Failing again. Failing better.
Full disclosure: This was my first book by Joe Abercrombie. I know, I know. Unpardonable crime. I’ve had THE BLADE ITSELF in my “to be read” pile for quite some time, and I’ve quite enjoyed several interviews with Lord Grimdark, so when I got a chance to read HALF A KING, I jumped at it.…
Over the weekend, while everyone was likely focused on the World Cup Final, the BBC released the first official trailer for the next season of Doctor Who–the first with Peter Capaldi as the Doctor. The season premieres on Saturday, August 23. Oh, and because scripts have leaked, please keep any comments spoiler free. I’m avoiding…
Blizzard is probably best known for it’s RPGs World of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo, among others. Recently, though, they’ve introduced a free to play card game, Hearthstone. It’s a strategy game that players of Magic: The Gathering will probably pick up very quickly. But if you haven’t played those sorts of card games, it’s still…
IIRC, the fastest rising girl’s name last year was Arya from Game of Thrones fame. This year, the fastest rising boy’s name was Archer. As in: There are lots of other pop culture names here too: Katniss, Khaleesi, Chordelia (I’m doing a Buffy re-watch), Django, and Bhodi (Point Break?). Fun stuff. As to rest of…
No real post today. Instead, I’m entertaining a very needy dog. In case you’ve never had the pleasure, this is pretty much what it’s like when you don’t pay attention to Scotch. I’ll be back tomorrow, if Scotch is feeling sleepy and gives me a few minutes.