On 02/16/2015 at 08:27 PM,
by avidacridjam
Anyone who has listened to the last episode of my podcast (thank you so much, btw) knows that I've had initial bad experiences with the Alien franchise. How appropriate that I decided to make my first playthrough of Alien: Isolation public through Twitch.
On 02/15/2015 at 01:52 PM,
by avidacridjam
In less than 5-6 hours, the weather in my area will go from lovely sunshiney skies to freezing rain, followed by sleet and then possibly at least 3 feet of snow. It blows my mind when temperatures change so dramatically in the course of day (as it did yesterday when it reached 68 degrees only to plummet to 25 at night) but that's the nature of winter weather. I dread this time of year because of all of the damage that snow/ice-storms can do to my life. Obviously I'm worried that it might hurt my truck in some way. It can also affect the roads, which cancels work and the ability to travel. Last year this time, I lost 15 days of work due to repeated snow and ice storms; in some cases, I was unable to get out of my fucking parking lot (no way in hell will anyone clear the snow and ice out of that area) so I couldn't leave if I wanted to.
On 02/05/2015 at 03:05 PM,
by avidacridjam
The last 7th grade basketball game was last night. It will be missed. Oh wait, no it won't...
Two more home games left: tonight and next Tuesday. Then the nightmare is over and I can worry about something else that's not a sporting event. It could've been a worse year. This school could've hosted a junior high tournament but I was spared.
On 02/03/2015 at 04:49 PM,
by avidacridjam
As I post this, there is one more week of high school basketball games that I have to clean up after. Tuesday of next week is the last scheduled home game for any team at the school where I work and I have to say Good Riddance to this relentless plague of a campus pasttime. All I'll have to deal with in the meantime is shitty weather, which everyone has to deal with.
On 01/30/2015 at 04:56 PM,
by avidacridjam
Three more weeks of high school basketball. Its crazy how this school not really known for its prowess at the sport takes it so seriously. Maybe I'm mistaking enthusiasm for virtually every parent with a student using it as family time, regardless of the skill involved. It'll take a while to get there but it'll die soon. In the meantime, I hope boys stop pissing on the floor in one of the restrooms. Go outside to the nearest tree, you little shit.
On 01/19/2015 at 12:57 AM,
by avidacridjam
I spent the majority of my Sunday evening writing, recording, editing and finally posting a new episode for the Past & Pending Podcast, my first in 4 months! In it, I discuss memories of a hometown video rental store and 5 modern day classic (late 80s-early 90s) action films that I repeatedly rented too many times. It's a brisk 40 minutes, I fixed the channel separation problem that I had with the last episode, there are a lot more music drops, I reveal embarrassing things about my childhood.....
On 01/02/2015 at 02:12 PM,
by avidacridjam
Disclaimer: This blog entry is one that I've worked on for a few days earlier this week but never quite finishing. Work and laziness (at home) contributed to that but it seems that I couldn't decide on where to stop. In continuing the laziness, I've decided to keep (but date) some of these portions so I don't have to rewrite them; they'll be followed up by an update.
On 12/20/2014 at 06:12 AM,
by avidacridjam
As I type this, I've downloaded the Ultra update for Super Street Fighter IV (360). I've cleared some space on my hard drive to accomdate for reinstalling the game (from disc). I can't fucking believe it but I'm actually giving this one another shot. Yes, it has to do with the big news about SFV coming to PS4 in the future. That Ultra SFIV will be on the way didn't inspire me to wait for that release. While I didn't stay committed to truly remaining good, I've always admired SFIV. I always thought I could pop it in and play for a little while. I didn't count on the many distractions that life threw my way. Despite that, I felt the need to support the game: upgrading to Super, then Arcade Edition and now finally to Ultra.
On 11/17/2014 at 01:57 PM,
by avidacridjam
Two weeks ago, the school where I work conducted their "Black & Gold" (school colors) basketball game night to kick off the new season. It was basically all the varisty teams playing scrimmage but it was also an opportunity for a bake sale and God knows what else. Honestly, I stayed the hell out of that building unless someone reported a mess that needed to be cleaned up.
