Free Guy

by on December 28, 2021 at 12:01 am
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I saw Free Guy this weekend. Yes, that’s two new-to-me movies in one weekend. Not counting all the Hallmark movies. Oh… so… many… Hallmark… movies. *shudders* Free Guy is not a Hallmark movie. For one, there is more language than I expected. Now it is Ryan Reynolds movie, so I should have. That is on me. But that language does not detract much from the fundamentally nice story. Guy is a Good Guy, and in a game where most people play Bad Guys, a Good Guy is a breath of fresh air and fundamentally changes how people see the game itself. It really is a fun movie and I greatly enjoyed it.

Longer review available at pryderock.substack.com

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Spiderman

by on December 27, 2021 at 12:01 am
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I saw the new Spiderman movie this weekend, and the very short version is that it is a good movie. It is a great movie in fact. I loved it. The super short non-spoiler review is that Spiderman asks for help from Doctor Strange, then proceeds to mess up the help by changing parameters in the middle of Strange’s spell, which causes it to go all crazy and pull villains in from other universes who know Spiderman. All of whom are played by the same actors who played them in the earlier movies. This causes hijinks both funny and dangerous, and sets the stage for what I think may be the best Spiderman film of my lifetime. Yes, it is that good, and I think you should watch it as soon as possible.

Longer review available at pryderock.substack.com

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Merry Christmas After Party

by on December 26, 2021 at 12:01 am
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We have not yet begun to celebrate Christmas. Well, actually we have. There’s been the Advent starting at the beginning of December. Then Christmas Day. But there are twelve (TWELVE!) days of Christmas, doncha know? Christmas isn’t a single day, it is a SEASON of celebration and gift giving. We have family and office parties, often scattered all over the season before and after the 25th of December. So now that we are into the Twelve Days of Christmas, it is time to dodge the birds, the leaping lords, and all the other crazy things people can dream up. Good luck. 🙂

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Merry Christmas

by on December 25, 2021 at 12:01 am
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Merry Christmas, Everyone! Today we celebrate the birth of Jesus. God born into human form. The ultimate gift. Mary and Joseph going to Bethlehem to fill out the census and all the inns being full. So he’s born in a stable in a humble manger. Shepherds and Wise Men hear the news and read the signs and come to witness the coming king. All the Christmas stories and plays wrapped up in one little birth. Though the Wise Men technically didn’t show up until two years later, if you read the Bible. Which caused some rather interesting responses from the king of Israel at the time. We still celebrate that birth, that gift, today, and remember what it means to us. Seyla.

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Merry Christmas Eve

by on December 24, 2021 at 12:01 am
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With the International Date Line and time zones being as they are, it’s Christmas somewhere in the world now, so people are celebrating Christmas right now. Also, there those who celebrate the Advent all December, so technically people have been celebrating the Christmas season all month. So I’ll get on the band wagon and say Merry Christmas! Santa is on the way to all the good little boys and girls. And he’s already marked the bad ones for coal and probably tips for the upcoming New Years celebration. He knows which people are more fun to party with, doncha know. 😉

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