Not content to stop at mulched burger in a tortilla, I went back for the Mexi Hound from The Happy Hound. Chili and cheese in a tortilla works (proven by all microwave burritos) but the squeaky boiled wiener just kind of sits in there and takes up space. I think they outta chop it a bit, let it mingle with the others ingredients. The current preparation is something I might’ve enjoyed as a kid but it’s 0 for 2 for adult me.

This place has good chow, classic burgers and dogs. Just not the right fit for tortillas.

Still on that daily burrito habit, although going back for the same ol’ favorites. I decided to get a bit risque today and chomped the Mexi Burger from The Happy Hound in Los Gatos. I’m side-eyeing the name and it’s got more grease than I like in burritos, but the grilled onion option and its native mushrooms make for a tasty indulgence. Won’t get it again but glad I tried it.

New Fiction 2021 – April

A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson (2000)

Star Trek x Godfather II.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Crossroads of Time dev. Novotrade International (1995)

I don’t know where to land here. It’s frustrating until it’s not because one must practice and fail repeatedly to make progress, which is the nature of the thing. Can I hate it for being what it is? Regardless, all these characters and stories make no sense unless the television show is top of mind.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Harbinger dev. Stormfront Studios (1996)

Everything is as stiff as a board, which constraints of the era demanded of it. However, as above, knowledge of the show and its relationships enrich the experience, and in that scenario it is perhaps worth the journey. Special shouts to the writers and voice actors who elevate this several notches above where it appears it should be.

“Burrow” dir. Madeline Sharafian (2020)

It’s to let them help me.

“Genius Loci” dir. Adrien Merigeau (2019)

Sharing space, understanding and regret.

“Opera” dir. Erick Oh (2020)

We’re vital members of society.

“If anything happens I love you” dir. Will McCormack & Michael Govier (2020)

Our capacity is bottomless.

“Já-Fólkið” dir. Gísli Darri (2020)

To exist together.

“Kapaemahu” dir. Kanaka (2020)

A divided people.

“The Snail and the Whale” dir. Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon (2020)

I don’t know. I think it would be nice to have someone.

“To: Gerard” dir. Taylor Meacham (2020)

You really can’t know, so be good.

“The Present” dir. Farah Nabulsi (2020)

The simple fucking dignity.

“Feeling Through” dir. Doug Roland (2020)

You know what they say about life.

“Two Distant Strangers” dir. Travon Free & Martin Desmond Roe (2020)

Trapped because the trawler net stretches back centuries.

“Ayn Levana” dir. Tomer Shushan (2020)

What’s important to you.

“The Letter Room” dir. Elvira Lind (2020)

The fascination is real, as are the consequences.

“Monsters in The Dark” dir. Apollonia Thomaier (2021)

Trust is closely guarded.

“The Tell-Tale Heart” dir. Ted Parmelee (1953)

Everyone has the eye, the eye.

“Captain Yajima” dir. Worthikids (2021)

A master of the craft.

The Pianist dir. Roman Polanski (2002)

Humans,

The Journey of Natty Gann dir. Jeremy Kagan (1985)

If father abandons then father pays.

Aeon Flux dir. Karyn Kusama (2005)

Watch The Invitation.

Lucky dir. Natasha Kermani (2021)

You don’t believe, you don’t believe, you don’t believe.

A New Leaf dir. Elaine May (1971)

The rich man’s legacy.

The Dig dir. Simon Stone (2021)

Let the man dig.

Shipwrecked dir. Nils Gaup (1990)

Keep it under the mattress.

Godzilla vs. Kong dir. Adam Wingard (2021)

Challenged by the mere notion.

Avalon dir. Mamoru Oshii (2001)

It’s only real when you accept that longing is the source of your melancholy.

Nobody dir. Ilya Naishuller (2021)

A middle-aged fantasy.

The Fog dir. John Carpenter (1980)

The blame is always there.

Blood Simple dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (1984)

Desperate measures call for desperate times.

Rango dir. Gore Verbinski (2011)

Performance is the essence of our existence.

The Black Cauldron dir. Ted Berman & Richard Rich (1984)

It must be nice to be born of potential.

Batman: The Killing Joke dir. Sam Liu (2016)

Barb deserves better, but so does any woman in these stories.

Tangled dir. Nathan Greno & Byron Howard (2010)

Youth is a prison.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run dir. Tim Hill (2020)

Of a different era of celebrity appearances.

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown dir. Bill Melendez & Phil Roman (1977)

The gas crisis as a repressed memory.

La Casa Lobo dir. Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña (2018)

Horrifying history through art, I tell you.

Seoul Station dir. Yeon Sang-ho (2016)

I didn’t see it coming.

