What I’ve Been Doing 29 May 2013 [FB/IB/F/BT/GO]

Slight Malfunction
I bet that’ll be fun to service later.

David was in town for the weekend! DAVID! He’s never in town. Stupid Iowa!

Movies

I tried so hard to get David and Min to watch Star Trek or Fast 6. Neither would agree. Stupid David and Min.

TV

Arrested Development – Got about halfway through the Netflix season. I think it’s at least on par with the latter half of the third season. I’ve definitely had some gutbusting laughs and it hasn’t felt like a total mishap. I want to see how it all turns out with each of the character vignettes, but so far I’m pretty happy with how this turned out.

The Venture Bros. – To be fair I only watched 5 mins of the first episode (I didn’t remember any of it from the last time I watched it).

The Americans – Season 1 complete. I don’t think it’s as groundbreaking as some are saying it is, but it was an absolutely enjoyable season full of much better acting than I expected from the principals. I’m eager to see where they go from here, but it looks like I’ll have to wait a whole year!

Veep – Season 2! Finally cracked into it and I’m delighted to say that it’s also busted that gut of mine. Just some deliciously funny insults, lines, and situations. I feel like Catherine is going to be a larger part of the season, which is fine by me. I like seeing that side of Selina. Julia Louis-Dreyfus does a great job of showing a completely different aspect of her personality from her ass-kicking VP persona.

Music

Vampire Weekend’s latest continues to be awesome. Here’s a fun track for people who like Biblical allusions and veiled Outkast references. The song is called “Ya Hey”

Books

Sadly, no. Maybe this week.

Video Games

Rhythm Heaven Fever – The girlfriend litmus test was in full effect as I had Katie try out one of my favorite games ever. She kind of dug it. I kind of dig her.

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Just more daily puzzles to kill time. Still fun.

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box – Slowly moving the story along. I’d say I’m about halfway done.

Rayman Legends – More daily challenges, but this time with David! I think we got a silver on one day, which is pretty boss.

Castle Crashers – Man, I hadn’t played that game in forever, but Dave, Min, and I were looking for something co-op. Kind of slow and didn’t age well, if you ask me.

Spelunky – Speaking of co-op, I think Dave, Min, and I did more of this than anything else. Our quest to hell almost came true, but there were just too many obstacles, not to mention weird bugs resulting from playing multiplayer. Maybe next time that David’s in MD.

DmC Devil May Cry – I think I’m on the final level or at the final boss. Made serious progress Monday morning and I’ll probably finish this weekend while Katie’s biking. I’m interested in the conclusion, but also fairly confident that Vergil is going to double cross me.

Comments

4 responses to “What I’ve Been Doing 29 May 2013 [FB/IB/F/BT/GO]”

  1. Eric Mesa Avatar

    Just shy of halfway on Arrested Development. Finished the first Tobias Ep, next one is first GOB ep. Seems to be right on the line between rehashing and moving to new territory. It’s inevitable after so long and in my mind it’s equivalent to a new album by a band. As I discussed in my FOB review – bands always have to walk that line between evolution and becoming a completely different band (and therefore alienating the fans).

    I think the biggest complaint I have so far is that the real world consequences of these actors having other careers now means that they’re spending more time alone than in the first three seasons. Danielle and I are both missing, for example, GOB and Micheal’s interactions.

    1. Dan Avatar

      Yeah, the schedules were all such that it was tough to get them in the same place at the same time. Some of the conversations between characters are just green screened or recorded when the other person wasn’t even there. I think the entire cast was on set for only two days of filming.

  2. Danielle Avatar
    Danielle

    “Daddy needs to get his rocks off.”

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