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Wrapped up the end of Kingdoms of Amalur. Which was strangely enjoyable, but yet having apparently spent a little over 80 hours wandering through it and the dlc.. I have few strong memories of any particular story points. Hm, well the dlc sticks out in memory more then anything else. But the characters and such like seem to have mostly blended together. Still, I think I can say for about £15, that was worth the money.

Well tis sunny and after a chunk of dealing with various and sundry "admin" like tasks for the day, and just putting another batch of laundry out on the line under that bright sunshine.. I'm going ot call it quits for the day and sit back with a deep glass of mixed fruit juice and figure out some totally pointless but generally fun thing to do with my time. Possibly involving computer generated explosions.

Eh, there are worse fates the licence could suffer. While I'm not wildly optimistic at the moment, I'm not ready to cry woe and rail against the universe. I'll stick to a wait and see approach until they announce the next couple of games...

Heh, I still like that there's that guy in a grey shirt that first year who looks disgusted with the singing, keeps on writing answers, finishes, and then leaves while they're all still going...

Hm, following on from the Les Mis earlier.. The university of Toronto - 2011 - Engineering exam, first year: Which, apparently got followed in 2012 - again for the first years engineering exam:

I imagine one might learn of certain peccadilloes entertained by your friends in such a gaming situation. This strikes me as moderately disturbing--didn't wanna know that about Hank. Let's not say anything about the GM might reveal in their reactions and choice of twisting the behaviour of the various npc's involved....

"And life has killed my post-grad dream...."

Oh the joys of a well-executed jail break. As diverted into slap-stick comedy by a cunning GM....

That is what a long-haired persian is like. Regular brushing every day and the knots are be-damned hell to get out.

Just for the semi-random quotage from a work of fiction that links in on the subject might entertain a few of you..

If we're going to start bringing the animals into this thread.. One dog enjoying the sun.. The other beastie out in the sun... The cat hiding from the sun...

I always have mixed feelings about Stan Lee, on the one hand, yes, he is a major cultural icon of the comic industry, he usually seem's willing to take a poke of fun at himself, and he has certainly guided a whole slew of comic-related matters over the years.. On the other hand, you hear how he's managed to take credit for the work of a lot of others over the years and shifted their original visions around in the process of making it all a "part of stan lee's legacy".. So I think it becomes a mixed bag. Ah well, that's probably the same that can be said for any larger-then-life character that has been around for decades..

And in remembrance for the day..

Well I saw some psychology/sociology studies that most "friendships" last around 7 years before you end up falling out of contact with them (and yes, that's the real-life ones, not just the internet weirdos you chat to...). So take a step back and think about how many people you knew in real life 7 years ago that you still chat to, see, or communicate in any meaningful way. Then compare to how many folks you semi-chat to/at on these boards and how long that's been going on... Or at least, how many people you made the acquaintance of over the internet 7 years ago. Heh, I know I have a couple of friends I've been talking to via online technology for a decade at least. In a couple of occasions some of those friends have hooked up, moved countries and gotten married to other friends on the internet in that time frame....

Been prodding some work along, sent off an email, decided to take a break and have another poke at Game Dev Tycoon..and found that apparently my headphones have decided to not work. So now I'll have to go spend money on some new headset. Darn it.

With all the talk about Game Dev Tycoon.. I went and picked up a copy myself. I made the mistake of doing so around 10pm. And it is an addictive little bastard of a game that doesn't let you see the pc clock and realise just how many hours have rolled on....

"There are two kinds of officers, sir: killin' officers and murderin' officers. Killin' officers are poor old buggers that get you killed by mistake. Murderin' officers are mad, bad, old buggers that get you killed on purpose - for a country, for a religion, maybe even for a flag." Walsingham's addendum: Officers tell you where to die, NCOs get you there on time, commissars make sure you do. "An experienced NCO outranks a 2nd Leutenant without a clue. A running Ordnance Disposal guy, outranks EVERYBODY."

"There are two kinds of officers, sir: killin' officers and murderin' officers. Killin' officers are poor old buggers that get you killed by mistake. Murderin' officers are mad, bad, old buggers that get you killed on purpose - for a country, for a religion, maybe even for a flag."

And incredibly spot on...

Been poking around on Kingdoms of Amalur of late. Lots of pretty visuals, not many memorable characters...

Having a slow start to the day here with one of those draining headaches grinding along on the forebrain. My mother is having a major cleaning/reshuffle of things around in her room. Which with the furniture and odds and ends and her moving around doesn't really leave room for anyone to help her. Plus it's that "carefully constructed stacks of things" that only she knows how she wants them organised. So I'm pretty much staying out of it except when there's a need to shift the bed/furniture around and provide those chunks of manual labour... Tis hot and sunny and bright outside.. so I'm pretty much lurking to the shade inside and avoiding the feeling of life today..

The first three seasons are quite good and interconnected. The 4th doesn't quite hold up as much, and the 5th while quite interesting in what they try to do and entertaining in it's way, doesn't quite seem to hold up to the promise of the first few seasons. Edit: Of course, I might have picked that up because I pretty much watched it enmasse when I had seasons 3, 4, and 5 all together over the course of basically one long weekend and bank holiday... Oh, LadyCrimson, if you're watching that Sherlock series, keep your eyes out.. Jude Law turns up as a young boy in pretty much one of his first acting gigs if I recall correctly.