It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything non-review. Keep it real at home orders are still in effect so there’s nothing major for me to report. That also means nothing dramatic has happened so that’s what I’ve been aiming for.

I haven’t watched a movie in a while. It’s been all TV shows–Netflix has recently put up a ton of animation. Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex 2045, The Hollow, the big standout of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Avatar is some genre defining stuff and I haven’t watched it since it aired so that’s going to be something to get into.

I’m on the final season of Schitt’s Creek, liking that a lot. The second season of Dead to Me was great and Westworld started off strong but got rather meh. I’ve been wanting to switch back to movies as my list keeps getting longer…I think I’m going to start with Honey Boy.

The NHL is inching closer to restarting. Preliminary talks are for a 24 team playoff which will start at the end of July. There are a ton of logistics to figure out but most of the NHLPA agreed to the basics so the ball is officially moving. Sounds like the Rangers would play Carolina and since the Rangers clobbered them this entire season, that is something to look forward to. It’s going to be much different from the norm but I’m so down for hockey, I really miss it.

My writers group restarted using Zoom a month ago so that’s a reassuring feeling. We skipped 5 weeks which is the longest down period for us. Progress has been made even though I haven’t written any fiction in way too long. My last submission was the first chapter for my next book and I’ve done nothing with it since. I keep thinking I don’t know where to go with it (a lot of logistics to make it believable) is holding me back. It’s not a good place to be in.

I’m reading comics with Hoopla (The Runaways right now) and Stick by Elmore Leonard to try and kick start my writing juices. I first started Stick almost a year ago so that’s a stupid amount of time for me to put it to the side. It’s a fun read too–Elmore is a hell of a writer and I’m picking up a lot from his style (his dialog is so good). I’m getting more inspiration there than the comics as comics are a very different medium. Still, it’s good to explore different writing worlds to expand your thought process. There is some suspicously bad art in The Runaways, though.