Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

Fallout 3 Holiday Special

Posted on December 24, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

Season’s greetings!  In this very special video, my lone wanderer Charity plays Santa Claus and delivers holiday cheer to the children of the Capital Wasteland, while Fawkes plays Krampus.  This turned out unintentionally hilarious due to the children’s cynical dialogue. … Continue reading →

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A gift for the lady who gives up everything

Posted on December 16, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

So what’s Aragorn supposed to get Arwen for Midwinter? She gave him the Evenstar necklace, a token of not only her love but her choice to leave her people and relinquish her immortality. He’ll never find a gift that lives … Continue reading →

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Movie Night: THE 13TH WARRIOR

Posted on December 12, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

I rewatched THE 13th WARRIOR last night, free with ads on YouTube. I loved this movie when it came out in 1999, and I still love it now, even though it’s considered a box office bomb. I don’t think it … Continue reading →

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Early celebrity crushes

Posted on December 11, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

In the ’70s and ’80s, while other girls were crushing on musicians like Shaun Cassidy and NKOTB, or “brat pack” stars like Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez, my tastes were always a little more nerdy. The 1978 TV movie Dr. … Continue reading →

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Movies: The Guns of Navarone

Posted on December 8, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

I recently watched The Guns of Navarone (1961), a movie that inspired the FALLOUT 3 Operation: Anchorage DLC (2009), specifically the “Guns of Anchorage” quest, and the original CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN (1981) video game by Silas Warner and Muse Software for … Continue reading →

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Skyrim Documentary: You’re Finally Awake

Posted on December 6, 2021 by J.L. Hilton
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I won the “Narrate Your Own Twilight Zone Competition 2021”

Posted on November 24, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

My entry “Memory Lane” tied for 1st place in the NARRATE YOUR OWN TWILIGHT ZONE COMPETITION 2021 sponsored by the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation! Winning entries will be performed by actor and Rod Serling impersonator Stephen Dexter. I only found out … Continue reading →

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Christmas creep

Posted on November 12, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

Anyone who thinks there’s a “war on Christmas” has clearly not been on hold with Best Buy customer service listening to Jingle Bells for 12 minutes & 44 seconds on November fucking 12th

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Happy 10th birthday, Skyrim!

Posted on November 11, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

To celebrate 10 years of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, I thought I’d share pics of several Skyrim items around my house.  These include my Dibella shrine, bowl of moon sugar, the Stone of Barenziah beside my bed, a Teldryn … Continue reading →

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Making marbles = not a euphemism

Posted on November 8, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

While watching a YouTube video about the making of glass marbles, the narrator just said “the senior blower is back at the glory hole with his rod…” and I’m dying. “That is a very important lubricant for the blowers hot … Continue reading →

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