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It’s A 5 O’Clock World, Or: Have Tombstone, Will Travel

It’s A 5 O’Clock World, Or: Have Tombstone, Will Travel

In my life I have been, among other things: A Videomonger At What Was Once Called A “Blockbuster” This was, in fact, the first…

by The Bageler June 2, 2023June 2, 2023
Boyz II Menudo (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 13)

Boyz II Menudo (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 13)

TAKE me down to the shipwreck graveyard, where the grass is seaweed and the girls are HYPNOTIC and/or tied to the mast, but in…

by The Bageler June 2, 2023May 19, 2023
Other Pursuits May 2023, or, Bring Me The Lungs Of Dan Marino

Other Pursuits May 2023, or, Bring Me The Lungs Of Dan Marino

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by The Bageler May 31, 2023May 31, 2023
SUDDENLY KITTEN SALAD [UPDATED]

SUDDENLY KITTEN SALAD [UPDATED]

GANG I WAS WALKING IN MY OWN HUMAN HOME, MINDING MY OWN GOOD CHRISTIAN BUSINESS, WHEN I HAPPENED TO LOOK OUTSIDE TO SAY GOOD…

by The Bageler May 25, 2023June 3, 2023
Buttle Me This, Citizen, Or: The Ulukaya Method

Buttle Me This, Citizen, Or: The Ulukaya Method

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by The Bageler May 21, 2023
Every Little Bing She Does Is Magic (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 12)

Every Little Bing She Does Is Magic (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 12)

COME ON IN, WE’VE GOT THE MANI-CURE FOR WHAT AILS YOU. You’ve selected our mandatory all-inclusive package, and we’ve lined up a whole slate…

by The Bageler May 19, 2023May 19, 2023
Review: Goblin’s Oracle Dice, Or, That Good Alethiometer Shit

Review: Goblin’s Oracle Dice, Or, That Good Alethiometer Shit

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by The Bageler May 18, 2023May 18, 2023
Readin’ Comics Week Of 5.7.23: Axe And Ye Shall Receive, Or, Moriarty’s Revenge

Readin’ Comics Week Of 5.7.23: Axe And Ye Shall Receive, Or, Moriarty’s Revenge

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by The Bageler May 14, 2023May 14, 2023
Forget It Jake, It’s Fabletown, Part 4: The Art Of Urban Barbecue

Forget It Jake, It’s Fabletown, Part 4: The Art Of Urban Barbecue

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by The Bageler May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
Readin’ Comics Week Of 4.30.23: The Dynamite Side Of The Street

Readin’ Comics Week Of 4.30.23: The Dynamite Side Of The Street

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by The Bageler May 6, 2023May 14, 2023
A Fistful Of Bitcoin (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 11)

A Fistful Of Bitcoin (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 11)

Steamboat shenanigans get OUT OF HAND AND INTO GIANT MOUTH as PJ and his reluctant crew struggle for their own lives and that of…

by The Bageler May 6, 2023May 1, 2023
Books Read December 2022

Books Read December 2022

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by The Bageler May 1, 2023
Express Train To The Chaos Shrine: Final Fantasy, Part One

Express Train To The Chaos Shrine: Final Fantasy, Part One

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by The Bageler April 22, 2023
Other Pursuits, April 2023

Other Pursuits, April 2023

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by The Bageler April 20, 2023May 1, 2023
Momster & Poplyphemus (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 10)

Momster & Poplyphemus (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 10)

Percy applies for a small business loan, Annabeth refuses to check her biclops privilege, we trade POWERFUL PANCAKE SECRETS, and a special preview of…

by The Bageler April 14, 2023
Books Read November 2022

Books Read November 2022

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by The Bageler April 13, 2023
Oofski

Oofski

YEAH, WHAT TÉODOR SAID Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere–if nothing else, WordPress managed to get my annual re-up fee out of me literally…

by The Bageler April 12, 2023April 12, 2023
Sarcophagus? I ‘Ardly KNOWphagus! (The Sea Of Monsters, Chs. 8 +9)

