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November 6, 2022
Patreon Microfiction: ‘Settling In.’
I know Settling In isn’t embedding. WordPress has gotten real weird with blocks lately, and I can’t figure out why. Sorry.
November 5, 2022
Book of the Week: Anathema – A Monstergirl Artbook.
The day was lovely, in fact. My wife and I had lunch in Frederick, then as we were driving back from that we saw a craft fair at the county fairgrounds. So we wandered around there for an hour, ate county fair food, bought a bunch of fun stuff, and had ourselves a really nice time.
Anyway: this isn’t an Amazon special or anything. Ben Fleuter is selling copies of his Anathema – A Monstergirl Artbook*. Ben’s a good dude and a good artist, so I don’t mind doing a little signal-boosting.
*”Please be aware that – while generally PG13 – this booklet does contain some depictions of undeath and body-horror.”
Happy wedding anniversary to me!
Posting will be… sparse today. Shocking, I know.
November 4, 2022
I need to sit down and watch WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY.
I want to, but it’s been a busy week and I’m kind of behind as it is. You can catch WEIRD here.
11/04/2022 BANSHEE BEACH NaNoWriMo: 2001/14291.
Really do need a good buffer, because this is my anniversary weekend. We’re not doing anything too spectacular, but I obviously have other things than writing to attend to tomorrow.
Okay. Technically, Shamuses are sort of like what other cultures call ‘priests.’ We serve the Mountain, and She watches over us, and we can do some stuff. We’re not mages! — and that’s not just because we don’t have mages in New California. The only thing I know what to do with an arcane ritual when it bites me on the ass is to punch it hard enough so that it doesn’t come back for a second chomp.
Shamuses aren’t ‘normal’ priests, though. My buddy Father Mike, over at the Catholic church? He’s got the regular skill set. Faith healing, exorcisms, purifications, turning Undead, he can do all of that, no problem, and better than me. Especially when it comes to healing: I can put down a demon or a zombie, with a lot of work, but if you’ve just taken an arrow to the knew then the best I got is a pair of pliers, and a lot of towels. You’d be better off with a real doctor, is what I’m saying.
On the other hand, the Lore teaches us that anybody can be taught to perform the Old American arcane skill of CPR. Somebody like me, for example: it’s all part of the training, like removing snake venom by sucking the poison out, or getting rid of jellyfish stings by… never mind. We don’t use CPR much, since anybody with a bum heart’s probably dying of something else first anyway, but you never know, right? You could be on a runaway stagecoach some day with a dying driver.
MP3 drop: “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Original Soundtrack).”
The Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Original Soundtrack) comes with new versions of some of the classic songs used in the film. Or the CD and vinyl come out next year, if you’d rather wait. I did not.
Tweet of the Day, Crowdsourcing Truth To Power edition.
This amuses.
Someone on @baseballreddit was seated near MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred at tonight's World Series game, and agreed to scream the top comment from the thread at him. They delivered. pic.twitter.com/owowQzVTAL
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 4, 2022
Via @HeartbreakRidge. Also, yes, they should cut way back on the blackouts. And a bunch of other stuff, but the dude only said he’d yell one thing and it’s impolite to presume on a promise.
November 3, 2022
Coming eventually: Guy Ritchie’s live-action HERCULES.
I’m having a complicated reaction to this.
Of director [Guy] Ritchie, [producer] Joe [Russo] said, “Guy is perfect for it because he has penchant for experimentation.” He went on to add that the live-action “Hercules” will also be a musical — and share the original’s unconventional approach…
It’s like Disney keeps trying to get me, specifically, to watch their live-action remakes. Like I’m a holdout, or something. They almost got me with the live-action MULAN, but the slave labor was just a bridge too far. But this – I dunno. Even when Guy doesn’t click, his stuff is still fun to watch.
