On crap telly, Pinterest stupidity and other amusing things
I've been watching "Forged in Fire" on the History Channel lately. I'm not terribly impressed by the channel, TBH - all that Pawn Stars and Storage Wars and Ancient Aliens idiocy really isn't worth wasting one's time on it, and don't even let me start about Knight Fight or Knife or Death... but I digress.
Forged in Fire, OTOH, is very useful. Firstly, I can pick up some smithing vocabulary - or I could, if only they left the explanations a bit longer onscreen - which is very practical if one writes Dwarves. Secondly, there are some really bizarre characters among the participants - which is also very practical if one writes Dwarves. I've found a few great templates on whom to build my Dwarf characters, so it's a double-win situation, writing-wise. Of course, they just have to show the program five minutes before midnight, but that can't be helped.
As for Pinterest - I know the whole things probably works automatically, but when they send a mail with "We think you might like these pins" I sometimes get my own pins. It is hilarious to be suggested one's own handiwork. In the last post no less than three of my own explosion boxes were included. *g*
On other news, the baby journal is almost done. Two more pages, then the cover, and that's it. (Photos later.) Perhaps one day Pinterest will recommend it to me, too.
Forged in Fire, OTOH, is very useful. Firstly, I can pick up some smithing vocabulary - or I could, if only they left the explanations a bit longer onscreen - which is very practical if one writes Dwarves. Secondly, there are some really bizarre characters among the participants - which is also very practical if one writes Dwarves. I've found a few great templates on whom to build my Dwarf characters, so it's a double-win situation, writing-wise. Of course, they just have to show the program five minutes before midnight, but that can't be helped.
As for Pinterest - I know the whole things probably works automatically, but when they send a mail with "We think you might like these pins" I sometimes get my own pins. It is hilarious to be suggested one's own handiwork. In the last post no less than three of my own explosion boxes were included. *g*
On other news, the baby journal is almost done. Two more pages, then the cover, and that's it. (Photos later.) Perhaps one day Pinterest will recommend it to me, too.