1992 rocked!

1992 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

I first found out I was going to attend Wabash in 1992.

Hey there, 1991!

1991 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

1991 was the start of my senior year in high school.

Welcome to the 90s!

1990 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

1990 was awesome, wasn't it? I first went out on a date with my now wife in 1990.

The mole could be anybody - except you, Tina!

• The evolution of John Belushi's Joe Cocker impression - RIP John Belushi
• Anna Kendrick Singing: a timeline - I'll see her in just about anything.
• Minimalistmas -  I would buy the heck out of that first set.
• How times have changed - #2 makes me sad. #6 & 7 don't at all.

• 6 things I learned from riding in a Google self-driving car - I'd never thought about #5. That's a big thing.

Merry Wondermark Christmas

Merry Christmas, everybody.

Enjoy some holiday comics from Wondermark (more here)...

Tastefully, Offensively Chucklesome

Tastefully Offensive is worth checking out from time to time. It's funny.

from my former student, Kat Swenski (can't embed the animated gif easily)

from Weird Al

a test of scientific understanding

So, where does the fat go when you lose weight?

Answer after the jump...

Merry Christmas, Bob and family

• Secret Santa - Wouldn't she be suspicious in the first place?
• Celebrate 30 years of Johnny Dangerously with its best lines, you lousy cork-suckers - A spectacular film from the 80s
• Who do you think would win if Batman fought Superman? - Finally, SMBC weighs in on this ages-old debate.
• People are awesome 2014 - I would agree.

Thank you, Tim Burton

1989 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

Tim Burton brought Batman back to the big screen in 1989.

And these songs came out, too...

1988 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

Have you heard about this new drug, crack? Just came out this year...well, the this year of today's 8tracks playlist.

Thank you, Rob Reiner

1987 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

The Princess Bride came out the same year these songs did.

Welcome back, Edwin Halley

1986 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

1986 saw the return of Edwin Halley's comet.

Apparently he lost his comet and keeps struggling to find it.

Lucky for us, I guess.

Let's celebrate that year with a few songs in a playlist.

Mikhail Gorbachev died in 1985

1985 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

Today's playlist comes to you from 1985, a fine year to turn ten.

Christmas music and posts

In case you were in need of some Christmas music - for a party, for putting up the tree a little late, for drowning your sorrows as you open each present hoping it will be the full collection of the Fables: The Deluxe Edition books but instead keep finding socks and underwear in each box - check out the fifteen Christmas playlists that I've posted in years gone by.

And feel free to wish join me in wishing for Steve Martin's five Christmas wishes. It's a classic.

I'm not missing Axel's first game because you didn't plan ahead.

• Surreal stop-motion film about a submarine sandwich - Welcome back, PES.
• When I left the house it was still dark - Sounds like an amazing art project.
• Our favorite Yuletide burning goat is back! - A giant, holiday goat made of hay bales? How cool is that?
• Walking on ice looks more like walking on air - The depth perception is pretty impressive. 

• The best movie posters of 2014 - Especially wanna see #1.
• Why Amelia Bedelia is literally the most terrifying character ever - She's a little darker here than I remember.
• 19 secrets of UPS drivers - I can help 'em with #10 now that I know it.

Brilliant artwork from a branding rebel

I absolutely love the poster (probably just a digital poster, I guess) that somebody put together for the farewell event for Matthews Auditorium (Princeton's soon-to-be-demolished high school theater.)

Somebody really did a creative number on the Viking head that we use for our logo (and that the we pretty clearly stole from the Minnesota Vikings or a thousand other logo sources.)

With all that being said, I am a little curious as to how this fits into the Princeton branding guidelines that say "Do not distort the master brand logo" and 'Do not put the master brand logo in a box or any other shape" because this is clearly being promoted officially by the school.

Need a good read?

The vast majority of my reading is done in the graphic novel world.

With that being said, I do understand that there are a whole lot more books that can be read.

If you're looking for some good reads, you could probably do a whole lot worse than trying some books from NPR's best books of 2014 (sortable by tag).

Smooth rock sounds

So much Yacht Rock today...

There's the classic and hilarious web series - admittedly a little because of language - Yacht Rock. All of the episodes are available on Channel 101 and on YouTube.



Then there's AllMusic's Yacht Rock favorites along with the Spotify playlist that they put together.

Collectible Minifigures Series 13

The full Lego collectible Minifigures Series 13 has now been fully revealed. Let's take a look at what I'm going to be trying to feel for in January.

• Galaxy Trooper - armor is starting to be distinct and two guns
• Alien Trooper - only circular piece in set, head is going to be tough to feel because it's new
• Evil Wizard - staff, neck beard
• King - crown, sword is too much like female samauri
• Goblin - weird sword, satchel - no sword
• Lady Cyclops - club
• Snake Charmer - staff with no bumps at all, snake
• Paleontologist - bone, pith helmet
• Carpenter - 3x1 tile (or maybe 4x1), saw
• Hot dog guy - the full hot dog suit
• Sheriff - 2x2 tile
• Samurai - two swords, maybe shoulder armor
• Disco Diva - microphone, two roller skates
• Unicorn girl - horn, helmet with ears
• Fencer - epee, maybe face shield
• Egyptian Warrior - giant shield in pentagonal shape

There are a lot of swords this time. That's going to make things tougher.

My early favorites are the hot dog guy, snake charmer, carpenter, Ming the Merciless, and the king.

Looking for Teachable Moments

I stumbled upon (not Stumbled Upon - I stopped using that service a while ago after getting a couple of nasty computer viruses) an NPR story about a Middletown High School English teacher who chronicles his teaching life via a blog of cartoons.

They're not all brilliant, but they're almost all spot on observations of his world, and it's one that I recognize all too well. I'll be following Teachable Moments for the foreseeable future.

Check out some of my favorites from the strip.

My preferred dairy custard is half and half...

• Building curiosity - space...science...Lego...perfect...and I have the Lego set shown here, even.
• Boring/Useless Superheroes - It's a gag that's been done before, but it's done well here again.
• This homemade Avengers: Age of Ultron traileris just as good as the real thing - That might be a slight exaggeration, but it's not much.

Orwellian music

1984 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

1984 had some outstanding music.

It's Calen's favorite musical year

1983 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

See, because a decade or so ago, I helped Calen go buy some new music, and she got four cd's from 1983 and one from No Doubt.

So 1983 is clearly her favorite musical year.

Let's take a listen to 1982

1982 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

Here's today's playlist of songs from 1982.

It's 1981!

1981 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

1981 rocked!

Welcome to the 80's

1980 from PHSChemGuy on 8tracks Radio.

The 80's has begun on 8Tracks.