Obsessionist

Seconding Professor Layton from Professor Layton Ezlo from The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Lucas from Mother 3

It's exactly what it sound like. Alternating three minute intervals of chess and boxing, you win if you checkmate your opponent in chess or knock out your opponent in boxing. I had no idea this was a thing.

As I see it, there are two possible timelines: The year is 2036. Zelda NX/Wii U is consistently lauded as the best game of all time, praised for its visual design, sprawling and interesting overworld, and masterful combination of open world gameplay, satisfying combat, and engaging narrative. All children play it as a rite of passage, and most gaming sites have a week, if not a month, dedicated to discussing and celebrating the game. There is many a humble reflection on how frustrated we were when the game was originally delayed, and how grateful we are that Nintendo knew it could not rush art. The year is 2036, and the game formerly known as Zelda Wii U has been announced for a tentative 2037 release on the New Super Nintendo GameIsocahedron U.

If someone could retroactively introduce me to Discworld ten years ago or so, that'd be great. Loving these novels.

I presented my paper "The LEGO System Makes Co-Creation Painless for the LEGO Group" at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research a couple days ago. It went excellently. People were really interested, and I attracted a fellow college AFOL to my presentation who I got to talk with. It was about how the the LEGO Group harnesses the innovations and ideas of the AFOL community, and how the LEGO System itself eliminates or minimizes the obstacles that other firms face when co-creating. The bad news is that A) I didn't submit my poster for a different symposium, I'm rushing that in now and B) I did almost no other homework during the conference. Still, very worth it, though I still find it weird that I submitted a Business paper when I'm a STEM guy through and through. It was fun.

Just taste that cheesy goodness

The Takanuva one is my second favorite after the blue Mata masks one (2011?). I wear it all the time. I can't guarantee that I would buy a Piraka shirt, simply because money. I would buy a Piraka shirt over another Tahu one, though.

Kirby Air Ride

That's a really brilliant way to make a Kirby figure. Love it!

I owned one book of folk and fairy tales secondhand a couple years ago, I'm not sure what collection it was, but it including stories from a variety of cultures and was a very fun read. Maybe I should look into those types of books. A Monster Calls looks interesting. Harry Potter is always worth rereading, though I'd put it behind the other series I have queued. Man, it's been too long since I read Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Definitely going to reread those at some point. A lot of these are book I've always meant to read but never did, though I'd never considered Uncle Tom's Cabin. Thanks. I knew I could count on Aanchir for some well-considered recommendations. Thanks! Brick by Brick is fantastic! I used it as one of my main sources for writing a research paper last semester that I'll be presenting at a conference in month or so. I owe a lot to that book. Though it did mistake a Pakari Nuva for the Mask of Light. I'll tuck Neil Gaiman away, I've never really investigated his work. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is probably one of my favorite series of all time, so hilarious! I was rereading them during last semester, but lost the compilation volume I had purchased... I need to get another one. Never heard of the game, looks fun! Oh man, Artimis Fowl. I loved those books in middle school. Such a brilliant fantasy underground world. The Invention of Hugo Cabret looks really interesting. Holes I burned out on a long time ago. I'm sure it's a great book, I read it a long time ago, but it was that movie in some of elementary and middle school that they would always play to kill time.

Recommend me some. Anything--modern, 'classic,' ancient, whatever genre. I tend gravitate towards fantasy/sci-fi, but I'm eager to expand that as well. but I've added a threadbare books sidebar that mostly just reflects my plans to reread some of my favorite fantasy/sci-fi series this summer, but I also want some new things. Real talk, though. I feel guilty about how little I read nowadays. Up until a couple years ago I read in every spare moment. How much I read was a problem sometimes. Books are a brilliant and astonishingly immersive and thought-provoking and I love them. And then: It stopped being convenient to peruse a library every day I started talking with people during times I would usually read during I got a portable gaming device I discovered Zelda and the the world of really good, impactful video games Dungeons & Dragons Academics got time-intensive I got a smartphone and can now waste time very easily Most of these are good things, except that not hanging out in the library is a pity, and much of the time I spend on my phone I really do think is wasted and would be better spent reading (or, you know, doing homework). Yet, I don't think books are inherently more meritorious than other types of media. I don't regret any of the time I've spent playing or re-playing games, or planning/playing D&D. Videogames and tabletop RPGs have certain unique merits and unique ways of making me think and experience. The problem is, after discovering those things, I miss the reading experience and its unique merits. I am, in fact, nostalgic for the days when I read exclusively, without any real devotion to videogames or D&D. Also games tend to not expand my vocabulary and impact my syntax as much books, which makes me feel like a less intelligent individual. Which is silly. Also there's the balance of experiencing new books/games and participating in communities. I love being part of communities, but when every minute spent on a forum is a minute I'm not broadening my reading/playing experience, I feel conflicted. Also there's this thing where entertainment stops becoming entertainment and starts being an obligation. Which is weird. Also. Also also. Ultimately, the biggest factor is not my distribution of free time between different activities, but rather a decrease in available free time. Which is unavoidable. tl;dr I don't read as much as I used to, I don't have the backlog of books I want to read that I usually do, recommend some books.

novice wizard filling in for a mage on maternity leave

HOI!!1!

Y'all are right. Maybe I'll go with Bagelmancer 4/Bagelmincer 2/Cleric 1/Beaglemancer X.

bagelmancer

Brilliant.

Yes? Good. Time for Critical Role. D&D is fun!

That's a fun lot.

My first thought on seeing the title was that it'd be Alphys, and it's definitely got some similarities, what with the head-spikes, claws, and pose. I love it.

Nice parts combo on the torso, looks very cool.

The first one confuses me as well, I love the butterfly and Christmas Tree, though. I like the inclusion of a couple roots in the tree.

I'm no musician, but I'm looking to mess around a Pogo-style mix of non-music sounds. The internet has offered up a couple of cool free audio workstations, but neither of the ones I've tried (Audacity and LMMS) let me chop up samples and arrange them to a beat; at least as far as I can tell. Audacity will let me alter music files, but has no beat-based snap-to function; LMMS will let samples be used as notes but not arranged as-is. Obviously, I lack the musical vocabulary to really describe what I'm looking for. TL;DR, anyone know fun free (or cheap) music creation software for a non-musician to mess with?

They've really improved the graphics! They've got an opening cinematic, Fox has his reflector, and his up-B is nicer-looking! And most importantly, ledge-grabbing! Also Corrin and Bayonetta are out but I can't mess with them 'til the weekend.