After sinking 150 hours into Balatro and finally beating a deck on the hardest difficulty, I realized I really, really like roguelike games. Steam must have realized this too because they started recommending me roguelikes like crazy.

One of these games was Dice a Million, a "balatrolike" with dice.

If you fancy going to Ottawa's Canadian Tulip Festival but are not in the mood for big crowds, then the Tulip Fest at Saunders Farm is a viable alternative.

Sadly, I couldn't go to Necroticgorebeast's show last night. Life happened. Oh well. Maybe next time they come to town, I'll go and share my opinion here.

In the meantime, I can share my thoughts on their newest single, "Cephalic Devourment Assimilation."

I'm looking forward to a concert next week here in Ottawa. I've been listening to the bands that are coming and thinking a lot about what makes metal heavy.

Desire paths are shortcuts in the dirt that people take because they're quicker to go through than an already designated path.

Many young people share a common anxiety: when they get older, will they think people their age are attractive? Or will they continue to think only young people are attractive?

My family has an Easter tradition that I really like. When the kids wake up on Easter morning, they find a piece of paper in their room. This piece of paper has a clue. When they solve this clue, they discover the location of the next clue. After 8–10 clues, they find the big treasure: a basket filled with chocolate goodies and a video game.

One of my friends is a voracious reader. When he learned I did my undergrad at Brigham Young University (BYU), he asked me if I'd read anything by Brandon Sanderson, who teaches at BYU. I hadn't. He said I should, and so I did. I picked up a copy of The Way of Kings (2010) on Boxing Day last year and finished it today.

I have three portable, distraction-free devices. Two are laptop thermal typewriters, which I love. But my favourite is the AlphaSmart 3000, a dinky little word processor from the turn of the millennium.

I really enjoy the mechanics of collectible card games like Magic: The Gathering and Disney Lorcana, but I don't like how expensive it can be to build a good deck. It feels pay-to-win to me. So I'm creating a new card game that is super cheap for everyone to play and focuses on the fun of battling with friends.