Monday, December 31, 2018

Best of 2018 - Food

Last year I ate out about 300 times. This year it was a little closer to 275.

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 20 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. Snooze A.M.
  2. Easy Tiger
  3. Home Slice
  4. Hopdoddy
  5. Chuy's
  6. Velvet Taco
  7. Rolling Rooster
  8. Kerbey Lane
  9. New Fortune Chinese
  10. Hoover's
  11. Deckhand Oyster Bar
  12. Jack Allen's Kitchen
  13. Tumble 22
  14. Kura Revolving Sushi
  15. Fareground
  16. H-Mart
  17. Michi Ramen
  18. Ng Cafe
  19. Texas Roadhouse
  20. Jim's
                                                                      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. Culver's
                                                                      3. McDonald's
                                                                      4. Wendy's
                                                                      5. Vera Cruz
                                                                      6. Pei Wei
                                                                      7. Taco Bell
                                                                      8. Popeye's
                                                                      9. Slab BBQ
                                                                      10. Smokey Mo's
                                                                      11. P. Terry's
                                                                      12. Whataburger
                                                                                                                              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. Colleen's Southern Kitchen
                                                                                                                              2. Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
                                                                                                                              3. Loro
                                                                                                                              4. Peached Tortilla
                                                                                                                              5. Holy Roller
                                                                                                                              6. Hightower
                                                                                                                              7. Franklin BBQ
                                                                                                                              8. Estancia Churrascaria
                                                                                                                              9. Terry Black's BBQ
                                                                                                                              10. Babe's Chicken Dinner (Dallas)
                                                                                                                              11. Batch
                                                                                                                              12. Black Star Co-Op
                                                                                                                              13. Gus's Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                              14. Noble Sandwich
                                                                                                                              15. Thai Kun
                                                                                                                              16. Tyson's Tacos
                                                                                                                              17. Valentina's Tex-Mex BBQ

                                                                                                                              Friday, December 28, 2018

                                                                                                                              Best of 2018 - Boardgames

                                                                                                                              Last year I played 57 games, 35 of which were new. This year, thanks in no small part to going to BGG Con twice, I played 138 games, 76 of which were new.

                                                                                                                              New Games:
                                                                                                                              1. Alien Frontiers
                                                                                                                              2. Azul
                                                                                                                              3. Betrayal at Baldur's Gate
                                                                                                                              4. Blackout Hong Kong
                                                                                                                              5. Captain Wackelpudding
                                                                                                                              6. Catch the Moon
                                                                                                                              7. Codenames Marvel
                                                                                                                              8. Detective - A Modern Crime Board Game
                                                                                                                              9. Dice Chase
                                                                                                                              10. Dice Settlers
                                                                                                                              11. Dice Throne
                                                                                                                              12. Dungeon Mayhem
                                                                                                                              13. Eminent Domain
                                                                                                                              14. Fae
                                                                                                                              15. Fake Artist Goes to New York
                                                                                                                              16. Fear
                                                                                                                              17. Flow of History
                                                                                                                              18. Fog of Love
                                                                                                                              19. Fortune
                                                                                                                              20. Ganymede
                                                                                                                              21. Gizmos
                                                                                                                              22. Guardians
                                                                                                                              23. Holding On... The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr
                                                                                                                              24. Hoyuk
                                                                                                                              25. Impact: Battle of the Elements
                                                                                                                              26. Istanbul Dice Game
                                                                                                                              27. Jungle Smarts
                                                                                                                              28. Lanterns
                                                                                                                              29. Master Thief
                                                                                                                              30. Memoarrr!
                                                                                                                              31. Mesozoic
                                                                                                                              32. Monster Crunch
                                                                                                                              33. Mountains of Madness
                                                                                                                              34. Neon Gods
                                                                                                                              35. Nyctophobia
                                                                                                                              36. Outpost Siberia
                                                                                                                              37. Pandemic Fall of Rome
                                                                                                                              38. Pandemic Legacy Season 2
                                                                                                                              39. Photosynthesis
                                                                                                                              40. Pikoko
                                                                                                                              41. Pioneer Days
                                                                                                                              42. Plums
                                                                                                                              43. Rattus
                                                                                                                              44. Ravine
                                                                                                                              45. Rick and Morty Close Encounters of the Rick-Kind
                                                                                                                              46. Saturn
                                                                                                                              47. Sentient
                                                                                                                              48. Shadows Amsterdam
                                                                                                                              49. Shaky Manor
                                                                                                                              50. Skyward
                                                                                                                              51. Space Base
                                                                                                                              52. Star Trek Catan
                                                                                                                              53. Stop Thief!
                                                                                                                              54. Stroop
                                                                                                                              55. Tamamool (Wolf and Hound)
                                                                                                                              56. Terraforming Mars
                                                                                                                              57. Terrifying Girl Disorder
                                                                                                                              58. Thanos Rising
                                                                                                                              59. The Big Score
                                                                                                                              60. The Expanse Boardgame
                                                                                                                              61. The Faceless
                                                                                                                              62. The Table is Lava
                                                                                                                              63. Topiary
                                                                                                                              64. Unlock! House on the Hill
                                                                                                                              65. Unlock! The Nautilus
                                                                                                                              66. Unlock! The Formula
                                                                                                                              67. Unlock! Tonipal's Treasure
                                                                                                                              68. Untold Adventures Await
                                                                                                                              69. War Chest
                                                                                                                              70. Warhammer Fantasy Quest
                                                                                                                              71. Welcome To...
                                                                                                                              72. Western Legends
                                                                                                                              73. What Do You Meme?
                                                                                                                              74. When I Dream
                                                                                                                              75. Who Do We Eat?
                                                                                                                              76. Who Goes There?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Favorite Games:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Pandemic Legacy Season 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Sagrada
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Scythe (#10 on last year)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Codenames Duet (#5 on last year)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Unearth (#7 on last year)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Fuse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Splendor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Dice Throne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Azul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Terraforming Mars

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Thursday, December 27, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best of 2018 - Comics Miniseries and One-Shots

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Last year, I had three Marvel series, a pair of IDW series based on licensed properties (one of them Star Trek), and a Black Hammer spinoff from Dark Horse. There were 2 Image series. This year? 2 Black Hammer spinoffs, 3 IDW series (2 Star Trek, 1 D&D), 3 Image, one Marvel, one Valiant, and one Dynamite.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best Miniseries:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Black Hammer The Quantum Age #1-5 (Dark Horse)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Tomorrow #1-4 (Dark Horse)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Star Trek TNG Through the Mirror #1-5 (IDW)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. The Dead Hand #1-6 (Image)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Analog #1-4 (Image)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Marvel Knights 20th #1-4 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. D&D Evil at Baldur's Gate #1-5 (IDW)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Charlies Angels #1-4 (Dynamite)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Star Trek TNG Terra Incognita #1-6 (IDW)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Harbinger Wars 2 #1-4 (Valiant)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Also in the running: Hunt for Wolverine Weapon Lost #1-4 (Marvel), and Flavor #1-5 (Image).

