Well, I’ve been fucking up the last month. We wound up taking an unexpected break through October. I taken care of it and we’re back. If you haven’t heard the new episode yet, it’s a special preview of our new podcast. Keane, Dustin, and I have effectively brought back After Last Call but now we’re calling Saint Anger, The Jew, and Meat Sweats. Our target runtime is around 30 minutes, since we can’t tolerate each other much longer than that. This will be where we talk about our nerd shit now. I’m working on releasing episodes on Sundays and I need to finish up some of the behind-the-scenes shit. Until I have the feed up enjoy our first episode that I premiered on Redstone Diaries.

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I’m five weeks behind but I’m starting to write my exploits in fantasy football this season. A small tease, I’m doing well this year. On that note, many thanks to Deshaun Watson for the game he played against the Atlanta Falcons earlier this week, netting me more than 50 fantasy points. More stories on the way.

If you haven’t checked it out yet listen to Big Wet Podcast. We’re having a lot of fun on that show and you’re missing out. We tackle the hard hitting topics important to you! God versus the universe in regard to your existence. Which mental condition is better to have, depression or autism. The societal effects of metal and hip hop music. And there’s no telling what the future holds.

Now onto my ongoing failure. I’m releasing the new episode of Redstone Diaries later today. My motivation issues have increased over the last few weeks with my car problems, the resultant length of my commute, and the money lost just getting to work now. My schedule has firmed up a bit so, i’m going to be better about it in the future. And feel free to hassle me about shitting the bed like this, I deserve it. The contact page is in the tab up top. Have fun!

We finally did it! At last there’s another show being produced in the Quiet Treats Studio. The Big Wet Podcast is recording here each week. With expert guests and somewhat not-so-much experts sharing their experiences on topics thus far explored including city life compared to country living, the struggles and advantages of depression and autism, but we start off with the big one in the first episode. We sit in on the conversation between the cosmos and god. Conversed by a local astrophysicist and a decidedly not astrophysicist.

New episodes release Mondays on soundcloud right now and other outlets soon. Keep an eye out for new episodes and catch up here and don’t miss out on the fun. And don’t forget to she some love to the creator and host of The Big Wet Podcast, Andy Gold, using the twitter handle @bigwetpodcast. Listen! Listen to it now!!!

So, I’ve noticed the last couple weeks that more news I want to talk about gets published throughout Thursdays. Usually after the new episode of Redstone Diaries would be released. I’m thinking now that I’m going to start releasing regularly on Friday evenings instead of Thursday mornings. And yes, this also greatly accommodates my laziness, I noticed that too.

I’ll write more later. I have to get back to work. And speaking of which, my work schedule may be changing considerably soon. And don’t forget that FanX is almost upon us. Go! Go to FanX!!!

The Art of Racing in the Rain is enjoyable. The film is narrated from the perspective of a dog. At first, I didn’t think much of it. That is to say I wasn’t keen on the idea of it. It didn’t take long for me to get over that hang up. There were obvious jokes based on canine behavior and those jokes were made here. And the on the other hand, there are genuinely sincere moments that are handled with a dignity that one may not expect. I’ve always loved words and collected maxims or words of wisdom, and this film has a number of lines that resonate with many of my experiences. Even coming from a dog, these are good things to hear. A perspective on life experience that many may not consider.

The narrative is that of a man’s life. This man’s experience with family, pursuing and living his dream, and then some very unpleasant interactions with his in-laws. Again, this narrative is from the perspective and understanding of a dog. That has the intrinsic value of making some moments more comical and others more disheartening. All said, there’s a delicate balance struck that works well in the telling of this story. On that note they employed a running gag that could have easily gone too far but I think they used it just right.

The Art of Racing in the Rain is adapted from the novel of the same name from author and film producer Garth Stein, and was a New York Times best seller for 156 weeks. I like this movie more than I anticipated. My eyes watered but I managed to not weep openly in public so, that in and of itself is a win for Tim. Go watch this film, you’ll be a better person for it...probably.