Richard Parry: writer, liar, superhero
This is just the kind of thing I’d have wanted as a tiny Richard. Wizards of the Coast, raising the next legion of geeks today. Now I need to work out if there’s a maximum acceptable age for buying these things. Who’d know? I could just order it and hide the evidence. [ABCs of D&D (Dungeons & Dragons Children’s Book)] (Seen on Polygon)
My reaction: Eeeeeeeeeeeee….
I suggest listening to the audio of this rather than reading it. Also, try not to get too angry at your past automated phone system support calls. https://whatever.scalzi.com/2018/11/19/a-thanksgiving-week-gift-for-you-automated-customer-service/
I got older last month. I mean, I get older all the time, but got an excuse to celebrate it on my incept date as we did another turn around Earth’s star. One of the things I hungered for was the Horizon: Zero Dawn messenger bag. This is a beautiful product, and ever since a friend of mine showed hers off, I wanted one. Let’s face it, my office is 100% mobile, so this is the equivalent of a Lexus for a company vehicle. But — and there’s always a but — New Zealand suppliers were out of stock. Seems it’s a special order item from Germany. Anyway, my most excellent friend fell on her sword and sent me hers. It’s fantastic!
This might be my favorite news article today. Modern cyberpunk hero from Cyberpunk
So, I saw this today: https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/01/penny-dreadful-sequel-series-city-of-angels-announced (Actually, I saw it first on Twitter, but the IGN link provides a little more substance…) Eeeee….….eeeeeeE……eeeee……EeeeeEEeee… Also, Eva Green was the best thing about this series, so for the love of god get some jumper cables and get her out of the ground. https://t.co/u0id2sgZ1E — Richard Parry (@ParryForte) November 1, 2018 This is excellent news. I suspect getting Eva Green back won’t be possible based on the IGN text, but a guy can dream, right?
October’s behind us, which means my birthday is also behind us. You can stop sending me gifts for my incept date and start planning my seasonal loot haul. What do you mean, this isn’t about me? Okay, okay. Let’s take a slight tangent toward retailer recommendations and see where we end up. You might be feeling a little lost if you’re an Amazon shopper, wanting books for a loved one. You look in the genres. You try and find something in the top ten that looks rad. In sci-fi, you find nothing but bare-chested romance. Cyberpunk is a trash fire of lit-RPG romance. Hell, romance is everywhere. Here, I’m going to: Show you the problem, then Give you my top five solutions. Let’s rock. A good friend and I were having wine (and beer, and…) the other night. We agreed Read More …
Way down here in New Zealand, we didn’t get spontaneous applause because we’re very British. Having said that, I might admit to giving a small fist-pump when Cap came on in Infinity War. Evans’ portrayal of the hero is exceptional. Worldwide reach shouldn’t be dimmed by the use of “America” in his name; I mean, hell, the values Cap stands for go well beyond an individual country. Having spent over three months re-editing and writing my cyberpunk Future Forfeit stories, I drove myself into a state of hopelessness. It might be time to dust off the First Avenger and get a little hopeful reminder.
While elections approach for many of you, I wonder what … personal changes people are making in the wake of the IPCC report. The rest of the world doesn’t get to go to the polls, but we can still make changes that effect our planet and our children’s children. Here: [The Adorable Optimism of the IPCC] It’s a pretty amusing read. Watts is one of the best sci-fi authors to grace our blue-green world. Reading the post, I’m able to reflect on the changes we’ve made at home (and wonder what else we can do). We’re using public transport a lot (it’s our default), and ride-sharing services when not (we still have cars, but are wrestling with whether it’s better to go electric or keep ’em, as the cost of producing vehicles has a tremendous environmental impact). We’re deleting single-use plastic Read More …