The #WritersRead prompt for February was a book set in the future. I chose to read Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks. I approached the book with a lot of misconceptions. I had expected it to be a long and difficult read, full of stuff I just didn’t get. But while the world Iain M.ContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading”
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It’s Not You, It’s Me. Or Is It?
Late last year, I bowled through three of my most anticipated games in a matter of weeks, emerging on the other side somewhat disappointed and quite disillusioned. The critics loved these games. They were winning awards. But they weren’t winners for me. The question was, why? We’ll start with the biggest meh of all—Star WarsContinueContinue reading “It’s Not You, It’s Me. Or Is It?”
What I’ve Been Reading
I gave up participating in reading challenges a few years ago when I figured out that I really only ever got around to reading one or two of the mountain of books assigned. I’m a mood reader, meaning I’m not really sure what I’m going to read next. It might be one of the booksContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading”
My Odyssey
Sometimes, instead of playing D&D, our group would get together and play a console game. Usually, it would be something we could take turns at, a perennial favourite being Katamari. Then we might fight it out with Super Smash Bros Brawl or, before Twitch was a thing, watch one person play Halo, Portal, or, inContinueContinue reading “My Odyssey”
My Favourite Things: 2019
2019 has drawn to a close (finally) and it’s time to share all the things I loved. I read slightly fewer books and watched fewer movies in theatres. But I think I watched more television than ever before and I read a lot more non-fiction. While fewer books and movies made it to The ListContinueContinue reading “My Favourite Things: 2019”