Day 5: The Newest Starters

Hello fellow fans. I am masterofthez and this is day 5 of the Month of Writing challenge. Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio. For those unaware, these three are the new starters for Pokémon Sun and Moon. I like them all myself, so I don't really know which one I'll get when November comes around. At the moment I'm leaning towards Litten, but that's not what I'm here to talk about today. No, today I'm here to talk about the Pokémon anime and which starter Ash will catch.

Day 4: Beowulf is a Dick

I read Beowulf back in high school, and I didn't like it much. At the time I couldn't really figure out why. The best explanation of my dislike I could create was, "Beowulf fighting Grendel is the story of a tornado uprooting a tree. Why should I care about the tornado? Why should I care about the tree?" I have now read it again, and with more years under my belt I feel I now have a better grasp of the character and why I hate the story. Beowulf is a Dick.

And before I really start, I want to be clear. I'm looking at this story with modern biases. Yes, if I would look at the story in the original Anglo-Saxon culture, this would be a good story. I'm mostly having fun with the story.

First off, his motivations for all of his fighting are very unsympathetic. This part is mostly the fault of the how the story is told. He says he is doing this to protect his allies, but it is also very clear that he is doing it for the glory of the battle. "I just want a good fight," is not a good motivation if you want a likable character. It also doesn't help that the threat of Grendel is only ever told to us, and we the audience never get to hear the details of the attack while it is happening. Then he has the audacity to make fun of one of the surivors of the first Grendel attack by saying it's his own fault that Grendel killed all his people at arms. NOT EVERYONE IS OF GODLY POWER AND CAN FIGHT A SUPER POWERED MONSTER WITH NO WEAPONS, BEOWULF!

Now we move on to the dragon, or as I will call him, The Metaphor for Mental Illness. First off, he has an obsession with a single thing: treasure. This treasure is the only thing that can keep him calm. He is so aware of his treasures that he notices when only one piece is stolen. With just one piece missing, he lashes out, not knowing how to deal with it and having no one around to help. So what does Beowulf do when he learns of this? Does he try and help this suffering creature? Nope. He goes in for the kill.

So I hope we've all learned a valuable lesson today. Beowulf is a Dick.

Day 2: The Alola Region

Earlier today we finally got a look at the full region of Alola. Now, one of the big draws of Pokémon for me is the sense of adventure of going to a never before seen area. As such, I love looking at the overhead view of regions and seeing all of the places I will be exploring. And as such, here are my Top 10 places (in no particular order) that I can't wait to go to in Pokémon Sun and Moon.

Day 1: DC Rebirth

Geoff Johns wrote the story Blackest Night. The story itself was based off of a one-shot Alan Moore wrote which told about the end of the Green Lanterns. In Geoff John's newest work he continues with another idea from Alan Moore, but we will get there. For now, hello fellow fans. I am masterofthez and this is day 1 of the Month of Writing challenge. And today I'm talking about the comic event DC Rebirth and all the various aspects of it. This is going to be fairly long and hold all of the spoilers. Also be warned. This is going to be one of my longer posts.

Month Of Writing

Hello, and welcome to the Month of Writing. This is a challenge I created the summer of 2015 to help my writing skills. I told some of my friends about it, and they said they wanted to try it. So here I am to explain the rules of this challenge.

1. You must post something everyday. 

Because this is only the month of writing, you only have to write a month's worth of posts. But you indeed have to update everyday. If you miss a day then you have lost.

2. You must have a complete thought every day. 

Okay. I'm about go all English professor on you. This challenge does not require you to reach a word count per day. For every post you need to have a complete thought on it. Think about whatever you are about to post, write that down, then think about what you just wrote down. Yes, some of what you write will not be as intellectual as other things you post. I get it. But you still have to have a complete thought written out. 

...and that's it. I really don't have any more instructions after that. You can write on any subject you want. You don't even have to write opinionated articles like me. One of my friends is posting a poem every day. Another friend is writing a comedy sketch every day. I myself will be throwing out ideas for a D&D world I've had in my head for a few years now in preparation for a game in the fall that I'll be running. 

Now if you want to do this challenge all I ask is that you link me your work. I'd love to see other people working on this same concept. Well, that's all for today. See you June 1st.

DC Rebirth Spoiler Talk

Okay people, I learned of a spoiler for the book DC Rebirth that comes out on the 25th. It is the only piece of info I've read about it that was not in a press reveal, and I plan to keep it that way. These are just my thoughts on the book and what may come about from it. This post was originally going to be an idea I had about the new started pokémon, but I'm just so excited for this. So just to be clear, spoilers are below the break.

Update thing!

Hey everyone, Masterofthez here. I just wanted to do a little bit of an update for you people about what to expect now that school is out for myself. First off, I have like 10 half finished posts that I will be completing soon, but I'll be saving those for next month. Why? Because I want to save them for another 30 days of posts. Last year I decided to post something every day on this blog for a whole month. I had a lot of fun doing it, so I think I'll be doing it again, so expect that in the coming days. What can you expect from it? I don't really know, but if I had to guess I'd say mostly Pokémon Sun and Moon stuff and stuff about DC Rebirth. Anyway look forward to that.

Now on the more of a behind the scene news, I now have an editor. My friend 4ntlrice7 (I'll call her Lrice) has agreed to be my editor so things will look more professional around here. She is also allowed to post things here if she wants, so expect to see things from her. So to welcome her to the masterofthez crew (because there is now more than just me, so I can call us that), let's hear a little from her. Take it away Lrice.

(Hello peoples!!! I am super excited to be able to edit my friend's blog. I love grammar. It's great. *squeeks in a mad delight for all things editorial* And my friend is great too. I am honored to contribute to such thoughtful creativity. Hope you guys enjoy his writing.)

So I believe that was all that needed to be covered. Join us next time when I talk about a leak for DC Rebirth. See you then.