Saturday, November 26, 2022

Fantasy Using Mythological Gods

 I’m a bit confused about time right now, but that’s okay because at least I have a few days of break! Monday is going to hurt though.


So I brought some of this up in my most recent sporking chapter, and I had thoughts about it with the latest God of War game, considering games that came previously in that series, so since I don’t know what else to write I thought I’d give it a go!


Saturday, November 19, 2022

Books with Lessons vs. Indoctrination

 I am still doing National Novel Writing Month, and while the result right now isn’t, strictly speaking, good, I’m having some fun. If this draft goes anywhere I’ll need to go back and fill in a lot of gaps, but some people say that’s a fine way to approach writing.


Last week was YALLFest, hence the lack of Saturday Note, and I had a lot of fun! I’m about to talk smack about one of the panels though, but keep that in mind.


And hey, I finished re-watching Spectacular Spider-Man on Netflix! It’s going to be taken down after December 15, but it will be up on Disney+ if you have that, I think? If it’s not already? Something to look for.


I also realize that the word “indoctrination” is being thrown around a lot in regards to books and what children have access to, and I’m not really talking about book banning in the media so I’m (perhaps irresponsibly) kind of sidestepping that entire topic in doing this Note.


Saturday, November 5, 2022

Cultural Attitudes Towards War

 Happy Guy Fawkes Day! 


This week has been mostly better than the last one, in terms of how I’m feeling by the end, but I STILL need to put up pictures of the trip and I hope to get to that this weekend. That, and a review of Black Adam. Next weekend is YALLFest, so it’s probable that there isn’t a Saturday Note to post.


Thought about this because I re-read Servant of the Underworld this past week.


[Side note: I would really, REALLY like to see one of those “You butcher and slaughter in the name of your god” speeches aimed at like… a Norse warrior in a temple for Odin.]