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Aboard the Ark In Nova 3

    Hey, everyone. Another weekend is upon us. Am I partying? Am I wining and dining in the world's hotspots? Am I in pursuit of attractive women or pulse-pounding action? No, not so much. I haven't felt well today. I was very tired from a difficult week and was agreeable to doing the elderly guy things. I did a few chores around the house, complained to my internet provider over the phone and had a nice quiet evening with Carley. She had fixed some meatballs and spaghetti, salad and rolls. I ate a nice meal and had some red wine with it. Then we watched TV for a while.
     You may recall that I wrote a review, several months ago, of a flick called Unknown, starring Liam Neeson. I re-watched it tonight. It is a show which is very slow for 80% of the time, then burns your brain with action and suspense in the final minutes. I enjoyed it more the second time around, actually.
     Oh, all you folks in the ether who are wondering about the picture? Well, this is a screen shot from the newest  and best version of N.O.V.A 3 for IOS. I am now on the section in which Kal Warden goes aboard a drifting pile of space debris which was once an ark. I have yet to see two animals of every kind. In fact, I haven't seen any animals at all. There was a flock of deadly mechanical spiders which tried to chew on my buns. (No accounting for taste.) There was also a huge orange sun in deadly proximity. When outside the ship you have to dash from spot to spot, or die. Oh yes. The dude (?), creature, monster in the picture is my ally. He is willing to give me intel if I kill all the Volterites on the ship. Hey, I was gonna do it anyway. Mazrah, I think that is his name, just wants the ship. To each his own, but the whole time I've been on it, the darn thing has been trembling like it is falling apart.
    These epic games by Gameloft are aggravating. This gameplay is much like Modern Combat 3, and it is a matter of advancing foot by bloody foot. There is very little hope of getting on a sweet run and just enjoying playing. Right now, I am wandering around, again and again, trying to figure out where to go. The same stupid rooms, over and over. You buy a game and never finish  the !#** thing. I suppose that I'll head over to you tube and see if I can find a walk-through so that I can advance. Still, it is well worth the money.
     I know that there are a large number of writers who read the blog. I wanted to mention an interesting article I read this morning on Zyte news service for I-Pad. Bob Hughes states that an e-book has been bought by a movie producer and will be made into a film. For indie writers this is a big deal. Ridley Scott, who works with Russel Crowe on some films, is involved. The book is Wool, a science fiction work by Hugh H. Howe. http://www.beneaththecover.com/2012/05/17/e-books-move-closer-to-industry-acceptance/
      For those of you who have read my western series about the gunman, Cedric Gant, I am working on the seventh installment of that series. Cedric rescues a Nun from a raging river. She is of French extraction and has escaped from Indians. Her travails have embittered her against God and Cedric finds himself dealing with things for which he is little qualified. Guns, horses and cattle are more his line. Look for it in a few weeks. The title is merely Notch 7.
    Well, I've about talked your ear off, as we say in the south, so I will bid you a goodnight and a good weekend. It is my fervent hope that you lead a less boring life than mine.
    From the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills.
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