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Last year I read about 40-50 first issues and one shots, this year it was closer to 70, 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. Edge of Spider-Geddon #1 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Venom #1 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Miles Morales Spider-Man #1 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe #1 (DC)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Shadowman #1 (Valiant)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Outpost Zero #1 (Image)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Hardcore #1 (Image)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Murder Falcon #1 (Image)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Die! Die! Die! #1 (Image)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Marvel Action Spider-Man #1 (IDW)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best One-Shots:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Klaus and the Crying Snowman (Boom!)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Rat Queens Neon Static (Image)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Black Hammer Cthu-Louise (Dark Horse)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Batman Annual #3 (DC)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Superior Octopus #1 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Black Lightning/Hong Kong Phooey #1 (DC)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Infinity Countdown Prime #1 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Aquaman/Jabberjaw #1 (DC)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Armstrong and the Vault of Spirits #1 (Valiant)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Super Sons/Dynomutt #1 (DC)




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best of 2018 - Top 10 New Comics

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best New Series:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Marvel has 5 of my top 9 (up from 2 last year), Image has 2 (down from 6), DC has two (like last year), and Lion Forge has one (up from zero). Five of them are superhero books, up from four last year. The other two are science-fiction and gaming/fantasy.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Domino #1-8, Annual #1 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. X-Men Red #1-10, Annual #1 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Immortal Hulk #1-10 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Tony Stark Iron Man #1-6 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Skyward #1-8 (Image)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Crowded #1-5 (Image)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Rolled & Told #1-4 (Lion Forge)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Hawkman #1-6 (DC)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Fantastic Four #1-5 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Green Lantern #1-2 (DC)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              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 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 them separately. Last year, there were only 4 on this list, one of which made my Best Ongoing and two of which made the "also ran" list. This year there are 6.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Firefly #1-2 (Boom!)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Outer Darkness #1-2 (Image)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Killmonger #1-2 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1-3 (Marvel)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Exorsisters #1-3 (Image)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. American Carnage #1-2 (DC/Vertigo)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best of 2018 - Top 10 Ongoing Comics

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              This year, there were four on my list that have been there for the last two years, Ms. Marvel that's been on there for all the years it's been published. These lists are my favorites, based on a reading over 500 single issues for the year (last year it was closer to 600), and access to more than that.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Last year, Image had 2 of my top 10, Marvel had 7, and Dark Horse had 1. Looking forward in the Previews, I'm not super-crazy about what's coming up, and 3 of the Marvel series on this list ended this year, so I'm not sure what next year's ongoing will look like.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Last year, All-New Wolverine hit 12 issues, and nobody else came close. This year, most of the Marvel books hit 10 issues, and Marvel Two-in-One hit 12 if you count the annual.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Black Hammer Age of Doom #1-7 (Last Year: #6 on my Best Ongoing Series)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. X-Men Gold #19-32, Annual #1-2 (Last Year: #2 on my Best New Series)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. All-New Wolverine #29-35 (Last Year: #4 on my Best Ongoing Series)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Ms. Marvel #26-36 (Last Year: #1 on my Best Ongoing Series)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Kill or Be Killed #15-20 (Last Year: #2 on my Best Ongoing Series)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Champions #16-26 (Last Year: #3 on my Best Ongoing Series)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Runaways #5-16 (Last Year: #1 on my Best New Series)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Marvel Two in One #2-12, Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Ninja-K #3-9 (Last Year: #3 on my New Series to New to Judge)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Rat Queens #7-10, Neon Static (Last Year: #4 on my Best New Series)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Also in the running: Amazing Spider-Man #794-801, Captain America #697-704, Daredevil #597-612, Doctor Strange #384-389,1-8, and Punisher #220-228, 1-4.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Wednesday, December 26, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best of 2018 - Graphic Novels


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Black Hammer Library Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Astro City Broken Melody HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Wonder Woman Earth One Vol 2 HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Ms. Marvel Vol 4 HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Amazing Spider-Man Red Goblin HC & Amazing Spider-Man Worldwide Vol 3 HC  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Rat Queens Vol 2 HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Star Trek TNG Mirror Broken TP & Through the Mirror TP 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Junji Ito's Frankenstein HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Nailbiter Vol 2 HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              11. Harrow County Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              12. Moon Knight by Lemire HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              13. Doctor Strange Vol 2 HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              14. Batman and the Outsiders Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              15. Injustice Year Three TP  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              16. Sugar Vol 1 TP 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              17. Lil Donnie HC & Me the People HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              18. Divinity Complete Trilogy HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              19. Ninjak Vol 2 HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              20. Babyteeth Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              21. Eight Million Ways to Die HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              22. Open Earth 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              23. Detective Comics Vol 2-3 HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              24. Banana Sundays 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              25. Usagi Yojimbo Vol 32 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              26. Motor Girl HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              27. Voltron Vol 2 TP 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              28. Wahoo Morris Vols 1-2 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              29. Super Chill: A Year Of Living Anxiously 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              30. Vision HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              31. Absolute Kingdom Come HC 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              32. Incredibles 2: Heroes At Home

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Friday, December 21, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best of 2018 - 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 #62) to shows I'd cut last (starting with #1). Last year this list was 56 shows.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              There were 11 shows that didn't have new seasons (Fargo, Game of Thrones, Master of None, Future Man, You're the Worst, Stranger Things, Better Things, Rick and Morty, Mindhunter, American Gods, She's Gotta Have It), 6 shows ended or were limited run (Sense8, Review, Godless, The Leftovers, Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later, Defenders) and 8 I stopped watching or plan to catch up on later (Broad City, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Sneaky Pete, A Series of Unfortunate Events, 13 Reasons Why, SMILF, The Tick, Castlevania)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best New Shows:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Haunting of Hill House
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Altered Carbon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. The Looming Tower
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Cobra Kai
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. The Dragon Prince
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Barry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Maniac
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Killing Eve
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              11. Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              12. Evil Genius
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              13. Little Drummer Girl
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              14. Mosaic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              15. A.P. Bio
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              16. Sharp Objects
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              17. Counterpart
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              18. Homecoming
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              19. Castle Rock
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              20. Hard Sun
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              21. Everything Sucks
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              22. Kidding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              23. The Gifted
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              24. Black Lightning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              25. Cloak & Dagger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              26. Impulse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              27. Good Girls

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best Drama:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Star Trek Discovery (CBS All Access)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Better Call Saul (AMC)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Haunting of Hill House (NETFLIX) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. The Looming Tower (HULU)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Westworld (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Altered Carbon (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Cobra Kai (YOUTUBE)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (AMAZON)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. iZombie (CW)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Legion (FX)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best Comedy:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. The Good Place (NBC)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Atlanta (FX)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. G.L.O.W. (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Bojack Horseman (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Santa Clarita Diet (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Last Week with John Oliver (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Insecure (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Crashing (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Atypical (NETFLIX)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FXX)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Overall:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. The Good Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Star Trek Discovery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Better Call Saul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Haunting of Hill House
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. The Looming Tower
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Westworld
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Altered Carbon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Atlanta
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Cobra Kai
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. G.L.O.W.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              11. Bojack Horseman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              12. Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              13. iZombie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              14. Santa Clarita Diet 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              15. Last Week with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              16. Insecure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              17. Crashing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              18. Atypical
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              19. Legion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              20. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              21. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              22. Dear White People
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              23. Casual
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              24. Love
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              25. Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              26. The Dragon Prince
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              27. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              28. Silicon Valley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              29. Barry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              30. Trial & Error
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              31. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              32. American Vandal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              33. Maniac
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              34. The Deuce
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              35. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              36. Killing Eve
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              37. Orange is the New Black
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              38. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              39. Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              40. Black Mirror
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              41. Timeless
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              42. Evil Genius
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              43. Little Drummer Girl
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              44. Mosaic (HBO)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              45. The Mick
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              46. A.P. Bio
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              47. Sharp Objects
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              48. Counterpart
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              49. Travelers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              50. Homecoming
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              51. Castle Rock
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              52. Hard Sun
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              53. Everything Sucks
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              54. Kidding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              55. The Handmaid's Tale
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              56. Ozark
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              57. The Gifted
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              58. Black Lightning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              59. Cloak & Dagger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              60. Luke Cage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              61. Impulse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              62. Good Girls

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Wednesday, December 19, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Best of 2018 - Movies

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Or, more accurately, a list of all the movies I saw in 2018. Because I can't claim best, my movie taste is pretty basic and I only see a handful of movies every year. I saw more movies this year, though, thanks to a brief flirtation with MoviePass.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              New Movies I Saw This Year:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Avengers Infinity War
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Black Panther
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Ocean's 8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Anna and the Apocalypse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Ant-Man and Wasp
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Mission Impossible Fallout
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. The Night Comes For Us
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Isle of Dogs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Solo: A Star Wars Story
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              11. A Quiet Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              12. The First Purge
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              13. Upgrade
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              14. Black KKKlansman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              15. Pacific Rim Uprising
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              16. Crazy Rich Asians
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              17. Deadpool 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              18. Incredibles 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              19. Mute
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              20. Ballad of Buster Scruggs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              21. Sorry to Bother You
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              22. Annihilation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Old Movies I Saw For the First Time This Year:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Train to Busan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. The Conjuring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. The Conjuring 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Purge Election Year
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Hell or High Water
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. It
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. War for the Planet of the Apes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Game Night
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Logan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Christmas Chronicles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              11. Creep
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              12. Coherence
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              13. Kingsman The Golden Circle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              14. Bright
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              15. Ready Player One
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              16. The Void
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              17. The Witch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              18. The Box
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              19. Mamma Mia!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Saturday, December 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Monthly Update - November 2018


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Read 60 Graphic Novels (5+44=49)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Super Chill: A Year Of Living Anxiously
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Banana Sundays
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Detective Comics Vol 3 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Doctor Strange Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Rat Queens Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Play 15 New Boardgames (33+40=73)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Dice Chase
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Catch the Moon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Impact: Battle of the Elements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Shadows Amsterdam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Big Score
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Unearth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Pikoko
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Pioneer Days
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Holding On... The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Welcome To...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • War Chest
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Nyctophobia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Faceless
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Table is Lava
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Mesozoic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Pandemic Fall of Rome
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Western Legends
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Detective - A Modern Crime Board Game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Neon Gods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Guardians
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Fortune
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Fake Artist Goes to New York
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Blackout Hong Kong
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Dice Settlers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Gizmos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Ganymede
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Bohnanza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Monster Crunch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Jungle Smarts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Plums
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Memoarrr!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Dungeon Mayhem
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hoyuk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Rattus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Eminent Domain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Green Lantern #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Marvel Knights 20th #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man #312
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. The Quantum Age #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. Immortal Hulk #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6. American Carnage #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7. Marvel Two-in-One #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                8. Daredevil #612
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Comics I Read This Month (440+51=491):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • American Carnage #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bitter Root #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Black Hammer Age of Doom #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bloodshot Rising #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Champions #26
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Daredevil #611-612
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Dead Rabbit #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Doctor Strange #7-8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Domino #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Dr. Horrible One-Shot
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Exorsisters #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fantastic Four #3-4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Farmhand #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Firefly #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Green Lantern #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hawkman #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Immortal Hulk #8-9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Jook Joint #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Marvel Action Spider-Man #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Marvel Knights 20th #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Marvel Two-in-One #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ms. Marvel #36
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Murder Falcon #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Outer Darkness #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man #312
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Punisher #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Return of Wolverine #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rolled and Told #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Runaways #15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Skyward #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Spider-Force #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Spider-Geddon #3-4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Spider-Girls #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Star Trek vs. Transformers #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Star Wars Han Solo Imperial Cadet #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Quantum Age #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Terrible Elisabeth Dunn Against the Devils in Suits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Unstoppable Wasp #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tony Stark Iron Man #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Uncanny X-Men #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Vault of Spiders #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • William Gibson's Alien 3 #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wonder Woman #58
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • X-Men Red #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bodyguard "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend "I'm On My Own Path" "I'm Making Up For Lost Time" "I See You"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Homecoming "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Insecure "High-Like" "Ready-Like" "Obsessed-Like" "Ghost-Like"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia "The Gang Does A Clip Show" "Charlie's Home Alone" "The Gang Wins the Big Game"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "November 4, 2018" "November 11, 2018" "November 18, 2018"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Little Drummer Girl
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Parks & Rec "Seasons 5-7"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj "Affirmative Action" "Saudi Arabia" "Amazon" "Oil"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Stan Against Evil "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tell Me A Story "Hope"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Deuce "The Feminism Part" "Nobody Has To Get Hurt" "Inside the Pretend"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Good Place "The Worst Possible Use of Free Will" "Don't Let The Good Life Pass You By"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. The Good Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Insecure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6. Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7. Little Drummer Girl
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        8. Homecoming
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        9. The Deuce
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        10. Bodyguard
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Martian
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • True Romance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fletch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fletch Lives
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Goodfellas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ballad of Buster Scruggs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Christmas Chronicles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Scrooged
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Nightmare Before Christmas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Game Night
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Places I Ate This Month (16+238=254):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Babe's Fried Chicken (Dallas)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bush's Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Corner Bakery (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Deckhand Oyster Bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Doc's Motorworks 38th
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • H-Mart
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • HomeSlice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hopdoddy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Jim's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • McDonald's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Outback Steakhouse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • PizzaRev
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Snooze A.M.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Texican Cafe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Velvet Taco

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Tuesday, November 20, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        BGG Con 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        While I attended BGG Con Spring, this was my first BGG Con Fall, and true to what I'd been told, the difference really was night and day. I had a great time at BGG Spring, but I think it's safe to say I'm going to do my best to not miss another BGG Fall ever, especially since they're moving out of the Hyatt Airport (which they've out-grown, and which has a really annoying parking system, and expensive food) and into downtown (bigger space, easier access to restaurants, no dealing with the crazy validated parking weirdness).

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        I went in with a list of 38 games. I played 9 of them and saw 8 of the other played or at looked into them. I also played 14 other games that weren't on my list, and added more.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        My Top 10 of the Show:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Blackout Hong Kong
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Dice Settlers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Gizmos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4. Pioneer Days
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5. Western Legends
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6. Detective - A Modern Crime Board Game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7. Monster Crunch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        8. Welcome To...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        9. Guardians
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        10. The Table is Lava

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Games I Never Saw:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        I saw some of these in box or on someone's table, but never really investigated them at all. In some cases because I knew I had a demo copy waiting for me at home.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Arboretum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Batman Gotham Under Siege
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Coimbra
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Deckscape: Heist in Venice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dragon Boats
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Everdell
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Forbidden Sky
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Grackles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Great Western Trail
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Kitchen Rush
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        My Little Scythe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Orbis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Pantone
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Petrichor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Reef
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Rise of Tribes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Root
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Snow Time
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Starship Samurai
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Mind
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The River

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Games I Took Off My List:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Atlandice 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Saw it, decided it was a little simpler, aimed at younger players, than I wanted

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dinosaur Tea Party 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Saw it, decided it was more party game/casual than I wanted

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Terraforming Mars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        I want to play more of this, but it was a little long for a Con game since it's currently easily available

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Games I Saw Played or Read the Rules:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Before There Were Stars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Saw this demoed by a company rep, it's a storytelling game I want to play

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Brass Birmingham 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Saw a group playing it, seems like a long game and not my cup of tea

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Disney Villainous 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Checked it out from the library, learned the rules, it looks like fun

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Gunkimono 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Checked it out from the library, learned the rules, made it a low priority

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Teotihuacan City of the Gods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Saw several people played it, looks too complex for me but I heard lots of good stuff about it

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Tower of Madness
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Saw a group playing it, it was interesting design, but I heard it wasn't great

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Games I Played:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Blackout Hong Kong 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Played it, fell in love, definitely buying it when it hits the store

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Catch the Moon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dexterity game where you put ladders on top of one another, liked this a lot

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Detective A Modern Crime Board Game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Played about 30 minutes, most of my group wasn't into it, I fell instantly in love and will definitely buy it

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Guardians 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Played it as a demo with one of the playtesters, really liked it, it's the Overwatch card game I wanted

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Holding On The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Played out the first scenario, it's interesting but I don't know that it would quite make purchase level for me

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Mesozoic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Played it, fun and quick game where you build a dinosaur park using a real-time sliding puzzle mechanic

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Shadows Amsterdam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Kind of a mix of Mysterium and Codenames, interesting but not quite sure I'd buy it because I'm only a mild Mysterium fan and I was terrible at this game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        War Chest
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Really liked this one, great components, simple design, good strategy game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Not Yet In Print:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        These were games I saw either in the library or the exhibition hall, and they're on my list to check out when they come out, probably in 2019.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Agents of Mayhem
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Blue Lagoon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Bosk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Cupcake Empire
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Detective Club
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Feudum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Imperius
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Kami-Sama
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Museum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Onimaru
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sonar Family
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Underwater Cities

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Games I Played That Weren't On My List:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dice Chase
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A simple dice game of planning ahead, chess-like. I was terrible at it.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dice Settlers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dice-based resource management game, one of my favorites

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Fake Artist Goes to New York
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Simple party game where one person doesn't know what everyone else is supposed to be drawing, Spyfall-like

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Fortune
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A teach-as-you-go game in the vein of Flee, Fear, and Fortress

