Monthly Archives: January 2025

Dinosaurs and Dragons

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Nathan

Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time, by James Gurney – I seem to remember reading something about this book around when it first came out in the early nineties, in National Geographic or something. I was interested, but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Eight Is Enough

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Nathan

I last wrote about Octopath Traveler in October, and I’m still playing it now when I have the chance. I don’t think I’ve played anything else in the meantime, except for the occasional Sims 4. I have finished with the third chapters … Continue reading →

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For Compete’s Sake

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Nathan

A lot of things recently have been reminding me that competition is a very problematic notion. That’s an incredibly broad category, so this isn’t in any way exhaustive, just a collection of thoughts I’ve had on the subject in general. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Dog and Pony Shows

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Nathan

Here are my thoughts on three movies and three television shows, with SPOILERS for all of them. Phantom of the Paradise – Brian De Palma’s campy 1974 rock musical is mostly a take on The Phantom of the Opera, with … Continue reading →

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The New Normal

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Nathan

With the second inauguration of Donald Trump looming, because apparently Americans didn’t get enough of his hateful and exhausting behavior the first time, things definitely look bleak. And it’s worse because it seems like a lot of what I hear … Continue reading →

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Smiting and Smoting

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Nathan

The Great Book of Amber, by Roger Zelazny – I had wanted to read Nine Princes in Amber after seeing it on a list, and since the library had this complete volume of ten novels, I went ahead and read … Continue reading →

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You’re the Same, But I Got Different Eyes

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Nathan

Please enjoy my awkwardly phrased thoughts on some newish albums, plus some other musings loosely related to music. St. Vincent, All Born Screaming – This album has some intense rhythms and vocal stylings. The acoustic guitar and piano parts mix well … Continue reading →

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Medea vs. Jason

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Nathan

Kirby Manga Mania Volume 2, by Hirokazu Hikawa, translated by Amanda Haley – More gag-based adventures of the round pink hero, each with a theme of sorts but not much of a plot, instead mostly just consisting of Kirby goofing … Continue reading →

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Let’s Pull Away Over Nature’s Forces

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Nathan

Robyn Hitchcock, Groovy Decay – This was Robyn’s second solo album, from 1982. And it was not particularly successful, so it was kind of difficult to find. While I prefer to purchase things in physical form when possible, I bought both this and the demo … Continue reading →

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This Ain’t Over

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Nathan

New year, new movies! Okay, two of these are pretty old movies, but they were new to us. SPOILERS for all three. The Lodge – When a man with two children falls in love with a new woman, his ex-wife … Continue reading →

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