In honor of getting my first article of 2019 published on Sports Map Houston, we'll keep this one short and sweet and in honor of WWE.
Here's that time I had a very interesting conversation with The Million Dollar Man, Ted Dibiase.
It's worth a listen just for his take on why leaving the WWE for the WCW was the worst decision for his career.
WHAT AM I READING?
Today I'm going to steer your attention to one of my favorite authors of all time Anne McCaffrey. She wrote various series and was a massive influence on my love of dragons, time travel and strong female leads in fiction. This is one of her lesser series but I strongly recommend starting with this one as it's the most grounded in modern earth as a starting point, it's Freedom's Landing.
The Freedom series follows a group of humans after an alien invasion, one of the ways this powerful alien race expands it's empire is by dumping unruly captives on uncolonized planets and just seeing how they do, this series follows one such group on one such planet and it's excellent.
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
This year's motivation
What's up Nerds, this is Cory DLG and welcome back to my blog.
So yesterday we debuted the shorter more fun, light hearted version of the blog and we're going to bring it right down today. Kidding, kind of.
For those who know me personally, they know my Dad passed November 4th last year, and he and I were a lot alike. This isn't meant to be a downer post but more of an explanation post, he was one of my best friends and one of the most supportive guys but he also had a ton of bad habits and honestly those are the things that I see in myself that I need to break. Those include writing, and putting myself out there creatively, it isn't that he never wanted me to do those things, it's that when I didn't push myself to do more he was ok with it, because I was ok with it. NOT his fault, but totally my fault.
So that being said, I'm working on my weight, I'm pushing myself creatively and I have goals this year that exceed my current grasp. All that being said, one of our first guests in the studio (something I'm SO grateful he got to see) was Dad, check out the DLG Takeover.
WHAT ARE YOU READING?
So this was a crazy cool storyline, massive epic stakes, cool villains and its always fun to see all these iterations of, of course, Spider-Man! Spider-Verse, the complete trade was a great read and sets up some cool beats for all of these different spiders, thwip on over and read it!
I totally loved it.
So yesterday we debuted the shorter more fun, light hearted version of the blog and we're going to bring it right down today. Kidding, kind of.
For those who know me personally, they know my Dad passed November 4th last year, and he and I were a lot alike. This isn't meant to be a downer post but more of an explanation post, he was one of my best friends and one of the most supportive guys but he also had a ton of bad habits and honestly those are the things that I see in myself that I need to break. Those include writing, and putting myself out there creatively, it isn't that he never wanted me to do those things, it's that when I didn't push myself to do more he was ok with it, because I was ok with it. NOT his fault, but totally my fault.
So that being said, I'm working on my weight, I'm pushing myself creatively and I have goals this year that exceed my current grasp. All that being said, one of our first guests in the studio (something I'm SO grateful he got to see) was Dad, check out the DLG Takeover.
WHAT ARE YOU READING?
So this was a crazy cool storyline, massive epic stakes, cool villains and its always fun to see all these iterations of, of course, Spider-Man! Spider-Verse, the complete trade was a great read and sets up some cool beats for all of these different spiders, thwip on over and read it!
I totally loved it.
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
2019 the year of the Blog
Welcome one and all to a brand new year, that's right is 2019 mother F'ers!! Unless you do the chinese new year, in which case we've got some time to kill...
Still with me?! Sweet, this is where Cory DLG gets his blog on, enter the mind of a man who may just be out of his mind. Today I'm keeping it simple...
HERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD WATCH
So one night I'm half asleep and I wake up to someone being funny on the TV and to my surprise it's something I've never seen before but it's funny, then it was actiony and then it was sad.... I was hooked. And IT WAS ANIMATED.
Olan Rogers is credited as the creator and frankly the guy is dynamic, it's a great watch and here's the link. So far the only place I've found it for streaming/online purchasing is Amazon Prime Video (that's a lot of words, AMPVi?), it should be checked out.
It's called FINAL SPACE!!
Check it out.
SOMETHING I SAID LATELY
On yesterday's show Joey Savage asked how I felt about the upcoming movie slate for 2019, it's around the 42 minute mark.
Check out my opinions because I'm amazing.
Still with me?! Sweet, this is where Cory DLG gets his blog on, enter the mind of a man who may just be out of his mind. Today I'm keeping it simple...
HERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD WATCH
So one night I'm half asleep and I wake up to someone being funny on the TV and to my surprise it's something I've never seen before but it's funny, then it was actiony and then it was sad.... I was hooked. And IT WAS ANIMATED.
Olan Rogers is credited as the creator and frankly the guy is dynamic, it's a great watch and here's the link. So far the only place I've found it for streaming/online purchasing is Amazon Prime Video (that's a lot of words, AMPVi?), it should be checked out.
It's called FINAL SPACE!!
Check it out.
