Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Thoughts Before Bed

One of the most hard hitting plot twists in gaming for me is Caroline's horrifying fate in what's otherwise a fun comedic game, Portal 2.

Lost Media I'd love to find again. One of the first webcomics I knew of in 1999 (with a print version in the town I lived in back in the day), "She's a Bad Housewife" by Ellen Slingerland

Visiting Renton for reasons. The nice thing about this place is that when the wind hits just right, the smell of Popeyes wafts through the town

I was never a big fan of the Apple MacOS systems, but this thing was such a joy to look at. Round mouse was a bit of a pain, though.

@socketwench -

Something I found refreshing was in our town, the city just "alerted the council" to the protest, but that "we are prepared." The preparation?

Various ppublic works folks along the march route not stopping the march, but stopping and redirecting the traffic away from them.

I like this town.

Just did my taxes for the first time as a fully independent contractor, and you don't know how nervewracking it is to fill out everything going "Boy, I hope I did this right and the IRS won't come after me with their death squads."

Good news is very very little of my freelance income was in 2024. Next year, though, that's gonna hurt.

I have a legit check for $0.01

Guys, Duvall is kinda wierd.

I like that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdojEbx2UdU

QOTD: "The air was so thick you could cut it with a cliche."

Well. That's one game out of the five I need released before I buy the Switch 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3kGASsFqQI

"The story you about to see is a fib. But it's short."

Switch 2 is coming out, and for the first time since the Nintendo DSi XL, I'm not buying it on Day 1.

I always bought new hardware and revisions on Day 1 because I considered them a business expense working at Nintendo. I stopped buying revisions when Nintendo Switch Lite was released because I already had a Switch and I knew I'd be leaving soon.

It's no longer a business expense for me. And now it follows all the other rules of my video game buying - five games I want before I buy new hardware. Switch 2 could be a while.

What a wierd feeling.

Music Before Bed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejWnwVWuoCo