Relax, it clearly says he’s in @thumpasaurusmusic

Same. The game is impressive and I respect it, but it’s better when someone else is playing it and not me.

Yes, it’s the best. You can do whatever you want, whenever you want.

Ditch or change plans if you don’t feel like it.

Fart freely.

Go to the lobster soup place twice in one day. And again the next day.

Wander off into the fog.

Stop on the side of the road to meet the horses.

Travelling with others is fine, but you should definitely experience solo travel too.

It’s a delicious product!

New Thou merch just dropped

Gym bros would do well to put on a little makeup and smile more

Demon Tides. The sequel to Demon Turf. It’s an open world 3D platformer with a pretty deep move set. Definitely has some Wind waker influence too.

Also been dabbling in Hades. It’s good and fun, but I’m not quite as blown away as I expected to be based on all the hype.

GeoGuessr. I’m both better and worse than I expected to be at this.

I played Demon Turf recently and enjoyed it a lot. Never got around to trying the Demon Tides demo, but still intend to buy the full game. I find it interesting that the reviewer says the game was “held back”, yet still gave it a rating of 8.

I completely agree. As a fellow souls-liker, it’s way more punishing than those games. It teaches you lessons, but there are a lot of them to remember, and even then, shit happens that you can’t always prepare for. It might be nice to have a checkpoint system at the last Holy Mountain you visited, but then again that might take away from the replayability. The difficulty is kind of part of its charm!

US defaultism

Noita. There is still so much to learn.

Hard to choose, but at the same time it can’t not be this:

Immortal - Call of the Wintermoon

It just keeps on giving. My favourite thing is how they’re constantly looking around and then freeze like deer in headlights when they notice the camera on them.

Absolutely worth it. Had mine (MK3) for 5 years now. Besides having keys to play, I really like using the knobs to record automation, and the pitch stick to try out “bends”. Those are also great for sound design in your favourite synth. I don’t really use the drum pad (fun but impractical) or the other features, but they’re there.

It can be hard to describe, thus my interest in what causes it. For myself I’ve somewhat narrowed it down to generally somber and emotionally-charged moments.

The vocal/scream breakdown in the middle, though I think it’s important how the whole song sets the stage for it:

Deftones - Knife Party

The whole thing, but especially the higher notes sung:

Low - Laser Beam

The guitar lead starting at 1:15 & 2:05 and how it synergizes with the bass line, especially on the third and fourth measure of its melody:

Explosions in the Sky - Greet Death

It can happen in songs with different moods though it’s more rare, and I kind of think those moments still share some qualities in common with the examples above.

Joyce Manor - Christmas Card

I want to know about music that gives you the chills, and why you think it has that effect on you.

I come across these bedroom covers all the time when I’m looking for “(song name) acapella”, even though a lot of the times they’re not actually acapella versions. But sometimes they are. Love finding these and seeing another unknown person’s passion for music.

Be the space witch you wish to see in the world

Chugging along through the Halo: Master Chief Collection.

I missed out on the series back in the day and now I’m playing through all of them. They’re great. The collection is insane value, especially since I got it on sale for like $10. 40-50 hours in and I have 1 and a half campaigns left still. Multiplayer is active and works well.

There’s a thing called Birth Order theory and it may or may not be bullshit and subject to cognitive bias, but I will say that anecdotally it seems mostly accurate when I think of my group of friends growing up and their siblings. There are definitely some exceptions though, like my friend who is the younger brother, but is more responsible than his big bro, though we suspect the older brother suffers from some sort of undiagnosed mental illness and is unwilling to get checked out. Short answer in my opinion is yes, the older sibling tends to mature faster. I do think that the older sibling has some power over the younger ones by virtue of being older and more mentally developed while growing up. Whether they use that to nurture and protect, or abuse the younger sibling is more a matter of personality than birth order though.

For your second question about feeling immature, I think it can happen to anyone at any time. Being put in a tough situation and feeling helpless about it can make a grown person feel like a child, despite being an otherwise mature adult. For me it happened less the more I became independent. But it still happens. For example, if car issues pop up I can get the feeling of “oh shit, I need an adult”. I think personality is a big factor here too. As an only child my perception is that I feel less willing to ask for help than others, at least until I try to find a solution myself. Some friends who were younger siblings seemed to always be getting catered to, getting rides to places, etc. That might also be influenced by other factors like family’s finances.

Around $200 CAD on groceries, and maybe $50 CAD on takeout (the local pizza place has a combo that feeds me for about 3 days). No more than $300.