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I give in and up!

I'm playing PN2 for the BL2 UL but only the TF2 UL works so now I'm having to DL TF2. Only to get volunteered for some MVM...what have I gotten myself in to?

Meanwhile check out the latest Funthrough episodes:

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Daily Snippet: New Year Junk

The weather put us off Step Two of the New Year Project "Mobile Furnace" as in picking a suitable spot for it to go outside. Gots to build it from the ground up but we need to take apart the Autumn Project the "Rocket Stove".

It did us really proud that little thing. Even made bread and cookies in it but that's all it was good for. It was an excellent first Junk Craft project. Recycling it to make the furnace will do it justice I think. Maybe even Rocket Stove Mark II? 

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A plan is brewing...

Should all happiness be forgot

...and never thought upon?

Tonight always brings out the worst in people. It's always quite clear that they broke hardy promises to themselves from the year before. "My New Years Resolution will be..." to fully commit to an unachievable goal and feel shit about it for the rest of the year, but don't worry there's always next 1st January to turn that around...

Tonight is always filled with "this year was so shit because of X" "Bring on the New Year everything is gonna be different!" then next new year's eve you claim that the year you're currently in has been the worst ever. Thing is, I reckon people are only remembering bad things that have happened to them recently and it's a well known fact that the human brain focuses on the negative more than positive emotional responses to situations.

So I pose to you my dear friends a mini project. A gift from me to you to see you into the next year with a gusto of Positive Mental Attitude. Something to help you remember all those GOOD things that you have experienced, witnessed and participated in.

This is my "Happy Jar". It's filled with positive experiences that have enriched my life for the better. From silly little things like growing our own vegetables to more sseriously the birth of my Niece. Some notes are reminders of what good things I've done for other people,  including saving someone's life, and what friends and family and strangers have done for me. Some things are just great date nights I've had or starting projects, some projects haven't stuck well as others but it's good for me to remember that process as being a positive thing, to show myself that creativity is worth exploring even if it doesn't go so well.

You can call it whatever you want, use a tin, a money box, a bottle, a box! Whatever you like. 

BUT: the rule is not to read them again until New Year's Eve (or Day depending on festive levels) that way when your feeling the Christmas come-down blues you have something give you a positive boost to the New Year. It'll show you what you CAN achieve and that good things DO happen, whether it's from your own hard ass work or the kind gestures of others or Karma or Force or Deity you believe in exists.

With that, I do, with all my love, wish you a prosperous and satisfactory New Year and this pic; coz we got a puppy this year too:

(Wrapping paper in a box with treats in...cheapest present ever!)

Daily Snippet: Chargin' mah Tank!

So every night since Boxing Day a small group of friends and I have been staying up very late to save the world from Zombies...

I, like many many people now have Left 4 Dead 2 in my Steam Library. It's rather good! Jeebus it's scary and fun and induces so much panic-rage in me I fear that *when* the Zombie infestation happens T'll try my best to be a good Zombie because I'll most likely not last as a survivor!

Daily Snippet: Top 23 of top 5 lists list!

Why is everything in list form?! Most entertainment sites we use give us their bounty in List form. Top 10 words of the week, Top 100 pictures of cats in trees, 32 ways to read small factoids with pictures so you won't forget them! Is it really the only way we can assimilate information? What's next? Will we only pay attention to the News if it's rated mundane to scandalous in a catchy rundown theme? What then if a story doesn't make at least the top 20 will it just turn into a Social Media outrage? Probably the most reliable source of news is Facebook and Twitter these days, and that's sayin' something...

Nalabox in Complicated Relationship with: Skyrim

So in my first part of reviewing Skyrim I unashamedly told you all to ignore the glitches and holes and that weird sense of "loss" from the main story because overall the game was bloody beautiful and I hadn't finished it.

I got the game back and decided to stick to the main story and not go spelunking for loot, trolls or skeleton keys...oooh...

Two hours later...

Pic: guiadoskyrim.webrok.com

I stubbornly stuck to the main story and had it finished in considerably less time than I thought I would. So If I hadn't taken my time to explore, fall into traps or got married, my Brother would have had it back in one weekend. Kind disappointing to realize this as I could have missed out on all that content that I fell in love with, would have been a completely different blog entry. Makes you consider taking your time on other things you very well could be missing out on.

I didn't pick a side in the Civil War as I didn't want my gameplay to be restricted plus neither side really elicited a strong enough emotional response to WANT to join their cause.

                           Seems the Jarl of Whiterun has been eliciting a different kind of response...

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The game did that weird thing where you fight the final boss guy but not really. To be honest it should have ended right there on top of the Throat of the World where you started your journey of the Voice, maybe included more rifty time travel?  Instead you don't quite defeat him so you've got to go out and be a stronger Saiyan or catch all your Pokemons and chase after him in the afterlife, the usual stuff. 

Thing is, you to go Sovngarde. THE most spectacular world environment and magnificent work of art and splendor. And the Hall of Valor. Walking amongst Skyrim's Mighty Heroes who have fallen in glorious battle! Which the final final battle is unfortunately nothing like that. Not even song worthy. Not even an audience with Shor worthy. As soon as the story moves on the whole place shuts itself up and offers you limited dialogue with any fellows that have made the journey before you. They said it was impossible! Bringing an end to The End but I did it and they shut their doors in my face. I'm swept up and dumped on my arse on the Mountain and only the Dragons know the Truth.

I started out loving this game and it has made me laugh, cry, steal, weep and kill for it. I have poured myself into it and it just pooped me out and didn't flush...

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Next Time: A little Festive Jeer!