HobbyScope
Movies, Games, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind
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Morning Coffee: Everything Is A Subscription
Everything has a “subscribe and save” or membership attached to it, and if you’re paying for it, you need to pay more for the actual convenience of having a paid service. At some point, abstaining from ubiquitous conveniences no longer feels worth the hassle. It’s too much of a fight.
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Morning Coffee: Chill
I’ve always considered myself easygoing and calm. That mindset usually serves me well – no fuss, no muss. While thinking I’m this laid back, calm operator, however, I missed the changes. Chill was no longer my foundational modus operandi.
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Morning Coffee: Summer’s Setting Days
May and June hold the promise of forthcoming months of freedom, fun, and opportunity. School is out and summer break begins. July is the main event where summer activities hit their stride. The previous school year is a memory and the upcoming year is not yet a thought. August can be cruel. Summer is still…
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Playing By The Rules: A Short Story
The Battle of Green Tides and the Stone Forest – the Banner of Eagles are fighting for survival against the invading Brotherhood of Fire. With the final stronghold under threat, the clash of two brothers could decide the fate of a kingdom.
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Saturday Morning Cinema: Tremors
It’s like The Floor Is Lava coupled with a “there’s something in the water” vibe. Ending up in the lava is bad, but if it doesn’t get you, something in the lava will eventually eat you and finish the job. Sounds delightful, right? If you’re only watching a fictitious tale and not actually living it,…
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Morning Coffee: Cassette Dreams
Set between vinyl and compact disc, the beautiful cassette tape, in any of its iterations, may hold special memories for certain generations. Whether recording or listening, the cassette provided an accessible medium for creating and collecting music.
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Morning Coffee: Languishing LEGO
Once upon a time, LEGO inspired magnificent and limitless imaginative world building. Today, LEGO markets those sets to adults and collectors, only offering them if they are voted into existence by nostalgic fans. LEGO has strayed from offering the tools to create worlds and instead sells sets tied to IPs and targeted at fandom economies.
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Morning Coffee: The Dark Dreams of an Apt Pupil
Several weeks ago I wrote about my reading goal for the year, which is to read 15 books. Since then, I’ve completed two more (seven to go), with the most recent being Apt Pupil by Stephen King. In this case, Apt Pupil was entertaining, but wow, I don’t know if that was the one to…
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Morning Coffee: Volume Up
At some point during my years, I stopped listening to music at a high volume. I’m not talking “ear-splitting permanent damage” levels, just high enough to drown out the world and take over your senses. That’s when you can really feel and connect with the music. For whatever reason, I stopped doing that until just…
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Morning Coffee: Parading Around
Floats, politicians, bands, and candy – these make up most parades, at least for smaller local events. I’ve not been to a parade for the better part of a decade, but I finally had reason to check one out – and assessed my kids a hefty candy tax.
