On Wyverns

YEAR OF THE DRAGON, BABY!!!

[I realize that Lunar New Year isn’t until February 10th, but I had an idea for a Note and I’m scared that if I don’t do it this week, I’ll forget. Hopefully, we’ll have plenty of dragon-themed Notes this year.]

I’ve had a rough week, I’m behind on posting pictures and writing things, including emails and book reviews. I have however started watching Delicious in Dungeon–we’ll see if that lasts, as I don’t generally stick with anime that aren’t as heavy on Plot. I will say watching it has made me surprisingly hungry.

Random side note! The mechanical pencil I use to draft/outline these is not working. I’m back to using a classical wooden pencil.

2024 Resolutions

I did not have a Saturday Note last week, and I feel a little bit bad about that! So I’m doing a short Saturday Note here. You get two today. Congratulations. 

It’s short because I’m a bit behind on a lot of things, including Saturday Notes, but also my Book Diary, movie reviews, and I’ve sprouted some story ideas in the last week or so and I think I should at least get a little started on those.

On Athena

I’m going to try to make up for not having tes out today, in order to make up for not having one last week. We’ll see if that works out.

I just finished reading Moving Pictures, and next I’m going to read the last book of the original Skulduggery Pleasant series.

I don’t have a system to play it, but February 2 is the release of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, from the same developer as the Batman: Arkham games; coverage for that has been….interesting, to say the least. I’m very curious to see what reviews will say once the game has come out.

Hate Sinks

Hallo! Today is Epiphany! Or Three Kings Day! Share gifts! Wear a crown! Have a wonderful day today! If you don’t, then you’ll be thrown out of the window by royal decree. This is a True Fact. I don’t make the rules.

Anyhow I was thinking about Ted Faro for reasons beyond my ken, and this idea popped into me head.

Things I Would Like to See in 2024

 I didn’t know what to do for my final Note of the year; I considered a ‘Best of 2023’ thing, but I haven’t actually done that many new things this year? In a review sense, that is. Movies, I could take a shot at, but television shows? Eh. Video games? I don’t think I played a single one that came out this year (which doesn’t mean I won’t, just that I’m not in a rush to get to them). And books? I’ve only read a couple at the end of the year that were released in 2023–which is also why I didn’t vote in the Goodreads awards.

So I apologize that this isn’t that great of a Saturday Note. It’s what I had time to write.

Slowly working through The Atlas of Middle-Earth this weekend.

Random Ideas for Christmas Stories

 2023 is almost over! What the fudge, that’s crazy. I feel pressure about doing something somewhat Christmas-related for the holiday, but I’m not good at coming up with themed Saturday Notes. Heck, I’m not good at coming up with ideas for Saturday Notes at all. This is what I get for wishing I was Limyaael.

Anyhow I’ve been playing Shadow of War and I still haven’t died yet! That’s encouraging. 

On Aragorn's Tax Policy

 We are getting to the part of December where panic sets in: have to wrap presents, I should probably get a haircut, I have to finish up some reading, and some of the gifts still have to come in… And! I’m beginning to suspect that I need to go back and work on the NaNoWriMo manuscript.

However! There are some positives. I have started reading The Olympian Affair, and I have gotten Polite Society from the library to watch. That’s exciting.