Ugh... of course!

          Isn’t that the way it is with the May long weekend? Either the weather proves to be dismal or sickness comes flying in through the school system. Regardless of how the weather shapes up to be, my throat turned scratchy the other day and now the bug has found purchase within my sinuses.  I feel like this dude looks (before the blessed sinus meds cometh) 

(thanks to RetroTy: the Pulse of Nostalgia - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfjODprcAMV2kvK92ToDDfw)
 

 

        Things went better than I expected, for it’s been a long time since I last had a cold. For someone working in the school system, that’s a bout of decent fortune. Hail and salutations to the May long weekend! Lots of relaxing and taking it easy for me. And, of course, plenty of simming. I had an elder that I played for a long time until I was completely sick of the dude. Say hello to André.

I loved this old chef but he lived for so long that I eventually got sick of him.

     

So I moved him to Sunset Valley and got him a bullhorn. Then he insulted Grim over and over again until the Cowled One took care of business.

 

        Now I’m playing a young couple in Sunset Valley in addition to my main Paulson family. Oh, and in addition to simming, I have to make a few measurements as my ancient washing machine gave up the ghost. A shame real life is not like the Sims, eh? That is all for now. I can only hope that I will get better. The weather looks promising but that can all change overnight.

BYE. 

Fighting annoyed?

      I’ve been reading the occasional Clive Cussler book, and while I find them nice pieces of escapism wrapped in colourful detail and adventure, today I wrapped up “Trojan Odyssey” and nearly threw the book against the wall. The story itself was lacking compared to the others I have read but that’s not what made me want to throw the book and Clive off a roof. The book wraps up with the author putting himself into the story. I hated it when Stephen King did it in his Dark Tower series and I am not very pleased with Cussler doing it either. At least Cussler had the decency to only put himself in for one scene.

      Why does this annoy me so much? I really cannot explain it. Why does the author want to meet his creation? Doesn’t he already know everything there is to know about his creation? Granted, Cussler puts himself into the story as an admirer and not as an integral character. King, on the other hand, is very important to Roland and the ka-tet of the Dark Tower saga. It just seems like such an arrogant choice. Maybe King just found it cathartic because he wrote it around the time of his car accident. Isn’t writing a cathartic act? And if you can make some money out of your catharsis, go for it.

       I’m just saying that I did not enjoy it when King put himself into the book and it just annoyed me when Cussler did it. The story itself was a little lacking as well. I have no opinion about the Trojan War and I like the Amazon angle a little – too darn late in making an appearance, mind you. The environmental angle got on my nerves a little. Nothing like a bit of climate change (but in the other direction) to hit all the right buttons. By the way, the human species has damned the ecosystem for (possibly) all time. Such light-hearted discourse!

    Now for something a little cheerier. 

BYE.