SOMETHING I SAID LATELY
On yesterday's show Joey Savage asked how I felt about the upcoming movie slate for 2019, it's around the 42 minute mark.
Check out my opinions because I'm amazing.
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Rant of the Week!!! The bandwagon fan hater!
So as people may have noticed here lately in Houston, the city is looking pretty Orange lately.
Not burnt but bright, because a certain team is in a certain series to win a certain championship if you certain feel me. Ok, I'll stop, certainly. But you know what comes with success, new fans, and people who complain about the new fans.
You see, the old fans, the die-hards they go when a team is bad, they go when a team is good and they say that makes them REAL fans. If you only support the team when it's having success than your a fair weather fan the die-hards will tell you.
It's like the guy who says "oh you listen to THAT band? I used to love them but now they got big and everyone loves them." SO WHAT?!?!? You were right and eventually everyone agreed, why are you bitter?
IF you buy the tickets and the eight dollar beers if a team is bad or good, than why should they get better? If no matter what their fans will spend the money then there is no reason for the team to improve except for pride and internal motivations, but sometimes success requires more than just want, sometimes it requires economics. That's why the good fans leave when a team goes bad, and come back when a team is good. They're showing the tough love and voting with their precious dollars.
So next time you see someone complain about all the bandwagon riders, just roll your eyes and ask him how lonely he was when the team was terrible and he drank his eight dollar beer alone in the stadium.
Not burnt but bright, because a certain team is in a certain series to win a certain championship if you certain feel me. Ok, I'll stop, certainly. But you know what comes with success, new fans, and people who complain about the new fans.
You see, the old fans, the die-hards they go when a team is bad, they go when a team is good and they say that makes them REAL fans. If you only support the team when it's having success than your a fair weather fan the die-hards will tell you.
It's like the guy who says "oh you listen to THAT band? I used to love them but now they got big and everyone loves them." SO WHAT?!?!? You were right and eventually everyone agreed, why are you bitter?
IF you buy the tickets and the eight dollar beers if a team is bad or good, than why should they get better? If no matter what their fans will spend the money then there is no reason for the team to improve except for pride and internal motivations, but sometimes success requires more than just want, sometimes it requires economics. That's why the good fans leave when a team goes bad, and come back when a team is good. They're showing the tough love and voting with their precious dollars.
So next time you see someone complain about all the bandwagon riders, just roll your eyes and ask him how lonely he was when the team was terrible and he drank his eight dollar beer alone in the stadium.
Monday, October 23, 2017
Nerd News!!
What?! Two days in a row? Oh we're grinding now.
So these are some fun news stories this week that are based on the things I care about. This week beer, funko pops and getting paid in new ways by the internet.
I like craft beer.
This home brewer had a crazy great kickstarter and is about to go to market with products shipping in January. As near as I can tell, the recipes are shared worldwide, you do everything in this one contraption and then in 4 weeks, BEER!! Check it out.
The Good, the bad, the ridiculously cute big headed pops
Funko is going public and is hoping to bring in about $240 million bucks, that's the good. The bad, they got about $319 million in debt, which is roughly 75% of last year's revenue and they only did about 6% profit on that $426 million dollars in revenue, ouch. The last one is obvious.
Cha-Ching!
This is kind of a high-concept and it feels a little bit like self-betting, like if you could pick yourself on Draft Kings. Everytime you are active daily you get entered into pools and than you get paid for winning said pools. How this all works is kind of anyone's guess, I see the need for company sponsorship, and corporate patronage to make this really work, but it's a neat idea. It would be cooler if you and your friends could make small daily bets or maybe an annual bet and than percentage pie it out like who won more daily contests and activities, and let each person pick the event or contest for that micro time period and than everyone splits the winnings accordingly by the pie. Just a thought.
#talkingnerdy2u
So these are some fun news stories this week that are based on the things I care about. This week beer, funko pops and getting paid in new ways by the internet.
I like craft beer.
This home brewer had a crazy great kickstarter and is about to go to market with products shipping in January. As near as I can tell, the recipes are shared worldwide, you do everything in this one contraption and then in 4 weeks, BEER!! Check it out.
The Good, the bad, the ridiculously cute big headed pops
Funko is going public and is hoping to bring in about $240 million bucks, that's the good. The bad, they got about $319 million in debt, which is roughly 75% of last year's revenue and they only did about 6% profit on that $426 million dollars in revenue, ouch. The last one is obvious.
Cha-Ching!
This is kind of a high-concept and it feels a little bit like self-betting, like if you could pick yourself on Draft Kings. Everytime you are active daily you get entered into pools and than you get paid for winning said pools. How this all works is kind of anyone's guess, I see the need for company sponsorship, and corporate patronage to make this really work, but it's a neat idea. It would be cooler if you and your friends could make small daily bets or maybe an annual bet and than percentage pie it out like who won more daily contests and activities, and let each person pick the event or contest for that micro time period and than everyone splits the winnings accordingly by the pie. Just a thought.
