I had originally planned to spend today creating my next video review on You Tube. For those of you who have not seen this channel it is under the name A1dy74. Anyway, I was not able to do this thanks to the fact that I have still not recovered from a throat infection I came down with three weeks ago. The throat pain and swelling have gone, but I have been left with a heavy case of catarrh which I cannot seem to shift at the moment. Not only is it affecting my voice but it has also gone into my ear making hearing a bit difficult at the moment which is driving me mad.
There is really no point in doing a video review at the moment because no matter what I do the voice will not comply and I have no desire to waste my time doing something that I know will not sound right. Speaking of video reviews, I really enjoy doing them. I know there are many people who have issues with You Tube - I do as well, but what it is good is that You Tube and sites like it give the average person a platform to try and be creative and be able to put that creation out there for others to see. The same can be said for these blog sites. It is one of the good things that the Internet has afforded people and long may it continue.
I am currently reading two books at the moment. Under the Dome by Stephen King and Decision Points by George W Bush. Now before you say anything, am not a Bush supporter or anything like that, but I do like to read these type of books. Obviously you are not getting the unblemished truth, anyone thinking that would have to be mad, but I am interested in what Bush thinks and what he claims his motives were. You also get an insight into part of his personal life as well as what he was thinking with regards to the war of terror - again it is more what he wants people to believe as opposed to the whole truth. I seriously doubt that the whole story would be allowed to be printed anyway as I am sure there would some national security issue that would prevent it.
Under the Dome is a cracking read. I really do love Stephen King's writing style and story telling. At times it is almost as though he writes in the book in the dialect of the books setting which really helps the reader get into the mind of the characters. He also the master of building tension, not just through any supernatural events but more critically the way the characters interact with one another. It is easy to dismiss King as a horror writer but frankly this is well wide of the mark. He has written a whole range of books covering many different genres and that way of thinking does him a huge disservice. In Under the Dome King wastes no time in establishing the event of the Dome cutting off a small town in America from the outside world and this works brilliantly to start the tension building. You just know that the town will start to tear itself apart and already the main culprits have been identified. However you just know there will be some sort of curve ball thrown into the mix at some point.
Under the Dome is the first novel I have purchased as a digital download for my iPad. I am enjoying the contrast between reading a physical book with Decision Points and a digital book. I must say it is easier reading the digital book and it's great knowing you can store many books in a single place saving space but I am from the old world as well and actually owning the physical book just feel right somehow. It is probably just me but owning a book requires a degree of looking after if you want it to remain in good condition. I don't know, I guess some habits die hard.
Back on the gaming front I have just got stuck into Fable 3 today. I got it for Christmas but I wanted to try and finish up some other games that I had first before I started it. So far I really like it. I have always enjoyed the Fable world and game play and this builds well on what the series has established so far. I am looking forward to losing some more hours in the land of Albion.
I have also spent a good few hours on DC Universe Online on the PS3. I think it is safe to say that this game proves that MMO's are viable on consoles, though I would not be holding my breath if you are one of those who think that World of Warcraft will be coming anytime soon. Although DC Universe Online does have depth to it, it certainly isn't on the level of World of Warcraft and the all important control interface is also extremely important. There is no way I could envision playing a World of Warcraft with a joypad. Things get frantic enough using the keyboard and mouse.
Finally I have been re-watching the X Files on DVD. I have just started with season 1 and despite the passage of time I still love the show. I would go as far to say that it is the best television series that I have ever seen. I love the characters, the stories - everything!
Anyway I am off for more Mulder and Scully action. Catch you all later.
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