Evening mortals!
Well, I’m staying at my dear ma’s place today and foolishly forgot to pre-post a section of Sweetangel.
So I’ll just wish you all good evening and say a big ‘get on with it!’ to the cardinals shutting themselves into conclave today.
Lets hope for a cool Pope.
See you tomorrow!
A’rn’n!
Not a lot going down today, so I’m going to share a press release for something that sounds very cool and free, which is always nice.
Oh, also, I need to eat humble pie.
The reason for this is that I stated in my commentary on Assassin’s Creed 4 that one could use a brace of pistols like it was cutting edge newness.
Wrong!
I hadn’t spent much time with the odd trade-item-making-sort-of-sub-game thing in AC3, so only just realised that you can indeed have two pistols on your belt in AC3.
That is, once you’ve spent ages helping the homesteaders deliver beans or harass women or find a missing toupee or whatever.
So, yes, the free and funky event.
‘Birmingham City University and Creative Networks are hosting a free event this month exploring the media experiences we encounter and the future media experiences we can expect as a result of online and technological developments.
Speaking at the event on Thursday 28 March will be media and technology producer, Jason DaPonte, who’ll be making predictions about some of the changes we can expect to see as a result of television, games consoles and other similar devices becoming connected and providing us with more engaging and personal experiences.
Jason will also discuss his work as Managing Director of The Swarm, a digital creative company who produce and design digital content and services for the television, arts and culture sectors. The company has worked with broadcasters and producers from over 20 countries on transmedia strategies and productions, with Jason’s previous roles including working as an Executive Producer for BBC Online and working in digital roles for FOX and The Washington Post.
Hosts of the event, Creative Networks, brings together parties involved in screen and sound media in the West Midlands, promoting both successful business development and collaboration.
The event runs from 5.45pm until 8:45pm at Birmingham City University’s Millennium Point campus. To book your place email creative.networks@bcu.ac.uk, call 0121 331 5400, or register online at www.creativenetworksonline.com.’
So, yeah- free learning about stuff! Excellent, cheers Creative Networks!
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Bit more!
Holiday going well so far, except for an unpleasant sore throat and cold, which is hardly an aid to writing.
Still, at least I don’t have to work- Walking Dead and meatballs it is.
Longthorn stifled a gasp of shock,
For within was the Hashmiri called Dhrudj,
A villain he knew from the Navy.
Dhrudj had once been a privateer,
Famed for the harsh treatment of his crewmen,
And for a total lack of mercy.
Longthorn’s frigate had been boarded,
During the Battle of Greywater Bay,
And Dhrudj took him as his prisoner.
The Hashmiri had been most cruel,
His prison fetid and his whip busy,
And Longthorn swore vengeance on the cur.
Dhrudj and his ally walked away,
Down a trapdoor that led to hidden depths,
So Poulter and Longthorn crept behind.
Turtle followed close behind them,
Staying silent and determined to help,
But scared of what evil they might find.
Under the warehouse were tunnels,
A maze of shambling, haphazard mineshafts,
Like the throat of an earthen dragon.
Here and there they met a sentry,
But Poulter did his best work in the dark,
Slipping through the shadows like satin.
Time became harder to measure,
As they slashed their way through the torch-lit mine,
Hiding when rail-carts came groaning past.
Finally they heard pickaxes,
And the chilling whisper of rustling chains,
Echoing from a chamber quite vast.
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