My contract has been renewed for another year! I feel bad because they have to let two of the people in this position go this year (thanks to budget cuts and a general lack of giving a fuck about the Humanities), but I worked really hard to keep this job so I'm thrilled.

Saw that on Twitter yesterday. Loved everything about it.

I also just bought a TV and work at the 777 convenience store!

I've grown to love watching people I know experience a video game that I'm playing. I used to hate not being the one with the controller (because of always being the one watching as a kid with an older brother). But now I like seeing how my husband plays games so differently than I do. In Zelda, for example, he's…

Totally agree with your interpretation of the game's theme. I also think there's something in there about how people sometimes do terrible things, and that society (with all of its hierarchical bullshit) actually allows some people to get away with doing terrible things. And there's nothing you can do about it, unless…

I'm torn. I kind of want it just to be about friendship. But I also appreciate the larger narrative that's being built.

Oh man, you're so right! Now that's all I'll be thinking about.

I was very anxious on the way to school that first morning. I was certain that I would get on the wrong train and end up being late. And then mean replacement dad would be mad at me. So it was basically exactly how I would feel in real life. Unlike real life, I conquered the scary, confusing world of public transit!…

I really appreciate this thoughtful review. I'll have to listen to the album a few more times before I have any coherent thoughts, but this review feels spot on.

Considering I'm only a few hours in, I'm willing to go along with it for now under the assumption that it will stop happening so frequently and that it will ultimately add something to my experience. But for now, yeah, I mostly feel like it's interrupting my play.

Put Zelda: BOTW on hold for now to play Persona 5 because I'm insane and like to have multiple games going at the same time. Anyway, got home at 8 last night,and played until midnight. I'm super tired today, but I suspect that this will just be my life until the semester ends. Who needs sleep when I can go fight…

I'm a little uneasy about the flashback storytelling device as well, but mostly only because I don't appreciate the interruptions.

Oh yeah, I have those all the time. Usually it is a science class of some sort.

I yelled at my students because they wouldn't stop talking while I was talking. Then one of my male students said "Why are you being so crazy?" So I told him that was incredibly offensive and kicked him out of my class. But that didn't stop everyone from talking. So I kicked everyone out of class. Then I left, and…

It was a great comment!

I subscribe to the monthly thingy because it backups my data automatically, and I know I'm going to forget to backup my save data some day, and that will be the day my system breaks, and I'll curse myself for being so forgetful.

I feel confident that I could finish Zelda this weekend…if I didn't have to grade. But I do, of course, because my life is an endless stream of grading. I'll still try and sneak in a few hours, but I doubt I'll be finished before Persona comes out. And then I'll have to set aside Zelda in favor of Persona because…

So many happy emotions that can pretty much be summed up by the last sentence of this review: "It’s a game in which you will think, 'I should spend the night at the bath house so I can level up my charm and more directly hit on my classmates,' and then you won’t be able to because your talking cat won’t let you."…

I mean…I'd definitely watch it. But I don't need it. They should probably just move on.

Just wanted to say that I found parts of your featured comment above very, very familiar. My partner and I spend many a night collapsing on the couch with The Golden Girls.