Stars full of Jazz in 2019

Last year I wrote a post about Alyson's end-of-year Jazz Under the Stars concert. It's a yearly event that is a lot of fun because you get to see the students at their peak and raise some money for the arts. But this year Jazz Under the Stars was a bit more hectic for the …

She’s Mythic and divine

In Fire Emblem, some of Humanity's greatest heroes wield a legendary weapon known as the Falchion that is imbued with the power to cut through dark forces and the dragons who often wreck havoc. Alm, the Saint-King of Valentia, bore Falchion when he struck down a being of pure chaotic power. Marth, the Hero-King of Archanea, …

Tribute to well-worn clothing

I wound up lingering around the house today in lieu of some planned activities because of unexpected car troubles. Instead I did some chores around the house. Mainly blowing through this mountain of laundry I've avoided for too long. While doing so I had to confront that age-old question of what you do when something …

Statistically surpassing 2017

About three days ago, the amount of views my blog has accrued this year surpassed the total from 2017. With a lead-in sentence like that I'm sure you're expecting this post to be an exercise in prideful self-fellatio. To an extent I suppose it is, but part of the reason why it's cool is because …

Post-Grad socials

There are a lot of things to do after you graduate from college. An obvious example is looking for jobs. But what do you have to do before you look for jobs? The smart folks in my audience will say you have to cultivate a strong set of marketable skills to entice and/or fool employers …

John Wick is back and bringing his best for Chapter 3

Keanu Reeves' 2014 action vehicle John Wick was lightning in a bottle. Where Reeves was previously known in the genre as a trench coat wearing techno-superhero, the late 2010s has changed his action pedigree to that of a retired super assassin skilled in glorious gun-fu. That film exhibited wonderful cartoony violence in a way that …

Analyzing animation and Pokémon

After dealing with the mental gymnastics of drama retroactively changing content appreciation, it's nice to find some new YouTube personalities to enjoy. You may think replaying Sacred Stones would sate my appetite for entertainment, but the game's weakest point is its soundtrack. I pointed that out in my essay, and it proved to be true. So …

Wrapping up Gaming

That's right, ladies and gentlemen. You heard it here first. I'm officially done with Gaming... In American Culture. You know, that class I was taking for fun with my friend Mimi this last semester? Despite it neither fitting into my Comm major nor my Psych minor. As you may recall from this great post, that …

No love for these bridal heroes

Good afternoon, world! Been a while. I took the last few days off because I was spending extra time with my grandparents and... https://twitter.com/jdrochlin/status/1130184130459721729?s=21 That. After one whole day doing absolutely nothing post-Graduation, it's about time I jump back into the saddle for my daily writing exercises! What better catalyst for that writing resurgence than …

My new Let’s Play channel

What's up, gamers. T1meslayer here with a channel update for all y'all. A few months ago I launched a series of toy unboxing videos with my sister that has gone on to achieve great acclaim. That first video has almost 100 views, and that not-LEGO Mimikyu was a star in my class' Dungeons and Dragons campaign. …