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Blog update and new direction
When I first started this blog, it wasn’t long after I discovered a new hobby of mine, comics. In addition, as part of my opinion writing class in my Journalism Print college program, I was supposed to start a blog. … Continue reading
Posted in comics, movies, Nerd Journal, novel writing, update, writing
Tagged blog update, comics, dragonblood, fitness, movies, nerd journal, novel reading, novel writing, swimming, update, writing
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Summing up my summer of swim workouts
Today is the last day that the outdoor pool I’ve got a season pass for is open. Good thing the weather is good today, because I wanted to make my last outdoor swim workout of the year worth it. This … Continue reading
Posted in Nerd Journal, update
Tagged backstroke, beijing, blog update, breaststroke, butterfly swim, exercise, freestyle swim, individual medley, michael phelps, motto, olympics, swimming, update, working out
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My thoughts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi released a couple weekends ago, and while it’s making a lot of money and most people seem to enjoy it, there’s no denying that it’s a divisive movie among hardcore Star Wars fans. There are … Continue reading
Posted in movie review, movies, Nerd Journal
Tagged a new hope, adam driver, ben solo, carrie fisher, chewbacca, daisy ridley, fantasy, finn, jedi, kylo ren, luke skywalker, mark hamill, movie review, movies, poe dameron, porgs, princess leia, return of the jedi, rey, rian johnson, rose, sci-fi, sci-fi movie, science fiction, star wars, star wars: the force awakens, star wars: the last jedi, the empire strikes back, the last jedi
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My goals for 2018, and some of this year’s accomplishments
So my local comic shop still didn’t get this week’s order. I still feel the need to post something other than my short rant on the comic shipping company. I might eventually write a delayed first impressions post, but because … Continue reading
Posted in movies, Nerd Journal, novel writing, novels, update, writing
Tagged animated, animated movies, animation, blog update, blood rage, camp nanowrimo, competative swimming, disney, disney studios, james bond, movies, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, novel reading, novels, star wars, swimming, update, vampires, werewolves, x-men, x-men movies
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X-Men movie rant
Well, I’m not in the greatest mood tonight. Long story short, I asked for this weekend off of work, and my boss forgot. This isn’t the first time he’s forgotten either. Also, I worked until 11 even though I’m not … Continue reading
Posted in comic, comics, movie review, movies, Nerd Journal, rant
Tagged 20th century fox, age of apocalypse, ancient egypt, angel salvador, apocalypse, archangel, azazel, banshee, beast, brett ratner, bryan singer, callisto, charles xavier, chris claremont, colossus, comics, cyclops, dark angel saga, dark phoenix, dark phoenix saga, darwin, deadpool, ellen page, emma frost, en sabah nur, frank miller, god loves man kills, grant morrison, halle berry, hank McCoy, hellfire club, jean grey, juggernaut, kelsey grammer, kitty pryde, laura kinney, magneto, mariko, marvel comics, Moira Mactaggert, morlock massacre, morlocks, mystique, nightcrawler, ororo munroe, phoenix, pitor rasputin, psylocke, pyro, quentin quire, quicksilver, rogue, scott summers, sebastian shaw, silver samurai, storm, superhero movies, teenage negasonic warhead, the juggernaut, the vanisher, the wolverine, viper, wolverine, wolverine 3, wolverine origins, x-23, x-men, X-Men 3: The Last Stand, x-men first class, x-men: apocalypse, x-men: days of future past, x2: x-men united, yukio
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Why I hate Man of Steel
Batman vs. Superman is about to release, and right now, it’s not doing very well with the critics. Last I checked, it had a 41% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and about 48% on Metacritic. That’s significantly lower than even Man … Continue reading
Posted in comic, movies, Nerd Journal, rant
Tagged batman vs superman, christopher reeve, clark kent, david goyer, henry cavill, jonathan kent, lex luthor, lois lane, man of steel, martha kent, metropolis, movies, nuclear man, rant, richard donner, smallville, star wars, starkiller base, superman, superman 4: the quest for peace, the force awakens, zack snyder, zod
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Why Rey from The Force Awakens is not a Mary Sue
Further update Star Wars XII: The Force Awakens is now the top domestic grossing film in history, having soared past Avatar in well under a month. It’s smashed so many records that it’s kind of ridiculous. It only just released … Continue reading
Posted in movies, Nerd Journal, rant
Tagged anakin skywalker, atat, battle of endor, battle of hoth, battle of naboo, battle of starkiller base, battle of yavin, bowcaster, daniel kraig, darth vader, finn, galactic empire, general grievous, han solo, jakku, jar jar binks, jj abrams, jm frey, kylo ren, Lando Calrissian, Lawrence Kasdan, leia solo, lightsaber fight, lightsabers, luke skywalker, Michael Arndt, millenium falcon, nerd journal, podracer, podracing, queen amidala, rebel alliance, rey, star wars, star wars 7, star wars: the force awakens, surpreme leader snoke, the first order, the force awakens, the resistance
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Nanowrimo 2015 – journal 2
It’s half-way through November, which means it’s about time to write my second Nanowrimo journal. This past Thursday I finished my first Nanowrimo book of the year, which is also the 9th book in my Blood Rage series.
Spider-Man movies: Spider-Man vs. Amazing Spider-Man
I haven’t fully got together my thoughts on Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to Disney and Sony’s deal. Overall I’m looking forward to how they’ll handle everything, but I’m sad to see a few of Marvel’s movies delayed. … Continue reading
Posted in comics, movies, Nerd Journal
Tagged amazing spider-man, andrew garfield, aunt may, black panther, captain m arvel, captain stacey, gwen stacey, inhumans, marc webb, marvel cinematic universe, mary jane watson, movies, peter parker, sam raimi, sony pictures, spider-man, stan lee, superhero movies, the green goblin, the lizard, tobey maguire, uncle ben, willem dafoe
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