Subject: Painfully, I expect. (nm)
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Posted on: 2016-06-24 06:16:00 UTC
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Rec thread! by
on 2016-06-20 05:40:00 UTC
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I have a sudden urge to plug lots of things, so I will! Feel free to plug your own things below.
Books:
I have two series plugs. One is Magic 2.0, which is a delightful series still in the making. It takes the "Everything is a Computer Simulation" concept and makes a fun adventure series out of it. Martin Banks, our protagonist, discovers "the file," which describes every person alive, including him. He immediately begins altering his bank account--and of course he gets arrested. Panicked, he sends himself back in time to medieval England so he can pretend to be a wizard. I heartily recommend the audiobooks. The narrator does the voices perfectly; Phillip's is hilarious. And, if you have Kindle Unlimited, the books and narration are free!
The second is the Fourline Trilogy. I'm mildly obsessed with "modern person in medieval setting/different universe" stories (I blame Narnia) and this is an excellent version of that; I like the characters, the writing is good, and overall the story is quite enjoyable. I haven't read the third book yet, but I soon will. These are also free on Kindle Unlimited, although the third book doesn't have an attached audiobook.
Music:
Go listen to Twenty One Pilots.
Websites:
Missionalwear.com. If you couldn't tell by the Greek, John Calvin mugs, Charles Spurgeon t-shirts, and the fact that they have an entire section devoted to beards, this is an apparel site for people who subscribe to Reformed theology. It's also the most excellent thing since sliced bread--trust me, I'm an expert in sliced bread. Also, are there any others of the Reformed bent in the PPC? That would be awesome.
Webcomic:
Erin Dies Alone is funny, updates regularly, has an intriguing plot that I can't wait to hear the end of, and is excellently done in general. Plus, Rad is adorable.
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Eh, I'm a week late, but here goes. by
on 2016-06-28 03:11:00 UTC
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I've actually been thinking about starting a similar thread myself, so thank you much for this.
Webcomics:
Weregeek, It's a fun little comic all about geeks. It updates pretty frequently and I never get tired of the art style. Word of warning, though, it's been going for about ten years now, so expect some changes, and good luck catching up to the current strips.
Wilde Life, I don't want to say anything too spoilery, so I'll must post part of the description from the website:
Oscar rented an old house off craigslist, then things got weird...
First it was meeting the ghost of a 1940s mathematician in the upstairs hallway, then it was finding a teenage werewolf in the bathtub. Now Oscar doesn't know what will show up next. Maybe that's okay, as long as nothing eats him.
Interesting, no?
YouTube channels:
Miracle of Sound, my all time favorite musician.
Skallagrim, Lindybeige, Schola Gladiatoria, and Metatron are all good sources for information on medieval combat. Very useful if, like me, your primary field of writing is high fantasy.
Every Frame A Painting, an interesting look into the styles of various directors, as well as videos on other aspects of cinema.
Mad Munchkin, the art, opinions, and perspectives of one Amy Methven.
The rest of my recommendations can mostly be summed up by the music rec thread here. -
Ooh! Ooh! by
on 2016-06-22 02:49:00 UTC
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Go check out Paranatural- it's a really fun and quirky comic with awesome characters about fighting monsters and being overdramatic.
Also, The Property of Hate (can't think of the link at the moment ugh) is the sort of thing that the PPC would gobble up. It's really fun and dynamic and all of the characters are wonderful. One of the main characters is a talking television with a British accent and a questionable fashion sense, and another is a sock puppet. It's just great in general.
I might be back with more later. :) Thanks for the recs, Alleb! -
How have I not heard about this comic before!? by
on 2016-06-24 22:23:00 UTC
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I've been laughing hysterically practically every other strip. Thank you!
I've read a bit of The Property of Hate before, actually--I really like the art style.
No problem! :D
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Paranatural is brilliant! by
on 2016-06-22 05:05:00 UTC
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For two days, nothing in my spare time was done other than 'finish Paranatural.'
And now I can't read it, because I already gobbled it up like a bag of Doritos.
Bugger.
Speaking of really good webcomics which I absorbed instantly, promptly regretting it: Rice Boy.
It's a fantasy sort of thing in a very surreal world, that, while it plays a lot of fantasy tropes straight, does it in such a way that it's still not grating.
In fact, while I hate to unfairly raise standards, it arose the same sort of feelings in me that The Hobbit did.
Its protagonist is bloody adorable, which might have helped. -
:D by
on 2016-06-22 11:38:00 UTC
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Yeah, my friend introduced it to me, like, yesterday, and I started off initially only reading it because she was sitting half a metre away and I would've felt guilty otherwise, but then I really got into it. Mmm. And I'm unreasonably attached to Mr Spender for no reason I can decipher. He's like Dave Strider, except older and not quite as smooth
oh who am i kidding he's about as smooth as sandpaper
I'll definitely check out Rice Boy, though! ^=^ Thanks for the rec! -
Now, see, by
on 2016-06-22 12:46:00 UTC
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My tool would probably be my jacket. It would have an absurdly large number of pockets, all of which contain an absurdly large number of handkerchiefs, and possibly my wallet.
I could probably throw them at people (not my wallet, obviously,) and maybe use them to blow my nose (definitely not my wallet, obviously.)
It would also keep me warm on cold days.
Yeah, Spender's brilliant. I love that 'black spectral energy' joke. For a few seconds there, I really thought they were going to play it straight, too, and then he just sort of drops it. -
Huh. by
on 2016-06-23 07:37:00 UTC
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I'd probably just throw rocks.
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But how will you blow your nose?! (nm) by
on 2016-06-23 07:46:00 UTC
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Painfully, I expect. (nm) by
on 2016-06-24 06:16:00 UTC
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