He Sang , "I Could Have Stayed and Ruled as an Ithacan Prince" *

Web
Link to a neat little youtube video for Ramona Falls 'I Say Fever'. Thanks to David Malki at Wondermark for pointing this one out.

Music
Frank Turner - I don't often admit it here but since I've been with Trina my collection of acoustic music has grown exponentially. Frank Turner crosses the line between my love of the Punk aesthetic and the music of the acoustic folk that I can actually share with Trina. So yeah I liked the album a lot. Thanks to Joe Nasser for pointing me to this guy.

Dinosaur Jr. - So listening to this puts me back in 1992 in the basement of Turlington Dorm listening to 'Where you been', Trying to study polymer chemistry class NC State thought freshman should take when they only have one semester of chemistry under there belt. Nostalgia aside DJ does not disappoint and if you have any interest in them at all, this is not a terrible place to start looking into them.

For some reason I've been cycling through my catalog of Jimmy Eat World at work when I need to concentrate. What can I say, I like Jimmy Eat World.

He Sang , "I Could Have Stayed and Ruled as an Ithacan Prince" *

What I haven't butchered here will probably be botched. *

Bouncing Souls - 20 Years of the Bouncing Souls

This one sits pretty high on the personal bias meter. I love this band so it is a rare occasion when I dislike one of their albums. This album/these releases run the gamut from good to bad. "I Think that the World", "We All Sing Along", and "Never Say Die/When You're Young" are great songs that are contrasted by "Mental Bits" and "Dubs Says True" which rate a solid "Meh".

Green Day - 21 Century break Down

I like Green Day. I really do but this album didn't do much for me. Couple of good songs but I could have lived without it.

The Loved Ones - Distractions

Their other full lengths efforts were a bit more interesting to me but not a bad showing.

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Pin points and Gin Joints

Fantastic. If you like the Bosstones you will like the album. Very much within the norm for this band.

NOFX - Coaster and Cokie the Clown

I really enjoyed both offerings from NOFX this year. Not a song on the albums that I couldn't listen to. A+ efforts from a punk stalwart.

Propaghandi - Supporting Caste

My favorite album of the year. Hits on all cylinders with me. "Potemkin City Limits" and "Dear Coaches Corner" are the highlights for me. Great album and I have to wonder how punknews.org didn't have this as the number 1 album of the year.


Pulley - Time-Insensitive Material

Again a favorite band of mine, so consider the source. I loved it and my only complaint is that it was to short. I wish it was another full length from the X-Members.

The Sidekicks - Weight of Air

Was not sure whether I would put this in here since I didn't purchase this until 2010 but since it was released in 09, why not. I really really liked this album. I felt like I did when I was listening to Weezers blue album for the first time. Static Mouth is probably the best song to come out of 2009. But hey that is just my woefully uninformed personal opinion.

* "A Pretty Sad Excuse" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

What I haven't butchered here will probably be botched. *

The Party's over. A CD's Skipping.

Hockey

Well it is a good thing that the Hurricanes are crap on toast this year. I've watched the News & Observers Canes Now blog turn into the Canes two days ago blog. So basically I have no current team info because those slackers have taken the last week or two off. Thanks newsies.

Your Washington DC Gladiators lost another game last Sunday. It is official we are in a funk.

Comics

I'm continuing trying to catch up with my reading stack. I think I need to shave a few more titles off my monthly pull list. I just don't have the time to read everything anymore. I'll post more of the cuts in a couple of days. I assume I will make more decisions on this shortly.

The Party's over. A CD's Skipping.

Wha ... wha ... What!

Hockey

What a revolting development. The canes look like crap on toast and can't seem to break through. With every game you get a free bought of depression as you realize this play is not turning around in time enough to make the playoffs. We received about two periods of spirited hockey last night. Unfortunately one ill timed penalty and a one on one breakdown later we get loss number thirteen. At this rate we are picking high in the draft so lets hope it is a deep field of youngsters this year.

Your Washington Gladiators are following suit by losing our last three games. Hockey why have you forsaken me?

TV

Looking forward to The Prisoner starting up on AMC Sunday. White Collar has been fun to watch. Not sure Dollhouse is going to make it. One of these days Joss will catch lightning in a bottle again.

MMA != UFC

I really enjoyed the MMA on Prime time Television. Rogers looked good except for the one lapse that Fedor took advantage of. Hell of a punch. Hope I get to catch a few more fights because I've been missing a lot of them of late.

*Update: Dollhouse got canceled.


Other than the lap worm growing in Trina right now there is not much else to talk about. Second Trimester here we come ;)

Wha ... wha ... What!

