Working on some late -night upgrades inside Studio 13. Pay no mind to the current mess of cables. This ensures that on a stream like tomorrow's, I can switch between games on two different sources without having to change out cables going between the two.

2025 has been a year of notable growth and a lot of really amazing experiences that forged countless memories. Along with Paisley & Mootilda (behind me), I wish each and every one of you a safe & happy new year, and let's make more memories in 2026! 🪩🥳

Got a hot tip earlier in the week about a semi-local spot where I could restock some of my Faygo flavors in can form. Also stopped by one of my regular bottle spots & saw they've added Bubble Pop and Jolly Green Apple to their stock, so now those two are added to MY #FaygoFridge stock.

My Christmas present - courtesy of each & every single one of you who have subbed/donated/cheered bits (as well as the little bits from ads adding up) - was finally adding a Switch 2 to Studio 13. Merry Christmas to you all, and may you be gifted with fresh gaming!

Had fun earlier today with an unscheduled stream, 1st play of #MarioKartWorld for both myself & my daughter. 💗 Back on Twitch in just a bit to roll our way into Christmas with #MarblesOnStream

This #ChildrensPalace ad from the 1989 Christmas season hits me in the feels. As a kid, circling what you wanted for Christmas from the holiday toy/gaming catalogs & weekly ads was peak childhood. Toy Chest Children's Palace Babbages KB Toys Toys R Us Didn't matter. The thrill was untouchable.

#FirstWorldProblems - shopping online for a new pair of blue-light blocking glasses that are good quality without breaking the bank. Need to replace the pair I had, top part of the frame snapped after 3+ years.

Scratched tonight's scheduled broadcast to let my throat rest a bit more (if you were tuned in on Monday, you heard my raspiness), plus I need to be up earlier than usual tomorrow for a home maintenance appt. Hope you all are well & staying healthy, safe & warm. As for tonight - it's upgrade time.

FYI As much as I love vibing w/everyone, I'm canceling tonight's stream. Didn't finish work until 11:30 last night & am about to head back in for a noon start today. Take care of yourselves, and each other. I'll see you all again soon. 🤟

**NEW MERCH ALERT** The 2025 Holiday Collection is LIVE & available through New Year's Day! Twitch channel subs get a 13% discount on merch *every* day - but YOU can punch in promo code BLACKFRIDAY to save 15% on any qualifying $25+ purchase through 12/1!

New merch coming soon... 👀

*UPDATE* Holiday schedule is in effect at work, which means Sunday variety streams are on hold until after the new year. Bonus Point Saturday Marbles streams to come. Also, *NO* streams next weekend (11/22-11/23). I'll be out of town for an annual charity bowling tournament I've done since 2015. 🫶

Had a blast last night w/the #MarblesOnStream S65 kickoff stream. Pixel By Pixel is cooking up a lot of fun this season, including the Competitive Raids (which literally rolled in as I was raiding out. I've never hit STOP that fast!). Extra love to @powlinaxp.bsky.social for the raid! 💙

#MarblesOnStream season 65 is off and running! Are you hungry? Got off of work at a decent hour, back home now & getting things fired up. I'll be on shortly serving up those tasty snack points. Make sure your live notification alerts are on for when I fire up! twitch.tv/thevividjb

Doing my part to enjoy #NationalSandwichDay while watching the final segment on Day 1 of #MarbleFest 64. Going live at the top of the hour with what energy I still have left after work.

Tomorrow. 2pm EST / 1pm CST on Twitch Prepare yourself. #MortalKombat

A lil' something for my fellow pro wrestling peeps. Out for the evening at an indy show run by James Ellsworth, and the main attraction for tonight's show is Real1, fka WWE's Enzo Amore. #HowYouDoin

Apologies, but going to cancel tonight's stream. I'm still at work & dealing with allergies or whatever, going to eat once I'm home and then go to bed. Should be back on regular schedule for Sunday morning.

Seasonal changes are WRECKING me this week. Went from 80s last week to 60s this week, & overnight lows down in to the 40s. Throat is scratchy, nose clogged up, etc. On top of that, extra hours at work this week because of additional incoming volume. The weekend will be welcomed.

Should I be in bed sleeping after this weekend's events? Yes. Am I still awake and tinkering with the newest merch drop on @fourthwall.com? Yes. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

TGIF y'all! Maaaaaaybe a special Friday evening bonus-points Marbles stream later this evening? 🤔 It's a rare Friday where I'm off work for the night with nothing on the schedule.

Happy Taco Tuesday! 🌮 A few quickies: - No Wed night stream this week (#AEWDynamite in KC) - No Sun morning variety stream (traveling back to KC from #AEW #WrestleDream in STL Sat night). MAYBE Sun afternoon/evening stream? - New animated emote on Twitch for the subs 🫶

After a rough evening at work & being physically exhausted on the way out, stream tonight was what the doctor ordered. W raids from both @codehimi.bsky.social & @acesfulloverkings.bsky.social ... TWO #Faygo redemptions, and some great races & quality conversation. Thanks to everyone who stopped in!

