Bennett Jobling

This motherfucker wrote the first 10 minutes of Up. To be clear, he doesn’t want to make hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy if it includes gay people.

If I had a nickel for every time I saw a movie where Henry Melling wore a ragtime hat then a few scenes later got fucked by an extremely tall dude one a motorcycle, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t much but it’s weird that it happened twice.

right. bit. not at all based on my psych appointment last week.

Game Of The Week 9 of 2026 is: Dwarf Eats Mountain

I love incremental games -- they've lived in my brain since Candy Box and A Dark Room hit in 2013. This one is clever, silly, addictive and well themed. Perfect for when you're waiting for P4v validation or people to join your zoom call.

playing Eternal Strands and i've come across a big ass mean ice wolf that turns its fur into ice shards and freezes you to death. probably the toughest regular mob i've seen.

sadly, the best solution is to use my psychic powers to repeatedly throw the dog against the rocks. It feels terrible, but 🤷

Damn, just scored like 74% on this adult ADHD assessment. That’s like what, a C? I don’t know, I never payed attention in school.

Game Of The Week 8 of 2026 is: Creature Kitchen

This game looks hella creepy but it’s actually just cute. Dressed up in horror, it’s a cozy cooking puzzle and friend maker. And, a Fresno nightcrawler knocked on my door and sat at the kitchen table kicking its lil feeties waiting for a snack - 11/10

Cozy Caravan on Steam Grab your backpack and climb on in, it’s time to hit the road! Head out on a gentle journey in your reliable old caravan, crafting hearty meals, running market stalls and sharing goodies with local to...

Game Of The Week 7 of 2026: Cozy Caravan

This game is just cute lil fun. You pick veggies, chase bugs, and sell food at a traveling cart bulled by a giant bumblebee for hearts instead of coins. Its all about community! And the art is a cool stop motion style. If you like chill and cozy, this is it.

Cozy Caravan on Steam Grab your backpack and climb on in, it’s time to hit the road! Head out on a gentle journey in your reliable old caravan, crafting hearty meals, running market stalls and sharing goodies with local to...

Game Of The Week 7 of 2026: Cozy Caravan

This game is just cute lil fun. You pick veggies, chase bugs, and sell food at a traveling cart bulled by a giant bumblebee for hearts instead of coins. Its all about community! And the art is a cool stop motion style. If you like chill and cozy, this is it.

Cairn on Steam Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mou...

Game Of The Week 6 of 2026 is: Cairn

I don’t know if I like this game.
It is beautiful, atmospheric, and has a very in depth take on climbing but it’s also kinda tedious and frustrating at the same time. I find myself playing in small doses but I do keep coming back because I just like the puzzles!

Cairn on Steam Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mou...

Game Of The Week 6 of 2026 is: Cairn

I don’t know if I like this game.
It is beautiful, atmospheric, and has a very in depth take on climbing but it’s also kinda tedious and frustrating at the same time. I find myself playing in small doses but I do keep coming back because I just like the puzzles!

Anyway, I’ve got Zoro earrings now

I thought it was a red flag that no one complimented my earrings when I interviewed in the Bay Area. Now that I work here I think maybe it’s just that cishet people don’t really notice or comment on the people around them.

Queer community is so ready to say what they love about your presentation 👀

I keep wanting to play more cairn, because climbing a scenic mountain is cool, but then I have to actually engage with cairns mechanics which is… tedious? I’m conflicted about whether or not im enjoying myself.

Battery powered waffle maker
Waffle maker that fits in briefcase
Portable battery for waffle maker
Waffle briefcase case

Wait this isn’t a search engine

Keep track: linktr.ee/bennettplays...

Bladesong on Steam The ultimate swordmaking game. Forge unique weapons with freeform blade shaping and modular hilts, perfectly balanced to your customers’ needs. Master the art of smithing and uncover the secrets of Er...

Game Of The Week 5 for 2026 is: Bladesong

Amazingly robust sword crafting, paired with a surprisingly engrossing narrative wrapper. It has a GRIP on me. I spend way too much time on every sword, and think about what to try on the next blade all day. Right now I’m all in on curvy fantasy bullshit.

I’ve been meaning to do this since New Year’s but fuck it — between moving, constant fascism every day, and a new job in a real office, I’ve been busy.

So starting this week, I’m doing my Game Of The Week! I play a lot of games, and I’m passing my experience on to you.

How do you politely ask white men in their 50s if they know they’re allowed to trim their eyebrows?

If I gotta look at your face, you gotta look closer at your face. And I dunno, do a little maintenance. To be kind to yourself.

Have hobbies. Hobbies of all kinds. Lean into other interests and things you love because they will influence and help you as a comic creator in very surprising ways.

Watching films, reconnecting with nature, doing OTHER art related things. Taking a step back from comics helped me get closer to it.

I’ve found a new thing to be grumpy and old about: Sando. A sando is a specific style of sandwich, from Japan, with a clear style of preparing bread and filling to meet that style. A sando is not just slang for sandwich. You can’t just get a sando at a deli, there are already 5 words for that.

Glüřg has taken a wizard level since moving up north

It took me 18 months to find my job. It took a year of networking and conversations with the recruiter. It took them 4 months from initial contact on this role to being hired. Keeep trying, keep poking and prodding, keep following up.

I don’t know why, but there’s a restaurant on DoorDash out here that has decided to feature videos of their food jiggling to promote their menu. Just a series of 3 second clips of jiggly tofu, soup, mushrooms, etc.

It is not appetizing.

Handmade 167mm Folding Pocket Comb with Clip - A 20T | Kent Brushes Our 167mm Folding Pocket Comb with Clip from our Handmade Combs collection has rounded teeth to ensure a smooth and comfortable action on your scalp.

If you have facial hair, I highly recommend a mustache a comb. It just feels nice, and we all could use nice things. I love this one: kentbrushes.com/products/han...

Happy new year.

If you are having a hard time going into 2026, I hope it gets better for you. And if you wanna talk about it, in hope your have friends who will listen. If you don’t, I will listen and say “damn, that sucks” if it would be useful. Keep on trying, keep on doing stuff, pursue creativity.

Shit sucks out there, but attitude has made a huge difference. When I was low, I relied on my friends, I organized games, I started indie dev projects. I tried to always focus on having a roof, a partner, food… positive things while drowning in the descent to post capitalist fascism.

In 2024 and 2025 I was unemployed. It wasn’t so bad in 2024, but in 2025 the charm wore off and a pretty heavy depression started. It wasn’t a great year.

2026 I am 3 months into a great job, and I have moved to a brand new town to do it, accompanied by a partner who stuck with me through 2025.