Between the 4 week break post-birth, and the 3 week hiatus around our ER trip last month, I've managed four (4!) whole streams since Aug 1 That's only 3 more than I managed back in 2023, but because this baby SLEEPS, I've actually had the spoons this time to realize how few video games I've played😭

Today was cold enough to swap the tank top for a sweater, so that means it’s probably time to retire the sandals too Here’s what the first full summer of chasing an outdoor-loving toddler did for my tan

Is it common to rehearse speedrun commentary in the car / shower when gearing up for a submission? Feels like a compromise between writing up a script or just freestyling it entirely

I hope you know that you are so valued and loved 💓 There is someone out there who would miss your presence if you were no longer around 🫂

Sunday was one of the hardest days of the past 2 weeks but Monday was the first one that genuinely felt good. Hoping the rest of this week brings more of the same

These sprint tasks are getting kinda personal

Spud vs September matchup history: 2019 - ❌ Internet woes 2020 - ❌ Gender crisis 2021 - ❌ Personal crisis 2022 - ❌ Post-surgical DVT 2023 - ❌ First baby wasn’t sleeping well yet 2024 - ✅ Charity fundraiser 2025 - ❌ Medical Emergency

What’s the etiquette on resubmitting a run to GDQ with the same video as last time?

Finally home after living in the hospital for the last 5 and a half days Our 2 year old developed appendicitis suddenly and had to have an emergency operation. Her appendix was perforated for 5 days before it was removed surgery. She’s all better now, but I can’t imagine the pain that she was in

I’m really ready for this month to be over Too much Life has hit me lately, and I’m really looking forward to the day when I’m not constantly on the verge of tears

5 Favorite Albums of any Genre Agalloch - The Mantle Anathema - Weather Systems Haken - Affinity Opeth - Ghost Reveries Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Is it typical to win on your very first run of Slay the Spire, or am I just that good?

My religious high school is mourning the death of charlie kirk because they apparently use his material in their curriculum now I feel so sick for the queer kids forced to study such vitriol. The self-loathing implanted by my time there took so long to overcome. It devastated me.

F-ZERO GX | エフゼロ ジーエックス

There are two places on my body where estrogen seems to hold no power over the coarseness of the hair that grows there: my face, and the top of my big toe for some reason

I rolled Anaglyph Deck all the way through my sticker hunt, and I still don't feel like I mastered that deck after all of that There's so much depth to Balatro in general, but each deck (even the simple ones) boasts incredible nuance which significantly changes how you play at high stakes

I am 5 jokers away from Completionist++ in Balatro Any guesses on who the final lucky Jimbo will be?

I hung up the poster I showed on stream last night btw

It was a bit surreal doing my first steam back like a week earlier than our baby’s original due date These past 4 weeks have been so different from last time, but one consistency is that taking care of our first child is still the most exhausting part

My wife has been very excited for this game I’m also excited, because this means I get to help name all the livestock :)

I just nailed my first proper fighting game combo and I get it now

Alright, it’s been 3 weeks, and this baby has slept in her bassinet every single night so far. What’s the catch? It took *months* for our first to sleep without constant physical contact, so we prepared for the worst, but instead we actually felt human enough to do a family outing today!?

I broke out my old bucket of Hot Wheels to share with our toddler for the first time today ❤️ (she’s in a car phase)

We’re 2 for 2 on rewatching Lord of the Rings during parental leave, which basically makes it a tradition The next marathon will probably be when we share it with our eldest for the first time

It turns out the crushing weight of three manageable tasks is actually quite overwhelming when I also have to wrangle our unhinged toddler full-time

well this is new

After 2 trips to the hardware store and a crash course in PVC piping, I replaced our sump pump today Gonna watch it like a hawk during the next rainstorm, but if everything works well, I’ll have saved ~$1000 off what the HVAC tech quoted us

Do family visits typically get more frustrating as you get older, or have I just become a more crotchety person than I think?

People will insist that Balatro isn’t queer propaganda, but then they’ll tell you how they’re filling their house with poly aces

Some of the paperwork we had to sign before being discharged from the hospital had no options for non-hetero relationships. Just one field for “Mother” and one for “Father” Our nurse scratched out “Father” and my wife signed that line :)

Based on the reactions that I, a femme person, have received upon requesting access to the maternity ward to see my new baby, it seems that most people’s first thought is not “oh, a queer couple!” but rather “how did you manage to escape?”

Well this week sure happened fast Arriving almost a month early, we welcomed our second baby, Nia, into the world yesterday ❤️

Get fucked, transphobes

Our maternity pictures came back this week 🌻 I'd say the dress I picked out only like 6 hours beforehand ended up being a good match :)

This game is sick btw #AeroGPX youtu.be/vE3wv7i0s1E

New track just dropped into Aero GPX! I wanted to make a sequel to a previous track in the lineup, and it just so happens that I could make the name kinda funny while I was at it. Introducing "Two Dimensions 2!" You can play it for 15% off for a limited time on Steam!

Thinking about how I can level up my submission videos for AGDQ, and it’s funny how far down the list “practice more” seems to be now

And that’s TIME on #Quest4Quet! Thank you to everyone because with your help we raised $2,300 for @traineranade.bsky.social, @arrya-love.bsky.social, and Quetzalcoatl. The importance of service animals is more than you could ever know, and because of YOU, Quet can help Anade live their best life! 💜

hey so I have bottom surgery scheduled for the end of september!! I'm really excited, and luckily insurance will cover most of it, but not everything. I could really use some help covering the rest, so for anyone with the means, I would really appreciate if you could contribute to my gofundme. ❤️

This is starting soon, and there's only $50 left to go on the cutscene incentive! www.twitch.tv/traineranade

After Saturday, in the span of 2 weeks, I will have: - featured 6 separate games on stream - completed 2 matches in the LM speedrunning tournament - performed 2 different speedrun showcases for events - attented 2 doctors appointments - taken maternity pictures on top of normal work and parenting

I'm going to be running F-Zero GX on Saturday in support of this event! If you enjoyed my Hotfix run last month, you have the potential to make this one *even better* because we've got an incentive to watch 15 minutes of peak cinema in the form of this game's cutscenes!

> Going over speedrun details for my commentator "So I'm gonna try going for this strat, but it's really difficult so I'll probably just move on if I can't get it during the showcase" > Demonstrates tech so well that it results in a new PB I should practice less more often

Y’know, the myth of Prometheus has some interesting parallels to the trans experience—defying ungrateful family, heisting secret knowledge that only those of a certain birth are permitted to learn, being celebrated by a new family for such bravery… In some cases, an organ is even lost along the way

Oh we’re ready alright

$380 total I’m always humbled by the generosity of those who surround me. Honored to help in any small way that I can.

Tonight is the last night of my fundraiser, and I’m capping it off with what I think is one of the coolest things I’ve ever done on my stream Starting now: - 3 hours of F-Zero GX speedruns on a racing wheel - Matching donations 1-for-1 - Special 1-day-only incentives Come celebrate tonight <3

Been ruminating on Deltarune now that I've done everything I wanted to do in Chapter 3 + 4. I bought the soundtrack and I've been replaying the game in my head for the past few days and I'm starting to feel the Undertale emotions again

Passport application submitted 👍 The person who helped us at the office was extremely knowledgeable about everything; very pleasant experience. They even gave us advice for filling out our child's application later on (I leave my gender marker blank if I have an X on my passport)