Good morning! Yesterday was a good day. Hoping that today brings the same. Got a good workout in for the first time in forever and I'm feeling sore today. Hope your week is going well!

Good morning friends. Hope you're all doing well on this Monday and you've got a good week ahead of you. I'm hoping for a chill no-surprises kind of week. We'll see if the universe feels like I deserve that, haha. Have a good one!

Hello friends! Hope your week has started well. Trying to break out of the weird mood I've been in for the past few weeks. Feeling okay today. We'll see if I can keep it up. Have a good one!

This is a dance off! Post a dance if you want! Or don't! My dances are safe for the wallflowers too.

Good morning friends! Hope your weekend is going well. Had a good time at board games yesterday, but today is for video games. Gonna spend my time with this delightful fellow. Also got Blood on the Clocktower at noon and that's always fun.

Sure why not. I'm going to sleep now, but for each like, I'll post 3 random games from my wishlist tomorrow. I can't follow the prompt exactly, as I don't really have a Steam backlog, so you get titles from my spreadsheet wishlist instead.

I went to get photos for my passport renewal and met a new friend there.

Good morning friends. I slept in today and now it's late and I still have to work and I don't wanna. Weekend tomorrow. Have a good one!

They're the same picture.

Good morning friends. Very sleepy today. Will try not to yawn in any important meetings.

Good morning friends. Daylight Saving needs to go. I'm so tired. Have a good one.

Good morning friends. Hope you're having a lovely start to your weekend.

Movie thread starts here! This is for all non-anime movies I watch during 2026. Hopefully I can catch up on this in the next couple days or so. #lucky26movies

Good morning friends! It's Friday. Hope you had a good week and can look forward to a nice weekend. Have a good one!

I'm doing the 9 games thing! 0 points for guessing what's in the top slot.

Good morning friends! That rest did me some good. Feeling kinda lazy today. Gonna try and power through my work tasks today, so I can just relax on the couch.

Goodnight friends. Today was a bit weird and I'm feeling a bit out of sorts tonight. Hopefully some sleep will help. Have a good one!

Good morning friends. Feeling quite sleepy today, but I've never been much of a morning person. Hopefully I can shake it off soon. Maybe a quick walk in an hour or so? Have a great day!

Goodnight friends! Hope you had/have a lovely day. Got to do a good amount of the new Variant dungeon in FFXIV (5/12 routes) and it's pretty fun! Bosses are pretty interesting. I like to solo Variants because I like to solve the puzzles blind and most groups just rush you through.

Forgot my good morning message when I woke this morning. Good morning friends! Hope your Tuesday has started well. It's another day in the spreadsheet mines for me, but things are good. Hope you've got something to look forward to today. Have a good one!

Good night friends! Monday is over, which means the week is closer to done. Small steps. Played a good amount of Look Outside today. I've been slowly chipping away at it. I restarted a few times once I got my bearings cause it feels like getting a good start is essential. It's been a wild ride.

I wanted to talk a bit more about what I liked more or less about Hades 2 as well. There's gonna be some light mechanical spoilers in here, so turn back if that bothers you.

Time to stop procrastinating and get my media lists set up! Let's start with video games (since it's easy). Gonna use the tag #luckygames26

Good morning, phone friends. I hope the week is off to a good start for you and that the weekend behind you was relaxing. Anything interesting on your plates this week?

Good morning friends. I hope you have some exciting/relaxing plans for the weekend, whichever you'd prefer. For me, it's the former with board games today and some FFXIV tonight. Been taking a bit of a break and haven't really started the 7.41 content, so it'll be good to get back to it.

Post 4 random video games from your backlog I don't really have a backlog, but here are four games from my Wishlist spreadsheet. Chosen randomly. 1691. Q-Up 1617. Final Vendetta 400. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 990. Proteus

Episode 3 of this season of Jujutsu Kaisen could've been an email.

