Videogame wise, lately been playing Rogue Prince of Persia, Exit The Gungeon, NBA2K25, & replaying Crypt of the Necrodancer after not touching it in a few years Crow Country is installed and will be played at some point, also new FIFA (not FIFA) in a week which will be fun since i've co-op friends

I'm really bad at keeping in touch with people & I always have been & it always gets misinterpreted as me not wanting to be in touch with them when in reality it's just me not wanting to be a burden, overbearing, or in contact too much, & I really do want to be in touch but it's anxiety/autism

We were 9 shots down and then the rain came and you may or may not remember a few weeks ago when I said "I'm not a rain player" after it was raining before a final I was due in But this evening I was stepping up to the mat with us 3 or even 4 down in the rain & winning us the shot That's progress!

The sequel to this, stopping a 3 year Hibs winning streak youtu.be/bU4MpXfTh4U?...

Captained Hearts to a 2-1 win over Hibs today in my last outdoor game of the season

First singles final. First win

First singles trophy of my bowls 'career' Got another final on Sunday but now the pressure is off a little bit cos atleast I've won something Hundreds of hours of practice finally coming to fruition in what's my 2nd full season

Introducing your 2025 Porterfield Tropht winner,and it's me 21-20. Bloody hell

First final tonight, the other one on Sunday. It's a big weekend

Have now won them both and I'm in 2 singles finals. Let's go!

Just minding my own business, playing a bit of ball, and then boom, arse in the face...

First day in new job selfie 👀

Good morning from me as I walk away awkwardly from some ladybirds who I may have interrupted in a moment of passion. Top marks to the one on bottom for eating a spider while getting it. Must be bored

Got the latest 2KNBA game on PSPlus a wee while ago, as we seem to every year, & like every year I've been playing some of it & generally I quite like it, but then I do like sport However, look at this #accessibility issue-I had no option to choose these strips, the game just decided black vs black

Sunday, hype for Sunday (to the tune of U2) (And not too hype cos I need to stay calm and focused while also relaxed and I also need to decide on a song to get stuck in my head to help me focus mid-game by having that song play in my head when required. It won't be U2, I can tell you that much)

I actually never ever have phoned in to the radio, and there is definitely a specific show that I'd love to phone into one day before it stops existing but I find it too intimidating Been listening to it for literally about 20 years and sometimes you should just never talk to your "heroes"

Thankfully there's not a "all topics open" radio phone in on the radio stations I listen to tonight because I've had a few drinks and just had the idea to phone one up to be like "Lawn Bowls Football 5-A-Side Team, here's my suggestions, who'd be in your team?"

Been playing some The Rogue Prince of Persia and it's good Thing is, I've played lots and lots of Dead Cells and it both feels and plays so similar that in some respects I'm actually finding it a little boring just cos "I've been here, I've done this, I've little to learn" It's clearly good though

One of these is tonight, the other on Wednesday. It's a big week for the bowls 🙏

Alot of the time when I browse the PSN sales and look at the various trailers etc for the things that are in the £2 and under category I can't help but think "This isn't as good as something that already exists #madeindreams" and I'm not wrong

Noticed Kill Knight's around a fiver in the current PSN sale Recommended if you're into twin stick shmups for sure Here's my old vid about it www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylV4...

Has anyone else downloaded #Tropico6 Next Gen Edition on PSPlus and if so are you willing to put me out of my misery sometime? Will only take like 10-15 minutes😅

A great free update to an already great game And if you don't know much about it then here's my own wee review youtu.be/0jH-OzfwXoU

Picked up Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon in the current PSN sale and don't regret it atall. It's really fun and totally distracting me from the other things I've been playing lately Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon vid coming 'soon' Have a plug of this for now www.youtube.com/watch?v=G75y...

Still playing lots of Hitman Freelancer mode cos not completed it yet despite coming close A rogue-like structure is actually so perfect for Hitman. It works so bloody well And it wasn't even designed from the ground up as a rogue-like Imagine how good it'd be if it was Hope the next one is

Mainly been playing Freelancer mode in Hitman having finally decided to check it out and it's really good. Kind of addictive because even when you fail it's got that "just one more hit" thing going on, like the best roguelites/likes A fascinating glimpse into the potential future of the franchise?

