Got a bit tired of work, ended a small side gig and finally found time to entertain myself.

Books

Le necromanchien by Matthias Aregui

I've spot this book at local book store and immediately think, that I want to read that.

And that is a really good read. Very sad, but good.

On this book, I've started commonplace book. Write few quotes, draw some ugly sketches. And decided to study, how other peoples make commonplace books. Found this one, flipper through few pages, and set aside for now.

But started another one, Pollyanna. Feels a bit weird for now, but we'll see.

Games

Tried continue my Dark Souls playtrough. And sensed anger almost at the start. I like the game, lore, mechanics, I just don't like that this games want you to play them as work. If you miss a day (or week), you will be penalized, just because you forget how to parry, or some shit.

At gamedev team we discussed old XComs, and I remembered having fun playing Phoenix Point few years ago. And now decided to try Xenonauts. And just feeling frustrated at the first ground battle. Aliens, that can one shot half of your squad across the map, and your squad what can't do shit, because there is a bush... It's a drop for now.

On this note, I've tried some more strategies from my library. I've really like Spear Song and Republic of Pirates. Oh, and Mudboorne. Man, I love frogs. Nevertheless, none of this games can take my attention for long. I will play them, later, I guess.

Oh, and I've tried to make jam entry to Decker jam. Got my old cozy game idea, created pretty barebones prototype, and dropped it. It's just too much of a hussle, to work comfortable in Decker. So, I filled my game design document with details and mechanics, and postponed this game for now.

Video

Gachiakuta is out! That's a blast. After watching first ep, I've decided to write this post, just to recommend this to some stranger on the internet. Drop anything and go watch Gachiakuta!

Finnaly, watched Gunnm. Very strange pacing, but overall I like it. OST from Gunnm was in inspiration list for Mahou Mayhem, game, that I develop now. Will definitely read manga.

Other

A great article, that I think about for a few weeks now. How your brain tricks you into not doing things. A good quote from article:

This is how standards are actually achieved… through process, not proclamation.

Found Analog Kitchen, youtube channel about making music on hardware. Cool grooves, interesting materials, watched a lot of it.

Also, I'm designing and 3d printing drip irrigation system for my plants. It is a cool little side project. It is a nice change of pace, from digital to physical world. I always found this fascinating, when you start questioning yourself about how things are invented and how smart people really are. This time, I've learned how tap works and created a minimal version, that will help my plants stay hydrated. Will test it out and push out on Printables.