Marathon is a horror game when playing solo... Near an exfil site... Hear someone call for exfil... Set up for a possible kill on them when exfil almost arrives... Miss your explosion, knife them to knockdown... And both people exfil safe.

Marathon is pretty good.

@piratehearts.com I'm just going to leave this here, for no apparent reason: store.steampowered.com/app/3216340/...

The older you get, the better Ritz crackers taste. However, if the box is seasoned poorly, it's one of the driest, nastiest things ever.

Wonderful Australian Open final! I haven't watched tennis in years, but I'm hoping to change that with this tournament. Carlos is one generational talent that I plan on rooting for!

@nanelsonart.bsky.social hey! Sorry it took so long to frame, looks wonderful!

TIL Malcolm in the Middle edition, Francis appendix burst! Fun fact about me, my appendix burst on the first day of Kindergarten. Worst pain I've ever had in my life. I feel so seen! Thank you, television!

Thought of the day: if you are a Beckhead (a fan of Beck), you must be living pretty good. This dude releases so much unique music. I dig a majority of it too, and I don't listen to Beck all that often. If a new Beck album comes out, it's always worth a listen.

TIL Joel McKinnon Miller, Scully from Brooklyn 99, played a cop in an episode of Malcolm in the Middle. Today, I saw the episode where Scully and Hitchcock improvise a fight by punching each other in the dick. Today's episode of Malcolm, Joel got punched in the dick by Reese. Crazy coincidence!!!

@nanelsonart.bsky.social LOOK AT THIS DOPE! haha

I tried out that new gatcha Endfield game. I see potential, but there is too much so I quit. The currency, different upgrades, it was all too complicated for my brain to comprehend. And I didn't even get to the base building either. Oh well, back to a real game: Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

I have a new Commander deck based on Cid from Final Fantasy. I had a couple of Proxies I needed to make.

Amadeus is better than nearly every movie ever made. Watch it.

I worked on a book project that is many years old. It doesn't have much, but there are ideas. I read the first few pages, and boy were they rough. In an hour, I only rewrote maybe a page or two. It needs a lot of work. Hopefully, I can continue to make something of this. I've missed writing.

TIL that Young Shawn in Psych is played by Skyler Gisondo, aka Gideon Gemstone.

First time using my blender! Easily, better than store bought salsa verde! 4 Tomatillos, half a Jalapeno, half a Serrano pepper, a quarter of a Shallot, 2 Garlic cloves, handful of Cilantro, salt and pepper.

@piratehearts.com @dphrygian.com I'm just going to leave this here for the bday bois (also, HAPPY BDAY TO MY FAVORITE TWINS): youtu.be/_rRHxetI_Rk?...

@piratehearts.com I know you love the Omikron. If you need a break from GDQ, check out @eurothug4000.bsky.social first playthrough going on right now!

Photo dump from Astro Bot!

Biggest change in 2025: reading. I went from barely reading anything the last 14 years to finishing 20 books in 2025. I've never read this much in a given period of time. It would have been more, but I'm finishing up The Way of Kings GrapicAudio book right now. Favorite book: Project Hail Mary.

Don't you love it when most of your gifts at Christmas are ceramic mugs, dipping sauce ceramics, a Pyrex measuring cup, thin measuring spoons and a glass Oster blender (700 watts). I'm getting old, and currently single if you can't tell.

@nanelsonart.bsky.social I know you just started a tough game, and I know you love Fire Emblem. However, I need to recommend a Fire Emblem style of game created by an amazing team, you may like the art style too. Unicorn Overlord. I finally have time to play it, and it's literally Fire Emblem haha.

@pabastien.bsky.social I think you may recognize this drawing; best reaction I've ever had of it too www.twitch.tv/penta/clip/P...

After finishing Death Stranding 2, I needed a break from the chaotic world. Astro Bot is phenomenal. A must play. Even though it takes way too long to unlock Photo mode. Prepare for more photos if I can make them as snarky as this.

It took many months, and it's finally done. Rewatched King of the Hill so I could watch the new season. I'm pleasantly surprised how good the new season is. I wouldn't call it the best season, but it's a solid start. Overall, 8.5 for King of the Hill as a show.

