Dakk Recommends: Lost River

Today Im going to talk about a pretty weird and wild indie movie called Lost River. It has a star studded cast, a wicked soundtrack, and it was shot in my homestate of Michigan........also it is DIRECTED BY none of than RYAN GOSLING!    (applause). I was streaming on twitch last night and we got onto the topic of this movie, can't remember how off hand, but I decided to do a little shout to it. This movie is severely underappreciated so I try to promote it as much as I can. CONTINUE READING for my soapboxing

June's MEME ROUND-UP is here!

 Who am I ???? 

I haven't done one of these in quite a while and I simply CANNOT have it! without further ado:

Kickin it off with some OC I made after scrolling instagram 

Dakk Reakts to: The Schwartz! (Well....with an article at least)

 This is too big to be coy about…..or dance around

We are getting a SPACE BALLS sequel! 

Seemingly out of friggin NOWHERE this bombshell dropped today and boy the internet isa BUZZING! MY man Mel Brooks is like 98 and still banging em out! It's quite impressive, but not only THAT but RICK MORANIS is coming out of retirement to reprise his role which is freaking uber EPIC. I mean this is just feel-good news in my book, Space Balls has ALWAYS had a special place in my heart, along with MANY Mel Brooks films. I love spoofs, I love Star Wars, I love John Candy, and this movie has all of that and more! I can keepp rambling and talking in circles but the fact of the matter is that it's REALLY happening! 

(Ok this photo MAY be from a Bruce Cambell fanpage but whose to say it isn't true dangit!

CONTINUE READING for more about this momentus occasion!

This is a tribute to LAIKA, the Brave space pioneer and Sacrificial lamb for Human Innovation

 Even though her Launch was in November, I always take a quiet moment to remember Laika and her "sacrifice" for humanity randomly. I saw this post on a facebook page so naturally it drudged up all sorts of feelings on the topic of ethics in science and where to draw the line. This is a prime example of why science needs a leash-- if left unchecked we can rationalize all sorts of horrors for 'THE GREATER GOOD'

It’s been 67 years since she was sent into space. Not many talk about it now, but I think we should. Not because I’m a scientist or anything like that, but because it still matters.... (CONTINUE READING FOR THE ENTIRE QUOTE as well as our tribute to e good doggo)

Another reason Tolkien is B.A.

 

Just read it……that’s the assignment today….. a few paragraphs. The depths of world building in his lore never cease to amaze me

Feeling Nostalgic, had an itch....decided to Edit old backpacking footage

 

I don't know what it is lately and I'm not complaining, maybe it's all of the sorting of chaos I've been doing in my head or maybe it's just a sudden strike inspiration. DON'T KNOW, DON'T CARE. I just know that I've been bitten by the creative bug again lately (which feels nice if I'm being honest) and I'm going to let it take me where it needs to go. It's funny, over the last few years I've ben getting bummed about how my artistic eye is dying and how I have writer's block but with the new journey I'm on, time is allowing me to recover and reinvigorate myself. 

TLDR: I got inspired last night and started editing two videos, the first one I forgot to save and my editing software FROZE on me, so I lost that (man it was a bummer, I was 3/4 of the way doen and it wasn't half bad imo) BUT I did start on another and that carried me over to this mornign where I finished it up....so here we are... CONTINUE READING to watch my Montage of our Second trip to ISLE ROYALE (CIRCA 2021)

Interesting ESSAY on a very interesting film. Worth a mention.

 

Title says it all so don't need to add much. I should mention that I have only seen this movie twice and it wasn't really my cup of tea but lately I've been revisiting films with a less than critical/more philosophical eye so after watching this video I have decided to sit down at some point in the next few weeks and give it a rewatch with this perspective in mind. Life is about growth after all 

Science B17¢H: Jet Fuel invented from solar technology

This is one of those "I just woke up moments", kids dropped off at daycare......I'm getting ready to start my day..... decide to bust out JUMPSTICK and give it a try (nothing will ever compare to STUMBLE UPON but this comes pretty dang close) to see what random articles they can offer me and well.....what's this!?

