Endgame Viable

The new Carrie is a decent effort but did we need it? (394 words.)

First impressions of Mortal Shell 2 and AION 2, exploring chaotic multi-enemy Souls combat and standard Asian MMORPG tropes that fail to replace FFXIV. (699 words.)

A fourth quarter collapse and a baffling final overtime blunder against the Giants leave the Washington Commanders with an infuriating tie and a 1-3-1 record. (741 words.)

The Washington Commanders drop to 1-3 after a London loss behind their third string quarterback. (167 words.)

Starting FFXIV 6.1 with a new Hrothgar, pondering WoW Forever and ArcheAge, GTA VI, Mortal Shell 2, Commanders win, chemo cycle 22, Gen-X videos. (1696 words.)

Reflecting on finishing the FFXIV Endwalker 6.0 story, breaking down the best and worst quests, and swapping main characters. (959 words.)

Radiation treatment, thoughts on the new World of Warcraft announcement, reaching Ultima Thule in Final Fantasy XIV, the NFL season opening week, and the U.S. Open finals. (871 words.)

Emerging from chemo hibernation, I decide to splurge and build a new REAPER music production workstation around my MacBook Pro. (655 words.)

Today I noticed Google Maps replaced its classic navigation voice with an amusingly different one. (237 words.)

Blaugust Day 31. Crossing the finish line of a daily blogging challenge, reflecting on publishing friction, and figuring out what comes next. (693 words.)