June in Review

Books Acquired:
None

Books Read:
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Whisky Galore by Compton Mackenzie

Happy Canada Day!

I am at the end of a multi-week chest cold, and I’m currently wallowing in self-pity until this bloody thing finally finishes with me. We’ve had some beautiful weather here this month too, but when I’ve been outside I mainly just felt like lying in the middle of a field and quietly dying. The last few days have been much better, thankfully, so I’m starting to find joy in life once more.

We did still get out, though, and Paisley loved it:

Lee-Ann dragged me out of my hole to watch a Macy Gray concert last week, and she was fantastic. I think I’d only ever heard her single from twenty years ago, but I really dug her whole set. A good mix of chill and upbeat R&B jazz, I guess you might call it, with a few covers done in her style. The band was also really great. I caught part of a Mighty Mighty Bosstones song while passing an outdoor concert a few weeks back too, so it’s been a very 90s month.

With the Steam Summer Sale and E3 this month, I spent a lot of my free time playing games rather than reading. I love both hobbies, so it’s always a bit of a balancing act there with my free time, but the games won out this month. I just love getting caught up in the excitement of it all during these events.

My top three games I was most excited for coming out of E3, if anyone is wondering, would be:

1. Cyberpunk 2077
2. Sea of Solitude
3. My Friend Pedro

I mean, come on:

Movies watched:
None.

TV watched:
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 5 (2017/2018) – Very happy the Internet saved Brooklyn Nine-Nine. I’m still a little surprised I like this show as much as I do.

W1A: Season 3(2017) – This was a bit of a disappointing season. It wasn’t bad, but it never really hit its stride.

The Hairy Bikers’ Chicken & Egg: Season 1 (2016) – We like to watch cooking shows while we eat, and this was added to Netflix. The food and travel are quite good, but I can’t decide if I hate these two hosts or not. They’re just a bit too much at times. These episodes are basically hour-long dad jokes. I also really hate it when food-travel show hosts cook another country’s dishes for the locals. They weren’t as obnoxious about it as Ainsley Harriott, but it still just seems off to me.

Games played:
God of War (2018) (PS4) – I finished this finally and absolutely loved it. It kept me interested enough to spend time on trophies after completing it, which is rare for me.

Gemini Rue (2013) (PC) – Very cool Wadjet Eye adventure game. They always bring a lot of originality to their games, mechanics that you don’t find in another adventure games. The story was also very good.

Night in the Woods (2018) (PC) – I’m still playing this, but I am really loving it. The dialogue is written so well, and the art style is a lot of fun. I’ve been taking the time to talk to every character I possibly can in this, just because it’s written so well. I’ve also been playing this over Steam Link on WIFI, which apparently works quite well now! As a side note, I was searching Twitter to see what people had said about this game, and this was a major hit with the Furries.

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