Sarcophagus? I ‘Ardly KNOWphagus! (The Sea Of Monsters, Chs. 8 +9)

So, listen, SOMETIMES a Y2K happens and two episodes get their chips chomped EVEN THOUGH THE CLOUD IS A THING.When this happens, three friends…

by The Bageler April 1, 2023
Other Pursuits March 2023

Other Pursuits March 2023

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by The Bageler March 30, 2023March 31, 2023
Sonic The Hęrdgëhåg (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 7)

Sonic The Hęrdgëhåg (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 7)

Percy and ABC mend their wounded friendship through the most powerful healing of all: mutual hatred of an authority figure, divine customer service is…

by The Bageler March 21, 2023
Books Read October 2022 (Not The Longest List In The World, Just A Tribute)

Books Read October 2022 (Not The Longest List In The World, Just A Tribute)

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by The Bageler March 12, 2023
Practical Paul And The Fairy Ring [Courtesy of Scary Stories For The Soul]

Practical Paul And The Fairy Ring [Courtesy of Scary Stories For The Soul]

GANG I KEEP MEANING TO DANG TELL YOU, I got to do some guest voice-work for an old classmate/Facebook pal who has a podcast…

by The Bageler March 2, 2023March 2, 2023
Other Pursuits, February 2023

Other Pursuits, February 2023

Hi all my buddies, I am sleepy from staying up too late looking into alternate writing systems for Klingon, because the defacto pIqaD system…

by The Bageler March 2, 2023March 31, 2023
Forget It Jake, It’s Fabletown, Part 3: Reporter, I ‘Ardly Know Her

Forget It Jake, It’s Fabletown, Part 3: Reporter, I ‘Ardly Know Her

ONCE UPON A TIME, mistakes were made. And as far as community-service sentences go, I reckon yelling about comics while watching Star Trek: Picard…

by The Bageler February 25, 2023March 6, 2023
Bunkey Musiness (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 6)

Bunkey Musiness (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 6)

Camp Half-Blood has a latter-day Wacky Races in the parking lot of an HEB, a tradesperson attempts to bamboozle us into playing Magic: The…

by The Bageler February 24, 2023February 15, 2023
Auld Langue Mystique: The Ballistic Omniglossia Of Curse Words

Auld Langue Mystique: The Ballistic Omniglossia Of Curse Words

I try preeeeeetty hard to make my posts relatable and have as broad an appeal as possible, but this one? Ohohoho, she is just…

by The Bageler February 19, 2023February 19, 2023
Books Read September 2022

Books Read September 2022

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by The Bageler February 15, 2023February 15, 2023
Forget It Jake, It’s Fabletown, Part 2: Farmful If Swallowed

Forget It Jake, It’s Fabletown, Part 2: Farmful If Swallowed

So, according to these instructions rubber-banded to a can of vitamin soup that just flew through my—thankfully open—window, I’m supposed to review Fables, Vol.…

by The Bageler February 11, 2023February 15, 2023
Like Nick At Nite, But Stabbier (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 5)

Like Nick At Nite, But Stabbier (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 5)

An upsetting dinner, a sophisticated and agile beverage, casual racism we’re not sure we can tolerate much longer, and surprise visits from Robby the…

by The Bageler February 10, 2023February 15, 2023
Let’s Talk Bookish Week of 2.3.23: Reviews And Spoilers!

Let’s Talk Bookish Week of 2.3.23: Reviews And Spoilers!

