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A Return to No Man’s Sky
Over the weekend, the Squad made its triumphant return to No Man’s Sky. Everyone was eager to see what the new graphical update – well, looked like. I thought it might be cool to check out the new expedition too for something different. In 2022, we started a save probably after the game was on…
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My Blaugust State of Mind: Week 2
Hello out there! I don’t usually post on the weekends but during Blaugust I find that having some sort of re-occuring feature helps cover those days. So that’s what this is. We are now at the end of week two, our first full week of Blaugust. Traditionally. “Lessons Learned” is the theme of the last…
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This Week In Screenshots: On My Way To Heart of Thorns
I find myself in that precarious Blaugust situation where the scheduled posts have run out, it’s late, and I haven’t written a word yet. While I’m not explicitly going for 31 posts (it’s more of a low-key thing), I didn’t want the streak to end so early. So, as is the long standing tradition here…
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Time Slips
You ever go to boot up a game that you could have sworn you played a few months ago, only to see its, in fact, been several months? I find this happening to me constantly. It’s like, I have such a strong memory of playing it that it must have been just last week. Or,…
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In the Dark
I had planned to play something Tuesday night to have something to write abut. But it wasn’t meant to be We lost power around 4pm due to severe thunderstorms in our area. Tree branches all over the road, power lines down, it’s a whole mess. A few towns over there was a Tornado watch in…
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Long Books from the Library
As I was attempting to catch up with my Blaugust feed this week, I came across Axxuy’s post on checking out big books from the library. I’ve been doing a lot of reading this year and, subsequently, have done some thinking on my own reading habits. Auxxy says: I’ve checked out many books of short…
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Tavern Keeper Demo Impressions
I got an email the other day from Greenheart Games that the demo for their new game, Tavern Keeper, was available. Admittedly, I didn’t actually read the email, just skimmed the subject and kept a mental note to check it out some time. Had I read the email, I would have known this was a…
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Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Live in Concert
Every year, the Cleveland Orchestra puts on a movie score concert series. In the summer, they play at Blossom Music Center, a huge outdoor music venue that usually hosts popular artist. It’s got a pavilion with assigned seats and a massive lawn for first come, first serve general admission. If you’ve never been to this…
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What I’ve Played in 2024: Part 2
Here’s a Blaugust tip: If you have a very long post, split it up and slap a Part 1 and Part 2 in the title. Now you have two posts! This is a continuation of yesterday’s post where I continue to expand on the games I’ve played this year. May Secrets of Grindea This is…
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What I’ve Played in 2024: Part 1
While this year has seen a decrease in overall game time, it’s hasn’t been without gaming entirely. While I haven’t played many games on my own this year, I still get together with the squad every weekend to play something. I was curious to see what games I logged playtime for this year. Steam makes…
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Goals for Blaugust 2024
While 31 posts in August is not my goal it’s an aspiration and something I might be able to do one of these days. Looking back, my most “successful” Blaugust was in 2022 where I eked out 26 posts. That’s successful in the sense that it was the year with the most posts, but really…
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Re-Introductions
It’s always hard for me to figure out what to say when there’s a large gap in between posts. Do I talk about where I’ve been? It’s been like 6 months after all. Do I start back up like nothing happened? I was going to do the whole ‘This is why I haven’t written in a…