autumn (she/they)

i’ve poured hours upon hours into this game. it’s just a chill game (if you want it to be), and it’s fun to keep track of stuff to collect, talk to the NPCs, and go fight some baddies occasionally.

assuming “PC” doesn’t count… i’ll be a basic bitch and say nintendo switch. it’s the one i’ve played the most games on.

i tried to play the original about a decade ago and my partner at the time had to dodge me throwing the controller when the dogs jumped through the window. that’s when i knew i wasn’t cut out for playing horror games. (although i enjoy watching other people play them!)

ooblets and fire watch are not difficult or lengthy games, but both were so enjoyable. i think casual games often get the short end of the stick unless there’s some online element a la animal crossing.

these are more rock than chiptune, but very much video game inspired!

• https://bitbrigade.bandcamp.com
• https://doubleferrari.bandcamp.com

this is such a mood. i’m still waiting for the next stardew valley.

good. i found a ton of these nasty little things in my backyard when i moved into my current house. the house was (no surprise) previously occupied by a bunch of undergrads.

that is what they’re doing.

“These are the vapes that have pink unicorns on them, bubblegum flavouring, disguised in order for them to hide them in their pencil cases,” Butler told a news conference.

To ensure the bans don’t limit access for smokers looking to quit, doctors and nurses will be given expanded powers in January to prescribe therapeutic vapes where clinically appropriate.

But therapeutic vapes will be restricted from using flavours, have limited nicotine levels and be sold in pharmaceutical packaging under new rules to be introduced next year, with a transition period for manufacturers to comply.

from what i understand, vaping is much easier to get into due to the taste/smell. so neither is good for anyone, but cigarettes are seen as gross and the companies that make vaping products have tricked teens into thinking that they’re safe.

i haven’t stopped playing tears of the kingdom since it was released. my partner and i swap the controller back and forth. currently on a mission to collect all the armor and get lots of it upgraded. still haven’t defeated ganon even though we totally could.

“well excuuuuuse me, princess!”

i really love stardew valley for a cozy co-op game. for something a little weirder and darker, crawl is a blast.

ooblets!

both clever and not scraping and saving usernames to some mass database (as far as i can tell).

i enjoy playing couch co-op with my partner. that’s all for me and multiplayer. 🙃

the weekend at the beach will be over tonight. i had too much work today, so i couldn’t even pop out at lunchtime. still, i do think i got a bit of relaxing time in, and i feel a bit more even keeled than i have in awhile.

got my first few house sitting requests on rover. hopefully a few of them will actually go through so i can get a lil’ extra money. my own dog needs a tooth pulled, but i’ve been putting it off because it’s expensive and it’s not bothering him to the point that he’s not eating. hoping the rover gigs will eventually earn me enough to do that.

both dogs did really well at the beach house with my partner’s parents’ two dogs. one of them is ancient, but the other one is a 90lb goofball. my aussie did get nippy with him once over a toy, but i had him on a leash and was able to redirect right away.

i don’t think being a small forum is necessarily a bad thing. smaller places are easier to moderate, and they tend to be more chill. i’ve run another forum for about 10 years, and it’s still going strong with only a few hundred active users at any given time. we very rarely have issues with people upsetting the flow. we’ve always managed to recover when that does happen.

thank you! :)

i’ve been exhausted, but i don’t have any downtime until saturday. (hooray, beach trip!) really looking forward to sitting on the beach for several hours under the shibumi^TM getting some reading done.

• unpacking
• firewatch
• ooblets