“Oh Comely” by Neutral Milk Hotel has a “holy shit” heard at the very end. It’s an 8+ minute song that Jeff Magnum nailed on what was supposed to just be a sound test before recording.

My favorite is “Stephen’s Last Night in Town” by Ben Folds Five. There’s a rising clarinet part that climbs to a climax with a brief pause at the peak and a phone rings in time and in key in the background during that pause.

I just replaced a Kindle Paperwhite that was probably 7/8 years old with a Kobo Libra 2. Can’t compare it to a modern Kindle, but the Kobo screen is bigger and looks more like paper.

My only gripe is that the software has some odd design choices. On a Kindle, the night mode button is on the main drop down menu, but in Kobo you have to hit the gear button to get to the settings, then scroll down a page to toggle night mode.

Both devices seem to read most formats out there. Look up a program called Calibre to maintain a local library on your PC and convert formats easily.

The main selling point for the Kobo was not sending more money to Jeff Bezos. I cancelled Prime last year and the Kindle was my last link to the Amazon ecosystem. I usually get my books from the library or other online sources but sometimes I’d be out of town craving a certain book and I’d buy it on the Kindle just for ease of use.

Maybe I’m just getting old but the gameplay loop of Rockstar games has gotten tired. RDR2 was gorgeous but the mission formula was just so boring.

If I’m using the computer I’m in a program. If I’m not using it, it’s asleep. Don’t really get the point of anything other than solid black.

I don’t understand why today’s standards require background for everything. We don’t get Ripley’s backstory in Alien and it’s not needed. Even in Aliens, we only get her backstory (her having/outliving a daughter) in service of the plot and themes.

I hate being forced to sympathize with characters because of their tragic backstory. Why not write a compelling character through their actions? Tight plots with no filler are where it’s at for action movies.

Seriously. I only finished the main Book of the Fallen series this early this year and just can’t get interested in anything else fantasy now.

It’s one thing to make you feel something when a character you’ve been with for 10 books dies, but when an author can do the same with a character you’re with for a handful of pages, it’s something else.

!Abasard’s death in Reaper’s Gale still resonates with me. !<

“Gimme a beer”

The Goonies

I have a 2 year old who is obsessed with them. She loved the picture. We have to take a picture with one every time we go to the store.

My dad is a civil engineer though, so we’re not a good test case.

I’m not watching the show, I just happened to be browsing All and caught your post and read your reviews. I remember being shouted down on the other site in the Fantasy and Books subs for disliking what I’d read of the series and wanted to offer my thoughts. I’m also always looking to find good recommendations. I just finished the main Malazan series this year and while it was a struggle, I felt like there were constant rewards for the struggle.

I came late to fantasy in general. I was a sci-fi kid (except for Tolkien) until after college, so I was pickier to start with. I’m middle aged now and have limited free time so I’m much more judicious with my DNF rating anymore. I’ve also mellowed out so I’m not about to knock anyone for liking something I don’t.

Book 3 was where I gave up on the series. I want to say that I was in my early 30s when I started the series and had many of the same problems you did with it. Friends of mine who highly recommended it had all read as teens.

There are so many good books out there that I don’t have time to struggle through one I don’t enjoy, much less 10.

When I bought my first fancy knife from a local kitchen supply store, they taped a folded post-it note to the box and showed me how to make one. Fold a piece of paper diagonally, one corner to the opposite corner, to make a 45 degree angle. Then fold it in half again by folding one long side of the triangle to the opposite long side. You’ll now have a 22.5° angle to use as a visual guide to get you close enough.

I think it’s technically supposed to be an acknowledgement that the message was received.

I’ve found All Dressed chips at Aldi in the US

If I remember correctly, there was a glitch with Granny whatsherface that was causing the achievement to fail, even if you knocked her out.

Test?

Hollow Knight

I remember renting the NES version from the grocery store 30+ years ago. I remember the half pipe was a pain to control, BMX and Hacky Sack played well, and if you went over the top of the wave on surfing, the Jaws theme would play and a shark would show up. Can’t remember if that was every time or just occasionally.