Monday, November 10, 2014

Well, wow. Talk about "some guys have all the luck," eh?


Thoughts On CM Punk Joining Marvel

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Curses to you, Matt and Trey. Every time I think I'm done with South Park, that it's finally jumped the shark to me, that I'm "too old" for you, that it's complete dreck...you surprise me.


Make me cringe at some of the straight-up "wow!" moments, but surprise me, in a good way.

Thoughts on South Park Season 18 (So Far)

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I'm a pretty big wrestling fan. I know it's scripted. So are Love and Hip-Hop and New Girl.

Now that that's out the way, I just read that WWE is going to have Grumpy Cat "host" RAW next week.

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Thoughts on WWE Being Behind in the Times

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Monday, November 3, 2014

About eight years ago, on the first full week of my Freshman Year at UMD (that's 2006, for those keeping score), I logged onto Facebook and started friending people, based on similar interests. One of these people was a young woman by the name of Raquel. Our first conversation was about Labor Day plans and PS2 games, so it was (obviously) nothing too serious. As time went on, we both developed feelings for each other, as these things sometimes go. She and I would have late-night chats about nothing, but it would be the highlight of my day. Sadly, as these things sometimes go, whenever we tried to act upon them (read: got the courage to say "hey, I think you're cute. Maybe we should go out"), we both were with other people.

Thoughts on...Getting Engaged

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Another year of baseball is in the books. This year is a year sports writers almost dream about. You had Cinderella stories beating Cinderella stories (KC beating the Orioles; still salty about that), a new "dynasty" rise (the Giants), the Yankees and Red Sox not making it to the playoffs (hooray), and the Nationals kicking much butt, but kind of becoming unglued at the last moment.

This season also had tragedy in the form of the untimely death of Cardinals prodigy Oscar Taveras who, fittingly for the hype of his star, homered in his last at-bat.


Hearing the news of Oscar Taveras' death, it hit me more than usual. I heard this past Monday, during my usual morning ritual (waking up, dressing, heading off to work, etc). Perhaps it's because he was young and within my own age bracket, but I was stunned that this young man, someone seemingly so full of life and joyful over being able to do what he loved, he was gone. 

Now, I'd be lying if I said that I followed Taveras religiously. I saw he had a mountain of potential and homered in his first game. However, I stopped paying attention as much as the season went on. But, a death like this, it makes you stop thinking about baseball in a "oh, it's a game with a ton of overpaid athletes swinging bats at balls" type of way. Taveras was twenty-two, four years younger than me. A tragedy like this, it reinforces that you've got to be thankful for every day you're given on this earth, that you need to make the most of every moment.

Rest in Peace, young man.
-Johnthan

Thoughts on...the passing of Oscar Taveras

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

(Or "It's like Lost and Scandal had a baby and Viola Davis is the adopted mother.")


When someone recommends that I check out a show, I tend to mull it over for a while (unless it's like Gurren Lagann or something, then I nose-dive into it). I mean, I've just gotten to the part of Breaking Bad where Walter tries his best to become surpass Gus Fring/Tony Montana and kills Mike and then realizes that he didn't need to. He ultimately did it because feels.

...Power-Tripping Hal?
So, when the blitzkrieg of ads/reviews/Twitter folks (follow me at @JohnthanSpeed, by the way; gotta start updating that thing) suggested demanded I check out the newest Shonda Rhines-influenced show, I reluctantly did so. Viola Davis is a great actress, Shonda Rhines has some good people in her circle with regards to watchable shows, and the ads didn't give away much. So, it had all the makings of either a colossal failure or a dominating success. There will be spoilers, by the way. Many spoilers. So, if you don't want to read them, look away.

Thoughts on...How to Get Away with Murder

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Monday, October 27, 2014


A day or so, I received a text from my friend Dre. For those that don't know (read: all except for maybe five of you), Dre is the guy who suggested I check out Gurren Lagann in the first place, the "random college adventures" guy, the Kamina to my Simon. So, when he said that my initial thoughts were a bit pedestrian, I stopped and thought about it.

I agree, wholeheartedly. And not just because he made me GRIT THOSE TEETH! a few times to snap me out of a funk. See, while writing the TTGL review, I was finishing up Wolf's Rain. But, now that I'm not bawling my eyes out like some of my fellow otaku did at the end of Angel Beats (a series which was good, but disjointed at times), I can give a proper follow-up to the original post. Besides, what good is writing about an unforgettable series in a way that's, well, forgettable?

(More) Thoughts on Gurren Lagann

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