The Last Unicorn dir. Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass (1982)

Quite a mood in this one. Ethereal and lonesome.

Fantastic Planet dir. René Laloux (1973)

Takes me back to the Heavy Metal movie and how strange and different it felt from everything, except of course this begat all of that which arrived in the late seventies and eighties.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)

The new Agent Carter gets shafted in these stories, so I sincerely hope they don’t drop the ball again.

New Fiction 2021 – April

A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson (2000)

Star Trek x Godfather II.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Crossroads of Time dev. Novotrade International (1995)

I don’t know where to land here. It’s frustrating until it’s not because one must practice and fail repeatedly to make progress, which is the nature of the thing. Can I hate it for being what it is? Regardless, all these characters and stories make no sense unless the television show is top of mind.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Harbinger dev. Stormfront Studios (1996)

Everything is as stiff as a board, which constraints of the era demanded of it. However, as above, knowledge of the show and its relationships enrich the experience, and in that scenario it is perhaps worth the journey. Special shouts to the writers and voice actors who elevate this several notches above where it appears it should be.

“Burrow” dir. Madeline Sharafian (2020)

It’s to let them help me.

“Genius Loci” dir. Adrien Merigeau (2019)

Sharing space, understanding and regret.

“Opera” dir. Erick Oh (2020)

We’re vital members of society.

“If anything happens I love you” dir. Will McCormack & Michael Govier (2020)

Our capacity is bottomless.

“Já-Fólkið” dir. Gísli Darri (2020)

To exist together.

“Kapaemahu” dir. Kanaka (2020)

A divided people.

“The Snail and the Whale” dir. Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon (2020)

I don’t know. I think it would be nice to have someone.

“To: Gerard” dir. Taylor Meacham (2020)

You really can’t know, so be good.

“The Present” dir. Farah Nabulsi (2020)

The simple fucking dignity.

“Feeling Through” dir. Doug Roland (2020)

You know what they say about life.

“Two Distant Strangers” dir. Travon Free & Martin Desmond Roe (2020)

Trapped because the trawler net stretches back centuries.

“Ayn Levana” dir. Tomer Shushan (2020)

What’s important to you.

“The Letter Room” dir. Elvira Lind (2020)

The fascination is real, as are the consequences.

“Monsters in The Dark” dir. Apollonia Thomaier (2021)

Trust is closely guarded.

“The Tell-Tale Heart” dir. Ted Parmelee (1953)

Everyone has the eye, the eye.

“Captain Yajima” dir. Worthikids (2021)

A master of the craft.

The Pianist dir. Roman Polanski (2002)

Humans,

The Journey of Natty Gann dir. Jeremy Kagan (1985)

If father abandons then father pays.

Aeon Flux dir. Karyn Kusama (2005)

Watch The Invitation.

Lucky dir. Natasha Kermani (2021)

You don’t believe, you don’t believe, you don’t believe.

A New Leaf dir. Elaine May (1971)

The rich man’s legacy.

The Dig dir. Simon Stone (2021)

Let the man dig.

Shipwrecked dir. Nils Gaup (1990)

Keep it under the mattress.

Godzilla vs. Kong dir. Adam Wingard (2021)

Challenged by the mere notion.

Avalon dir. Mamoru Oshii (2001)

It’s only real when you accept that longing is the source of your melancholy.

Nobody dir. Ilya Naishuller (2021)

A middle-aged fantasy.

The Fog dir. John Carpenter (1980)

The blame is always there.

Blood Simple dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (1984)

Desperate measures call for desperate times.

Rango dir. Gore Verbinski (2011)

Performance is the essence of our existence.

The Black Cauldron dir. Ted Berman & Richard Rich (1984)

It must be nice to be born of potential.

Batman: The Killing Joke dir. Sam Liu (2016)

Barb deserves better, but so does any woman in these stories.

Tangled dir. Nathan Greno & Byron Howard (2010)

Youth is a prison.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run dir. Tim Hill (2020)

Of a different era of celebrity appearances.

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown dir. Bill Melendez & Phil Roman (1977)

The gas crisis as a repressed memory.

La Casa Lobo dir. Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña (2018)

Horrifying history through art, I tell you.

Seoul Station dir. Yeon Sang-ho (2016)

I didn’t see it coming.

The Last Unicorn dir. Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass (1982)

Quite a mood in this one. Ethereal and lonesome.

Fantastic Planet dir. René Laloux (1973)

Takes me back to the Heavy Metal movie and how strange and different it felt from everything, except of course this begat all of that which arrived in the late seventies and eighties.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)

The new Agent Carter gets shafted in these stories, so I sincerely hope they don’t drop the ball again.