Greetings from a snowy River of Boiling Water. They promised a nice bit of a winter storm and while it didn’t deliver in full force, the white stuff has started falling more rapidly. I’ve got a fire and a bit of boozy hot chocolate, so let’s get this thing rolling.

On the Internets:

Congress decides that maybe the NSA need’s to have its surveillance powers put in check, but only after they realize that eelected officials are citizens too.  As North Korea continues to develop and test their nuclear capabilities, Seoul sends out the K-Pop to let the North know that things are better down below. The internet became fascinated by a puddle. The adult industry showed that it’s still the best marketing machine in the game. A guy assaulted his nephew for fucking with his Charazard.

Locally:

There was a KMR holiday party and two wacky kids got engaged in a Wal-Mart and then stolee some sex toys. I also got notified that I might have to serve on a jury.

I’ve Been Reading:

I wrapped up Sandman Volume 3 this week, then finished up Volumes 4 and 5. I’m moving a long at a pretty good pace and really enjoying them.

In the Earhole:

Three	30
Grimes	26
Green Day	13
One Last Wish	12
Beach House	12
Born Against	11
Embrace	10
Government Issue	10
Leatherface	10
Pegboy	10
The Nation of Ulysses	10

Eye Pollution:

All caught up on the Great British Bake-Off, and still slowly going through Jessica Jones. Everyone keeps telling me I need to see Making a Murderer, so that might show up next, just to prevent spoilers.

Boring, Boring Arsenal:

A heavily rotated Arsenal team beat Sunderland 3-1 in the FA Cup 3rd round. Arsenal were the favorites to win, and the Aaron Ramsey goal was just a joy to watch.

Greetings from the River of Boiling Water, where it’s all gone tits up because it’s freaking cold out here, dear readers. I’ve just returned from the Old North State after spending some time with my family and friends.
Let’s see how this goes…

On the Internets:

Our devolution as a species has clearly begun now that we have piss sock phone chargers.

Lemmy died.
This is all terrible since the endless cycle of bad news can be bad for your health.

Locally:

Being back in NC was a lot of fun. I got to spend a lot of time with my nieces and watch how they have developed into humans. They love to play games, and we ended up playing a crap load of Despicable Me Minion Game of Life. It’s pretty freaking terrible. I mean, at least with regular old life, you get to push the neat little car around shoving in your partner and all of your little offspring as you try to make your way to the bigtime and retire in that sweet little mansion. But in this version, it’s stripped of all that and you just kind of circle around a board doing dumb shit until finally you make enough money to win. LAME.

I’ve Been Reading:

I recently found a pretty sweet app called Hoopla, which essentially acts like a digital media store, but in cooperation with your local library. Loads of great stuff on there, and that’s where I’ve been reading The Sandman books by Neil Gaiman. Yes, I am terrible for having not read them before.

Eye Pollution:

Haven’t had a lot of time in front of the television with the traveling. I suspect that will change again soon.

Boring, Boring Arsenal:

Lucky for me, NC has loads of Gunners fans, so I got to spend a little time with both the Cape Fear Gooners and The Triangle Gooners to root for The Arsenal. I was somehow able to convince the CFG that I was not bad luck after the horrible loss to Southampton, and while the team played poorly Saturday against Newcastle, it was still enough to take the three points and the top of the league.