The receptionist at the Adventurer’s Guild wasn’t one that Ardor recognized, but in truth he probably didn’t know most of the people that worked here. “You must be new” said the receptionist. “What did you say your name was? I need to find your registration record.” “Ardor”
Like many people who have been gaming for years, I have acquired a number of devices over time. Currently, I have: * Gaming desktop * Gaming laptop * Steam Deck * Nintendo Switch * Nintendo Switch 2 * Retroid Pocket Flip 2 * PlayStation 4 * Xbox 360 That's a lot of gadgets. As someone who
I have an interest in being able to wander around and eat things that others didn't know were food. This has lead to me being able to taste foods and flavors that you won't find in a grocery store. Berries that taste like plum-banana bread,
I'm introducing a new category to the site: hobby quick starts! The intention here is to create 1-2 page quick start guides to provide the bare essentials for someone interested in learning more about a topic/hobby. Due to site limitations (or rather, the tier of hosting
Chapter 3 of the Ardor short story
How the Steam Deck changed how I see life.
...but before we dig into that, let's cover some context. I'm a really big fan of hybrid game play. For me, that generally means alternating between playing at my desk on my 4K 43" monitor, and sitting on the couch. I'm also a
A while back I decided to r/degoogle myself and reclaim some of my privacy. I'm not particularly interested in the dumbphone movement myself... but I seem to have come across something that I think that community may find helpful. As part of my interest in privacy, I
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Several years ago now, I began a series of YouTube tutorials for building your own Halo Cosplay. Unfortunately, I never finished the series before I burned out due to the amount of work required to make them. I've included them linked here so they can continue to be
Ardor awoke in brightly lit white room he recognized from the nightmares that would wake him up in the middle of the night. He laying on a bed in a sterile medical room. He could hear the slow rhythmic beep of medical equipment around him. How had he gotten here?
Fire washed away Ardor’s hair, which was frustrating because it had just started to grow back. He knew he shouldn’t let the fire of his anger out like that. She would’ve scolded him for the lack of emotional control, but she wasn’t here anymore and this
When Framework announced their 16 inch laptop, I placed my order within an hour. As a result, I have a batch 1 Framework 16 with a Ryzen 7 7840HS and RX 7700s dGPU. I love this laptop dearly, but that doesn't mean I haven't made a