I want it to be cooler weather again....
Apr. 10th, 2025 07:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rogueslayer452++ One of the things I hate about warm weather is how irritable it makes me. I was just reminded of this yesterday when I basically had a little freakout over nothing, and it was a combination of other things happening but the warm air didn't help matters which escalated the way I was feeling. :/
++ The Last Of Us was renewed for a third season ahead of the season two premiere. Well, obviously. I would sure hope so. We knew months ago that the second game was going to be split into two (or possible more?) seasons, and it would be foolish to just not renew something that is basically going to be incomplete as a story itself. It reminds me of the situation with Dune with them splitting it into two movies even though the second one wasn't filmed yet after the first was released, a decision of studios and whatever else creatives have that I still don't understand. Regardless, it's just good that there's further confirmation with TLOU.
++ NaNoWriMo is officially shutting down for good. This has been a long time coming considering the numerous controversies and scandals over the years, with their whole ordeal surrounding genAI being the final nail in the coffin.
Funnily, it took until quite recently to realize that NaNoWriMo was an actual non-profit organization. I had long thought that it was simply just a self-induced prompt that writers challenged themselves and promoted it annually to write and complete a story in a month. It wasn't until some of the issues that arose not too long ago was being spread around that I finally understood, lol. I'm hoping that this doesn't discourage people from continuing challenging themselves with their writing, since I know a lot got their starts and were pushed to finish their projects because of NaNoWriMo. They can just continue on without the organization.
++ The Last Of Us was renewed for a third season ahead of the season two premiere. Well, obviously. I would sure hope so. We knew months ago that the second game was going to be split into two (or possible more?) seasons, and it would be foolish to just not renew something that is basically going to be incomplete as a story itself. It reminds me of the situation with Dune with them splitting it into two movies even though the second one wasn't filmed yet after the first was released, a decision of studios and whatever else creatives have that I still don't understand. Regardless, it's just good that there's further confirmation with TLOU.
++ NaNoWriMo is officially shutting down for good. This has been a long time coming considering the numerous controversies and scandals over the years, with their whole ordeal surrounding genAI being the final nail in the coffin.
Funnily, it took until quite recently to realize that NaNoWriMo was an actual non-profit organization. I had long thought that it was simply just a self-induced prompt that writers challenged themselves and promoted it annually to write and complete a story in a month. It wasn't until some of the issues that arose not too long ago was being spread around that I finally understood, lol. I'm hoping that this doesn't discourage people from continuing challenging themselves with their writing, since I know a lot got their starts and were pushed to finish their projects because of NaNoWriMo. They can just continue on without the organization.
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Date: 2025-04-11 01:31 pm (UTC)Very glad about The Last of Us. I haven't played the game but I understand they've split the second game into season 2 and 3 so if they didn't get a third season it would be very disappointing. I really liked season one so I'll watch Season 2 once I can download it.
I was glad when I saw the NaNoWriMo news. I'm also sad that I'm glad. They ran it into the ground in such a disappointing way and I'd rather it be gone than be a space where predators feel safe or where they sell out to AI and then insult everyone who doesn't like that. I know Toronto has made their own ToWriMO kind of event in November so I thin the spirit of the writing will live on.
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Date: 2025-04-12 03:21 am (UTC)There were early critic reviews for season two that said it felt "incomplete" and I was like, well duh, that's only half the story.
And yeah, while it is an end of an era for many it's definitely a good thing they're shutting down. Good riddance, really. Seeing that others have created their own versions of the challenge is great, since it does keep the spirit of it without the other bullshit attached.
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Date: 2025-04-13 05:24 pm (UTC)Did those critics just not read any info about season 2? I swear some people are just so dumb about things sometimes.
I've heard other cities are doing their own WriMo style events still so the good spirit of the events carries on and maybe someday we'll get a centralized site again, but hopefully not one that goes so far off the rails.