Monthly Update - August 2016

RESOLUTIONS

1. Stay on budget. I've bought 8 of my 12 seasons (Angie Tribeca, Better Call Saul, Full Frontal Seasons 1-2, Supergirl, Last Panthers, Preacher, Night Manager) which now puts me at one per month, as planned. I got No Man's Sky, hated it and immediately returned it. So I've only bought one game this year.

POP CULTURE GOALS:

1. Read 15 Books (3)

• Um...

2. Read 100 Graphic Novels (62)

1. Watchmen TP
2. Justice League Elseworlds Vol 1 TP
3. Injustice Gods Among Us Year One TP
4. Harrow County Vol 1 TP
5. Doctor Strange Don't Pay The Ferryman TP
6. Astro City Honor Guard HC
7. Hotspur
8. Chester 5000 Vol 2: Isabelle & George
9. Star Wars Shattered Empire HC

3. Catch up on TV/Movie DVDs and Blurays

• Midnight Run

4. Play 15 New Boardgames (22)

• The Networks
• Red Flags
• Sushi Go Party
• Pandemic Legacy
• King of Tokyo (New Edition)

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. Kill or Be Killed #1
2. Silk #11
3. Amazing Spider-Man #16
4. Detective Comics #938
5. Briggs Land #1
6. Captain America Sam Wilson #12
7. Lake of Fire #1
8. Captain Marvel #8
9. Amazing Spider-Man #17
10. Suicide Squad War Crimes #1

Other Comics I Read This Month (365+56=421):

• Agents of SHIELD #8
• All New All Different Avengers #13
• All New Wolverine #11
• All New Wolverine Annual #1
• Amazing Spider-Man #16-17
• Astonishing Ant-Man #11
• Birthright #18
• Black Hammer #2
• Black Panther #5
• Black Widow #6
• Blue Beetle Rebirth #1
• Briggs Land #1
• Captain America Sam Wilson #12
• Captain Marvel #8
• Civil War II Amazing Spider-Man #3
• Civil War II Gods of War #3
• Civil War II Kingpin #2
• Civil War II Ulysses #1
• Civil War II X-Men #3
• Daredevil #10
• Darth Vader #24
• Descender #14
• Detective Comics #938
• Doctor Strange #10
• Empress #5
• Faith #2
• Fallen #1
• Generation Zero #1
• Green Arrow #4-5
• Heartthrob #5
• Kill or Be Killed #1
• Kingsway West #1
• Klaus #7
• Lake of Fire #1
• Lazarus #24
• Moon Knight #5
• Ms. Marvel #10
• New Super Man #2
• Nighthawk #4
• Paper Girls 38
• Power Man and Iron Fist #7
• Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens #2
• Red Hood and the Outlaws #1
• Saga #37
• Silk #11
• Snotgirl #2
• Spider-Woman #10
• Star Wars #22
• Star Wars Han Solo #3
• Steve Rogers Captain America #4
• Suicide Squad War Crimes #1
• Voltron Legendary Defender #2
• Vote Loki #3

TV I Watched This Month:

• Casual "Reunion" "Death and Taxes" "40" "The Great Unknown"
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!" "Josh's Girlfriend is Really Cool!" "I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!" "I'm Going on a Date with Josh's Friend" "Josh and I Are Good People!" "My First Thanksgiving With Josh!" "I'm So Happy That Josh is So Happy!" "My Mom, Greg's Mom and Josh's Sweet Dance Moves!" "I'm Going to the Beach with Josh and His Friends!" "I'm Back At Camp with Josh!" "That Text Was Not Meant for Josh!" "Josh and I Work on a Case!" "Josh and I Go to Los Angeles!" "Josh is Going to Hawaii!" "Josh Has No Idea Where I Am!" "Josh's Sister Is Getting Married!" "Why Is Josh in a Bad Mood?" "Paula Needs to Get over Josh!"
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee "Democratic National Convention"
• The Get Down "Season One Part 1"
• The Good Guys "Pilot" "Bait & Switch"
• I Love Dick "Pilot"
• Jean Claude Van Johnson "Pilot"
• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver "Democratic National Convention" "Journalism" "Subprime Car Loans" "Charter Schools"
• Mr. Robot "eps2.2_init_1.asec" "eps2.3_logic-b0mb.hc" "eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes" "eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme" "eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12"
• The Night Of "Part 3: A Dark Crate" "Part 4: The Art of War" "Part 5: The Season of the Witch" "Part 6: Samson and Delilah" "Part 7: Ordinary Death"
• Not Safe With Nikki Glaser "Mysteries of the Female Orgasm" "Blind Date Champion" "Rock-Hard Weekend" "Is This Forever?" "Museum of Broken Relationships"
• Preacher "Finish the Song" "Call and Response"

Top Ten Shows This Month:

1. The Night Of
2. The Get Down
3. Mr. Robot
4. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
5. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
6. Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
7. Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
8. Casual
9. Jean Claude Van Johnson
10. The Good Guys

Movies I Watched This Month:

• Straight Outta Compton
• Dope
• Creed
• Heathers

Places I Ate This Month (176+23 =199):

• Chi'Lantro
• Chuy's
• Culver's (x2)
• Firehouse Subs
• Freebird's
• General Tso'Boys
• Outback Steakhouse (x2)
• Popeye's (x4)
• Potbelly Sandwiches
• Ross' Old Austin Cafe
• Sushi Bang Bang
• Tarka
• Thai Kun
• Torchy's Tacos (x2)
• Vera Cruz Tacos
• Wendy's (x2)