A Prodigal Magic: The Gathering Player Returns To The Game

  By K. L. Zolnoski | January 18, 2015 - 7:53 pm | Games
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Rukh Egg

Well, that would be me. I stopped playing just after Mercadian Masques came out (has it been so long?). I had started playing Magic: The Gathering right after The Dark came out, so not a bad run but life got busy and I didn’t have the time or the money to keep up and it kind of fell by the wayside. So fast forward to the week before Christmas and my family, after months of badgering, gets me to play MTG again. Now everyone is playing all these new cards from sets and expansions I’ve never even heard of. This … Continue reading →

Ghost Shrimp, Vashta Nerada, Catfish, Gallifrey and Gipsy Danger–Yeah

  By K. L. Zolnoski | November 29, 2014 - 4:03 am | Betta Aquarium
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Gipsy Danger the crown tailed betta named after a Jaeger

A blue and red crown tail betta named Gipsy Danger (once again, don’t judge me), is the first pet I’ve had in 20 years. I have a lot of repressed pet love that is being showered on this particular betta. Gipsy has a 5.5 gallon tank, into which I’ve placed two mystery snails — Degarla and Ebriah Horror of the Deep (remember – no judging). I have so much repressed pet love, even the snails are spoilt. I can’t let them go hungry though, that’d be cruel. The snails have not seemed to be able to keep up with the … Continue reading →

Mothra Cosplay Makes The Rounds

  By K. L. Zolnoski | November 27, 2014 - 3:05 pm | Cosplay
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Mosura-ya

After much thought, and many second thoughts I must confess, I shared a fairly unflattering photograph of my Mothra cosplay on the Mothra fan page. I should not have been worried. The people that run it are lovely and so are the fans. I chose the photo I did because it is the one with the best lighting and shows off the wings the best of any I’ve had taken so far. I look ridiculous since I’m trying to make the wings as big and visible as possible but that’s the beauty of Cosplayers and fans–they don’t judge, they love … Continue reading →

The Flash, Doctor Who and Constantine

  By K. L. Zolnoski | November 27, 2014 - 4:43 am | Comic Books, Doctor Who
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Doctor Who

So I’ve been enjoying both The Flash and Constantine. Both very different shows from each other but good in their own way. The Flash is great for family watching. I love a show you can watch with the family without worrying about appropriateness. Unfortunately I missed the first episode and sometimes the writing is a bit dicy but overall it is a good show. The writing seems to have settled down as the season progressed and honestly I’ve been enjoying it. Doctor Who: Doctor, Doctor, Doctor; what has happened to you? I love Peter Capaldi as the doctor. I even … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving Recipes, #Godzilla Review & Some Cosplay

  By K. L. Zolnoski | November 23, 2014 - 4:58 pm | Cosplay, Godzilla, Holiday
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Garlic Mashed potatoes, cheesy corn, dressing, turkey and other delicious dishes.

Thanksgiving is this week and due to family obligations I decided to have my Thanksgiving early. I made sage and mushroom dressing (never stuffing) which is always a favorite, cheesy corn (based off my best guess from Jack’s Stack BBQ in Kansas City–if you ever get to KC do give that place a try. The BBQ is absolutely superb and the cheesy corn is so tasty) and I played with my mashed potato recipe, adding 7 o 8 cloves of garlic to the potatoes as they boiled and then a whole container of brie cheese when I mashed them along … Continue reading →

A New Short Story: Invited and Minor Update on War In Flesh

  By K. L. Zolnoski | November 23, 2014 - 8:21 am | Author Updates, Book Excerpts
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So I wrote a little short horror story based upon some heavy fictionalization of time I spent in a fundamentalist church. It’s called Invited. Of course all of the characters are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is completely coincidental. I’m really enjoying the short story format. It is as follows: Invited By K. L. Zolnoski Things had been going well, very well. The host had been growing ever more paranoid, fearful and best of all, hateful as Shpofuge slid his narrow, peg-like fingers deeper into her brain. Shpofuge was a demon of the shadows. No one … Continue reading →

Of Gardening, Bettas, Mystery Snails and Monsters

  By K. L. Zolnoski | November 16, 2014 - 5:38 pm | Comic Books, Gardening
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This summer I let my garden lay fallow, which is code for not doing anything with it. My Gunnera was killed in a late freeze in the spring and I never got around to replanting. Work kept me so busy I didn’t get to my garden and after a while the weeds took over. Fear not! This December we are going to have the trees pruned and then I will prepare my garden for the spring. I am going to plant another Gunnera or two and watch carefully for unseasonal freezes so that they don’t die. Despite my neglect, the … Continue reading →

News of #PacificRim & #Godzilla and possibly #Scrapbooking

  By K. L. Zolnoski | October 17, 2014 - 7:34 pm | Gardening, Godzilla, Upcoming Movies
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Pacific Rim II from the official Facebook page

It has indeed been a few weeks since I last posted, gentle reader, and for that you have my apologies. I took what was supposed to be a brief 1 week break after the last con and then flu season caught up with me. This week I’d like to talk about some exciting news regarding Pacific Rim. Namely that not only is a sequel in the works but apparently Pacific Rim III is also in the works. Also my sources (Collider) say that Pacific Rim II is due to start filming in the fall of 2015. (It does pay to … Continue reading →

Echos of #RCCC2014 #Mothra #Kaijucast & Gareth Edwards #Monsters

  By K. L. Zolnoski | September 27, 2014 - 12:47 am | Unique Finds
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Mosura-ya

The wonderful people at Kaijucast posted a picture of the Mothra cosplay on their web site. If you love Kaiju you should really check them out. Their panel discussion at the Rose City Comic Con was so much fun. I haven’t had a chance to catch up on all of their podcasts yet but they are the fine folks who suggested Daimajin to me and I really enjoyed those movies. As a huge Godzilla fan (you might have noticed) I checked out Gareth Edwards short independent film Monsters while waiting for Godzilla to get released on DVD. While the film … Continue reading →