Even in the post-expansion bridge quests, things are getting interesting.

Finishing up Final Fantasy 14: Heavensward today 😀

The way this became one of my most anticipated games ever shocked even me. I have begged for a sequel and never expected to see it. This tops my list with Witcher 4.

I'm not saying Sinners is trash. But did anyone else watch this and think "hey, this looks like a pretty good movie" and then go wtf when it turned out to be a derivative vampire movie?

U.S. Suffers Additional Casualties In War It Won Last Week

I'm digging the Star Trek references.

Happy International Women's Day.

I am genuinely impressed by this game. The visuals are done very well and the management sim, and narrative branching design makes it a nice casual game.

I'm not sure which part of this official commercial is more ridiculous: the timing of a "PC Ready" controller just days after they killed the PC ports or how excited this man is that it comes with a USB cable - nevermind every Dualsense works on PC.

Playing some Voyager: Across the Unknown.

7:30AM and I think I've already had enough of social media today.

Unpopular opinion: I hope this is true. I have never enjoyed Marvel's MCU version of Spider-Man. No shade to Tom Holland. He's playing the part written for him. It isn't his fault his version is the worst version of the character. I'd love to see Sony start making some actual Spidey movies.

Spent the morning pushing on to Nidhogg.

A rare look under the hood. It is overheating 🫤 I get to spend the evening figuring out why

Settling back in for more FF14 tonight. This week has been absolute trash. More than a dozen jobs rejected my application, two recruiters ghosting, and my only "interview" was with a fuckin' AI that didn't function well enough to understand me.

Being unemployed sucks. But it has given me time to update my home network and I think I'm finally happy with it. The kids are on their own wireless with a private VLAN in case they get malware. The smart devices have their own VLAN. The firewall lets things communicate safely. I need a fkn job lol.

What the actual fuck. Bluepoint pitched and From said no? So we don't have a remake and we don't have Bluepoint.

Taking a much needed break tonight. Hope y'all are doing well.

I keep saying this and the news always circles back. Probably an unpopular opinion, but I believe Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond were quietly fired over this.

Ngl, I'm glad the Pokemon GBA games aren't part of their subscription program.

This was an unexpected surprise. I forgot I ordered it.

😮 Finally! I need this.

Y'all ever had someone schedule a job interview, then not show up, and then gaslight you asking why YOU didn't show up? That's how my day went.

It's like a drug. You'll enjoy it.

The house seems extra quiet today.

I appreciate the support and encouragement. It has been a rough day. Telling my wife made it feel real. I'm angry and confused. It was a company I loved. But leadership changed. I already made some calls and have a headhunter looking. Tomorrow will be resume updating.

I was let go from my job today. It was work I enjoyed at a company that used to care. Culture is different now. Just in a weird place right now. I guess it hasn't fully sunk in yet.

As a member of the Jake Council, I’d like to formally state that I am not ‘that’ Jake. We are dedicated to upholding the good name of decent Jakes everywhere and maintaining high Jake standards. Thank you for your patience. 🤲🏻

/sigh I hate that MMOs have to have scheduled maintenance. I'm actually enjoying FF14 and the server is going offline in 10 minutes.

Dragon Age: Veilguard is the only game I ever attempted to get a refund for.

Summarizing my mid-year review on two sentences: "Your work is immaculate whenever we actually assign you a client. Please find a new product line to develop instead." wtf🤦 I'm unassigned until at least May.

Meet Junior. Lego for scale.

Kidney stones are the worst 😩

jfc

I am, in fact, a middle-age man. I ain't got time for four accounts and mind games. I'm too busy entertaining my Ellie while she distracts me from my games.

Just be real, y'all.

PSA: After months of investigation, we have determined that @emperorel.bsky.social, @ramen316.bsky.social, @caroocaroline.bsky.social, and @rahbie.bsky.social are all catfish accounts operated by one man. This is not a joke. We have diligently verified all details beyond any doubt. All catfish.

⚠ Erin, Rahbie, Renee/Ramen, Caroline, and any other accounts associated Erin in real life have been verified to not be legitimate and a part of a catfishing operation. There is substantial evidence not being shared to protect the identities of victims, etc. Please be aware of this situation.

This is difficult news to share: 4 well knowm people in our community that some of us consider close friends - aren't real. Sadly, I was recently made aware of a catfishing operation involving these 4 accounts. I'm sharing this publicly due to the number of people affected.

Good. Keep this fascist shit out of my back yard.

The birthday gift my wife ordered arrived this morning: Lego knockoff Enterprise D from Aliexpress 😃

Day 30: My Next Final Fantasy FF14: Heavansward Not a standalone, but I think it fits. I actually began it last night.

Cajun shrimp tonight. I went s little overboard with the cayenne pepper 🥵

Day 29: Final Fantasy I Want Remade Most Final Fantasy 4 I gush over this one but it is in the top 3, easy. I'd argue it has the best overall cast in the franchise. I would love to see a FF7R style remake.

Day 28: Favorite Title Card Final Fantasy 4 I almost made it to the end without skipping a day 🫤

The schools made a last minute decision to close school for a fifth day due to road conditions. So I decided to prank my kids. At 5am, I snuck in and turned alarms off so they'd wake and panic about being late. Jokes on me. It's 9am, they're still asleep, and they dgaf.