Andrew Moore's Blog, page 76
September 6, 2023
Thoughts on Starfield
None, because I'm waiting for the Garfield collab DLC.
Do you think they might do something like that? You just realized it isn't actually impossible, didn't you? Business is a strange place.
Do you think they might do something like that? You just realized it isn't actually impossible, didn't you? Business is a strange place.
September 5, 2023
The Return of Volcanopunk
How about a volcano that's magically stimulated to pour out manageable streams of lava endlessly that lava technicians use for their lava engines? Now it isn't cyberpunk. It isn't really anything else though, either. Plus it should be called lavapunk. Darn it.
September 3, 2023
The Lessons of Giants
Once upon a time, a woodcutter lived in a kingdom that declared all the remaining forest a royal preserve. Deprived of his livelihood, he sold his ax, his house, and after that he had nothing left to sell. He wandered then and knew not whither he went.One day, while the growling of his stomach distracted him, he stumbled upon something. He looked down and marveled, and looked up and marveled even more, for he had, without meaning to, found the end of a glittering rainbow.
Then steps he heard, steps that shook the world, and a giant appeared. The giant greeted him in this way. "Hallo there, sir. What luck this is, finding a rainbow here. I was needing something to tire around a present for my honey. Now just you watch this."So saying, the giant grabbed the rainbow and tied it around a package, which explained why it was called a rainbow in the first place. He tipped his hat to the woodcutter and walked away, whistling.
The woodcutter admired the giant's technique so much that he practiced it with grass and vines until he had it about right. Then he went to the nearest town and became famous for his present-wrapping. Even the king came to have his gifts prepared in the most charming fashion. The woodcutter became a wealthy man, because of the pot of gold of course, and he had a hobby too, which made him almost as happy.
Finis
Then steps he heard, steps that shook the world, and a giant appeared. The giant greeted him in this way. "Hallo there, sir. What luck this is, finding a rainbow here. I was needing something to tire around a present for my honey. Now just you watch this."So saying, the giant grabbed the rainbow and tied it around a package, which explained why it was called a rainbow in the first place. He tipped his hat to the woodcutter and walked away, whistling.
The woodcutter admired the giant's technique so much that he practiced it with grass and vines until he had it about right. Then he went to the nearest town and became famous for his present-wrapping. Even the king came to have his gifts prepared in the most charming fashion. The woodcutter became a wealthy man, because of the pot of gold of course, and he had a hobby too, which made him almost as happy.
Finis
Matlock Thoughts
How old is Matlock supposed to be? I have the impression it's younger than he looks, like maybe pushing fifty instead. The episode with his old law professor, who's still teaching, shocked and confused me.
September 2, 2023
Wheel of Time Season 2 Is a Big Step Up!
I was assured of that by several internet posters! Who all used that exact phrase! Because that's what the booklet told them to write!
September 1, 2023
Wheel of Time Season 2
I thought about it, but it turns out Matlock is available on Amazon Prime. I'm sure everyone understands.
August 31, 2023
Literary Advice Q&A
Q. How do I show my main character's development?
A. Give him two swords.
Q. He already has two.
A. Take away one.
Q. What if he's an archer?
A. Give him two quivers. Then it's a reference, too.
A. Give him two swords.
Q. He already has two.
A. Take away one.
Q. What if he's an archer?
A. Give him two quivers. Then it's a reference, too.
August 30, 2023
Back to Goodbye Volcano High
But not really. Does its release herald the announcement of the Playstation 6? The prophecy has been fulfilled after all, and all promises kept. What other console can say the same? The Ouya? The N-Gage?
August 28, 2023
Let's Ignore Goodbye Volcano High and Think About Volcanoes
It's time for volcanopunk with molten everything unless it's obsidian. Obsidian cities with lava lamp signs. Wait, this is just cyberpunk again. Well, back to the cyberpunk mines, boys.
August 27, 2023
Royal Selection
The chancellor addressed the assembly. "The king is dead without issue, and we must select another who will rule wisely, justly, and bravely. Since we've never had a king like that and have no idea how to get one, we'll listen to arguments and vote on it. Yes, you can go first, Fernid."
Fernid the buyer and seller stood. "All know that I am the most prosperous in the kingdom because of my cunning and foresight. Make me your king that I might enrich the realm as a whole."
Heddick the judge stood next. "All know that I am the most learned in the kingdom because of my principles which demand I make fair judgments based on the law and the circumstances which surround the case. Make me your king that I might ennoble the realm as a whole."
Third, Yimnon the cooper stood and flexed. "All know that though my finances are middling and my education limited, I could beat up any of you and take everything you have. However! I won't."
His speech greatly cheered the people and persuaded them, for they did not know what Fernid or Heddick might do with power once given it, and moreover, they were doing excellent service already, while Yimnon could let his apprentices take over without disruption to his business. It was not an ambitious kingdom, and under King Yimnon, it stayed that way.
Finis
Fernid the buyer and seller stood. "All know that I am the most prosperous in the kingdom because of my cunning and foresight. Make me your king that I might enrich the realm as a whole."
Heddick the judge stood next. "All know that I am the most learned in the kingdom because of my principles which demand I make fair judgments based on the law and the circumstances which surround the case. Make me your king that I might ennoble the realm as a whole."
Third, Yimnon the cooper stood and flexed. "All know that though my finances are middling and my education limited, I could beat up any of you and take everything you have. However! I won't."
His speech greatly cheered the people and persuaded them, for they did not know what Fernid or Heddick might do with power once given it, and moreover, they were doing excellent service already, while Yimnon could let his apprentices take over without disruption to his business. It was not an ambitious kingdom, and under King Yimnon, it stayed that way.
Finis
