So, I have the best family in the world. The best friends. They keep me sober, happy, and alive. Simply, thank  you.

Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold

Hey guys.
If you haven't seen the trailer for The Hobbit, do it now. Seriously, it's here. I'll wait.
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Holy shit, right? If you know me, you know that I'm a movie buff. I think some might call it escapism, but for me, a good movie is magic. That  being said, The Lord of the Rings movies are absolutely, hands down, my favorites movies. The acting, the locations, the costumes, the themes, the fricking music, is magic. I remember seeing the Fellowship of The Ring with skeptical eyes, and leaving the theater entranced. For my money, those movies are as close to perfection as I think I'm likely to see in my life.
So, of course I was excited to hear about The Hobbit. But it wasn't till I saw the trailer that I fell in love again. It's only two minuets long, but it conveys the look, the feel, the world, that I love so much. Movies can be a dismal place sometimes, what with endless romantic comedies, remakes, and trash. But today, I'm back in Middle Earth, and it is beautiful.

The road goes ever on...

Hitch

"We have the same job we always had: to say that there are no final solutions; there is no absolute truth; there is no supreme leader; there is no totalitarian solution that says if you would just give up your freedom of inquiry, if you would just give up, if you would simply abandon your critical faculties, the world of idiotic bliss can be yours."

Chris Hitchens passed away today. I'm very sad at this. I realize not all of you agree with him. That's ok. You're wrong, but it's ok. Chris Hitchens received hate for challenging perceived ideas about religion, and where bullshit, calling bullshit. 
If you read his essays on religion, do you get angry? If so, do you get angry because it offends your religion, or because he makes a logical point that is hard to argue against? It's hard to have someone attack what you believe, your every instinct wants to lash out and fight back. That, however, doesn't make you right. 
Scientist,essayist,atheist, Hitch, you will be missed.

Yeah.

Howdy Folks. I really got nothing today, long day. I've come to notice, that I actually have a higher capacity for stupid people than I thought I did. However, higher capacity doesn't mean limitless. I'm going to bed, I'll be witty tomorrow.

Hmmmm.

So, I'm off to work. In addition to be a ghost hunter (which is fun and professional but doesn't pay very well), I fix computers at a big box retail store. I like it. I can't imagine why. I think I like being useful. This is a weird concept to me, because for a large chunk of my life, I hated being useful, and would go out of my way to avoid being so. So, nothing profound, or nerdy, or funny here, just gratitude that I can be of help to some people, and feel good about it.

Hit you up later.

Stuff You Should Be Into

Hello friends! I'm kind of a on a roll today, but this is the last one, I promise. Now, on to the main feature! I call this one "Stuff You Should Be Into." It's where I put up something that totally rocks my world, that I think people would like. Today's recipient: The Frog Pants Network!
The Frog Pants Network is a pod casting network started by a man from Utah named Scott Johnson. He is also a cartoonist, and his site hosts his excellent cartoon "Extra Life." The network really started with Scott's podcast "Extra Life Radio" which went on to win multiple pod casting awards. Even though that show has ended, the Frog Pants Network has grown to include a plethora(I like that word, get over it) of shows, both of Scott's making, and other shows. Some of the highlights include the award winning "The Instance" podcast dedicated to World of Warcraft. All of the podcasts are nerd central, and that's what makes them great. Some of his other shows include Film Sack, a hilarious dissection of weird movies, and The Morning Stream, a live morning show, both hosted by Scott Johnson and others, including Tom Merrit, Rand Deluxe, Brian Ibbot, and Brian Dunaway.

Mr. Johnson has since incorporated other shows into his network, including a TIME magazine recommended show called "Coverville," hosted by Brian Ibbot, which is solely dedicated to cover songs. The most recent addition is the FSL, Fantasy Sports League, a show covering fake games from teams like the Alderaan Rebels, and the Mordor Crows, which is just excellent, and delivered in believable tones by Tom Merrit, of TWiT, and Justin Robert Young, of NSFW.
If you listen to nothing else, I recommend "Film Sack." The four hosts spend over an hour dissecting movies like "Universal Soldier," "Time Bandits," "From Dusk till Dawn" and a whole slew of others. I literally spend my Thursdays waiting for that pod cast to be released.
Please visit them here and get ready to waste some hours.
Boogedy Boogedy

So, they recovered two episodes of Doctor Who. I know what you're thinking, "Recovered? How do you lose episodes of a TV show?" Because they just don't give a shit, that's how.

Let's back up. Doctor Who began airing in 1963 on the BBC. Back in those days, the executives at BBC were, and here I use an actual quote, "Stalinish" about funds and resources. One of their cost cutting measure was to TAPE OVER COMPLETE MASTER EPISODES OF THEIR TV SHOWS AFTER THEY AIRED. That's right, after all the work, effort, casting, and production, they would tape over the only record they had of all their work. And so, many of the first four or five seasons of Doctor Who are lost. Forever.

Well, maybe not. The BBC has put forth a reward to anyone who might have a tape of one of these missing episodes. Studio affiliates, or just plain tech savvy Doctor Who fans might just have some of these somewhere.

This week, they told us they've recovered two whole episodes. This is a major deal for the whoniverse. The episodes are: "Airlock" featuring the first Doctor, and "The Underwater Menace" starring second Doctor Patrick Troughton.

Rock on.

Hi. I'm Matt. I don't really have any nicknames, so just Matt will do. I guess you could call me Matty, some do. On second thought, Matt is fine. Anyways, welcome to my blog. Never done a blog before. I thought it would be interesting. So, what can you expect? A plethora of things. First, let me tell you a bit about myself.

Like I said, the name's Matt. I live in Cincinnati, OH. I really like it here, for what's it's worth. I love Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, Henry Rollins, George Carlin and Ani Difranco, among others. I'm single, that's ok. I'm also sober. I suspect that will be a big thing in this blog.

Mostly though, expect a lot of, well, nerdy things. I am an avid Doctor Who fan, and love general sci fi and fantasy. I hold on to useless trivia about said subjects. I'm just now getting into Star Trek, and used to be obsessed with Star Wars, before ol' neck waddle Lucas shat on my dreams.

I would expect a lot of Doctor Who news, general ramblings on musings, struggles with sobriety, maybe a little politics, weird gifs, random thoughts on cats, gay life, and what's it's like to be a late 20's single gay alcoholic nerd jazz alternative culture Time Lord fanatic.

Let's get one thing straight though. You probably don't even exist. I mean, you exist in that you're real, I'm saying there isn't an audience for this. I'm doing this mostly for myself. I don't read blogs, why should I expect you to read mine?

Nonetheless, if you're here, welcome, I'm glad you are. Like they say at the meetings, keep coming back.