Hi how are you, yes, good, I am glad to hear it, what’s that, why yes, I did have to start my 30-hour playthrough…

by The Bageler February 3, 2023February 15, 2023
Other Pursuits, January 2023

Other Pursuits, January 2023

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by The Bageler January 31, 2023March 2, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 31: Good Night, Good Luck, And Watch The Skies

Bloganuary ’23, Day 31: Good Night, Good Luck, And Watch The Skies

Dearly be-bloggéd, we are gathered here today in remembrance of Bloganuary 2023. We all came to it differently—-one-sentence answers, or long rambling essays about…

by The Bageler January 31, 2023February 15, 2023
Bloganuary ‘23, Day 30: Coolest Guy On The Block

Bloganuary ‘23, Day 30: Coolest Guy On The Block

I HAVE NO TIME TO HASTILY WRITE AN INTRO, I AM SORRY, I HAVE TO GO TO BOOK CLUB. January 30th: What would you…

by The Bageler January 30, 2023February 15, 2023
Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 1.27.23: Freebie!

Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 1.27.23: Freebie!

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by The Bageler January 29, 2023February 15, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 29: Dial 1-800-NEWSIES

Bloganuary ’23, Day 29: Dial 1-800-NEWSIES

Would anyone like a terrible, SLIGHTLY MURDERATED CAT who pissed all over my D&D books in front of God and everybody yesterday? Jkjk you…

by The Bageler January 29, 2023February 15, 2023
Bloganuary ‘23, Day 28: Reluctantly Crouched At The Starting Line

Bloganuary ‘23, Day 28: Reluctantly Crouched At The Starting Line

Okay so riddle my ass this though: We got an Outback gift card from my folks for Decemberween, right? And my missus has had…

by The Bageler January 28, 2023February 15, 2023
Bloganuary ‘23, Day 27: [Clever Title To Be Filled In Later]

Bloganuary ‘23, Day 27: [Clever Title To Be Filled In Later]

TWO BIG THINGS HAPPENED TODAY: So be prepared to hear a lot about THAT between terror-barfs in the coming weeks. MAN what a game.…

by The Bageler January 27, 2023February 15, 2023
That Kind Of Moochanism (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch.4)

That Kind Of Moochanism (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch.4)

Aw JEEZ, who let these golden retrievers into our studio?! They’re–NO, MY FICUS! It–PUT THAT DOWN, MR. WORF IS AN ACTION FIGURE, HE IS…

by The Bageler January 27, 2023February 15, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 26: Lingua Frankensteina

Bloganuary ’23, Day 26: Lingua Frankensteina

Here follows a brief exchange that will give a cursory and shallow but essentially correct example of the dynamic between the personalities in my…

by The Bageler January 26, 2023February 15, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 25: Ten Thousand Candles In The Wind

Bloganuary ’23, Day 25: Ten Thousand Candles In The Wind

I started up the Klingon course in DuoLingo, because the reasons to do so had finally become too many to ignore: The only thing…

by The Bageler January 25, 2023February 15, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 24: Parentheticals

Bloganuary ’23, Day 24: Parentheticals

I am TOO SLEEPY and FILLED WITH CHICKEN to do much but the actual post, and so IN LIEU of a joke-filled or anecdotal…

by The Bageler January 24, 2023February 15, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 23: Blood On The Sand

Bloganuary ’23, Day 23: Blood On The Sand

I HAVE NO INTRO TODAY, I PUT OUT TWO POSTS FOR YOU PEOPLE YESTERDAY, GO READ THE INTROS IN THOSE INSTEAD, THEY’RE GREAT. Kthxbai.…

by The Bageler January 23, 2023February 15, 2023
Bloganuary ‘23, Day 22: Lost Continent

Bloganuary ‘23, Day 22: Lost Continent

We had a HEATER REPAIRMAN come today, who dishonored our home by lying and saying he was born in 1998; this is not possible,…

by The Bageler January 22, 2023February 15, 2023
Forget It Jake, It’s Fabletown, Part 1: The Ughly Duckling

Forget It Jake, It’s Fabletown, Part 1: The Ughly Duckling

Look, it–okay, sometimes, a thing seems like a good idea, SOMETIMES you get a tattoo that says “EZRA MILLER AIN’T JUST A FLASH IN…

by The Bageler January 22, 2023April 6, 2023
Bloganuary ‘23, Day 21: Wherever A Bavarian Is Not Quite Full

