The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Chapter 2
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition
Monument Valley II
Casually chipping away at this one short level at a time — I may have played it on three occasions, but my total playtime is still under half-an-hour.
Monument Valley II
Casually chipping away at this one short level at a time — I may have played it on three occasions, but my total playtime is still under half-an-hour.
Monday, 13 April 2026
Fiction
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Chapters 23–25 [the end]
There's also an epilogue exclusive to a collector's edition, although fans have shared it online. I always assume bonuses like that are going to be inconsequential little something-and-nothings to persuade completist fans to buy a new copy, but this one is actually substantial — longer than most (possibly all) chapters in the book proper, and with some significant events that cast everything in a different light. I have to wonder: is it Hoover's preferred ending? Or one of those 'my publisher made me do it' kinda extras that wouldn't be in a 'preferred text' edition?
Chapters 23–25 [the end]
There's also an epilogue exclusive to a collector's edition, although fans have shared it online. I always assume bonuses like that are going to be inconsequential little something-and-nothings to persuade completist fans to buy a new copy, but this one is actually substantial — longer than most (possibly all) chapters in the book proper, and with some significant events that cast everything in a different light. I have to wonder: is it Hoover's preferred ending? Or one of those 'my publisher made me do it' kinda extras that wouldn't be in a 'preferred text' edition?
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition
Celebrated (I guess) my return to Skyrim by visiting my seventh city, Morthal, and acquiring a nearby house. It's only a minor one, so not a whole lot to do there, but it's another milestone.
Monument Valley II
Celebrated (I guess) my return to Skyrim by visiting my seventh city, Morthal, and acquiring a nearby house. It's only a minor one, so not a whole lot to do there, but it's another milestone.
Monument Valley II
Sunday, 12 April 2026
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition
Unbelievably, it's been two whole weeks since I played Skyrim. Any regular readers* would be forgiven for thinking I'd accidentally given up on it, knowing my MO. Well, I guess if I left it too long I might've, as that is the kind of thing that typically happens to me. But no: hitting 200 hours gave me a little bit of decision paralysis about what to do next in-game, then real life got in the way and left me without much time, and once I'm out of a habit...! Of course, the only fix was just get back in the saddle. I didn't play too much today, but I progressed enough to feel like I was getting back into the swing of it. Onwards to 300 hours!
* don't worry, I know I don't actually have any readers except future-me.
Unbelievably, it's been two whole weeks since I played Skyrim. Any regular readers* would be forgiven for thinking I'd accidentally given up on it, knowing my MO. Well, I guess if I left it too long I might've, as that is the kind of thing that typically happens to me. But no: hitting 200 hours gave me a little bit of decision paralysis about what to do next in-game, then real life got in the way and left me without much time, and once I'm out of a habit...! Of course, the only fix was just get back in the saddle. I didn't play too much today, but I progressed enough to feel like I was getting back into the swing of it. Onwards to 300 hours!
* don't worry, I know I don't actually have any readers except future-me.
Saturday, 11 April 2026
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Not everything I mentioned last week has arrived (the lingering effects of the Easter double Bank Holiday, I guess), but there was still this...
Number of titles in collection: 3,680 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 965 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,715 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 521 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,834 [up 9]
Number of films: 4,732 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 487 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,134 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,293 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Not everything I mentioned last week has arrived (the lingering effects of the Easter double Bank Holiday, I guess), but there was still this...
Number of titles in collection: 3,680 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 965 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,715 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 521 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,834 [up 9]
Number of films: 4,732 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 487 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,134 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,293 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 10 April 2026
Video Games
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
Can't really say I "played" this, but I certainly left it running in the background for an hour-and-a-half and collected (and named) a bunch more ducks.
Can't really say I "played" this, but I certainly left it running in the background for an hour-and-a-half and collected (and named) a bunch more ducks.
Thursday, 9 April 2026
Fiction
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Chapters 1–3
Not usually my kind of thing, but something inspired me to buy this... only I can't remember what because it was so long ago now. Quite possibly that it's supposed to have an incredible twist — according to its own blurb, at least. It's largely Romance-y so far (even if the very first thing to happen is someone being brutally killed by a car!), so we'll see.
Chapters 1–3
Not usually my kind of thing, but something inspired me to buy this... only I can't remember what because it was so long ago now. Quite possibly that it's supposed to have an incredible twist — according to its own blurb, at least. It's largely Romance-y so far (even if the very first thing to happen is someone being brutally killed by a car!), so we'll see.
Video Games
Inertial Drift
As I said, I may have finished 'story mode' (with one character, anyway — I wonder how different the others are...), but there's still a load of options and unlockables. If I had one criticism, it's that the game could be a bit more guided about what I could/should do next.
Monument Valley II
New 'story' (it barely qualifies as such, but sure, technically there's something), same gameplay... which is fine, because the first one was hardly an epic that exhausted the concept.
You Suck at Parking
Got this in a mystery bundle — I never would've chosen to buy, but thought I'd give it a go. Played for 16 minutes and had kind of had enough. Maybe I'll get an itch to try it again. Maybe I never, ever will.
As I said, I may have finished 'story mode' (with one character, anyway — I wonder how different the others are...), but there's still a load of options and unlockables. If I had one criticism, it's that the game could be a bit more guided about what I could/should do next.
Monument Valley II
New 'story' (it barely qualifies as such, but sure, technically there's something), same gameplay... which is fine, because the first one was hardly an epic that exhausted the concept.
You Suck at Parking
Got this in a mystery bundle — I never would've chosen to buy, but thought I'd give it a go. Played for 16 minutes and had kind of had enough. Maybe I'll get an itch to try it again. Maybe I never, ever will.
Wednesday, 8 April 2026
TV
Leverage: Redemption
1x13 The Hurricane Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x92 Champions Week 2: Tuesday
9x93 Champions Week 2: Wednesday
9x94 Champions Week 2: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x13 The Hurricane Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x92 Champions Week 2: Tuesday
9x93 Champions Week 2: Wednesday
9x94 Champions Week 2: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Videos
Beyond the Light
Episode 1 Gameplay
Episode 2 Cast & Characters
Episode 3 Story
Quite looking forward to the new James Bond game, so finally caught up with this series of behind-the-scenes promo videos. Not sure if the game will run on my Steam Deck so don't know when I'll actually play it, but someday...!
Episode 1 Gameplay
Episode 2 Cast & Characters
Episode 3 Story
Quite looking forward to the new James Bond game, so finally caught up with this series of behind-the-scenes promo videos. Not sure if the game will run on my Steam Deck so don't know when I'll actually play it, but someday...!
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