Thursday Thoughts IV We back baby, and slightly less sick and sad than last week (although there were some rough patches ngl) Anyway, let's continue this silly train ride that is my jumbled grab bag of dumb thoughts that appear in my brain in this moment. Wooooo

Been sick since last Thursday (and mental has been taking a dive bc last thing I need rn is to be missing work), but I think im getting over it. Needless to say Thursday Thoughts III got sidetracked, so impromptu Monday Musings it is.

I well and truly think I will never understand 6 7, and that's ok. You kids enjoy your funny number.

Thursday Thoughts II (think imma stick with it): Might as well start with weight loss. Haven't been super consistent tracking calories, but I have been going out of my way to make sure im not over eating like ive been in the past. The big thing I can say is im still trying, which is big.

Me: im gonna take a break from fighting games until cait drop. Hopefully she interests me bc I need a second character that clicks. Me seeing her: >:3

Thursday Thoughts I (working title, figured I'd do these once a week and Thursdays as good a day as any): No real rhyme or reason. Like any journal, it is just gonna be a "whats on my mind" grab bag of thoughts, just so I can look back on it. This is really for me, but I thought it'd be neat.

Also ive kinda decided to help with the whole mental health thing, im gonna start writing out things here more often kinda just as a journal. Forces me to write more (something ive wanted to push myself to do more often) while also letting me gather my thoughts (bc after last year I need to).

Hey all, it be a new year and I got a resolution. (That isnt my yearly "ill lose weight for sure haha") Weddings of family and friends done and physical health (mostly) handled, this year is time for Taera mental wellness. Step one done :)

First-time commentary was a lot of fun, but man I feel like I did a lot wrong. I'm definitely gonna try to do it more, but I have some things I need to work on.

Doing my first bit of commentary tonight for a friends stream. I'm getting nervous but still excited to dip my toes into it.

Im having such a weird character crisis in this game man. I feel like I play a more keepaway style in tag games (Moridoom in MvC, Merkava Nine in BBTAG) that im just not doing in 2XKO and im thinking maybe I should. But in grounded games, I play strike throw pressure monsters... Why brain bad.

Me: when you are still learning a fighting game, you don't need a bunch of fancy combos, one to build meter and one to spend it should be enough. Me playing a tag game where one of my characters has an install that changes their specials, and needs specific routing to build install gauge: oh no...

Made the mistake of peeping X (still have it for fighting game tech solely) to see the discourse about 2XKO pricing and hoo boy... Big mistake.

So as it turns out doing helping out with and attending a wedding for 12 hours straight, standing for about 9-10 of those hours, and walking up and down a flight of stairs throughout turns you legs to jelly the next day. Wild.

Hey... I know ive been in a mental time capsule this year where nothing has truly been going on and ive missed most of the year... but what do you mean its almost October. Time isn't real man.

So, juat about two weeks into the 2XKO beta and I have some thoughts. Keep in mind these are opinions from a dumb guy who plays fighting games as a hobby. Idk game design or balance (nor does frankly most people on social media) and what i say should be taken with a pile of salt. That being said...

Character Crisis sucks man. I need to lab more to hammer home a team (luckily its my Friday so I have 3 days to do so) but im between like 4 pairs rn.

Oh yeah, also while I'm here posting I just want to say... God 2XKO is a joy to play. I can't remember the last time I had a true character crisis from there being too many characters I liked. Some small nitpicks with the balance of some things, but overall, it's pretty great.

So this year has been bad bad... but the good news is we might be back in a good headspace to where I can go back to being me. To that end, I'll probably actually start doing shit on here more than just lurking and potentially may get back into content creation.

Went 3-2 at locals. Just outside of top 8 and last set went last game last round. Still don't feel like I'm great, but I can take games off great players, so now I just need to grind sets and get that next milestone.

I love how in the year I'm going to 2 weddings and in general supporting others, my body decides "nah this is about me actually" and hits me with the worst gut pain I've ever had. What a drama queen.

It's time! We're coming back to GBVSR with another Knowledge Check this week! Come hang out with us with another wave coming in on 02/06 @ 7PM PT! Thanks to @hatt-gbvs.bsky.social for doing coordination and finding matches for us! Would love to see more people come out and rep for the next one!

Finally got to playing Neva as Gris is one of my favorite games ever. It's exactly what I was expecting from Nomada studios. I'm am mad, angry, upset, and all other synonyms. 10/10 improvement of Gris in every way. Man, I love this studio.

