Two things happened this weekend. First, my wife surprised me with an early Christmas, and that is a shoutout to how amazing she is. She has done a huge amount for our family with going back to school, and has always maintained being a fantastic wife and mother. She is the glue that holds us together, and I am so proud of her. Especially since that somehow got me an Xbox One. With Fallout 4. For someone who doesn’t know anything about gaming, she managed to hit the nail on the head. That was the first thing that provided me a distraction. I’ll end up writing all about Fallout 4, but so far it’s fun and an interesting next step for the series. I see where people would say it’s really similar, but I think it brings at least two really big changes (power armor and crafting) that really change…
Ugh, first miss. My mistake, didn’t get home from work until 10:00 and forgot all about it. No writing. My plan for the weekend is to take as much time as I can and just get content on the page. Bad, rough, whatever, just so long as words hit the page and I can see the plot on paper, identify what doesn’t work, and begin to tighten it up.
Before kicking off for NaNoWriMo, it had been a minute since I wrote anything, and longer since I’d blogged. Couldn’t even tell you how long it’s been since I posted anything that had to do with my interests. Honestly, I have a lot of catching up to do in that sense. While I wasn’t writing, I was watching a lot of TV, caught some great movies, read better books, and played… Well, actually I really haven’t played that much. Sure, I upgraded our PC (because the old one died, and boy is that a story all by itself), but most of what I played on PC was pretty standard stuff I’d already done before. Got back into Skyrim for a bit, started into the Mass Effect series so I could have a Commander Shephard on PC, and spent a ton during the Steam Summer Sale. I’ve enjoyed PC gaming. But…
One of the things I don’t usually get to do is go to the movies, so whenever I finally get around to watching one, it’s usually only after it’s been out for a while. My wife working tonight, so my son and I checked out Inside Out. The last major Disney/Pixar thing I saw was either Frozen or Big Hero 6. Frozen, for all that everyone made about it, was kind of a letdown. Don’t get me wrong, the animation was fantastic, and I really enjoy most of the characters, but I’d kinda been expecting more due to the hype. I really like the twist, a lot, but the really big deal seemed to come from the way it flipped certain standard Disney conventions on its head. Great job, but, I think there were some other gaps. Also, lots and lots (and LOTS) of singing. Music is a big part…