Endgame Viable

43 entries. 61,042 words.

May, 2025

• The Recluse Report - May 2025 Part 2. 2025-05-30 8:55 PM.
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  Very bad health news, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 roller coaster, first look at Elden Ring: Nightrein, a bunch of movies and miscellania. 4,610 words.

June, 2025

• The Recluse Report - June 2025 Part 1. 2025-06-16 1:40 PM.
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  Very short update. 521 words.

July, 2025

• The Recluse Report - June 2025 Part 2. 2025-07-02 6:05 PM.
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  Another too-serious medical update and some stuff I’ve watched lately. 1,842 words.
• The Recluse Report - July 2025 Part 1. 2025-07-16 8:31 PM.
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  A random cold has made my life a real misery this month so far. 1,083 words.

August, 2025

• The Recluse Report - July/August. 2025-08-08 2:19 PM.
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  I honestly don’t remember what I wrote in this post and I don’t want to hold up publishing to re-read it. 1,925 words.
• The Recluse Report - August 2025 Part 2. 2025-08-18 10:11 AM.
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  Good health news for a change, Death Stranding 2, Dune Awakening, TTRPG stuff, movies, home improvements. 2,498 words.

September, 2025

• The Recluse Report - September 2025 Part 1. 2025-09-16 4:15 PM.
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  I just can’t stop talking about cancer. Also games, movies and television, NFL football, and more. 2,446 words.

October, 2025

• The Recluse Report - September 2025 Part 2. 2025-10-01 2:20 PM.
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  More rambling about the ups and downs of cancer, lack of direction in gaming, some things I’ve watched. 2,241 words.
• The Recluse Report - October 2025 Part 1. 2025-10-16 4:45 PM.
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  A short one… Ghost of Yōtei, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, various shows, and surprisingly little about cancer. 1,079 words.
• The Recluse Report - October 2025 Part 2. 2025-10-31 3:00 PM.
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  Random gaming, splitting game audio, and an uneventful cancer update. 1,113 words.

November, 2025

• Strays, Witchers, and the Mundane March of Cancer Care - November 2025 Part 1. 2025-11-17 8:38 AM.
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  Not much PC gaming, PS5 samples, some shows and movies, cancer update (it’s the same), and cataract surgery upcoming. 1,528 words.

December, 2025

• CRPGs, Uploads, and Teeth - December 2025 Part 1. 2025-12-15 12:00 PM.
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  Garages, CRPGs, uploading old videos, shows and movies, cancer coasting, and upcoming teeth extraction. 1,782 words.
• Games and Stuff - December 2025 Part 2. 2025-12-31 7:20 PM.
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  Dabbling with Ashes of Creation, ARC Raiders, Final Fantasy XIV. Some movies and television. Getting two teeth pulled, and Christmas chemotherapy. 2,945 words.

January, 2026

• The Recluse Report - January 2026 Part 1. 2026-01-16 11:41 AM.
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  A quick scrawl about Final Fantasy XIV, in-ear monitors, and the day job. 1,047 words.
• MMORPGs and a Polar Vortex - January 2026 Part 2. 2026-01-31 5:01 PM.
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  The Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker trial The Dark Inside, World of Warcraft Catch-up Experience and Shadowlands, a new brain MRI, and a sudden burst of political commentary you surely won’t want to miss. 4,204 words.

February, 2026

• The Recluse Report - February 2026 Part 1. 2026-02-17 4:51 PM.
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  Continuing on an MMORPG kick, the Superbowl, cold snap finally letting up, and a mysterious stray dog. 2,364 words.

March, 2026

• The Recluse Report - February 2025 Part 2. 2026-03-01 6:38 PM.
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  World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, video subtitles, sketchy hip MRI results, SOTU. 1,669 words.
• The Recluse Report - March 2026 Part 1. 2026-03-15 9:22 PM.
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  Midnight, Endwalker, Nioh 3, X-Plane 12, videos, Pilot Debrief, etc. 2,364 words.
• A Day at the PET Scan. 2026-03-19 7:23 PM.
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  What a PET scan to check on cancer progress is like. 1,649 words.
• The Recluse Report - March 2026 Part 2. 2026-03-31 6:59 PM.
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  Resident Evil 4, Nioh 3, WoW Midnight, Firefly Season 2, Mentour Pilot, the Suffering of Dave, UFL, Artemis II, old man rambling about the government. 3,059 words.

