Diving Deep Beneath the Ink
I am writing this sentence before doing something I never really thought I'd do—dig into the narrative lore of Splatoon. Pray for me. Splatoon lore is silly....
Simmering Deadlines
Javed Sterritt of Good Blood was on The Max Frequency Podcast not too long ago and he talked about bathing in the material of a project. "I need to simmer...
A Shorts Fuse
I just had a heck of a play session this morning—the kind where you keep dying over and over and over. So much so that the Cosmic Spirit showed up to taunt...
Flow Found
We have found the flow people.
Everybody's Got a...Yak?
I feel like I've caught myself shaving the yak of late. I just learned this turn of phrase checks watch 13 minutes ago, but it resonates. And when something...
The Doozy™
👋🏻 Hello. It's been quite the week and I promised you a doozy™ of a newsletter this time. Before diving in deep, I thought I'd actually share a couple of...
Finding Joy in Music and Thumbnails
Abby and I just came back from a little two day trip to see Vampire Weekend in St. Augustine for our seventh anniversary. The trip was chef's kiss perfect....
A Reminder to Make Make Make
We survived Milton. No one was hurt, no damage; we only lost power for 18ish hours. All things considered, it was as good an outcome as one could hope for....
Researching Plagiarism Goldmines
Hello all. I hope you are all well and dry. Me? I am well and soon-to-be soaked. We are hunkered down for Milton as best we can be. Tonight, we ride the...
The Spurring of Ideas
Hello. I just threw a birthday party for my two-year-old daughter. I think she and her tiny friends had fun. I am thoroughly wiped and will unwind amongst...
The Mash Up I Never Expected
I "beat" Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat last night. Of course, the run I win was the run I decreed would be my last "bongo attempt." The lack of precision was...
The Journey to Find Spirit
First thing's first, a quick bit of follow up: I noticed that I pondered playing the Switch port of Galaxy in my first letter as well as my most recent. so...
Tangential Permission Granted
I started the good ol' research process. Man, I love this stage of any project. It's the type of thing that satisfies my ADHD—a fact that seems so obvious...
Questioning A Box Garden Galaxy Essay
I haven't played any more Jungle Beat. I've been focused on the Echoes of the Eye DLC for Outer Wilds. Spooky stuff and I feel like I am close to the end? It...
To the Beat of My Own (Bongo) Drum
I'm over half way through Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. What an odd and sometimes delightful game. The bongo drum controller proves itself to be the goofiest...
Who Knows What I'll Call This Thing, but Here I Go
pokes head up 🙇🏼♂️ Hello. Odds are no one is actually reading this first slate of newsletters, but if you have found yourself all the way back here at the...