So much to talk about, so little time.

Hockey
Played a little hockey last night. Good guys win 6 - 0. Our defense played a hell of a game and Cliff stood on his head. Awesome game. It was nice after the game to get a bunch of ice time to practice.
On to next Saturday for some undermanned fun.

Books
I just finished Turn Coat by Jim Butcher, The eleventh Dresden Files book. I liked it. I was a little disappointed in at least one character turn that occurred. The book was good but I was sad to see someones character changing so drastically. On to Steel Gauntlet, the third book in the Star Fist series. Only the paragon of literature will be discussed here ladies and gentlemen.

Comics
I haven't had a chance to mention the time I spent at SPX. I went to get Matt Kindt's new book 3-Story and while accomplishing that felt sort of like I didn't belong at all at that con. I was never able to meet Kate Beaton from Hark A Vagrant and didn't realize who David Mazzucchelli was or that I should be reading Asterios Polyp. Anyway, I'm pretty sure that is the first comic convention I felt out of place at. By the way 3-Story was pretty much bad ass, much like the rest of Matt Kindt's work.

Received my latest shipment of comics last Tuesday. I've had to make some cuts to my pull list due to needing to conform to a comics budget. (Yes, I know I spend way to much money on this stuff.) Any way I will not be reading a lot of the books on this list due to the great purge of Ought Nine.

Angel #25
Angel Only Human #2
Astro City Astra Special #1
Atomic Robo Shadow From Beyond Time #5
Batman #690
Blackest Night #3
BPRD 1947 #3
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #28
Captain America Reborn #3
Conan The Cimmerian #14
Dark Avengers #9
Dark Wolverine #78
Detective Comics #857
DMZ #45
Fables #88
Fallen Angel Reborn #3
GI Joe #9,
GI Joe Cobra Special #1
GI Joe Origins #7
Hellblazer #259
Hellboy Wild Hunt #6
Hulk #15
I Am Legion #5
Incognito #6
Invincible #66
Irredeemable #6
Jack of Fables #38
Mighty Avengers #29
New Avengers #57
No Hero #7
Punisher #9
Punisher Annual #1
Punisher Frank Castle Max #74
Secret Warriors #8
Spider-Woman #1
Sweet Tooth #1
Terry Moore's Echo #15
Unknown Devil Made Flesh #1
Usagi Yojimbo #123
Walking Dead #65
Witchfinder In The Service Of Angles #3
Wolverine First Class #18 and 19
Wolverine Giant-Size Old Man Logan #1
X-Factor #48 and 49
Zero Killer #4 and #5

Victims of the Great Purge below.

Incredible Hercules #134 and 135
Incredible Hulk #602
Invincible Iron Man #17
Invincible Iron Man #18
Jonah Hex #47
Justice League of America #37
Justice Society of America #31
Kick Ass #7
Lone Ranger #18
Madame Xanadu #15
Northlanders #20
Outsiders #22
Proof #23
Thor #603
Uncanny X-Men #515
Unwritten #5
Wasteland #26
Wolverine Origins #40
Young Liars #18
Zorro #16

So much to talk about, so little time.

It's The Good Ol'e Hockey Game.

You Washington Gladiators had their first game of the winter league season last night, good guys won 6 - 2. I personally missed just about every pass that came my way. I felt like I was starting over and was just getting out of learn to play classes. I think I'm going to try to get some ice time on my own. My game is just not going to get any better unless I work at it, and I haven't been putting any effort into getting better.

The Carolina Hurricanes need a win tonight. Through two games this season they have not looked good at all. The penalty kill has looked awful, much like the power play and those are two phases of the game that you can not fail at at the same time and expect to win anything.

I'll start running down the post game stats tomorrow.

It's The Good Ol'e Hockey Game.

The Honey Moon is Ovvvvaaaaaa.

No seriously it is over. I have returned the the DC Metro Area with a left hand that is a little heaver than before. Beware, I have a nastier check hook now.

So the wedding and honeymoon pretty much ate up all of my time and brain power save for the few posts I made over at www.tiyboc.com. I'm back refreshed, hitched and happy.

My plans for the future will include the following:

• fixing this little place up with some links to webcomics and creators I yap about
• my numerous hockey exploits and the exploits of the Carolina Hurricanes
• the toons I made and play over at champions online
• NC State athletics
• nonsense and tomfoolery

So pretty much the same things you've been ignoring for years.

Feel free to heap praise upon me for nothing.

The Honey Moon is Ovvvvaaaaaa.