![]() ![]() Need stronger pigeons? Better upgrade that coop. ![]() Tired of searching for food? Construct pots and plant some vegetables. Collect materials and process them to get upgrades and expansions to your base. However, remember to build some defenses as the rival bum gang raids are inevitable!Ĭrafting makes your life easier. Mutant sewer rat people from the ’80s? Mentally unstable clown with a hook for a hand? A bored rich man telling you to punch random people on the street? We have them all, and then some! You’ll meet them all while following the insane storyline (yes, this game has an actual story!)ĭay-to-day survival can be exhausting, so why not take a break and get some shut-eye in a cozy shelter? Conquer, construct, and customize your cardboard bases to your heart’s content. Also, he’s your best friend (no, really). ![]() Yours is named Carl and he’s your trusty mobile inventory. Drink them (if you dare) to get a boost, or throw them at your enemies for a devastating effect.Įvery bum needs a shopping cart of their own. Mix alcohol with stuff you found on the ground to create powerful mixtures. Still not satisfied? Wait until you see the fully upgraded pigeonado skill… Not fun enough? Upgrade your birds with explosives and let chaos reign. You can throw pigeons at people and watch as the panic ensues. Apart from day-to-day survival, you can enjoy many unique features: Bum Simulator is a sandbox game bursting with inappropriate humor and memorable characters. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He began working in Prince Rupert Pulp Mill’s technical department as well as serving in boiler water treatment in various other BC mills.Īfter retirement, Frank and Anne pursued a life of travel visiting 138+ countries in all seven continents. Frank was a great provider for his children and coached many of their sports teams – football, baseball, lacrosse and soccer. His love of travel began with a backpacking trip through Europe and the Middle East in 1969. ![]() He was born and raised in Richmond, attended Vancouver College and graduated from UBC. ![]() Frank was predeceased by his parents, Ambrose and Helen. Frank is survived by his loving wife Anne Marie and his sons Michael (Tanya), Peter (Amanda), Jerome (Elsa) and daughter Mary (Matthew) as well as his loving grandchildren Melanie, Danielle, George, Mario, Melina, Bronwyn, Penelope and Malcolm. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Frank Schmidt on after a two year battle with cancer. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2017, she pled guilty to the first-degree murder of Gabriel. What happened to Gabriel Fernandez's mom, Pearl? Fernandez and Aguirre beat Gabriel to the point of death, something she eventually had to answer for in court. Perhaps the most chilling detail in the documentary is that Gabriel was killed by his own mother, Pearl Fernandez, with help of her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre. The series showcases how a history of abuse from Gabriel's parents and guardians and a lack of support and protection from the adults closest to him eventually led to his untimely and violent death. Netflix's true crime docuseries, The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez, tells the heartbreaking and devastating true story of the 2013 murder of 8-year-old boy, Gabriel Fernandez, from California. Gabriel's mom is still alive, serving out her sentence at Chowchilla State Women's Prison.After pleading guilty to first-degree murder, Pearl was sentenced to life in prison.Pearl Fernandez brutally murdered her 8-year-old son, Gabriel Fernandez, a true story that is now the basis for a Netflix docuseries. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Benson outlines traditional aspects of the filmmaking process behind 2001-from inception to pre-production and production to its modern influence-using the ripple effect of the film’s storytelling as a measure of its impact on film history. Space Odyssey spans an expansive timeline of events that’s analogous to the straightforward title the book warrants. What could have easily been a dry history of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey is instead an anecdotal rear window into the beautiful minds behind a beautiful film. Clarke and the Making of Masterpiece is something of an academic anomaly. Destined to sit on the dusty bedside tables of young film students and seasoned fanatics alike, Michael Benson’s Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. ![]() ![]() This expanded edition includes 32 additional pages, including a foreword by paleontologist Michael Brett-Surman and an extensive afterword by the author/illustrator with over 45 behind-the-scenes preliminary sketches, storyboards, maquettes, photos, along with the story of how Gurney's real-life cave exploration inspired the book. The artwork has been painstakingly reproduced from new plates digitally scanned from the original transparencies, and the captions have been newly hand-lettered by the author. ![]() ![]() Wyeth." Smithsonian magazine called the book "A ravishing, action-packed adventure."