For a brief moment in time, I was ranked #1 globally in #MarblesonStream with the new season launching earlier this hour. The line for photos and autographs starts to the left. 🤟

Happy to announce I am now part of the Pixel By Pixel Studios (Marbles On Steam) Support-A-Creator program! If you are looking to accessorize your marble's load out & plan on purchasing marble money in the game shop, consider using creator code "thevividjb". New MoS season starts Tues 9/30!

Going live with more #MarblesOnStream tonight right after the conclusion of today's final #MarbleFest segment 🤟 12am ET / 11pm CST !play

Felt a lot of love up in this Applebee's after last night's #MarblesOnStream broadcast. BIG thanks to @codehimi.bsky.social & @x24rocks.bsky.social for the raids 🤟 Back for another Marbles stream Wednesday night at 12am ET / 11pm CST (right after the conclusion of #MarbleFest)

Snacking on leftover @whitecastle1921.bsky.social & combing through a crapton of coding for a new-to-me bot. Probably squeezing in a nap before Chiefs/Giants. Hope y'all are having an enjoyable Sunday 🤟

Was planning on the regular 11am CST stream this morning, but all of my settings within OBS have reset themselves and I cannot for the life of me figure out the basic fix for not getting ElGato audio to bleed into my Desktop Audio (causing double-audio for the viewer).

I've been a Taco Bell fan for a looooooooong time... my high school cafeteria had a Taco Bell Express with a small variety of grab-and-go items - one of those was the classic chilito (chili cheese burrito), and I grabbed those pretty much every day. The Chilito returned to the Taco Bell menu today!

Who's up for a road trip? Come join me on the ol' Twitch machine and let's cross the country with my first play-through of #Road96, firing up at 4pm ET / 3pm CST. Been sitting on this game for a while, and finally got inspired recently to introduce it into the mix.

With today being Labor Day and me *not* being at work this evening, going to move today's #MarblesOnStream stream to this afternoon. 3:30pm ET / 2:30pm CST, come join for some casual Manic Monday marbles and !play with me. twitch.tv/thevividjb

With rivals like these, who needs friends? @retroraji.com 👀🤣 www.twitch.tv/thevividjb/c...

Do ya feel lucky... punk? If you have a #Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) account and are a fan of #FZero, pull on up and join in on some #FZero99. Going live at the top of the hour (10am CST) twitch.tv/thevividjb

A new Faygo flavor has entered the conversation. It will be in the #FaygoFridge and available for redemption beginning with Sunday morning's stream.

A little over 2 hours of streaming Marbles on Stream after the 7+ hour work shift, physically drained & exhausted, but feeling good. 2 weeks in now on MoS streams, & I enjoy the chat conversation - perfect way to decompress after getting beat up at work 🤣

Hey y'all. Now that I've included Marbles On Stream into the stream mix, I finally updated the "About me" section of Twitch with a set *regular* schedule, with streams 3x/week. Additional streams, as well as adjustments to the regular schedule, will be posted here (and other socials) & in Discord.

I was robbed. ROBBED. #FZero #FZero99 #Twitch #TwitchClips #TwitchStreamers

You know what, @smoothiekingus.bsky.social? I believe I will. 🤟

If you're connected with me on Discord and see me currently testing something for stream, no you don't. 👀

Looking for someone who might be able to help put together an on-screen widget for tracking a fundraising campaign that is *not* being run through DonorDrive/ExtraLife/Tiltify. Drop me a line if you can assist, or tag someone who can. 🤟

19 years. 👊 #XXX #Sober #Sobriety #StraightEdge #TrueTilDeath #OneLifeOneChance

My main project over the past week has been a complete relocation & reconfiguring of the broadcast setup. Went from an upper level room that was regularly mid-80°s in the summer to a basement level room that is barely 75°.

What happens in the Capital stays in the Capital. Until the Capital becomes a Metropolis. SimCity (1989, SNES) returns to the forefront for a while. Post-stream, the process of migrating the entire gaming/streaming setup downstairs begins. Live in Five. twitch.tv/thevividjb

Yep, I think it's time to move all the gaming/streaming equipment down to the spare room in the basement. 🥵

I've contemplated it for the past year or so, but the itch is really intensifying for jumping into the host/streamer side of #MarblesOnStream...

To stream or not to stream this? Had a #Nintendo e-shop gift card to burn, finally pulled the trigger on #NightTrap 25th anniversary. I never did play this back in the day, and even with how campy the lore of this game has been over the years, I'll finally crack into it soon.

Weekend stream? 🤔 #FZero99 #NintendoSwitch

If you see this, quote with the last 4 games you played.

I've had this house for just under a year, and now with summer in full-swing, I'm finding myself contemplating whether or not to relocate the game/stream setup into the spare space in the finished basement. Def cooler down there, and can always kick up a space heater in there in the winter.