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.

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Blaugust Day 2. Recovering from a day of yard work, heading to an MRI, and comment authentication. (602 words.)

Welcome To The Party, Pal

Tom 640 words

Blaugust Day 1. Starting Blaugust 2026, reflections on Belghast’s legacy, anti-mentoring advice, and a frustrating first experience with a burger press. (640 words.)

Blaugust Eve 2026

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Approaching the start of Blaugust 2026, pondering the event’s zero-hour timing, refactoring video python scripts, adjusting to a new neck pillow. (772 words.)

Upcoming Cervical Spine MRI

Tom 753 words

A fast-progressing right arm issue prompts a stat cervical spine MRI, exporting YouTube subscriptions, and Antigravity-powered python modernizations. (753 words.)

Back To Normal

Tom 1,285 words

Sharing recent PET scan results, dealing with a troublesome right hand issue, preparing for Blaugust by building a stock image library, and a little more Final Fantasy XIV. (1285 words.)

Returning to Final Fantasy XIV

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Returning to Final Fantasy XIV after a long hiatus, a blog feed activity tracker, and an upcoming virtual oncologist visit. (401 words.)

Infusion Center Sunday

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Rehydrating at the infusion center on chemo day five, managing a YouTube upload queue, and thinking about returning to Final Fantasy XIV. (293 words.)

Weekend Writing Practice

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A rainy weekend morning update on chemo cycle side effects, audiobooks, and trying to create non-AI illustrations for my blog. (714 words.)

Chemo Cycle Day 3

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Managing fatigue and handling nausea and appetite loss on day three of my chemotherapy cycle. (313 words.)