Category: Entertainment

  • All the races of Middle Earth

    All the races of Middle Earth

    I enjoyed this introduction to the various races of Middle Earth: I’m very tempted to try figure out which of Tolkein’s books delve into the history of Middle Earth, before the events of The Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings. Well, I know there are earlier books. I have a little research to work out…

  • Rock nostalgia

    Rock nostalgia

    I’ve been listening to albums that I had on very heavy rotation about 20 years ago, this week. I’m not sure what this rock nostalgia indicates for me, although I still like many of these albums. The first band I revisited was Pearl Jam. I was really into them during my university years, and went…

  • The Greatest Showman

    The Greatest Showman

    Our daughter has been asking to watch The Greatest Showman for a few weeks. We watched the movie over the weekend, and it was wonderful.

  • Enjoying Sam and Liam talking about stuff

    Enjoying Sam and Liam talking about stuff

    I noticed a new(ish) video podcast, AWNP Unplugged, with Critical Role’s Sam Riegel, and Liam O’Brien. It’s terrific, I’m enjoying it. They’re basically just connecting, and chatting about the pandemic, the importance of being connected to each other, and more. I’m sitting on one of our couches, blogging random stuff, and enjoying the conversation. I…

  • Tempted by an older Monster Manual edition

    Tempted by an older Monster Manual edition

    I popped on to the Book Depository site to check out the availability of the D&D Monster Manual, and spotted a 12 year old edition: I don’t think I ever used that older edition, it’s not available, but I still felt a little tempted!  Even though I prefer digital formats when it comes to…

  • Playing Dungeons and Dragons with Discord

    Playing Dungeons and Dragons with Discord

    Playing Dungeons and Dragons with Discord, and other cool services such as Notion, and DnD Beyond.

  • Comforting familiarity

    Comforting familiarity

    Jamie Rubin wrote about waning motivation, and comforting familiarity yesterday – Maybe it is familiarity during a time of uncertainty that I find comforting. The unknowns pull the levers of anxiety. Because of this, I have to limit myself to thinking about today and not worrying too much about what may happen tomorrow. When I…

  • New running goal as COVID-19 restrictions ease

    New running goal as COVID-19 restrictions ease

    I paused my Garmin Coach 5K running plan when we were restricted to short distances from home due to COVID-19 restrictions. Now that our restrictions for sport have largely been lifted, I wanted to continue with the running plan. It turns out that you can’t pause a Garmin training plan this long, so I needed…