taking a moment to pat myself on the back. over 2 years since i cut back. i still smoke from time to time (only @ rectangles 😅), but less per year then i used to smoke every day or 2. no cravings. no need to hit it before every social interaction. addiction is a bitch, but it can be beat.
pretty wild how insanely good resident evil 9 is. the way it jumps back and forth between horror and action is a masterclass in tension and release. just when you start to get used to the "scary" it goes full action-mode, priming you to be scared again later. honestly hard to put down.
grisled old leon really doing the work for me. can't wait for a weekend of re9 starting friday!
goddamn
feeling brave & experienced enough to paint my hero quest minis now. and the weather is finally nice enough to spray prime them!
Ottawa is melting and under all that snow was videogames...!
/|/ // FEBRUARY SHOW n CHILL
/|/ WED FEB 17TH @ 8 PM
/|/ // @avantgardebar.bsky.social
videogames
today's flea market haul
We need your help!
Dirty Rectangles is putting together an informal list of every game made in Toronto from 2020 to 2026 as well as the general location of its development in the city for the purposes of a fun exhibition during Toronto Games Week.
Know a game? Tell us!
dirty-rectangles.com/toronto
hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this
...you know!! you might be onto something here.
there's something about this time of the year that makes me want to re-watch every Godzilla movie
A short Montreal visit, yet reaffirming that this city is the bestest.
Remembering how cops tossed Kyle Rittenhouse - who was open carrying a semiautomatic rifle - a bottle of water and told him, “We appreciate you… we really do”
books & bots
Tonight, Ottawa!!
there are 2 cats in this picture
drumming corner / art wall is coming together
started playing a new game i had been looking forward to last night, and after 45 minutes i was like "ya that's cool", and then started new game +7 of Lies of P.
you should make a Seaman next
// OTTAWA // FRIENDS // DEVS //
COME CELEBRATE 16 YEARS OF 'TANGLIN' IN THE CAPITAL
// LOCAL GAMES n LOCAL VIBES //
// JANUARY 21st // 8PM // @avantgardebar.bsky.social
2025 was equal parts awful and fun. the world continues to fall apart but i had some adventures in between.
in 2026 i'm hoping to tilt the fun scale. i'm DMing d&d. i'm painting things. i'm building things. i'm writing music. i'm getting back to me-things.
PAY NO MIND TO THE FANTASY AND SPACE ORK BOYZ I'VE BEEN AMASSING..!!
super glued some magnets under their bases and it's been a real game changer to the process this time around
assembled, pre-paint
first few layers
more ork boys
some new work-in-progress ork pals
Control is legit one of the best games I played in the past 10 years. Can't wait for this sequel.
i do sorely hope that 2026 is the year we stop calling games with 100+ contractors "indie"
spent a chunk of my morning getting a temporary project mount set up and snaking cables above the drop ceiling in my basement. you know, typical dungeons and dragons stuff.
12 days from ideation to Session 0 with four player characters has gotta be some kinda record.
