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A Vagabond’s Guide to America

I’ve been everywhere, man. I’ve been everywhere. After moving to my sixth state and driving cross country four times, I thought I’d add my two cents on the best and the worst of some of these places. Summer is here and no one wants to be home, so make of my descriptions what you will.Continue reading “A Vagabond’s Guide to America”

Cult movies and You: A Forbidden Love Story

The first “cult movie” I saw that didn’t involve David Bowie singing to goblins was probably Donnie Darko. It was also the first grown-up movie I saw that didn’t involve men in gangs shooting each other. I wish I could say I picked it up at Blockbuster because it seemed intellectually stimulating. In reality, IContinue reading “Cult movies and You: A Forbidden Love Story”

Staring Down the Rabbit Hole of Possible and Total Economic Collapse

The other day I read in Business Insider that over half of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Personally, I think that’s bullshit. $1.73 Trillion–yes TRILLION–is our nation’s debt. And that’s just in student loans. Student loans, which, by the way, have surpasses credit card debt for the first time in history. Credit card debt isContinue reading “Staring Down the Rabbit Hole of Possible and Total Economic Collapse”

“Bad Women” and the men who can’t stop thinking about them

I remember at work a few years ago, I was in the lab with three male colleagues. They were talking about how to “test” a woman to see if she was girlfriend material. The tests seemed to consist of what duties she was willing to do to and for each guy in question. They eachContinue reading ““Bad Women” and the men who can’t stop thinking about them”

A Rumble of Gargoyles

“A Ruin of Gargoyles? Seems fitting doesn’t it? I mean you never see them look new, do you? Or a Grumble of Gargoyles? That’s how they talk from what I remember”. A petit old woman in a lime green house dress gazed out of her kitchen window. Fat droplets of rain pelted down and surroundedContinue reading “A Rumble of Gargoyles”

“What is love? Baby don’t hurt me. Don’t hurt me…no more.” And other reasons why the main guy doesn’t always get the girl.

I’ve seen Phantom of the Opera 1,234,256,654 times. I love it. The play, the movie, the book (yes, there’s a book you uncultured swine!), I love it all. Frequently, I would hear people claim that the Phantom should end up with Christine, the female protagonist. To which I would loudly bellow, “NOOOOOOO! Have you notContinue reading ““What is love? Baby don’t hurt me. Don’t hurt me…no more.” And other reasons why the main guy doesn’t always get the girl.”

Top 10 Legends of New Orleans

This city has always had a special place in my heart. Mostly because they have the best horror stories. Amazingly, some of these legends such as Marie Laveau and Madame LaLaurie are true tales. So here is a brief top 10 list of the creepiest (and therefore best!) New Orleans tales. 10. Marie Laveau AContinue reading “Top 10 Legends of New Orleans”

“Eat the Rich” and Batman

When you watch Batman, it’s easy to get caught up in the “who is really the hero” narrative that runs through the trilogy. But recently I started re-watching the series due to the quarantine blues, and I couldn’t help but notice the constant financial themes that can’t seem to make up its mind on whetherContinue reading ““Eat the Rich” and Batman”

The Decline of American Infrastructure and why it’s Amazing You’re Not Dead

I was in Middle School in 2005 and I distinctly remember the great tragedy of Hurricane Katrina hitting one of America’s oldest established cities. One of the big talking points was that the category 5 hurricane causing as much damage as it did was of little surprise as New Orleans was built on swamp landContinue reading “The Decline of American Infrastructure and why it’s Amazing You’re Not Dead”

The Sidhe, faeries, “the little people”, and the evolution of Celtic Mythology

I think I was about six when my grandmother told me after a rainstorm to not to step in a ring of mushrooms. After asking why, I was met with a grin and a wink and told that it would cause bad luck because “That’s a faerie ring. They can get angry when you stepContinue reading “The Sidhe, faeries, “the little people”, and the evolution of Celtic Mythology”