It’s upsetting his fragile ego, but he’s not feeling much financial pain. It’ll take way more for that to happen…

“Theyre comin’ for my guns hunting kit!”

This is the state of the world right now: insane ideas like this meant to be an April Fool’s joke instead seems like just another crazy and dystopian headline. It’s not fun anymore…

“Spore.” That video with Wil Wright showing it off was incredible. Ordered it from Amazon. CD key was no good. EA didn’t give two shits. After over a week of dealing with them via support tickets and calls, I gave up and just returned it.

Meanwhile, my friend pirated it, played through the whole thing, and said it was just ok.

That’s why he elected him.

The only way they’d assist people suffering from homelessness.

The last 15 minutes of “The Return of The King,” starting with, “My friends… You bow to no one.”

Every. Damn. Time.

Truth!

The only focused Democratic message for the past 8+ years has been, “We need to stop Trump,” which I agree with, but without Trump, I can’t think of a single, unified message. That’s not enough to get the general population fired up and excited to vote for Dems. One thing that made Obama so popular was he had specific goals and gave people hope.

Trump, in the meantime, has been feeding people all sorts of promises and hopes and dreams. They’re all terrible and full of shit, but that is a more powerful message than just, “We need to stop Harris.”

Vegeta

Don’t download Balatro on mobile unless you want to lose your job, family, friends, and health. It’s that addictive.

He engages with his fan base a lot. So yeah, there are lots of jokes and things like that. It’s fun to get involved with everything, but you don’t need to in order to just enjoy his books.

By the way, most people suggest starting with the Mistborn series. “The Final Empire” is the first book, and it’s really fun. A good introduction to Sanderson. They’re still big books, but not quite the commitment of “The Way of Kings,” which is the first Stormlight book. Whatever you start with, I hope you enjoy it!!

What the fuck is happening across the world?

I love the worldbuilding, mystery, and magic system, but I think it’s the characters that I love the most. I can identify with these characters so much more than any book I’ve read before. Their struggles, their thoughts and feelings, and their growth really speaks to me.

Also, the climax of Brando’s books are awesome. Fans have dubbed it “The Sanderlanche.” Something that B-Money is great at is delivering on promises. He is actually a writing professor at BYU (he’s uploaded a lot of his lectures to his YouTube channel), and one of his big things for writers is Plot, Promises, and Progress. It’s really exciting when you realize you’re in the Sanderlanche, because a bunch of awesome shit is about to go down.

And, most of his books are in the same universe (called the Cosmere), and so it’s cool when you recognize a character from one series when they show up in another series.

The Lord of the Rings

This is Howard Shore’s Magnum opus. It’s what distinguishes this movie as more than just a great adaptation. His use of themes to represent not only races and kingdoms but characters, objects (like the One Ring, of course), and even concepts is a level above most movie soundtracks. There are even elements of storytelling through the music!

For example, the first time we hear the theme for Gondor is when Boromir is in Rivendell. Since he’s more or less alone, the theme is played by a single French Horn in a somber (almost tragic) style. In Return of the King, we see Minas Tirith, capital of Gondor, in all its glory, and so the full orchestra plays the theme.

One more: As the Fellowship begins to break down, so too does the theme. We go from heroic phrases to shorter, interrupted instances. There’s a book about the soundtrack written by Doug Adams. I highly recommend it if you’re interested!

I know! Have you been reading the chapters on Reactor Mag?

I know they’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but The Stormlight Archive books speak to me like no other books ever have. They’re a huge time investment, but they’re all about the journey, not the destination. 😉

That headline scared me for a second! But wow. What a legacy! Such a great dude.

SO glad they haven’t actually made a Calvin & Hobbes movie (yet). There’s no way one could ever live up to the magic. This post scared me for a minute…

Wish I could read the article, but I can’t seem to close the stupid pop-up (I’m using Lemmy)…

But I’m guessing it’s the real story dramatized here in “Fat Man and Little Bit.”

EDIT: Finally was able to read the article. I’m not sure why John Cusack’s character is made up in the movie, but he’s essentially a combination of the two scientists killed by the demon core.