers "Travelers" "Protocol 6" "Aleksander" "Hall" "Room 101" "Helios-685" "Protocol 5" "Donner" "Bishop" "Kathryn" "Marcy" "Grace"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Voltron Legendary Defender "Across the Universe" "The Depths" "Shiro's Escape" "Greening the Cube" "Eye of the Storm" "The Ark of Taujeer"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Young Pope "Episode One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. The Expanse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. The Good Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. Sneaky Pete
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6. A Series of Unfortunate Events
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7. Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                8. Chance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                9. Travelers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                10. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hail, Caesar!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Midnight Special
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Minority Report
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Sicario
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Spectral
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Split
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Suicide Squad Extended Edition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Big Short
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                New Places to Eat:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Flyrite Chicken Sandwich on Burnet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Grand Lux in The Domain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • JT Youngbloods in Mueller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches on Manor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Kula Revolving Sushi Bar on Airport
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • PS 35 (New York style pizza, Round Rock)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Velvet Taco (Rock Rose - March)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Sprinkles 24/7 Cupcake Vending Machine (Domain)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Noble Sandwich (Georgetown - Spring 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Easy Tiger (The Linc - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 24 Diner (Rock Rose - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Home Slice (North Loop - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Places I Ate This Month (32+0=32):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Black Star Co-Op
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Cheesecake Factory
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Chuy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Deckhand Oyster Bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Easy Tiger (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • El Chile
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Firehouse Subs (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Franklin BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Freebird's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Gus's Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hopdoddy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • In N Out Burger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Juarez Mexican Bakery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Kerbey Lane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Noble Sandwich
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Opal Divine's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Outback Steakhouse (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • P. Terry's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Pinthouse Pizza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Popeye's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Sawyer & Co.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Sushi Nini
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Tarka
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Wendy's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Whataburger (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Zaxby's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Sunday, January 01, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Best of 2016 - Boardgames

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I played 85 games in 2016, the most I've ever played. 40 of those games were new to me.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                New Games:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Awesome Kingdom
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Birds of a Feather
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Bullfrogs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. CV
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. Cthulhu Realms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6. Dastardly Dirigibles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7. Dead of Winter The Long Night
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                8. Die in Space!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                9. Dr. Eureka
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                10. Dresden Files Co-Op Card Game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                11. Elysium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                12. Ghostbusters
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                13. Here Kitty Kitty
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                14. Heroes Wanted
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                15. Instanbul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                16. Joking Hazard
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                17. Letters From Whitechapel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                18. Love Letter Adventure Time
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                19. Mysterium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                20. Pandemic Iberia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                21. Pandemic Reign of Cthulhu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                22. Pandemic The Cure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                23. Rent-A-Hero
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                24. Spartacus A Game of Blood & Treachery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                25. Splendor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                26. Sushi Go Party!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                27. Sushi Go!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                28. T.I.M.E. Stories Prophecy of Dragons
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                29. T.I.M.E. Stories Under the Mask
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                30. The Networks


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Favorite Games:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Pandemic Legacy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Machi Koro
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. DC Deck-Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. Splendor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. King of New York
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6. Sushi Go Party
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7. Dead of Winter
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                8. Just Desserts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                9. 7 Wonders
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                10. Superfight

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                New Year's Resolutions - 2017 Edition

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                So... 2016 sucked. On a macro level, at least. We lost Prince, Bowie, George Michael, Darwyn Cooke, Steve Dillon, Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher (and her mom, within a day of one another), The Tall Man, Harper Lee, Garry Shandling, Merle Haggard, Doris Roberts, Michelle MacNamara, Muhammad Ali, Anton Yelchin, Garry Marshall, Kevin Meaney, and Gene Wilder, to name a few, not to mention my good friend Maida Carpio. We should have known when Abe Vigoda died in January that the grim reaper was not fucking around this year. Trump did a good job riling up the crazies and then FUCKING WON THE ELECTION, which none of us (including Trump and most of his supporters) saw coming. 2017 and beyond are going to be a rough slog of fighting fights that should have been over by now, watching progress we've made get steamrollered... and that's the BEST CASE scenario.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                And yet... one of my best friends and his wife bought a new house. Another of my friends got married. My kids and my wife are healthy. The store is doing well. Successfully launched my Beach Cop Detectives podcast to pretty solid acclaim, which included getting to interview a whole ton of people, including Donal Logue, Michael Raymond James, Tim Minear, Kimberly Quinn, Shawn Ryan and Ted Griffin. Still love the Mustang. And oh yeah, my oncologist said I "might be cured," three words I never expected to hear. So there are silver linings, at least.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Time for 2017 resolutions, and time to check in on last year.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Last year's resolutions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Reasonable Bedtime. The plan was, in bed by 12:30, asleep by 1:30, up by 11:00 at the latest. Instead, it was mostly in bed by 2:00, asleep by 3:30, awake by 11:30 and reading Facebook on the iPad for a half hour to shake off the groggy most days. FAIL.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Cook More - As predicted, I knocked out most of my new recipes early on and then fell into bad habits, but... I did cook more, even if it was a lot of the same recipes, and I added a few late in the year thanks to Suzanne's Instant Pot. So improvement on this one in 2016. PASS.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Exercise - Yeah, no. Whoops. FAIL.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. No Cancer - On the other hand, I did manage this one. PASS.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. Halloween Costume - I came up with some options, then discarded all of them in September and decided to go with an Overwatch costume instead. Which I ultimately decided not to get. FAIL.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6. Spend More Time With My Kids - I did pretty good here, as Katy and I watched a bunch of TV and movies (including Inception, The Matrix, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Midnight Run) and Aaron and I played a bunch of videogames and went on Pokewalks. PASS.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7. Stay on budget. I allocated myself 6 videogames in a year, 12 TV seasons in a year and 104 dinners in a year. I bought one videogame, 10 seasons and... a lot more dinners. Qualified PASS.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                8. Try New Things. This one went out the window pretty quick. FAIL.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                9. Less Negative - Nope. In an election year when Donald Trump was running... what was I thinking? I also did not succeed in not posting about Superman v Batman, which I still haven't seen (and don't plan to). But I wound up kind of liking Deadpool. FAIL.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                So that's four PASS / six FAIL. Whoops.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By The Numbers:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. I read almost 700 single-issue comics this year. Well, I'm sure I read a few more than that, but I read and liked that many.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. I ate at 88 different restaurants this year. On average, I ate out about 25 times a month, which is... a lot.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                My favorites, or at least the ones I went to at least a half-dozen times, were Brooklyn Pie Company, Chi'Lantro, Chuy's, Culver's, Deckhand Oyster Bar, Firehouse Subs, Fuddrucker's, Hoody's Subs, Hopdoddy's, Jack Allen's Kitchen, Juarez Mexican Bakery, Michi Ramen, Mod Pizza, New Fortune Chinese, Outback Steakhouse, Popeye's (somewhere I go once a month), Shake Shack, Smokey Mo's, Torchy's Tacos (almost every month), Vera Cruz All Natural Tacos, and Wendy's.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                This was the third year for Chuy's, Torchy's Tacos, and Michi Ramen. The second year for Chi'Lantro, Hoody's Subs, and Popeye's. While I went to Mambo House, Peached Tortilla, Smashburger, Sushi Nini, Kerbey Lane, and Noble Sandwich this year, they fell off the regular visit list.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                This Year's Food Plans:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Opening in January:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Flyrite Chicken Sandwich on Burnet

