Lords of Kobol, hear my prayer...

++ I'm sure most are aware of the global Microsoft outage caused by CrowdStrike, the catastrophic cybersecurity that has affected businesses worldwide who relied on the software. All I could think of was that this is precisely what people thought the Y2K scare was going to be like. Well, it only took twenty-four years to get us there, which totally fits with the 90s/Y2K nostalgia recently. Joking aside though, this clusterfuck is undoubtedly going to have major consequences down the line. The fact that one update which had a bug effectively shut everything down on a global scale is bad. Some serious reconsidering and reevaluating needs to be done on that front. Furthermore, this is why I don't trust anything involving "The Cloud", because shit like this can happen.

++ The 2024 Emmy nominations have officially been listed. While I knew it was a long shot anyway, I'm still bummed that Game Changer and Hot Ones were snubbed. It was nice that they were eligible to be considered for a nomination regardless, as what Sam Reich gave a nice post about it, but I would've thought that at least Hot Ones would've made it since it has featured so many known actors/celebrities and has been highly praised for being impressive with their thorough research and excellent interviewing during such a unique challenge for the guest. Sadly, the Academy is very old-fashioned.

At the end of the day, while nominations/wins are great the proper recognition isn't from award show ceremonies and trophies but rather from fans who remain dedicated to what they love regardless.

++ In promotion for Deadpool & Wolverine, Xbox has released a Deadpool-themed controller, with the back being butt-shaped. Sadly, this is only available for a one-off sweepstakes and not sold outright, which is a shame because I would absolutely buy it if I could.

++ Zhu Yilong has a new film coming out, Land of Broken Hearts, and while the trailer in itself is quite interesting the thing that I came out from it was how amazing he looks with blue hair.

++ I'm currently watching a brand new Dimension 20 series, Never Stop Blowing Up, which has three episodes uploaded so far, but it's been an absolute joy to watch. D20 shows never fail at making me laugh and be entertaining, and I knew instantly the moment the trailer dropped not too long ago that this was going to be absolutely wild. We're only three episodes in (out of ten) and it's just ridiculously funny. I love the concept, especially with getting isekai'd into an 80s action film VHS, the nonchalant exploration of gender and the hilarity with the chaotic shenanigans that ensue. My favorite character is Usha Roa, but they're all fantastic in their own ways, the characters and the players. I cannot wait to see what else this season has in store, because so far it's been an absolute riot and I need all the laughter I can get right now.

++ We have the first two official photos released from HBO's The Last Of Us season season. I am not ready! I repeat: I am not ready!

++ It has been announced that Dropout's Game Changer and Very Important People has been considered to be nominated for the Emmys! Apparently Dimension 20 isn't eligible for submission, however it's understandable since actual play TTRPG shows can be difficult to place in a category. Nevertheless, this is pretty awesome news! I know that Sam Reich talked about possibly submitting Game Changer during the Hollywood strikes last year, and we all thought it was a cool idea but this becoming kind of a reality? That's pretty amazing, especially since Hot Ones and Good Mythical Morning have also joined in to being considered for the Emmys as well.

++ I recently found out that costumer designer Shawna Trpcic has passed away. She's worked on various projects, but I mostly knew her from Whedon shows, particularly that of Firefly since I listened to an episode commentary with her featured where she discussed the process of the costumes for that specific episode among other behind-the-scenes information. So even though I didn't follow her closely over the years, this news was still quite a shock.

++ Reddit is a site that I previously was hesitant on visiting that much in the past because I heard it was a cesspool, and while it can be that for sure so can most sites, to be honest. It just depends on the subreddit. Reddit operates similarly to that of the old school forum/message boards with subreddits have individual moderators, which is part of why I've been finding myself visiting there more frequently as of late. Although the site itself has its fair share of issues, it's also a great way of finding different communities and people with opinions, thoughts, and places of discussion that isn't so easily found elsewhere online, including useful resources, informative advice and news updates. I don't have an account there, I prefer to lurk and browse, but I do like visiting daily for these particular things, from fandom to just general news and information.

++ Watching Make Some Noise on Dropout.tv has been my highlight of the last week. It's a spin-off little game show from its own game show, Game Changer, where both are similar in the format of Whose Line although I'd argue that Make Some Noise is a bit more of that in its nature due to its prompts. And just like Game Changer, it's absolutely hilariously chaotic. I'm sure some have already seen some clips floating about (the Times New Roman vs. Comic Sans one, and the most recently Brennan Lee Mulligan's Trump-as-Sauron impression being the most circulated that I've seen), and trust me it's this unhinged and then some. Here is a random compilation of some moments from season two just to get a bit of a glimpse of the shenanigans that occur.

Ever since Dracula Daily became popular, a lot of other people started recommending other email book club/newsletters, and among them was the Carmilla newsletter. And that got me rewatching the 2014 Carmilla webseries, all three seasons and the movie, and while I talked about Carmilla in the past I wanted to do a quick overview since my perspective and opinions on things have shifted a little bit due to revisiting it after some time.

( Buckle up, Creampuff.... )

( The Carmilla Movie )

( Final Thoughts )