Family dysfunction is the gift that keeps on giving. I’m 50 and still have to deal with the ramifications. The pandemic has really brought up the issues in part because Taiwan is going through a strict lockdown. Side Note: It’s killing me how seriously Taiwan took one spreader. Granted, they are a landlocked country with… Continue Reading
Elden Ring. That’s it. That’s the whole post. No, not really, of course, but ever since a date was announced for the release of the game AND a new trailer (how you spoil us, FromSoft), it’s been at the forefront of my gaming brain. January 21, 2022. Some people in the industry are skeptical it’ll… Continue Reading
Many years ago, I did a performance piece about my bowl of compassion being empty and I feel the same way now. I was watching a news clip about a family in–I want to say Alabama, but it could have been Tennessee. Or Arkansas–somewhere south. They had a family get-together of something like ten people.… Continue Reading
When I turned twenty-six, my mother started a fifteen year campaign to get me pregnant. Moving to Taiwan didn’t stop her agenda–she just ramped it up every time she saw me. Some of the reasons she proffered: it was a woman’s biggest duty; it was special for a mother when her daughter had a child*;… Continue Reading
Ed. Note: I’ve finished Boyfriend Dungeon and I’m going to be talking about the controversy surrounding it, which means spoilers. Boyfriend Dungeon by Kitfox Games came out with much fanfare and as soon as people finished it (the same day or the next; it wasn’t very long), a controversy exploded. In the beginning, there is a… Continue Reading
I hate sleep. I’ve always hated the sleep. I remember when I was very young, I’d stuff a towel in the crack under the door when I was supposed to be in bed. Then, I would read until midnight or later, rinse, lather, and repeat. There were several reasons for this and it set me… Continue Reading
I have been thinking of truth-telling recently because of the coronavirus. I’ve talked in the past about how I want the truth, even if it was uncomfortable. I made sure to tell people how I reacted to the second jab because I had seen too many people blithely dismiss it as oh you might feel… Continue Reading
Many moons ago (maybe even in the Before Times), I heard whispers of a game in which you could date your weapons. As a person who describes my relationships with my weapons in terms of romantic relationships (hot torrid affair with my double sabers, for example), this grabbed my attention. The name of it gave… Continue Reading
In my last post, I wrote about things I hated that were universally considered good things. You can read about it here. In this post, I’m gonna continue that roll because it’s my blog and I can do whatever the fuck I want! Side Note: I have a hack for doing a list in Word… Continue Reading
It’s hard to express how alienating it can be to be on the fringes at times. Hm. That wasn’t very clear. I am on the fringe in many ways. It’s difficult to tell ‘normies’ how tiring this can be on the daily. This is the basis of privilege, I know, but I’m trying to take… Continue Reading