Blender's NLA editor is kind of the devil, but I definitely needed it to actually get this over the finish line, even if I had to limp there and also blender crashed a bunch. This is my first time rigging two characters in one scene! It was a rush.

Yeah, the graph editor's UI just really leaves a lot to be desired when you're selecting a bunch of things.

I always love it when the focal point of my latest special interest/fixation gives me the volition necessary to tackle a difficult topic or subject. It's like getting a rare out of a gachapon machine.

I just hope I get to read it somewhere, sometime! I hope you figure out a way to get supported for that writing.

If your article on monomania is anything to go by you had to have lost it only within the past day or so, meaning it might just be an off moment!

Knowing how hard you work and how quickly you wanted to get it done this one musta been a beast to write. Good job.

Yeah, makes sense. Sorry to hear-- hopefully the price either comes down or you get a massive come-up soon or both.

Your emphasis on hand-writing makes me wonder-- has anybody brought up e-ink monitors to you? They suck for doing video stuff on a computer but if LED displays are still causing your eyes grief after your injuries they may be worth a look-in for your writing work. They can be pricey though.

I've taken to callin' this stuff Hoyoslop.

This reminds me of a lot of connected thematic threads in alternate religious and occult movements, ex. the Gospels of Thomas and Philip in the Nag Hammadi scriptures, concepts of the Holy Guardian Angel in Abraham von Worms' Abramelin. Interesting to connect those works to a psychological need.

People who know about Jonathan Blow because of games: [Dead asleep on their couches, immediately go limp like they got unplugged from the Matrix]

People who know about Jonathan Blow because of programming:
[Twitching, occasionally foaming at the mouth, lurching erratically in a scary way]

I tend to describe myself as a limerent person, given certain patterns of behavior I've fallen into and those I've seen others fall into as well. I'm very interested in your take against the word. If ever you have the inclination and ability to say more, someone out there would love to hear more.

All I'm saying is, Ed, nobody's yet done a throat-singing arrangement of Vento D'Oro, and nobody's yet woken up Clamuel to a hundred dudes throat-singing that arrangement outside his house. Gotta keep your horizons open!

Additionally, I hope it can promote the brand-new content that Ayba has put into her already-released hit map that should absolutely not be overlooked. Her voice acting work is incredible and harrowing.

I was blown away by the breadth and depth of @aybaonline.bsky.social 's talent and frustrated by people who would frame her reactions to people's reception of her work in ways used to minimize trans voices all too often. I hope my work can go some way to being a counterpoint to that view.