Friday, January 20, 2017

Like a middle aged goth kid without the makeup


Because today.

All black.

Socks.

Underwear.

Shoes.

Rings.

Pants.

Belt.

Shirt.

Hoodie.

Coat.

Backpack.

Lanyard.

Hankie.

Glasses.

Hat.

Scarf.

Wallet.

Notebook.

Pen.

Key chain.

All black.

Because today.



Sunday, January 15, 2017

Yo, Adrian (years later)

Nine years ago I penned an open letter to Adrian Hanauer.

I was optimistic about the MLS Sounders launch, but had a few thoughts, issues, and suggestions.

Now, it is 2017 and almost a decade later.  The club has won 4 US Open Cups (with a fifth final appearance).  The club has won a Supporters Shield.  The club has grabbed two Cascadia Cups.  The club has made the playoffs all 8 seasons.  The club has made it to the semis of the regional champions league. Average attendance of 40k per game is a regular thing.  The upper bowl is filled on occasion and has season ticket options. And, the club is defending MLS Cup champions.

So, Adrian, you and the club have exceeded literally any expectations.

Well done.

Friday, January 06, 2017

Reading Log 2016

2016 Books, short fiction, and noteworthy odd items:




The Lazy Dungeon Master by Michael Shea
The Chemical Wedding by Bruce Dickinson & Julian Doyle
Rubber Soul by Greg Kihn
Grimm: The Killing Time by Tim Waggoner
Painted Black by Greg Kihn
Hobo Sapien: Freight Train Hopping Tao & Zen by Wayne Iverson
Outsider in the White House by Bernie Sanders
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Pass Judgment: Inside the Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl XLIX Season and the Play That Dashed a Dream by Jerry Brewer
The Last Starfighter by Alan Dean Foster
The Labyrinth House by Mark Rollins
Microscope (& various other game rule books like MLP)
Oath of the Gatewatch Players Guide
The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Justice Lague United (Volume 2): The Infinitus Saga by 
The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Oddly Normal (Book 3) by Otis Frampton
Captain Marvel Volume 1: Faster  by Kelly Sue DeConnick
You're Never Weird On the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day
Shadows Over Innistrad Players Guide
Voluptuous Panic: The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin by Mel Gordon
Blade and Chain by Jay Morse
The First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks
3500: An Autistic Boy's Ten-Year Romance with Snow White by Ron Miles 
Suicide Squad Volume 1
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Pamela Roach
Yarrow, Sturdy and Bright by Devon Monk 
Of Things Gone Astray by Janina Matthewson
The Shatterred Gears: Omnibus (Avery Cates) by Jeff Somers
Death and Relaxation: Ordinary Magic Book 1 by Devon Monk
The Badlings by Ksenia Anske
Hunter's Prayer by Lilith Saintcrow 
1886: The Last Campaign by Kregg Jorgenson
How We Will Live On Mars by Stephen Petranek
Redemption Alley by Lilith Saintcrow 
Flesh Circus by Lilith Saintcrow 
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
The Sagan Diaries by John Scalzi
The Last Colony by John Scalzi 
Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi 
Heaven's Spite by Lilith Saintcrow 
The Android's Dream by John Scalzi
Angel Town by Lilith Saintcrow 
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Gotham Academy 1 & 2, 3
The Human Division by John Scalzi
The End of All Things by John Scalzi
Eldritch Moon Players Guide
Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty Kick by Ben Lyttleton
Thirty-One Nil: On the Road With Football's Outsiders: A World Cup Odyssey by James Piotr Montague
Eternal Blue Forever Green bv Adrian Webster
Rock 'n' Roll Soccer: The Short Life and Fast Times of the North American Soccer League by Ian Plenderleith
Ms Marvel (Volumes 1 & 2)
Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther
Black Panther: The Deadliest of the Species
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Education Nation by Milton Chen
Y: The Last Man Volume 1: Unmanned
Jessica Jones: Avenger by Bendis
The Hunt for Vulcan: …And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe by Kevin Pariseau
Devils and Details by Devon Monk
Nasa ISS experient PDF
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
A Guide to Being a Dog - by Seamus Wheaton (& Wil)
The Darkest Dark by Colonel Chris Hadfield
The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death by Colson Whitehead
Undeniable by Bill Nye
The Silkworm by JK Rowling
Career of Evil by JK Rowling
The Ghastlytrump Tinies by Mike Selinker
An Odd Animal Alphabet! by Hilary Austin
Pottermore Presents: Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide by JK Rowling
Pottermore Presents: Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies
by JK Rowling
Pottermore Presents: Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists
 by JK Rowling
An Astronaut's Guide To Life on Earth by Colonel Chris Hadfield 
The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do about It by Shawn Lawrence Otto
Giant Days Volume 1
Kaladesh Player's Guide
Space Raptor Butt Invasion by Chuck Tingle
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Defeats the Marvel Universe 
Wonder Women by Sam Maggs
Ladykiller Volume 1
ProstAmerika Women's Soccer Yearbook 2016/17
The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse by Bud Hanzel & John Olson
Martian-American War : A Personal Recounting by Earth Alliance President Theodore Roosevelt by Daniel T. Foster & Michael J. King 
The Bully's Bully by Courtney Huddleston & James Taylor
Ms. Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
The Hidden Life of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds by Leigh Calvez
Hagakure: The Book of The Samura by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Funny Girl by Nick Hornby
The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel 
Funeral Potatoes by Kiri Callaghan
Into The Dust by Ren Cummins & Kiri Callaghan
Indeh by Ethan Hawke & Greg Ruth
Everything But The Squeal by John Scalzi
Learn Harmonica by Hinkler Books
Tak: Companion Book by James Ernest & Patrick Rothfuss
Evidence for a Distant Giant Planet in the Solar System by Konstantin Batygin & Michael E. Brown
Apple (3-15-16 brief to court regarding unlocking phone)
Brady Reversal Ruling
Evenwel v. Abbott  578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Wednesday, January 04, 2017

