Hello! By now you might have noticed that I missed my optimistic book fundraiser start date. As it turns out, it was too optimistic but I’m not in a terrible place with finishing the book. It’s just that several other projects shifted around on me. The biggest reason though is that I’ve been slacking on all the little details that make a successful book marketing campaign. Let’s talk about it.
We’re already barreling through 2026 and I haven’t mentioned anything about the fund raising campaign for Rizald. Did you know about the Backerkit campaign? Probably not because it’s getting postponed. For good reasons but I’ll tell you more about that here.
The second half of my Mini Hitchcock Reviews. Part I was a blast and I flew those. This second half had films I was either intimidated to watch (Psycho) or knew nothing about (Family Plot). There were some highs and lows in this leg of my journey but I’m glad I pushed through. There were some real gems in this batch. I finished them on New Year’s Eve just barely completing my study of Sir Alfred Hitchcock’s work before the start of 2026 by a few spare hours.
In times of trouble, of strife, of sadness, I can always depend on my brain sheltering itself in the warm insulation of a new hobby that I will get really excited for before ultimately abandoning it for the next new shiny new hobby. My current focus has been on the 1984 war game of ‘Mecha combat, BattleTech. The game was one of my favorites as a kid. We had the original box set with little paper standees. I was awful with attention span and complex rules so it was mostly getting pummeled by my brothers but it set my mind ablaze with dreams of stompy robots. My personal favorite scenario at the time was how long can a Marauder run from LRMs before becoming a skid mark (not long).
I have always loved the autumn season. When there’s dew on the ground in the morning and a chill in the air, I know it’s time to get spooky. There is something primal about fear that is comforting. Ghosts and ghouls are just a part of being human. I love to celebrate that vestigial superstition with a yearly binge of all things Halloween. To that end, here’s some of my favorite seasonal viewings as well as some new recommended movies.
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