Hi! This is the blog of a reclusive Gen-X software developer. I write twice a month about games or whatever else is going on. I was diagnosed with cancer in 2025.

Gaming Pet Peeves

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Just some random gaming pet peeves I wrote down once. (310 words.)

Shingles Vaccine Completed

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It’s 8 PM and I’m exhausted, so it’s far too late for me to write a post tonight, except this one. (233 words.)

Kruggsmash Dwarf Fortress Videos

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It’s creator appreciation week here in Blaugust, and by coincidence, I just happen to have one to mention. (291 words.)

Dwarf Fortress - Limulitred

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A brief recounting of the dwarf fortress of Limulitred, “Goldbuff,” in the world of The Eternal Everseeing Dimensions. Updated with illustrations by DALL-E. (453 words.)

Those New MMOs

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I heard talk about a couple of new MMOs, Tower of Fantasy, and one other one which disappeared so fast I can’t even remember the name of it. (255 words.)

Sustaining Creativity Day After Day

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When I started Blaugust with a creative writing idea, I failed to account for how draining spontaneous creativity is day in and day out. (275 words.)

Dwarf Fortress Again

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Okay, yes, fine, I downloaded Dwarf Fortress again. (639 words.)

Unexpected Coyotes

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Here’s something I didn’t expect to be writing about today. (309 words.)