It's about to get Weird

I remember being in 4th grade (we'll say 1986ish) when, after being excluded from another round of Red Rover, a group of us 'odd kids' got together and realized that we had something in common: a fondness of the music of Weird Al Yankovic. Thus, our Weird Al Yankovic club was born. Of course, all we really did was sit around and listen to parodies. But it was a group to be a part of and that was something I really needed.

This Wednesday, 27 years later, Weird Al Yankovic will be performing live on 9th street in Columbia, MO.

Who has 2 thumbs and will be singing along in the crowded summer heat? This guy!

In honor of the greatness that is Weird Al Yankovic, and the sheer amount of awesome his albums have produced over the year, meet the next selection: Weird Al: The Book by Nathan Rabin.

There are no words to describe the nerd nirvana that will sweep over 9th street when 'Yoda' is played. I'm so excited.

Art imitating Video Games

With excitement growing over the release of Sony's PS4 and Microsoft's XBOX One, I felt it my duty as a video game junkie to create a Video Game book list.

I've already posted about Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter, and I loved it, so let me present another Video Game related addition to the list: The Art of Video Games: from Pac-Man to Mass Effect by Chris Melissinos.

This was my first art book and it was fascinating to see the evolution of game design. Sadly, I have not played Mass Effect yet, something I intend to fix soon.