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And thus, you've reached the point. Human beings can - theoretically - only generate ideas based on their life experiences. To put it another way, we can only generate output based on data on which we were trained.

I just finished Battle Ground by Jim Butcher - the latest of the Dresden Files. It was my first read of it, and wow was it a doozy. I really enjoyed it, but it's probably going to take me a few days to really digest it all.

I'm thinking my next book will be Children of Ragnarok, by Cinda Williams Chima. It's the first in a new series from an author I've been reading for quite a while. I really enjoyed her previous YA fantasy series - the Heir Chronicles, the Seven Realms and the Shattered Realms - and I'm pretty excited to get into yet another one.

If anybody hasn't watched this guy's attempts to recreate the Antikythera mechanism, I can't suggest it enough. He's got two related playlists about it - one on the work for the mechanism itself, and the second on creating the period appropriate tools he used to then create the mechanism. It's absolutely astounding - both incredibly informational and entertaining. He's clearly an expert, and beautifully wields that expertise to fantastic effect.

I'm still pushing through Legends: Arceus. I've just dealt with the frenzied Kleavor, and have been exploring some of the edges of the Obsidian Fieldlands. The level jump in some of those areas really caught me off guard. I'm really enjoying the exploration, though.

Cottonee & Whimsicott. I ended up using one in a Nuzlocke, and it was clutch. Prankster is an incredibly useful ability.

Thanks for reminding me of this one. It was a really good read.

Not being able to evolve the Eevee sucked, but they made up for it by giving it a stellar move pool and amping up it's stats. Also, it's just so dapper in that suit and bowler hat...

I've finally started Pokemon Legends: Arceus, and I'm really enjoying it. It's a fun take on the standard Pokemon game, and I'm excited to see where it goes. I've almost completed the Scarlet DLC (just need 2 more group BBQs and the related legendaries), and I've been enjoying a bit of shiny hunting there, which isn't something I've ever enjoyed in the past. I hear it's even more fun in Legends: Arceus, which is very exciting.

Working in putting together my Pokemon Scarlet living dex, sans Violet exclusive singletons. I'm pretty close - need to nab another color of Minor and a couple pokemon that are genderless, and thus not breedable. I also have to complete some more group BBQs, for those legendaries. I'm deviating a bit to put together a couple of raiders to take on Mightiest Tyranitar, first, though.

IIRC, you don't even need to look up a brail alphabet - the game lays it out for you in one of the ruins

Yup. I bought a cheap, but still nice, faux-leather cover for my nook - makes it more book-like, which I really appreciate.

I was 9 when the anime first aired in the US, in 1998, and was hooked almost immediately. I got a GameBoy Color and Pokemon Red for Christmas, along with enough money to go buy Pokemon Blue the day after. I've purchased and played at least one game from every generation since - one of my favorite collections! I'm actually working on figuring out how best to introduce my son to the game, now - I want to play through some iteration of every generation with him if I can manage it.