Monthly Update - April 2016

RESOLUTIONS:

1. Reasonable Bedtime - Started off April with a surprise early shift at the store. Which meant I had to get to bed a little earlier. That didn't last, though. 

2. Cook More - I've hit my goal of 14 recipes, but still adding new ones since I didn't like all 14. This month I cooked Chicken Tikka Masala, but it was out of a jar and merely OK.

3. No Cancer - CT Scan was this month, but results aren't until next week, so technically, I got through at least April with no cancer.

4. Halloween Costume 

• Spider Jerusalem (Glasses are $80 (but I'd be half-blind in costume if I was wearing them, since my eyes are so bad), I could find black clothes cheap and easy enough, just need some temporary tattoos or makeup)
• Star Wars - Aaron vetoed the Stormtrooper, he wants to be Darth Vader - but I can still get an Imperial uniform (yep... $99 or so here.) We may have a winner.

5. Stay on budget. I bought Last Panthers from Sundance. That's 5 of my 12 seasons, which still means one per month, which should work. I preordered  2 of my 6 videogames. 

POP CULTURE GOALS:

1. Read 15 Books (3)

• None this month, but I got two for my birthday I've been wanting to read

2. Read 100 Graphic Novels (37)

1. Nailbiter Vol 1 HC
2. The Delinquents TP
3. Invincible Iron Man Vol 8-11
4. Descender Vol 1
5. Batman Dark Knight Returns
6. Suicide Squad Vol 3: Rogues
7. Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 HC
8. Wonder Woman Earth One HC
9. Incredible Hercules Assault on Olympus HC
10. Spider-Man Death of Jean DeWolff HC
11. Airboy HC

3. Catch up on TV/Movie DVDs and Blurays

• None this month

4. Play 15 New Boardgames (16)

• Machi Koro
• Pandemic Legacy
• Splendor
• Superfight
• Star Wars Imperial Assault
• Dresden Files Co-Op Card Game
• Pandemic The Cure
• Awesome Kingdom
• Birds of a Feather
• Heroes Wanted

5. Go to 5 Comic Book Conventions

• Dallas Comic Con (February)
• STAPLE! (March)
• C2E2 (March)
• Heroes Con (June)
• Alamo City Con (October)

My Picks of the Week For This Month:

1. Black Panther #1
2. Fix #1
3. Goldie Vance #1
4. Heartthrob #1
5. Criminal 10th Anniversary Special
6. Power Man & Iron Fist #3
7. Doctor Strange Last Days of Magic #1
8. All New Wolverine #7

Other Comics I Read This Month (139+46=185):

• 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #1
• A Year of Marvels Amazing
• Agents of SHIELD #4
• Aliens Defiance #1
• All New Wolverine #7
• All-New All-Different Avengers #8
• All-New Hawkeye #6
• Amazing Spider-Man #10-11
• Astonishing Ant-Man #7
• Astro City #34
• Avengers Standoff Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega
• Black Panther #1
• Black Widow #2
• Captain America Sam Wilson #8
• Captain Marvel #4
• Chew Demon Chicken Poyo #1
• Criminal 10th Anniversary Special
• Daredevil #6
• Darth Vader #19
• Discipline #2
• Divinity II #1
• Doctor Strange #7
• Doctor Strange Last Days of Magic #1
• Empress #1
• Fix #1
• Goldie Vance #1
• Heartthrob #1
• Hercules #5
• Huck #6
• Lazarus Sourcebook #1
• Micronauts #1
• Mockingbird #2
• Moon Knight #1
• Ms. Marvel #6
• New Avengers #9
• Power Man & Iron Fist #3
• Rough Riders #1
• Scarlet Witch #5
• Silk #7
• Spider-Gwen #7
• Spider-Man #3
• Spider-Women Alpha #1
• Star Wars Poe Dameron #1
• Uncanny Avengers #8
• Uncanny X-Men #6

TV I Watched This Month:

• 11.22.63 "The Day in Question"
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. "Watchdogs" "Spacetime" "Paradise Lost" "The Team"
• Americans "Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow" "Chloramphenicol" "Clark's Place" "The Rat"
• Archer "The Figgis Agency" "The Handoff"
• Arrow "Beacon of Hope" "Eleven-Fifty-Nine"
• Better Call Saul "Fifi" "Nailed" "Klick"
• Billions "The Good Life" "The Deal" "The Punch" "Boasts and Rails" "Where the Fuck is Donnie?" "Quality of Life" "Magical Thinking" "The Conversation"
• Broad City "2016" "Philadelphia" "B&B NYC" "Burning Bridges"
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Paranoia" "Maximum Security" "Greg & Larry"
• Catastrophe "Season 2"
• DC's Legends of Tomorrow "Left Behind" "Progeny" "The Magnificent Eight"
• Flash "Versus Zoom" "Back to Normal"
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee "Episode 1008-1009"
• Game of Thrones "The Red Woman"
• iZombie "Pour Some Sugar, Zombie" "Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be" "Dead Beat" "Salivation Army"
• Last Panthers "Episode 1"
• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver "Congressional Fundraising" "Credit Reports" "Puerto Rico"
• Not Safe with Nikki Glaser "Carpe Do 'Em" "Dick Moves" "I'm the Boat" "Already Wet" "Don't Touch That Remote" "Find My Boyfriend A Girlfriend" "Your Wedding Sucks" "Get Her A Glass of Water" "Panty Sniffers"
• Silicon Valley "Founder Friendly"
• Star Wars Rebels "The Honored Ones" "Shroud of Darkness" "The Forgotten Droid" "The Mystery of Chopper Base" "Twilight of the Apprentice"
• Supergirl "Myriad" "Better Angels"
• Superstore "Mannequin" "Shoplifter" "Secret Shopper"
• The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" "Conspiracy Theories" "A Jury in Jail" "Manna From Heaven" "The Verdict"
• Togetherness "The Sand Situation" "For the Kids"
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt "Kimmy Goes Roller Skating!" "Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!" "Kimmy Goes to a Play!" "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!" "Kimmy Gives Up!" "Kimmy Drives a Car!"
• Veep "The Morning After"

Top Ten Shows This Month:

1. Better Call Saul
2. Game of Thrones
3. The Americans
4. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
5. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
6. Togetherness
7. People vs. OJ Simpson
8. Billions
9. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
10. Supergirl

Movies I Watched This Month:

• Trainwreck
• Jungle Book

Places I Ate This Month (74+23=97):

• Torchy's Tacos
• Smokey Mo's (x2)
• Popeye's
• Hoody's Subs
• Chi'Lantro (x3)
• Sichuan Garden
• Freebird's
• Wendy's
• Outback Steakhouse
• Lucy's Fried Chicken
• Madam Mam's
• Brooklyn Pie Company
• Deckhand Oyster Bar
• Mambo House
• Punchbowl Social
• Flyrite Chicken
• Wingstop
• Salt and Time
• Voodoo Doughnuts
• Vera Cruz All Natural Tacos