By the way, Kirk trying to explain Spock’s look and behaviour to 1980s people with “He did too much LDS in the 60’s” was quite funny, not just because he gets “LSD” wrong, but because it could also be interpreted as “Mormons are weird”

More about Star Trek IV: sure it’s got some funny moments, but between “Search For Spock” and this, it seems to be the point where it’s not just Gene Roddenberry’s story anymore, but some studio’s FRANCHISE. Gotta appeal to more audiences! Can I say it now? THEY RUINED STAR TREK!

Today I’m trying to catch up to any unanswered discussions with #UE5 GameplayCameras #gamedev users who contacted me through various means. Lots of very good feedback there, thanks to all who wrote! If I haven’t replied to you by tomorrow, ping me!

My first thought after watching “The Wrath of Khan” was that it seems to eschew the “intellectual sci-fi” plots of TOS for some “action sci-fi” blockbuster plot. I wondered if fans originally criticized it and then cooled down on it later, but apparently not? Everybody loved it right away?

The coyote dad/mom (?) of Byrne Creek Park seems busy today. Saw it twice. The good fluffy boy isn’t happy about it (he’s racist against coyotes). Thankfully he’s now relaxing with a ball.

I still remember the sense of excitement I felt upon learning the existence of an animal called the “wombat”, imagining a dreadful winged creature of the night, and the utter disappointment that followed when I saw what it actually looks like.

I played through The Last Of Us (Part 1) a couple months ago and my hot take is that it’s like a David Cage game: it’s more interested in being a movie with vaguely interactive scenes between story beats than being a video game. The difference with a David Cage game is that it’s actually very good.

Tonight we are close to the end of our RuneQuest campaign’s main story arc, and I don’t know if the Alone Confederation will survive! I somehow managed to bring cosmic-horror into our Glorantha, with elder gods fleshed out of the Celestial Court! My Call of Cthulhu is showing! 😅

Diane, 11:30 AM, February 24th.

Entering the town of Twin Peaks.

On this Twin Peaks day, I remember when I first watched the series… it was back in France, we had a group of friends passing around copies of copies of VHS tapes, giving the whole thing a sort-of Ringu-like “cursed video” vibe. It was GREAT.