Moe Lane's Blog, page 583
April 12, 2022
I need to reset this week’s work flow.
Because clearly I’m not generating enough of it. It’s basically a conflicting goals issue; I need the time off, and I also need the time to catch up. Probably I should try isolating out my actual writing goals and trying to put some scheduling rigor on them?
Or something. Or even just blow off the week and not try to get anything done. At least then I’d be taking more naps or something.
The MYTHFORCE gameplay trailer.
First off, I feel that they made a mistake in the title. It should be MYTHFORCE! The exclamation point is key.
Second, the nostalgia pandering may be a little too blatant.
MYTHFORCE will be available only on Epic to start, and they’re doing it in ‘Episodes.’ Which kind of says, ‘Unfinished game!’ to me. I’m not saying I’m going to avoid playing this, but you may want to wait until they polish up the game a bit. Seems… prudent, no?
Still, points for having an archer. Elf was always my favorite Gauntlet character.
Medieval blueberry pie!
Why is it medieval?
Pie! pic.twitter.com/po0mA5sHNU
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) April 12, 2022
Because there’s no sugar in it!
I know, I know: this recipe called for at least 2/3rds of a cup, and I realized about five minutes ago that I had forgotten to add any. I am cheerfully dreading how tart and/or nasty this thing’s gonna taste in two hours. On the bright side? At least I’m cutting my processed sugar intake, right?
Right?
Birb.
Saw this while doing groceries. It didn’t brighten my day, because my day’s been perfectly good, really. The weather’s beautiful and I have a blueberry pie in the oven. But it was still a fine thing to see. I like spring, when it’s finally here.
Neat. pic.twitter.com/jcrNcFVxs5
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) April 12, 2022
April 11, 2022
The last days of the ALTER EGO Kickstarter.
I like the look of ALTER EGO (or THE DARING DOUBLE LIFE OF ACE ADAMS). Pretty much literally: it’s a cheerfully retro superhero comic, complete with a 1950s aesthetic and style. It’s funded, but every little bit helps, right?
Anyway, two days to go!
Taxes. Yay.
But done, thank God. And a vivid reminder of how nice it’d be if we could do all of this on a postcard. Computers help a lot, but this stuff is danged recondite.
In only mildly tangential news: buy my books! Kickstarters are great for seed capital, but book sales are where the steady income comes in.
Off with the kids to see the SONIC 2 movie!
I wasn’t really going to bother reviewing SONIC 2: if it’s anything than what I’m expecting – a pretty good kid-friendly sequel to a pretty good kid’s video game action movie – then it’s gonna be a surprise to me. And to my kids, too. They know what they want, and they expect to get it.
As the above suggests, SONIC 2 is not on my list to see on my own. But that’s okay. I plan to get my soda, get my Raisenettes, and drift off to a happy state of half-napdom.
#commissionearned