Bloganuary ‘23, Day 21: Wherever A Bavarian Is Not Quite Full

TODAY IS MY FATHER’S ONE MILLIONTH OR SOMETHING BIRTHDAY, and he did not require surgery for his TERRIBLE GRIPPER-GOUGE after all. We are very…

by The Bageler January 21, 2023February 15, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 20:  Swallowed By The Sea

Bloganuary ’23, Day 20: Swallowed By The Sea

Hey look I remembered to title this one before posting it!My very first concert was my then-favorite and still high-ranking band, The Moody Blues,…

by The Bageler January 20, 2023February 15, 2023
Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 1.20.23: Collecting Books

Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 1.20.23: Collecting Books

TODAY, I taught some small boys how to play TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, and was afforded the privilage of claiming Donatello as my permaturtle as…

by The Bageler January 20, 2023January 20, 2023

No Bloganuary Post Today

My dad was hospitalized last night and will be having surgery today; I am very stressed about it and just want to watch horror…

by The Bageler January 19, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 18: Big Hug

Bloganuary ’23, Day 18: Big Hug

Okay, listen: I forget how we got there, but this morning my wife said she was starting a charity for people born without butts,…

by The Bageler January 18, 2023January 19, 2023

Bloganuary ‘23, Day 17: YOU MAY NOW KISS THE BAGELER

So, every day, WordPress gives you a free writing prompt; usually nothing so focused or fertile as Bloganuary’s provocations, but just a little somthin’…

by The Bageler January 17, 2023

Bloganuary ‘23, Day 16: I Told You I Was Freaky

I don’t have any new cold open material! It’s been A DAY, YOU GUYS, and my life is not that eventful! I went to…

by The Bageler January 16, 2023January 16, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 15: A Tribe Called MapQuest

Bloganuary ’23, Day 15: A Tribe Called MapQuest

THERE IS A NEW FERAL CAT OUTSIDE, presumably lured by the hey-sailor charms of Mama Hallie Ween. A handsome gentleman of the tabby persuasion,…

by The Bageler January 15, 2023
Bloganuary ‘23, Day 14: The Bleating Edge Of The Meadium

Bloganuary ‘23, Day 14: The Bleating Edge Of The Meadium

ONE DAY, when my wife was a young vet tech the mere sight of whom in her scrubs would’ve killed me outright both then…

by The Bageler January 14, 2023January 14, 2023
Bloganuary ‘23, Day 13: “Hey What Do I Call This Post?” “Done.”

Bloganuary ‘23, Day 13: “Hey What Do I Call This Post?” “Done.”

Y’know, maybe I should stop just writing ‘alskfjasld;fjasl;dkfj’ in this space as a placeholder and trusting Future Me to remember to put something else…

by The Bageler January 13, 2023
Let’s Talk Bookish Week of 1.13.22: Problematic Inspiration

Let’s Talk Bookish Week of 1.13.22: Problematic Inspiration

Normally, I try to start my posts off with an unrelated mini-thought, a kind of cold open, but tonight I am without even the…

by The Bageler January 13, 2023January 12, 2023
Noo Doot Aboot It (The Sea Of Monsters, Chapter 3)

Noo Doot Aboot It (The Sea Of Monsters, Chapter 3)

Oh are you kidding me–gang I’m so sorry, I left my wallet in the pool, does anybody have exact cab fare to…HELL???PJ & Co.…

by The Bageler January 13, 2023January 12, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 12: Y’all Punk-Ass Grackles Don’t Know Me

Bloganuary ’23, Day 12: Y’all Punk-Ass Grackles Don’t Know Me

GANG I WALKED SO MUCH AT THE PARK TODAY, I GOT THREE MILES AND BURNED LIKE 400 CALORIES AND CAUGHT SO MANY FRIGGIN’ POKÉMON,…

by The Bageler January 12, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 11: Red Shell Blues

Bloganuary ’23, Day 11: Red Shell Blues

[Exterior: the park, this afternoon] [My newphew/grandson-type-boy (shut up life is complicated, focus) and I are playing Mario Kart by running around the perimeter…

by The Bageler January 11, 2023January 11, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 10: THAT IS ALL.

