Haaaaaaaaappy Father’s Day

Oh yeah - unrelated to today’s focaccias, I also finally saw Disclosure Day with the Kozi family; an enjoyable flick that has a lot of fantastically classic Spielberg sequences, bogged down a bit by its runtime. There’s an hour and a half in DD (a 2.5 hour movie) that’s easily (1/2)

Hold on - you’re saying that I haven’t made focaccia in months? Well you’re wrong, because I just made a new batch:

Incredibly disturbing and grotesque. I think of all the neuro-divergent teenagers who attended my Shared Worlds writing camp and how much they taught me about creativity and imagination, among other things.

Thought this was in many ways better than the original Katamari, but also nothing in it quite came close to capturing the feel of experiencing Damacy for the first time; very much feels like an example of a franchise where it’s so hard for lightning to strike twice, but you desperately want it to.

They JUST announced a new Ninja Theory game btw

BREAKING: it’s called Rizza now, not Pizza

20X5's cover girl blazing it in two decades of Nintendo Power 🔥

Marin is Malon is Aryll. She doesn't recur in Legend of Zelda so much as she spawns new avatars.

Oh yeah I think I got @maxscoville.bsky.social to *consider* trying Kingdom Hearts (again?). I believe in you King!

Hey, I need y'all to hit mute on the TV for 30 seconds and watch a clip of the most Scottish people I've ever seen coming into Boston.

Please enjoy this presentation on Saskatchewan that I did in second grade that I just rediscovered:

got mad

New pies! The one on the right was topped with some salami freshly obtained from MTL’s Little Italy:

We’ve been passionately working on this for a while, and we’re so proud to finally share it with the world: Velan Studios is the developer of Star Fox™! Collaborating with Nintendo and bringing Fox McCloud and crew to Nintendo Switch 2 is truly an honor. #StarFox #NintendoSwitch2

I still can't believe we spent half an hour watching a Switch Sports Arm Wrestling demo

I spent most of my week off school with chickenpox as a kid playing Toki on Mega Drive, and whenever anyone mentions a kid with chickenpox to me, my first thought is still:

excellent work, IGN management, that'll sure show 'em. i bet demonstrating you get very worked up over chalk drawings will get them to stop asking you to pay them fairly.

Hung out for a bit today at Montreal’s First Fridays Food Truck festival

We saw you from across Valhalla and really dig your vibe.

Well not quite, unless maybe the cube dude is from a futuristic cube world? Excited to find out 🧊

Calling it right now: it's going to be revealed that the Faye God of War game is actually in a futuristic setting

After an ungodly amount of hours and team-crafting, I’ve finally managed to reach Master Ball Tier 2 in Pokemon Champions! Need to do a tiny bit more optimizing to my team, but I’ll be sure to share it afterwards for anyone that wants to try it out

Just received a wonderful care package from the @wywfpod.bsky.social crew; thanks so much guys!

Mission complete!

3/4ths of the way; free apples and granola bars time 🍎

Midway point!

First rest stop; it was raining a little harder earlier but it’s died down now 🚴

It’s that time of the year where I once again go on a super-long bike tour hosted by Velo Quebec (this time a 91 km course in and around the town of Mirabel)…and it’s raining. Wish me luck ☔️

You know what rules? Conventions! Come hear Brian and Max chat about those giant, nerdy gatherings we all love to attend: Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7Add... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... #Podcast #Conventions #ComicCon

Wait, another butter chicken pizza? Twice in a row?! Yes, and yes, because it tastes great (I was able to reduce the heat factor a bit with this batch)

(Not pictured: me trying patiently for 20 minutes to have Cannoli follow me home, and not go down this random stranger’s driveway)

Not quite Bloody Mary-flavored, but close enough

Butter Chicken! On a pizza! Can you believe it?! The particular butter chicken I made for this adventure was actually a little too spicy for my tastes, but putting it on pizza helped assuage the heat a little.

Cannoli before and after her first bath; she handled it pretty well!

Season 1 of Pokemon Champions is done - let the record know that I actually achieving a rating as high as the 1900s at some points, but I got bogged down after trying some experimental strategies (never use Mega Absol >_<)

I don't think I ever posted one of my most viral Sailor Moon comics here

My deepest apologies to Cannoli, who likely heard me grunt in frustration more than a few time while trying to scrape off this game’s final few bosses. Easily the best Devil May Cry (of the DMCs I’ve played so far at least), but I’m happy to finally be free of the PS2 era of action game

The pets have been getting along nicely(?)

I was just reminded of this brilliant @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social moment with @garywhitta.bsky.social and had to go and watch it again. I cannot believe it's been 8yrs since this absolutely gem. It still makes me cry with laughter.

Ranked 5/12th place and got a few championship points; not too shabby for my first time back

It’s a big day for your boy Kozi - inspired by love of Pokemon Champions, I decided to attend my first in-person Pokemon VGC tournament since 2018. Wish me luck!

My Pokemon Champions obsession is stalwart and immovable:

I'm live right now with the @growuplevelup.com podcast to chat about all of my recent adventures with Pokemon Champions! Come join in on the fun: www.twitch.tv/growuplevelup

I agree with everyone that the art style for the new Star Fox is aggressively off-putting - HOWEVER, as a Metroid fan that went through the wringer with Metroid Prime 4 (which never got its own Direct), the fact that this game got its own Direct is definitely a green flag

Cannoli never, ever wants to be caught looking like an actual cannoli:

It’s late at night, but there’s always still room for pizza pics! It’s always satisfying when your pie turns out nice and circular (but I still have a lot of affection for the less-than-circular pizza on the right)

Me and Cannoli vibing. (Don’t worry, there will be pizza pictures to break up all the Cannoli later today!)

Potty training the doggo