Hello Avocado Musicians! I have no idea how many of you there are, but I wanted to have a discussion (that might turn into a recurring thread) about music, particularly during this time of quarantine. For those of us who … Continue reading Musicians’ Thread: Quarantine Edition
About fifteen minutes into the film Cats, Rebel Wilson appears, as Jennyanydots the Old Gumbie Cat. As she describes how she helps take care of the animals in her kitchen, mice and cockroaches with human faces appear. Jennyanydots then grabs at her fur and begins unzipping it, stepping out of her skin to reveal ANOTHER CAT SUIT. As they all keep dancing to a swing tune, the camera spins around upside down and she begins eating the humanoid cockroaches. At this point, you will probably know if you will enjoy Cats. Cats is not a “turn off your brain and … Continue reading In Defense of Cats: A Review (Kind Of)
One of my favorite things on the internet is I Think About This A Lot, The Cut’s place for people to share their “private memes: images, videos, and other random trivia they are doomed to play forever on loop in their … Continue reading The Avocado Thinks About This A Lot
After watching spooky backflip away, you’re quiet. You all shuffle in place as you wait for the next kill to happen. “Owen, could you just send us away from here before anyone dies? That would probably be the best thing … Continue reading Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding- Day 8
After getting that touch of murder out of your system, you assemble the assorted Rafto-Hovnatanian Cinematic Universe players and DMPCs so you can tell them what’s going on. There’s a moment of tense quiet as everyone shuffles onto the boat’s deck. Once everyone’s settled, someone wearing a SEARS nametag with the name “bERK” on it asks, “Can I start by asking why you fell from the sky, instead of walking in? Was this a time travel situation? Did you follow the Three C’s of time travel?” It was not a time travel situation, you explain. Instead of reiterating your entire … Continue reading Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding – Day 6
Disqus is getting stronger, and better at destroying games. Not that you know why they’re destroying the games you head to, but you know that they’re doing it. The players here, though you don’t know them, are your allies. They’re … Continue reading Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding- Day 4 (Team 2)
With the death of a Disqus agent, you folks are feeling pretty relieved. You’re well on your way to stopping that evil corporation! Plus, you probably won’t die! You wonder if there’s anything they could possibly do to get back at you! And then the flicker gets worse, and you remember they hold the power in the Werewolf Cinematic Universe. You run towards the least crowded-looking fancy Greek building, hoping to escape the white flashes. There are two folks gathered outside, talking about something. “A shame about the ostracism. I didn’t get a chance to tell you back there, but… … Continue reading Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding – Day 3 (Team 2)
The nineteen of you sit, unsure of what to do next. Avocado Town apparently has a pretty good Dunkin’ Donuts, and the pumpkin spice items just opened up. As you walk to the Dunkin’ Donuts, you discuss matters such as … Continue reading Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding – Day 2 (TEAM 2)
You’re welcoming the newest batch of werewolfers after their last game ended (why do they all wear skull-shaped masks?) when there’s a loud CRACK from underneath the break room floor. You all scatter to the two sides of the room, … Continue reading Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding- Day 1 (TEAM 2)
A few days ago, my Youtube recommended me this video, and I quickly fell in love with the funk cover band Scary Pockets. Created by Jack Conte (keyboard, and also the CEO of Patreon, strangely) and Ryan Lerman (guitar), the band uses a rotating list of musicians to release a funk version of a popular song once a week. Not every song is perfect, of course (I certainly haven’t listened to all of them), but I love their work because they remind me a lot of my jazz band. During performances, we have a similar loose informality and cover/improvisation style … Continue reading Scary Pockets Night Thread (8/25)
Today’s Day Thread celebrates Woman at War, an Icelandic comedy about climate change and my favorite movie of the year so far. Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir stars as Halla, a 50-year-old choir director who has to juggle both adoption plans for her new daughter and her side job of industrial sabotage so that Iceland’s biggest companies stop ruining the environment. Geirharðsdóttir also plays Asa, Halla’s twin sister and a yoga instructor who would rather find inner peace in this time of turmoil. Halla’s adventures are assisted by friendly farmer Sveinbjorn (Jóhann Sigurðarson), government mole Baldvin (Jörundur Ragnarsson), and the musicians that she envisions … Continue reading The Day Thread is a Woman at War (7/9)
Tonight’s bare-knuckle brawl stars: Cory Booker, Bill de Blasio, Julián Castro, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Jay Inslee (or “Jay Inlsee” according to my TV), Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Tim Ryan and Elizabeth Warren! Be civil and follow the Mayor McSquirrel … Continue reading June 2019 Democratic Presidential Debates: Part 1
Thank you all very much for participating in this journey with me! We may have known what was going to win, and there may have been some unfortunate technical mishaps early on, but for the past week and a half, thanks for helping me remember the show, and get into some surprisingly heated debates. Final Round ends April 18 at 4:00 PM EST. Continue reading Best Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Song Tournament: Finals
Wow, this has been going on a long time, hasn’t it? Sorry about that, I got too carried away with the nominations. Round ends Wednesday 4/17 at 11:00 AM EST. Continue reading Best Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Song Tournament: Semifinals
I’m running out the door so I might edit this later to look more fancy. Round ends Tuesday, 4/16, at 3:00 PM. Continue reading Best Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Song Tournament: Quarterfinals
Only sixteen songs left! This round ends on Monday, 4/15 at 11:00 AM. Continue reading Best Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Tournament: Round 4
Our 64 has been cut down to 32. There were many close matches, and many deserving songs won while others fell. Now, the true battle begins. View the bracket at challonge.com/crazyex Continue reading Best Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Song Tournament Round 3
Our 128 has been cut down to 67, which has now been cut down to 64! Find the bracket at challonge.com/crazyex! We lost a lot of good songs in the first round, including “Head In The Clouds,” “The Group Mind … Continue reading Best Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Song Tournament: Round 2
So, as you all know from the last tournament, I made a mistake. By forgetting to include 3 songs on the bracket, our 128 songs got cut down to 67 instead of 64. Therefore, three preliminary rounds must be fought … Continue reading Best Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Song Tournament: Round 1.5
Round of 128! Whichever gets the most upvotes makes it to the next round, and whichever does not is eliminated. Any ties from the nominations round were broken randomly. See the bracket here: https://challonge.com/crazyex Enjoy! Tournament voting ends Wednesday at … Continue reading Best Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Song Tournament: Round One
You know what to do! Choose your favorite songs to see which ones make it in the bracket! According to Rachel Bloom, there are 157 songs in the show, and 128 of them will make it into the first round. … Continue reading Best Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Song Tournament- Nominations
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