Exfanding Your Horizons

Monday, June 4, 2012

Bad Blogger

One of the reasons I've been so...subdued...on the blog of late is because I simply haven't been able to sit down and do much of anything that even resembles the things we usually write about here at Exfanding.

For the most part, my television viewing is limited to wrestling and the occasional political talk show, as we are in an election year and I like to at least try to keep up with what's going on. I watch Game of Thrones on HBO every Sunday (the season finale was last night, actually), but I know lots of folks like watching that show on DVD, so I avoid writing about it here, even though I have really enjoyed both seasons.

My comics reading has dwindled to an all-time low; any free time I have has been devoted to researching printers and trying not to break the bank when it comes time to print my children's book or to reading (very slowly, might I add) the first and second installments of the Game of Thrones novels.

I haven't done much in the way of buying original comic book art, mostly because my time to surf the Internet has dwindled. I've pretty much been living my geek life vicariously through Nathaniel and his excellent posts about crafting adventures for D&D sessions.

I have gotten back into brewing some awesome espresso...this time at the office, as my Greatest Christmas Present Ever is now on my desk at work.

And, yes, I am very much back into drinking coffee, a vice that's been made necessary due to my...unusual...hours.

All this to say...I've been a bad blogger. And I'm sorry. But, hey, at least I only missed our self-imposed posting deadline by 54 minutes today!

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Sunday Spotlight: Being Angry at Everything

I probably won't be angry by the time you read this. When we're not posting two or three hours past our self-imposed deadline, we actually do aim to write these things in advance. That's how it is for me now: I'm writing this post in advance, and I'm angry.

There's nothing in particular that triggered it. I got up, went to work, came home, watched a movie with my wife, and started prepping for the weekend. Fine and dandy. But I've been angry all day. Lack of sleep? Anger-inducing dream I don't remember? Stressed about another weekend booked solid from Friday until late Sunday, no matter how fun the activities consuming it might be? I can't say. I'm just angry at everything.

To the casual observer, you might not be able to tell. I've still smiled and laughed and generally been myself. Yet my default position all day has been simmering anger--if that's even a position--and the little things have been much quicker to get under my skin, and good things need to be way better than average to feel all that good to me.

Bruce Banner says in The Avengers that his secret to keeping The Hulk under wraps is that he's always angry. I understand exactly how that feels today. And I really don't know why.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Saturday Shamelessness

Hey there, Exfanders. Today I'd like to share with you the latest episode of the YouTube show that I'm helping to write. This one has a couple of bits that I've been dying to see, and I was really pleased with how they came out.

You don't know anything (at all) about wrestling, but if you're a fan of Indiana Jones (and/or beards), it might be worth a look. : )

Check it out, and hopefully you get a chuckle from this one!