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My brain is still feeling hazy these past few days. I think part of it is at least anxiety induced but it’s just so annoying. It’s meant my focus has been more off than I’d have liked which… ugh.
It hasn’t helped that a few things have gone wrong. The net has died at least 3 times the past week, always at night and ranging from 20-40 minutes each time. I dunno if it’s cause of the storm (even though it hasn’t come as far as us) but ugh. Also the pad lead has decided to act up too, which is just another annoyance.
Mum’s friend came yesterday and that just added to the anxiety. Thankfully she didn’t want anything major, but I still used her pass to go to town. I was able to get a replacement pad lead (it charges so slow though but it’s better than nothing) and some stuff from Iceland. Smiths also had a cute fox plush but I exercised rare restraint and didn’t get it.
Even though I only spent about half an hour in town it was still draining so I just flopped a bit when I got back.
Good (ish) things though. I started Alan Wake II the other day and it’s been so good so far. It’s very much investigation base, reminding me a bit of a Sherlock Holmes game that was on Xbox games with gold awhile back. At least that’s how Saga’s parts plays, I’ve not done an Alan section. What did surprise me is the prologue because you start as a naked man who emerged from a lake only to get killed. And when I say naked, I mean it, you can see everything if the angle is right which is so wild.
I finished the Noroi special features over two nights too. There were 13 deleted scenes, most to do with a subplot about dogs, but also there were a few extra report sections. There was also two bonus promo features which were both wildly different and fun. And there was a few interviews with people which was intresting (especially how the producer also produced virtually ever j-horror film including Ring).
Yesterday Sleep Token confirmed that there’s pop up shops for the uk tour this week and I decided to look up where the Birmingham one is and… well it’s better if I show you. here is the map on what three words. The black box is where the pop up shop is. I assumed it would near to the venue, however the venue is on the left of the map (where the sea life centre is). So the shop is in the complete opposite direction of the venue from the station (in the middle) so I’m completed baffled why it’s so far away (and not only that but in backstreets too).
Thankfully the Birmingham date isn’t the first one so I should have some idea as to what there is and prices on Tuesday but ugh. I’m kinda exhausted a bit cause so much has gone wrong and I don’t have as much money to go with as I planned. Thankfully pics from the Europe leg hasn’t had anything too exciting but of course prices there and here are likely different.
But ugh I feel it’s gonna be stressful until I’m actually sat there.
***
Yesterday was also Doctor Who day and I wasn’t expecting any announcements or anything, but they did a surprise announcement of The Wars Games in colour! It’s gonna be on tv around Christmas and they’ve somehow cut it down to 90 minutes (the original is over 3 hours) which does make me worry abit. The cut down version of The Daleks was a bit too breezy in places and I suspect that’ll be the case here too. But we’ll see.
Also last night I felt it was fitting to finish the Season 25 boxset with the Greatest Show In The Galaxy.
It’s a pretty good ep and it’s fortuitous that they had it set at a circus. They filmed the location stuff first and when they got back to the studio they found asbestos had been found so they couldn’t film inside. Thankfully they were able to set a tent up and film inside that, which I think really lends to the atmosphere.
The clown is so creepy especially with his mannerisms and they had a good job nailing his look. The whole story does have a pretty good vibe to it design wise, you can feel that everyone did a good job especially under adversity. The ringmaster rapping is certainly a choice though. I’m curious whose idea it was (the making of doesn’t touch on it).
But yeah it’s a good ep overall (I’d probably have more thoughts if my head wasn’t so hazy). The season as a whole is pretty good, with only Silver Nemesis being a weak one which is a shame.
There’s one disc of special features left so I’m gonna watch them tonight then the boxset is done. I wonder which they’ll do next. I’m guessing it’ll be a third Doctor one, with his first and last ones being left to do so I’m curious which they’ll pick.
