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the implication that in-universe the trainer classes are like some sort of (official or unofficial) club that you intentionally dress and act a certain way and train certain types to get into, as opposed to just a gameplay strategy to justify not making a thousand different unique trainer models and sprites bc eh who cares if you functionally fight the same insignificant person over and over again, is REALLY funny to me
How today feels
9/22/23.
Precious Recordings (London, UK) is bringing us yet another (35th to be exact) BBC session. This one was recorded by Huw Stephens, thus the new purple border (John Peel is red, and Janice Long is yellow).
Standard Fare (Sheffield, UK) were a 3-piece indie rock band fronted by Emma Kupa. They clearly were inspired by the C86 sound as well as Orange Juice, Hefner and The Wedding Present. Listen to that guitar!
Kupa went on to record solo and with Mammoth Penguins.
Yeah, I’m still on my mw2 kick.
I could totally do a side blog of boring Tripadvisor reviews of bland UK chain restaurants. Probably a bit too depressing though.
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Convenient Ways to Kill a Man [ AO3 ] | [ ff.net ]
"Now," she beckoned, leaning into a fighting stance, "are you sure you know how to wield something so large, My Lord?"
"You flatter me," Cadell said drily, setting himself across from her. "Aren't you worried you might be overselling?"
She smiled. "You should see me when I'm selling something," she replied, and stepped forward, taking the first shot.
He parried her blade away, stepping back and casting out for space around the room, the two of them carefully circling each other. He jabbed forward once, testing, but she was far too clever to take the bait. She swiped at his wrist instead, slicing a line into it, and he glanced down, eyeing the thin trail of blood her blade had left behind.
"I see," he said softly, tiny beads of crimson swelling up to the surface of his skin. "This isn't a game, is it?"
10/8/23.
Every once in a while I'll come across a best of compilation of a band I'd never heard of. The Loves "True Love - The Most of The Loves" is just such an example.
The Loves are based in Cardiff, Wales and have been active since the early 2000s. Given my love of Super Furry Animals, and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci I would have thought I would have at least heard of this band.
The Bandcamp page states that Huw Stephens (BBC session producer for Standard Fare) called The Loves "the indie-est band in the world". Besides Super Furry Animals, I can hear early Wilco, The Aislers Set and Saturday Looks Good To Me.
This is being released by Cardiff based label Daytrip Records.
