You know, [during] the very last year or so of ‘Mad God,’ or even before that, the last couple of years, I ended up hating it. It was just a slog, just go in every day, and then get it done. And at the end, maybe about a year before it was complete, I had a huge mental breakdown and had to go into a psych ward for a while, and recovery, and that took me about three months to get over — but it busted my brain.
I saw a Tweet some time back in which someone realized that they enjoyed reading, writing, and thinking about video games more than actually playing them. At the time I balked, but as I continue my forays into research I’m starting to see their point. Playing a video game just takes so much time! And so does researching anything. So something’s gotta give and for the time being I’m letting my academic side go nuts.
I just had the best chocolate cookie I’ve ever eaten in my life. It’s unlike any cookie I’ve ever experienced, a texture and consistency that defies the collective understanding of a cookie. Soft and crumbly, chocolate filled, with ground espresso beans and topped with a marshmallow semi-melted across the top. It’s absurdly decadent for a cookie but nothing compares. This is it. What a thrill, sheer joy and wonder at the amazing things we can make for each other. Don’t wake me, let this cloud lift me to the moon. I want to die if this is the final experience I get to have as a living man. I will haunt no one for all my unresolved matters are vanishing mist in the light of this revelation. Peace be with you and this baker.
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