#talkingnerdy2u
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Rant of the Week!! The Trailer Breakdown Guy
Hi guys, and welcome to what is the returning blog of Cory DLG! We are starting with a rant because frankly, that's what I do best ;)!!
So the trailer just dropped for your favorite movie, you've watched it like five times and you're so pumped for the movie that's still like eight months away. Than you see the link to the youTube blogger of the week with his twenty five minute breakdown of the two minute trailer.
He's got freeze frames and voice overs and magnifications and speculations, somehow suddenly the two minute and fifteen second trailer you had been enjoying has now grown exponentially into a brutally long, awfully boring, completely off base "break down video".
The dreaded break down video is about twenty three minutes longer than the video clip its breaking down and is full of things that wind up not even being in the movie. What ever happened with just sitting back and watching the video? Just enjoying it and seeing what comes next? When did we need everything spoiled and explained? I didn't, did you? I didn't think so. Someone do me a favor and tell the "break down video guy."
So the trailer just dropped for your favorite movie, you've watched it like five times and you're so pumped for the movie that's still like eight months away. Than you see the link to the youTube blogger of the week with his twenty five minute breakdown of the two minute trailer.
He's got freeze frames and voice overs and magnifications and speculations, somehow suddenly the two minute and fifteen second trailer you had been enjoying has now grown exponentially into a brutally long, awfully boring, completely off base "break down video".
The dreaded break down video is about twenty three minutes longer than the video clip its breaking down and is full of things that wind up not even being in the movie. What ever happened with just sitting back and watching the video? Just enjoying it and seeing what comes next? When did we need everything spoiled and explained? I didn't, did you? I didn't think so. Someone do me a favor and tell the "break down video guy."
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Have you met our friend Kitty Courtney?
So being a Nerd Thug has its perks. Obviously we know everything and we reek of awesome-ness at all times, that's awesome-ness I promise, and sometimes we meet and make friends with some of the most beautiful models in Texas, like Kitty Courtney.
So I had the privilege of sitting down with her and having a conversation. Yeah, I sat down with her...
Cory DLG: "How long have you been modeling?"
Kitty: "I’ve actually only been modeling for about a year now. Maybe a few months more. I had been following Lucky Devil Pinups for a few days when the guy who operates it noticed me, and started to look at my own pictures. He said “you need to be in front of my camera!” and after meeting for some BBQ, which would later be a staple of our shoots, I decided to give it a shot. After our first shoot, he posted the pictures on his fan-page and they went nuts. Ha ha ha They really liked me!"
Cory DLG: "So now you're making a calender? How did that come about?"
Kitty: "The calendar came up after a few of my fans mentioned it. I decided to ask them who all would be interested in buying one and I had plenty of people say they would. So, I got in touch with some friends in the printing business and we started getting to work. Making sure each month had a special picture, and was Pinup themed."
Cory DLG: "Talk to me about nerding out, what do you nerd out about?"
Kitty: "Outside of Pinup stuff, I’m pretty obsessed with whales and dolphins. I’m a huge advocator for protesting Sea World and aquariums that keep Cetaceans in captivity. One day I hope to work closely with them and do all that I can to prevent more from being put into captivity."
So that sums up the conversation, contact Kitty Courtney on facebook to see about getting one of those hot fire calendars!
#talkingnerdy2you
So I had the privilege of sitting down with her and having a conversation. Yeah, I sat down with her...
Cory DLG: "How long have you been modeling?"
Kitty: "I’ve actually only been modeling for about a year now. Maybe a few months more. I had been following Lucky Devil Pinups for a few days when the guy who operates it noticed me, and started to look at my own pictures. He said “you need to be in front of my camera!” and after meeting for some BBQ, which would later be a staple of our shoots, I decided to give it a shot. After our first shoot, he posted the pictures on his fan-page and they went nuts. Ha ha ha They really liked me!"
Cory DLG: "So now you're making a calender? How did that come about?"
Kitty: "The calendar came up after a few of my fans mentioned it. I decided to ask them who all would be interested in buying one and I had plenty of people say they would. So, I got in touch with some friends in the printing business and we started getting to work. Making sure each month had a special picture, and was Pinup themed."
Cory DLG: "Talk to me about nerding out, what do you nerd out about?"
Kitty: "Outside of Pinup stuff, I’m pretty obsessed with whales and dolphins. I’m a huge advocator for protesting Sea World and aquariums that keep Cetaceans in captivity. One day I hope to work closely with them and do all that I can to prevent more from being put into captivity."
So that sums up the conversation, contact Kitty Courtney on facebook to see about getting one of those hot fire calendars!
#talkingnerdy2you
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