The Kudzu Plot

I am off of Tumblr for Lent, so everything that you see posted there throughout the next few weeks is pre-queued, or possibly an imposter. I am also cutting back on TV, so presently not watching any shows. I did just finish an obscenely long YouTube video about BIONICLE, which in part inspired this Note. And I’m reading Pratchett’s Monstrous Regiment!

I’ve talked about “Aragorn’s Tax Policy” before, but here’s a good post about it by someone smarter than me. People are also still crying over the canceled Ben Solo movie from Lucasfilm, which still makes no sense to me.

Oh, and I have a new laptop!  So far, so good, but it’s still going through the setup phase.

Pop Culture Engagement Is Not Mandatory

I went and ate ice cream yesterday, I finished something at work, and the plan is to get a haircut today. Also, did you know that AmTrak has vacation packages? Just an observation.

Not sure what I’m reading today, but I just finished the third Sisters Grimm novel. Might I be able to convince my dad to go watch Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die in the theater? Perhaps not this weekend, what with it being Valentine’s Weekend and all, and I suspect the theater might be full…

Anyhow, Lent is coming next week! Be ready!

The Delight of a Good Book

It’s been an odd week, but it ended well because yesterday was WAITANGI DAY (the birthday), which turned out quite nice, although I definitely ate too much. Let me know if you want leftovers! I’ll e-mail them to you.

Now I’m not sure how this weekend’s going to go, but I have high hopes. I’m just finished with season one of Fallout, in the short time that it’s on YouTube. And maybe I’m about to get into some good books this next week! We’ll see.

Generally, I’m fairly critical in these essays, but today let’s try something different. It is my birthday (or the day after) after all.

Magic as Metaphor

It’s a strange week, but I made it through okay. Things are expected to get cold this weekend, so we have that to look forward to. Maybe we’ll get snow? I got one of the Extended Editions from the library; maybe I can convince someone here to watch it with me?

I just finished the Poetic Edda! Well, a volume of it, anyhow. It’s a bit different. I’ve picked up the Chef’s Table miniseries about pizza on Netflix–though I may be giving up Netflix and Hulu for Lent. I started playing the remastered version of Assassin’s Creed II on PS4.

Next Friday is WAITANGI DAY!!!!!

TV Adaptations Are Not Always Better

I have actually had a pretty good week! I got the new Dresden Files book in a book giveaway on Kindle, I got a reply to a fanmail letter I sent to a fantasy author, and I re-read The Lightning Thief. Question for you guys: if I wrote out annotations to the Percy Jackson book series, would you guys be interested in seeing them?

Lent is coming up sooner than you think, by the way.

The Percy Jackson Show is Bad

This Saturday Note is written a bit later than usual–I had a dinner thing Friday night (yay!), but also after writing Fun Facts my computer decided that the browser needed to freeze and would not re-open after I closed it and clicked it dozens of times.

Physically, I am much better off than I was at the beginning of the week, in which I felt pretty crappy. I’m re-reading a (possibly signed library copy?!) of The Wee Free Men, and finishing up “Valley of Memory” on Assassin’s Creed: Mirage.

The Extended Editions of The Lord of the Rings are in theaters this weekend, by the way.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Discussion Thing

Good day! Being back to work after vacation is hard, but I made it through the week.

Presently, I’m reading Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murrieta; after that, I have a couple of other nonfiction books from the library (I got too many–I need to pick up a novel soon). Probably giving up the Percy Jackson show because, uh, the writing is dumb overall, so finishing up the Jurassic Park cartoon on Netflix, and starting season two of A Man on the Inside. 

Playing the “Valley of Memory” expansion for Assassin’s Creed: Mirage.