Bloganuary ’23, Day 10: THAT IS ALL.

No intro! NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SINCE LAST NIGHT, JEEZ. January 10th:Has A Book Changed Your Life? (Obligatory reminder to subscribe to my once-monthly newsletter here,…

by The Bageler January 10, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 9: The Aggro Craig

Bloganuary ’23, Day 9: The Aggro Craig

So this is fun, remember that meeting I was super mad about being forced to go to on my day off instead of just…

by The Bageler January 9, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 8: Combat Acoustics

Bloganuary ’23, Day 8: Combat Acoustics

Listen though: SOME OF THE TIMES, you stay up too late reading because you can’t stop switching back and forth between A Memory Called…

by The Bageler January 8, 2023
Bloganuary ‘23, Day 7: Yitzbin

Bloganuary ‘23, Day 7: Yitzbin

I HAVE NEVER WRITTEN FICTION THAT WASN’T A PLAY BEFORE. This is an idea I’ve had kicking around for a while. I have no…

by The Bageler January 7, 2023January 7, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 6: Oh God Why

Bloganuary ’23, Day 6: Oh God Why

Gang–homies–squad???–I had a long, rough day, and I sat down to write this without a damn thing to say for the intro. What do…

by The Bageler January 6, 2023January 6, 2023
Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 1.6.23: Reading & Blogging Goals

Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 1.6.23: Reading & Blogging Goals

It’s me! Hi! I’m the problem! But I’m your problem, and there’s something to be said for that. It’s twenty and twenty and three…

by The Bageler January 6, 2023January 5, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 5: Lisztomania

Bloganuary ’23, Day 5: Lisztomania

GANG: It is Cloudy and Cold, the feral kittens outside chomp on the bikkies they dupe us into giving them by peeking cutely through…

by The Bageler January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 4: Nine For The Tomb

Bloganuary ’23, Day 4: Nine For The Tomb

I HAVE JUST RETURNED from a three-and-a-half-hour work meeting on my day off, which AS ONE MIGHT IMAGINE was an infuriating waste of my…

by The Bageler January 4, 2023January 7, 2023
Bloganuary ’23, Day 3: A Fickle Siren Song

Bloganuary ’23, Day 3: A Fickle Siren Song

Day 3! Of the year, of Bloganuary, and of the rest of our lives! If we all keep the pact we made that terrible…

by The Bageler January 3, 2023January 3, 2023
Bloganuary ’23 Day 2: Bravely Default

Bloganuary ’23 Day 2: Bravely Default

Okay, yesterday’s prompt was kinda abstract, hopefully today will be a little more straitfo–OH COME ON. January 2nd:How Are You Brave? (Obligatory reminder to…

by The Bageler January 2, 2023January 2, 2023
Bloganuary ’23 Day 1: Goals For 2023

Bloganuary ’23 Day 1: Goals For 2023

LET IT BEGINUARY. For those unaware, Bloganuary is a daily writing-prompt…game, I guess??? in the style of your Let’s Talk Bookishes and Top Ten…

by The Bageler January 1, 2023January 4, 2023
Other Pursuits, December 2022

Other Pursuits, December 2022

More like Deez Nutz roasting on an open fire, ha-HA! …wait. But then wouldn’t that—no that’s right, it—hang on lemme do some math on…

by The Bageler December 31, 2022December 31, 2022
Resurrected Review: Comic Bento November 2015

Resurrected Review: Comic Bento November 2015

[Long before I began to Blog, I would periodically do reviews of stuff on my Facebook, frequently the subscription-crate services that were all the…

by The Bageler December 31, 2022December 27, 2022
The Blamethrower (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 2)

The Blamethrower (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 2)

Listen: Sometimes you blow up your school. Sometimes the Lord of the Flies reenactment goes horribly right. SOMETIMES, JOE BOB LOVES BABYCAKES. And for…

by The Bageler December 30, 2022December 21, 2022
Books Read August 2022!