Accidentally locked myself out my flat on the way to work. Locksmith just cost pretty much an entire days wage. May aswell have just done literally nothing

Found myself with a little bit of time so made a little video about Downwell youtu.be/I0WkVf5TaCc

Ever find yourself unable to sleep cos some Prefab Sprout is stuck in your head?

Been playing alot of Shovel Knight Dig recently so I done a little video about it www.youtube.com/watch?v=G75y... @yachtclubgames.bsky.social @nitrome.bsky.social

Had a little browse in the latest PSN sale and noticed Flinthook is £3.99 atm It's still one of the best, unique 2d action platform roguelikes there is despite being 8 years old Proper bargain if you like that sort of thing I made this youtu.be/anBhrVTSDmA @tributegames.com

Just released a little video about Into The Restless Ruins, a recent rogue-like deck builder set in Scotland from Ant Workshop and @walesinteractive.bsky.social that's a bit Vampire Survivors and a bit Blue Prince. Definitely a game to check out! youtu.be/0jH-OzfwXoU

Now that Craig David is a bit older do you think that he has consolidated his 7 Days into one more easily affordable and far less complicated 1 Day?

I had a wee bit of time so I threw together a little review of Kill Knight by @playsidestudios.com youtu.be/ylV4au_36D8 Spoiler: It's very good!

Happy Sunday from the bowling green

Finally got around to some #Balatro and at first thought "this is cool and fun and clever but tbh it's not as hooky as I'd been led to believe" and then I looked at the clock and it turned out nearly 3 hours had passed in the blink of an eye

Here's a thing #snooker

Got beat but feel I played well and generally enjoyed it

Playing away to Craigentinny in the first proper bowls match of the season. Beautiful evening for it

Just saw "The Big Man" for the first time in ages and it's still a good film and whatnot. Classic British (Scottish) cinema But it also still kind of baffles me that Hugh Grant pops up at some point with a Scottish accent. He pulls it off, but it just comes out of nowhere

Oh the irony. This bowls stuff is a hobby, and it's fun, but also the main conundrum of my previous job in which I had a really good retention rate was "how do we get more ppl in the door to experience that retention?" Although in that instance, getting people in the door wasn't my responsibility

33% conversion rate of people who turn up is actually insane if you think about it Obviously not a large enough to be thought of as an actual proper experiment but, like, it backs up my point that generally people will like bowls if they actually get to try it But how do you get them in the door?

Yesterday I ran an open day at my local #lawnbowls club Around 15 or so people turned up, which might not sound like alot, but I gather it's more than other clubs in the area and of those 15, 5 have signed up and were also there completely of their own volition having a practice this evening

Someone said something to me that's quite funny over the weekend, in relation to lawn bowls They said "You've got the ability of your dad, but the head of your mum" And they weren't being mysognist, both my mum and dad play, and both have won lots of stuff, but she's alot more chill than he is lol

Everyone's Snooker loopy atm and I've been playing a bunch of Snooker Blitz on Playstation so I've put a together a wee video about it youtu.be/K_6GMTbqbuc Should people get it or get the @wearewst.bsky.social licensed Snooker 19? Watch and find out

Next match is Wednesday night, playing against one of the best teams in the country on their home turf Expectations are not high but it'll be my first time visiting there as well as my first time playing vs them & just gotta do my best A good performance regardless of result would be noticed

Thinking about how Judd Trump is a consistent 8 or 9 out of 10, but Ronnie O'Sullivan at his best is a 10 out of 10 but sometimes he's just a 7 out of 10 And I've always been the sort of person who respects the consistent 8 or 9 out of 10 more than the inconsistent. So I guess I'm ok with my bowls

Oh. I forgot to post about this which probably means people just thought the worst and that I totally flopped but it was semi-final again, which is cool. Obviously you always wanna win but consistently getting to semi-finals etc isn't a bad thing and it's all still a learning experience #lawnbowls