We all thrive on stories

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We all thrive on stories.We grow up on them, we tell ourselves them, we communicate with them, we shape our lives with them. Stories make the world go around, and stories are nothing without characters. So, a question:Who are the top 5 characters that shaped who you are now?— Jordan Casstles (@MrCasstles) August 11, 2018 Now, how could I resist…
Spec Ops: The Line

Spec Ops: The Line

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Dave suggested people play this on the 16th of February. Despite already owning the game, I never got around to playing it until July. Appropriately enough, July was blazing hot (this game is set in a wrecked Dubai, after a cataclysmic sand-storm), and it really added to the atmosphere of the game.

And I am only just writing about it now.

Standard.

The shit you own ends up owning you

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This was originally posted in the Bloggers section on the now-defunct Poopgang forum. I watched Fight Club earlier. I feel like taking stock, just sorting out everything I own and either bin it, sell it or keep it. By nature I'm a hoarder, and as the line goes, the shit you own ends up owning you. I've got piles of…