Some Dude Brought the Jeremy Renner App to its Knees with the Word “Porno”

Hey all,

This one is going to be a short one, because I’m actually writing about someone else’s writing, and to write much more than I already have would be Stealing Valor.

Stefan Heck, a comedy writer out of Canada, recently did more for journalism than Woodward, Bernstein, and Pulitzer all put together; he wrote an article detailing how he managed to break the Official Jeremy Renner App by posting about his weekend plans (said plans do involve, presumably, some hog-cranking).

Anyway, it’s a hell of a read, and is genuinely one of the funniest things I’ve read in a while. If you (for some ungodly reason) haven’t subjected yourself to Twitter in the past week or so and therefore haven’t read it yet, check it out by clicking Mr. Renner's cool post below.

Click here to find some semblence of joy on this bleak plane of existence

- Camruinn

A Hidden Gem

Hey everyone,

Today I figured I would talk about something I recently really enjoyed. Something I don't think a lot of people know about.

First though, some context.

If you know me personally, especially if we're friends, you know that I probably have the least addictive personality possible when it comes to any kind of TV show or movie. Every recommendation I get usually ends up being filed away under "To Watch" for months on end before I inevitably watch half of it and lose all interest. I mean, I still haven't gotten around to Stranger Things 2 for God's sake.

So when I say I actually sat down and watched not just one but two seasons of a show, all in about a week, it's kind of a massive deal. Like a "some sort of marketing team should be reaching out to me" kind of big deal.

The show I'm talking about is, of course, Patriot on Amazon Prime.

Image courtesy of Amazon Prime Video (Click to enlighten yourself)

Patriot follows John Tavner, an undercover intelligence officer, as he takes on a role he's completely unprepared for at McMillan Inc., a Wisconsin-based piping firm. He's on an unofficial mission to stop Iran from reaching a functional nuclear entity, and his story is full of every kind of misadventure you can imagine. In the first season alone John manages to wrestle with five Brazilian Judo masters, steal a cop's prosthetic leg, and pet a dog. The writers really know how to tell a story, and tell it well.

The show really is a winner. It's funny, heartbreaking, and above all else, incredibly smart. Whoever is in charge of cinematography for Patriot really knows what they're doing. Each scene feels purposeful, shots are interesting, and the color-grading is top tier (although I might be biased since I come pre-installed with a liking for low-contrast earth tones-- the show's signature look).

The last scene of the pilot should be enough to convince anyone that there's someone more than competent at the helm. It manages to perfectly remind the audience of and set-up everything John is going to have to deal with throughout the season, all in one three-minute long take. It feels like someone really put in the work when making Patriot, and it shows.

If for whatever reason you don't have Amazon Prime, or maybe just don't watch Prime Video that often, let this show be the reason you shell out a few more bucks to Jeff Bezos every month. It really is the best thing on right now, and I personally need the viewership to skyrocket so I can get a third season.

If you're interested, you can find the show here.

- Camruinn

What is this blog?

Hiya folks,

So this is the second or third entry into this blog that I’ve written (although, it may be the first that I publish), and it’s going well, so I figured it was about time to start the process of obsessively categorizing until I’ve turned this fun little project into a perfectly horrible system of systems upon systems, ultimately sucking out any fun or spontaneity that might have originally been present. I’d like to make a little blog constitution, if you will.

See, going into this, I had no idea what it would become. In fact, some (read: all) might argue that I still don’t. Right now, it’s still more or less an ever-extending Word document on my laptop that I’m thinking I might one day, perhaps, possibly, maybe publish to some small sect of the internet. But before I can even think about that, I’d like to at least lay down some semblance of an overall…thesis statement?

That’s not really it.

Mission statement?

No, not really.

Maybe I’ll just stick with an introduction, for now.

So what is this blog? Primarily I suppose it’s a place for me to semi-permanently record the conversations I have with myself in the shower, but in a more socially acceptable way. It’s also a good way for me to practice my writing and work out my creativity muscles.

Topic-wise, I’d like to talk about the little things I find interesting: books, movies, or just fun facts. But I’d also like to talk some philosophy, or life mottos, or stuff like that from time to time.

All in all, I guess the floor is pretty open to whatever I want to barf out of my brain on any given day. If that sounds okay to you, stick around. Who knows? Maybe I’ll even say something interesting every once in a while.

- Camruinn