I’ve started making a new game. Yes I know I have 3 unfinished games in the works. Yes I know that AI slop is drowning the indie game market. Yes I know there’s a very good chance that nobody in the world will ever play my game but me. Yet, I persist. This one’s going to be fun.

I listened to a fantastic audiobook this week, I’m one book away from reaching my goal of 50 this year!! I hadn’t seriously taken up reading since high school so before this it was maybe like 2 books a year if lucky. I joined a book club and made new friends. That’s been great.

I’ve also been practicing video editing for the group I organize with so that we can up our social media game. That’s been a huge learning curve but very fun.

Got into Magic the Gathering (MtG) a few months ago because I have no other social hobbies lol. Surprisingly fun! Not the cheapest hobby… but good way to spend disposable income I guess. Had I known I’d enjoy it (should have figured from my Slay the Spire game hours…) I should have gotten into it quite a bit earlier, cards used to be cheaper back then. There’s a local game store which has weekly events so there’s that

Recently there was a new set (Star Trek) where I played the prerelease, and there was a guy at the prerelease who is a massive Trekkie and wanted to collect highly thematic cards (which I traded quite a few with him), so I was happy

Wildlife photography; lizards and birds mostly.

Check my profile for the ones I’ve been happy to post so far.

Same thing we do every day, Pinky, listen to music, have fun with the kids, snuggle hot wife, and try new coffee beans.

• Running might be my most fun and healthiest hobby recently.
• Really into running public and local servers but it’s sort of arrived at the stage where I don’t need to touch them much.
• Got into my PSVita, Gameboy, and iPod again. iPod is by far the best because it has a week of power so I can always have music. Also have been keeping a small camera on me as well. Diff vibe than phone photos and longer battery.

Gazing longingly upon the new chest freezer and meal preping.

Also playing Heaven’s Vault.

Jiu-Jitsu! It’s rough, but tons of fun. Builds friendships really quickly too. Not for everyone but it’s a ton of fun for some of us.

A little weird maybe, but…exercise.

A nice workout session gets my brain to making the happy juice.

Other than that, the usual…modular synthesis, beats, poetry…

Got an old computer that a friend gave me up and running. It’s much better than the crappy one I was using, so I handed that one off to my Dad.

This will let me get back to a couple of personal projects I was struggling to complete on the old computer.

Also indulging in political news again, which I had to swear off for a couple of years for my mental health.

Jo mama

I’ve been acquiring pins and patches and such for my battle jacket

These are both sort of in-progress pics (as if a battle jacket is ever truly finished,) I’ve added a couple more band patches to the front and finished adding the pyramid studs around the bottom edge, and the fish wasn’t sewn on for that pic of the back but is now

It’s at a place where I’m pretty happy with it now, but still on the lookout for more things to add to it.

I found a little underground music club about 20 minutes from my house that hosts both local and national touring acts for dirt cheap. For 30-40 bucks I can get three hours of live music in an intimate setting and enjoy the vibe. Been trying to go at least once a month. Doesn’t matter if I know the acts; I get to experience new music and support upcoming artists.

Bit of trolling on Lemmy, got a few likes.