Everyone wants to see the future, but imagine if it was just watching E.T. in 1982 and thinking, “Some day I’m going to buy a toaster from that little kid.”

Picked up a #ttrpg set on a haunted submarine at the bottom of the Atlantic in 1902. Definitely tempted to set a game in the Satanic Bridegroom universe @joegola.bsky.social

Actor on Severance: mumblemumblemumble Me: Shoot, I better find out what she said, that could be an important clue to the whole crazy mystery. *pause* *turn subtitles on* *rewind* *play* Actor on Severance: I need a golden thimble. Me: Goddammit.

Important strategy games

RetCon XIV. It was great seeing everyone again and getting clobbered at one of my favorite games. Pictured is Joe McDonough taking part in the clobbering

I think the big problem right now is that we’re all getting such different versions of the news. Today my wife had to explain to me that Blake Lively is having a beef with some PR firm, and meanwhile she still doesn’t know who Hawk Tuah Girl is.

Pulled an oldie off the shelf last night—“Muscat,” a small-publisher board game from Germany from the early aughts. Players try to move their street performers up to the sultan’s palace.

I know times are hard right now, but I scored 51 billion chips in one hand in Balatro this morning, so good things can still happen.

I just found out that there is a Hallmark romance set in Antarctica, and now all I can think about is how a Hallmark/John Carpenter’s The Thing crossover movie would be amazing.