Every Pocket Rockers Song in One Playlist
If you were one of the lucky kids who had Pocket Rockers in the 80s, you belonged to a very exclusive club of kids who could play their favorite pop music hits wherever they went, much to the annoyance of every adult around them. Pocket Rockers were small, handheld...
Thank you for being a friend…
Picture it. Baltimore. Christmas morning. 2019. In a world where only one out of four Golden Girls is still alive (in before Betty White passes away), I was delighted-- nay overjoyed--to unwrap my favorite sassy seniors in 8" action figure form. JUST LOOK AT THEM!...
I need shoulder pads to go with this amazingly tacky mug
Career women everywhere: celebrate your climb up the corporate ladder with a mug that tells the world, "I know how to type 65 words per minute." Yes, that's right, this mug is AMAZING. And not only because it features an awkwardly-posed Gena Davis lookalike. Stare...
I just inherited more vinyl records than I know what to do with.
When my parents told me they wanted to get rid of their vinyl record collection--complete with vintage model turntable--I jumped at the chance to own a rather large chunk of my own musical upbringing. I couldn't bear the thought of so many of my early...
Bike Dancing & Ass Sliding: Timeless
Over at Cult Film Club last week, we covered the classic 1986 BMX movie Rad (which, by the way, has managed in just a few days to become one of the most downloaded episodes we've ever recorded) and, weirdly, I'm starting to see references to the movie pop up...
‘Ping Pong Summer’ Makes Me Miss the Ocean City of the 80’s
As someone who's lived my entire life in Baltimore and spent the many summers of my 1980's youth in Ocean City, Maryland, I kind of feel like it's my civic duty to spread the word about Ping Pong Summer, a new indie film out this weekend. Filmed entirely on...
9 Snobby Foods I Learned About from Watching Movies
As someone who was raised on hot dogs and chicken McNuggets, it wasn't until later in life that I really began to broaden my culinary horizons. Nowadays I love trying new and exotic foods and experimenting with recipes. I've been called a "foodie" before, but I...
I need tiny hands to play these mini arcade cabinets…
Sometime last year (in the spring, maybe? honestly, I've been out of the blogging loop so long, I don't remember) friend, fellow blogger & TMNT fan Tommy over at Top Hat Sasquatch posted some photos of mini arcade cabinets that looked to be the perfect size for...
Ninja Turtles + Vanilla Ice + Mac & Cheese = Mandatory Post on this Blog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-lT1oOU7b4 Okay so we've got new TMNT fruit snacks, candy, and fucking mac & cheese now. Where the hell is my TMNT cereal?
Do you like board games? ANSWER ME, YOU MAGGOTS!
Few things have been able to drag me out of hibernation status, but one of those things is the Nerd Lunch podcast. Specifically Episode #119, in which we remember all of the awesome board games we had growing up. I joined resident nerds CT, Jeeg, and Pax for a...
I don’t do yard sales.
This week's League assignment is to write about our most epic yard sale or flea market find ever, and so far there's been a lot of great posts as everyone shows off their treasures. I, on the other hand, almost never go to yard sales or flea markets, so I had to...
Friendly remindarrr! Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day
If you arrr not talking like a pirate today, YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG. That's right me hearties, today is September 19th--Talk Like a Pirate Day, which is right up there with Christmas on the awesome holiday hierarchy. Well, arrright, maybe that's giving it too much...