Ī cherished favorite of dedicated Dinotopia fans and new readers alike, James Gurney’s full-color illustrated story returns complete and unabridged in this new edition from Calla Editions™. The Washington Post said "Gurney paints in the grand romantic tradition of N.C. ![]() Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Original Artwork. ![]() He discovers a fleet of mechanical walking vehicles known as strutters, while above ground his son Will continues his training as a pilot on a giant pterosaur known as a skybax. In this classic adventure, explorer Arthur Denison leads an expedition deep into the mysterious caverns beneath the island of Dinotopia. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Simple and Fitting Justice of Being Chased Off a Hilltop By Butterflies, Vultures, and Ants.It’s The Crapping Season Again, Otherwise Known as Summer. ![]()
![]() He tells her that if she gives him apples from her orchard, he’ll sell them in town and make lots of money so he can have fun (the story does not say what kind of fun). The tree asks him to play like before, but the boy says that he’s too big for that now and wants money instead. The boy stops coming to see the tree as he grows older, but one day the boy returns after a long absence. These details may seem unimportant because we’re so familiar with the book, but they’re important to note: there’s no unnecessary information that distracts us from focusing on those two characters and their relationship.Ī tree is happy when a boy plays in its branches and rests under it. The two characters are unnamed, but the story takes place in an unspecified location. The book “The Giving Tree” is about a tree and a little boy. Besides being one of Silverstein’s most popular stories, The Giving Tree was also controversial for its portrayal of female exploitation and anthropocentric views on nature. ![]() ![]() The story is quite bare of text, and as with many children’s books, the illustrations are essential to the progression of the story. The Giving Tree is a famous children’s book written by Shel Silverstein. ![]() 1-Page Summary of The Giving Tree Overall Summary ![]() ![]() When he woke up, the papers he painted on were bare. The illustrator painted many pictures one day and then fell asleep. One time she gave two puppies to someone who was going to draw a book with that kind of dog. She also taught illustrators to draw the way a child saw things. She tried to write the way children wanted to hear a story, which often isn't the same way an adult would tell a story. She said she dreamed stories and then had to write them down in the morning before she forgot them. ![]() There are many scraps of paper where she quickly wrote down a story idea or a poem. ![]() She thought this made children think harder when they are reading. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. Even though she died nearly 70 years ago, her books still sell very well. ![]() Margaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Nolan starts dating someone outside of their circle, Zie does her best to hide her jealousy and upset and just be nice to Erin. ![]() ![]() On top of their friendship, their parents are also very close, and they have a mutual group of friends whom they hang out with quite a bit. Nolan obviously cares for her, and readers will find themselves hoping that the care he is showing really will end up amounting to the same feelings that Zie feels for him as the novel progresses. They have a playful and extremely friendly relationship, tickling each other and walking into each other’s rooms unannounced, among other things. And she’s pretty sure that that is exactly what will happen. Yet she continually hesitates to say anything about this to him because she fears what it will do to their relationship when he doesn’t reciprocate her feelings. Mackenzie (Zie, for short) is in love with the boy next door, Nolan. ‘Let Me List the Ways’ by Sarah White is a breezy and engaging look at the relationship between two best friends and next-door neighbors. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And if Stevie gets her way, there are only twenty-seven days until she, too, will end her life. There are only twenty-seven days until the anniversary of her brother Josh’s death-the death she caused. But what no one knows is that Stevie doesn’t plan to stay that long. Her dad has signed her up for sixty days of treatment. Nurses and therapists watch Stevie at meal time, accompany her to the bathroom, and challenge her to eat the foods she’s worked so hard to avoid. Life in the center is regimented and intrusive, a nightmare come true. And now in an eating-disorder treatment center on the dusty outskirts of the New Mexico desert. I slide my right hand across my stomach and count the ribs on the left side. Realistic relationships and character development. A book about loss and eating disorder, very gritty and real. A really great book that takes the reader into Stevie’s mind and gradually reveals her past and the progression of her disease and therapy. My teaser today is from Paperweight, by Meg Haston. ![]() Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. ![]() |