Legendary Lucina Lights the Way

There's nothing quite as good at getting me back in the easy writing mood as a Fire Emblem Heroes update. Particularly when there are new units involved. Not sure how excited I am to similarly embark on the journey of writing about the fuller version update that's coming in a couple of days. But hopefully …

A Passing Over Post

Obviously I missed out on doing a blog post yesterday. Almost missed out on doing one today too, but I figured I would at least do something quick to fill the void and try to keep myself honest. My missing time pretty much comes out of a lot of time spent with my friends the …

Return to Wilson Park

Once again I spent the evening in Torrance enjoying the second Shakespeare by the Sea performance of the season. Last night showcased The Winter's Tale, a drama that arguably wasn't very dramatic, but tonight was comedy night with The Merry Wives of Windsor. Honestly, this play was much better in my opinion. I'm usually one …

A Day of Fine Arts

After a rare day spent almost entirely outdoors at the Manhattan Beach Pier and at Wilson Park in Torrance, I'm pretty beat. I'm also pretty sunburnt at that, so I'm sure I'll come to regret not putting on sunscreen once my face starts to seriously burn up. 'Tis the unfortunate truth of being an overtly …

A Novel Writing Tool

If there's one thing I haven't talked about nearly enough around here, it's Fire Emblem. Nah, just kidding. I talk about that way too much. But I don't talk about my Senior Honors Project as much as I probably should. Doing so would probably encourage me to make more progress than I have been. Though …

Running and Gaming

I probably could have written up a blog post much earlier today when I wasn't about to fall asleep while also taking the trash out. But what can I say. Hollow Knight has enthralled me for easily the last six or so hours straight, so I lost track of time. I'm not going to say …

Go drunk Twitter, you’re home

I decided to go through with my idea from the other day and create a poll on Twitter to determine which game I should buy on my Switch, as I've had an interest in both Hollow Knight and Enter the Gungeon for some time now. It only seemed fair to go to the Internet to …

Did Intelligent Systems forge a fun event?

As many of you know, I consider myself something of a Fire Emblem Heroes recorder. I've been following the game since its humble beginnings and quite enjoy taking note of different things that come to it on behalf of Intelligent Systems. New summoning focuses. Major version updates. Chronicling the game's ever-expanding plot. And of course …

Quick Time Events suck

I know it's a cliché to argue exactly what I'm saying in the title here, but don't worry. I'm not actually planning on going on a long tirade against QTEs in video games. This is just another case of 'I spent all day hanging out with my friends and didn't take the chance to write …

Music, Muppets and Menorahs

Today the Rochlin clan made its way up into the Santa Monica hills for a day trip to the Skirball Cultural Center. For those of you who aren't aware (as I wasn't before our trip today), the Skirball is a Jewish institution opened in 1996 that, frankly, is quite beautiful. Right next to Mulholland Drive …