May, 2026

• The Recluse Report - May 2026 Part 2. 2026-05-31 9:36 PM.
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  Little gaming, starting an archival digitization of World War 1 diaries, Marbles is back, and a lousy 10-pound-losing chemo cycle. 2,386 words.

June, 2026

• The Recluse Report - June 2026 Part 1. 2026-06-20 7:48 AM.
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  summary 1,320 words.

July, 2026

• Feeling Human Again. 2026-07-07 8:18 AM.
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  An experiment in daily morning writing to prep for Blaugust. Reflecting on my chemo recovery cycle, returning to work, Under An Iron Sky, re-watching Band of Brothers. 536 words.
• The Search for a Niche Social Circle. 2026-07-10 8:03 AM.
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  Reflecting on the challenges of finding a true online home and a compatible social circle in the modern internet age. 362 words.
• The Recluse Report - July 2026 Part 1. 2026-07-15 9:10 AM.
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  A slew of overdue blog maintenance, owning what you buy is still a concern?, some movies, a new recliner. 1,422 words.
• The Rhythm of Chemo. 2026-07-20 10:08 AM.
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  On the psychological and physical rhythms of starting a new three-week chemotherapy cycle. 480 words.
• Bullets on Chemo and InoReader and DCC. 2026-07-22 8:34 AM.
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  A surprisingly fast chemotherapy session, cleaning up old InoReader folders, and trying to read Dungeon Crawler Carl. 806 words.
• Chemo Cycle Day 3. 2026-07-24 8:04 AM.
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  Managing fatigue and handling nausea and appetite loss on day three of my chemotherapy cycle. 313 words.
• Weekend Writing Practice. 2026-07-25 8:31 AM.
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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.
• Infusion Center Sunday. 2026-07-26 7:50 AM.
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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.
• Returning to Final Fantasy XIV. 2026-07-27 7:46 AM.
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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.
• Back To Normal. 2026-07-29 5:46 AM.
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  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. 1,285 words.

August, 2026

• My Earliest Blogs. 2026-08-04 7:44 AM.
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  Blaugust Day 4. My earliest web pages and custom blog engines, mixed health news, and workspace reorganization. 832 words.
• Radiologist Results and GoToSocial Migration. 2026-08-05 6:19 AM.
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  Blaugust Day 5. Getting my GoToSocial instance successfully migrated to the cloud while digesting some heavy news from the radiologist. 849 words.
• EverQuest Legends and FFXIV. 2026-08-10 8:31 AM.
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  Blaugust Day 10. Starting another chemo cycle, mowing the lawn, trying to find the lore in EverQuest Legends, two more MSQ quests in Endwalker, and bathtub robot. 984 words.
• Accumulated Blog Topics. 2026-08-11 7:51 AM.
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  Blaugust Day 11. Chemo infusion 20, blog subjects to avoid, superpowers, real life, stats, blog longevity, Final Fantasy XIV. 920 words.
• Blogging Daily In 2026. 2026-08-13 10:47 AM.
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  Blaugust Day 13. Adjusting my writing process to survive the daily posting demands of Blaugust. 777 words.
• Secret Hyperfocusing Musician. 2026-08-20 6:29 AM.
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  Blaugust Day 20. Waiting on slow DNS propagation, heading to the brain doctor, and falling down a deep rabbit hole of music production. 490 words.
• Vestigial Death Throes of Habit. 2026-08-27 8:15 AM.
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  Blaugust Day 27. Updates on health, television shows, and the progress of my DAT archiving project with a dying 30-year-old DAT deck. 444 words.

September, 2026

• Google Maps Voice Change?. 2026-09-01 3:54 PM.
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  Today I noticed Google Maps replaced its classic navigation voice with an amusingly different one. 237 words.
• Building a MacBook REAPER DAW. 2026-09-08 5:45 AM.
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  Emerging from chemo hibernation, I decide to splurge and build a new REAPER music production workstation around my MacBook Pro. 655 words.
• Disappearing Daylight. 2026-09-15 1:47 PM.
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  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.

October, 2026

• Grab Bag - The Final Fantasy Slurry. 2026-10-01 7:31 AM.
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  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. 1,696 words.