Archive for the ‘My thoughts’ Category
Best fantasy novels by year
Here’s an update to this list. Winner Runner Ups Year Author Title Author Title 2022 Robert Jackson Bennett Lockland 2021 Claire North Notes from the Burning Age 2020 Matt Haig The Midnight Library Robert Jackson Bennett Shorefall V. E. Schwab The Invisible Life of Addie […]
Author discovery of the year
Here’s an update to this list. This past year was an outstanding one for new authors. The big winner is Annalee Newitz for The Future of Another Timeline. Runner ups include Andy Weir for Project Hail Mary, Brandon Sanderson for Elantris, Matt Ruff for Lovecraft County, and Alix E. Harrow for The Ten Thousand Doors […]
Other TV universes
Here are the other TV universes I’ve watched shows in. Babylon 5 Babylon 5: The Gathering 1993 -> 4/5 Babylon 5 1993-98 -> 5/5 Babylon 5: In the Beginning 1998 -> 5/5 Babylon 5: Thirdspace 1998 -> 4.5/5 Babylon 5: The River of Souls 1998 -> 4/5 Babylon 5: A Call to Arms 1999 -> […]
The Marvel TV universe
Here are all the Marvel TV show I’ve watched. There are a bunch of others — the ones I’ve watched all tie into the MCU. As a kid I watched the animated Spider-Man show that was filmed in the late 60s. Agents of SHIELD 2013-20 -> 5/5 Agent Carter 2015-16 -> 4.5/5 WandaVision 2021 -> […]
The Star Trek TV universe
Here’s a list of all the Star Trek TV shows, with links to my review of the 1st season of each. For the newer shows starting with Discovery, I’m reviewing them as I watch them for the 1st time. For the older shows, I have been doing a big rewatch over the last few years […]
Indiana Jones
Here are all the movies featuring archaeologist Indiana Jones played by Harrison Ford. The first 4 were directed by Steven Spielberg and co-written by George Lucas. I’ve seen the first 4 more than once. I also read 3 of the novels. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 -> 3.5 (+) Indiana […]
Algonquin Highlands
I stayed at a cottage near Carnarvon, in the area known as Algonquin Highlands. The first 2 photos are from the lake the cottage was 30 seconds away from, Twelve Mile Lake. After that they’re from these trails: Dorset Lookout Tower Ridge Trail Hiking Network Circuit of Five Viewpoints Crests of Kennisis Beech River Trail […]
Ontario voters need to vote strategically
Most people in Ontario don’t want Doug Ford to be premier again (CBC News says he has 36% whereas the combination of Liberal, NDP, Green, and Other has 64%). And rightly so — he will do very horrible things. But because of how our election system works (first past the post) he is likely to […]
People who get paid to not do their job
Name a profession where the people who refuse to do their job still get paid. I can only think of one — US congresspeople. Republicans have for years, ever since Newt Gingrich gave them the idea, refused to work with the president if he was a member of the other party. But the definition of […]
It’s time for bold action in the US
The US is an undemocratic country. At the very least, they need to get rid of the electoral college, eliminate the filibuster in the Senate, and jail 45 for his crimes. They also need to either add more justices to the Supreme Court or give them term limits. But all of that is for another […]