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Moment of Zen – Super Mar10 Day!
by Christopher Lynk | Mar 10, 2023 | Blog
Wahoo! Rewind to 1981. Arcades were generating billionsof dollars in quarters, and Atari was selling home consoles. At…

Moment of Zen – People Driving Cars
by Christopher Lynk | Feb 23, 2023 | Blog
On average, every single day a human being driving a vehicle crashes into a 7-Eleven in the US. As of the time of…

Moment of Zen – The Fermi Paradox
by Christopher Lynk | Feb 8, 2023 | Blog
This will probably be the most depressing moment of zen. The Universe is huge, and based on the last decade or so,…

Moment of Zen – That One Thing You Learned in High School Biology
by Christopher Lynk | Feb 3, 2023 | Blog
Everyone learned exactly one thing in high school biology, and it’s that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the…

Moment of Zen – Salmo the Baker
by Christopher Lynk | Jan 26, 2023 | Blog
Let me take you back to a simpler time, where a humble baker named Salmo aimlessly wandered the cobblestone streets of…

Moment of Zen – Not My Boba Fett
by Christopher Lynk | Jun 10, 2022 | Blog
This was a Moment of Zen from late January, so you’ll have to trust that when I shared it with work, it was much more…

Moment of Zen – Arcades and Dragons!
by Christopher Lynk | Jun 10, 2022 | Blog
Everybody and their mom knows that Pac-Man was supposed to be called Puckman, and not because he looks like a hockey…

Moment of Zen – Pride Month!
by Christopher Lynk | Jun 3, 2022 | Blog
Every Friday, when the clock hits 5:30 and signals the end of the work week for me and my associates, I wish everybody…

Moment of Zen – IKEA!
by Christopher Lynk | May 27, 2022 | Blog
When God of Thunder/Marvel Superhero played by Chris Hemsworth created Sweden, he laid the groundwork for a popular…
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Asteroid (2021) is a Terrible Movie Starring Oneonta, NY
by Christopher Lynk | Mar 8, 2022 | Blog
We all like a little camp, right? Right? I grew up on Mystery Science Theater 3000. If you aren’t in the know, it’s a…

I Played a Bunch of Video Games So Far in the Pandemic
by Christopher Lynk | Dec 30, 2021 | Blog
At the start of the pandemic, to prevent myself from worrying about the slow crumble of the world, I made a pact that…

Moment of Zen – Chicken Butts
by Christopher Lynk | Oct 12, 2021 | Blog
Every Friday at the end of the day, I treat my coworkers with a ‘moment of zen.’ Analogous to Jon Stewart’s sign-off…

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest (SNES – 1995)
by Christopher Lynk | Nov 25, 2020 | The Backlog
Yesterday was my birthday. That means a lot of the games I loved as a kid that were released in November are…

Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES – 1989)
by Christopher Lynk | Nov 25, 2020 | The Backlog
Often described as the definitive pinnacle of Super Mario 2D platforming, Super Mario Bros. 3 is another one of those…

Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64 – 1996)
by Christopher Lynk | Nov 4, 2020 | The Backlog
Nintendo SIXTY-FOOOOOUUURRRR! I was there, and I was hyped. Games were going to be in three dimensions! Controls were…

Super Mario Bros. (NES – 1985)
by Christopher Lynk | Sep 13, 2020 | The Backlog
Oh wow, someone is reviewing Super Mario Bros. on the Internet. What’s this guy going to tell us that we don’t already…

Sayonara Wild Hearts (Switch – 2019)
by Christopher Lynk | Sep 11, 2020 | The Backlog
Sayonara Wild Hearts is difficult to explain. It’s described as a “pop album video game” but that’s not something…

Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA – 2004)
by Christopher Lynk | Sep 10, 2020 | The Backlog
Metroid: Zero Mission is a retelling of 1987’s original Metroid. I hate the original Metroid, but I love Metroid: Zero…

Ori and the Blind Forest (PC/Switch – 2015)
by Christopher Lynk | Sep 9, 2020 | The Backlog
Ori and the Blind Forest is not an indie game. Sure, you may not have ever heard of the Austrian video game developer…

Mega Man X (SNES – 1994)
by Christopher Lynk | Sep 7, 2020 | The Backlog
Mega Man X. Mega Man X. Mega Man X. It’s fucking great. “Why Mega Man X is So Fucking Good That It Makes My Dick Rock…

Super Mario World (SNES – 1991)
by Christopher Lynk | Sep 6, 2020 | The Backlog
What happens when you combine an eight-year-old’s two favorite things; Super Mario, and dinosaurs? Well, he’d probably…

