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Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-11-29

It's the Friday Rambles.

Real Life Stuff:

Ate turkey with family. Good times. Didn't work on Thursday and most of today. And I'll be busy with more turkey this weekend, with friends. It's a real Turkey Overload, baby!

Merch Stuff:

Restock stickers finally came in. I put them back on the store and added a Black Friday discount out of obligation. You too can get a discount using code "BLACKFRIDAY24"!! Shop is here: https://sho...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-11-22

It's the Friday Rambles.

Real Life Stuff:

I had a lot of Real Life Stuff to take care of this week, which meant I could only go to the Office once, on Monday. But, that doesn't mean I wasn't productive. I actually got a lot of work done at my home game dev rig. At the cost of me not exercising like I normally do, but I'm still recovering from a minor cold, so whatever.

Merch Stuff:

I finally...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-11-15

Oh boy, it's the Friday Rambles.

Real Life Stuff

I finally checked out the Nintendo Music App. It had fewer songs than I was expecting, but they at least have the DKC2 soundtrack which is the best game OST ever made (after the Endless Monday OST, of course), so I guess it's alright. Being able to extend songs is a killer feature.

Also I was surprised by how much I've been enjoying the Splatoon 3 soundtrack, considering I've never played it.

2024-11-16 05:31:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-11-08

It's the Saturday Friday Rambles. Late again, and short, but I have an excuse this time.

Real Life Stuff

A friend of mine told me to play Unicorn Overlord, a game that will never get a PC release for some reason, so I looked up how much a physical copy of the Switch version was, and it was like 20 bucks cheaper than the E-shop. I am now fully on board with getting physical versions of all my console games. Plus my memory card was full.

So, playing on my Switch for the first time in like a year I got reminde...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-11-01

It's the first Friday Rambles of the penultimate month of 2024. Old.

Real Life Stuff

I ate a burger today. It helped offset a stressful week. Had stuff going on every day, which really cut into the work time.

Game Dev Stuff

Just working on this, as usual. I don't even know where the time goes. I've been writing words and making progress, probably, but then a week goes by and I'm wondering how the heck I'm supposed to finish this in a reasonable timeframe.

Anyway, I played throug...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-10-25

It's the Friday Rambles (in name only). Sorry.

Real Life Stuff

I spent a few days with real life obligations that kept me away from my computer. Things keep coming up. I feel like more things will keep coming up now that we're approaching the holiday seasons. This does not bode well for finishing the extra chapter before the Winter Sale. I'll still do my best, though.

Cleaned my desk a little. Plugged my desk monitor into my Macbook and did lots of writing. Needed a change of scenery i guess. When I us...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-10-18

It's the Friday Rambles.

Real Life Stuff

I did a lot of real life stuff this week. It was a busy week.

Merch Stuff

I packed and shipped a bunch of merch. It takes a lot of time to pack and ship merch. Here's a tweet that I didn't post. ~Supporter exclusive~

if you want to make a poor gamedev/artist get up from the computer to pack an envelope with stickers and merch and go to the post office just for you, then you can order now at my shop! -> 2024-10-19 00:54:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-10-11

It's the Friday Rambles.

Real Life Stuff

I've mostly recovered from Tokyo Game Show and am fully back to work. I'm also back to jogging again, but two weeks off has somehow killed my stamina so this week I slowly worked my way back to what I used to do before. Somehow I didn't get con-crud from a convention with something like 100,000 visitors a day. Knock on wood!

Merch Stuff

I got my sticker restocks this week, so I reopened the store. The clearfile folders were popular, as I'd hope...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-10-04

It's the Friday Ramble. Wait, it's only been like 3 days since the last one! Well, we still gotta get back on schedule.

Real Life Stuff:

It turns out I was in Japan for a short enough time that I had not adjusted to the jet-lag, and I'm sleeping just fine. I haven't unpacked everything yet. All the swag and flyers and stuff I got is sitting in a pile that I need to sort through at some point.

Merch Stuff:

I closed my merch store while I was away at Tokyo Game Show, and gave away a lo...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-09-27

It's the Friday Rambles of Friday, 2024-09-27 on Tuesday, 2024-10-01. Tokyo Game Show 2024 has come and gone, and I'm ready to sleep for a week.

I'm writing this at a cafe in the airport terminal while I wait for my flight back home, because what else am I gonna do, write important business emails? No, I'm not functional enough. But in this dazed state, I can still write the Friday Rambles!!! ...Sorry.

[edit] I was not able to finish this post before I had to board my flight. So I'm writing the rest of it back at the ol' office. ...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-09-20

It's the Friday Rambles. Mostly Tokyo Game Show prep, as usual.

Life Stuff

IOS 18 and MacOS Sequoia were released this week, and I took the risk (less than a week before doing international travel) and upgraded my iPhone and Macbook. But everything seems a-ok and now I have a cool new feature called "iPhone mirroring" which allows me to get my phone notifications on my Macbook and use it to control my iPhone without having t...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-09-13

It's the Friday Rambles.

