I explained some on the front page, but all of 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. Because that's a perfectly rational thing to do...
- 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.
- Most of the Star Warses
- Taskmaster - 20+ seasons of the best TV series you have never heard of, and it's on Youtube.
- 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, RIP)
- The Good Place
- Brooklyn 99
- Great British Bake Off (except the Mexican food episode)
- Welcome to Wrexham (FX/Hulu)
- Stargates and Battlestars (Universe is the best Stargate)
- Traitors
- Fringe, X-Files, and other monster-of-the-week shows.
- Various incarnations of Bachelor and Below Deck are sometimes entertaining, as are wives and moms from Utah.
- The Price is Right
- This list is too long, but I could name more...
- Movies
- I'm not making another long list
- See my Letterboxd page
- 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.)
- Partisanship or really any division
- Best Batmobiles, in order.
- 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