Donkey Kong Country (SNES – 1994)
by Christopher Lynk | Aug 27, 2020 | The Backlog
Monkey. That was the only name we had for Donkey Kong in my house prior to November, 1994. My brother and I knew the…

Rant: This Week in Idiots
by Christopher Lynk | Jun 30, 2020 | Blog
Hi. It’s been a while. Pandemic and stuff. I’ve been staying within my property line working on my backlog…

The Very Perfect and Very Good Deeds that Make Donald Trump a Great Leader
by Christopher Lynk | Feb 2, 2020 | Blog
I’ve been trying to avoid blogging too much about politics and the world situation. It turns out that just means…

Status Report – End of 2019, Start of Age 37
by Christopher Lynk | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog
It’s been a while. I feel like rambling. Let’s get a blog post on the wall. This was originally going to…
Cracker Barrel or Concentration Camp
by Christopher Lynk | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog

My Spoiler-Free Review of Avengers: Endgame
by Christopher Lynk | Apr 28, 2019 | Blog, Reviews
In a world where the only three perfect movies are Short Circuit 1, Short Circuit 2, and Alita: Battle Angel,…

The Taboos of Talking Politics and Why They Make You an Idiot
by Christopher Lynk | Dec 23, 2018 | Blog
That’s right, I went there. I’m doing this now, and I probably already lost most of you after the title….

Meet Kelsier
by Christopher Lynk | Nov 10, 2018 | Blog
Introducing the newest member to the party! Kelsier is a 2-year-old Lhasa Apso, rescued from a home that was harboring…

My Ideal Vacation or My Review of Subnautica
by Christopher Lynk | Aug 12, 2018 | The Backlog
My idea of camping is staying at a hotel where the HD TVs don’t have USB ports, so you may be surprised to learn…

I’m Gonna Wreck It!
by Christopher Lynk | Jul 8, 2018 | Blog
Image © Disney Last week I went to Barcade and played some old-school arcade games. I was pretty impressed with how…

Lynk Does Salida, Colorado
by Christopher Lynk | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog
We went to Salida, Colorado for a wedding, where we became recurring background characters, oblivious to the bloodied…

7 Reasons Why You Should Delete Your Facebook TODAY
by Christopher Lynk | Apr 5, 2018 | Blog
Everyone is already doing it. Your friends are doing it. Elon Musk is doing it. Hell, Playboy is doing it. Everyone is…

At the Apollo with Weird Al Yankovic
by Christopher Lynk | Mar 31, 2018 | Blog
Last weekend I went to my 6th Weird Al Yankovic concert (only 6? What kind of fan am I?). It was also my first time at…

Thing a Week 404: Whoops
by Christopher Lynk | Feb 23, 2018 | Blog
This is me, confessing that I missed two weeks for my Things a Week. But I have a good excuse! I’ve been doing a…

Thing a Week 3: Game Casting Couch
by Christopher Lynk | Feb 9, 2018 | Blog
Last week, I told you that I wanted to make a website. I couldn’t decide if I was going to make a video game…
Thing a Week 2: I Actually Vlogged!
by Christopher Lynk | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog
For my second Thing, I decided to do something I’ve been wanting to do regularly for a long time. Create a film….

Thing a Week 1: Hand-Drawn Walk Cycle
by Christopher Lynk | Jan 26, 2018 | Blog, Sketchbook
Well, it’s been a week, and I think I came through. My goal was to produce at least one hand-drawn walk cycle. I…

Thing a Week Challenge Primer
by Christopher Lynk | Jan 21, 2018 | Blog
Each week I’m going to do a creative thing and publish it on Friday.

How To Succeed When You Accidentally Majored in Computer Art
by Christopher Lynk | Dec 12, 2017 | Blog
I recently spoke at an Eta Kau Pi meeting at SUNY Oneonta. You might be wondering why. There are three reasons. First…
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I’m the Oneonta Accordion Guy! I’m a huge dork who geeks out over video games, super heroes, science fiction, and other nerdy stuff. I work really hard as the president of a marketing agency. Sometimes, when the moment is just right, I light some candles, put on some soft jazz, and actually update my blog.
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- Moment of Zen – Super Mar10 Day!
- Moment of Zen – People Driving Cars
- Moment of Zen – The Fermi Paradox
- Moment of Zen – That One Thing You Learned in High School Biology
- Moment of Zen – Salmo the Baker
- Moment of Zen – Not My Boba Fett
- Moment of Zen – Arcades and Dragons!
- Moment of Zen – Pride Month!
- Moment of Zen – IKEA!
- Asteroid (2021) is a Terrible Movie Starring Oneonta, NY