@NuketownSF: Zinequest 3! Thru-Hiker, Infinite March, Planar Compass, Creature Feature

A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 31, 2021. Kickstarter’s annual #Zinequest is back! This month Nuketown will be promoting our favorite #Zinequest3 publications and resources, starting with the event’s homepage: https://www.kickstarter.com/zinequest ZINEQUEST | Zinequest 2021 @ Bone Box Chant – A huge list of all of the active and upcoming zines … Read more

@NuketownSF: Atomic Robo, Miles Morales, Titans, Cthulhu, Gloomhaven, Mountains of Madness

A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 24, 2021. COMICS & COFFEE | Atomic Robo & the Fightin Scientists of Tesladyne – The story of an intelligent robot created by Nikola Tesla and his adventures throughout the decades. Scratches a similar itch to Hellboy and B.P.R.D., but more lighthearted and less horrific. … Read more

@NuketownSF: Spider-man Noir, Thrawn, Tenet, X-Men, Zombies!

A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 17, 2021. COMICS & COFFEE | Spider-man Noir (2008) – It’s 1933 and crime bosses rule New York City as the Great Depression rages. A hero emerges from the shadows in the form of Peter Parker, a young man who gained strange powers after being bitten by … Read more

Blogworthy: Productivity, Inverted Controls, Sea Shanties, Iggwilv, The Mummy

Looking to improve your workflows, streamline your life, and de-stress your life in the new year? Check out “The Ultimate Guide To Productivity Methods“, Pocket’s round-up of productivity methods including “Eat The Frogs First Thing in The Morning” and “Productivity 101: How to Use Personal Kanban to Visualize Your Work”. Vegetarian Eggs Benedict with Spinach … Read more

@NuketownSF: Guardians of the Galaxy, Stellaris, WW84, Immortal She-Hulk

A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 10, 2021. COMICS & COFFEE | Guardians of the Galaxy 1 (2020) – Corrupted, power-mad Greek Gods from another universe invaded our galaxy; it’s up to Nova, Peter Quill, and the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop them. GAMES | STELLARIS – Compelling 4X space … Read more

Under the Geek Tree 2020

This year, in addition to enough new geeky ornaments to push the tree over its carrying capacity, the Geek Tree’s skirt gathered several new pen-and-paper role-playing games as well as their video game kin. On the video game front, I got Spider-man: Miles Morales for PlayStation 4 (Sony | |Amazon). The game builds on the … Read more

Geek Tree 2020

It finally happened … the Geek Tree is at capacity. A few years ago, I bought myself some time by getting a 9-foot-tall narrow tree (replacing the earlier 6-foot-tall version). The new tree bought me some time, but alas unless we get a bigger house (so I can get a bigger tree) I’ll need to … Read more

Blogworthy – Modern-day Rocketeer, Ekranoplan, Tome of Beasts II, Wondrous Zines, Two-Player Games

The ‘Caspian Sea Monster’ rises from the grave – I’ve posted about the 380-ton “Lun-class Ekranoplan before. It’s a massive ground-effect vehicle, which means it’s basically a huge, low-flying aircraft/ship that’s designed to evade radar by skimming across the surface of the ocean. This one’s being towed to a new home, where it will become … Read more

The Trail to Philmont – September 2020

After one false start and two 5-mile primer day hikes, our Philmont crew finally went on an extended backpacking trip. We did a two-day hike in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in New Jersey. Friday night we stayed at campsites next to the Millbroad Road Trailhead. On Saturday, we hiked from the Millbrook … Read more