All my work and volunteer history stuff is on my LinkedIn page, and talking about myself is probably my least favorite topic. Anytime I have more than three bits of data I usually want to make a spreadsheet but that seems excessive here, so maybe I’ll just give you some lists:
Shows I like
- Star Trek – All of them, seen most at least twice.
- Doctor Who – It’s supposed to be silly.
- The Expanse – Watched twice.
- House, MD – Watched numerous times.
- Hawkeye on Disney+ (and the comic it’s based on)
- Ms Marvel on Disney+ (and the comic it’s based on)
- Reservation Dogs (FX/Hulu)
- The Bear (FX/Hulu) – Tried to visit but it was closed due to cold.
- Schitt’s Creek – Didn’t expect to like it.
- Ted Lasso (AppleTV+) – Really didn’t expect to like it.
- Leverage
- Foundation (AppleTV+)
- Night Court (including the new one)
- The Good Place
- Great British Bake Off (except the Mexican food episode)
- Welcome to Wrexham (FX/Hulu)
- Stargates and Battlestars (Universe is the best Stargate)
- Degrassi…. Doncha know
- Various incarnations of Bachelor and Below Deck are sometimes entertaining
- The Price is Right
Movies
Podcasts
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- The Incomparable (I was even on it for a time) – started with one show, now a whole network
- You Look Nice Today – The best podcast that isn’t currently happening
- Top Four – There are always more than four
- Reconcilable Differences – two non-neurotypical nerds seek common ground
- Robot or Not – it’s probably not a robot
- Random Trek – discussion of random past Trek episodes with random guests
- Vulcan Hello – review of current Star Trek episodes
Dinosaurs
- Nobody asks who your favorite dinosaur is anymore
- T-Rex is still the best
Wheels
- 1985 Dodge Ramcharger – my first car but broke down and I had no place to store/maintain at the time so had to sell.
- Many other past vehicles including two Dodge Avengers that looked nothing alike other than color.
- 1964 Jeep Gladiator J300 – My current project vehicle. Click for its instagram.
- GEEKAFK – The tag moves from vehicle to vehicle, but currently my primary/fun car, and the reason I’m “Away From Keyboard” is a red Chevrolet Camaro Convertible.
Bands I’ve seen in concert more than once
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (not really on purpose)
- Foo Fighters
- Judah & The Lion
- Nine Inch Nails
- Silversun Pickups (technically bought tickets twice only went once)
- Linkin Park
Two Truths and a Lie, or maybe all lies or maybe all truths.
- Doesn’t like Peanut Butter & Jelly
- Never played Dungeons & Dragons
- Was paid by Jessica Alba to pretend to be a woman on the internet
Favorite CPUs
- Intel Celeron 366
- Apple M1 Pro
- AMD Athlon 64
- Pentium Pro 200
Favorite Animated Series
- Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato
- Batman The Animated Series
- Batman Beyond
- Robotech
- Cowboy Bebop
- Fullmetal Alchemist (original, haven’t seen remake yet)
- The Venture Brothers
- Big O
- Star Trek Lower Decks
- Star Trek Prodigy
- Everything in the 80s that had a toy line
It’s always a good time for
- A Diet Dr Pepper / Dr Pepper Zero
- A cool new Hot Wheel
- Nachos
- An interesting piece of Tulsa history at an estate sale or thrift store
- Rewatching a favorite show
- A new or vintage gadget or physical media
- Finding a new favorite show or movie
Definitive ranking of Fast Food “Taco” joints
- John’s
- Bueno
- Bell
- Del
It’s always a good time for less of
- Sports commentary
- Entertainment posing as news
- New social media platforms
- Chefs doing a “fresh take” on a classic dish that should be left alone
- Unexpected repair bills
- Overhyping of new technology (3D TV, VR, Blockchain, AI, etc.)
Best Batmobiles, ranked.
- 1989 (Tim Burton films)
- 1992 (Batman The Animated Series)
- 2022 (The Batman)
- 2005 (Batman Begins)
- 2016 (Batman vs Superman)
Best time to quit reading random lists on the internet.
- Five minutes ago
