Monthly Archives: June 2024

Son of Sin

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Nathan

I’ve been playing a bit of Final Fantasy X as of late. I actually first started playing it on PC, but it crashed a lot, and I’m not sure why. Maybe it has something to do with the technical specs … Continue reading →

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Here I Go by the Name of Bill

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Nathan

Grampa in Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson – I’ve reread the centennial Oz book, and I have several things to say about it, and there are SPOILERS. First, the book doesn’t have a very good title, but I can’t really say … Continue reading →

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Unfinished Business

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Nathan

WARNING! SPOILERS! The Seventh Seal – I believe this is the first Ingmar Bergman movie I’ve seen, and I largely watched it because I know it’s a film that gets referenced a lot. I have to say it looks very … Continue reading →

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Man, You Should Have Seen Them Kicking Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Nathan

What Moves the Dead, by T. Kingfisher – This is an adaptation and expansion of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which I read in preparation for this. It contains other references as well, with the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Fuck Me Up with Peace and Love

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Nathan

SPOILERS for all three of these, one streaming miniseries and two movies. Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 – I really didn’t know much about this festival, aside from a few mentions of riots and overpriced food and water. This Netflix miniseries was … Continue reading →

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Ain’t No Party Like an Oz Party

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Nathan

On Tuesday, Beth and I saw The Wiz on Broadway for the first time, at the Marquis Theatre. It was revived recently, with Wayne Brady playing the titular role. Fortunately, he did not forget the lyrics. The show was a … Continue reading →

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Crystal Anniversary

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Nathan

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years – I started playing this a while ago, then put it aside and lost my game data when switching computers. I think it’s actually still backed up somewhere, but I hadn’t gotten that far, … Continue reading →

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