Whee! Did we get snow!
Of course the bright sun today and the somewhat warmer temperatures (warmer being an entirely relative thing here, you understand) are very different than the heavy snowfall and winds we had yesterday and the temperatures are supposed to be up in the 40s again by Friday. This probably won’t be around for long but it sure is pretty :)
Oh, and there’s icicles too!
This is out one of the living room windows but there’s one mammoth specimen outside the bathroom that six feet long, I swear! These will probably have melted/fallen b y the end of the day but they sure are fun to see. I want to open the window, break one off and lick it - like I did when I was a kid. Ahhhh…..
It was a fairly quiet weekend here. I did do a fair amount of knitting, but it was mostly on the entrelac blanket which isn’t far enough along really, to warrant another picture. Still, progress is being made and I am enjoying this thing all out of proportion. It’s about the most perfect TV knitting ever and it’s fun. Every now and again I take a good look at it (as opposed to just looking at the stitches) and think: Wow! I’m really doing this!
Myria and I started the game Narnia, Saturday evening. It’s not bad, though quite a few story elements have been massaged for the sake of making a more action oriented story. The game uses movie scenes to advance the story and does do very well. When the next leg of the game has been reached and the movie yields to the game proper, it all looks just right - nothing out of kilter, nothing that looks wrong. The graphics are very nice and the children move realistically and well.
We are playing in cooperative mode and let me tell you, that takes some getting used to. Either player has the option of being any one of the four children at any given point in the game and you will have to play as all of them eventually, switching back and forth, to find all the hidden coins and such and to get through all the traps and tricky parts (you are being attacked by wolves on a nearly constant basis; crows are a problem as well). Peter is the strongest, Susan is your ranged weapon, Edmund has fine physical skills and Lucy is the healer.
Oh, and this isn’t an “easy” game either. I had thought, given the nature of the story and the fact that the characters are children, that this wouldn’t be much of a challenge. It’s probably not up there with Metal Arms - A Glitch in the System for legitimate challenge, but it’s not a stroll in the park either. All in all, not too bad :)
I have kind of a busy week coming up. I don’t expect to miss any blog days, but I tell you just in case because, well, because you never know!
And I’m still thinking about socks :)
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it sounds like the weather there made staying inside enjoying a new game a pleasant way to spend the weekend-
there are times when i prefer *thinking* about socks to actually *making* socks! soooo many nice patterns to choose from-
stay happy-
Lovely company, a good game & a snowy day. :)
Does life get much better? I doubt it.
Barb - Yeah, that’s the ticket. I can think about socks all day!
Look at those icicles! What a gorgeous picture. Makes me want to go and knit something warm and cozy, despite it being 85 degrees today here in sunny SoCal.
