Maren Wasser
@marenww.bsky.social
They/Them.
A person trying to make their way in the world.
An exception to many rules.
Check out my website: https://marensdasein.neocities.org/
A person trying to make their way in the world.
An exception to many rules.
Check out my website: https://marensdasein.neocities.org/
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Maren Wasser
@marenww.bsky.social
· Jul 23
"An exception to many rules." What exactly does that mean? A coworker used a variation of that phrase to describe me. As a transfem non-binary person forced to reckon with being a bundle of contradictions to "the rules", I felt oddly seen even flattered. I claimed that description with pride.
Seeing Return to Silent Hill again. Maybe this time I'll hate it like everyone else does 😜
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Seeing Return to Silent Hill again. Maybe this time I'll hate it like everyone else does 😜
110% blown away by Retro Fighters's customer service and product quality! I noticed a controller of theirs I bought a year ago had some issues so I contacted customer service and after one or two questions they offered to just send me a replacement!
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 AM
110% blown away by Retro Fighters's customer service and product quality! I noticed a controller of theirs I bought a year ago had some issues so I contacted customer service and after one or two questions they offered to just send me a replacement!
On one hand package tracking is GREAT! You can with reasonable accuracy guess to a window of a few hours when a package is going to arrive. On the other hand it sucks cause you can get stuck refreshing the tracking page over and over during the delivery window to see if it's been delivered yet.🙃
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 PM
On one hand package tracking is GREAT! You can with reasonable accuracy guess to a window of a few hours when a package is going to arrive. On the other hand it sucks cause you can get stuck refreshing the tracking page over and over during the delivery window to see if it's been delivered yet.🙃
I'm surprised I haven't just collapsed under everything today. I'm operating on ~3 hrs. of sleep, dysphoric AF, and then there's just being a US resident in 2026. I still have a pulse, I'm still breathing, and that's expected to continue, but I don't have words to describe how done I am.
January 30, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I'm surprised I haven't just collapsed under everything today. I'm operating on ~3 hrs. of sleep, dysphoric AF, and then there's just being a US resident in 2026. I still have a pulse, I'm still breathing, and that's expected to continue, but I don't have words to describe how done I am.
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Locking down your phone, being mindful of what you're wearing, and coming up with plans to communicate with others are all key steps to take before attending a protest. ssd.eff.org/module/atte...
Attending a Protest
For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download).
Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountable and inspire others through the act of protest.
Protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during,...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Locking down your phone, being mindful of what you're wearing, and coming up with plans to communicate with others are all key steps to take before attending a protest. ssd.eff.org/module/atte...
Due to some sadistic mishap of the universe I've been awake for around 7 hours so far today and have felt awful every second. 😫
January 30, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Due to some sadistic mishap of the universe I've been awake for around 7 hours so far today and have felt awful every second. 😫
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Have you all heard the rumors about Tommy Gnosis??? Idk what to think because plagiarism is a pretty serious claim, but he doesn’t seem like the type to plagiarize his songs… And the accuser low-key seems like a stalker…
January 28, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Have you all heard the rumors about Tommy Gnosis??? Idk what to think because plagiarism is a pretty serious claim, but he doesn’t seem like the type to plagiarize his songs… And the accuser low-key seems like a stalker…
Videogame idea: licensed Saw videogame but it's a management sim. You select victims, design "games", and train and assign acolytes. Your success is measured by how many victims survive and also become your acolytes to so your endeavors expand.
January 29, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Videogame idea: licensed Saw videogame but it's a management sim. You select victims, design "games", and train and assign acolytes. Your success is measured by how many victims survive and also become your acolytes to so your endeavors expand.
Finished the Return to Silent Hill novelization. Not exactly a great novel but then that's not really what it's supposed to be. Its worth reading if only as a look at what the movie might have been like if it were allowed to be longer, and you know what? It would have been better.
January 29, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Finished the Return to Silent Hill novelization. Not exactly a great novel but then that's not really what it's supposed to be. Its worth reading if only as a look at what the movie might have been like if it were allowed to be longer, and you know what? It would have been better.
Halfway through the novelization and it's really good!? Just in the first half, it's better paced and more complete with critical details that didn't make it to the film. If this is a peek at what the film was supposed to be before producers murdered it in post then we NEED a Director's cut!
January 28, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Halfway through the novelization and it's really good!? Just in the first half, it's better paced and more complete with critical details that didn't make it to the film. If this is a peek at what the film was supposed to be before producers murdered it in post then we NEED a Director's cut!
I know this isn't like scientific or anything, but when I was snowed in over the weekend I played through the original version of Silent Hill 2 pretty much without stopping. The next night I played the Remake on my PC and got bored after like less than an hour. Guys... I think the remake is worse
January 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I know this isn't like scientific or anything, but when I was snowed in over the weekend I played through the original version of Silent Hill 2 pretty much without stopping. The next night I played the Remake on my PC and got bored after like less than an hour. Guys... I think the remake is worse
Silent Hill fan challenge: explain how Return to Silent Hill fails as a movie without referencing Silent Hill 2. I know I can do it.
