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Car-window stickers seen while out running errands this morn:

* "If you think this is slow, wait 'til we go up hill"

* "Tell your dog I said hi", AND

* "Surf church" (whatever the heck that means!).

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Stocked up on a pair of favourites from the South African cafe. Alas, they can't do Castle Lager takeaways, only dine-in. Simba Mrs Ball's Chutney are the mad kings of the crisp jungle, while those apricot sweets are utterly unique - and moreish.

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Finished this birthday gift from sister EM. Not a tome to be rushed. "The Meaning Of Liff" by way of John Green. Tackle it as a melancholy meander through smartly contrived words and eternal truths.

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Pod rec. Three-part investigation into the impact of the war against Japan on Britain and her allies, and why it has been largely forgotten (save by those with family links) when compared to the war against Germany.

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Post-apoc fairytale that starts pissweak, ends all right and has its moments along the dusty trail. I'd rewrite it to be clearer in several places and subtler in several others. The backdrops also tend to be uniformly dull.

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"Westworld" meets trafficking meets special-forces dude on the hunt. Good B-grade fare... Solid fight choreog. Bulk beauties (and boobs). Consistent characterisation. Satisfying conclusion that ain't too Hollywood.

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Smashed the second "Slime" manga boxed set. Cheers'n'frozen Cokes, RS1!

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Had a stab at this after lunch. Dunno if I like it yet. While we're talking vidyagames, have you wishlisted "Mina The Hollower"? You have? What about watching the trailer for the fillum "Obex"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh4EHcjJdFU

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Memory modules, Part 15

W. DM-ed this in the basement* of his family dwelling. His mother had provided a whole packet of wafer biscuits each (unthinkable at my joint) for sustenance. The setup of the module was compelling in a proto-"Ravenloft" way. There were French-sounding names for us to have fun mangling. There were obviously dangers galore. The fatal flaw was I, as the lone player, was trying to control an entire party of adventurers in a situation that demanded repeated cunning plans and extensive role playing (interacting with the castle's nutty inhabitants) in order to survive. I couldn't simply make attack rolls or cross off spells for each chara. I don't believe I progressed far.

*Or about as close as we get in Oz, i.e. a partially below-ground storey under a house built on a slope.