Pun And Gun

I picked up Shadow Warrior for a couple of bucks on a Steam sale, it's a few years old and got solid reviews but I wasn't expecting much. Pleasantly surprised, it was really good!

It Was Strange All Right

We all went to see Strange Magic. The expression on the main character's faces above is them watching their own movie. It was pretty terrible.

Underpowdered

Lonnie and Payton are up for a short visit and brought a dusting of snow.

A Link To Music

Of course this being us, the theme of tonight's performance is songs from the Legend of Zelda video game series.

A Muse

Mari and I are at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center tonight to listen to the Nashville Symphony.

Krogas

Low gas prices plus Kroger fuel points equals gas for .79 cents a gallon. I just hope people aren't rushing out to by Hummers. Combined with the new Hybrid (who has been dubbed Izzy), we paid about 8 bucks for a tank of gas that will last over two weeks of daily commuting. Not bad.

Ballpark Update

New update. They removed all the dirt mounds and various debris from the field and have started flattening it with some rolling machines. Might not be too long before we see some turf out there.

The Long Inquisition

After another long gap I've finished my next game, Dragon Age: Inquisition. The third in what is arguable my favorite game series, with Mass Effect and Fallout in contention for that title. It was flawed (especially in all the side stuff that detracted from a too short main story) but still very enjoyable with great characters.

Resplendent In White

Beauty and the Beast.

33rd

Big time geekiness ahead, proceed with caution:

So I read a lot of comic books growing up and liked a lot of heroes, but Iron Man was always far and above my favorite. In the comic series my favorite of all his armors was easily the Mark VIII, known as the Silver Centurion armor. So fast forward many years and the movies come out, and Tony builds the Mark I in the cave, then the Mark II, then the III. Iron Man 2 comes out and through the course of that story he builds Mark IV through VI. Then in Avengers he builds the VII. Some of these armors looked like they did in the comics, many looked a lot different but now I'm thinking we're almost to 8, so the next suit will be the Silver Centurion in some form. Iron Man 3 comes out and the Mark VIII is not the Silver Centurion nor does it look anything like it, oh well. A little disappointing but what can ya do? I watch the 3rd movie and the end scene where he wears several different armors through the big fight, but don't think much of it.

Later, I get a newsletter from an online toy store I subscribe to and it's talking about how Hot Toys is making a Silver Centurion replica from Iron Man 3. First of all Hot Toys is a company that makes high end collectibles....toys for grown ups basically. Their stuff is really good. Second...how did I miss my favorite armor somehow? It turns out in Iron Man 3, the Silver Centurion was his Mark XXXIII armor, and it's the first armor he wears during the climactic fight. I just didn't recognize it. So, long story short it's mine now, it's pretty damn cool, and no I will never grow up.

8th

I decided to get a little frivolous with my Christmas money and buy something I've wanted for a while but felt was too expensive, it didn't hurt it was on sale either. This is a highly detailed...I don't know it's too nice to be called a toy really, but you can manipulate the heads and limbs so it's not a statue. We'll stick with really cool. Anyway it's Iron Man's Silver Centurion armor. Why did I want this? Well, read on...

Silent Running

The Accord Hybrid advertises 50 city / 45 highway (A change from most cars getting better highway miles.) So far we're averaging in the mid to upper 40's so not too shabby.

WOTM

January. A new year comes howling in.

Accordingly Back

At 50 MPG, we'll be interested to see just how much that changes our gas station style. But beyond that it's just a really nice, smooth riding, surprisingly peppy car. Love it!

Accordingly

So here's our (Mari's, I somehow couldn't talk her into a Dodge Challenger Hellcat) brand new 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid! (Yet to be named.) Got a great deal on it, plus a very reasonable trade in on the CR-V from Trickett, our third car from them and always a good experience.

Peace Out

Macy the CR-V was a good car, but for whatever reason never really clicked with us.

Sister Act

I post too many pictures of our dogs sleeping, this I know. But they're just so damn cute.

Classic Start

What better way the spend the first day of the year than watching the NHL Winter Classic between the Caps and the Blackhawks?