Stuff

- Got the new ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic album on Tuesday when it came out. I’m a fan of his in general and I’m not disappointed in what I got. It’s a Weird Al album. There’s nothing shockingly different about this album and, to be honest, I wouldn’t have expected that. Al makes fun of newer songs. That’s his thing. It works and I like it. The closest thing to ‘shocking’ is the Weasel stomping song which has noises of weasels being stomped in it; sort of a pained ‘squeee!’ noise. The album has a 10 minute track which is the story of himself and his wife going to the drive-thru for dinner. It’s an anal-retentive explanation of the situation that’s much funnier than it should be. Best yet, it doesn’t feel like it runs for ten minutes, which is probably the best compliment I can give it. While I got the Dual-Disc, I haven’t had a chance to observe the DVD extras. So far, thumbs up.
- Haven’t mentioned comics much in here yet, have I? Ultimates 2 - #12 – All big action movie style sequences. The entire chapter of this book is boiling down to this issue and the next and it feels great. I read it in the store and kept making noise throughout. Neat! Ultimate Spider-Man #100 – Well, I didn’t see that coming but I probably should have. Oddly enough, that’s been my response to the last few issues of this book. I consider that a good thing.
- Wrestling: I think Kurt Angle in TNA is a good thing. Will it get me to pay them any more attention than before? Probably not. I realized recently that I’m way burned out on wrestling. I’m still paying attention to the news and that but I don’t have the desire to watch any of it at the moment, not even the stuff like TNA that I have been enjoying to some degree. These interests are cyclical to me so I’m sure something will get my attention and I’ll dive back in soon enough. The dip in my wrestling interest is also possibly due to the steady increase in my ‘Doctor Who’ related interest. Neither has ever gone away but my attention to Who has been much increased of late. I’m still reading the old magazines I mentioned the other week. I just got to the issue that announces the recommissioning of the show. I’m only three years behind now!
- As a FYI, I tinkered with a setting on the blog last week. Previously, only registered users of blogspot could post responses. I changed a setting and now anyone should be able to post. Due to the individual that requested the change having been busy, I have yet to test this theory. So, if anyone has a moment, feel free to test it for me!