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Funny new word came up in my language lesson today: 聖地巡礼/seichijyunrei. It literally means “pilgrimage to a sacred place” but it also means visiting the real life site of an anime. On vacation in Komoro we found such a spot on accident. Found this tour someone did: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVm4...

Surprise late snow day gave Mom and I an excuse to pop up to Gold Creek near Snoqualmie Pass today. I regret not taking our snow shoes with us, but was still a great visit.

This is the "Lisa Frank" energy I needed to brighten up this rancid vibes week.

If Hanna-Barbera era cartoon background paintings taught me anything, a baddie is gonna burst that wall any second.

It's a running joke for Japanese learners that using a "correct" seeming kanji word ends up sounding old-timey and you should just use a loan word. In tonight's language lesson I tried to say 車輪・sha rin (lit. vehicle wheel), but that's like "wagon wheel" and the correct word is タイヤ・ta i ya ("tire").

Come find me at GDC next week! I'll be there as one of the representatives of @carnivalcatgames.bsky.social. We're a new team that focus on helping devs get their feet in the door and be nurtured in their careers. We're looking especially for new business opportunities and would love to connect!

We have a one of those decorative clocks in the bathroom. Went to go adjust it for PDT today and noticed it was already correct. Asked @straycatalyst.bsky.social if they already fixed it. Turns out was never switched to PST in the winter 😆. A neglected clock becomes right again eventually.

Had the wildest thing happen today while snowboarding. The soles on both my boots delaminated! These were like 15 yo boots that had been sitting in the garage for a while so I guess the glue degraded. Despite that still had a lovely day at Snoqualmie despite the low snow pack this year.

@straycatalyst.bsky.social was hankering for a homemade chicken pot pie yesterday, so I obliged. (I cheated and used pre-made crust since I’m terrible at that). I forgot how much of an awesome winter comfort meal this is.

Did a tour of the rebuilt Globe Theater here in London today. Was funded in part by individual donors at £300/person to buy a stone with your name on it. John Cleese (of Monty Python fame) bought 2: one for himself and one for Michael Palin, but only on the condition that Palin’s name wrong.😂

Before my visit, I didn’t realize that the Tower of London was at one point a multi-purpose government office, one of who roles was as a repository for weapon templates and standard measures. They had some standard imperial sized vessels. I had never seen a “peck” before (2 gallons).

@straycatalyst.bsky.social CAW

Sayin’ hi to the Ravens at the Tower of London. These fellas love the bird bath.

Just completed a super fun Bridge Command sim here in London at bridgecommand.space. Highly recommend. Was a super fun blend of interactive sim, team coordination and role play with actors. We rescued a crazy scientist in our particular mission. Was wild seeing her go from on screen to on deck.

When my Japanese language teacher and I travel we try and make a point to send postcards to each other from the places we visit. It’s good writing practice, but man, my penmanship is bad in English, and even more so in Japanese. I feel like an elementary kid when I write lol.😂

The seagulls have arrived outside my hotel window to demand their pound of flesh 😬

Got to check out the Brighton Pier this afternoon with friends. Really lucked out with the weather in the later afternoon. Clouds opened after shortly after we arrived. Also won a Brighton themed tea towel in the arcade!

Wrapped the global game jam here in Brighton with my teammates yesterday. Huge thanks to the Unity Brighton team for hosting!! The jam site was super cozy. So many inspiring games made this year.

I know it’s just a Dollar Store equivalent here in the UK, but I still giggle every time I see the sign.

On the way back from dinner in Brighton this evening we came across an urban fox! They were surprisingly unbothered by our proximity.

Just arrived this morning in London to join my compatriots for the 2026 Global Gam Jam. On the train down to Brighton to meet up with folks now! Couldn’t ask for a nicer morning to ride the train.

Hey everyone, I got real bad news. I lost my job today. Not really sure what to say other than this makes it really tight on my family money-wise. If any of my games writer friends and followers have or know of openings for games reviews, please contact me. Shares appreciated.

Brilliant. I can immediately see Dr. Bunsen Honeydew as a member of the Black Mesa science team.

Saw a big ANTI Ice protest right outside my office just now! Way to go Cap Hill! It’s cool seeing my neighbors speaking truth to power.