Now I’m gonna flop, think of questions for the last post, watch Brokenwood Mysteries and maybe fic. Or maybe nap.
War games
Greatest show
It hasn’t helped that a few things have gone wrong. The net has died at least 3 times the past week, always at night and ranging from 20-40 minutes each time. I dunno if it’s cause of the storm (even though it hasn’t come as far as us) but ugh. Also the pad lead has decided to act up too, which is just another annoyance.
Mum’s friend came yesterday and that just added to the anxiety. Thankfully she didn’t want anything major, but I still used her pass to go to town. I was able to get a replacement pad lead (it charges so slow though but it’s better than nothing) and some stuff from Iceland. Smiths also had a cute fox plush but I exercised rare restraint and didn’t get it.
Even though I only spent about half an hour in town it was still draining so I just flopped a bit when I got back.
Good (ish) things though. I started Alan Wake II the other day and it’s been so good so far. It’s very much investigation base, reminding me a bit of a Sherlock Holmes game that was on Xbox games with gold awhile back. At least that’s how Saga’s parts plays, I’ve not done an Alan section. What did surprise me is the prologue because you start as a naked man who emerged from a lake only to get killed. And when I say naked, I mean it, you can see everything if the angle is right which is so wild.
I finished the Noroi special features over two nights too. There were 13 deleted scenes, most to do with a subplot about dogs, but also there were a few extra report sections. There was also two bonus promo features which were both wildly different and fun. And there was a few interviews with people which was intresting (especially how the producer also produced virtually ever j-horror film including Ring).
Yesterday Sleep Token confirmed that there’s pop up shops for the uk tour this week and I decided to look up where the Birmingham one is and… well it’s better if I show you. here is the map on what three words. The black box is where the pop up shop is. I assumed it would near to the venue, however the venue is on the left of the map (where the sea life centre is). So the shop is in the complete opposite direction of the venue from the station (in the middle) so I’m completed baffled why it’s so far away (and not only that but in backstreets too).
Thankfully the Birmingham date isn’t the first one so I should have some idea as to what there is and prices on Tuesday but ugh. I’m kinda exhausted a bit cause so much has gone wrong and I don’t have as much money to go with as I planned. Thankfully pics from the Europe leg hasn’t had anything too exciting but of course prices there and here are likely different.
But ugh I feel it’s gonna be stressful until I’m actually sat there.
***
Yesterday was also Doctor Who day and I wasn’t expecting any announcements or anything, but they did a surprise announcement of The Wars Games in colour! It’s gonna be on tv around Christmas and they’ve somehow cut it down to 90 minutes (the original is over 3 hours) which does make me worry abit. The cut down version of The Daleks was a bit too breezy in places and I suspect that’ll be the case here too. But we’ll see.
Also last night I felt it was fitting to finish the Season 25 boxset with the Greatest Show In The Galaxy.
It’s a pretty good ep and it’s fortuitous that they had it set at a circus. They filmed the location stuff first and when they got back to the studio they found asbestos had been found so they couldn’t film inside. Thankfully they were able to set a tent up and film inside that, which I think really lends to the atmosphere.
The clown is so creepy especially with his mannerisms and they had a good job nailing his look. The whole story does have a pretty good vibe to it design wise, you can feel that everyone did a good job especially under adversity. The ringmaster rapping is certainly a choice though. I’m curious whose idea it was (the making of doesn’t touch on it).
But yeah it’s a good ep overall (I’d probably have more thoughts if my head wasn’t so hazy). The season as a whole is pretty good, with only Silver Nemesis being a weak one which is a shame.
There’s one disc of special features left so I’m gonna watch them tonight then the boxset is done. I wonder which they’ll do next. I’m guessing it’ll be a third Doctor one, with his first and last ones being left to do so I’m curious which they’ll pick.
Now I’m gonna flop, think of questions for the last post, watch Brokenwood Mysteries and maybe fic. Or maybe nap.
War games
Greatest show