I saw a hashtag on Mastodon and Bluesky called #20books20days. It's a very simple post format, where you simply post the cover of one book that "had an impact on who you are" with no explanation. Repeat for 20 days. The concept really made me stop and think because while there are a lot of …
Category: Somewhat Offtopic
OoT Randomizer Scrub S6 Tournament
Got another quick post that's a bit more off topic than usual. As some of you may know, I like to play games over on my twitch channel. My favourite is the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Randomizer. Basically, it's a mod of one of the most beloved video games of all time where …
The Stories and the House of Jules Verne
Last September, I travelled to Europe with my Dad. I wrote a bit about the holiday at the time (read about my Ayreon Adventure here) but today I want to reminisce about one particular highlight from the trip: Jules Verne's house in Amiens, France. We only spent one day in Amiens and visiting Jules Verne's …
I’m Back
Guess what everyone? I got married. And I went to New Zealand for the honeymoon and saw a lot of Hobbit Holes. Also listened to The Hobbit while driving around New Zealand, and finished it just before we went to Hobbiton. Really elevated the whole experience. I'm sharing one of the best photos I took …
Life Update and a Cute Cat Pic
Just wanted to make a quick post with some real life info, which is going to be keeping me quiet for a while. Exciting news is, I'm getting married in ten days. As you can imagine, I'm pretty damn excited about that. My partner and I will be going to New Zealand for our honeymoon, …
Pokémon Snap is Back
It has been about 23 days since my last post on this blog. Considering that this is Hugo Season, and that the Locus Award Finalists were announced last week, this is very weird for me. Now I could blame work for the break, or point out that I wrote a new short story during this …
6 Awesome Science Fiction Metal Songs
Time for something a little different. Let's talk about music. I just finished listening to the new Ayreon album Transitus and omg, mind blown. Not going to talk about that just now though, since a tie-in comic book was released alongside this album and I do not yet have my hands on that comic. Not …
The Three-Body Adaptation
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you may remember how much I love Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past series. Which is more commonly known both in English and Chinese as just The Three-Body Problem or Three-Body ( 三体, San ti) series. The main trilogy consists of The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, …
Lots of Awards: 2020 World Fantasy Award Finalists, Winners of the 2020 Locus Award, 2020 Cordwainer Smith Recovery Award, and even a bit about Dragons
I focus on the Hugo Awards a lot, but of course they aren't the only awards out there. I guess I like the Hugos because I can participate in them. I'd like to give a quick shout-out to some other award winners and nominees. First off, the Locus Awards. I covered the announcement of the …
Ayreon Live
At the end of 2018, I had a choice to make. I could be responsible and keep saving my money, or I could go to Holland to see a metal concert. I chose to be responsible and have regretted it ever since. This week, I watched the DVD of the concert in question - Ayreon's Electric …
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