August 2022 – Page 3

A Unique Collection Achievement

A yellow-orange creature named Otis the Cursed is jumping backwards. My Barbarian hit him with a very large sword. At the top of the screenshot it says: "OTZI THE CURSED" Infected creature of death

A Unique Collection is a series of Achievements that involves killing specific kinds of monsters. These monsters are unique and have been given names. The names are in purple text.

Diablo Immortal: Library of Zoltun Kulle

A drawing of some kind of robotic looking construct, a sun or other light, and a round egg-like structure.

In this one, my Barbarian explored the Library of Zoltun Kulle. The zone is interesting, in part because there is a construct of Zoltun Kulle who guides your character through it.

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An Introduction

One of the themes of Blaugust 2022 (and probably previous Blaugusts) is to write a post where you introduce yourself. I don’t think I’ve done this before because my blog has an About Page. However, since we have some people who are brand new to Blaugust this year, I decided to write an introduction of myself.

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Welcome to Blaugust 2022

We are now in the second week of Blaugust 2022. There is still plenty of time to sign up, post stuff on your blog, and join the Blaugust Discord. We’ve got a large group of bloggers this year, including some brand new people.

Neko Atsume, Other Video Games 2

Neko Atsume: Shell Tunnel (White)

The Shell Tunnel (White) is a large, white, curving shell with tan lines going across it. There is an opening that is just big enough for one cat to fit inside it.

The Shell Tunnel (White) is a large seashell shaped cat bed. It gives the Neko Atsume cats a place to hide, sleep, or stick out of when the weather is hot. It costs 400 silver fish in the Neko Atsume Shop.

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Diablo Immortal: Bounties

A Barbarian is wearing fancy armor. She carries two axes, one in each hand. Her helmet has horns.

In this video, I was kind of at a loss about what to do next. My Barbarian started at Level 42, and ended up doing a lot of Bounties in various areas of the game.

Book Reviews, fiction 0

Truth Like the Sun – by Jim Lynch

The cover of this book says "Jim Lynch, author of BORDER SONGS" at the top. The overall color scheme is different shades of purple. Seattle's Space Needle is the largest thing in the book cover. It is colored with both light purple and orange.

Truth Like the Sun came from a book club that I completely failed to keep up with. It was printed in 2012, and focuses on the 1962 World’s Fair, which took place in the city of Seattle. The story is a work of fiction that gives the readers some very interesting fictional characters, mixed with things that were actually a part of the Fair in the real world.

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I Wish it Would Rain

A photo of raindrops on a window. The sky behind it is grey, and there is a blurry background under the sky. Photo by Anant Jain on Unsplash — raindrops on window by Anant Jain on Unsplash

I wrote this piece of writing on July 26, 2014, on a website that no longer exists. The original piece turned out to be a “first draft”, which I later decided to craft into a poem. It was very hot and humid Summer day, and I was wishing for rain.

Continue Reading “I Wish it Would Rain”

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Blaugchievements!

A large, mostly grey oval shape, has a round and colorful letter B on the left hand side. Inside the oval, it says "Blaugchievement Gained! Reading the Manual"

I am participating in Blaugust2022, a fun event that lasts throughout the month of August. Those who participate typically end up posting a lot of content on their blogs (or vlogs) – which everyone gets to enjoy.

Book Reviews, horror 2

Cuts You Up – By David Blackwood

Multiple images of a woman's face overlap each other. The book has a dark red background with lighter red faces looking out at the viewer. The title "Cuts You Up" is in large font. Smaller, but similar font at the bottom of the cover says David Blackwood.

Cuts You Up, by David Blackwood, is a book that is hard to put down. The Prelude gave me just enough to get to know a little bit about the characters, written from the viewpoint of the main character, Cassandra. They were driving to a metal show, but never made it there.