I haven't been on in years, so I wanted to make a return in some form. It's still up, but it would seem I'm forever locked out of the channel. I know the password and email and all that. Still, Google wants to "verify that it's [me]" by sending a text, but the phone number associated with the account no longer exists, and there doesn't seem to be any other way. Believe me, I've tried it all. This channel has been around since 2011, but it would seem the party has come to an end.

BUT, maybe it's a good thing. A fresh start could be just what I need. I'm actually excited about starting something new from the ground up. I hope to learn from my mistakes and bizarre, cringe-worthy past as a creator. I want to make a new, cozy place for my thoughts, art, and general silliness. Warm, welcoming, relaxed—all the good feelings. I'd like to talk about random things of interest, like muh video games, old books, plays, philosophy, movies, cartoons, and little things like that. I want to do more episodes of my cartoons, dramatic readings of stories, ridiculous YTPs, and other goofy stuff. No news, no politics, no profit motives, no hate—just lovely vibes for lovely people. As always, I am hopeful.

I'll be sure to let you all know when things get rolling. We'll see.

I received a very thoughtful review on an old upload, and it brought up a lot of difficult feelings. It's surreal to think that something I worked on could have lasting impact on someone. I'm touched, but there's also a bit of sadness. Yonder Ho is my cartoon series that I started back in 2013. I had no idea what I was doing at any step of the way—bad art, terrible animation, seriously strange writing choices, a few regrettable attempts at humor, and poor sound design to top it all off. It was a mess in so many ways, but darn if it doesn't have a big ol' place in my heart. I was lucky to have amazing friends who brought the characters to life, crappy mic and all, and I truly cherish the memories of recording voices with everyone. Oh, the memories. It just hurts. I'd like those days to come back. For all its flaws, the show meant a lot to me; it still does.

It's been a long time since the last episode, and I feel like I haven't done much since then. I want to be productive again. It’s hard watching the years tick by, knowing I didn’t finish everything I wanted to. I have so many unfinished projects that haunt me. I start projects, then I get depressed or overwhelmed, and I end up running away from them. The longer I put things off, the harder it is to go back.

Reading this review and looking back at others just hit me some kinda way. It makes me want to work more on myself so I can get back to creating. I am hopeful for the future.

Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose for the Super Nintendo is a fantastic game from Konami (you know, back when they were cool). You might want to check it out. It's a licensed game that doesn't suck. I had this one as a kid, played it a bunch, but never beat it. I've been playing it again recently and having a grand time. It's cozy and sweet and captures the art and humor of the show nicely. All the good memories. It's on the short side, not too tough, and just lots of fun. It's a game of its time, so there's no way to continue if you get a game over. Well, there's an easy mode that gives passwords, but most of the game is missing. The normal difficulty is pretty generous with extra lives, though, so hang in there! If you can beat the second level, the rest of the game isn't too hard. With a little patience and practice, it's a walk in the cake. Yeah, just super fun, well-made, lots of charm, would highly recommend. Love it.

If you have a SNES, this game is also hecka cheap. There's another Tiny Toon game for the system, but I haven't played that one.

For anyone looking for great baby names.

Bizarrius Finger

Tabasco von Dumpitz

Deddy Cigrits

OG Chevron, baby

Geraldoon Whiffle

Neighbraham Doctorstein

Dayvion Pringle

Kangeronius Bapp

Muhammed Bill Clinton bin Abdula

Liquid Frickin' 𝘋𝘌𝘈𝘕

Velveeta Marie Jeffason

Jake Mussolini

Tyronium Dang

Ah, sad news. Game Informer is no more. My brother used to have a magazine subscription way back in the day, and I quite enjoyed reading through them each month or so. I've still got a bunch of them, actually. The satire articles (Game Infarcer) are still top-tier. And sometimes it's fun to look back at the old reviews, articles, and rumors of the past. When will the Xbox 2 finally release? It was a fine magazine, and up until the very end, I still visited the website with some regularity. It was sad to see it go, but it had a good run. It's up there with GameWinners and Cartoon Network now. Thanks for the memories.

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!