I started reading Takahashi Rumiko’s brilliant manga Ranma 1/2 in high school back in 1992. My then-girlfriend (and future first wife) introduced me to it, and to quite a few other manga and anime series. Our time together was far too lengthy and often extremely unhappy, but a deeper interest in anime and manga is […]
Thirty years later, I finished Ranma 1/2 Read More »
I love comics. But how I read them has changed over the years, from all single issues as a kid to all TPBs in college to all-digital…and then back to single print issues. And now back to digital-only again, but this time for good (I think). Reflecting on the notion of pulling or subscribing to
From pulp to pixels (and sometimes back again) Read More »
Today is Yore’s 10th anniversary! I wrote my first blog post here on August 28, 2012: Reading Appendix N: The project, the appendix, and the goal. 10! Years! That’s longer than my time blogging on Gnome Stew (just shy of 8 years) or Treasure Tables before that (just over 2 years). Hell, it’s almost longer
10 years of Yore, and dusting off proto-Godsbarrow ideas from 2013 Read More »
I was in the mood to make chili today, but it’s been years since I’ve cooked it and I don’t think I ever wrote down my recipe. (If I did, it was on Google+. Sad trombone.) So here’s my chili recipe, archived on Yore so I won’t lose it again — and shared in case
Crock pot chili à la Ralya Read More »
Tonight I got to do something really fun: I attended the livestream of MST3K’s season 13 premiere, Santo in the Treasure of Dracula, as part of their soft launch of the new Gizmoplex. This screening for Kickstarter backers was the first time I’ve ever watched an MST3K livestream, and it was a hoot. I rarely
ALL HAIL WHITE DOT: MST3K season 13 premiere Read More »
Back in 2016, after 5 years of backing Kickstarter projects, I wrote one of my favorite Yore posts — a personal sniff test for what I back and why (or why not). I missed the golden opportunity to do a 10-year version of that post, but today I’m writing the 11-year version instead. Kickstarter has
11 years, 175 projects: Kickstarter noodling Read More »
Warhammer Community has posted a fantastic statement about the satirical, non-aspirational nature of the Imperium of Man in the 40k universe, and about 40k in general. Here’s a salient snippet: The Imperium of Man stands as a cautionary tale of what could happen should the very worst of Humanity’s lust for power and extreme, unyielding
“There are no goodies in the Warhammer 40,000 universe,” so fuck off, fascists Read More »
Dune (2021) became available on HBO Max on October 21 (at least here on the west coast), but we saved it for date night on October 23. Today, the 29th, marks my fifth viewing! This is also: The first time I’ve watched the same film five times in one week, and within eight days of
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is incredible Read More »
Back in 2009, when we still lived in Utah, I fulfilled a longtime dream by buying a bonsai tree. I named him Elkhorn, after the dwarf from the D&D cartoon. I’ve never had a green thumb — quite the opposite, really — so I put my heart into trying to do everything right with Elkhorn.
My bonsai tree, Hulkling Read More »
The best Bandai kit ever made finally landed at my house today: Yes, it is indeed a 1:1 scale model of a sealed Cup Noodle. I love the warning labels — “don’t eat this,” of course, but also “don’t pour hot water into me.” I also love that it’s not in any way a Gundam
Best Hit Chronicle 1/1 Cup Noodle Read More »