I like the movie, but it has many problems that are unrelated to the story on which it's based. Can those who are saying it's a terrible movie identify them?
I like the movie, but it has many problems that are unrelated to the story on which it's based. Can those who are saying it's a terrible movie identify them?
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Silent Hill fan challenge: explain how Return to Silent Hill fails as a movie without referencing Silent Hill 2. I know I can do it.
I like the movie, but it has many problems that are unrelated to the story on which it's based. Can those who are saying it's a terrible movie identify them?
I like the movie, but it has many problems that are unrelated to the story on which it's based. Can those who are saying it's a terrible movie identify them?
www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/retu... FINALLY found a critic who agrees with me!!!
Return to Silent Hill Review: Most sophisticated in the series
Best in series: Christophe Gans’ belated sequel traps protagonist and viewer alike in a labyrinthine nightmare of grief, guilt and trauma
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January 26, 2026 at 10:37 PM
www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/retu... FINALLY found a critic who agrees with me!!!
Ok, like, I think the reasons people hate Return to Silent Hill (note not dislike: HATE) are the same reasons they love the Silent Hill 2 remake. Course this could just be because I think they're are also the same reasons I like Return to Silent Hill and find the remake unimpressive.
January 26, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Ok, like, I think the reasons people hate Return to Silent Hill (note not dislike: HATE) are the same reasons they love the Silent Hill 2 remake. Course this could just be because I think they're are also the same reasons I like Return to Silent Hill and find the remake unimpressive.
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New website stuff!
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January 24, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I'm curious if anyone else who saw Return to Silent Hill picked up on what the fact the town is flooding might mean?
On a related note I wonder how trustworthy they found James's therapist.
The movie is more complex than than people's discussions of it seem to suggest.
On a related note I wonder how trustworthy they found James's therapist.
The movie is more complex than than people's discussions of it seem to suggest.
January 23, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I'm curious if anyone else who saw Return to Silent Hill picked up on what the fact the town is flooding might mean?
On a related note I wonder how trustworthy they found James's therapist.
The movie is more complex than than people's discussions of it seem to suggest.
On a related note I wonder how trustworthy they found James's therapist.
The movie is more complex than than people's discussions of it seem to suggest.
So umm Return to Silent Hill was actually REALLY good. This would be easier to deal with if everyone else didn't like it.
January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
So umm Return to Silent Hill was actually REALLY good. This would be easier to deal with if everyone else didn't like it.
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His name is literally "HE-MAN". The most pronoun name ever.
I constantly play this game of "are grifters really this dense, or do they just expect their audience to be?" The answer is both obviously but it still hurts my brain seeing the endless feedback loop of asshole to asshole reinforcement.
I constantly play this game of "are grifters really this dense, or do they just expect their audience to be?" The answer is both obviously but it still hurts my brain seeing the endless feedback loop of asshole to asshole reinforcement.
January 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM
His name is literally "HE-MAN". The most pronoun name ever.
I constantly play this game of "are grifters really this dense, or do they just expect their audience to be?" The answer is both obviously but it still hurts my brain seeing the endless feedback loop of asshole to asshole reinforcement.
I constantly play this game of "are grifters really this dense, or do they just expect their audience to be?" The answer is both obviously but it still hurts my brain seeing the endless feedback loop of asshole to asshole reinforcement.
Saw the He-Man trailer: A colorful sci-fi-fantasy adventure movie about an office drone discovering he's actually a prince from some distant hi-tech fantasy culture and going off to do battle with an insane skeleton man should be 100% up my alley. But the nostalgia pandering just puts me off 😣
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Saw the He-Man trailer: A colorful sci-fi-fantasy adventure movie about an office drone discovering he's actually a prince from some distant hi-tech fantasy culture and going off to do battle with an insane skeleton man should be 100% up my alley. But the nostalgia pandering just puts me off 😣
Wake Up, Dead Man was snubbed for screenplay, and I'm baffled by the nomination of Elio for best animated feature. Other than that few surprises in the nominations. Perversely pleased Wicked made no showing. I always thought the second act was really weak.
January 22, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Wake Up, Dead Man was snubbed for screenplay, and I'm baffled by the nomination of Elio for best animated feature. Other than that few surprises in the nominations. Perversely pleased Wicked made no showing. I always thought the second act was really weak.
OMFG I just read someone online compare the Silent Hill 2 remake to Peter Jackson's King Kong and YES! Clearly a labor of love made by a fan of the material, but way too long and indulgent to work as a re-watchable classic in its own right.
January 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM
OMFG I just read someone online compare the Silent Hill 2 remake to Peter Jackson's King Kong and YES! Clearly a labor of love made by a fan of the material, but way too long and indulgent to work as a re-watchable classic in its own right.
The only Metal Gear hot take that annoys me is "Metal Gear Solid 2 sucks". It might not be peak, hell I can see an argument for it being poorly written and paced. But it's DAMNED clever and it's arcady stealth systems are tight and satisfying.
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 AM
The only Metal Gear hot take that annoys me is "Metal Gear Solid 2 sucks". It might not be peak, hell I can see an argument for it being poorly written and paced. But it's DAMNED clever and it's arcady stealth systems are tight and satisfying.