Things I forgot to mention from over the weekend

[annathepiper]

I have bought more books:

• blackaire’s Street Magic (which y’all may recall I read earlier this year in ARC form, and which I liked quite a bit)
• Phaedra Weldon’s Wraith (which got my attention because of its cover blurb referencing Tanya Huff’s Vicki Nelsons, which is a really good way to get my attention)
• J.D. Robb’s latest In Death, Salvation in Death, because obligatory
• Steve Alten’s The Loch, an impulse buy off the grocery rack, and,
• The first graphic novel volume of the adaptation of Storm Front, because also obligatory

This brings the total number of books purchased this year up to 35. For general reference I am also actually ahead of this count still, with books read–I’m just behind on posting reviews. But more reviews are coming!

(Special side note to raecarson: I just finished ccfinlay’s The Patriot Witch on my way home tonight and liked it quite a bit! I will be buying book 2.)

Meanwhile it must also be said that spazzkat, solarbird, and I saw Up this weekend, and it was charming and delightful indeed. Not as epic as Wall-E, to be sure, nor quite as magically enchanting as Ratatouille, but still a masterwork nonetheless. There is a certain sweet emotional maturity to Ed Asner’s cranky old man’s character arc that I really liked. Also? The talking dog totally runs off with the movie. <3

solarbird is going to Boston tomorrow for a high school reunion, a visit with lyonesse, and a surprise gig at a local farmer’s market! Which is awesome. But I shall have to stay behind as I don’t have enough leave saved up yet to go with her. My first bit of leave-spending gets to come next month when we go to DISNEYLAND!

Also: I have purchased Plants Vs. Zombies, and am on level 3-9, and it is kicking my ass. But it is also bringing me massive amounts of amusement, and I can’t get the damn theme song out of my head. Because there are zombies on my lawn. ZOMBIES, I TELL YOU!

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Comments

[kirbyk.livejournal.com]

I've also been playing a lot of Plants vs. Zombies! It's fun! (Don't remember 3-9 in particular, though. One of the night levels, right?) It's worth it to finish Adventure, because that unlocks all the minigames/puzzle mode, which is really fun!

[annathepiper]

Nah, all the level 3's are back to daytime--but it's in your backyard, so you have to defend your pool as well as the strips of yard to either side. And the zombies that get in the pool are particularly tough! I just got to the dolphin-riding zombies!

Also, much, much hate for the zamboni-riding zombies too. ;D

[kirbyk.livejournal.com]

Generally, in the pool levels, I really like cattails - buy this upgrade! Once you get three or four of these running, most levels are solved. Also, for dolphins, a lilypad with a wallnut on it is a cheap way to slow them down, and a tallnut is even better (but not so cheap.) Tangleweed thingies are good for the early "I'm not ready!" moments.

For Zamboni's: Spikeweed is the best way to deal with them. If you buy the upgrade, it doesn't go away when they crash on them, so get four of those up and you're safe from them! Jalapenos also deal with them and actually remove ice trails.

Also, on the main menu, read the help. At least once.

[annathepiper]

Dolphins won't just jump right over the wallnut? Good to know!

I did pick up on the strategy of plunking down tangle kelp farther ahead in the pool, yeah. :)

And yeah, I've gotten the jalapenos in my list of available plants, so I've been picking that on any level where a zamboni is showing up in the list of zombies about to smack me. Haven't had a chance to buy the upgrade to the spikeweed yet! Good to know about that too! Thanks for the tips. :)

[raecarson.livejournal.com]

Eee, yay, book!

I'm really looking forward to seeing Up. Heard nothing but good things.

[annathepiper]

The short in front of it is cute, too! As they always are at Pixar flicks. :)