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Ganymede
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Described to me as Splendor in space, it's a little more complicated than that but interesting, coming out next year

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Gizmos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        This one actually was Splendor like, resource management with marbles, I loved it and bought it at the show

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Impact: Battle of the Elements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Simple dice game, a good one for between games at a game night

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Jungle Smarts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Simple deduction game using wooden animals... good game. I was terrible at it.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Memoarrr!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Also a simple deduction/memory game, really good for younger players. This was one of the free games I got as an attendee.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Monster Crunch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A licensed game from General Mills. Great artistic design, simple and fun. I bought this one.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Neon Gods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The cyberpunk future of 2009, as you use gangs for area control. Fun.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Nyctophobia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Game where one player is the serial killer, the others are his potential victims and wear blindfold glasses, trying to find their way to safety using touch. Neat idea, not my kind of game.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Pandemic Fall of Rome
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Another flavor of Pandemic, this one has an interesting combat mechanic. I liked it.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Pikoko
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Trick-taking game where you see everyone's hand but your own, and there's a bidding mechanic where you guess who is going to win the most tricks. Fun.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Pioneer Days
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dice builder where you are pioneers in the old west, one of my favorite games of the show

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Plums
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Simple trick-taking game that I liked a lot

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Big Score
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Love the theme (heists), love the art design, the game was merely OK

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Faceless
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Game that used magnets to simulate a "kids in the dark Faerie realm" type mechanic. Interesting mechanics, not a great game.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Table is Lava
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Really fun Meeple-based dexterity game. Bought it, played it with my kids.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Western Legends
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        An epic open world western game, one of my favorites at the show. Very likely to buy it.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Welcome to Your Perfect Home 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Really enjoyed this, kickstarted the reprint to come in next year

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Games I Bought Or Got:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Empires of the Void II
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Expancity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Foreclo$ed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Galactic Scoundrels
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Gizmos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Megaland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Memoarrr!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Push
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Saint Malo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Shop 'n Time!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Table is Lava

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        My Updated List of Games to Play:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Agents of Mayhem
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Arboretum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Batman Gotham Under Siege
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Blue Lagoon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Bosk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Coimbra
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Cupcake Empire
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Deckscape: Heist in Venice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Detective Club
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Discover Lands Unknown
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dragon Boats
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Everdell
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Feudum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Forbidden Sky
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Grackles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Great Western Trail
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Imperius
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Kami-Sama
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Kitchen Rush
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Museum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        My Little Scythe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Onimaru
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Orbis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Pantone
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Petrichor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Reef
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Rise of Tribes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Root
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Snow Time
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sonar Family
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Starship Samurai
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Mind
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The River
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Underwater Cities

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Thursday, November 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Monthly Update - October 2018


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Read 60 Graphic Novels (7+37=44)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Wonder Woman Earth One Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Wonder Woman Earth One Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Me the People HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4. My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5. 52 Omnibus HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6. Junji Ito's Frankenstein HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7. Absolute Kingdom Come HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Play 15 New Boardgames (2+38=40)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Scythe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Pandemic Legacy Season 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Captain is Dead
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Azul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Loonacy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Forbidden Desert
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Betrayal at Baldur's Gate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ravine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Champions #25
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Dead Rabbit #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Domino #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Spider-Geddon #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5. Unstoppable Wasp #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6. Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man #311
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7. Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          8. X-Men Red #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          9. Daredevil #610
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          10. Tony Stark Iron Man #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Comics I Read This Month (46+394=440):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Amazing Spider-Man #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Black Hammer Age of Doom #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Champions #25
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Crowded #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Daredevil #609-610
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Dead Rabbit #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Doctor Strange #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Domino #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Extermination #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Faith Dreamside #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Farmhand #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Flavor #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Green Lantern Huckleberry Hound #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Hawkman #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Immortal Hulk #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Jook Joint #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Mars Attacks! #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Marvel Two-in-One #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Ms. Marvel #35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Murder Falcon #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Outpost Zero #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man #311
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Punisher #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Rat Queens #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Rolled and Told #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Runaways #14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Shatterstar #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Skyward #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Spider-Force #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Spider-Geddon #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Spider-Girls #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Star Trek TNG Terra Incognita #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Star Wars Adventures Tales from Vader's Castle #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Superior Octopus #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Quantum Age #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Weather Man #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tony Stark Iron Man #4-5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Unstoppable Wasp #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Vault of Spiders #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • What If? Flash Thompson Became Spider-Man #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • X-Men Black Mystique #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • X-Men Red #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • All-American "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Better Call Saul "Wiedersehen" "Winner"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Castle Rock "The Queen"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Charmed "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend "I Want to Be Here"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Doctor Who "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" "The Ghost Monument"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Flash "Nora"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Forever "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • I Feel Bad "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Into the Dark "The Body"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia "Time's Up For the Gang" "The Gang Gets New Wheels" "The Gang Solves the Bathroom Problem"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Gifted "X-Roads" "eMergence"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Haunting of Hill House "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "September 30, 2018" "October 14, 2018"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Light as a Feather, Stiff As A Board "...Stiff As A Board" "...Pretty As A Picture" "...Dead As a Doornail"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Manifest "Pilot" "Re-Entry"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Mr. In-Between "The Pee Pee Guy"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Parks & Rec "Season 4"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Rel "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Single Parents "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Star Trek Discovery "Runaway"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Star Wars Resistance "The Recruit" "Triple Dark" "Fuel for the Fire"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Deuce "What Big Ideas" "All You'll Be Eating is Cannibals"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Good Place "The Snowplow" "Jeremy Bearimy" "The Ballad of Donkey Doug"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. The Good Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Better Call Saul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. The Haunting of Hill House
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5. Star Trek Discovery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  6. Doctor Who
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  7. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  8. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  9. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  10. The Deuce
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Conjuring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Conjuring 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Witch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • A Quiet Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Train to Busan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Void
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Creep
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Night Comes For Us
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Places I Ate This Month (20+218=238):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Black Star Co-Op
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Bon Chan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Easy Tiger (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Freebird's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Kura Revolving Sushi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • McDonald's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Michi Ramen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Ng Cafe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Peached Tortilla
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Popeye's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Red Lobster
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Rudy's BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Slab BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Smokey Mo's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Texas Roadhouse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Wendy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Wise Guys

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Monday, October 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Monthly Update - September 2018


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Read 60 Graphic Novels (4+33=37)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Star Trek TNG Through the Mirror TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Amazing Spider-Man Red Goblin HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Open Earth 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4. Moon Knight by Lemire HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Play 15 New Boardgames (4+34=38)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Splendor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Sagrada (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Captain is Dead
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Star Realms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Terraforming Mars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Fog of Love
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Untold Adventures Await
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Who Goes There?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Border Town #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. The Dead Hand #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3. Hawkman #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4. Crowded #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5. Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6. Captain America Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    7. Spider-Geddon #0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    8. Rolled & Told #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Comics I Read This Month (60+334=394):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Amazing Spider-Man #5-6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Asgardians of the Galaxy #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Beasts of Burden #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Black Badge #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Black Hammer Age of Doom #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Border Town #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Captain America Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Cemetery Beach #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Champions #24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Charlie's Angels #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Cold Spots #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Crowded #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Daredevil #608
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Dick Tracy #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Doctor Strange #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Domino #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Domino Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Edge of Spider-Geddon #3-4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Extermination #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Faith Dreamside #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Fantastic Four #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Farmhand #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Flavor #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Harbinger Wars 2 Aftermath
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Hawkman #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Immortal Hulk #5-6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Infinity Warps Iron Hammer #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Infinity Warps Soldier Supreme #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Journey Into Mystery The Birth of Krakoa #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Low Road West #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Man-Eaters #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Marvel Two in One #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Moth & Whisper #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Ms. Marvel #34
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Outpost Zero #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Punisher #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Rat Queens #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Return of Wolverine #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Rolled & Told #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Runaways #13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Skyward #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Spider-Geddon #0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Star Trek The Next Generation Terra Incognita #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Star Trek vs. Transformers #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Stranger Things #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Dead Hand #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Weather Man #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Venom First Host #2-5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • X-23 #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • X-Men #35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • X-Men Gold #36
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • X-Men Red #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • American Vandal "Season 2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Atypical "Season 2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Better Call Saul "Quite A Ride" "Pinata" "Something Stupid" "Coushatta"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Bojack Horseman "Season 5"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Hilda "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia "The Gang Makes Paddy's Great Again" "The Gang Escapes" "The Gang Beats Boggs: Ladies Reboot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Jack Ryan "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Kidding "Green Means Go" "Pusillanimous" "Every Pain Needs A Name" "Bye, Mom"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "September 9, 2018"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Maniac "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Marvel's Iron Fist "The Fury of Iron Fist"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Ozark "Reparations" "The Precious Blood of Jesus" "Once A Langmore..." "Stag" "Game Day"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Parks & Rec "Season 4"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Deuce "Our Raison d'Etre" "There's An Art to This" "Seven-Fifty"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Dragon Prince "Book One: Moon"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The First "Separation" "What's Needed" "Cycles" "Where Life Is"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Good Place "Everything is Bonzer!" "The Brainy Bunch"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Trial & Error "A Family Affair" "Bad Instincts" "A Big Break" "Barcelona"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. The Good Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Better Call Saul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. Atypical
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4. Maniac
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5. Trial & Error
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            7. Jack Ryan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            8. Bojack Horseman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            9. The Deuce
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            10. Kidding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Solo A Star Wars Story
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Places I Ate This Month (25+193=218):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Black Star Co-Op
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Chi'lantro
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Chuy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Culver's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Easy Tiger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Freebird's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Holy Roller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • HomeSlice Pizza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • McDonald's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Mod Pizza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Ng Cafe (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Pei Wei
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Popeye's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Shake Shack
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Slab BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Snooze A.M.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Taco Bell
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Torchy's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Valentina's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Wendy's (x2)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Saturday, September 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Monthly Update - August 2018


