The Fireside

Just recently I finally got around to seeing The Revenant (review on the way...) and that got me thinking that I didn't do a post about which films of 2016 I'm most interested in seeing. Not all of them will be in the cinema though. Well, here they are! DEADPOOL Who said all superhero movies have to be family friendly? Ryan Reynolds seems perfect for this. I won't see this in cinemas because you just KNOW there will be a '20 minute longer more extreme edition' on blu-ray so I'll wait for that. Still want to see the film though. How far will they go?? ALLEGIANT I still haven't seen Insurrgent , but I enjoyed the first film enough to keep watching and finish the series. I'm not seeing them in cinemas, however. DAWN OF JUSTICE I'm curious about this film....DC movies, for the most part, except for Nolan's Batman Trilogy, have never fared well. That's what's keeping out of the cinemas for this ...

So, here’s another article about this subject – since The Winds of Winter isn’t out yet, Game of Thrones will ‘pass’ the story. I’m writing this post as an opinion piece. We all know by now that Game of Thrones is based on an (as of now) incomplete book series by George R.R. Martin, called A Song of Ice and Fire . For (most) of the five seasons, the HBO series has followed the books, but not exactly to the T, and with some alterations created solely for the show. However, this upcoming season, Season 6, there won’t be a book out for the show to follow. Because of this, many book readers are worried that the show will reveal certain things before the next book is published. I would rather read something, than watch it for a 'reveal'. I’ve come to the realization (after much thought) that I’m not worried. I understand completely if others will stop watching the show because of that fact. What follows is why I’m not worried. Since the book isn’t out yet, we don...

Hey all! Another Mario Maker update! Nothing ‘new’ this time (well, the codes changed). This is, what I like to think of my ‘best of’ or my ‘faves’ of the levels I’ve done (not counting the new set close to Feb. So these may be familiar for those who’ve followed me from the start. Also, pay attention to the naming conventions of the levels. The higher a level is, the harder it’ll be. (example: “D-3” will be quite difficult, as it is the second last level in the ‘game’ of ‘A-1 – D-4’). So I hope you enjoy, and I’ve given a few ‘clues’ in case I’ve made my levels TOO hard. They’re not troll levels, or ‘Panga’ but they can be quite tricky. I hope you don’t lose heart and try to beat them :) So here they are: Super Mario Land: A Tribute [ B2E1-0000-0151-6C3F ] This is a 'remake' of the first level of Super Mario Land , a game not many console only players got to play. The Lost Levels: A Tribute [ D0D2-0000-0151-6D11 ] My 'remake' of The Lost Levels openng lev...

I’ve often said that my essential Tolkien books consist of : ­ The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion Unfinished Tales The Children of Hurin The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun The Fall of Arthur Beowulf The Story of Kullervo Many people have often mentioned, or asked about, ‘The History of Middle-earth’. This series serves as further insight into the development of Tolkien’s worlds, so there are often ‘alternate versions’ of material. I’ve felt that The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales have provided me with satisfactory information to quench any thirsts I may have. Of course, there may be a few items that have been only published within specific books of the series. If Tolkien’s main middle-earth books ( The Hobbit – Unfinished Tales ) are a movie, let’s say, then ‘The History of Middle-earth’ would be it’s ‘making of’ or ‘audio commentary’. So this post is for the completists, and / or die hards. Or those who wish to know more, or get the ‘History o...

Well, it’s been quite a Yuletide (accurate or not, I enjoy, and have ‘time off’ from the first day of winter straight through to the 12 th day of Christmas.)             Lots of fun, lots people, places etc…. So I’ll do a great, big, round up / summary post which will cover a lot of ground.             First, and biggest of all, is that I will be getting back to writing this week sometime. Since it has been a bit since I’ve written (non-blog), I am going to begin / return to the ‘mind set’ by revising my existing work, and then going from there. Who knows, this week may be revision only. But my mind will be returning to it, so that’s a good start. I’ll update a little bit more about that as I go. Mario Maker! I hit another milestone with that game. I’ll be sure to play / use the game less, as I want to buckle down on the writing (it’s a time management ...