Inspired by a conversation on an episode of Brad & Will Make A Tech Pod, I get into my experiences with MUDs in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Anime Video Review: Anyway, I’m Falling In Love With You
I’m taking a look at a recent romantic dramedy anime set partly during the Pandemic – Anyway, I’m Falling In Love With You.
Con Report: Kumoricon 2025
Time for my second con report of the year, for Kumoricon 2025.
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Vlog: What Lit SF Cons can Learn From Anime Cons
On an as-of-this-recording recent episode of Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz podcast “Our Opinions Are Correct”, they discuss ways that SF cons (implicitly meant to be LitSF cons) can be more equitable in how they’re organized and run – and they present a lot of solutions that Anime Conventions have been using successfully, but without getting into that anime cons have been using those solutions. I get into why there might be that failure of cross-pollination of ideas.
Read moreVlog: Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2025
I was at PRGE 2025 this year, and I took a look at a couple different options for playing light gun games on modern TVs, and got to compare them with the arcade version – so I gave my thoughts.
Film Video Review: Silence of the Lambs
I’m wrapping up my October horror reviews with an Academy Award winner – Silence of the Lambs.
Vlog: October Convention Schedule
Vlog: Recommendations Are More Important Than Canon
I talk about some recent discourse about the importance of the “canon” and why maybe it’s more important to recommend what you like instead of what’s historically important.
Why NAMI Matters To Me
For Disability Awareness Month, I talk about my experiences organizing various support groups for people with the Autism Spectrum, and how NAMI helped me organize one of those.
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Read moreThoughts on Email Clients
Normally, I don’t write about tech blog stuff here, but this time I’ve decided to give some thoughts on a selection of Email clients – some software, some web apps – that I’ve tried out.
Vlog: Watching Sports (on Streaming or TV) in PDX
Inspired by an episode of one of Waypoint’s spinoff podcasts, I’m taking a look at the ways to watch sports in Portland, Oregon, and how good (or not so good) they are for the Timbers, the Trail Blazers, and the Seattle Mariners.
Vlog: Don’t Be A Trademark Squatter
If I had a nickel for each time someone had squatted on the name of a company whose work was generally beloved, for reasons of dubious intent – I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
Con Report: Kumoricon 2024
Vlog: Why New Olympic Sports Matter
I’ve got an opportunity in my schedule to talk about the Olympic Games and newer Olympic sports – and why I think getting some of these new sports in the Olympics matters (albeit a month after the Olympics because of how my schedule worked out).
Vlog: Spectrum of Lost Media
I get into a discussion of Lost Media – and how being “Lost” is less a binary, and more a spectrum.
Vlog: Evaluating Goodreads Competitors
Vlog: When Is Your Fandom Mainstream?
Inspired by a piece from the PBS News Hour, I discuss how to tell if your fandom is actually mainstream.
Vlog: Getting a CPAP
I mentioned, when discussing my surgery, I would do a vlog at some point about my *also* having gotten diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, and having gotten a CPAP machine. I discuss how that process went, a little about how the CPAP works, and the different kinds of masks I got.
Vlog: I’m Getting Surgery On My Face
I’ll have surgery done on my face on the week of the 14th and 15th, and will be recovering for several weeks following – so I’m going to talk about the procedure that’s going to be done (as of this recording – will have been done when this goes live).
Vlog: Thoughts on the Genki Shadowcast Pro 2
For a bit I’ve been recording gameplay footage on the Genki Shadowcast Pro 2, so I figure it’s appropriate for me to give my thoughts on the hardware, along with some sample footage of what it produces at a couple different resolutions.
Vlog: Thoughts on the Animated Oscars & Emmies
I am frustrated with the current state of the Best Animated Feature and Animated Series Academy Awards and Emmy Award (respectively) categories, and talk about what’s wrong with them and how they need to change.
Vlog: So… I Bought A Car
As the video title says, I went and bought a car after my old car was totaled at the start of October (more or less) – and I give my thoughts on the process, along with discussing a few things that I think generally removed some of the friction.
Vlog: Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2023
I returned to Portland Retro Gaming Expo this year, and gave my thoughts on the con this year.
Book (Video) Review: Children of Time
I’m continuing to get caught up with the Sword & Laser podcast books, with Children of Time.
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