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Read 60 Graphic Novels (3+30=33)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Astro City Lost Melody HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Lil Donnie HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. Sugar Vol 1 TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Play 15 New Boardgames (2+32=34)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Pandemic Legacy Season 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Dice Forge
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Unearth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Sagrada
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Warhammer Fantasy Quest
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Star Trek Catan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Black Hammer The Quantum Age #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Immortal Hulk #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Charlie's Angels #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Domino #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Edge of Spider-Geddon #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Extermination #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Beasts of Burden Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. Black Hammer Age of Doom #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. Hunt for Wolverine Dead Ends #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Extermination #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Comics I Read This Month (49+285=334):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Amazing Spider-Man #3-4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Astonishing X-Men Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Beasts of Burden Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Black Badge #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Black Hammer Age of Doom #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Black Hammer The Quantum Age #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Champions #23
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Charlie's Angels #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Cold Spots #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Crowded #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • D&D Evil at Baldur's Gate #4-5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Daredevil #606-607
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Die! Die! Die! #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Doctor Strange #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Domino #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Edge of Spider-Geddon #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Extermination #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Fantastic Four #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Farmhand #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Flavor #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Harbinger Wars 2 #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Hawkman #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Hunt for Wolverine Dead Ends #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Hunt for Wolverine Weapon Lost #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Immortal Hulk #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Lex Luthor/Porky Pig #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Magic Order #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Marvel Two in One #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Ninja-K #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Outpost Zero #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Star Trek TNG Terra Incognita #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Star Wars Beckett #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • The Dead Hand #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • The Terminator Sector War #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • The Weather Man #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Tony Stark Iron Man #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Venom First Host #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Web of Venom: Ve'nam #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • X-23 #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • X-Men Gold #33-34
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • X-Men Gold Annual #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • X-Men Red #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Ballers "Rough Ride"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Better Call Saul "Smoke" "Something Beautiful" "Talk"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Castle Rock "The Box" "Filter"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Casual "Season Four"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Disenchanted "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Insecure "Better-Like" "Familiar-Like" "Backwards-Like" "Fresh-Like"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "August 12, 2018" "August 19, 2018"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Lodge 49 "As Above, So Below"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Making It "Meet Your Makers"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Parks & Rec "Seasons 2-3"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Sharp Objects "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Trial & Error "A Change in the Team" "New Case, Old Murder"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Venture Brothers "Season 2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Better Call Saul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Castle Rock
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Insecure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5. Casual
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      6. Trial & Error
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      7. Sharp Objects
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      8. Lodge 49
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      9. Making It
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      10. Ballers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Avengers Infinity War
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Crazy Rich Asians
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Black KKKlansman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Ocean's 8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Places I Ate This Month (17+176=193):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Culver's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Deckhand Oyster Bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • East Side King
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Easy Tiger (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Hopdoddy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Kerbey Lane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • McDonald's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mod Pizza
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Shake Shack
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Shanghai Chinese
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Taco Bell
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Velvet Taco
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Wendy's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Wednesday, August 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Monthly Update - July 2018


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Read 60 Graphic Novels (6+24=30)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Usagi Yojimbo Vol 32
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Nailbiter Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Eight Million Ways to Die HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Herc TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5. Thunderbolts by Warren Ellis & Mike Deodato
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      6. Divinity Complete Trilogy HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Play 15 New Boardgames (1+31=32)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Alien Frontiers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Space Base
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Batman Fluxx
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sagrada (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Stop Thief!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Die in Space
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • DC DBG New Gods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Immortal Hulk #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Black Hammer: The Quantum Age #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. She Could Fly #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4. X-23 #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5. Tony Stark Iron Man #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6. Rat Queens: Neon Static Special
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7. Charlie's Angels #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        8. Amazing Spider-Man #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Comics I Read This Month (47+238=285):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Amazing Spider-Man #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Analog #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Black Hammer: The Quantum Age #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Champions #22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Charlie's Angels #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • D&D Evil at Baldur's Gate #2-3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Daredevil #605
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Die! Die! Die! #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Doctor Strange #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Domino #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Farmhand #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Flavor #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Gregory Graves: Interview with a Supervillain #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Harbinger Wars 2 #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hawkman #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hunt for Wolverine: Claws of a Killer #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hunt for Wolverine: Weapon Lost #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Immortal Hulk #2-3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Incredibles 2 #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Infinity Countdown Champions #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Marvel Two-in-One #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Mr. & Mrs. X #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Ms. Marvel #32
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Ninja-K #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Outpost Zero #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Punisher #227-228
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Rat Queens #10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Rat Queens: Neon Static Special
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Runaways #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • She Could Fly #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Skyward #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Star Trek Next Generation Terra Incognita #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Starcraft Scavengers #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Magic Order #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The Weather Man #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Tony Stark Iron Man #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Voltron Legendary Defender Vol 3 #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • X-23 #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • X-Men Gold #31-32
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • X-Men Red #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 30 Rock "Seasons 4-7"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Castle Rock "Severance" "Habeas Corpus" "Local Color"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee "Season Five"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • G.L.O.W. "Season 2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Killing Eve "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "July 1, 2018" "July 29, 2018"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Orange is the New Black "Season 6"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Parks & Rec "Season 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Trial & Error "The Suitcase" "The Timeline" "The Murder Clock" "A Hole in the Case"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Venture Brothers "Seasons 1-2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Who Is America "Episode 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Castle Rock
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. G.L.O.W.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Trial & Error
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. Killing Eve
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • It
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Sorry to Bother You
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Ant-Man and Wasp
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The First Purge
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • True Romance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Ready Player One
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Mission Impossible Fallout
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Places I Ate This Month (25+151=176):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Black's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Chuy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Culver's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Easy Tiger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • El Chilito
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Home Slice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hoodie's Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Jack Allen's Kitchen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Lucy's Fried Chicken
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • McDonald's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • New Fortune Chinese
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Opal Divine's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Pei Wei
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Popeye's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Potbelly Sandwiches
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Rolling Rooster
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Rudy's BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Short Stop
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Texas Roadhouse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Torchy's Tacos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Tumble 22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Vera Cruz (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Wendy's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Sunday, July 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Monthly Update - June 2018


