Saint Joan of Arc

I am out this weekend, but I am trying to write a Saturday Note ahead of time. 

The library system does not have Dinotopia: First Flight. Disappointing! On the flip side, I’ve read it approximately 10 bajillion times in middle school, as that was the only one of the books in the series that the school library had. 

We are now in the halfway month of 2024, and I feel pretty weird about that.

This Note is perhaps a bit rambling, and I didn’t get to everything I’d like (Joan’s companions/allies in the French military; Gille de Rais is infamous, of course, but seriously, look up La Hire sometime); still, I think I did on okay job?

“You Weren’t There”; Historical Events, Trauma, and the Glorious 25th of May

Have you ever listened to Austin Wintory’s soundtrack for the game Journey? It makes good writing music.

I am juggling both Men Went to Cattraeth and Wild New World, with mixed results. I’ll let you know how that goes in the Book Diary/Goodreads.

I had originally marked to talk about Free Comic Book Day, but what the heck! Along with being Towel Day, it’s also the Glorious 25th of May. And Memorial Day Weekend. Talking about Free Comic Book Day just didn’t seem fitting.

Next week’s Note should be about Saint Joan of Arc.

On Video Game Length

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows! Finally, we’re getting feudal Japan! Stabbing! Samurai! Ninjas! Grappling hooks! Stabbing! What more could you ask for?

Also, it looks like Shogun, which was meant to be a miniseries, will be getting two more seasons? Why? I don’t know that I like that.

Otherwise, though, I’m okay. A bit overwhelmed because people keep announcing stuff for me to do in the next few weeks, though I think I’ll make it through just fine.

On Smart Characters

I tried something a little different and I read a George R.R. Martin book! I’m still not doing A Song of Ice & Fire, especially since that series has no end in sight, but I did read A Knight of Seven Kingdoms. It went well. Don’t expect the Book Diary to be updated very much for a couple of days, though–I’m a bit busy.

We’re a bit more rushed than usual, given circumstances, but I hope this turned out okay.

Roku’s Spiderwick Chronicles

Today is both Star Wars Day and Free Comic Book Day! So get yourself on that! 

I have finished the first season of Warrior; it’s an odd sort of show, being both a martial arts and gang drama. Still, it is entertaining and focuses on a people and period often ignored by pop culture. I also finished Don Quixote, and am currently working on God Emperor of Dune (that may have been a mistake).

Unclear if we’ll have a Saturday Note next week! Sorry, folks!

Now let’s talk about The Spiderwick Chronicles.

On Prejudice in Fiction

 I have had a slow past couple of days, but I’m going to be out today for a bit. I wrote this beforehand, obviously (I always do), though Friday night was a bit more hectic than I’d like. I’m still reading Don Quixote–though I’m almost done–because it is really long. After that will be… heck, I don’t know. A library book, maybe? Or maybe another book I grabbed in the house.

Shogun is finished, and it was excellent, so right now I’m circling through Brooklyn 99, Warrior, and the Roku Spiderwick Chronicles, which I have thoughts about, though we’ll save that for another time. The movie was a better adaptation though.

Also apparently my writing music right now is the full soundtrack for Horizon Forbidden West?

On Stage & Screen

[rubs forehead] Uh, hi there. I didn't sleep much last night. My original intro was more upbeat. I apologize.

This week I started Don Quixote, which is quite a long book, so aside from comics and illustrated books (and maybe the odd BIONICLE book?), don’t expect my Book Diary to update for a while.

The new adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles is now on Roku! Get a look at that if you’ve got the time and the Roku.

I didn’t exactly know what to write this week. I have a plan that one day I will write about Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, but that’s going to take some more work than usual. I made a list of several possible topics, and I ended up settling on this one.