I’ve been watching the deluge of trailers for the new Wolverine film with mixed feelings. On one hand, I’m happy to see more comic book films – they make great popcorn entertainment, even when bad. On the other hand, the ensemble being shown in the previews (Blob! Gambit! Emma Frost! Deadpool! etc.) makes me worry that this is going to be a “Wolverine fights a lot of villains” film instead of an earnest retelling of the character’s origin.

Here’s how I would make the film…

Here’s a picture of the rascal after a haircut.

(Apologies in the break in puppy pictures rhythm.)

Right on time.

Enjoy!

Post your predictions in the comments.

I’m a believer in the need for nerd caves, so I took a couple of pictures of my own using my iPhone:

 

I’ve been renting space from The House Theatre of Chicago for a couple of months now, and I’ve managed to create a nice space where Stuff Gets Done.

Here’s a picture of Scotty and his life-size triceratops.

I wanted to do a quick follow-up on the post where I listed all the reasons that I was leaving graduate school. I think that a couple of clarifications and elaborations are necessary lest I leave readers with a wrong or incomplete impression.

In the spirit of list-making, here’s another.

Since making the fork onto the startup road, I’ve been trying to balance two lives as I work to build my new company into something financially sustainable while winding down my graduate school career over the next couple of months. Today’s as typical day as any, so here’s a snapshot representing what I do most days of the week.