#OneBattleAfterAnother is kind of wild, if you're Californian. It goes from scene-to-scene all over the state, sometimes cutting directly between places miiiiiles away, but places recognizable to native Californians that out-of-state tourists often skip.

Oh my god! LOL! #FFXIV 7.4 MSQ spoilers (kinda).

I'm convinced some people who use "bespoke" don't know what the word means.

Not this shit again.

I spent the whole of New Year's Eve watching horror. Although, I'm not sure the final season of Stranger Things really counts as horror. Derry sure does, however.

Happy New Year to all the weirdos, and all the weirdos only!

Fascinating. There aren't enough (or any?) long-term studies for me to have a fully informed opinion, but I have always despised each feature that entices folks to infinitely scroll (my opinion about which is now informed). I have a TikTok account, but only look at it once every few months. 1/n

Looking at the Foundry Discord server—which seems to be the best place to look for games outside of video game streamer Discords with a small community of #TTRPG enthusiasts—it's about a 50/50 split. That seems higher than it should be.

It's been a while since I was a player in a chrunchy #TTRPG (the last one I was a player in was Kids on Brooms, which is not at all crunchy). So, I started looking around. Is the new normal for online games paid through StartPlaying? Because, if so, yuck.

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy

Maaaaan, I want to go to the light festival downtown, but this rain and wind is complete ass!

#Pluribus Spoiler (S1E9)

"Doors and corners, Jim."

I mean, I know what was going to be in that 60 Minutes segment. It's just more proof we live under neofascism. Bari Weiss is just an example of corporate complicity and the oppression of groups trying to document it. I guess our strategy now truly is to leak things to media in other countries.

I like the changes made for the #MightyNein adaptation. It breathes more life into Vess, Trent, Astrid and Eadwulf. We're a little robbed of early Yasha, but I like where they are going with her. And I like the new Molly dynamic, though I hope we still get "the scene." #MightyNeinSpoilers

#FFXIV DT's raid series verdict... Story-wise, I'd rank it third (behind EW and ShB). Encounter-wise, first, but keeping in mind I don't do savage.

#Hamnet and #FFXIV MSQ yesterday. #MightyNein S1 finale, #Fallout S2 premiere and #FFXIV Arcadion run today. Everything all at once!

Twitch finally adds the ability to rewind during streams, but makes it subscriber-only. lol

Flute guy is cool and all, but I'd have liked at least one shot of keytar lady (or theydy?), who was also vibing.

More #Pluribus, please!

Some of the #FFXIV community has such a weird parasocial relationship with streamers.

I feel like sometimes people conflate role playing and so-called "fiat." Especially when they want to justify their opinion on a rule, despite the rule being based on the assumption of role playing and cooperative worldbuilding. It makes discourse frustrating sometimes. #ttrpgs

I've finished the available episodes of #Pluribus, #MightyNein, and marathoned #ReservationDogs. I guess I can marathon #Dispatch, now that all of the episodes are out. I can't seem to break out of my series and game habit to read more. I'm not even half of the way through re-reading Frankenstein.

Vince Gilligan really said, "Hey, let's take a concept for a Twilight Zone/Outer Limits episode and turn it into a whole series led by a great actress." #Pluribus

I was down and out today, besides meeting with the glass person for the shower door. The flu and COVID vaccines are no joke this year. Better that than the 3 weeks of COVID I endured in early 2024. That was the last time I was properly sick, not including my cancer and treatment complications.

No email for me. Sigh.

Heard on the news: "When you go to Fry's..." What? lol Get with the times, my dude! You go to Micro Center!

Sooo, I spent over a week and close to $100 in those large format actual paint samples only to ultimately choose the paint my contractor initially suggested weeks ago for my bathroom.

The Grammys didn't even nominate #Expedition33. If anyone needed anymore proof the Grammys are the biggest sham of all the awards. The fact that games don't have their own category alone is a joke in itself.

Thoughts on the #SquareEnix layoffs, and plan to use AI for QA. Most importantly, I'm sorry to everyone who is losing their jobs and having their livelihoods and retirement plans upended. Onto my list of other thoughts. (1/n)

👏 #TheLowdown

Additional thoughts: The fight choreography is as good as always. Sometimes the effects felt awesome, sometimes uncanny. (But it's TV, and people forget that. It's not always going to be amazing, and I'd rather that than what HBO did excluding 5 scenes for 2 better-looking scenes). #TheWitcher

I like Liam Hemsworth. He's closer to how I imagined Geralt in the books. Henry Cavill is great, but people need to move on. The show righted itself in S3 and is continuing to do so this season, with or without. Granted, I've only watched through E3 so far. I'm curious to see the Leo arc.

This is the first time in years I have fully celebrated Halloween. I watched the new Frankenstein, assembled a costume, and went to two parties. If you are wondering how I am posting after my gommage, well...

Noooooo! Dammit! That is the biggest cliffhanger ever! #TheLowdown

My new insult is going to be, "Did you look that up on Grokipedia?"

I truly hope people see it in a theater. It deserves it!

#Frankenstein is great!

We're in our Ethan Hawke era (again).

Stepping on a d4 is a funny meme, until it happens to you.

The weather: No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. No rain. RAAAAIIIINNNN!!!!!!

I finished the last few episodes yesterday. I liked #InteriorChinatown overall, but the meta narrative felt much stronger earlier in the series than in the finale. I haven't read the book, so I didn't know how it compares. I might add it to my reading list, however.

Adding to this, I have problems with certain mechanics with my disability. I've tried to use my controller's left stick for more movement capability than what left+right-clicking with my good hand offers, but the ataxia in my thumb causes my movement to wobble. So I tend to get clipped. #ffxiv

This is the first deep dungeon I have seriously (casually) done. Not sure I like it at all, but at least it's not M+, lol. #ffxiv

Oh my god! The Black & White intro for episode 7 of #InteriorChinatown! lol

Wic's grandma is a size queen! #CriticalRole #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CritRoleSpoilers

"Ka-plow!" #CritRoleSpoilers #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRole

This campaign is going to be wiiild! #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CritRoleSpoilers #CriticalRole

Set phasers to, "Reject All."

Picking tile and paint for a bathroom is anxiety inducing.