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    Lego The Incredibles

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    Gaming
    So, I thought I'd bring up another Lego game, as they are great for mindless entertainment.  There is an absolute ton of these things too.  Today's Lego game is Lego The Incredibles, based off Pixar's The Incredibles.  (Probably the best theme music for an animated flick too). 
    This game is narrowing in scope of something like Lego Marvel Superheros 2, despite having super heroes being a common thread.  The story follows both The Incedibles and The Incredibles 2 and is an enjoyable romp through the highlights of those movies.  The city, New Urbem, has lot of different superhero activities to stop crime.  The races in the game are mostly manageable and the flight races are a LOT better done than Lego Marvel Super Heroes or Lego Batman anything.  I'm almost done wrapping up the achievements, which has been considerably less tedious than some of the other Lego Games.  Though the 75 hit combo is tough since the AI often gets in your way or kills the guy you need to complete the combo.
    Fun game and a great distraction from stress. (mostly)

    (If you buy from the links above, Gay Authors gets a small affiliate fee)
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    Summer Break 2018

    By Myr,


    Life
    Wow, with summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, we are definitely seeing a drop in people online.   Even I'm getting more sun.
    I'm going to cut back on the number of blogs I'm doing for now and pick up again in the fall.  It'll give me more time to do these silly summer homeowner things I'm suddenly stuck with. lol.
     
     
     
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    Jurassic Park World

    By Myr,


    Movies
    I enjoyed this movie.  I was a big fan of the first Jurassic Park.  It was a definite classic.  Of course, that was before Steven Speilberg nuked the fridge...
    Jurassic Park 2 kind of sucked as the only character they kept was Jeff "The Annoyance" Goldblum.  Jurassic Park III, well... it was better than 2.  The kid was less annoying too.  So yeah... this is better than 2 or 3.
    Have you seen it?  Where does it rate for you?
  19. Myr
    I have mentioned before that I enjoy Tom Clancy's epic length novels.  He had three intertwining series all set in the same world.  This is another thing I like.  Having a created world where you can do different series of books and the characters bump into each other.  Without Remorse is where we meet the major recurring character of John Clark.   This is a good solid book that is a pageturner.  It's been entirely too long since I've last read it, so it is back into the queue for the next time I'm devouring books.  If you like political and military stuff, or Tom Clancy's stuff in general, this is a good book to read.
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    Percy Jackson the Olympians

    By Myr,


    Books
    Rick Riordan has become a juggernaut through Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Norse Mythologies with his interlocking series of books.  They all started with Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.  (Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief being the first book)
    I've read this 5 book series and I have the other 15 or so books in the interlocking series, but I haven't read them yet.  The man is just cranking these things out.
    They are aimed at teens, so they make a great light read for those that like modern fantasy, a la Harry Potter.
     
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    Immortals Fenyx Rising - Impressions

    By Myr,


    Gaming
    I finally sat down and played Immortals - Fenyx Rising today. It's on sale digitally and on various sites. I put links to Amazon USA below (they are affiliate links, Gay Authors gets a small cut if you order the game from the link)
    This game has a nice gameplay loop.  The narrators are entertaining and the world is very colorful and beautiful. I am playing on Xbox Series X and the game plays great and I have not encountered any bugs so far.  (Unlike all the other games out at the moment...)
    This game is was clearly inspired by Zelda Breath of the Wild.  If you play it, let me know what you think.  I'll post more on it later.

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    Writing Books - Dazzling Dialog

    By Myr,


    Writing
    I picked up this book recently in my never ending quest to improve my writing skill set.  It's a short book that is a very quick read.  I'd recommend it as it targets a weakness that a lot of stories have and it gives practical tips on how to spot the problems and how to fix them
    Definitely worth the read.  It's available on Kindle as well if you like to keep your library digital.
  23. Myr

    Plot Gardening by Chris Fox

    By Myr,


    Writing
    I am on a bit of a roll this past weekend. I managed to get through a couple of things in my backlog stack of many things.  I picked this up and it was a quick, easy read.  I'm old fashioned, surprisingly, as I still love the feel of paper and a bookshelf I can go do when the power's out, so I have this in paperback.  I also put a lot of Post-it Flags on various pages of interest. 
    This book talks about a topic and then shows how it is done in a handful of movies that you have probably seen.  There are also handy little exercises at the end of each chapter that I think would genuinely help.  I've held the book off to the side so that I can give this a whirl on two of my writing projects. 
    If you are a "seat of your pantser" writer, this approach might help with outlining.  I'm going to give it a try.  It's worth a read.
  24. Myr

    Midway - (2019)

    By Myr,


    Movies
    This is a good movie that suffers from the comparison problem.  It's a pretty high bar for those interested in world war II movies to leap over the original 1976 Midway.  The original had Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, Robert Michum, Robert Wagner amount others.  The ensemble cast was a who's who of Hollywood legends.  So, set that aside if you, like me, grew up with your dad watching the movie.
    The 2019 movie was well paced.  The cast clicked pretty good.  And Dennis Quaid and Woody Harrelson have really grown in their craft over the years.  They both have a history of goofy comedic roles.  It was nice to see them both in serious roles here. And I thought they both pulled it off.
    The movie did a good job of stressing just how important this battle was in WW II. The special effects were good too.
    I enjoyed it and will keep it in my movie library.
  25. Myr
    In my ongoing pursuit to bury myself in an avalanche of books, I picked up this gem.  This is like a jack-of-all-trades toolbox.  It has Character Traits, Character Names, plot ideas, action words, descriptive words, plot twist ideas, and a lot more.  It is exactly the sort of thing you'd reach for when you're stuck and you want an idea.  Or if you are horrible with names, picking a name from a list.  Or maybe you want to spice something up. Or you want a prompt.    I flagged a bunch of parts of the book and this will be on my reference shelf for when I need it.  I definitely recommend it.
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