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Read 60 Graphic Novels (4+20=24)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Incredibles 2: Heroes At Home
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Demon Vol 1: Hell's Hitman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Ms. Marvel Vol 4 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. Silence
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Play 15 New Boardgames (9+31=31)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Pandemic Legacy Season 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Dazzler: X-Song #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Captain America #703
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. The Magic Order #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4. The Weatherman #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5. X-Men Gold #30
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  6. Tony Stark Iron Man #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  7. Ms. Marvel #31
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  8. Charlie's Angels #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Comics I Read This Month (49+189=238):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Amazing Spider-Man #801
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Analog #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ant-Man and the Wasp #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Black Hammer Age of Doom #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Captain America #703-704
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Champions #21
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Charlie's Angels #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Daredevil #604
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Dazzler: X-Song #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Doctor Strange #1-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Domino #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Flavor #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Harbinger Wars II #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hawkman #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hunt for Wolverine Adamantium Agenda #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hunt for Wolverine Claws of a Killer #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hunt for Wolverine: Weapon Lost #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Infinity Countdown Black Widow #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Infinity Countdown Champions #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Infinity Countdown Darkhawk #2-3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Kill or Be Killed #20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Mage The Hero Denied #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Marvel Rising: Alpha #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Marvel Two in One #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Marvel Two in One Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ms. Marvel #31
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Multiple Man #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ninja-K #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Plastic Man #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Punisher #226
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Shanghai Red #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Skyward #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Teen Titans Special #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Dead Hand #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Immortal Hulk #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Magic Order #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The Weatherman #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Titans Special #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tony Stark Iron Man #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Venom #2-3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • X-Men Gold #29-30
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • X-Men Red #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 30 Rock "Season 3"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Cloak & Dagger "First Light" "Suicide Sprints" "Stained Glass" "Call and Response"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Evil Genius "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Impulse "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "June 3, 2018" "June 10, 2018" "June 17, 2018" "June 24, 2018"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Legion "Season Two"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Luke Cage "Season Two"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Sense 8 "Amor Vincit Omnia"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Succession "Celebration"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt "Season Four"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Westworld "Les Ecorches" "Kiksuya" "Vanishing Point" "The Passenger"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Westworld
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Sense 8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Legion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6. Evil Genius
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7. Cloak & Dagger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          8. Luke Cage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          9. Impulse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Charlie's Angels
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Coherence
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Incredibles 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Island of Dogs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Mamma Mia!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ocean's 8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Pacific Rim Uprising
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Upgrade
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • War for the Planet of the Apes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Places I Ate This Month (24+127=151):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Batch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Chuy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Culver's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Easy Tiger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Fareground (Dai Due)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Fareground (Easy Tiger)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Fareground (Henbit)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Gus's Fried Chicken (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • HomeSlice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hoover's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hopdoddys (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Kerbey Lane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • McDonald's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Michi Ramen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Panda Express
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Snooze A.M.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tam Deli
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Terry Black's BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Torchy's Tacos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tumble 22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Whataburger

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Friday, June 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Monthly Update - May 2018


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Read 60 Graphic Novels (2+18=20)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Detective Comics Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Wahoo Morris Vols 1-2 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Play 15 New Boardgames (20+11=31)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Space Base
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Rick and Morty Close Encounters of the Rick-Kind
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Stroop
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Outpost Siberia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Istanbul Dice Game
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Flow of History
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Expanse Boardgame
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Saturn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Thanos Rising
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Sentient
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Unlock! Tonipal's Treasure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Captain Wackelpudding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tamamool (Wolf and Hound)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Skyward
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Shaky Manor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Stop Thief!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Fear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Master Thief
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Fae
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Terrifying Girl Disorder
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Pandemic Legacy Season 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Azul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Splendor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Sagrada
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Fuse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Codenames Duet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Hunt for Wolverine Weapon Lost #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Star Trek TNG Through the Mirror #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. Venom #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4. Domino #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5. Flavor #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6. All New Wolverine #35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            7. Black Hammer Age of Doom #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            8. Champions #20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            9. Star Wars Lando Double or Nothing #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            10. Amazing Spider-Man #800
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Comics I Read This Month (47+142=189):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • All New Wolverine #35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Amazing Spider-Man #800
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Analog #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Aquaman/Jabberjaw #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Black Hammer Age of Doom #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Black Lightning/Hong Kong Phooey #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Black Panther #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Captain America #701-702
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Champions #20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Daredevil #602-603
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Dead Hand #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Domino #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Flavor #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Harbinger Wars 2 #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hunt for Wolverine Adamantium Agenda #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hunt for Wolverine Claws of Killer #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hunt for Wolverine Mystery in Madripoor #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hunt for Wolverine Weapon Lost #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Infinity Countdown Captain Marvel #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Infinity Countdown Darkhawk #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kill or Be Killed #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Man of Steel #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Marvel Two in One #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Ms. Marvel #30
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Ninja-k #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Punisher #224-225
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Rat Queens #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Runaways #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Skyward #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Star Trek TNG Through the Mirror #1-5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Star Wars Lando Double or Nothing #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Super Sons/Dynomutt #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Last Siege #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Venom #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • X-Men Gold #27-28
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • X-Men Red Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • X-men Red #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • X-men Wedding Special #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 30 Rock "Seasons 1-2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • A.P. Bio "Walleye" "Drenching Dallas"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Atlanta "Teddy Perkins" "Champagne Papi" "Woods" "North of the Border" "FUBU" "Crabs in a Barrel"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Barry "Listen With Your Ears, React With Your Eyes" "Loud, Fast, and Keep Going"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Break with Michelle Wolf "Strong Female Lead"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Bachelor/ette Party" "Show Me Going" "White Whale" "Jake & Amy"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Cobra Kai "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Dear White People "Season Two"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Handmaid's Tale "June" "Unwomen" "Baggage"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hard Sun "Episodes 3-6"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • iZombie "My Fair Zombie Lady" "Don't Hate the Player, Hate The Brain" "Chivalry is Dead" "Mac-Liv-More" "Yipee Ki Brain, Motherscratcher" "Insane in the Germ Brain" "You've Got to Hide Your Liv Away"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "May 6, 2018" "May 13, 2018" "May 20, 2018"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Silicon Valley "Artificial Emotional Intelligence" "Initial Coin Offering" "Fifty-One Percent"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Trust "The House of Getty" "Lone Star"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Westworld "Virtu e Fortuna" "The Riddle of the Sphinx" "Akane No Mai" "Phase Space"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Westworld
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Atlanta
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3. The Handmaid's Tale
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5. Cobra Kai
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6. Dear White People
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    7. Barry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    8. Silicon Valley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    9. iZombie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    10. A.P. Bio
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Avengers Infinity War
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Black Panther
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Deadpool 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Solo: A Star Wars Story
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Places I Ate This Month (19+98=127):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Babe's Chicken Dinner (Dallas)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Brooklyn Pie Company
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Buca di Beppo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Culver's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Hoover's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • JT Youngblood's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Jim's Restaurant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kura Revolving Sushi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Loro
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Noble Sandwich
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • P. Terry's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Taco Bell
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Texas Roadhouse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Thai Kun
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The Spot (Galveston)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Torchy's Tacos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tyson's Tacos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Vera Cruz
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Wendy's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tuesday, May 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Monthly Update - April 2018


