A Much Needed Return to Leisure

Soft clouds of pink alcohol inks with some golden lines for effects. Some text in the lower right corner reads, I couldn't think of a better image, so enjoy some alcohol inks.

Motherfucker this semester is finally done these ivy league wannabes can suck my nonexistent nutsack Well, this  certainly was a trying semester, but I’m sure this will all be worth it when I finally become a professional whatever the hell it is I’m trying to become. Seriously, there’s a need for what I want to…

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Prompts for Librarians

A YouTube header image, but it says YerTerb.

Or Short Timewasters for Librarians to Appreciate In Between Their Various, Soul-Crippling Tasks In between my own various, soul-crippling tasks (coursework, internship, the grind of mundane living), I manage to complete two shorts. I’m debating working on a fourth before making that channel go live, but that sort of feels like a delay tactic. I…

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Finding My Game

A header image featuring a part of the exterior of The Strong. Giant Scrabble pieces spell out PLAY and a red dragon looms over a garden. Accompanying text reads, Rochester, NY. This is the farthest up north I've ever been in my life. On the east coast, anyway.

I could go into excruciating detail about my first conference trip, but most of it’s pretty academic and therefore sand-blastingly dry—trust me, you don’t want the blow by blow—but Board Game Academics was possibly the best first conference I ever could have had. Considering I was the only librarian/information type person among 75 people, I…

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Return to Responsibilities

Soft clouds of pink alcohol inks with some golden lines for effects. Some text in the lower right corner reads, I couldn't think of a better image, so enjoy some alcohol inks.

Don’t get me wrong, it is nice in a way to return from a four-day trip and find familiar sights and experiences waiting for me. But all at once… Such a nice, blustery, tropical stormy day. There goes my intention to experiment livestreaming with my iPad. I could give it a go, but then I’d…

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20 Streams Later (Eventually)

A pixelated World Wide Web logo.

Lately I’ve been doing an audit of my websites—well, more like glancing over them and thinking random things such as: “I need to revamp this layout.” “I should add a Twitch alert.” “When did I buy this domain, and for what purpose?” Yes, you read the Twitch comment correctly. I’ve started streaming, and in a…

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Short: Opinion

Lovingly and painstakingly mashed together in DaVinci Resolve over the course of three weeks. And I still want to make changes to it before I upload it to a channel. Tip: View in fullscreen, because the WP video feature doesn’t allow for custom video sizes. (Warning: Loud noise)   Just one of the many hypocrisies…

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Future Road Trip

A close up view of a library bookcase to the viewer's left, leading the eye to a blurry view of shelves and desks in the distance. The header text reads, 'Research, my happy place.'

This conference takes place in October, so I have plenty of time to psyche myself up. I’m having a harder time doing the same for a trip to Florida next month.

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Backyard Journal: Frogs

Header: A desk covered in zine supplies: washi tape rolls, scissors, printer paper, markers, and tape. On the zine is a line drawing of a mushroom. In the lower right corner is the title, I See You.

One of the few joys I get from living in a rural area is coming across wildlife. Finding tree frogs in the smallest of spaces in the backyard is probably my best recent memory. A couple of times, I even managed to put a finger inside and gently pat their squishy little heads. I’m sure…

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My Own Animal Farm

Header: A desk covered in zine supplies: washi tape rolls, scissors, printer paper, markers, and tape. On the zine is a line drawing of a mushroom. In the lower right corner is the title, I See You.

Or Ellie Hasn’t Actually Read the Classic, But She’ll Still Act Smart for Borrowing Elements from It Not too long ago, I was skimming the GameRT Discord when I saw a message. Since I’m not sure of the sharing policy for screenshots, I’ll only share a description and the poster’s message. It was a screenshot…

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Backyard Journal: Rabbits

These furry loaves are lucky I can’t run that fast anymore, because I would give them such a loving on their little bunny heads, yes, I would, and I’ll give their little feetsies all the kisses they can handle, yes, my little long-eared darlings *further devolves into nauseating cutesy speak*

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