writing
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Expectation is often what occurs when one sees the world as they prefer to imagine it vs what it tends to be in actuality. Needless to say, often disappointing as a result Yesterday was rife with flow…tis a predictable shame that impermanence reinforced the notion of good things and the time limits that haunt them,… Read more
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The familiar doesn’t always mean favorable. So very tried of outdated standards…. Expedition 33 (E33) continues to deliver in most ways fathomable, not fixing what isn’t broken about the old school way of doing things, yet mediating some of the less favorable elements that haunted turn based RPGs of old. These kinds of moments always… Read more
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Halloween has a lot to compete with these days in the fear factor department, when the every day is already filled to the brim with horrendously terrifying elements to contend with. The Nope Factor is strong no matter where one looks Kind of following on the heels of my post from yesterday, which unintentionally ended… Read more
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There’s something to be said about the satisfaction that comes with “flipping the script”, and turning a situation on its head. What the monsters in Silent Hill look like when they realize I’m not going home until I pay every single one of them back in full for my first visit Most of the time,… Read more
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Sometimes, the sweet treat we thought we had, reveals itself to contain horror beyond imagination. This is most certainly not what mamma told me life was going to be like *clap, clap, clap, clap* In my obsession to breakdown and analyze just about every aspect of reality, I resist airing on the side of coincidence.… Read more
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The paradoxical nature of apathetically drenched fear is thusly: it is impossible to be scared shitless when one doesn’t have a single shit left to give. More like “rough month” for me, but same vibes I remain genuinely shocked at my output for Spooptober, not just due to the fact that I’ve been moving at… Read more
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Sometimes, I’ll rush an article out the door, and either skimp on the editing due to lack of time, or push something out that is bare bones content, with the rationalization that “they can’t all be winners”, and then it will will either get way more views, than I expect, or people I know will… Read more
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Self-care is important these days, no matter what form the healing process takes. Zelda is an excellent form of a personally applied panacea, in my humble purview I feel as if it’s worth prefacing this next statement with a rambunctiously obvious acknowledgement that in no way, shape, or form do I think is ridiculously enlightening,… Read more
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“Shtay awhile and lishten“ Hell can take a number, I guess. As I struggle to maintain a mood in what feels like a particularly bleak week by personal standards, not even a release of a solid new title or the flurry of Gamescom is enough to elevate my mood. This strangulated sense of whimsy leaves… Read more
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I’m always of the mind one should have a higher calling than money, and a more virtuous pursuit than finance, but when one is constantly harangued to do nothing but chase a paycheck, the take away of aspiring to be anything but mercenary about life is hard to argue against. The irony of course, ends… Read more
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I want to say I probably think about games more than I play them, which makes sense, when you factor in the notion I not only write about them, but have held jobs and worked gigs that require me to do research on them, interview people within the industry, talk shop with other industry vets,… Read more
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In the realm of video game related writing, I’m never quite sure if my heart is in the right place or not. What occurs in my head every time I sit down to write For anyone that follows Active Time Event on a regular basis, even those rare breeds that have been doing so since… Read more
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I’m realizing as I type this that my sense of decorum tends to waver whenever I’m in a less than mood, but I suppose that is likely not uncommon in any vocational standard, job or otherwise. I’m guessing money and or accountability is usually what keeps people on the straight and narrow, though I’d argue… Read more
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When all else fails (including you), act like the accident involved was meant to happen. Punctuation goes a long way in reframing the narrative I’ve been running into a problem recently, one that’s been kind of hidden in plain sight for anyone who follows the site regularly, and is paying close enough attention to look… Read more
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One must find enjoyment where one can, though if your idea of an enjoyable dish in the dinning room of life is a bit spicier than others, do not force peppers into your shared preferred dish of choice when cooking for the entire crowd. Spending time with family is a great example of just how… Read more
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As I sit here with bloodshot eyes and a sore body, knowing I still have one more overnight shift left to do before my work week is over, mulling over ideas in an attempt to fulfill my self-imposed status quo of writing about games everyday, I catch myself from nodding off right before my head… Read more
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Sometimes, success can not only be a confusing moment, but a messy one. Just ask the man who invented the reverse bear trap for a good example of what I mean Depending on my mood when I sit down and write, the fingers start frantically tapping, and the words just seemingly fly onto the screen.… Read more
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Memory can be a cruel mistress, leading us to believe we had something so beautiful, only to stare blankly into the cold face of reality upon a wayward return with the hopeful zest everything would be as we left it, and we are both amazingly correct and terrifyingly wrong at the same time. Not all… Read more
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Time keeps on slipping… …into itself? That’s why today’s post is more of a bite sized tidbit, as it were, best laid plans and all that sometimes leaves one up the creek and without a paddle in the temporal department. I thoroughly suggest to anyone reading this that if you wish to get a new… Read more
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Kiby’s papa spitting hotfire about the need for change In what remains a tragic habituality within my world, I possess a vast reservoir of energy and will to write, and nearly no temporal moments to spare on executing on my imaginative fervor. I will leave you with a notion related to one of my last… Read more
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Sometimes, life can be a lot to handle. We can’t just punch all of our problems away, like Chris Redfield does with boulders he doesn’t like. That’s why on today’s words of wisdom, I wanted to posit the notion of resetting to default, and what that entails. You could think of it as some kind… Read more
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Sometimes, traveling off of the beaten path can be a tricky endeavor, as the trail to travel lacks the guide book that can help one safely navigate the terrain, even if this safe navigation one seeks ends up being about something as silly as writing about video games. I say that in relation to the… Read more