I love sharing a birthday week with Katey Sagal; may we all age so well!

Best dinner in Malden with friends 🎉 Best beer in Vermont (the world?) at mystic station 👏 Doing a demo of Persona 5, Civ 6 and Trails in the Sky for my bestie 🙏 And now he’s buying Civ 6, and we exchanged Swedish fish 🎉🙏💝

The OST for Cold Steel 3 is such a vibe so far. Love it 🎉

For the record this was a peak moment in Persona 3 Reload 🎉💝😅 youtu.be/P_Eas4WNHuA

In July it will be 15 years in since the latest book 😔 I think at some point Martin needs to stop talking about the book he’s going to write, and you know, actually write the book? 😅

Trying to learn about the Pats game today and I really appreciate local news taking the time to ensure that I have enough gambling literacy to lose my shirt on the game 😬

I love that I went down a Leia action figure rabbit hole yesterday. It wasn’t planned; it was just one of those cases of life dropping me a bouquet 🎉💝

Leia action figures I saw today, ranked: Coming in last place is Ewok village Leia, which has never been high on my list. The art on the side was fine but the action figure doesn’t really look like Leia or the Ewok village outfit from the movie 💀

Went to Comically Speaking today; it’s a great collectible store about 20 minutes from my house. Might have go back someday to get She Hulk. I kind of need a She Hulk and then I’ll be all set for fandom 😅

All hail the shelf of queens 🎉💝🙏

The music in Trails of Cold Steel 3 is often a complete vibe 💝

I had Cloud City and Bounty Hunter disguise Leia as a kid. Medal ceremony Leia is my favorite of all time, followed by her white outfit from the original Star Wars and then probably Cloud City.

I read the Dunk and Egg stories about 10 years ago and thought they were good. Kind of like the hobbit, just telling some good stories, instead of straining to be epic (like song of ice and fire, post Storm of Swords 😔)

Shelf of queens 👑🎉💝

They have red and white costume Mary Marvel too 🎉💝

They have all of this cool series except Wonder Woman 😔

Princess Leia Olympics 🎉 (I have a clear favorite) 👀

My only complaint with dramatic ages mode in Civ 6 is that every game entire continents will become free cities that endlessly spam state-of-the-art troops at you. You really need a decisive tactical advantage to make any headway on the swarms of free city troops 😅

I still occasionally think of how some Persona fans panicked after hearing one line of Alejandro Saab as Akihiko in Reload 😅 I loved Liam in that role too, but Saab really gave his own interpretation and I thought it was really good.

Facebook has figured out that I like Zatana and moments like this are the only reason I still log on occasionally 😅

When there’s only one thing you really want for your birthday:

Maybe my favorite loading screen of all time? All hail the Queen 🎉💗 #Civ6

This reminds me of that part in Cold Steel 1 where Rean kind of mehs his school of swordsmanship ⚔️

Nobody: My son: “Hey Pikmin and Pikmin 3 are the best in the series” 🥹

“Once you have Taken flight, you'll decide, Gaze towards the sky, you'll know that That is where your heart will feel at home.” -da Vinci youtu.be/WQYN2P3E06s?...

Fittingly, the Railway Police are kind of a big deal in Trails of Cold Steel. Trails is set in a world with rapid tech advancement, and the advent of rail helped The Empire expand quickly. The first game especially really gave a sense of how rail made that world smaller (for better and worse)

Juna says “nope!” when she evades and counters 🎉💝 #ColdSteel3

Really dug into the first field assignment in Cold Steel 3 tonight. This was the first PS4 game in the series and it’s a nice fit. I can already tell I’m gonna like Kurt as the heavy-handed counter machine 🎉 It took some getting used to, but I what’s new so far 🎉💝

Eight games into the Trails series and it’s been a lot of fun to see how the gameplay has evolved. This series always had great characters, writing and music. Now the combat is a lot of fun too 🎉💝

Like any true RPG hero, Juna is a beast at fishing 👏💝

One superpower of Trails is that they’re always cycling in new characters and stories. After the greatness that was Class VII I wasn’t sure how they’d top that, but I’m already all-in on the new group 🎉💝

It’s been a long week but now it’s time for Trails like you read about 🎉💝

Maybe the coolest Wonder Woman statue ever?

It's Friday night, and the Civ 6 phantom thief of hearts is at it again 💗

I’ve had a ton of fun playing Civ 6 and Trails of Cold Steel 3 in 2026. The only problem: I can’t play both at the same time 😅

The Civ 6 Phantom Thief of Hearts strikes again 😍 (this was Sweden's capital joining my civilization and Kristina immediately suing for peace afterwards). 🎉

The Civ 6 Phantom Thief of Hearts is working her magic 🪄 Eleanor of Aquitaine is such a cool leader of France; Sweden's capital wants to join the party 😅 (This is what it looks like when someone is gaining loyalty in a city. Eleanor is the best in the game at this tactic). You love to see it 🎉

Here's a fun detail, that gives an idea of how deep this game is. I highlighted this barracks building, which is giving a culture bonus. They don't normally do that, but mine do, because I'm suzerain of a city state that gives that bonus for buildings by the water. So many moving pieces.

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Crisis was one of the first DC things I read, and what this guy didn’t like, I thought made it pretty cool.

Taking a very unique path in this cultural game of Civ. 6. I've had two neighboring with me nonstop since the medieval age. They think I'm significantly weaker than them (true) but I'm strong enough to hold my own. Oh and I'm building a bunch of world wonders while this is going on 😅

4000 hours of civ 6 and I never noticed Sean Bean was the narrator 💀

Kurt and Juna, what a team 🎉💝 #Coldsteel3

The Trails series so far has been a series of duologies. The first two games are about Estelle and her homeland. The Crossbell duology is about Lloyd’s team and their free city. Cold Steel 1+2 is about Rean and the elite Class 7. The pieces work standalone and w/ the big picture 💝

Banger alert 💝

The Americans are also in the top 5 for theme music with “Hard Times Come Again No More,” which was composed by the guy who wrote “Oh Suzanna” 🎉 youtu.be/4ARbo2uv1ZQ

Musical taste is a highly objective thing, but I’m pretty sure it’s facts that Canada has the best theme music in Civ6? youtu.be/ZUlwgrYK_8g

When the cat search quest escalates quickly 💀 Our party wasn’t looking for trouble, but we found it 😅 Honestly, after the journey with Fie in Cold Steel, I might have a slightly different perspective on the Red Constellation now 💝 #TrailsofColdSteel3 #Crossbell #RandyOrlando

You never know you’ll get in Civ 6 and that’s a big part of the fun. I set out for a quiet game of building wonders and recruiting new cities through charm with Eleanor of Aquitaine— and instead my medieval era was spent fending off a two front invasion 😅 But I won. Onward toward the stars 🎉💝

Do you know how hard it is to find 80 percent of Americans who agree on anything 😅