Books Read August 2022!

I don’t wanna straighten upI don’t wanna fly rightI just wanna drive around a whileAnd bust a couple things up with the bad kids

by The Bageler December 28, 2022December 28, 2022
Resurrected Review: Lootcrate December 2015

Resurrected Review: Lootcrate December 2015

[Long before I began to Blog, I would periodically do reviews of stuff on my Facebook, frequently the subscription-crate services that were all the…

by The Bageler December 27, 2022April 6, 2023
Litmus? I ‘Ardly KNOW Mus! (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 1)

Litmus? I ‘Ardly KNOW Mus! (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 1)

PJ’S BACK TO BRAVE THE SEA OF MONSTERS AND SO ARE WE, FOOLS!What the HELL is happening outside the fifth-story window? Why is Saint…

by The Bageler December 23, 2022December 21, 2022
Books Read July 2022

Books Read July 2022

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by The Bageler December 18, 2022January 26, 2023
Books Read June 2022!

Books Read June 2022!

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by The Bageler December 14, 2022December 14, 2022
Books Read May 2022

Books Read May 2022

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by The Bageler December 10, 2022
Basilisk Of Baker Street (Scions Of Camp Half-Blood, S1.E3)

Basilisk Of Baker Street (Scions Of Camp Half-Blood, S1.E3)

It’s all come down to this! WHO can answer the fiendish riddles three of the Korn Pixies? WILL Mr. Coffee get the wee rat-jacuzzi…

by The Bageler December 9, 2022December 7, 2022
THE FIRST EVER YEAR-LONG SCAVENGER HUNT!

THE FIRST EVER YEAR-LONG SCAVENGER HUNT!

While–y’know what, perhaps even whilst–browsing the latest from all of my pals in the WordPress reader, I was hit SQUARE IN THE PIE-PLATE by…

by The Bageler December 8, 2022April 7, 2023
Readin’ Comics Week Of 11.28.22

Readin’ Comics Week Of 11.28.22

Hey shut up, listen: Hi! I guess I’m doing this now? Unclear. But I wanna write about comics and evidence indicates that you, for…

by The Bageler December 5, 2022May 14, 2023
Other Pursuits, November 2022

Other Pursuits, November 2022

I AM BACK, and have not rested upon my laurels but labored and learned, like Hercules and like Smartcules, his buff cousin who wears…

by The Bageler December 1, 2022December 2, 2022
A Change In Format

A Change In Format

Good news and bad news, gang! And then another good news! Good News #1 Ya boi got his dang degree earlier this year! The…

by The Bageler November 9, 2022November 9, 2022
New Comics Haul Week Of 11.2.22

New Comics Haul Week Of 11.2.22

Okay listen: You know I love you people but my wife’s job is doing a cake for her birthday in forty minutes, and like,…

by The Bageler November 3, 2022November 3, 2022
Other Pursuits, October 2022

Other Pursuits, October 2022

BEIN’ SPOOKED, END OF STORY.Nah jk I probably did some other stuff too, like quit Twitter; lemme have a rummage. (Obligatory reminder to subscribe to…

by The Bageler October 31, 2022December 18, 2022
Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 10.28.22: Halloween Freebie!

Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 10.28.22: Halloween Freebie!

As far as I can tell, I think one Let’s Talk Bookish every month is a free space, for whatever book-topic you’ve been chewing…

by The Bageler October 28, 2022December 18, 2022
New Comics Haul Week Of 10.26.22

New Comics Haul Week Of 10.26.22

AS BEFITS THE SPOOKITY SZN, our yard has been claimed as the home, albeit probably temporary, of TWO BLACK CATS ₐₙd ₐₗₛₒ ₐ gᵣₑy…

by The Bageler October 27, 2022October 27, 2022
Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 10.21.22: Do Book Titles Matter?

Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 10.21.22: Do Book Titles Matter?

