🕹️ Last night, I beat Death in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. So difficult, even with Maria, the easier character! After that, I beat the Shaft boss gauntlet. Now, on to the final level and Dracula. It is hard.
I called into last weeks Best Show. I was nervous, not my best representation of myself, and I made the mistake of reading the chat, but still proud of myself. Its scary!
Finished reading: 50 Years of Text Games by Aaron A. Reed 📚A wonderful book. If you have any interest in games or novels, read it now.
Back in New York.
Mozilla has a damning car privacy and security report. The worst offender? All of them. I'm grateful I don't own a car, but I'm in the slim minority in the US. What a shit show.
Currently reading: Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse 📚
I haven't posted anything today. Is that...good?
Every time it looks like the damage of the myth of perpetual growth and climate change couldn't get any more stark. Wilful ignorance drives civilisation collapse
🕹️ I just beat the original Kirby's Dream Land for the original Gameboy. Took me an hour and a half. It's short and relatively easy, but a real fun time. The last boss has a long annoying pattern though.
TIL the term Jamais vu, which is essentially the opposite of déjà vu.
Jamais vu involves a sense of eeriness and the observer’s impression of experiencing something for the first time, despite rationally knowing that they have experienced it before.
Found it in this equally fascinating article on the strange scientific research awards.
🎙️ Fun episode of The Pursuit of Perfectness on perfectionism and reading.
I’m biased because I edit the podcast and sneak in as on-air talent.
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Finished reading: Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse📚
What a fantastic novella. Beautifully rendered, dripping with character, and not a wasted page.
Started reading: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 📚