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Things I browse and listen to
Nov. 12th, 2024 06:12 pmMore random things:
My favorite subreddit for procrastination purposes is currently /r/hobbydrama. It doesn't get full write-ups that often (anymore? I have a vague memory that they used to be more common in the past), but even just reading through the weekly "Hobby Scuffles" threads is entertaining. All kinds of both fun and unfun drama from different communities.
At Worldcon someone recommended me the "Sheep Might Fly!" serialized fiction podcast by Tansy Rayner Roberts, and I decided to check it out because I really enjoyed "Musketeer Space" and her "Creature Court" trilogy.
I listened to all 25 chapters of Season of Dragons, which is basically "AU Pride and Prejudice with dragons from the PoV of Caroline Bingley." It was entertaining enough I kept listening weekly for months, though I found it very predictable (even apart from the P&P elements) and despite the dragons at times somewhat bland. I think it's likely that it's less an issue with the book and more that it's not generally one of my favorite genres. A good light read/listen when one is in the right mood for regency romance with fantasy elements.
I don't think I'll follow along with the next one though.
I stopped listening to The Magnus Protocol because I'm not really in the mood for horror currently. (I do want to try playing Slay the Princess but I haven't yet had sufficient time and mental battery at the same time.)
The other podcast I currently semi-regularly listen to is The Spawn Chunks, a weekly Minecraft podcast by Pixlriffs and Joel Duggan. Also something that doesn't require a lot of brainpower, conveniently. It's nice to stay informed and they have some interesting thoughts about existing mechanics and good ideas about possible future ones.
If anyone has recommendations for serialized fiction podcasts that are not horror and don't require too much brainpower, ideally but not necessarily SFF, that'd be appreciated :) I guess I could just listen to audio books but, idk, it doesn't feel quite the same.
My favorite subreddit for procrastination purposes is currently /r/hobbydrama. It doesn't get full write-ups that often (anymore? I have a vague memory that they used to be more common in the past), but even just reading through the weekly "Hobby Scuffles" threads is entertaining. All kinds of both fun and unfun drama from different communities.
At Worldcon someone recommended me the "Sheep Might Fly!" serialized fiction podcast by Tansy Rayner Roberts, and I decided to check it out because I really enjoyed "Musketeer Space" and her "Creature Court" trilogy.
I listened to all 25 chapters of Season of Dragons, which is basically "AU Pride and Prejudice with dragons from the PoV of Caroline Bingley." It was entertaining enough I kept listening weekly for months, though I found it very predictable (even apart from the P&P elements) and despite the dragons at times somewhat bland. I think it's likely that it's less an issue with the book and more that it's not generally one of my favorite genres. A good light read/listen when one is in the right mood for regency romance with fantasy elements.
I don't think I'll follow along with the next one though.
I stopped listening to The Magnus Protocol because I'm not really in the mood for horror currently. (I do want to try playing Slay the Princess but I haven't yet had sufficient time and mental battery at the same time.)
The other podcast I currently semi-regularly listen to is The Spawn Chunks, a weekly Minecraft podcast by Pixlriffs and Joel Duggan. Also something that doesn't require a lot of brainpower, conveniently. It's nice to stay informed and they have some interesting thoughts about existing mechanics and good ideas about possible future ones.
If anyone has recommendations for serialized fiction podcasts that are not horror and don't require too much brainpower, ideally but not necessarily SFF, that'd be appreciated :) I guess I could just listen to audio books but, idk, it doesn't feel quite the same.
