Hit dual digits on my one and only paper's citations and got a bit emotional actually reading the papers citing me. Even if only in the tiniest way, it's thrilling and lovely to feel like my research is helping people even today, and gosh it would be so, so lovely to return to science one day.

It would be lovely if my algorithm didn't keep shoving the sad realities of trying to publish a story at me In happier news, though, I hit 15k words and they're 15k words I'm really flipping happy with

Feeling a lot of despondence and futility at the moment. Doesn't feel good.

Quit a PhD bc it wasn't for me, applied for a listicle freelance gig at a gaming site despite never reading gaming sites in my life, somehow got it, stumbled into position after position and got incredibly lucky

I DM'd for the first time today and it was FUN

Just finished FF9 yet again and good gosh I am emotional. - The Alternate Fantasy mod is brilliant until it isn't, Memoria truly sucks. - This is still the best game I've ever played. The story is truly unmatched. - That ending, man. Vivi's letter. Haunts me, hurts me, soothes me. Cried again.

Today I met a man who had seen my insides before he knew what I looked like, and I haven't experienced that since my Grindr days (I met my neurologist; the bits of me he saw before today were in MRIs, nothing exciting) (in other news, I start my treatment in January, yay)

Friendsmas tomorrow ✨🥳 I am excited.

Felt cute might delete later ✨

I'm finally the thinnest I've been in about a decade and I'm still a hair away from a mental breakdown what's all that about ffs

Made the mistake of reminding myself how much the Kitchen Aid stand mixer I want is Sigh

Little and (kinda) often is really working for me

First FF14 tempts me back, and now this?

This might bring me back to the game

Writing the meeting of two characters I've had as lovers in my head for a decade is utterly horrible, I'm second-guessing each and every word gah

I've been having the worst time but a night of the most lovely feta pasta, puzzle games, vodka, Blondie, and planning novel stuff with the husbando has made things a little better.

Write-up coming soon, but here's GameStop's response to my inquiry about the Halo posts being read as an endorsement of the Trump administration

All this happening while I'm on holiday (on a, to be blunt, pretty damn tragic cruise) has been fucking dreadful. I am truly drinking my way through this. I feel like I'm hanging on by the thinnest threads, sometimes. We deserve so much more than the lot we're attributed.

Several of my colleagues were laid off today, and seeing the usual reaction from the usual people pushed me to write a blog post (how retro) about the sad state of online discourse: jackcrustycoleman.com/2025/10/22/l...

My heart is utterly broken for everyone who got laid off today, I don't have the words to express how angry and scared this makes me. TG will never be the same, and it sucks.

Papped in my happy place

I am very drunk and listening to Abba songs in the north sea after having dinner with a random very lovely couple and getting flirted with by a cute guy Cruises are quite fab

Ten months later, it's time to begin the honeymoon ✨

Having a novel published is my absolute dream of dreams, and I've started putting thoughts into action and words to paper and it's feeling very... thrilling. The story is taking shape before my eyes and I can't help but feel excited.

I truly think that other than like eating disorder Instagram, looking at LinkedIn while working in any tech-adjacent field might be one of the worst social media experiences for your mental health.

Damn... They should cast Jared Leto in that Harry Potter series.

I think writing about The Recent Things will help me organise my thoughts, and naturally, this is something I'll turn to my blog for. I won't drown your feeds in this, but I will post them from time to time probably x curatedcritiques.wales/2025/10/11/t...

So yesterday I finally found out what's been happening to my body for the last 2 months (to potentially 15 years, depending) and, gosh, I feel so lucky and thankful to have the people, resources, and kindness that I have in my life. Things have been hard, will get harder, etc., but I feel ready.

I am THRILLED that my favourite Broken Sword, The Smoking Mirror, is officially getting the Reforged treatment! After 2 years of me nagging poor Charles Cecil, we finally chatted about what's coming next and how this new Reforged raises the bar once again. www.thegamer.com/revolution-s...

I had my second MRI in as many months today. I was feeling totally fine about it... Until about five seconds before it started and the radiologist put a tiny metal cage around my head that I wasn't warned about and instructed to keep my eyes closed the entire time 😭

My work being useful in a way that isn't for helping people cheat at videogames makes me feel so full of light 🥹

Y'all I did good.

Love a balancing charge of £722 🫠 that's scuppered... Well, a lot of things.

Pros of having Some Unknown Ailment: this year's Halloween costume is like, half done already.

Red Dwarf has aged beautifully. A perfect binging show.

The next week holds some hospital appointments that promise to answer a nagging question that has been burning in me for at least two months... And up to fifteen years. I am nervous and excited and scared to say the least.

Getting to review the remake of one of the most important games in my life is a dream come true. Final Fantasy Tactics is a masterpiece, and The Ivalice Chronicles does it justice. There are a few things preventing me from calling it perfect, but it's near enough. www.thegamer.com/final-fantas...

As one of the few people on this planet that has to play one of NYT's games as part of his job, I really FEEL Anna Garcia's Smartypants presentation on Dropout. Connections is EVIL. I LOVE it.

Let he who is without an embargo oopsie throw the first stone, just saying

People: There's a horrible lack of mentorship in this industry. Also people: Reach out? Nah, I'm just here for the pile-on.

Please oh please not seven more years of 3H discourse please let that not be Sothis

Are you ready for the most annoying 48 hour discourse cycle of your life

After a month of dealing with peripheral neuropathy and worrying about my spine, I FINALLY HAVE FEELING BACK IN MY FEET. Not 100% yet but flipping hell do I feel relieved.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Remake Announcement and Shadowdrop please

Malamounjaro. There, that is my contribution to the 'Mega Malamar = Skinny' jokes

Bit of personal news: after four years, I've been let go from @thegamerweb.bsky.social and am a free agent! If you need someone with half a decade of TCG and tabletop and over a decade of video game coverage experience, please get in touch at [email protected]!

Rewatching Yuri on Ice. Gosh, it's one of the best things. All the good feelings.

I have so many games in my backlog... But hello Phoenix Wright, nice to see you again 🥰

I went to Portmeirion today and oh gosh it's as magical as I dreamt