Darkness is becoming ever longer. Cold winds, that chill your skin, blow away the same leaves that had shielded people from the heat of summer. Rain clouds, dark and proud, threaten to wet both walker and worker, and ease the burdens of nature. And in the distance, we can start to smell the fireplaces, refuges of firewood and stone. The bright orange color of the pumpkins, soon to be carved into d... » Continue Reading
Work at the resort finally started to slow down, Stores are all covered in red and white, The weather's right, and it's on everyone's mind. Bar of course the growing list of people who hate this season, but that's okay, more for me. Cheesy christmas decorations, songs played for half a century straight, imagery of snowy mountains, penguins, tennebaum with flashing lights. I feel at home, finally. » Continue Reading
Conversation with new people usually goes to the question ''but why do you dwell in the past'' or ''but why are you scared of the future, and all always leads to their argument of ''oh, but really, you should be living in the present, you should be worrying about the *right now*, taking it step by step, it's a healthier way to carry on'', and I get it, but that's just auto-pilot, we all experience... » Continue Reading
is it simping? probably do i want to see spacehey in my video game? yes will i make the public? unlikely 2 reasons: it'd need some polish to look as good as i can AND i'd need to know if people wanted it looks pretty appealing to me, tho » Continue Reading
bear with me. imagine a video game where you can take a friend out for a game of chess, and the outcome of said game could both be a boost to you, or a loss of sanity. a video game where you can take a walk down the street, only to find an octopus-faced man being abused by hooligans, and you're left to defend him or jeer on his attackers. imagine a city, stolen by bats, that now floats in an under... » Continue Reading
(Like it says on the tin, this is part 3. Do read the first 2 for some much-needed-and-refreshing lemona- context.) That old sea dog's words didn't sit well with me. I refused to stray from scientific fact, but they filled me with dread. I dared not let any of my fellow researchers know, so I didn't bother to idle and chat after, and headed straight back to my charts. But that dread, it stayed wit... » Continue Reading
(This is page 2, please read the first for context) As our journey approached the coast of Central Africa, the boy began to emote more, still staring out to sea, but with more then the usual restful gaze into the horizon, he looked interested, and seemingly no longer just East, starting to also stare South, but with seemingly more apprehension. I brought this change in behavior to the attention of... » Continue Reading
I'm sailing the Atlantic Coast of Africa, longitude and latitude unknown, at a date I no longer wish to even recall. Finding myself in such a dire situation, it is in-line with my profession to document both my plight and it's still pilling list of consequences to the accepted boundaries of modern science, but just as these events haunt me, so too may that disturbance come across in my writing. Sh... » Continue Reading
Hot not burning, but uncomfortable enough. I open my eyes, the sun invades my room through the cracks in the shades. I left the window open, to let in the cool night air, and now that same gesture left me vulnerable to the sun's punishments. I don't remember much of anything, besides that I had a lot to drink, but memories don't even have time to clear, cause the drive hits. Thirst, massive thirst... » Continue Reading
It's right around the corner! And so I reveal what I've been playing this Holiday season, and why maybe you should give them a try. Stronghold HD - Castle building, Town Sim, RTS. There is no cozier game for me, no game more synonymous with happiness and no other game that wishes me a merry christmas when I turn it on and my computer clock meets that date. I'm well aware that RTSs are a niche, but... » Continue Reading
i'd like to take the time to point to the original social and literary vampires of the middle ages and onward. le fanu's and stoker's being the more blatant examples, but you can trace some of these features back as far as polidori's. a creature of the night, normally presented as a handsome, rich, reclusive stranger, attacks traditionally conservative communities, attacking and often killing the ... » Continue Reading