 How much do book titles matter? Unfortunately, I would have to say that titles matter, sometimes a great deal but but maybe not quite…

by The Bageler October 23, 2022December 18, 2022
New Comics Haul Week Of 10.19.22

New Comics Haul Week Of 10.19.22

Well, my wife just called them ‘vampire seeds’ after mishearing me say I was going to have some sunflower seeds, so OBVIOUSLY that’s all…

by The Bageler October 21, 2022
New Comics Haul Week Of 10.12.22

New Comics Haul Week Of 10.12.22

CHARCUTERIE UPDATE: Asiago? Asiag-no. Thank you; as you were. (Obligatory reminder to subscribe to my once-monthly newsletter here, which rounds up everything I wrote in…

by The Bageler October 16, 2022October 17, 2022
New Comics Haul Week Of 10.5.22

New Comics Haul Week Of 10.5.22

Pop quiz, gentle readers! Are we watching several small children while their parents travel for a funeral, or looking after very drunk friends who…

by The Bageler October 9, 2022October 10, 2022
Word Crimes: Suspect #1

Word Crimes: Suspect #1

I…love words. I love learning them, love learning about them, love using the exact right one, love using far more of them than are,…

by The Bageler October 5, 2022April 6, 2023
Other Pursuits, September 2022

Other Pursuits, September 2022

Hark, fools, the NINE-MONTH OF THE SEVEN-NAME has failed to kill me for the 33rd time. Better luck next year, fucko. N–not really, actually,…

by The Bageler October 3, 2022
New Comics Haul Week Of 9.28.22

New Comics Haul Week Of 9.28.22

READER: My brain is on fire. Not (or at least not only) for comics reasons, nor for fever reasons because I’m the only one…

by The Bageler September 29, 2022September 30, 2022
Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 9.30.22: Tracking Reading

Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 9.30.22: Tracking Reading

This week’s LBT was Choose Your Own Adventure! So I looked back into the LTB Archives to see what would catch my eye like…

by The Bageler September 29, 2022April 6, 2023
New Comics Haul Week Of 9.21.22

New Comics Haul Week Of 9.21.22

Guys, I…think I did a bad thing. At the end of a work meeting today, the Executive Husks passed around this deck of corporate…

by The Bageler September 25, 2022September 30, 2022
Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 9.23.22: Reading Seasonally

Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 9.23.22: Reading Seasonally

Against all expectation and odds given by local bookies I am back for my second week of LTB, because I got the dang bug…

by The Bageler September 24, 2022December 14, 2022
I Crave The Cronch (Scions Of Camp Half-Blood, S1.E2)

I Crave The Cronch (Scions Of Camp Half-Blood, S1.E2)

The second episode of our Percy Jackson & The Olympians-based miniseries in the Scion TTRPG system! Join us for the inaugural Camp Half-Blood Annual…

by The Bageler September 23, 2022
Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 9.16.22: Tips For Newbie Bloggers

Let’s Talk Bookish Week Of 9.16.22: Tips For Newbie Bloggers

I’m…fairly sure I’m allowed to do this? I’ll be the first to admit that mine is a very new site, at six months in…

by The Bageler September 18, 2022September 18, 2022
New Comics Haul Week Of 9.14.22

New Comics Haul Week Of 9.14.22

Hm. Forgot how I start my posts.Well, that’s probably as good a way as any; find below a CURATED SELECTION of the finest graphical…

by The Bageler September 16, 2022September 18, 2022

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New Comics Haul Week Of 9.7.22

New Comics Haul Week Of 9.7.22

Shortly before beginning this article I received an Alolan Sandshrew in Pokémon Go, courtesy of an egg sent to me by a pal in France; her name is Shrew Barrymore, and I’ve only had her for half an hour but if anything happens to her I will Faint everyone in this gym and then myself.…

by The Bageler September 11, 2022September 25, 2022
New Comics Haul Week Of 8.31.22