Here's my Hades 2 stats for anyone interested! Thoughts to come later: Things I did: - 156 nights - All 48 testaments - All Chaos trials - All rivals vanquished - All bonds/keepsakes/familiars/weapons unlocked and maxed out - Fated List complete - All songs/furnishing purchased

I'd like to start working on my 2026 media threads, but not quite feeling it yet. In the meantime, how about a quick gaming update? I've finished everything I wanted to do in Hades 2, which was a lot. I'll post some stats on that later. But that means it's time for a new game!

Hello friends! It's been a while. January is my busiest month of the year for work, plus the tendonitis in my shoulder decided to flare up, so I've been away for a bit. Still lurking and liking, but not much posting. Hope you've all been doing well.

Lastly (for now), I watched the Holy Grail of Eris. Interesting twist on the villainess trope to have the villainess already dead. The main character is very milquetoast, but that works well to juxtapose her with the more brash characters entering her life. Not 100% sold, but pretty good so far.

Also watched the first episode of the second cour of Hell Teacher. Great start for the new season! Did a good job of subtly reminding us what happened last cour while still being compelling on its own. This isn't gonna be my favorite, but also won't be near the bottom. A solid show. OP rips too!

More anime premieres! Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table A+ on nailing the tone and having a distinct style. First episode set things up well. Hopefully some insight into the overarching message soon. I'm a bit worried that it's going to just be cruelty for cruelty's sake.

M9S cleared! We played a bit extra this week since we felt close to clearing last night and it paid off. I'm really pleased with everyone. We don't usually clear any fights week 1 since we raid blind and only 6 hours per week. Looking forward to M10S next week. Assuming reclear goes well. 😝

Lastly (for now), I watched the first episode of Journal with Witch. Early contender for anime of the season. This show feels like it's designed specifically to make me Feel Things™. Strong recommendation from me based on the first episode.

Watched the first couple episodes of the Hana-Kimi anime as well. Kinda like She's the Man, but in anime form. So far, I'm liking the cast and the humor is good. Hopefully this anime can avoid some of the uglier tropes that can come from these sorts of gender swap comedies.

A new anime season is upon us! Let's talk about it. Caught the first episode of Sentenced to Be a Hero. Pretty good! I think the conceit of being forced to be a hero as a punishment for crime is interesting. Also, its gorgeously animated and the English voice cast is stellar.

I tore my ACL at karaoke by jumping off a chair while performing a duet of "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction. I finished the song sitting on the floor, stayed a bit longer, drove all of my friends home, then drove myself to the ER.

Haven't done a gaming update in a while! Working through Hades 2 post-game. It's been a lot of fun, but I I still like the first one more. I think the main thing for me is that the Omega system doesn't work as well for my style of play. Probably also why my wife disagrees with me on this point.

Tried to start Fate/Strange Fake last night and quickly realized that I'm way out of my depth. Gonna spend some time catching up on other Fate materials to get a better handle on it. Given that, I've started playing the Fate/Stay Night VN. Probably something I should've done a long time ago.

Been putting together my list of things to watch this year and I think I've got my Winter 2026 anime list now. Obviously some heavy hitting returning series, but hopefully some new stuff will surprise me. Much of the best anime from 2025 were new IP. What are you looking forward to this season?

Happy New Year, friends! Hope 2026 treats you better than 2025 regardless of how 2025 treated you. Have fun out there.

Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33. Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening. So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability... transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...

Local Carvana dispenser getting in the festive mood.

Wanted to see Wake Up Dead Man in theatre yesterday, but unfortunately still not comfy with leaving my pup alone at home yet. At least I won't have to wait long for that one to hit streaming. Really looking forward to it.

These are the next four games on my shortlist. Not sure I'll get to them all next year, but they're the only ones I've really got in my plans to play right now.

Well, that's one of the greatest playoff games in MLS history. Good night!

What are your ten favorite games from Square|Enix that aren't Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest? 🤔 🎮 Chrono Trigger Einhander Breath of Fire (NA localization, I'm counting it) Super Mario RPG Bushido Blade Parasite Eve Vagrant Story Illusion of Gaia NieR Automata Bravely Default

My Game Award picks. I don't take much stock in them overall, but I do think the nominees are a good springboard for conversation.

It’s Monday! Post some metal. Best I can do is post-hardcore. youtu.be/DZmHVOcBDQo?...