morganrlewis.bsky.social
I'm an 80s kid, an Osage, a left-winger, a dog lover, a programmer, an amateur baker, reader of fantasy and sci-fi, movie addict (mostly older releases), and sundry other things. I live in Eugene, Oregon. He/him.
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Pretty much anything by Mel Brooks is good for some laughs. And it's hard to stay down when watching The Muppet Movie. I reckon you have probably already watched most of my favorite 80s comedies, so that makes it a little hard. 😊I've included some obscure non-80s ones that I consider 10s or high-9s.
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The first several all blur for me as well. Narnia, The Hobbit, The Dark is Rising (Susan Cooper), Gom on Windy Mountain (Grace Chetwin). No idea which of those was first. Prydain (Lloyd Alexander), Dragonlance, and the Chronicles of Amber (Roger Zelazny) all followed soon after.
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I have an inherited box set from my parents and I love it. Sadly "Fellowship" is badly damaged, but the other two and the box are in great shape. I'm always checking thrift stores for a good copy of "Fellowship" to replace it.
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The distinction between "accidental" and "reckless" is not trivial. Recklessness may not be intended, but it still has intent at its roots; someone chose to take the reckless action without proper care. It's a matter of culpability and accountability, qualities we should require from any gov org.
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Terminating employees who are critical to the proper functioning of the government agencies they are part of and who know the actual work being done is a predictable and logical outcome of performing rapid mass terminations at the behest of DOGE. It is not accidental. It is intentional or reckless.
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If, instead, you choose to drive through a chicken coop, none of the chickens you run over are run over on accident, even if running over chickens was not your intent. It's a predictable and logical outcome of your actions. It is not accidental. It is either intentional or it is reckless.
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Oh yeah. I remember. I was expecting a standard beat-em-up as well. It took a little bit to figure out how Caped Crusader worked. But it was so satisfying once it clicked. And getting two full adventures was just awesome.
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YES! The MUSIC!! That was a SID-chip masterpiece. There were some good tunes on C-64 games, but it's quite possible this is the best of the bunch. Including the classic Batman leitmotif while having its own distinct elements that fit the game... it's just terrific.
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Both versions were available when I was a kid and read them for the first time, and I remember debating with a friend in middle school about it. I sided on publication order then too as well.
#Narnia #Booksky
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piece stories together, as well as adding perhaps just a tiny bit of knowledge about unreliable narrators (minor, in this case, but "you THOUGHT LionWW was the beginning.") It's not a big thing, but I think these are skills that help with media literacy as peoples' tastes develop.
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Never too late. I think I was around 35 when I first beat the original SMB (and that was with save games). Never have beat the others.
On the other hand, I was a Bad enough Dude to rescue the president on 3 different systems. So I've got that going for me.
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The sword looks really good.
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The number of times I've stumbled across some fan discussion where someone says "Oh, writer X used this trope! They must read TV Tropes!" is much higher than it ought to be.
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Especially notable because that moment was both funny and incredibly heartwarming in the broader context. Quill laughs, makes the Mary Poppins comment. Yondu asks "Is he cool?" (Does my adopted son think I'm cool?) Quill doesn't hesitate before saying "Hell yeah, he's cool!" (My dad is cool.)
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It really was. A little uneven in parts, sure, but no more than any other TV show. And Maslany was terrific. My only complaint is how they handled Mr. Immortal, and considering the odds of getting anything real with him off the ground are pretty slim, it's a small complaint.
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I was a C-64 player, so there's all sorts of odd little games on there that hardly anybody else new. Time and Magik is the one that comes to mind first.
Also, glad to see the Apogee brand still kicking around. I was a huge fan of Raptor back in the day.
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I've had a saying for years: "Never trust a reverend who has a limo." This counts.
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Steel yourself. It's not just bad, it's "Holy shit" bad. Even just the summaries were harrowing.
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Same! I'm pretty sure Good Omens was the first book I read by either. Which just makes it all the sadder that it's kind of hard to look at it now without thinking about all the stuff that's come out about Gaiman recently.
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Yeah, it was really hard to limit myself to just one Discworld book for this. I have about 50 Terry Pratchett books on my shelves.
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Odyssey magazine was such a big part of my childhood, and it's kind of amazing just how hard it is to find anything about it online.
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Yeah, Ghoul School is alright. The other two, I enjoyed only out of nostalgia. I can't help but wonder how they might have been had they stuck to the usual Scooby formula, which oddly they didn't do with Scooby videos until the 2000s. J/F was decent, but my memory's too fuzzy on the other S-10.
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Prob. dif. sweeteners. Zero-sugar sodas usually use aspartame, saccharine or acesulfame potassium (ace-k). Only a few use sucralose which is known to cause digestive distress. Sugar-free candies usually use sucralose or sugar-alcohols (maltitol, isomalt, sorbitol, etc) which can also cause issues.
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And also because the hiring process bears as much resemblance to reality as a child's fever dream.
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Wyden and Merkley have been fixtures for as long as I've been able to vote, and I've always been happy to cast my votes for them. Not even in a grudging "well, they're sort of my party" kind of way. No. They've consistently voted and acted the way I want my senators to vote and act.
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I was sure it would be Terry Pratchett, and he has 50 on my shelf, but it turns out my Roger Zelazny collection is currently sitting at 60. Favorite Zelazny book is probably "Lord of Light".
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Yeah, unions would've been a good start. Training in people skills too; techs aren't anti-social by nature, but anti-social people can be drawn to tech because it doesn't rely as much on what they lack. More teamwork with non-tech folks; if all the leaders come from one discipline that's a bad sign.
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If I had my way, SNAP would be expanded and increased. Start allowing hot deli food; poor people deserve a hot lunch too. And start allowing stuff that helps people eat, like paper plates and toothpaste.
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It's going to get people killed. SNAP already doesn't cover glucose tabs. If someone has a hypoglycemic crash, a soda or a pack of Starburst may be what keeps them alive.