I kept forgetting to share this, but this was a cool VTuber character design @bwalker81.bsky.social commissioned from me! It's based on a bull-headed shrike. The final character is going to be 3D. This was a fun project. #illustration #characterdesign #vtuber #furryart #birds #animalartist

I could watch a penguin play with bread physics basically forever and never tire of it.

I may or may not have just enlisted help from someone on Fiverr to mail forward Canadian maple syrup to me.

Saw a test run of the new I-90 light rail connection on the commute this morning! Go little guy go! 🚃 Can’t wait to ride this line to work soon from Bellevue.

I was writing up some docs showing how to setup Stream Deck support for our game. I didn’t realize how greasy and dusty my deck had gotten until I was looking at the pic. @kieranlampert.com said it was like those Ren and Stimpy gross close ups.

Since it's so late, it's pretty easy to leave voicemails - I nutted up (so to speak) and left angry messages with my representatives just now

This week, we're introducing Chetleif, a fast and furious fencer who grew up training to become an elite warrior. 📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zTj...

And so, I call on the wisdom of BlueSky for advice on whether hearing aids really help for total hearing loss in one ear, and if so what brands or settings or hearing specialists I should investigate. I'm in Vancouver, BC, FWIW. Thoughts? Experiences?

For my fellow Unreal devs, adding obligatory "Unbuilt Lighting" warning:

Got up early (well early for me anyway) together rolling on the Christmas roast. I forgot how good horseradish smells when cooking on a roast 🤤

Peace was never an option 🦜🍓

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

Northwest December weather has not been kind to our roof top holiday decor. Somehow the light up snowman was knocked clean across the roof, leaving their arms behind like a Christmas crime scene.

Our cat Hugo, getting an update on woodland affairs from a neighborhood squirrel.

My bro sent me some pics of downtown Sultan, WA this evening from a canoe! Flood waters slowly creeping up from the Skykomish river. Fortunately his house is about 30ft above the river, but I feel bad for the folks stacking sandbags this evening.

A little late this year, but getting our new pixel light controllers online for our yearly Christmas light show.

They got real strict this year with the testing procedures for the JLPT. Had us put our phones in sealed plastic bags during the test and had to leave the seal bag on our desk during breaks. I guess there was some cheating last year?

One year later back on UW campus for JLPT N3 round 2. Got rocked on the test last year due to insufficient prep. Feeling better about it this year but it’s always hard to ignore pre-test jitters.

Many thanks to @straycatalyst.bsky.social for dragging me in to VR Chat to check out VKet tonight! I need to check this out more this next week. Word of warning if you ride the scooter in VR tho: don’t ride over bumps as it feels grosss! 🤢

This clip of Botan “betraying” her comrade at the extraction point in Arc Raiders kills me every time. I love how the “ドンシュー/Don shu/Don’t Shoot” greeting has become a bit of a meme. youtube.com/shorts/fbFsh...

Going thru some old Tokyo travel photos. This spice level chart from a ramen shop in Komagome still lives rent free in my head. The level 3 was so intense. I dared not try the 神殺し(god killer) per the “anus will be destroued[sic]” warning.

Hey, I'm going to just collage a bunch of previous ad images I made for my Redbubble shop so folks can see samples of what's in there! For starters, lots of birb, including Gunbirb and Fashion Bird! www.redbubble.com/people/Jaded... #shopsmall #supportartists #gundam #redbubble #birdart

New nightmare unlocked: Getting stuck in a giant Ferris wheel for 9 hours after it stopped due to getting struck by lightning. Glad to hear everyone got off safe and sound. @straycatalyst.bsky.social I think this might have been the Ferris Wheel we went on when we were in Osaka?

Took Mon-Wed off to buckle down and review for the upcoming JLPT N3 test on Dec 7. And after studying all day Sat-Mon my brain is smoking already…

We have a Quest Demo now! Play Glassbreakers for free for a little bit to see if you like it. Then go straight for the Deluxe Bundle to get the full game + Supporter Pack 50% off with the best skin in the game. 🔥 (Also available for Steam and Apple Vision Pro) #shill for #VR