Category: Mindless Diversions
Saturday Morning Gaming: Elden Ring and Getting Gud
I wouldn’t say that I got *GUD*, but I did notice a few things recently.
Weekend Plans Post: Three Day Weekends
The only thing better than a Friday-Sunday off is a Saturday-Monday off.
Heavenly! Haydn’s Surprise
A piece that’s beloved, and for good reason. Today, we’ll discuss an even better-known Haydn Symphony, the Surprise.
Sunday Morning! “What is Art?” by Leo Tolstoy
We’re not all Christian anarchists like Leo Tolstoy, but he’s not exactly wrong about how art eases our sense of isolation.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Tic Tac Toe Theory
I recommend that everyone sit down and play a game of tic-tac-toe with a little kid. It’ll teach you stuff about modern games.
Weekend Plans Post: I want my hour back hour back hour back.
This is the weekend when balance is restored.
Sunday Morning! Leonora Carrington, the Complete Stories
Like fairy tales for mad children, the stories of Leonora Carrington are as packed with strangeness and complete imaginative freedom as her paintings.
Saturday Morning Gaming: On the Precipice of a New Game
Gotham Knights was released on October 21st, 2022. I still wait for my copy. I can’t wait. I fully intend to beat it twice and review it once.
Weekend Plans Post: The Calm Before the Storm
Management has started telling everybody to schedule their vacation.
Weekend Plans Post: A Quick Return to 2020
A week spent in quarantine. It wasn’t as bad this time, though.
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Problem of Remembering Things in Sequels
I understand why Batman might not have this or that gadget in the sequel. Why can’t he remember how to break stuff?
Saturday Morning Gaming: Terra Invicta has entered Early Access on Steam
The folks behind XCom 2’s “Long War” mod are coming out with their own video game.
Weekend Plans Post: Use Your Time Off
I was an idiot. I failed to use my vacation. Don’t be like me. Take some time off. Decompress.
Sunday! “Assembling a Black Counter Culture” by DeForrest Brown Jr.
The rich and detailed story of “Assembling a Black Counter Culture” and how Detroit gave the world techno music and an alternative vision of the future to escape the exhausted white one.