Most people: man, the holidays are such a busy time. I gotta get gifts, party prep, etc... Me: man the holidays are such a busy time. I have an OS in strive I need to get down before Saturday, need to keep up on SF6 and GBVSR, and that's all while I'm dealing with Warframe 1999 dropping...

Sad that this turned out the way it has, especially for the granblue scene. Here's hoping things turn around for the better in the years ahead, but I can guarantee that if there is a granblue event, I will find a way to be there. I may be a bit preoccupied when 2XKO drops, but I will still be there

We up now. Let's at least win 1 www.youtube.com/live/jTocJDW...

I've been taking a break from doing more online granblue brackets, and I really need to get back into it. To that end, I will be getting back into streaming at least Saturdays for TNS so I can vod review off stream Sunday to get back to it. Hopefully I stay consistent but it's me :^)

We're hosting one final GBVS bracket at Locust Cider 12/13/24 BOTH VANILLA AND RISING BRACKETS ARE AVAILABLE! Reg is capped at 32 entrants! See you guys soon for one last hurrah at the local that turned PNW GBVS into a phenomenon. Sign ups below:

....wait a second.

Had a good birthday yesterday, woke up today, and I've been so out of it today I couldn't leave my bed until 3:30pm. I say this all to say, even though all that shit it's still been a great day bc the Seahawks beat the 49ers.

No spoilers for either, but gotta say... Watching Dandadan episode 7 followed by binging Arcane 2 act 2 probably wasn't the best call on my part emotionally. Man...

One thing I've noticed here with everything being new is that over the years, Twitter was and still is a big hub for fgc resources (character tech specifically) that makes up where sites like Dustloop lacks. While I can't make that up by myself, I'll do what I can. Bea Mains look out. #GBVSR_BT

Just came across this moderation list if anyone’s interested.

Since I'm gonna be here more and have seen this be a thing, let's give it a shot. If you are into the following, maybe follow me so I can follow back and find more of it. -FGC (focused on GBVSR and SF6 but interested in all) -pro wrestling -League of legends (sadly) -Anime -Art blogs Appreciate it

Also wanted to say I have officially uninstalled twitter and will be fully on here going forward. Part of getting back into FGC will be me either getting back into streaming or (if I find the willpower) looking into commentary. If anything comes up I will be post here to let ya'll know.

So today's been a day, huh? How about a little break from the negativity... I'm currently actually doing well on weight loss (down 4 pounds from when I started 3 weeks ago), and I am finally getting back to locals for fgc (first monthly in a while on Saturday). Enjoy the little things, lads.

On one hand, I can truly say I will miss Chiitan in the replies of most tweets... ...but on the other I know that they are currently fighting the good fight on the front lines and as such, isn't needed here. Keep fighting Chiitan.

Alright, time to bring my usual amount of activity on Twitter here to Bluesky. That is to say... expect little to no actual posts, but know I'm watching everything you post and know I will always be ready to reply with an insult or a dumb joke.

Video exists here finally... Time for granblue clips ig.

I for one embrace our new Brazilian overlords.

I'm not gonna lie, it's a wierd feeling browsing through bluesky. I see a few people I recognize but for the most part it's new and strange But when in doubt, I shall continue what I do best, curate my feed solely around artists, shitposts, fgc, and cat pics. Follow if ya want... have cat.

Oh yeah, this account exists... Maybe I should use it more...

I like to imagine future me looking back at these times and thinking "Man, thise were hard times. I'm glad I got past those hurdles and am better off for it" I hope he trips on a rock, fucking prick.

Man, if I actually did all these things I've put off I'd be much happier and healthier... "So go ahead and do them" ...

"I should get to gold in league for the victorious skin" *plays against high gold- low plat players* "Huh" *carries games and gets gold in 2 days* "....huh?"

Man i really hate worlds season. All year I've gone without wanting to do ranked on league and now that it's worlds time I'm like "oh yeah, I should het back to gold" knowing full well its gonna be a long ass grind bc I'm out of practice for serious grinding. Worst part is nothing can stop me.

I can't tell if it's funny or sad that I only need three things to truly survive away from X, and all of them are here. Mutuals, Art Blogs, and Scrubquotes. It ain't much, but it maketh me content.

First day on Bluesky and I feel like I'm walking through a really clean museum rn. Some interesting art around me. Quiet with a few murmurings here and there... I'm just waiting for the fresh pane of glass or random expensive item that I stumble into and utterly destroy before getting kicked out.