The Blade (1995)
[#24 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2026]
Sunday, 10 May 2026
Fiction
Swords Against Wizardry by Fritz Leiber
IV. The Lords of Quarmall pp.1–35
So, I said I wasn't intending to break the longer stories down in future, but then I saw the thickness of this one in my copy — it's only 92 pages, but physically that looks like a (short) novel. Although, in fairness to past me, I said I wasn't intending to repeat this division (i.e. reading Stardock in many small chunks over almost two weeks), not avoid any division. I do plan to read this in larger, less infrequent 'chapters'.
IV. The Lords of Quarmall pp.1–35
So, I said I wasn't intending to break the longer stories down in future, but then I saw the thickness of this one in my copy — it's only 92 pages, but physically that looks like a (short) novel. Although, in fairness to past me, I said I wasn't intending to repeat this division (i.e. reading Stardock in many small chunks over almost two weeks), not avoid any division. I do plan to read this in larger, less infrequent 'chapters'.
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition
Back into Skyrimming after another semi-accidental two-week break. It's not due to lack of interest — it started as a busy week not giving me time, which turned into wanting to make sure I did something when I played again (as opposed to just noodling around for the sake of it), and that turned into self-pressure to, I guess, have an idea what I was setting out to 'achieve' before I even loaded it up. But sometimes it's best to just get back on the horse, right? It's not that I don't want to — I'm not having to force myself to play it, exactly — but at this point (i.e. well past 200 hours in-game and many real-time months of near-exclusivity) I want my playtime to be productive. And, after so long dedicated to one game, my head is being turned by others more than ever. Maybe it's time to finally dive into the main quest and all that…
Back into Skyrimming after another semi-accidental two-week break. It's not due to lack of interest — it started as a busy week not giving me time, which turned into wanting to make sure I did something when I played again (as opposed to just noodling around for the sake of it), and that turned into self-pressure to, I guess, have an idea what I was setting out to 'achieve' before I even loaded it up. But sometimes it's best to just get back on the horse, right? It's not that I don't want to — I'm not having to force myself to play it, exactly — but at this point (i.e. well past 200 hours in-game and many real-time months of near-exclusivity) I want my playtime to be productive. And, after so long dedicated to one game, my head is being turned by others more than ever. Maybe it's time to finally dive into the main quest and all that…
this fortnight on 100Films.co.uk
I should have posted an update about 100Films.co.uk last weekend, noting the publication of my April review on May 1st. But the same busy-ness that kept me from posting the 'failures' post on May 2nd also kept me from posting this on May 3rd — so here we are, technically looking back at the past fortnight (really, the past 10 days).
That means this post encompasses the entirety of my April retrospectives, beginning with the general review...
...and concluding with my viewing 'failures'...
More next Sunday? Probably not. Next month? For sure.
That means this post encompasses the entirety of my April retrospectives, beginning with the general review...
...and concluding with my viewing 'failures'...
More next Sunday? Probably not. Next month? For sure.
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