Blaugust 2021

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33 entries. 19,894 words.

July, 2021

  • Blogging Pep Talk. 2021-07-21 9:09 AM.
    • Writing

    Blaugust 2021 is coming soon! It’s fun! Do it! If you want. I’m not your mom. 779 words.
  • Old Post Prompts. 2021-07-22 1:01 PM.
    • Writing

    Here’s a list of some old posts that I’m going to mine for topic ideas this Blaugust, which may or may not turn into a fruitful strategy. 223 words.

August, 2021

  • The First Day of Blaugust. 2021-08-01 8:57 AM.
    • Blog

    It’s the first day of Blaugust, and it’s a dreary one. 654 words.
  • FFXV - Leviathan. 2021-08-02 8:44 AM.
    • Gaming

    Final Fantasy XV is on my mind this morning. 463 words.
  • On Music Posts. 2021-08-03 8:47 AM.
    • Blog

    I have what I have to assume is an abnormal reaction to music posts. 416 words.
  • Final Fantasy XIII. 2021-08-04 8:31 AM.
    • Gaming

    I’m going to play Final Fantasy XIII next. That’s a 13. Those roman numerals are confusing. 529 words.
  • Final Fantasy XIII Screenshots. 2021-08-05 8:43 AM.
    • Gaming

    I have roughly 15 minutes to think of, write, edit, illustrate, and publish a blog post this morning. 509 words.
  • A Two-Fawn Morning. 2021-08-06 8:01 AM.
    • Blog

    We interrupt this blog post creation for an unscheduled visit from some deer. 265 words.
  • Todo List - Quest for the One Blog, Part 12. 2021-08-07 8:47 AM.
    • Development

    Mainly so that I can remember this, here’s a list of the outstanding problems with the blog that need to be resolved someday. 1,372 words.
  • Status - Quest for the One Blog, Part 13. 2021-08-08 9:44 AM.
    • Development

    A quick summary of the current status of the Quest for The One Blog. 1,164 words.
  • Final Fantasy Status Update. 2021-08-09 9:21 AM.
    • Gaming

    It’s time for a brief Final Fantasy update. 515 words.
  • Like Pulling Teeth. 2021-08-10 8:48 AM.
    • Blog

    I would say that getting me to talk or write about myself is like pulling teeth, but I’ve had five or six teeth pulled in my lifetime (or more, I honestly don’t remember), and a ton of root canals, and a ton of dental work in general, so pulling teeth is no big deal to me. 235 words.
  • Writing For Clarity. 2021-08-11 8:53 AM.
    • Writing

    Magi mentioned a topic in the Blaugust discord: “How do you personally get your opinions or thoughts across in a post?” 567 words.
  • Bless Unleashed. 2021-08-12 8:56 AM.
    • Gaming

    Bless Unleashed: I mean, it’s free. 599 words.
  • What's Up With That?. 2021-08-13 11:00 AM.
    • Blog

    I have the day off today, and I have to talk for a moment about the What Up With That SNL sketches. 191 words.
  • FFXIV's Gandalf Moment. 2021-08-14 9:38 AM.
    • Gaming

    The Stupid Face Boss in Final Fantasy XIII and The Gandalf Moment in Final Fantasy XIV. 1,013 words.
  • Pantheon Of Best Shadowbringers Moments So Far. 2021-08-15 9:33 AM.
    • Gaming

    Yesterday I flippantly remarked, “Not exactly a deep meditation on the human condition,” about the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers story so far. But there was a conversation that my mind keeps returning to: A conversation between the Crystal Exarch and Lord Vauthry. 968 words.
  • FFXIV - How To Abandon A Main Scenario Quest, Kind Of. 2021-08-16 9:27 AM.
    • Gaming

    I ran into a problem with Final Fantasy XIV and I thought I’d share the solution I came up with, because you certainly won’t find it anywhere on Reddit. 1,162 words.
  • Level Curves And Story Pacing. 2021-08-17 9:39 AM.
    • Gaming

    I wish the arbitrary geometric leveling curve didn’t mess up story pacing. 832 words.
  • MMORPG Character Switcharoos. 2021-08-18 8:20 AM.
    • Gaming

    Sometimes MMORPGs make you play a different character for narrative purposes and I don’t like it very much. 701 words.
  • FFXIV - Oracle of Light. 2021-08-19 11:17 AM.
    • Gaming

    I spent last night in Final Fantasy XIV standing at the Neverending Storybook (not the actual name) refreshing my memory on story events from the very end of A Realm Reborn and the post-Heavensward stuff with The Word Of The Mother and the Warriors of Darkness. 972 words.
  • Friday Screenshots - FFXIV. 2021-08-20 6:45 PM.
    • Gaming

    I was going to pull out one of seemingly hundreds of half-written posts to finish them, but then I realized I hate all of them! And now it’s evening. So here’s some screenshots. It’s from that game I’ve been playing. You know the one I mean. 92 words.
  • Saturday Screenshots - FFXIV. 2021-08-21 4:21 PM.
    • Gaming

    Hey, writing blog posts every day isn’t that fun sometimes. Here’s some screenshots. From that same game again. Because they’re the only screenshots I took yesterday. 151 words.
  • Sunday Screenshots - FFXIV. 2021-08-22 6:10 PM.
    • Gaming

    I didn’t even rename the screenshot files this time. 95 words.
  • Blogging Motivation: What's That?. 2021-08-23 11:48 AM.
    • Writing

    I think we’re supposed to be writing about how we bloggers stay motivated when blogging, but I think a much more relatable topic for the masses is how we definitely, positively don’t stay motivated. 670 words.
  • FFXIV Needs A Limit Break. 2021-08-24 8:44 AM.
    • Gaming

    I’m waking up to this news that Final Fantasy XIV has closed off all the North American Aether servers to new players indefinitely because they can’t handle the strain anymore. 340 words.
  • Best MMO Technology. 2021-08-25 8:40 AM.
    • Gaming

    Yesterday I mentioned how much I worried that Final Fantasy XIV was staggering into their new expansion on duct tape and bailing wire, so I thought today I’d mention the MMORPGs that appear to have a much more solid technology base that I don’t have to worry about. 417 words.
  • Shadowbringers Done, Part 1. 2021-08-26 8:45 AM.
    • Gaming

    I finished the first ending of Shadowbringers. The one before the long series of post-expansion patches. 469 words.
  • YouTube Data API. 2021-08-27 8:33 AM.
    • Development

    YouTube’s API is a pain. 498 words.
  • Nuts To The Post-Shadowbringers Blues. 2021-08-28 10:52 AM.
    • Gaming

    I started into the post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quest last night and got a whole two quests in before the game slammed a massive brick wall down in front of me. 1,048 words.
  • The Endgame Grind Decision Point. 2021-08-29 11:53 AM.
    • Gaming

    Should I dive headlong into the vortex of Final Fantasy XIV endgame possibilities or should I detox and play something else? 534 words.
  • FFXIV - New Game Plus. 2021-08-30 8:16 AM.
    • Gaming

    I recently learned about New Game+ in Final Fantasy XIV, some time earlier in Blaugust, in the Blaugust Discord. I didn’t think it would work very well, but it actually does. 942 words.
  • Blaugust 2021 Lessons Learned. 2021-08-31 10:05 AM.
    • Writing

    Well kids, what did we learn this month? 509 words.