The newest addition to my side links. It's just a place to share my little passion projects.

https://www.wattpad.com/user/YonderHo

I have a much-loved Switch and a good enough PC, but, I don't know, I just really want an Xbox Series X for whatever reason. Most new games on the Series X are on PC, but there's just something cozy and fun about playing on a console, a sort of je ne sais quoi. I like the simplicity of having a cool box that just does one thing really well. Plus, backwards comparability with nearly all Xbox games alone is awfully enticing, since I already have a ton of OG Xbox and 360 games. Plus, I totally skipped the Xbox One and those games are cheap as heck right now. I dunno, I'm teetering on the fence.

You know, this is my first real-time strategy game. There are definitely more highly-regarded games in the genre, but I'm having fun. It simplifies a lot of aspects of traditional RTS games, making them more accessible for newbies like me. Base building, unit management, and resource gathering are easy to grasp and plenty satisfying when everything comes together. I tend to fail most missions the first go around, but they never feel impossible. I just have to, er, real-time strategize better. Maybe I'm not up to Command & Conquer, Age of Empires, or StarCraft II just yet, but Halo Wars has been a lovely introduction.

Not my finest hour...

May 21 is a sacred day to me. As a little kid, I had a special day where I did nothing but watch movies from our VHS library (I am the old). It was almost like a holiday. That concept sort of evolved as I got older. Since 2011 or so, it's been a day where I celebrate art, literature, and just creative media stuff, especially fantasy. It's a nice time to reflect on the past and the art that means the most to me. Sometimes I play a video game all day or marathon a show or film series. Sometimes I read a bunch, and sometimes I look at my own creations from over the years. It's a good time to look back as well as to the future.

Today I'm playing Halo 3 for the first time, since I've fallen in love with the series all over again. I never played anything past Halo 2 about a million years ago, so it's been fun revisiting the series after so long. 

The point of May 21 is a little vague, maybe, but it's important to me. Happy 21st, doods!

On Friday, I just all at once decided that I wanted an Xbox Series X/S controller. Total impulse buy, which I tend not to do. I bought it on Target's website, and they literally delivered it to me in less than two hours. The driver was the friendliest guy ever. It cost 10 dollars extra, sure, but I don't mind. I ain't about that Friday traffic. Anyway, this controller is fantastic—from the texture to the weight to the nice clicky D-pad; it's a fine controller indeed.

*No squirrels were harmed.

Every month I have to re-become a supporter. There always seems to be a payment issue after 30 days or so. I just punch in the card info again and it works fine. Ah well, it feels good to be thanked each time I do it. Thank you, site. You're one of the good ones.

I've not heard a single good thing said about this game, but my quest to beat every Sonic game must go on. I left it in my eBay cart for a few days before the seller offered me a discount, eager to be rid of it I assume. I did end up finding some enjoyment in parts of Sonic 2006, so we'll see how it goes. In any event, at least the animated series was pretty good.