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[mamadivaa]

FINALLY ARRIVED!!! 10/10 would recommend {X}

IG: mamadivaaa

[manstoolit]

Apex Legends is STILL Cookin’??

Anyone remember when Apex first released? Let’s travel back in time in this hypothetical time machine -- Circa 2019, It was halftime during the super bowl and out of nowhere, we see an ad for a game called “Apex Legends,” a battle royale set in the same universe as Titanfall. Many Titanfall fans leaped with joy hoping for a taste of Titanfall 3 yet sadly, this didn’t quite hit that mark, but it did hit many other marks. 

During the “Battle Royale Boom” from 2016-2020, PUBG starting it all, then Fortnite following out of the blue (which was originally supposed to be a zombie horde survival game), and then Apex -- these 3 remained the top played Battle Royales as this new genre surged in popularity. 

As the years progressed, the genre quickly became very redundant and the only way to stay relevant was to create skins, maps, modes, characters, and of course character balancing to keep the game “fair” to the casual audience. Fortnite, of course, had the upper hand by doing crossovers with many familiar universes such as Naruto, Dragonball Z, Alien vs Predator, Celebrities, and even NFL and NBA Athletes! 

As PUBG slowly drifted out of the top 3, Call of Duty Warzone took over with a vengeance due to its familiarity and to be completely honest here, it’s what PUBG tried to be. CoD copied the homework but wrote it better. However, CoD’s currently failure is due to its current “copy/paste formula” and going with “what works” by copying everyone else while forgetting its own identity during the process...

Anyways...

Enough of my rambles about the “history of Battle Royales” but I wanted to share this video of me playing the new Wildcard mode in Apex Legends. I wasn’t always the best at this game, however sometimes, I surprise myself.

Click here to watch a top-tier gamer play Apex Legends 🗿

[pnjwood]

An Uber for Owls

You may remember that Julie and I recently attended raptor renesting training at WildCare Oklahoma. Yesterday, we had the opportunity to assist in renesting two baby great horned owls that had fallen out of their nests in the recent windstorms. A few notes on wildlife rescue Before we describe our day, it’s important to keep a few things in mind. These are wild animals, not pets – These owls…

An Uber for Owls

[kimfordkitzart]

Painted in the two Chipmonks that we rescued this spring on my "Forest Life" piece. (detail here) BTW: They were returned to us back at our house by Wild Care and are having a nice time frolicking around here and we see them almost everyday. #wildliferescue #abstractpainting #california #art #wildcare (at Inverness, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6xvVtpMgA/?igshid=1bmpaxv7qkrrs

[teenageread]

Review: Wildcard

Synopsis:

Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo's new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust the one person she's always looked up to, who she once thought was on her side.

Determined to put a stop to Hideo's grim plans, Emika and the Phoenix Riders band together, only to find a new threat lurking on the neon-lit streets of Tokyo. Someone's put a bounty on Emika's head, and her sole chance for survival lies with Zero and the Blackcoats, his ruthless crew. But Emika soon learns that Zero isn't all that he seems--and his protection comes at a price.

Caught in a web of betrayal, with the future of free will at risk, just how far will Emika go to take down the man she loves?

Plot:

Emika Chen, the wildcard for the Phoenix Riders, is now on the street. Sure, she was not kicked off Warcross all together, but with a rematch of the championship game, she will have to sit on the sidelines as her team tries to reclaim their victory. After meeting up with her team to tell them what she knew about Zero, whom she discovered was Sasuke Tanaka, Hindo’s stolen brother, was when the hits started. Never having a gun shot at her, Emika would have died there if assassin Jax did not swoop in to save her. With a bounty on her head, Emika had no choice but to join the Blackcoats, an group led by Zero, if not only for the protection they offered her. The other reason was Zero’s plan to stop Hindo’s algorithm for controlling people. Where Zero knows he is Hindo’s brother, but does not care, Emika links into Zero’s memories of him as a small boy in a white room clutching the blue scarf like his life depended on it. Emika knows somewhere in Zero is Sasuke, and she needs to get him out, for Hindo’s sake. Hindo, the boy Emika looked up to, and the man she fell in love with, is still there. Yes, his algorithm is wrong, and she can never support him from it, but that does not mean she does not crave his touch. Hoping Sasuke will make Hindo listen to her, plus she needs to get close to him for the Blackcoats plan, Emika finds herself in Hindo’s life again, a life her heart never wants to leave.

Thoughts:

Marie Lu can never not surprise me with her novels. Introducing us to theses characters and the world in the first novel, Warcross, this second instalment will make you fall in love with the characters even more. Starting off, maybe a week later after the first novel ended, Lu keeps this one action pack till the very end with new twists and turns making this book hard to put down. Emika is a firecracker of a character, with her noble sense of right and wrong, she plays both sides of the Blackcoats and Hindo to make sure she gets the outcome she wants. Her development in this story is a bit lacking, as she is more trusting and “does as she is told” which puts her in danger most of the time. The Phoenix Riders also play as more minor characters in the series, but always with Emika when times get tough. It is always great to see the heroine have such a great support system and friends to back her up in battle. Lu really got the emotional sides of things between Emika and Hindo, and Hindo with Sasuke / Zero, making these interactions really make the story pop. Where there was not as many Warcross game action that the first novel had, this one gives a lot more into the character's pasts, from the Phoenix Riders, Sasuke, Jax, and Tremaine. With an ending to all but to die for, this duology is over, but this novel keeps Lu top of my favorite writers list, and I am eager to see what series she is planning next.

Read more reviews: Goodreads

Buy the book: Amazon

[thefionahamer]

A scratch at the door.

The dog knows to come around to the laundry.

Another scratch at the door.

Finally I get up to take a look.  It’s the termite inspector.

I know there are many types of termites all around us, just waiting to have a little chew on the house.   We have the house inspected regularly, and the annexe had to  baits drilled in around the concrete foundation to deter an infestation.  Luckily, we have a defender in the form of echidnas (tachyglossus aculeata) who feed on them (and ants).

I followed as it ambled around the verandah, tried every door, peered over the edge of the stairs, sniffed at the walls and squeezed itself among Craig’s boot collection.   I was pleased that it wasn’t interested enough to start clawing at any particular spot.  I’ll take that as “no termites”.

On the other hand, it did seem rather small and young, so maybe not the best termite inspection we’ve had.

Eventually it noticed me, and threw itself into a corner.   So I left it to explore elsewhere.

TERMITE INSPECTION A scratch at the door. The dog knows to come around to the laundry. Another scratch at the door.

[orangedrummerboy]

Tweenage Veloci-rabbits are the floofiest #kangaroo #velocirabbit #wildliferescue #wildcare https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn-Cik3BXeQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jmgwlx0ona9n

[orangedrummerboy]

Georgia is very flexible #wildliferescue #yoga #wildcare #joey https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn9qoDyha_p/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w5qzs9kq2wiz