MrPogo

I'm sure it was the original Transformers cartoon movie, but having just wondered how it did at the box office I now can't find any trace of it getting a cinema release outside the US (and it was definitely the UK where I saw it. Or possibly something else ).

I was under the impression (from somewhere) that steaming revenue more than made up for the resulting decline in sales - so the big labels are doing fine out of it - but the cash is getting spread much more thinly amongst many more artists because the average punter is listening to 200 acts a year on Spotify instead of buying five albums (or whatever the vague figures I probably dreamt are ).

Day 34: Still no sighting. Does the beast really exist? I’m starting to doubt it. But I yearn to believe the rumours.

I never really used them much apart from “extra money” or equivalent cheats, mainly on games with some sort of world building element (like I find it much more enjoyable to build a massive mansion on the Sims and play as a millionaire than I do starting at the bottom). I think the last one I used was the clone items exploit in Oblivion though, and restricted that solely to making more of the best type of arrows. That’s unless you’re going to count looking up solutions to puzzles or using guides etc, which some people are, in which case I do quite often.

I tend to find there’s always plenty worth watching on Netflix, but they’ve never got anything I specifically want to see if I search for it. As such I’m reluctant to get rid of any DVD I may ever want to watch again, and still find the quality of them more than acceptable.

I do sometimes work out the cost per hour if the save file makes it obvious (mainly wondering if I got better value out of 110 hours from Fallout 4 or 26 hours on the much cheaper Stardew Valley etc), and suppose I consider “I spent more time playing it than working to buy it” to be the break even point, but it’s not something I consider the potential of when making a purchase.

Yeah. I just need a Cubone to get onto the final stage, but getting past that any time soon looks to be a no-goer. I was stuck on the "Battle In Ten Raids" bit for about three weeks because I see them so rarely out in the sticks, and that put me way behind schedule!

I’d probably say it was brilliant as long as you don’t think about it, as everyone’s actions then rapidly stop making any sense

Chart wise it’s continued the downward trend (54 in the US. The previous album was 33, the first time they’d charted outside the top 10 since the debut), but with streams and sales and whatnot I don’t know what that really means. They still seem to be selling loads of concert tickets at high prices, which is where the money is these days.

With Kimi out It’s now on between Max and Bottas for 3rd in the drivers championship. Bottas needs to be 3rd or higher and Max needs 2nd with Bottas in 4th or or lower.

Oh joy, another “catch a Ditto” task. That took about three months last time

Might get to go to the Chinese GP next year! Will be my first actual race (only been to testing at Silverstone before!).

Nice! I keep meaning to ask if they’re ever at times people with jobs can go along. I think I’ve had three invites now, but they’ve all been in the middle of a week day.

You probably wouldn’t really remember someone who turned up for a day that long ago (especially in the light of the massive personal events which occurred). If she does meet the whole troop of them together it might be a different story of course.