Fallen London

Having enjoyed Sunless Sea, I've been meaning to check out its browser-based (and still very active) predecessor, Fallen London. I set up an account last night and am not yet disappointed. Tons to do, and the atmosphere and writing are very much like Sunless Sea. Here we are in character creation:

"May we ask whether you're a lady or a gentleman?

• A lady
• A gentleman
• My dear sir, there are individuals roaming the streets of Fallen London at this very moment with the faces of squid! Squid! Do you ask them their gender? And yet you waste our time asking me trifling and impertinent questions about mine? It is my own business, sir, and I bid you good day."

It's a freemium game, with free players limited to a certain number of actions per day, so I'm still just starting to explore it. (People who are too easily sucked into long gaming sessions may appreciate the limit, actually.)

Weekly diary, July 14, 2019

After another round of showers, things have cleared up enough that we barbecued today. Last year we went almost directly from cold and gloomy to wildfire smoke and never managed to use the barbecue at all.

Cat

Phosphor has been known as Noodle Cat since he was a few months old. Note how, if someone weren't already sitting behind him, he could claim all three spots on the couch.

Fandom

The first set of summer premiere reviews is up. The highlight image that shows up on the main blog page is the screencap from Astra Lost in Space. Somehow that image gets funnier and funnier every time I look at it. (It wasn't supposed to be funny in context.)

The big news in SMOFdom this week is Marriott being sued by the District of Columbia over "resort fees".

Books and media

In between anime shows, have almost finished the re-read of Lost Cities of Africa.

I finished the summer premieres (BEM turns out to have been pushed back a week) and caught all the second episodes I needed to catch that are available this week. Probably final lineup: Dr. Stone, Granbelm, Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?, BEM, and The Ones Within.

Gaming

Took Eggsy to this week's mini-tournament and got a result right down the middle: one win, one loss, one bye. I hate byes, even if they do count as wins for power level purposes. I'd rather actually play and lose. I still learn every time I play.

Politics

Did not read anything terribly useful in the political realm this week.