The Fireside

I've created some more playlists on Spotify! Here is what they, and what they're about: The Joshua Tree (Complete Edition ) The album + its B-sides. Essentially, presents The Joshua Tree  as a double-album. Link:  https://open.spotify.com/user/2m9hbatw6n5kp0h2kp4o8k789/playlist/3VDMzAMPok3LfxMKdLK1h6?si=ZMlEF3m2RD2IoD7WxX9hUw U2: the Best Of (1980 - 2000) The Best of 1980-1990  and The Best of 1990-2000  back-to-back, including B-Sides. Link:  https://open.spotify.com/user/2m9hbatw6n5kp0h2kp4o8k789/playlist/0BzPSCoOq1p3DsPwPY01m9?si=ECmLML2URzyyuX6xUxRdzw It's Time To Let the Led Out All deluxe edition bonus tracks, in order from the first album to the last labum. Link:  https://open.spotify.com/user/2m9hbatw6n5kp0h2kp4o8k789/playlist/55dyRkj2rhAgD6FPAxoDhk?si=8rgQEnpETJiPFbsG39lWzw The Early Years: 1965-1972 All the content (that's on Spotify) from Pink Floyd's boxed set. Link:  https://open.spotify.com/user/2m9hbatw6n5kp0h2kp4o8k789/playlist/4Nq5HEkI...

OK, I tend to cover a few comments throughout the course of this blog but wanted to do an overall post about....alcohol! Drinking! Now I'm a responsible adult, and I indulge in moderation, but frequently, with 'over' indulgences occurring only a few times a year. That being said, with 'drinking' as a hobby (boy that sounded wrong...) I picked up a few things I wish to share. BEER - kept it cold (or better yet, cool) as often as you can. Never stick it in the freezer - store it vertically, especially if it's corked. If it's not corked and you need to lie it down, then stand it vertically twice the length of time it's been horizontal, just so it's not 'shaken' and everything settles - keep an eye out on the freshness and best before dates. - As stated before, keep it cool. That means fridge. don't set your fridge (if you have a dedicated beer fridge) too cold. If you can't store it in a fridge, keep it in the coldest spot you can. - wh...

Without a doubt, Nintendo is hard at work, most likely in the very early stages of the next major Legend of Zelda game. I doubt it'll be a "sequel" (or "prequel") to Breath of the Wild , but it'll still be a follow-up nonetheless. This post will examine what I would love to go into the next major Zelda title. OPEN WORLD One of the things I enjoyed about Breath of the Wild  (as well as what I've played of the original title) is a large, vast world to explore. You could pretty much go anywhere you wanted, in (almost?) in order. I'd like to see what freedom return. However, I found Breath of the Wild  to be too......empty. Sure there's shrines and towers scattered throughout, but I didn't get the sense that the world was populated. There was after all I think 5 main cities or settlements. In a giant game. That felt a bit....odd to me. I think Nintendo should find a balance of vast exploration mingled with more settlements and 'world' t...

This is my first in a series of posts wherein I'll delve into what I like to call 'failed franchises'. This series is about films, or series of films, that have come to an unexpected end, or did not flat-out do well, in one sense or many. There's some slight bias, as this series of posts will cover some films that I personally hoped would do well, and get sequels. It goes without saying, as you can see above, that I'll be starting with Narnia. The first film, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe , was released in December of 2005. It was quite successful in pretty much every sense in the word. From the first trailer (and just the way the film's logo was designed) you could tell that they were gearing up for a franchise. Disney and Walden Media obviously had hopes to adapt all seven books, in published order. Hence, why they began with the first Narnia book that was published. Narnia is a series, although it's more 'episodic' in nature, and d...