Dutch Bros blows 151 Coffee out of the French press. That is all.

Taskmaster Series 20 is easily in the top-5 from the series. The cast were wonderful who meshed well immediately. Great tasks overall, every episode felt solid. Highly recommend.

The University of North Texas broke the top 25 in college football! I'm so proud :')

I'm an ex-high school tennis player. I played baseball most of my life, and instantly switched to tennis. Doing that, I focused on one-handed backhand because two-hands were new at the time. Cut to 2025, I played Pickleball today for the first time, and it was hella fun!

Episode 1 of Pluribus down. Incredible opener. I'm very intrigued to see where this goes. Old school X-Files Vince is back!

@matttherobotguy.bsky.social I know you like retro stuff, and just this week, Digital Foundry launched their new Retro Gaming podcast. Check it out when you have a chance! They dabble in PS2 for their first episode.

Here are a couple new ones. I think the album cover is pretty great.

The Toxic Avenger (@toxavanger.bsky.social) released a new album. This is not a drill! In case you need a quick refresher, he has a couple hits from the video game Furi. Go freshen up, and jam to Inframonde!

I just finished my 14th book this year. I'm not sure I've read 14 books in my life before this year, for fun of course. Next, my first nonfiction book to try out.

@dphrygian.com @piratehearts.com Reddit told me about a new math sequence. I was curious from a Devs perspective if this could actually help gaming in some way? Or is this just cool science stuff?

@kennysun.com BALL x PIT is gold. The best ball game since the original Breakout. Sonic should be shaking in his boots. Pokemon Pinball is a clown show compared to this. Metroid Fusion wishes the Samus ball could fuse balls together. Bawls would drink this shit up!

70 hours gone in a blink of an eye, and I'm still pretty far from finishing it. A couple more Death Stranding 2 photos.

Peacemaker season one was fantastic. 2nd episode season two, and I say to myself: "damn, that's a shit ton of product placement in the first 12 min." I saw Frito Lay products, McDonald's, probably some medicine strung about. It would be much cooler if we had curated products like Meow Wolf.

What do you get when you sample a song from the Air Time - Michael Jordan documentary, then slow it down and rap over it? Freddie Gibbs and Madlib - Shitsville

I wish I had watched Nimona a long time ago.

I took a couple cool photos! Over 50 hours, and I just hit intermission.

Vice Principals, what a show. Highly recommend if you've ever been on the fence about Danny McBride. It's short, sweet, to the point in the best way possible. Insanely over-the-top, but what of it? Go big, or go home.

Dennis Smith Jr. being a Maverick instead of Luka was NOT on my 2025 Bingo card. Real Talk: I like DSJ, he just had so much raw talent and the wrong coaching while here. I hope his basketball IQ and skills can possibly earn him a roster spot (probably not). Damn, I miss Luka.

@piratehearts.com @dphrygian.com why do I get the feeling both you guys played this? I couldn't because I didn't have a good enough PC nor internet that could handle something as cool as it youtu.be/Dnihn_xy3Tk?...

Maynard Ferguson's cover of Hey Jude is better than the original. That's right, I said that, and I fucking love The Beatles.

New Movie Reviews dropped. Had a great time watching back-to-back Ari-Phoenix films! Beau is Afraid and Eddington: boxd.it/aQbhwN.

@spiffysteph.bsky.social this is for you to review and hopefully laugh at haha www.reddit.com/r/MemeVideos...

Card shows are something else. I went to my first one today, brought some old Pokemon cards (90s stuff) in good condition. One vendor only wanted Graded cards, one didn't want old cards. Found one group, bought nearly everything. Made $115. Super nice folks and got some insight on how this works.

If you ever noticed the bongo drum in the song "It's Working" by MGMT, congratulations, you win!

Wanna know what's insane? I just finished my 8th book of the year. I've never read this much in my life. Props to Libby and Libraries making this easy. I'm going to start Edward Ashton's Antimatter Blues next. I need to get the bad taste of the Mickey 17 movie out of my mouth.