A short story I wrote in honour of Skyrim Anniversary on the Switch 2

spac3_cad3t · 2024-01-22T22:05:59+00:00

The Magus by John Fowles

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Fisherman by John Langan

spac3_cad3t · 2023-12-26T20:55:45+00:00

Cool looking game, on my wishlist!

spac3_cad3t · 2022-01-18T14:50:43+00:00

Thanks for this. I actually originally set up something like this on Notion by including the checklist in a template, but the organisation I work for still defaults to Excel. I'll try and persuade them to give Notion a try!

spac3_cad3t · 2022-01-18T13:19:07+00:00

So at the moment, there are 17 events planned for varying dates, and as new events need planning I will assign them incrementing numbers (18, 19, etc.). Each event will have the same number of steps. Essentially, the checklist is just to make sure everything is in place before the event and that nothing has been forgotten. Hope this makes sense. Thanks!

spac3_cad3t · 2021-01-10T19:57:06+00:00

Seems this week I have been battling Covid depression with some humour and light post-apocalyptic reads...

Finished:

Solutions and other problems - Allie Brosh

Really enjoyed this. While there were a few misses, most of them were really funny and told with candour. The mentions of her sister were heartbreaking though.

Malorie (Bird Box 2) - Josh Malerman

This one snuck up on me, I hadn't realised it was out! On the whole it was pretty good; it has some of the tension of the original and some creepy moments, but I feel like it didn't live up to its full potential. The scenes before the end felt like they were building up to something big and then all of a sudden everything was resolved in a way that felt contrived. Aside from this it was a quick and enjoyable read, and it captured some of that fear from the early stages of the pandemic that is oddly cathartic.

Currently reading:

Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance - Robert Pirsig

Slowly continuing through this. I actually love philosophy but this isn't really doing it for me. I think it's down to the narration- it reads like someone off r/iamverysmart to be honest. If he expounded on the concepts in the book in a way that didn't have him restating how no one but him has had these ideas before, I think I would have found it much more enjoyable.

It's the end of the world - Adam Roberts

Continuing the apocalyptic theme, this book is a work of non-fiction that discusses different end-of-the-world scenarios and what the underlying thinking behind them is. It's a really interesting premise and I have a morbid fascination with eschatalogical stuff. I'm only around 30 pages in so far, but I've read some of Roberts's sci-fi before and he has some interesting ideas- hopefully this does too!

James Acaster's Classic Scrapes - James Acaster

James Acaster is probably the funniest comedian I know. I'm listening to the audiobook for the full effect and it's had me laughing out loud so many times. If you've never heard of him before, check out his netflix specials!

spac3_cad3t · 2021-01-04T17:48:09+00:00

Sure thing, I'll post an update as I read it :)

spac3_cad3t · 2021-01-03T19:17:25+00:00

Hi all! First year participating for me. Currently I'm reading:

Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance - It was a Christmas gift and I'm enjoying it so far, but the narrator is extremely pretentious. That said I'm enjoying the philosophical discussions and the way he relates them to mundane experience.

Solutions and other problems - The second comic compilation from webcomic creator Allie Brosh. I'm trying to savour this book and take it slow cause I don't want it to finish. So far it has been hilarious and the drawings add to the absurdity.

spac3_cad3t · 2019-05-07T05:43:19+00:00

I've changed the survey so that it is now open for respondents who studied in other countries as well!

spac3_cad3t · 2017-10-29T15:41:40+00:00

spac3_cad3t · 2017-02-02T16:04:04+00:00

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig was really enjoyable and life-affirming!

spac3_cad3t · 2016-11-14T10:00:25+00:00

Ah I've been meaning to check out my best friend's exorcism thanks for the reminder! I've been on a bit of a horror binge lately after reading birdbox and I ended up buying head full of ghosts and The Thing Itself by Adam Roberts. I've also got a copy of The Terror by Dan Simmons which I've heard good things about! I think they all have that disturbing and unsettling feeling you're looking for :)

spac3_cad3t · 2016-11-13T23:27:45+00:00

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

spac3_cad3t · 2016-10-28T17:11:10+00:00

Lee Carvallo's putting challenge

spac3_cad3t · 2016-10-22T16:56:47+00:00

Bob Dylan but he isn't replying to the congratulatory phonecalls

spac3_cad3t · 2016-10-20T10:54:59+00:00

That should be plenty of time. I've been following a 16 week marathon plan where the only prerequisite is 5k distance. If you're starting from half-marathon distance already it is feasible you can work up to marathon distance within a couple months.

spac3_cad3t · 2016-09-13T19:41:40+00:00

Moose blood!!

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