What constitutes a hobby? In my 20s, I was so busy grinding that I rarely had time to engage with the things I would list as my hobbies, if asked. I would tell you I love cosplay, but I haven't made or worn a costume since I was 18. I would tell you I love video games, and I have always counted at least 1 game console and a decent gaming computer as among the things that have to be in my home, li... » Continue Reading
I am, in fact, still playing Infinity Nikki. I'm not even very far along, because I keep resisting advancing the plot into the next zone, trapped in some vain delusion that I can identify and complete everything of value where I am. The reality is, checking off items on my quest log has a tendency to make it longer rather than shorter. XP I am going to have to just force myself to run full-sprint ... » Continue Reading
If you'd have asked me what game I was going to fall all the way into, I would not have put Infinity-fucking-Nikki on the list. When I heard this game was coming out, and what it's pedigree was, I was immediately sort of rage-fascinated. Why was the cellphone paper dolly dress-up game getting a "real" hardware installment? Why were people associated with Breath of the Wild working on the environm... » Continue Reading
After a final push that ended at about 4am, because I knew I had reached the end and wanted to see it, I finally finished Dragon Age: the Veilguard! I know, I'm slow. I know the discourse about this game has already exploded, crested and waned. I have a full time job, a husband, and I don't get enough sleep, okay? I have loved Dragon Age since the first game, Origins, which I played a few years l... » Continue Reading
I woke up this morning feeling a bit like I was falling apart. I ran out of coffee. I brewed some tea instead, and it turns out a pretty significant part of the morning ritual is just sitting dumbly with a warm drink for a bit. Still, upon arrival at the bottom of my cup, I was still a little dazed as I made my way into the world. I've been tense for a while, for reasons I can't quite define. I f... » Continue Reading
Just what I needed, another social media account. And it is exceptionally millennial of me to be so caught up in the past that this heavy-handed reference to where it all began was immediately appealing to me. That blue UI was all it took to convince me to at least give it a shot. I don't think anyone I know is here, at least not yet, which is an interesting space to occupy. I don't think I'll t... » Continue Reading