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.

Not Everything is an Exact Allegory

I wasn’t even sure if we’d have a Saturday Note this week. I spent most of it out of town on vacation, so I don’t have a list of notes of things I wanted to talk about, or an outline or something like that. I do have some dragon sketch practice, though.

Presently reading an Avatar book, about Yangchen. I have a lot of laundry to do today, so I'm not sure if I’ll be able to do a lot this weekend.

Now I feel like I've written about this kind of thing before? I can’t find it, though, at least not in the Saturday Notes, so we’re going to go with it anyway.

Final Post of the Year!

It's been a very busy week, so I don't have a full post for you guys--haven't really had the time to sit down, brainstorm, and bang out a Saturday Note. I apologize.

[In case you're wondering, this is also why I'm very behind on book reviews and other things.]

But regardless, I hope you have a Merry Christmas (because as you know, there are Twelve Days of Christmas so we're still in the Christmas Season), that you have a fantastic start to the New Year, and that through this winter you stay nice and warm.

The Permanence of Character Development

I meant to get ice cream yesterday, but I was given a muffin because Free Will is a lie. This past Thursday was the ten-year anniversary of the release of The Force Awakens. I considered writing the Saturday Note about it, but I’ve said a lot about it, so there wouldn’t be anything new. However! There are a lot of interesting thinkpieces and YouTube video essays about the movie out there that are probably better than what I can bang out for a Saturday Note.

Presently finishing up the first season of Percy Jackson on Hulu, and almost halfway through season three of Dark Winds on Netflix. Reading The Land Beyond the Sea, which is really, really good, but also really, really long, and I kind of want to be done with it already (almost made it the topic of the Saturday Note, but I’m not done with it, so that seemed unfair).