These days people are worried about vaping in schools. But the controversy reminded me of a strange traditional smoking story from my middle school days (with a high school sequel).
On how to host avatars locally on WordPress AND redirect Gravatar requests locally for users without local avatars.
Remembering the time I inadvertently triggered the wrath of a video game character in Persona 3 FES and was forced to hang on for dear virtual life.
On noting the identical first names of the protagonists of two Midsummer visual novels I reviewed back to back (without knowing the names in advance).
I take a look at one of the best visual novels of the al|together set, featuring a terrific protagonist in Kasumi Kurasawa, broken phones, holograms, and growing up.
I have some notable site news to share and a good (albeit small) collection of articles from August 2023.
On our new Twtxt feed and how to set one up in WordPress. This will be useful for the 2-3 Twtxt users who may find our site.
The most difficult part of my al|together visual novel review project was finding what I needed to run Midsummer Haze…
I reviewed Midsummer Haze, the translation of a doujin freeware Japanese visual novel. It took some effort to find what I needed to run it and even more effort to get through a certain random trigger mechanic.
While I do not have strong opinions on pumpkin spice generally, I fear that pumpkin spice makeup removing wipes may be a step too far.
Calvin Coolidge described seeing then-President Benjamin Harrison speak when Coolidge was in college. I decided to find the story of Harrison’s 1891 orations in Bennington, Vermont.
“The Band’s impact on the world of music has been immense, and they will live on in their work – and will always be, to me, very much alive whenever I play their records.”