Ephemera 2016

2016 was a year.  No middle ground.  2016 was only a year of highs and lows.

As always, the Ephemera lists are about me being able to look stuff up later and are a bit ridiculous in their nature. I know.

Sports Ball:

Seattle Reign FC & NWSL:
4-10 4-1 UW
4-17 1-2 SBFC
5-01 1-0 FCKC
5-14 1-1 PTFC
5-22 1-2 CRS
5-26 1-1 ARSE
6-12 1-0 HOU
7-02 2-0 BOS
7-16 1-1 WNY
7-23 5-2 ORL
8-27 3-1 PTFC
9-11 2-0 WAS
10-2 NWSL Semi PDX 3 WNY 4 (AET)
(3-20 training @ Memorial Stadium / 4-7 Kit unveil @ Hard Rock Cafe / 5-24 Arsenal Ladies training @Memorial Stadium)

Sounders 1-23 Starfire 1st training
SSFC 0 LAG 1 7-9 CLink MLS Regular Season
SSFC 0 HOU 0 10-12 CLink MLS Regular Season

ProstAmerika.com book release @ The Atlantic Crossing 11-13-16 @6pm w/American Outlaws

Mariners 1 Rangers 2 (11) AL West Regular Season 6-11 @ Safeco Field


Movies on the big screen:
Finding October (Premiere 1-10 SCC) (SIFF 5-30/6-2)(NW Filmaker's Forum 11-11)
The Martian (2nd)
Deadpool
Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice
Captain America: Civil War (2)
X-Men: Apocalypse
Love & Friendship
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad
Ms. Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Mad Max: Fury Road (Back and Chrome Edition)
Doctor Strange
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Live Stuff:
AC2 - 1-16 @ Paramount
The Swains - 1-22, 3-9, 3-25, 9-17  @ LRH
The Great Ball 2-13 (The Swains & Sabrina RockArena)
Pax South 1/29-31* - The Doubleclicks (1-30)
Kirby Krackle - 2-27 @ Subspace Comics
Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Delain - 3-7 @ Showbox Sodo
Loreena McKennitt -  3-26 @ Paramount
ECCC - 4-7/10 @ WSCTC
Kracklefest - 4-8 @ Hard Rock Cafe (Kirby Krackle/Death*Star)
Iron Maiden - 4-11 @ Tacoma Dome (The Raven Age)
AngelHack  - 4-17
STEM & Wine - 4-22 @ PacSci
Rat City Rollergirls Hitditch Cup 5-7 @ The Rat's Nest
Andrea Bocelli - 6-1 @ Key Arena
10 Minutes in the Forest - 6-10 @ The Slate Theater
UofO commencement - 6-13
Welcome to Night Vale: Ghost Stories - 7-22 @ Benaroya Hall
Flogging Molly - 8-1 @ Showbox Sodo
Kickstarter 52 Geek Pickup & 52 Jock Pickup release party - 8-20 @ Subspace Comics
Slipknot & Marilyn Manson - 8-11 @ White River Amphitheatre
KISW Pain in the Grass (Disturbed/Breaking Benjamin, etc) - 8-21 @ White River Amphitheatre 
PAX Dev & West 8/31-9/5 WSCTC + set up and tear down days (Geek Owned Business Panel Moderator @ Chipmunk Theatre 9-3)
Colonel Chris Hadfield - 9-13 @ Town Hall Seattle
Neil deGrasse Tyson - 9-22 @ Paramount
Hedda Gabler - 10-1 @ Black Box Theater
NYCC - 10-6/9 @ Javits Center
Sam Maggs & Bonnie Burton - 10-18 @ Third Place Books
Bob's Corn Maze - 10-29
Jet City Comic Show - 11-(4)5/6 @ Tacoma Convention Center
Postmodern Jukebox - 11-18 @ Paramount
The Pretty Reckless - 12-2 @ Showbox Sodo


Odd regular things:
Seattle SaberFit
STKD Thai Kickboxing
Subspace Comics Book Club 5-23/6-29/7-27/8-31/9-28/10-26/11-30
Fremont Sunday Market
MTG


Tuesday, January 03, 2017

Holiday Card Art 2016


2016 I painted over some pencils of my mother for the holiday card art.