Washing soap with other soap

This was ace. Watched a pro play through it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957720/Neon_Inferno/

This is ace-er. Eloquent high-concept history.

Am digging NRLW Magic Round. Nothing else to report, sir/madam.

Feculent marshes

If you haven't read one of these spin-off encyclopaedias for popular manga/anime series, they are super dense and worth the money. They even contain new material.

I really like new companion Eleanor Fong (Jasmine Bayes), who is running an electronics firm in Hong Kong in the 1990s when she first meets the Eleventh Doctor.

Deodorant fights

COMIC COVER OF THE WEEK

By Betsy Cola. Ludicrous concept, yet v. well executed. Catches and holds the eye. A fitting tribute ;-P

SONG OF THE WEEK

"Always In The Sun" by Tokyo Tea Room (UK). Indie pop with a dash of funk. Her voice is incredible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rzAx2-cMcw

Commended >>> "A Different Kind" by Rakim (US), "Learning To Talk" by Soft Vein (also US), "Amiga Do Tempo" by Boasorte (Brazil) and "Yeah" by Charlie XCX (UK).

RANDOM RPG REMINISCENCE

Saw a dude reading a "D&D" manual in a lecture. Got chatting afterwards. He invited BP and I to try his home game. Told us what level characters to make, ability-score total points, said we could have a couple of magic items, etc. We rocked up with a pair of stone-cold killers ready to take on the toughest dungeon he could send our way. It turned out to be a lore-heavy, combat-light "Dragonlance" campaign. Never went back. It was a long drive from our seaside fishing village, too. Ah, well, I remember we all pigged out on KFC and there was a likeable fellow who was a refrigerator mechanic and felt like a kindred spirit.

Blink twice

NOVELTY NOODLES OF THE WEEK

US import. Looked the part, defo smelt the part, tasted a tad weak.

DL FANZINE OF THE WEEK

Yes, I'm sure he is trolling using "UFC" above scenes from MVP.

HYPOTHETICAL OF THE WEEK

You can only eat five types of fruit & veg for the rest of your life.

For versatility, I'd choose: potato, tomato, spinach, lemon, apple.

Every family member/friend I asked gave me a different fab five!

Stacking your pushie is hectic

Faffed around with a Brawl build using new card Fin Fang Foom (below). Initially, it was landkill/dragons for less-focused funsies, then I relented and switched to landkill/heavy artifact. You either destroy two of their lands on Turn 4 and they immediately quit or, given the ferocity of the current meta, you don't and rapidly get steamrolled. It's a third-tier deck option.

The 2023 documentary "Tollund: The Enigma Of The Swamp Mummy" is comprehensive enough for me to recommend it. I learnt several things about ecology, archaeology, Danish museums and present theories of Iron Age life. Shame about the silliness at the very end, where - spoiler warning! - they made Tollund Man's eyes open and stare out at the viewer.

Since you didn't ask, my favourite Sanrio character is Keroppi.

VIP POV

"U/C" score: 18 right.

RIP, Bill Oddie.

BEER OF THE WEEK

A flavour to savour. Do yourself a favour! Meanwhile, here's a pic of the forgotten Supergirl, Helen Slater.

Life, the universes and analysing things

Borrowed this tome from the public library. Youth, unconditional friendship, the immigrant experience, the college experience, identity (formed through music, fashion, politics, extra-curriculars...), bonding activities, D&Ms, rituals and in-jokes, sentimental gifts/discards, car trips, food, mixtapes, zines, sports, cinema, sex, drugs, protests, pranks, part-time jobs, sharehouses, role models, future ambitions, senseless tragedy, almost irreconcilable loss, grasping for answers, therapy, parental love, volunteering in the community and keeping alive the memory of a beautiful person.

As good as everyone said. Maybe gooder.

The over-the-top humour (cheap deaths) didn't do much for me. The cameos were pretty effective, though. And the "Fallout" scenario and closing twist will keep me tuning in for at least another episode. Don't think I ever laughed. More of a weird show than a funny one.

It only hasn't happened until it does

LISTENING ON MY DAILY WALKS

Well, this was inevitable, given how much I enjoyed Volume 1.