::LOOKS CLOSER AT TITLE:: .....Develops..... JET FUEL from SUNLIGHT!! WTF. So two things: Right off the jump 1. this app hooks me 2. JET FUEL from Sunlight? Friggin sweet! I F*c*ing LOVE science! So naturally I click it and herrrrrrrrrrrrre's what I discovered (You know the drill. Gotta click 'Continue Reading' to find out)

I love DIY ethics

 

OOOOOOF BABOOF

 Dude.........I've been Dakk REAKTing in friggin 480p this WHOLE time and I'm just now realizing it....my bad yo..... At least you got a taste of TV resolution pre 2006..ish lol, I've since corrected the issue, fingers crossed we have no more

Quick Announcement for my Twitch Folks

As always I'm going to keep this short and sweet. Just checking in about my OG XBOX SOFT MOD project I announced a month or two ago. I was thinking about it just now so I figured I should explain why we haven't gotten it yet. 

Four Fantastic....Articles. Well updates and tidbits I guess (About F4)

The OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS READS:

 “Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/Human Torch and Ben Grimm/The Thing as they face their most daunting challenge yet.”

Contained within this Multi Thread is 4 (count em' 1...2...3...4...) FANTASTIC (as previously stated) Articles that have come out this week ago the highly anticipated MARVEL SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER  coming to theaters June 27th!  But wait.......THERE'S MORE! I have unofficially dubbed this cluster of First Family specific media my "Multipost of Madness and, If it sticks, this may be a recurring theme in the future for theme specific content (I'm a sucker for a good name too)

I got a small theory about the movie I'd like to lay on the tabler. Well I guess some thoughts technically, it isn't fully formed enough to be considered a theory I suppose. But, uh--yeah... CONTINUE READING for what I got 

Dakk Reakts to: Happy Gilmore 2 trailer!

 

How about I trouble you for a nice warm glass of DAKK REAKTS TO......

Because, wait for it................. THE HAPPY GILMORE 2 trailer dropped. CONTINUE READING for more

Wholesome post ALERT! Topic: Our Local celebrity

 

Summer is fast approaching and hear in our neck of the woods (well, more accurately, the CONCRETE JUNGLE) the changing of the seasons is marked by a few other passing things..... Things like the birds chirping, foliage returning to our lucious forests but most importantly it usher's in one of my favorite seasons-- The time to see our local celebrities doing their thing. We are SUPER fortunate where I live to be graced by a few kind souls and because of this our little corner of the world shines a little brighter and has a little more flavor! "What Am I talking about" you may ask and if you're not from around here I have to explain: Basically from Spring to Fall we have three local celebrities that fills our city with charm. We have a Clown in a white TUXEDO who sits on street corners/intersections and plays his beautiful CELLO for hours at random (I usually see him closer to the weekend). We also have 2 warriors, one who dresses up like a KNIGHTS TEMPLAR and the lastly the subject of this post-- THE WESTLAND SPARTAN (who I have dubbed J-734). CONTINUE READING for my video on this GEM of a person

The Andromeda Paradox (huzzah!)

 

I love life, the universe and everything. I adore existentialism, cosmology, and meta physics in general. It piques my interests exploring life's greatest mysteries, but for the love of god can we wait until I've had a cup of coffee please. 

 

Today's post is brought to you by J.R.R Tolkien, beloved writer, Philologist, and soldier of the First World War and it is in regards to some views that I share about the power of storytelling. For years I've maintained that stories are one of the strongest aspect of the human condition..... We've used them for centuries to pass down knowledge, draw allegory, promote morals and values as well as create them to create them. Think of the most impactful stories of your life and think about why you enjoy them so much, was it fore the characters? The themes? The pacing? The world building? The plot? All of the above or none? It's crazy how powerful the art of storytelling is--CONTINUE READING for an interesting perspective on the subject matter  

DakkATTACKjaniels: HOLY DIVUHZ (Newb plays HD2)

LAst night I played Hell Divers II for like the 5th time. Boy...AM. I. RUSTY! hahahahaha

I mean I'm mediocre at games as is but mannnn. I did HOWEVER have a blast. Always a good time with my buddy Xetsus and got to meet his friend CALEB. Either way Here's the stream if you're interested

Spider sense tingling: Did we just see the new Spider-Man suit for BRAND NEW DAY

 Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaat's right! Marvel may have just low key teased the look for the new suit in the upcoming film BRAND NEW DAY for the MCU. 

