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More Traffic Musings

So now I'm really popular with the United Arab Emirates and Ukraine. That... is unexpected. I cannot fathom for the life of me why anyone from either of those countries would read my blog.

Obligatory September Post

Wow, I really let this blog go, don't I?

Let's see... what's happened in the last month?

Books!
Got and read "Bloody Rose" by Nicholas Eames. The sequel to "Kings of the Wyld", "Bloody Rose" was an intense and fun read. Darker than "Kings of the Wyld", it had a few moments where the story genuinely angered me and kinda left me in shock, but I have to say, I really enjoyed the book.
Also got and read "King of Ashes" by Raymond Feist. Feist's first non-Riftwar work in an eon was an entertaining read, though I cannot tell where he's going with this story. It was a bit rougher than I would have expected from such an experienced writer, truth be told.

Random crap!
I got a drone. I've learned not to fly said drone indoors. 'Nuff said.

It's Dreamforce in San Francisco this week. As a result, I am staying the hell away from San Francisco (save for one night in which I have a social engagement).

Zombie Tools now has a revised Tainto in their catalog. That's my early Xmas gift to myself, as it's going to take about that long for them to finish it and ship it to me.

Traffic Musings

Apparently I am no longer interesting to Russia. Most of my audience (such as I have an audience) comes from "Unknown Region" (go anonymizers!) followed by the United States. Then, weirdly enough, I have a small Ukraine audience followed by an even smaller UK audience. From there, it's clearly accidental views from Poland, Brazil, Quatar, Thailand, Austria, and Australia. Trippy.

Obligatory August Post

Where does the time go?

Let's see, what kind of nonsense shall I post for August?

Got on a kick of trashy fantasy and found myself re-watching Ladyhawke with Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer. I can't help but love that movie despite the rough acting. Makes me wonder how it would fare with a remake (better effects, better soundtrack, higher production values). Was chatting with a friend and we started speculating how that could go down. Peter Jackson would, of course, be the ideal director. Interestingly, Steven Amell, of "Arrow", was put forward for the hero's role and I really like that idea. Made me think Melissa Benoist (sp?) of "Supergirl" would be an interesting Isobel/Ladyhawke. Not entirely sure who to cast as Phillipe Gaston ("The Mouse"). It would have to be someone young, witty, and charming.

My alternate suggestion instead of Amell might be Chris Helmsworth. I could see him pull that off.



I'm back to a bit of a dry spell for reading material. I have a book on order, but don't have high expectations for it. All my other favorite authors are sort of between releases. Sigh.

Yeah, I guess that's it for August. Whee.

Obligatory July Post

Guess I don't have a lot of time left in July, do I?

What to say? Hm... I finally got on the Stranger Things bandwagon (a couple of years late). Damn that's a brilliant show! Both seasons were fantastic!

Read "Paradox Bound" by Peter Clines. I've grown disenchanted with time travel stories over the years, but this one was a damn fun read. Clines is easily one of my favorite authors these days.

And I think I'm ending July by catching a cold. Headache and body ache has started my Tuesday. I think I may take a sick day. Ugh.

June is almost gone? Huh

Well shit. Time sure flies!

What to say about June...

• I saw Deadpool 2. Rocked! I almost passed out laughing in parts. I'm 73% certain that alcohol had nothing to do with why some of those scenes were so funny to me.
• Read and finished Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames. Brilliant fantasy novel! Takes the whole "adventuring party" trope in the best possible direction.
• Read and finished Brief Cases by Jim Butcher. God, I miss the Dresden Files books!
• Worked too much. My brain is a cooked mess. This new job is brutal in some ways.
• Probably drank to much. Meh.