Vol 4 - Writing Wave

Hello! I'm back. I was on vacation in Hawaii and catching up with work since. I think I might start doing these dumps on Weekends, since I have more freetime to compile.

That said, I've got a LOT I've written about in this timeframe, and interesting stuff I've collected. Check it!

Interesting Stuff

ttv lol pro

This has been pretty effective at removing Twitch ads for me, but YMMV!

TamagotchiUni

I got one because I guess I don't have enough responsibility in my life. It's very cute! Probably the best version for an adult. I dunno much about the indepth aspects of Tamagotchis, but it feels like my current isn't as needy as previous versions.

You may know that I had a Kingdom Hearts Tama. Sora's dead, just fyi. Sorry.

Steam Deck OLED Snagged

I grabbed one! I didn't think I would but I actually game A LOT in bed nowadays, so that, the combined battery, and the traveling I'll be doing a lot in the future (more on that in a bit) made it worthwhile. I'll probs post thoughts about it - and the Deck as a console in general - when it arrives. Hopefully soon!

Handheld Gaming is the Future

On that note, here's a great little article about what's been appealing to me about the Steam Deck and handheld games in general, from the Verge.

MyNoise

Cute and free app that generates white noise. There's a lot of great themed sets that you can use to focus. Pretty much always running it as I write.

Musings

White Women, Goodreads, and the Curation of Literature

This has been in my spirit for a while. It's about how white women gatekeep literature. I worked pretty hard on it so give it a look!

28 Days of Horror Movies

I wrote a little about every horror movie I watched in October! You can click through and pick a movie at your leisure. Some are short, some are long, some are indepth, some are random whatever thoughts. I'm very happy with this as a "project" because it helps to exemplify what I like about the Digital Garden as a concept: the ability to freely write this stuff regardless of the depth.

Fonts

I'm compiling a list of cool fonts. Check it out and make sure to tell me your own faves so I can add them!

Every Persona Game Should Have Sub-Personas

I feel like the title for this one speaks for itself tbh.

Persona 4 vs 5 Spinoffs

Related to the above. Persona 4 spinoffs own across the board, but outside of one P5 spinoff, the rest have sucked. I'm hoping Tactica bucks the trend. We'll find out soon enough.

The Nerd Fashion Tierlist

I have made an official version of my tierlist of nerd clothes. I think this is pretty definitive, but I'd be happy to hear your own arguments - or maybe you have a place I should add to the list. Hit me up if so!

Mints 25 Fave Games

Can't believe I haven't done this before. I've put up a page of my top 25. Maybe another day I'll write the "why" for each.

Scott Pilgrim vs High Expectations

Massive spoilers for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off in here. Be wary.

What I'm Playing

Right now it's bouncing between STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R (2023), Persona 5 Tactica (2023), Like a Dragon Gaiden - The Man Who Erased His Name (2023) and Super Mario RPG. I'm laying off on my Steam games until the OLED Deck comes in though, so I'll likely be finishing Super Mario RPG next. It's perfect as a bedtime game.

Also I did it! I proved myself! (I finished Shin Megami Tensei V (2021)). I can't wait for an enhanced port to get announced now. But yeah it was great!

Velvet Album of the Week

It took 18 years, but an official soundtrack of Avatar: The Last Airbender's Book One has finally released, so this is def my album of the week. I'm extremely happy to have a high-quality, studio version of Agni Kai. It's on your favorite streaming service, so check it out.

Status Update

Things are good! The Hawaii Trip was great - I might write about it at some point. I also plan to write about my saga trying out YouTube Music this past week, as well as how language learning feels for me at the moment - I picked up Duolingo to brush up on my Arabic.

On that note, I've been watching a lot of Arabic TV with my mom these past few weeks and it's been great - both as a way for us to bond, and a way for me to practice my Arabic. We're currently on Baba El-Magal. It's very dramatic. This is not surprising to me.

I feel like the anxiety has waned a little, so that's good. Hopefully it sticks around lol.

Signing Off

Hope you've been doing well! If you need to survive the holiday season, I'm giving you my energy - I don't really need it because we don't celebrate any of it, lol. Stay warm, hmu on Cohost if you wanna talk, and I'll see you next time! 👋🏾