Now that we know we are getting a 4th Spider-man the rumor mill is a churnin' and we gotr some zesty tidbits to munch on. CONTINUE READING to learn more

Dakk's Corner: The Past, The future, and the path forward (Shooting from the hip on my journey)

 

Hey everybody. Thanks for tuning in as always, I greatly appreciate your time and support, and I am grateful to be still doing what I'm doing. I've been stewing on some thoughts for a while now, and I've been doing some thinking so I decided to come down into the my sanctuary and record a video. So that's all................just some reflecting, from this long haired goofball

Dakk's Corner: Mr Terrific and James Gunn's Superman

Just wanted to riff on the new SUPERMAN trailer. I don't think the new James Gunn flick is ghoing to reinvent the wheel of cinema, I think it might be a good tentpole summer blockbuster and this last trailer just helps me double down on that position. I've been waiting a few days to record this because I didn't know what I REALLY wanted two say about it, and to be fair I still fully don't BUT I did have a hopeful and positive takeaway from the trailer (like with snow white when you see a trailer and go YIKES). But that's it, just be riffing on the new movie, the trailer, and mostly my excitement for Mr. Terrific. CONTINUE READING for more.

 

Dakk Reakts to: Ironheart on Disney +

 

I've been waiting to do this REAKT video since I heard the rumor ab out the trailer dropping. Not because I want this to do bad or fail, but due to its production history I was genuinely curious if it was going to be good, or well look good at least, and so far I'm impressed. It's got some good elements going for it and I guess it will all come down to the story and the writing. I get the feeling that this show will have a 'created family' vibe like how firefly did with its ensemble but who knows. EITHER WAY....check out the reakt video below and CONTINUE READING

Back in the Saddle: Another Dakk Reakts to (Spoiler: it's for FALLOUT!)

 It's been almost a week tot he day since I got back from my annual pilgrimage into nature's bosoms (Aka as out trip to Shenandoah National park) and I'm back to making blog posts baybay. So we got a few awesome things coming up..... First there's THIS, the reason you're here-- Fallout just dropped a teaser/first look at season 2. Now something that's a bit of an new development is the fact I may do bakk to bakk Dakk Reakts, rumor has it tomorrow the trailer for IRON HEART on Disney+ drops so if there is..... I know what I'll be doing. So without further ado CONTINUE READING for my Reakt on track.

ALSO.....as I type this I see on youtube that PEACEMAKER season 2 has a trailer as well that premiered 4 days ago (how did I miss that? Boy, what a total amateur AMIRIGHT!?)

Day 7: Bittersweet ends and the last hoorah

Trail: Pt.2 of a Custom trail (a mix of the AT & the Pocosin trail)

Length: Estimated ~2.7 miles

Elevation: 400ft

Time: 8:33- 9:32 (on the dot I want to add)

 So I write this from the backseat of our vehicle on the 10 hour journey home. Fresh off of the last hike and I gotta say, THAT WAS A TOUGHIE. We wanted to push hard and fast and we did. For the most part the elevation was good to us, but there were some stretches where it got brutal for a second. The worst part is that we had limited water, due to the location of our campsite and the custom route we took we prepared for a zero water scenario. That part was fine but there's something mentally taxing about knowing you're low on water...... Either way though we hoofed it and made it back AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.  

Day 6: Packing out to a Custom Trail

 

Today we do the unconventional. Today we enter the backcountry. Today the warm boys are in search of the perfect spot to spend the night with sweet Mother Nature.

Trail: Custom (a mix of the AT & the Pocosin trail)

Length: Estimated ~5.1 miles

Elevation: 550ft

Time: 11:52-3:20

Today we say goodbye to CASA de Warm Boyz but alas....nothing lasts forever (even cold November Rain) so we broke down camp and skidaddled ASAP. 

This is George, he's a park Ranger and Eagle Scout. Dude is HARD AF, soo funny and has mad respect for nature. MY guy is 80 and still showing up early and putting in a day. I see him raking leaves, getting firewood, and just being pleasant with the campers as well as helpful to the thruhikers on the AT (This is a stopping point where people can layover, take a shower, resupply, whatever needbe)

Today was going to be a great day for me...... today is the day I planned to have my annual check-up with the universe. When we make camp.....I'm taking Psilocybin baybay :-) aquired LEGALLY in the City of Ann Arbor for the record.

Day 5: Hazel Falls (Probably the best trail)

 

Day 5 (May 5th)

Destination: Hazel Falls  

Length: 5.2 miles

Elevation:  950ft

Time: 11:20- 2:30