Real Life Stuff

I'm preparing for my trip to Japan for Tokyo Game Show, which is in a little over a week. Crazy!! I bought new shoes (which are the exact same as my old shoes. I've worn some variant of Vans Old Skools for like, 14 years). I bought AirTags for my luggage. I got a big 20,000 mAh power bank. I wrote down...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-09-06

It's the Friday Rambles. But it's not Friday, you might say. Yes! You'd be right! It's not Friday, at all!

Life Stuff

This week was a very busy week in terms of real life social stuff. It's been a while since I was this busy. I also got sick, probably from all the social stuff, but I'm better now.

There was a huge heatwave all this week. It's still going on right now, actually. It's lasting through tomorrow. It sux!! It sux to go outside, and it sux to stay inside too!

I also finally bought Baldur's G...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-08-30

It's the Friday Rambles.

Life Stuff

I was at the grocery store or something, thinking about video games (because that's all I think about ever, now) and got a really good idea that I wanted to write down. It's annoying to use my phone because I have to open an app, find the right page, and type a bunch of words with my thumbs, and I can't draw sketches to illustrate the note. So I got a 3 pack of memo pads for like 2 dollars at Target that will fit in my pocket so I can write stuff down on the go.

It paid o...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-08-23

It's the Friday Rambles.

Life Stuff

Not much to say here, it's pretty much the same routine. My Apple Watch annoyingly didn't pick up some exercise or stand minutes or whatever and broke my months-long streak so now I stopped caring about Apple Watch rings.

I saw some news about a brand of sous vide machines suddenly requiring a monthly subscription to use all its features. All I...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-08-16

It's the Friday Rambles.

Life Stuff

I've been going to bed late for various reasons, mostly due to trying to finish this Tokyo Game Show demo of the new story chapter for Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines. But I'm still exercising and stuff. I slept in a couple days ago, which I almost never do, so I musta been pretty tired.

Merch Stuff

Nothing new here, although next week I'll have to start thinking about making stickers and prints for TGS before it's too late to get them made in ...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-08-09

It's the Friday Rambles.

Life stuff

I cleaned my desk this week. I feel more professional and productive, without all these old papers and boxes and pens scattered everywhere. Other than that, it was mostly the usual. I'm gonna try to add a mile to my jogs next week.

Merch stuff

It feels weird not having to advertise a plushie this week. I know I told myself I wouldn't get distracted by another Makeship plushie campaign, but I have one last idea I really want to do (but I'm going to s...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-08-02

It's the Friday Rambles. As they say.

Life stuff

Not much, besides the usual. My sleep schedule has been regressing, but it's not my fault! But I'll try to get it back under control. The thing I talk about below in the Gamedev Stuff section might not help, though.

Merch stuff

I sold a bunch of Skye Plushies.

2024-08-03 06:53:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-07-26

It's the Friday Rambles. It was a productive week. I think.

Life Stuff:

Another full week of full rings (Apple Watch Fitness Thing). Basically I just need to do a morning walk/jog every morning and it's basically done. I'm probably going to have to start increasing the distance of my jogs and I think I want to start doing some muscle exercises soon. I read another book of the Dungeon Meshi manga. I've only been reading the physical books, so it takes a while for them to get here since they're all backordered now ...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-07-19

It's the Friday Rambles.

Life Stuff:

I've been going to bed about an hour earlier this week. The extra sleep has been really good for my energy and brain power during the day. I shoulda done that ages ago.

Ran out of coffee beans. Filled all my rings 10 days in a row (Apple watch fitness thing). Read some more Dungeon Meshi manga which I've been working through slowly.

Merch Stuff:

We've hit 100% funding for the 2024-07-19 20:24:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-07-12

It's the Friday Rambles!

Life Stuff:

I accidentally locked myself out of my car, but luckily I had a backup key at a family member's house so it was mostly just embarrassing and not like a financial disaster. I jogged regularly, and ate healthy. Gotta stay healthy to make games. You know?

Merch Stuff:

The Skye 2.0 plushie campaign started on Monday, July 8. As of this writing it is 72% fund...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-07-05

It's the Friday Rambles. It's a big ol holiday weekend here in the States. Although... I'm still working. Anime Expo is happening too, but I haven't gone in two years... It's too big a commitment! But I will go again some day.

Life stuff:

Went to the zoo. Saw a bunch of animals. It was fun and educational. Jogged the normal amount. Went to the doctor's for an annual checkup. Did family stuff. Ate food. Drank coffee. Freewheelin' and dealin' the gamedev life.

Merch stuff:

The 2024-07-06 02:17:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-06-28

Another Friday another Rambles.

The Steam Summer Sale started yesterday. I made a new sales pic. I didn't have time to draw a new picture so I just changed the words.

Above: It's got better vibes than the last one i think

So far the sale is going well. Nothing like a big ol seasonal Steam sale to motivate people to buy games (like mine).

I added Playstation controller support. If I knew it was this easy to pair my p...

Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-06-21

It's the Friday Rambles.

I (finally) got my car windows tinted because I will need to drive a lot in the coming months and it's starting to get hot here. Shoulda done it years ago.

Merch stuff:

The new sticker drop did pretty well. I quickly sold out of Skye, somewhat unexpectedly, so I had to order more, so more people can buy the bundle.

Above: popular Skye sticker. Penny sold out shortly after too, s...