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February 5, 2022
Tweet of the Day, *God*, Yes edition.
All true. ALL TRUE.
February is the worst month of the year and this man is wonderful pic.twitter.com/vV73ZF2Qn4
— Alexis Benveniste (@apbenven) February 4, 2022
Via @EsotericCD.
February 4, 2022
Just finished a campaign of Wildermyth.
Wildermyth is a turn-based isometric computer RPG that uses the same engine as XCOM, I think. At least, the tactical map reminds me of that game. A lot of two-stage movement and actions, with cooldown activities and set enemies. Also, I’m told you can turn into a werewolf. I haven’t, yet.
It’s also very story-based, with randomly generated side quests that explore your characters from your team. It’s rather good, particularly if you like lore in your games. My wife got hooked on it, and I told her I’d play a game and get my own characters built up, so that we could give multiplayer a try. I don’t know how that’s gonna go, but the single-player game is fun.
Tweet of the Day, Give It A Second edition.
CC: @dwainmcfarland @adamlevitan @Ihartitz pic.twitter.com/eEnkdyZdGr
— HungarianFalcon (@HungarianFalcon) February 5, 2022
Cold.
In the Mail: the Frankie & Annette MGM Movie Legends Collection.
Otherwise known as Frankie & Annette MGM Movie Legends Collection (Beach Blanket Bingo / How to Stuff a Wild Bikini / Beach Party / Bikini Beach / Fireball 500 / Thunder Alley / Muscle Beach Party / Ski Party). …I ain’t gonna lie; some of these look really, really bad. I figure Beach Blanket Bingo at least won’t suck, but at least one of these flicks involve moonshiners and I’m already wincing. Ach, the things that I do for my art!
Moe Lane
PS: I also ordered the Gidget flicks. “Do a beach-noir book,” I said. “It’ll be fun,” I said…
#commissionearned
I didn’t buy DYING LIGHT 2, but my kid did.
My eldest kid got DYING LIGHT 2 on Day One, and he’s playing it now. Short version? He likes it. What he said about it when I asked:
So I really love the parkour, the environment, and the enemy and weapon design. It really makes me feel like I’m in an apocalypse. Oh, and there’s also the factions. It’s obviously buggy, but that’s a Day One release.
So there you have it.
#commissionearned
02/04/22 Snippet, THE THING IN THE AIRLOCK.
Whatever is at hand!
Patreon!“Webster Domaine?” Abbie looked at him like she was expecting a second head to form at any moment. “The murderer?”
“Odd.” Tobias gave her a grin with only the slightest hint of humor in it. “That’s almost exactly what Asenath said.”
His chief engineer (and second in command, these days) didn’t openly challenge Tobias about the voice in his head, but she didn’t look happy to hear that she was agreeing with it, either. “Fine. Tell me the justification.”
“Well, for one thing? Domaine isn’t doing anything right now. For another? He’s the only other person on this base who I know didn’t murder Corporal Oates.”
It took Abbie a moment to get it. “Right, because it wasn’t you.”
“Yeah, Abbie. No offense.”
“None taken.”
February 3, 2022
‘I Got You Babe.’
(This is several years old.)
‘I Got You Babe,’ Walk Off The Earth
Better day today…
…considerably, in fact. But damned if I haven’t found the limits to my introversion at this point. If you had asked me in, oh, I don’t know, 2019 or something I would’ve said I didn’t have any. That would appear to be, ah, incorrect. Go figure.
Moe Lane
PS: Still haven’t heard back anything from WashingCon. Even though they’re selling tickets at this point. I think I may have to sell my books somewhere else in March. Time to go start looking for venues…
#commissionearned
Started watching CHRONICLE tonight.
CHRONICLE is this found-footage superpower flick from 2012 that I somehow missed. Seven minutes in and I can already tell it’s not gonna end well. It’s not gonna end well at all. And, hey, Michael B. Jordan is in it! Cool.
