I've been calling this one "the new Tom Cruise" movie, because that title really doesn't stick. "The Movie Where Tom Cruise Dies Over and Over (to the Joy of the Audience)" would be much better, if a bit unwieldy. But anyhoo -- I enjoyed this one a lot. The central conceit is that Tom Cruise's … Continue reading Edge of Tomorrow
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Decent movie. There were bits that were inspired, like the slow-motion battle sequence. The future stuff didn't really add much, and a lot of it was just a retread of the previous X-Men movie. But young Charles Xavier, Magento, and Mystique really do have chemistry. And Wolverine? I guess they can't resist throwing him in, … Continue reading X-Men: Days of Future Past
HIMYM Finale
Huh. That was considerably more melancholy than I'd expected. Which is good; one of the things How I Met Your Mother did well in its prime was leaven the good with the bad (just think of all the job and romantic troubles everyone went through at some point). And so, among other things, the finale … Continue reading HIMYM Finale
Bray
I've been meaning to take more daytrips around Ireland, so before Saint Patrick's Day I went down to Bray, a town in County Wicklow. It's a nice little place with some decent walking. There's a seven kilometre walk along the sea down to Greystones, but instead I went to the top of Bray Head, then … Continue reading Bray
Stones in His Pockets
I went to a play at the Gaiety Theatre this past week called Stones in His Pockets. It's about people in a small Irish town (County Kerry) working as extras for a Hollywood picture, and the aftermath and soul searching from a Tragic Event that occurs at the end of act one. So, uh, it … Continue reading Stones in His Pockets
Dragon Quest IX Completion Stats
... No, I'm not playing again. I dredged them up after some twitter activity: OMG PERSONA 4 GOLDEN IS BEATEN Total time being: 126 hours 54 minutes — Evil Kittenator (@evilkittenator) February 9, 2014 @evilkittenator I was going to say thats crazy, but i did put in 122 hours into dragon quest - http://t.co/JAXTCHDP2E — … Continue reading Dragon Quest IX Completion Stats
Three Months In
Just a quick update. I've been meaning to write more, if only so I can have a record of this strange time in my life, but honestly things have been fairly quiet. As was Christmas. It was all very pretty, especially the lights and decorations on the high streets. But as Christmas proper arrived, everything shut down … Continue reading Three Months In
12 Pubs
Before Christmas I tried doing 12 pubs with a bunch of other people here on working holiday visas. I found my copy of the rules while cleaning up today. FYI, I bailed at pub #8. For the record: 1 Fitzgeralds Pub Drink with left hand 2 Fibber Maggee's No first names 3 Murray's Bar No … Continue reading 12 Pubs
2013 In Review
Putting together this entry made me realize, again, that I really should post more. Or at least have a private document somewhere to keep track of this stuff. Also, I started writing this in TextEdit, but it hung indefinitely. I blame iCloud. Seriously, how is it ever excusable that a text editor / word processor … Continue reading 2013 In Review
Dublin!
As of today I've been living in Dublin, Ireland for one month. Why? Silly question. I've always wanted to live overseas. I vaguely recall telling someone that I was going to move to Australia back when I was still in school. Plus I'm a travel nut, and this is a great home base to explore … Continue reading Dublin!
For Great Justice(!) 