The Column

Motto: What a Marvelous Accomplishment Preface: Before I get started I'd like to let you know that I'm writing this in a coffee shop. The following video reflects my current situation: Okay, now that's done. Either strap yourselves in or bail out now. This column is going to be spectacularly nerdy and long. I'm writing exclusively about the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Please note that while this is not the first time I've written about this subject , today's post will be more specifically focused on the MCU. A Brief History of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: The MCU is a series of movies (and a television show) produced by Marvel and distributed by Paramount that exist in the same shared universe, each telling their own story while contributing to a greater, overarching narrative. Specifically, this : Those are all the current and confirmed future MCU movies. I didn't include the television show "Marvel's Agents of S.H....

Motto: the Approval of Random Internet Strangers Three months ago, I put this video on YouTube: Up until 14 hours ago, that video had been watched 232 times. In the past 14 hours, it has been seen 21,378 times.  The top post on Reddit this morning was a guy who made a similar but different video. The top comment to that post was another guy who said he had attempted something like that a few months back, but ultimately failed because his life "wasn't interesting enough". The top comment in response to that was me, saying I attempted something like that a year ago, and doing so makes your life interesting . I posted a link, then forgot about it until after lunch. When I saw the response it was getting, my jaw dropped. Most of my day today has been spent reading comments and generally feeling good about myself. Since I started writing this post, that video has been watched an additional 144 times. That's gross. No, that's a gross. Yeah. In o...

Motto: EVERYTHING IS SO NEW AND SHINY I took a week off. Life happens. I'm going to make this update into 3 short updates in one. Today I am writing exclusively about Battlefield 4, Android 4.4, and the Nexus 5. I'm going to tackle them in that order. Each will begin with an image and end with a Top 5 Features section. Feel free to skip anything you don't have any interest reading about. I don't write much about videogames and, truthfully, I don't play them all that often. Both of those things are temporarily changing thanks to Battlefield 4. A little over 2 years ago Battlefield 3 came out. Since that time, I've played it more than I've played any other single game. I've held it up as the golden standard of videogaming. I always thought it was perfect, and couldn't be improved on in any way. Two days ago, it's sequel came out and proved me wrong. Battlefield 4 is amazing. It's fantastic. It's been one week since i...

Motto: If you can't eat it you don't need it. I'm ending the October Project a few days early. First I'm going to post the picture you've probably already noticed. Next, I'm going to share with you my subjective and objective results. Finally, I'm going to reflect and give you my thoughts on the whole thing. Picture: Subjectively:  I feel like I fit clothes a bit better.  My walk can now slightly more accurately be described as a "lumber". My hair got a little shorter, my shorts changed color, and I adorned wrist accessories. Objectively: My head circumference was off by 0.25 inches. Either I got way smarter or my measurements have a 0.25 inch margin of error. I used a control because science. My chest (under armpits and around) and my waist both grew by over an inch. My forearms, arms, and neck all grew by at least half an inch. My upper and lower legs and stomach didn't grow beyond my margin of error. I gained 7 poun...

Motto: I wish they played basketball in the NBA I've kind of decided the whole "Wednesday Sunday" update thing will be more like a guideline than a rule. I'll try to do two a week. Because this is Wednesdays post - I guess that means I have to write one tomorrow too? Wednesday I couldn't write because I went to Wichita to watch the Oklahoma City Thunder play the Chicago Bulls. I've never watched an NBA game in person, so I made sure to take advantage of the opportunity. Generally, I don't like the NBA. You don't see the passion and you don't see the teamwork that I'm used to watching in college ball. I hoped that it would be different if I watched it in person - maybe it was just the magic of television making the players look like they didn't care. It wasn't. They don't look like they care about basketball. The only time I really saw anyone show any real semblance of passion was when they had a chance to make themselves lo...

Motto: He then let out a mighty, roaring mew Melissa and I each got a kitten. We named them Thor and Loki and they are awesome. I am going to dedicate this Column to gushing about the kittens. I'm going to get out all of the crazy kitten pictures out of my system. Starting now. Thor and Loki They Play They Fall Asleep Reading Reddit They Stay Ever Vigilant  They Respect and Fear the Hulk All pictures taken by Melissa. She wanted credit. I'm giving her credit both for the pictures and for wanting the credit for the pictures. Continuing with the kitten theme - I made this recording earlier today: About the cats - they are interesting. I'm going to probably tell some stories about them at some point because they are interesting. They have these complex and unique personalities. They are so interesting. The following video is a one minute commitment: Column #125 - The Asgardians - Volume 1 from Aaron Gillespie on Vimeo . I had to cr...