New Comics Haul Week Of 8.31.22

HELLO. I come to you 𝒶-𝓌𝓇𝒾𝑔𝑔𝓁𝒾𝓃’ in the mucous grip of a wee sickness, a vaguely but profoundly uncomfortable eel hoisted from my rightful mire into a rowboat rented for a poorly-conceived bachelor party. Will they figure out how to cook me before Clarf is reduced to a skeleton in a corduroy tux? Will Glebra…

by The Bageler August 31, 2022December 3, 2022
Bulletproof Joie De Vivre (Scions Of Camp Half-Blood, S1.E1)

Bulletproof Joie De Vivre (Scions Of Camp Half-Blood, S1.E1)

Friend of the show Isaac kidnaps us and takes us to Camp Half-Blood, where he forces us to create personas according to strict and baffling rules, some of which may be in French! Come meet our characters for this inter-season RPG miniseries, and their animal familiars that you’re gonna care about more than the characters…

by The Bageler August 29, 2022September 23, 2022
  • It’s A 5 O’Clock World, Or: Have Tombstone, Will Travel

    It’s A 5 O’Clock World, Or: Have Tombstone, Will Travel

    In my life I have been, among other things: A Videomonger At What Was Once Called A “Blockbuster” This was, in fact, the first three jobs I had, and is still my favorite one to this day. Of course, a good chunk of that has to be that I associate it with the freedom of… Read more

    June 2, 2023
  • Boyz II Menudo (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 13)

    Boyz II Menudo (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 13)

    TAKE me down to the shipwreck graveyard, where the grass is seaweed and the girls are HYPNOTIC and/or tied to the mast, but in fairness that’s the one we brought with us. WILL Annabeth achieve her dream of constructing a Neo-Mannahatta and the far wilder, more outlandish goal of having a stable, functional family? CAN… Read more

    June 2, 2023
  • Other Pursuits May 2023, or, Bring Me The Lungs Of Dan Marino

    Other Pursuits May 2023, or, Bring Me The Lungs Of Dan Marino

    (Obligatory reminder to subscribe to my once-monthly newsletter here, which rounds up everything I wrote in the preceding month, grants access to a curated members-only Spotify playlist, and includes a piece of exclusive bonus collectible content I will NEVER repost anywhere else, ever!) Articles Of Interest This began as a six-episode miniseries on 99% Invisible examining the history… Read more

    May 31, 2023
  • SUDDENLY KITTEN SALAD [UPDATED]

    SUDDENLY KITTEN SALAD [UPDATED]

    GANG I WAS WALKING IN MY OWN HUMAN HOME, MINDING MY OWN GOOD CHRISTIAN BUSINESS, WHEN I HAPPENED TO LOOK OUTSIDE TO SAY GOOD MORNING TO OUR CLOWDER OF YARD-CATS (WHO ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF MESA’S ECOSYSTEM AND FEAST LIKE KINGS UPON THE CITRUS-FUELED ROOF-RATS) AND WAS CONFRONTED WITH A SIGHT FOR WHICH I… Read more

    May 25, 2023
  • Buttle Me This, Citizen, Or: The Ulukaya Method

    Buttle Me This, Citizen, Or: The Ulukaya Method

    (Obligatory reminder to subscribe to my once-monthly newsletter here, which rounds up everything I wrote in the preceding month, grants access to a curated members-only Spotify playlist, and includes a piece of exclusive bonus collectible content I will NEVER repost anywhere else, ever!) I HAVE NEVER DONE one of these daily-prompt boondoggles before (except this year’s Bloganuary event,… Read more

    May 21, 2023
  • Every Little Bing She Does Is Magic (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 12)

    Every Little Bing She Does Is Magic (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 12)

    COME ON IN, WE’VE GOT THE MANI-CURE FOR WHAT AILS YOU. You’ve selected our mandatory all-inclusive package, and we’ve lined up a whole slate of activities for you, such as: -Nutritional Evaluation and Gradual Glamification Including New Garments -Non-optional waxing session (turtles provided) -Our famous celery buffet, with entertainment provided by the world-famous Teachin’ Ed… Read more

    May 19, 2023
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