underbelly of sunshine – Page 14

All Things End

The past couple of weeks have been interesting as several pop-culture phenomenon have concluded all at the same time. We have seen the end of stories about a fantasy world, political satire, superheroes, and some nerds who eat together, that have captured the collective hearts and imaginations of millions of people around the world in… […]

Weird words we use everyday

To tell you the truth I think all words are weird. Language in general is a very peculiar thing. It is just grunts and sounds arranged in a particular pattern or sequence that we have all collectively agreed has some sort of meaning. English in particular is complex and hard to learn as in it’s… […]

MET Gala 2019

I know this is a little late but I had to do a post about this year’s MET Gala. Every year the beautiful and the rich get together in an extravagant display of excess and wealth for…some reason. They choose a theme, people prepare, they make a scene, and stop for lots and lots of […]

Some Stuff

As you know, I stopped posting for over a year and started again just recently. But during that time it wasn’t that I was not writing, I just didn’t complete anything that I wrote. Currently I have 18 draft posts just sitting there waiting to be re-examined and maybe posted. Well this is one of […]

Bad Trek

The last post I wrote for this blog before I went on a ridiculously long break was about Star Trek Discovery. The show had just started, airing the first 2 episodes which created and destroyed the world I thought this story was to take place in. I had enjoyed the episodes but because I hadn’t… […]

Product placement

I still have friends that complain about product placement in movies. It used to be something that got to me as well but many years ago I kinda just got over it. Why? Because it properly reflects a realistic version of the world we live in. Look down at your clothes, look at your desk, […]

Until

Music is a strange thing. It is a series of strung together sounds that are pleasing to the listener. Unless of course you are an old crotchety man waving his stick at the damned youth of today. But music has a way of instilling emotions, making you move fast, or slowing you down for just… […]

Get untethered

I don’t like horror movies. As a young child I was afflicted with night terrors and that combined with an over active imagination did not bode well for an evening’s slumber. As I grew older the terrors waned but my dislike for horror persisted. But every once in a while a horror movie catches my… […]

If you liked the Manga…

Every once in a while I have the audacity to let someone else pick the movie I am going to watch. That is just crazy! But the other day my friend begged me to go see Alita: Battle Angel. Despite my reservations and due to him offering to pay, I said yes. This was a movie I… […]

Stop Living in the Past

Nostalgianoun a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal association something done or presented in order to evoke feelings of nostalgia I get why nostalgia sells. For the most part it just makes people feel good. It is a familiarity taking you back to a […]

They’re just not interested

This really should be something left for…lets say Valentine’s Day. I usually save this kind of cynicism and truthfulness for the day when (even though forced) it should be most heart felt; pun intended. But I have come to a realization recently (the weekend to be exact) that my life has been leading up to… […]

Dementia blues

Following this story, we’re sharing tips on how people with dementia are still going on with their lives. Dementia is a complex and progressive condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It is characterized by a decline in cognitive function, impacting memory, thinking, and the ability to perform everyday tasks. For individuals living with dementia, […]

I didn’t expect it to be so big either

That’s what she said. Yes. That just happened. Anyways, I know I put up that crazy long post yesterday and wish I had seen this before I finished but I just had to share this. I love the XKCD web comic. It is funny, it’s often mathematical, and you never know what to… …more

Now I remember

So, seriously, the last post wasn’t supposed to be about Kris Kross it just kind of happened. I was supposed to throw up the “I Missed the Bus” video cuz the song was stuck in my head but then I got all wrapped up in it after listening to a few songs. These things happen… […]

Totally Krossed Out

No this isn’t going to be a whole post about Kris Kross. You remember them? The pre-teens that broke out with the massive hit “Jump Jump” in the early 90s. You can deny your knowledge of them all you want but you know that song is running through your head right now. The Daddy mac… […]

Apparently I don’t Know How

I worked in a bookstore for 4 years in my early twenties while I was going to school. This is where I developed my love of reading. Before that job I actually used to boast that, despite my literacy, I made it through high school without reading a book. But when you are surrounded by… […]

Good Recommendation

I don’t listen to the radio much any more. There just isn’t a lot there that I want to listen to. Every song is about grinding on some ho, or how depressed some is, or how some guy has more bling than some other guy. Plus the beats are flat, the musical construct is sloppy… […]

Short and Sweet

Last week I tried to write a review of The Dark Knight Rises. I saw it opening night amongst all the buzz and hoopla. The thing is i never finished writing that review and now it is too late. I talked too much about it with friends and co-workers had too much to say and then… […]

I’d watch that

The 80s painted a strange, violent, wonderful, dark, and intense future. Sadly/gladly most of that did not come true. I must admit it would have been cool to be able to look around corners in pictures, build strange vehicles out of anything that was available, and live high above vast cities. It would have… …more

5 Movies

Over the last little while I have managed to see quite a few movies but I haven’t had the time to review all of them. Work has picked up and on the weekend, with the wonderful weather that Toronto has been having, I did not want to stay inside. Since it is raining this afternoon… […]