I wrapped up my re-read of The Lord of The Rings and promptly dove into Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary. It’s one of those books that’s been on my to-read list for ages, superseding The Martian (which in turn has languished there since I saw the film adaption nearly a decade ago.). And I’m reading… Continue reading Different Books
Author: Joshua Tong
Offline Games
The PlayStation Network was down for around twenty-four hours. Means I couldn’t go online to play Destiny 2, means I couldn’t download It Takes Two, means I couldn’t update Star Wars: Outlaws with its myriad patches. Which was fine, wasn’t really planning on any of that on Friday (Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the… Continue reading Offline Games
Small Rituals
When New York went into Covid lockdowns nearly five years ago things got… odd. Beyond being stuck at home for months on end there was that anxious malaise that seemed to permeate everything while we waited to find out if the bad situation was gonna get worse. Seemed like every time I checked the news… Continue reading Small Rituals
Apolitical Nazi Punching
Deciding I wanted some counter-programming to Monday (and the week that would inevitably follow), I started playing the video game Wolfenstein: The New Order. I’ve been vaguely aware of the Wolfenstein games — Wolfenstein 3D, in addition to being the predecessor to the seminal FPS Doom, is the game where, after fighting a whole lot… Continue reading Apolitical Nazi Punching
The Answers Change
Severance has a deceptively simple premise: What if you could separate your consciousness between work and your personal life? The 'you' at work would be completely separate from the 'you' not at work, each with no knowledge of the other. The drama of the show comes from teasing out the implications of the setup: Would… Continue reading The Answers Change
Hallucinated Stealth
I got a pingback recently letting me know that one of my posts on this blog had been linked to by another. Curious about who was using my post about stealth in Cyberpunk 2077 as reference I checked it out. The post seemed… Odd. There was something off about its verbiage, links didn’t make sense.… Continue reading Hallucinated Stealth
2024 In Review
Somehow 2024 is ending, the year having somehow gone by way too quickly and yet, in some ways, not nearly quick enough. As ever, the end of the year means a look back at this blog’s dozenth year of existence and what you, dear readers, clicked on. Three Most Popular / Viewed Posts #3: Unexpected… Continue reading 2024 In Review
Expanded Lore
After two seasons I am quite tepid on Amazon’s Rings of Power. Like, the show’s fine, I guess, doing some things well, other things less so. Sometimes it gives decidedly reverent shoutouts to Tolkien’s legendarium, other times it kinda runs roughshod over it, which wouldn’t be so bad except that it strikes me as choosing… Continue reading Expanded Lore
The Last Good Site On The Internet
Think back, if you will, to the internet of fifteen, twenty years ago. The internet was more than just a bunch of apps on your phone, more than just Facebook and Instagram and TikTok and whatever else is the social media du jour. There were myriad websites with a variety of diversions. There were fan… Continue reading The Last Good Site On The Internet
Fantasy Sports
I’m taking part in my company’s fantasy football league this year. And by taking part I mean I joined the group and deputized a friend of mine (who doesn’t work at the company) to handle putting players in and making trades and all that stuff that goes with it. I’m just in it for the… Continue reading Fantasy Sports
Essays, Not Rants! 