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Opening in February:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                JT Youngbloods in Mueller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches on Manor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Kula Revolving Sushi Bar on Airport

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Opening in 2017 sometime:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                PS 35 (New York style pizza, Round Rock)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Velvet Taco (Rock Rose - March)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Sprinkles 24/7 Cupcake Vending Machine (Domain)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Noble Sandwich (Georgetown - Spring 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Easy Tiger (The Linc - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                24 Diner (Rock Rose - 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Home Slice (North Loop - 2007)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                This Year's Resolutions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I had a whole list. Now it can basically be summed up with, "No. YOU move." But... a few ideas.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Cook More - I'll try and add another dozen recipes to the repertoire this year. I got a gift card to Blue Apron for Christmas, so I'm trying that. I think I'll also try to figure out some of my favorite food that I eat out and see if I can make it cheaper at home, cut back on going out quite so much.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Exercise - Sure, why not, more likely not to make it again, but keep aiming. Thinking about trying out the boxing gym by work.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. No Cancer - Let's keep this train rolling.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Last Year's Pop Culture Goals:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Read 15 new books. Book books, without pictures. Specifically, the 15 books I already bought in the last few years. I read five. Two of which I bought new this year. Whoops.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Read 100 new graphic novels. I'm a little surprised to fall short on this one, but my reading time got eaten by Overwatch more often than not. I fell short at 69 graphic novels.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Catch up on my TV and movie Blu-Rays and DVDs.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. Play 15 new boardgames. From this year's list, I played TIME Stories, The Networks and Posthuman. In total, I played 34 new boardgames.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. Go to 5 Comic Book Conventions. Wound up only going to 4, but at that point I was more or less done.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                This Year's Pop Culture Goals:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Read 6 new books. Since I failed last year's goal, this year I'm scaling back to one book per two months, at least.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Read 60 new graphic novels. That's five a month, which was about my speed last year. Ideally, a decent chunk of them will be the ones currently sitting on my overstuffed "to read" list, a lot of which are giant omnibuses I bought in the last couple years: Mind Mgmt Vol 5-6, Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol 2-3 HC, Delilah Dirk & King's Shilling. Absolute Transmet Vol 2 HC, Master of Kung Fu Omnibus Vols 1-2 HC, Avengers West Coast Vols 3-5 HC, Secret Avengers Vols 1-3 HC, Mike Mignola's Screw-On Head Artist's Edition , New Mutants Sienkiewicz HC, and Moebius Library World of Edena HC to name just the ones I bought in 2016.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Catch up is clearly too broad, so I'm going with specifics. So I'm going with one each quarter: Rewatch all of Justified, all of Hannibal, seasons five and up of Clone Wars (and possibly rewatch Rebels Season 2) and either True Detective or Orphan Black Season One.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. GenCon. I'd like to make this the first year I go to GenCon. My original plan was to try for Heroes Con again, and Emerald City Con, and maybe New Orleans, but our new administration has me nervous about spending too much money or time away.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6. RPGs - In addition to my semi-regular D&D 5E game, I'm hoping to run Phoenix Dawn Command, an Overwatch FLEX Game, Apocalypse World 2E, Fiasco and Dread.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7. Boardgames. I've been doing good, my goal was 15 and I almost doubled it... but I'm not sure how many new games I'll run into with that many games under my belt, so I'm setting a goal of 12 (1/month) and figuring I'll exceed it. On the list to try: 7 Wonders Duel, Dream Home, Seafall.