“You have a time machine and you use it for... watching television?"
"Well, I wouldn't use it at all if I could get the hang of the video recorder.”
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“You have a time machine and you use it for... watching television?"
"Well, I wouldn't use it at all if I could get the hang of the video recorder.”
It does have one good line: "What does God need with a starship?"
Uh, yeah, that's it from me.
With a little cunning, you could have presents for the next few years.
After pondering for ages, I bought a Beltona (neck somewhere between soprano and concert size) not long before Steve moved back to New Zealand. Wonderful instrument - perfect for playing the blues. Rather too good for me really, but I'm delighted I have it.
Would watch.
Quite possibly me.
I've played a fair bit of Liminal. I'm due to play Out of the Ashes. Conversely, I've GMed games with the designer as a player a few times.
In 2002, Firefly was brilliant and fresh. Now it would at best be nostalgia. We know how Whedon treated his female stars, and Baldwin's hateful views and online harassment.
Give me something new that's brilliant and fresh without direction, writing, or leading roles by people known to be horrible.
Yes - the invitation to the cricket match at the start! I really enjoyed it too - the sections by Elspeth were the icing on the cake.
It was quite a breezy read - nothing heavy going about it despite the size and scope. And it was the best general history of the Vikings I've read, full of insight. It does a good job of explaining the world view, and neither praising nor condemning them. And it's up to date with the archaeology
2/2
This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (and why it matters) (Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman) (non-fiction)
Tau Zero (Poul Anderson)
A Body in the Bathhouse (Lindsey Davis)
Children of Ash and Elm: A history of the Vikings (Neil Price) (non-fiction)
Books read February 1/2
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (Stephen King)
Smear: Wilson and the Secret State (Stephen Dorril and Robin Ramsay) (non-fiction)
Flashman’s Lady (George Macdonald Fraser)
Gerald’s Game (Stephen King)
I don't like player vs player RPGs. I *do* often like character vs character RPGs, which is not the same thing.
My personal favourite Forged in the Dark game. It's one of the greats.
Those tinkers at Drivethru have put my stuff on sale at 40% off for GMs thingymibob. Much cheapness! Grab yourself some awesome one shots and spend the money you saved on a bag of crisps or something.
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/3638...
Ooh, @firstage.bsky.social and I wrote that. What a team!
I think I'm now used to any particular social media platform or forum only lasting a few years at absolute best before it goes away, breaks, or becomes unbearable.
I loved it. We weren't familiar with Detectorists, so my partner and I binge watched that immediately afterwards (though part of me wishes we'd slowed down).
There are a few people on here that have expressed an interest in our Rolling in the Ruins RPG microcon in Bradford in June. Discord ses the best way to concentrate info and updates, so joining link is here:
But only if he does all that while in a ferret costume.
If he apologises for attacks on the disabled, transphobia, hostility to refugees and other immigrants, spouting far right talking points, fawning over Trump, Modi, and Netanyahu, makes amends, pland begins a policy of progressive taxation, and nationalises utilities, I'd consider voting Labour.
I just started watching a couple of days ago. It had the same effect on me.
Yeah, some of the fun of the exercise is exposing some teenage reading that's embarassing these days!
I enjoyed Farscape. When it got going - which took most of a season for me - the good bits were really good. It also had some top notch fart jokes.
To be honest, some of those I really don't like, and others are of their tIme, and mainly hold up through the lens of nostalgia - even those I really like.
You've made me count ths John Steinbeck books I've read for fear I was missing out another 10 book author, but I only get to 8. I should fix that.
Between my two lists, I've done both! So, definitely within the "rules".
My theory is that anyone with over 1000 or so followers on social media is - sort of - an influencer, though in almost all cases not as their primary thing, or as an equal to the heavyweights there.
Yes - it's quite relatable these days!
I'll admit, as with Moorcock and Zelazny, the optimum is possibly to go back to being a teenager before reading, and retain fondness in middle age.