The Patent Dragon's Zone of Soul Retraction

Today - the epilogue for The Secret Adventures of Glitterthorn: Wreck Of The Nemesis, in which our hero, and his companions, take some well-earned down-time before planning the future...

Release Notes... Maybe not as portentous as it might have been, but there you go. The stage is now set for the second half of the run-in to WORLDS COLLIDE! (Oooops - already past halfway...)

Talking of "second half", the Ravens very nearly had an 18-point lead, going into halftime...

After yesterday's especially successful "push", I had given thought to rushing through the Epilogue for Wreck Of The Nemesis, but that has not come to pass just yet. Some more foreshadowing for WORLDS COLLIDE may be required...

Meanwhile... Oh crap, it's Star Trek Online's third anniversary! Guess I should "get back on the horse", especially when there's some interesting content being teased!

Today - Chapter 2 of The Secret Adventures of Glitterthorn: Wreck Of The Nemesis, and Glitterthorn's seemingly Herculean task continues - and there are a bunch of complications just around the corner...

Release Notes... There we go - Chapter 2 on time, and two days to go for Chapter 3. Now excuse me while I clear the decks for the next writing exercise!

Could the windows be maybe TWO MONTHS from getting sorted AT LAST? I'll believe it when I see it!

Now excuse me, 'cause I have stuff to clear off my "plate" to allow me to get weekend writing - AND POSTING - dealt with...

Okay, that ball got loose, and went bouncing down the field, didn't it...?

Too much Terraria - that's why. Damn, is that game addictive. Of course, that's no excuse...

...oh, hold on - I actually have done quite a bit of writing, so much so that I've got a second chapter of "Wreck Of The Nemesis" close to completion, and with a bit of work tonight, I might even get it finished! I need a break from all that damn digging...

Colder tonight. We may even get snow. Damn.

Oh Great... They're saying that RGIII will be back in playing condition for the start of regular season play - after *gulp* knee surgery.

*sighs* Why can't we have anything nice...?

Development News... Better news: Yes, "Wreck Of The Nemesis" is coming together nicely, with writing picking up pace - and Chapter 1 will be "2 of 100" for the 10th Anniversary "masterplan" - it's "post one hundred chapters", and that was a chapter set for a 2013 post.

Guess that's all.

In Today's Episode... The Last Ride of House Glitterthorn continues, and our heroes reach their destination, only to discover the magnitude of the task that lies ahead - but a surprise is on its way...

Release Notes... Just a quick post to confirm that Chapter 2 IS now "live". Now back to Chapter 3, while I still have time...

Update... Nope, I don't have the time, due to a sudden requirement to visit a neighbour. Chapter 3, due for posting at 00:01, now becomes Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, the first of which posts at 00:01 as planned, and the second posts whenever it's ready.

I won't be doing a Christmas Special like this again. Not unless it's all written up and ship-shape well before time.

Change of plan... I'm trying the new monitor as a second display for the laptop, which has a beefier graphics capability. It still doesn't like running IMVU at full-screen, though - something even more powerful is going to be needed, but this should still be okay for Ultima Online tonight...

I'm trying out a few other things in the meantime, and obviously there's a limit to what this laptop can churn out. I will have to go for a desktop machine that can do the crazy stuff - and I had budgeted for something a bit more pricey than the basic-level box I've been struggling along with these last few years. Just wish I knew something about graphics cards.

Development News... Right now, there really isn't any. Work on the new Brighthawk story has ground to a halt as the latest shopping "cascade" absorbs a bit more of my attention than I'd like. I'll be restarting at the weekend, perhaps taking a different approach, and folding some important current characters into the mix.

Now maybe a Glitterthorn story might be fun - just a one-chapter snap-shot like the Mane-of-Night one I just completed...

Tonight's highlight... At last - new Torchwood - mmmmm, and in HD, too!