What's App-ening Wednesday? #10: Dragon City

Hey everyone! Today we've finally got another app review for you, this time on the popular game, Dragon City...

I first came across this game when ConscienceSarah spotted someone playing this during a break from #toomuchmaths. Sharah told me about it and said maybe I should give it a go.

First of all, this is pretty much your typical dragon trainer game. You earn money from having dragons, you grow food, feed your dragons, battle your dragons for more money, which is then re-invested in various ways. Basically, you're playing for the sense of achievement when you meet a goal, whether it be set by the game, or a personal target.

Yes, I know. This floating island of mine looks like a mess.
It's a pretty repetitive game, but it ends up becoming your daily routine. I have no idea why I'm still playing this, I'm not even competing with ANT!

One aspect that I like about Dragon City is that most tasks, such as breeding dragons or growing food, tend to take a good 8 hours at a time to be completed, which consequently means that you're not having to pay much attention to it.

Overall, Dragon City is a bright and jolly game, however, in my opinion, it simply doesn't match up to the pull-factor of others on the market (I may or may not be talking about Disco Zoo). Still, check it out and see for yourself all the wondrous breeds of dragons available!

Happy gaming :)

Note: This blog is not affiliated with Dragon City. This post was written purely for the sake of entertainment.

MouseMouseMonday #31: Honey Badgers - Masters of Mayhem

G'day, everyone!

Today, we present to you a review on the second episode of BBC 2 documentary series 'Natural World 2014 - 2015'. This episode is based on honey badgers, and I think you'll agree with us that it was no coincience that the first broadcast date just happened to be a few days before ConscienceSarah's birthday.

Being part of B.A.D.G.E.R. we all felt obliged to tune in, and today I'll be sharing some of my thoughts on the programme. For whatever absurd reason, if you haven't yet seen it, you've got until Friday 16th May 2014 to take a look for yourselves.

Here's the link to iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0418x7x/Natural_World_20142015_Honey_Badgers_Masters_of_Mayhem/

[Note: We are not affiliated with the BBC. This post was written purely for the purpose of entertainment.]

With the title of the show being 'Honey Badgers - Masters of Mayhem', it sure did a good job of showing the fierce and chaotic side of the animals. It has proven that honey badgers are not as gentle as their less honey-obsessed relatives that represent the beloved house of Hufflepuff. Let's get this straight, never mess with a honey badger. With very few animals to call predators, honey badgers are fearless and more than capable of standing their ground during a fight.

Image from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/galleries/p01xcz9r

Meanwhile, outside of the boxing ring, honey badgers are also immensely clever. This programme has shown that they are uncanny strategists who are resilient and more than determined to get what they want. Consequently, many of the show's presenters and interviewees, even though hopelessly trying to find new ways to keep the animals out of trouble, have been impressed with their mental ability, with one bee keeper expressing that he has 'a lot of respect' for these 'little warriors'.

Aside from showing that honey badgers are fearless and clever, there was little information about some of the key points brought up, for example, why the cubs stay with their mothers for so long. This was mainly due to the fact that honey badgers are very difficult to film, often destroying much equipment, and of course you never want to get too close to one. There was a particular scene where a fellow honey badger enthusiast was sitting and observing a bunch of honey badgers raiding some bins. At one point, he said 'silly honey badgers', to which I thought it would be rather cliché if he dropped his torch and went to pick it up but when he looks up again there'd be a honey badger running up and pouncing on him. Of course, that never happened, but still, don't insult honey badgers. Better safe than sorry/dead.

All in all, it was a lot of fun to watch!

Happy Birthday, ConscienceSarah!

Hope you have a fantastic day :)

Happy Easter!

Have a good one :)

Weekly News Round-Up #58: 06/04/2014

Howdy ya'll! Hope you've all had a smashing week. It's been a pretty busy one for us, but here are some highlights...

On Monday, DisneyLoverMolly brought us some of her delicious home-made chocolate brownies. I think it's safe to say that we all enjoyed them very much!

The following day, DisneyLoverMolly was explaining to ANT and Master about how some children, from her mother's school, believe it to be most useful to measure giraffes and monkeys in kilometres and grams, repectively. ANT thought that it would be useless to know how to measure the weight of an animal whereas Master disagreed and argued that it is likely to be a key skill for vets and zoo keepers.

During the middle of the weel, Ruby decided to draw what might very well be the scene from ConscienceSarah's worst nightmares. Here it is:

Following on from this, DisneyLoverMolly managed to create a masterpiece which is pretty much the epitome of our group. Surely there is no better way to sum us up than this picture:

What a fantastic way to end the week!

Until next time, have a good one ;)

40 Quotes of Lent: Day 40

"Have you the colander?"
- H.W. J.C.

Story behind quote:
Wicks asks to see the Podcaast calendar, which we have dubbed the 'colander'.

40 Quotes of Lent: Day 39

"There'd be really obvious clues like 'home sweet ____', then everyone would get to go home."
- A.T.

Story behind quote:
ANT's idea for Orienteering Club.

As featured in WNR #54: 09/03/2014

40 Quotes of Lent: Day 38

"...*sigh* no, YOU are Bertie!"
- A.T. H.W. J.C.

Story behind quote:
A line from the Podcaast series that Wicks particularly appreciates.

Quote taken from Outtakes Vol. 2

40 Quotes of Lent: Day 37

"'Livin' La Vida Loca' is one of the best songs ever!"
- S.A.

Story behind quote:
If you say so, ConscienceSarah...

40 Quotes of Lent: Day 36

"My question is 'do honey badgers give a darn?'"
- H.W.

Story behind quote:
The slightly more implicit version of Wicks' original question.