2025 recapped

Most played albums of the year. Really different from my favorite albums. Must have forgotten to scrobble a bunch of stuff.

If you see these apples somewhere, try them. waapple.org/varieties/ju...

Why be talked at with podcasts when you can have people literally screaming at you while playing riffs?

Working hard as a pillow. #FenrisUpdate #Caturday

The large font size phrases in #AlanWake and #Control are the scariest parts of these games. I jump just about every time.

Loved the Yule Lads representation. So many crimes were committed, but a fun little ad for Iceland. Needed at least one Dimmu Borgir song. m.imdb.com/title/tt3214...

Sharing some classic xmas songs with my partner. Most of them are sad, of course. youtu.be/f6UuLv0zwYg

Gingerbread Santa needed more time in the oven.

Genuinely charming rom-com. 'You've Got Mail' vibes. Go watch it. m.imdb.com/title/tt2230...

Control replay completed. Still a fun game even with all the game assists. Now, Alan Wake 2. I'm not much of a horror survival person so I'm playing it in Story Mode.

10/10 concept but it is unfortunately underutilized. Also, not enough cats. m.imdb.com/title/tt3798...

Last day at the office before break.

Meta Christmas movie that sticks so hard to the bit and ends up being a pretty decent movie overall. m.imdb.com/title/tt2842...

Starting the winter break with this gem. m.imdb.com/title/tt2022...

Time infrastructure video alert. youtu.be/ZRB7pjRVVkI?...

Fenris threw up and proceeded to get spooked by his puke. This is how it looked liked to me. #FenrisUpdate

Piracy this, piracy that. Yeah, that's fine, but don't forget to also use your public library. You can even request they buy what you're looking for if they don't have it. Use and build your public resources, silly.

Now playing: "Precipice" by #Lychgate (Avant-garde/progressive metal) Love how much more expansive this albums sounds. Fitting, given the album title. lychgate.bandcamp.com/album/precip...

In case y'all are still looking for some last minute presents. www.etsy.com/listing/7282...

These are the albums that I kept coming back to this year; not necessarily the best, but the most entertaining. Compared to last year, I spent less time listening and discovering music and that resulted in less variety.

I really don't like it when this little dude shows up on my screen.

If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

"Some dreadful people on this list," my partner exclaimed before deep sighing.

Now playing: "Reaper's Gale" by #Rêvasseur (Melodic death metal) Listening to this as I hear the pouring rain and letting the melodies and dual leads carry me away. Good stuff. revasseur.bandcamp.com/album/reaper...

Now playing: "Ancient Architects" by #Indepth (Progressive/technical death metal) Love coming back to this one. Leans into genre convention but it is still able to hold its own. indepthmx.bandcamp.com/album/ancien...

Would be much higher if I signed into wiki on browser.

Now playing: "Hesitating Lights" by #Floating (Progressive death metal; Post punk) Another album that didn't quite connect upon release, but that I slowly warmed up to its atmosphere. floating-label.bandcamp.com/album/hesita...

Yep. Def adding to AOTY list. ethmebb.bandcamp.com/album/allo-b...

Oh, you're a fan of public libraries? Name five branches in your city. 🤓💅

Still thinking about them.

Now playing: "Fallen (Remastered)" by #Evanescence (Alt metal; Hard rock) Nothing's connecting today. Finally listening to this remaster. evanescence.bandcamp.com/album/fallen...

Today in the library, the library cat left early. They haven’t been found yet.

Now playing: "Chimera Dragons" by #Camellia (EDM; Breakcore; Jcore; etc) ＿|￣|○ Going to need a break after listening to this. cametek.bandcamp.com/album/chimer...

I had forgotten how large the food portions can be in the Midwest.

Surprised at how much I enjoyed Alan Wake. Up next, Control. This time around, though, I'm going to turn on the game assists and enjoyed the story.

The Fenris wheel is working overtime this week. #FenrisUpdate

Now playing: "Diagrams of Consciousness" by #Omnivortex (Technical death metal) Glad I went backwards in their discography because their most recent album didn't click. This one is proggy, melodic, thrashy, and an almost hard to describe atmosphere. omnivortexofficial.bandcamp.com/album/diagra...

Now playing: "Nefarious Scintillations" by #DeadAndDripping (Brutal technical death metal) Gutturals that match one of my favorite gutturals of the year (Örinä Hevosenpaska) and cosmically twisty tech death. An instant favorite. deadanddrippingus.bandcamp.com/album/nefari...

Now playing: "噤夢 Land of Lost Voices" by #CrescentLament (Symphonic/folk metal) Unexpected, but interested setting. Music is fun and melds both genres well. crescentlament.bandcamp.com/album/land-o...

After many years of living in the US, this is the first time I'll be having fresh apple pie.

Addes some sensory stones to the fidget corner of my desk.

Now playing: "Conquistador" by #StoneHealer (Blackened progressive metal) A journey with a lot of awesome instrumental detours. stonehealer.bandcamp.com/album/conqui...

I was going to buy a real one, but it's probably best I start small.

Now playing: "Concetto Transeunte" by #Human (Technical death metal) Another great tech death album even if there is a little too much bass for my taste. human4.bandcamp.com/album/concet...

Highlights from antique store trip. 1) MARX truck. Nothing more to say. 2) I would have picked up this posted if it wasn't so big.

Joked about getting one of these after seeing one in a video. It's even more ridiculous than I expected.

Now playing: "Utopie" by #Aephanemer (Symphonic/melodic death metal) Fun, colorful, and engaging album that builds to an amazing 20+ minute climax. aephanemer.bandcamp.com/album/utopie

Now playing: "Unbeholden" by #Hecktic (Melodic death metal) Hitting the proverbial wish list today. Track one sets the tone for what's to come. Lyrics are required reading. hecktic.bandcamp.com/album/unbeho...

Now playing: "War Crime 2: Genocide Protocol" by #Torture (Slam/brutal death metal) torturegore.bandcamp.com/album/war-cr...