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Read 60 Graphic Novels (2+16=18)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Vol 1 TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. The Complete Luther Strode HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Play 15 New Boardgames (0+11=11)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Fuse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Photosythesis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Dice Throne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Unearth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Codenames Duet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Analog #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. All-New Wolverine #33
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Domino #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4. The Dead Hand #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5. X-Men Gold #26
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      6. Black Hammer Age of Doom #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      7. Hunt for Wolverine #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      8. All-New Wolverine #34
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Comics I Read This Month (30+112=142):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • All-New Wolverine #33-34
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Amazing Spider-Man #798-799
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Analog #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Black Hammer Age of Doom #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Captain America #700
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Champions #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • D&D Evil at Baldur's Gate #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Daredevil #601
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Doctor Star & Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Doctor Strange #388-389
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Doctor Strange Damnation #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Domino #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Hunt for Wolverine #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Kill or Be Killed #18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Marvel Two in One #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ninja-K #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Punisher #223
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Quantum & Woody #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Runaways #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Shadowman #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Skyward #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Star Wars Thrawn #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Tales of Suspense #104
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Dead Hand #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • X-Men Gold #25-26
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • X-Men Red #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Alex, Inc. "The Unfair Advantage" "The Wax Museum"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • A.P. Bio "We Don't Party" "Rosemary's Boyfriend" "Durbin Crashes" "Eight Pigs and a Rat"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Atlanta "Helen" "Barbershop"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Barry "Use It" "Make the Unsafe Choice" "Commit... to YOU" "Do Your Job"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Brooklyn Nine-Nine "The Box" "The Puzzle Master" "Nutriboom" "DFW" "Gray Star Mutual"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Counterpart "No Man's Land, Parts 1 & 2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Crossing "Pilot" "A Shadow Out of Time"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Good Girls "Atom Bomb"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Hard Sun "Episodes 1-2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • iZombie "Goonstruck"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Killing Eve "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Krypton "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "April 1, 2018" "April 8, 2018" "April 15, 2018" "April 22, 2018"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Legion "Chapter 9"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Looming Tower "Y2K" "Boys at War" "The General" "A Very Special Relationship" "Tuesday" "9/11"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Lost in Space "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The Mick "The Graduate"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • A Series of Unfortunate Events "Season 2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Silicon Valley "Reorientation" "Chief Operating Officer" "Tech Evangelist" "Facial Recognition"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Splitting Up Together "Pilot" "Devil May Care"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Westworld "Journey into Night" "Reunion"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas "Episodes 1-2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Westworld
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Atlanta
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Legion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. iZombie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5. Silicon Valley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6. Barry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8. The Mick
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9. The Looming Tower
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Baby Driver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Pacific Rim Uprising
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Kingsman The Golden Circle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • A Quiet Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Get Out
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Avengers Infinity War (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Places I Ate This Month (23+75=98):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Culver's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Frank
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Franklin BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Happy Chick
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Homeslice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Hoover's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Jack Allen's Kitchen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • JT Youngblood's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • New Fortune Chinese
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • P. Terry's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Panda Express
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Snooze A.M. (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Taco Bell
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Tarka
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Texican Cafe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Thai Kun
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Torchy's Tacos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Tyson's Tacos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Tumble 22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Wendy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Whataburger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Wienerschnitzel

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Sunday, April 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Monthly Update - March 2018


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Read 60 Graphic Novels (4+12=16)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Batman and the Outsiders Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Harbinger Wars HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3. Motor Girl HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4. Ninjak Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Play 15 New Boardgames (2+9=11)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Azul
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Photosynthesis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Fuse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Pandemic Legacy Season 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Codenames Duet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Dice Throne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • What Do You Meme?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Zombie Dice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. X-Men Red #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Tomorrow #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Doctor Strange #387
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. All-New Wolverine #31-32
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. Ms. Marvel #27-28
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6. Runaways #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7. Champions #18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                8. Shadowman #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Comics I Read This Month (37+75=112):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • All-New Wolverine #31-32
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Amazing Spider-Man #797
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ben Reilly: The Scarlet Spider #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Captain America #699
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Champions #17-18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Damnation: Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Daredevil #600
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Tomorrow #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Doctor Strange #386-387
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Doctor Strange Damnation #2-3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Doomsday Clock #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Gideon Falls #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Infinity Countdown #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kill or Be Killed #17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mage The Hero Denied #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Marvel Two-in-One #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ms. Marvel #27-28
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ninja-K #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Old Man Hawkeye #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pathfinder: Spiral of Bones #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Qaantum & Woody #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rat Queens #8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Runaways #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Shadowman #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Star Wars Thrawn #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tales of Suspense #103
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Highest House #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wild Storm #12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • X-Men Gold #23-24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • X-Men Red #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • A.P. Bio "Overachieving Virgins" "Dating Toledoans" "Freakin' Enamoured" "Selling Out"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Atlanta "Alligator Man" "Sportin' Waves" "Money Bag Shawty"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Barry "Make Your Mark"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Black Lightning "Three Sevens: The Book of Thunder" "Equinox: The Book of Fate" "Revelations"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Safe House" "The Negotiation"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Counterpart "The Lost Art of Diplomacy" "Both Sides Now" "Shaking the Tree" "Act Like You've Been Here Before" "The Sincerest Form of Flattery" "Love the Lie"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Crashing "Roast Battle"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Good Girls "Pilot" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Borderline"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • iZombie "Blue Bloody" "Brainless in Seattle, Part 1" "Brainless in Seattle, Part 2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "March 4, 2018" "March 11, 2018"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Looming Tower "Mistakes Were Made" "Mercury"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Love "Season Three"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Mick "The Church" "The Juice" "The Accident" "The Night Off" "The Car" "The Dance"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Queer Eye "You Can't Fix Ugly" "Saving Sasquatch"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rise "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Santa Clarita Diet "Season 2"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Silicon Valley "Grow Fast or Die Slow"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Timeless "The War to End All Wars" "Darlington 500"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Top Chef "Episode Thirteen"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Atlanta
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. iZombie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Santa Clarita Diet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5. Love
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7. Silicon Valley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        8. Barry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        9. Counterpart
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        10. Good Girls
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Annihilation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Avengers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Baby Driver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Isle of Dogs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mute
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pitch Perfect 3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Star Wars The Last Jedi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Places I Ate This Month (25+50=75):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Batch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Colleen's Southern Kitchen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Culver's (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • El Chilito
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hoody's Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hopdoddy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kerbey Lane (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kura Revolving Sushi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mimi's Cafe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • New Fortune Chinese
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • P. Terry's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pei Wei (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Popeye's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rolling Rooster
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Smashburger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Smoky Mo's BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Snooze A.M.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Torchy's Tacos (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Velvet Taco
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wendy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wingstop

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Thursday, March 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Monthly Update - February 2018


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Read 60 Graphic Novels (5+7=12)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Thors TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Voltron Vol 2 TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Doctor Strange Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4. Amazing Spider-Man Worldwide Vol 3 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5. Star Trek TNG Mirror Broken TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Play 15 New Boardgames (6+3=9)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • What Do You Meme?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Unlock! House on the Hill, The Nautilus, The Formula
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • When I Dream
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Topiary
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Dice Throne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Who Do We Eat?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Cards Against Humanity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Pandemic Legacy Season 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hero Realms (Dragon Boss Deck)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Jaipur
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Star Realms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Pandemic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Scythe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Armstrong and the Vault of Spirits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. X-Men Red #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Ninja-K #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Star Wars Thrawn #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5. Doctor Strange Damnation #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6. Quantum & Woody #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Comics I Read This Month (31+44=75):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Amazing Spider-Man #795-796
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Armstrong and the Vault of Spirits #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Avengers #679
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Captain America #698
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Daredevil #598-599
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Doctor Strange #385
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Doctor Strange Damnation #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Hawkeye #15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Infinity Countdown Prime #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • James Bond 007 M One-Shot
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Kill or Be Killed #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Luke Cage #170
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Maestros #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Mage The Hero Denied #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Marvel Two-in-One #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Mother Panic/Batman #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • New Super Man #20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Ninja-K #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Old Man Hawkeye #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Pacific Rim Aftermath #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Punisher #221
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Quantum & Woody #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Rogue & Gambit #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Runaways #6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Star Wars Thrawn #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tales of Suspense #102
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • X-Men Gold #21-22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • X-Men Red #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 2 Dope Queens "New York"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Alienist "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Altered Carbon "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • A.P. Bio "Pilot" "Teacher Jail" "Burning Miles"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Black Lightning "LaWanda: The Book of Hope" "LaWanda: The Book of Resurrection" "Black Jesus" "And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Bad Beat" "The Venue" "Two Turkeys" "Return to Skyfire" "99" "Game Night" "The Favor"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Crashing "Porter Got HBO" "Too Good" "Artie" "NACA"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend "Oh Nathaniel, It's On!" "Nathaniel and I Are Just Friends" "Trent?!" "Nathaniel is Irrelevant"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Everything Sucks "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Gifted "EXtraction"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Good Place "Somewhere Else"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Here and Now "Eleven Eleven"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • iZombie "Are You Ready For Some Zombies?"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "February 18, 2018" "February 25, 2018"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Looming Tower "Now It Begins..." "Losing My Religion"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • My Next Guest Needs No Introduction "George Clooney"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Star Trek Discovery "War Without, War Within" "Will You Take My Heart?"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Top Chef "Episode Eight" "Episode Nine" "Episode Ten" "Episode Eleven"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. The Good Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Star Trek Discovery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Altered Carbon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  6. The Looming Tower
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  7. Crashing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  8. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  9. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  10. Black Lightning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Purge Election Year
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Black Panther (x3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Coco
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Thor Ragnarok
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The Box
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Places I Ate This Month (23+27=50):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Chuy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Crawfish Shack
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Culver's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Firehouse Subs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Freebird's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Hopdoddy's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Jim's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • New Fortune Chinese
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Noble Sandwich
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Pei Wei
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • PizzaRev
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Red's Porch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Rolling Rooster
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Snooze A.M. (x3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Sunday Bird (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tam Deli
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tarka
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Torchy's Tacos (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Velvet Taco
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Whataburger

