Lions and Tigers and Viruses

Published: Mon, 07/06/20

Hey !

All right, my wife says I owe you an apology. Apparently I didn't do a very good job (or any job at all, really) letting you know that Jaws of the Lion was releasing in Target stores in the US a couple weeks ago.

You see, it was released on a Sunday, and I was going to send out a message the following Monday, but by that point, it was almost entirely sold out, and so it seemed a little cruel to tell you about it then. There was a restock later that week, but that was gone pretty quickly, as well.

And now, after sending Target another resupply, they will be doing a much larger restock around the middle of this week. So, look at me, telling you things before they happen instead of afterwards, like some sort of semi-competent marketer.

And hey, if you already have it, or don't care, or don't live in the US, that's cool too. We can talk about other stuff. (Though if you are waiting for the worldwide hobby release, that should be happening August 2.)

So, yeah, you want to talk about a pandemic? Everyone at Cephalofair Games is doing just fine, taking the proper precautions and all that. The US as a whole isn't doing so great, with the re-openings in a lot of states causing new spikes in cases. And it seems mainly due to people not taking the proper precautions. Like, the state reopens, and they think that things can just immediately go back to normal.

But, that's not how it works! Wear a face mask when you are in public! I don't know how this became a political issue, but it really shouldn't be. It should just be common sense. There is a deadly, highly contagious virus out there, so we should all be doing everything we can to protect ourselves and others.

The pandemic has also caused us to subscribe to HBO, so I have been watching a lot of television recently. Watchmen, Insecure, and Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas are all really great shows for very different reasons. Watchmen and Problem Areas were also available on Hulu for a while there, but I guess they aren't anymore. Just another reason I should have sent this message out sooner.

And is it just me, or is the final season of Agents of SHIELD really quite great? The narrative, all the time traveling antics, and the themed episodes... it is all quite cracking! I have this routine where I make pancakes Saturday morning and watch the latest episode, and it has been quite wonderful. Plus it is a nice way to keep all the days from blending together.

Well, that's probably enough from me. If you do want to hear me continue to wax on about the pandemic, here is an interview I did with Blue Peg, Pink Peg. And if you want to hear me talk about Jaws of the Lion, I have an episode of Rolling Dice and Taking Names for you. Remember to start checking your local Target on Wednesday if you are still looking for a copy of Jaws of the Lion.

And black lives still matter!