by Bret

Our Daily Beard – 29/03/13

Afternoon all.

I was wracking my brain for something to blog about today.

I failed.

But the caveat, and in many ways the idea, of this daily blog nonsense was that each day didn’t have to be an essay. Think of it a bit like a ‘thought for the day’. If my blog were an app, it would pop up each day with a short bit of chatter that you can read on one screen, or the occasional article, bit of news or update on my writing.

Yeah, so anyway, haiku about Game of Thrones:

Winter is coming!

The dead bring war on cold winds!

Put a jumper on!

 
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Our Daily Beard – 28/03/13

Oh yes, Easter!

I haven’t yet taken the time to properly pass on the Easter Bunny Apocalypse.

Today, that ends! Today!

So here’s the skinny. A procrastination of writers numbering 20 have banded up, or perhaps teamed together, to write a short story with a terrifying and hilarious twist on Easter.

You can follow the above link to Ksenia Anske’s blog (@kseniaanske) and read up to Chapter 16, at the time of writing. Each new chapter is written by a different author. My good friend Dave Eccles (@Vikingbeard) wrote chapter 2 which introduces cats into the mix!

The story follows the Easter bunny as he wages a war against mankind. Various creatures weigh in on either side and we see some great characters pop up along the way, such as Doug Karlson’s (@DEKarlson) Bruce Donnegan, the aussie rabbit-war veteran scarred by his violent past. With bunnies!

Please check it out, it’s great fun. It partly inspired my Frost the Snowman flash from the other day.

Have a good Thor’s day!
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Our Daily Beard – 27/03/13

Salebriations.

Sorry for the late post- spent my day off hanging loose and whatnot.

Here’s a nice bit of good news for Xbox Live users- the Spring Sale started today!

This is a week-long promotion which will see select Xbox LIVE Arcade games, Games on Demand, Add-ons and movies available at up to 75% off. Open to both Xbox LIVE Gold and free members, the sale will run until 2nd April only, so don’t miss out.

What kind of games can we expect?

The hitman series, Just Cause 2, Spiderman 3, Spiderman Shattered Dimensions (I enjoyed that and its half price at £11.99). The Walking Dead episode 1 is free, the others 50% off- fill your boots with zombie action now that the series is almost over!

Skyim and DLC are on sale, as is Max Payne 3 and various movies.

Additionally, the popular exploration-adventure game Terraria launches on Xbox LIVE Arcade today for 1200 Microsoft Points.

Have fun!

 

 
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