New plumbot and new hair

      It has been some time since I last treated one of my sim families to a bot. So now my wolfie couple the Hinges (Tony and Addy) got themselves a bot building machine. I'll treat you lovely few to a few pics in due time. I also paid a few visits to TSR and got myself some Newsea and Leah Lilith (sic?) hairs for ladies and dudes. Two hairs for dudes, actually, as I like creating dudes and needed more hairs. Leah Lilith and Newsea have long been creators and their stuff rocks. No retextures here, but yer welcome to do what you will.

     The sky has been indecisive all day but no sign of snow yet. Perhaps it will come this weekend. I hope not. I've been on a roll where finding good books is concerned lately. My latest discovery was 'The next pandemic'. Chillingly familiar, as far as the pandemic is concerned. We are nowhere near the great flu of 1918-1919, but there are a number of factors at work there. I now have another book on my desk and it's looking pretty good so far. Here comes the weekend, folks! Stay safe!

BYE.

Don't get burned out

     Back in 2013, when I first discovered the likes of 'The day after', 'Protect & survive', and the grandmaster of all things bleak and horrible; 'Threads', I danced on the edge of being burned out by all the books on and about nuclear war I was consuming. I've risked burn-out before, and have usually taken steps to pace myself. Since that depressing time, I rarely read anything relating to that topic. Oh, I still get as far as I can with 'The day after' and watch 'Countdown to Looking Glass' (O Canada!) on near-heavy rotation. Thanks to those diseased twats at the Beeb, I cannot endure 'Threads' on Youtube (or on Vimeo, I suspect) because those wets keep pulling it down.

    This has nothing to do with nuclear war, however. Thanks to the pandemic, I've been drawn to books dealing with fictional and historical pandemics of late. The most recent foray is into a stunning conclusion book called 'Pandemic' by Scott Sigler. Now I have the second book in the trilogy ('Pandemic' being the third one) on hold and waiting for me at the library. The story had a glacial pace at first but after a while, elements from the likes of 'The Andromeda strain', 'Outbreak', 'The Stand', and numerous other luminaries come into play. This book quickly became hard to put down. Oh, and those of you who like stuff like 'By dawn's early light' will love the nuclear part of the story. China nukes part of Russia at one point. To quote my main man David Hunt; I bet you'll never guess what happens next!

    I have another book about pandemics waiting for me here at home but I decided to try to avoid burning out. The pandemic we're dealing with right now is enough. Dr. Roussin tightened a few screws yesterday; but I'm not likely to notice considering I'm so anti-social anyway. We might be getting some snow but it's not very likely. That is all for me right now. I hope the two or three of you who follow this nonsense of mine are doing well and staying safe.

BYE.

I am thankful, y'know

       Today I had a day off because it was Thanksgiving in Canada. Why wouldn't I be thankful? I went to Mom's for dinner on Saturday and am slowly eating through the care package of leftovers she gave me. Besides the leftovers and the day off, I'm thankful that my grandmother is still around. She's 93 and any possible twinge and twist in her day could signal a hard time ahead. No hard times on the immediate horizon, thankfully. Mom made her a care package as well. It was only the four of us at the dinner table - Mom, my sister, my brother-in-law, and me - so we were following the rules to ensure we were all COVID-19 compliant.

       Beside all this, I am thankful that the public library has not shut down again because of pandemic restrictions. I finished reading a touching book called 'The time it never rained'. Calamity in West Texas. No happy endings here but life continues to roll and flow. I spent the long weekend noshing on rice cakes. Crunchy and mildly flavoured. I assume this lacking snack is better for me in the long run. My diseased worries went on a rampage this weekend but they are quiet once again. I shouldn't speak too soon, as I know the GADabout can rise again at any moment.

      No brain farts in my game so I'm following the life and times of Egge and her main man Hinge. Addy and Tony are a newlywed werewolves looking forward to having their first cub. Here are some pics of Addy's family.

     

They are not in any real order, btw.

BYE.

October

      Just closed the cover on 'The occupied' by Craig Parshall. To be honest, I was not partial to it. It's on dark topics as it is; does the main character have to be completely unsympathetic? I was kinda hoping the dark forces Trevor unleashed would take him away before the books reached 150 pages. Blech. Anyway, Thanksgiving approaches. Just the four of us at the dinner table, like usual. I don't thing we'll be violating any coronavirus protocols. TS3 had an amazing brain-fart just now and I had to fight to close it. I don't think it's done that for a long time. I wonder what it means? Does it mean I will have to start a new game as my current file has up and corrupted?

     I saved not long before the brain-fart so my game should be all right. Anyway, I have a western by Elmer Kelton to look forward to next on the literary front. I hope the main character is sympathetic. I don't like characters that seem so flat, unemotional, or just annoying. Trevor, for all of his presence, was flat and dull. I hope Charlie Flagg of 'The time it never rained' is more interesting. The title was a grabber, at least. Anyway, I feel pretty good with the mask mandate and so far (touch wood) there have been no cases at my school or in my school division

     To the two or three of you still wasting yer time on this blog, I hope you are doing well and staying indoors yet connected to yer loved ones. Wear yer masks with pride and wash yer hands. Winter is coming and the virus will get worse before it gets better. That is all for now.

 

BYE.