(Posted 2026-02-03)

Learning Thoughts

  1. I want to research more
    1. it’s starting to feel harder and harder to learn about random curiosities
      1. Often feel like I don’t understand things, and don’t have the desire to do so…
      2. Feel like it’ll make me stiffer (creatively and knowledge wise)
    2. I doubt it’s purely neuroplasticity stuff. (at least, hope that’s the case)
    3. Possibly also related to limited time during this portion of my life (work and mental health going first)
  2. Want to take notes more
    1. Practice below. picked a random topic to study
  3. Used to make monthly/every 2 week notes docs during college for archiving stuff. Think that would be a good fit for this site
    1. Those college notes were more of a slush pile, to be honest. A bunch of half-ideas to re-combine from the atoms as needed.
    2. Could delinate research from slush by post name? Honestly probably is fine to stick them all together, though

Notes Formatting

  1. Will NOT be organized coherently. mostly for me to practice retaining things
  2. Might be somewhat wrong! That’s part of learning!
    1. Might be somewhat obvious. That’s also part of learning!
  3. Will be numbered sequentially. Reset to 01 at start of year for sanity of numbering
  4. 1 doc per month? 1 doc per week or two?
    1. Range may not need to be consistent either
    2. Might interact badly with above bullet 3, but probs fine
  5. Numbered bullets are easier to reference once the page is done (i.e Sample research bullet 1-3), so I’ll probs use those until it becomes cumbersome

Sample Research

Picked something random here. Thank you citizens of uruguay for your service!

  1. started with the The President of Uruguay
    1. got a little zoned out about articles of government.
    2. wish I’d spent a little more time here, haha
    3. was because of a meme where an ADHD kid will go “oh I know a GREAT sushi restaurant” and then immediately look up something like who this was in 1915
  2. Uraguay
    1. Was declared soveirgn in 1825 (gut check on that was right)
    2. surprisngly progressive country. Figured it would be a little more old-european somehow. Perhaps ‘cause the name feels a little more east-european?
      1. the first globally to legalize marijuana
      2. oddly enough Active voluntary euthanasia is also legal there. Just have to be sound of mind and in a irreversible state of illness
    3. similar to the cannabis thing, didn’t know the official language was spanish

Tabletop RPGs

  1. Detail - Old man who sits crooked (always facing you at an angle)
    1. Written because I always tilt my computer oddly so it forms an angle with the table. might be my astigmatism at work? idk
  2. Goblin Punch - Be of Good Cheer
    1. Love the idea of downtime comfort being used for extra HP. reminds me of Breath of the Wild.
    2. Idea of good baths and food giving extra HP feels like a good cozy way to do healing. Feels kinda like the more relaxed fantasy anime I’ve seen.
    3. Not sure if I like the extra complexity of a shared roll pool, but Arnold Kemp seems to want to reduce the mandatory nature of a healing class in this case. If it were me maybe I’d just do it as a temp HP pool? could possibly be used by the group retroactively to get the same effect.
      1. Honestly might make a post of my own for that concept…
    4. The Library of Attnam did something similar
  3. Thalian Musings - Hexcrawling the Blogosphere

Gamedev/Code

  1. Youtube - Nonsensical 2D - Auto-Tiling while drawing only 5 tiles – DUAL GRID SYSTEM
  2. Melonland.net - How to Make Pixel Art From an Existing Image
  3. github - capjamesg - aurora
    1. interesting looking Static Site generator. May migrate one day?
  4. Youtube - Rainy Tei Productions - How I customize my RPG Maker menus!
    1. striving for more efficient dev work. might not be bad to approach it this way…
  5. Various - PicoPico256 - Ruin Runners
    1. Really amazing free artwork!
  6. FinalBossBlues - Lo-Bit RPG Pixel Art Asset Pack

Music/Fun

  1. Youtube - Azarashi Software - Amanatsu OP
  2. Youtube - Nerissa Ravencroft (Hololive) - OYOME♡HOLIC【original song】
  3. Webtoons - AnaPijamas - My Girlfriend is a Zombie!? (ZombieGF)
    1. hate webtoons vertical format.
    2. Story is super enterataining and cute
  4. Youtube - BootlegDagut
    1. Oozora Subaru - ホットダック/ HOT DUCK! HOLOLIVE ANIMATION
    2. EASY MODE? - (TOUHOU/東方 PROJECT ANIMATION)
    3. Marine plays Slither.io
  5. Reddit r/Mahjong - Rules of Riichi Mahjong explained as fast as possible
  6. Youtube - Jamie Paige - Machine Love (feat. Kasane Teto)
    1. Youtube - @nycnouu - TETO IS EVOLVING!! (where I heard the above)
    2. Youtube - suzie - 【Kasane Teto AI】Song of the Eared Robot 【SynthV Cover】 is a pretty solid restoration/cover of the inspiration for machine love
  7. Youtube - ThatOneGuy’sAnimations - Miku’s Surprise
    1. Literally might try fortnite if they add Teto

Art

  1. Twitter - @hokkemaruyaki
    1. Really like their power girl pieces!
      1. Power Girl 1
      2. Power Girl 2
      3. Power Girl 3
      4. Power Girl 4
    2. Think it’s cool that they really like DC! Might be a contractor? idk

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