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time flies when you're having fun???
Is it just me or are work weeks flying by? It's felt like this for a couple months now. I blink and it's Friday. Great from downtime standpoint, but the calander is moving fast man. Maybe it's a function of age.
Super garbage NFL WildCard games last weekend. I expect better games this weekend. As one would expect I bombed out on both my playoff pools, and am left with some rather bland picks for this week. I'll take the Chiefs -8 even though would love to see Houston pull the off the upset. And of course Lions -9x over Commanders. Eagles are simply better than LA at almost every position, but 6x feels a little rich, so I'll take the Rams and the points. No clue what to do with Bills/Ravens - should be a good one. Not only can I not decide who I think will win, I can't even decide who I want to win. Total dart throw: Ravens -1 on the last drive of the game. Detroit Lions remain my rather unimaginative pick to win the Super Bowl. So it's written down. Now will see how it plays out.
What to do here next? I think I might link some of my favorite trailers here. Most movies are shite these days, but even shite movies have good trailers (sometimes). Or perhaps I'll move on from that notion and do something completely different.... or nothing at all. Time will tell. Go Leafs.
NEW YEAR tHOUGHTS FROM THE 'SHED
So Happy New Year. That's a wrap on the holiday season. 'Shed Jr. was home for the holidays, although we didn't see him much. He did make an appearance on the local news sharing his thoughts on the burgeoning film industry in Canada's Capital. Little Miss Shed met Donny Osmond in Edinburgh which has to top the list of exciting things that have happened lately. Good times.
Lady Shed and I are back at the work grind, and Little Miss Shed, Shed Jr. are back where they belong. No resolutions this year but a lengthy 'want to do' docket. I need to do more in World of Warcraft - change it up somehow - more raiding, maybe some Mythic+ content - we'll see how that plays out. 2025 will be the year I make some progress on the model train (ShedRail). It starts with carving out some space, building a table and getting at it. Would also like to upgrade some of the PC's around here, but that remains a Never Ending Story. Oh, and update this site more than once every 2 years.
Denis and Mark continue to put in their hours in at the 'Shed which is a good thing, but the state of good movies and shows to watch is not strong. Some good - Silo, Day of the Jackel, The Agency - but not great. There are some nuggets to look forward to on the horizon - Severance, Last of Us, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, One Piece (2 versions!), A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Andor Season 2 and a Daredevil reboot to name a few. I wasn't sure of what to make of the Superman Teaser that dropped a couple weeks back, but I will say the guitar riff take on the epic Superman score was awesome. Not super excited about Captain America 4 but a bit of optimism for ThunderBolts. Generally speaking, I won't lose any sleep over Marvel stuff. That ship has sailed.
Total catastrophe on the Fantasy Football front this past year, but that's the way it goes sometimes. Leafs don't look great game to game, but no debating the record - fantastic - and certainly look more playoff ready, but we've been down that path before. Looks like the Jays will be a complete abomination (again) and likley the last year we see Vladdy and Bichette in blue. How that front office has not been held accountable is beyond me.
Should I talk a bit about politics? Naw. Too depressing. Be well all in '25. Cheers.