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Thursday, February 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Monthly Update - January 2018


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Read 60 Graphic Novels (7+0=7)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Injustice Year Three TP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Vision HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Big Hard Sex Criminals Vol 2 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4. Descender Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5. Detective Comics Vol 1 HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  6. K Chronicles: Go East, Young Fam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  7. Shiver HC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Play 15 New Boardgames (3+0=3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Mountains of Madness
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Codenames Marvel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Pandemic Legacy Season 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Firefly (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Machi Koro Bright Lights, Big City
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Red Flags
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Scythe (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Codenames Duet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • DC DBG
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Splendor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    My Picks of the Week For This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Captain America #697
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Hawkeye #14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3. Runaways #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4. X-Men Gold Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5. Champions #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6. Kill or Be Killed #15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    7. Doomsday Clock #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    8. Ninja-K #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    9. Astro City #50
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    10. Quantum & Woody #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Comics I Read This Month (44+0=44):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • All-New Wolverine #29-30
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Amazing Spider-Man #794
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Astonishing X-Men #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Astro City #50
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Avengers #675-678
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Captain America #697
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Champions #16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Daredevil #597
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Doctor Strange #384
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Doomsday Clock #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Hawkeye #14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Hungry Ghosts #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Injustice 2 #17-18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Justice League of America/Doom Patrol #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Kill or Be Killed #15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Maestros #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Mage the Hero Denied #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Marvel Two-in-One #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Ms. Marvel #26
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • New Super Man #19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Ninja-K #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Ninjak vs. Valiant Universe #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Old Man Hawkeye #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Pacific Rim Aftermath #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Phoenix Resurrection #2-5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Punisher #220
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Quantum & Woody #2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Rat Queens #7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Redneck #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Rogue & Gambit #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Royal City #9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Runaways #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Sherlock Frankenstein & Legion of Evil #4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Wild Storm #11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • X-Men Gold #19-20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • X-Men Gold Annual #1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            TV I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • American Crime Story: Assassination of Gianni Versace "The Man Who Would Be Vogue"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Black Lightning "The Resurrection"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Black Mirror "U.S.S. Callister" "Arkangel" "Crocodile" "Hang the D.J." "Metalhead" "Black Museum"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Counterpart "The Crossing" "Birds of a Feather"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Crashing "The Atheist" "Pete and Leif"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend "Nathaniel Needs My Help" "Nathaniel Gets the Message!"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Gifted "3 X 1"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Good Place "Leap to Faith" "Best Self" "Rhonda, Diana, Jake, and Trent" "The Burrito"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Jean Claude Van Johnson "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • LA-Vegas "Pilot"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel "Season One"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Mick "The Visit" "The Haunted House" "The Invention" "The Matriarch" "The Homecoming" "The Teacher" "The Divorce" "The Climb" "The Trip" "The City" "The Dump"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Mosaic "Meet Olivia Lake" "Moving Forward, Not Back" "Zebra-itis" "Ilsa from Finland" "The Recoking" "Fact and Fiction"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • My Next Guest Needs No Introduction "Barack Obama"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams "Real Life" "Impossible Planet" "The Hood Maker" "Autofac"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Marvel's Runaways "Doomsday"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Star Trek Discovery "Despite Yourself" "The Wolf Inside" "Vaulting Ambition" "What's Past is Prologue"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Supernatural "Wayward Sisters"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Top Chef "Episode Four" "Episode Five" "Episode Six"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Travelers "Ave Machina" "Protocol 4" "Jacob" "11:27" "Jenny" "U235" "17 Minutes" "Traveler 0027" "Update" "21C" "Simon" "001"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • X-Files "My Struggle III"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Top Ten Shows This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. The Good Place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Star Trek Discovery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4. Black Mirror
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6. Mosaic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            7. The Mick
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            8. Counterpart
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            9. Black Lightning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            10. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Movies I Watched This Month:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • (500) Days of Summer
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Logan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Bright
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Baby Driver
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Real Genius
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Iron Man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Hell or High Water
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • I, Tonya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Places I Ate This Month (27+0=27):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Chuy's x2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Deckhand Oyster Bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Hightower
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • HomeSlice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Hoover's Cooking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Jack Allen's Kitchen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Jason's Deli
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Mason and Dixie's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • McDonald's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Michi Ramen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Outback Steakhouse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Pei Wei
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Popeye's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Potbelly Sandwiches
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Rolling Rooster x2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Slab BBQ x2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Smokey Mo's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Snooze A.M.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Taco Bell (x2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Torchy's Tacos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Valentina's Tex-Mex BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Velvet Taco
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Wendy's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Monday, January 01, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            New Year's Resolutions 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2016 was pretty terrible. I'm not prepared to say 2017 was worse. I mean, a lot less famous people I admired died, I lost another friend but I'm getting older so I'm getting used to the idea that's going to happen more often. And I at least had the benefit of knowing that Trump was President instead of being blindsided in November.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            But... this was a rough, rough year. I had one of the worst weeks of my life this year. The political situation was horrifying and exhausting. Expect the worst became the norm.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Silver linings? Yeah. A couple are mine, private things. But I made several really close new friendships and a lot more extended friendships. We expanded my store into a new location in June, which was exhausting and scary and resulted in some debt I'm still a little worried about but overall has been really rewarding. And this was my second year cancer-free.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Time for 2018 resolutions, and time to check in on last year.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Last year's resolutions:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Cook More - I tried out several new recipes, although I didn't have many that stuck.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Exercise - Nope. Failed again.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. No Cancer - This one I got.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By The Numbers:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. I read almost 600 single-issue comics this year, as compared to about 700 the year before, and 52 graphic novels, which is less than the year before.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. I ate at 93 different restaurants this year. On average, I ate out about 27 times a month, which is more than last year.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. I played 35 new boardgames.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This Year's Food Plans:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Places I Need to Try:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Freedmen's BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Leroy & Lewis BBQ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Rolling Rooster Chicken & Waffles

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Opening in January:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            H-Mart at Lakeline

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Early 2018:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Tumble 22 Brick and Mortar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Anthem on Rainey Street

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Sometime in 2018:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Loro (Asian Smokehouse from Uchi/Aaron Franklin)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            24 Diner (Rock Rose)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Easy Tiger (The Linc)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This Year's Resolutions & Goals:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Cook More - I need to add some new recipes in. Specifically, I need to learn to use the Instant Pot. I'm going to try to make at least one new Instant Pot recipe a week until that inevitably falls off and I scale back to once a month.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Read More - I utterly failed at reading books and graphic novels this year. So my goal is an achievable 48 graphic novels and novels combined. One a week.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. First Game Con. This one's easy, I already have tickets to BGG Con in May.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4. Boardgames. My plan this year is to play 25 new boardgames. I've exceeded that the past two years.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5. Write More. I have a notebook with 300 Writing Prompts. It's meant as a kind of journal, but I'm going to write it from the POV of fictional characters. If I skip 65 days in there, I'll still fill the notebook. The plan is to aim for every day. The looser plan is to slowly build up a universe in which to tell stories, and if that works, I might do Nanowrimo in that universe. Probably next year. Maybe this year. Depends how ambitious I'm feeling.