Robert Ashley
@robertashley.bsky.social
A Life Well Wasted, I Come to Shanghai, always in the kitchen. Music, books, and games. Lexington, VA. www.alifewellwasted.com
https://icometoshanghai.bandcamp.com/album/low-pressure
https://icometoshanghai.bandcamp.com/album/low-pressure
I found the first thing I ever had published in a magazine. An interview with Tetsuya Mizuguchi about one of my favorite games ever: Rez. PlayStation Magazine, February 2002. I still remember hunting for it at the bookstore.
February 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I found the first thing I ever had published in a magazine. An interview with Tetsuya Mizuguchi about one of my favorite games ever: Rez. PlayStation Magazine, February 2002. I still remember hunting for it at the bookstore.
Also found an unopened 2005 issue of EGM.
February 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Also found an unopened 2005 issue of EGM.
I was doing the lords work there.
February 3, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I was doing the lords work there.
Fuckin lol at my review of Seaman getting the page 1 teaser in my very serious college paper.
February 3, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Fuckin lol at my review of Seaman getting the page 1 teaser in my very serious college paper.
I just found a printed record of a few months of my 2002 Google searches. My job must have been realllllly slow
February 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I just found a printed record of a few months of my 2002 Google searches. My job must have been realllllly slow
The blue cart isn’t Bible Adventures though.
January 31, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The blue cart isn’t Bible Adventures though.
I have no memory of the games at all, sadly. Currently trying to figure out when/why I got a Japanese copy of Atomic Robo Kid for mega drive. I haven’t seen this stuff in a long time.
January 30, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I have no memory of the games at all, sadly. Currently trying to figure out when/why I got a Japanese copy of Atomic Robo Kid for mega drive. I haven’t seen this stuff in a long time.
Here’s a cool little piece of early console indie gaming. The 10 winning games of a 2004 online game jam printed to GBA cart back when I’m pretty sure that was hard to do. I don’t remember where I even read about this…
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Here’s a cool little piece of early console indie gaming. The 10 winning games of a 2004 online game jam printed to GBA cart back when I’m pretty sure that was hard to do. I don’t remember where I even read about this…
My 9/9/99 Dreamcast has gone yellow. This makes me feel older than anything that has happened to my body.
January 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM
My 9/9/99 Dreamcast has gone yellow. This makes me feel older than anything that has happened to my body.
I can’t believe there was another box. Look, there was a time when I was incredibly dedicated to the Point Blank series. Don’t judge my light guns.
January 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I can’t believe there was another box. Look, there was a time when I was incredibly dedicated to the Point Blank series. Don’t judge my light guns.
Found this time capsule unpacking a box of old books. The sticker was inside.
January 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Found this time capsule unpacking a box of old books. The sticker was inside.
I learned to touch type with this on the carpeted floor of my college apartment and a copy of Typing of the Dead.
January 27, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I learned to touch type with this on the carpeted floor of my college apartment and a copy of Typing of the Dead.
Explaining to my wife that I NEED to be able to speak to both GameCube and Dreamcast.
January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Explaining to my wife that I NEED to be able to speak to both GameCube and Dreamcast.
Wonder if this printer paper still works.
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Wonder if this printer paper still works.
Just unpacked a box marked “controllers” I’ve been carting around for 10 years.
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Just unpacked a box marked “controllers” I’ve been carting around for 10 years.
The best Sey coffee I’ve had so far. Dragging an incredible cup out of a 1:18 ratio and an absurdly fine grind. I don’t understand how this works.
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The best Sey coffee I’ve had so far. Dragging an incredible cup out of a 1:18 ratio and an absurdly fine grind. I don’t understand how this works.
My old bandmate Sam sent me a t-shirt for his excellent Athens GA bar, Hidden Gem.
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
My old bandmate Sam sent me a t-shirt for his excellent Athens GA bar, Hidden Gem.
New cymbal set from Jon’s 3rd Floor Bazaar sounding so dammed good.
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
New cymbal set from Jon’s 3rd Floor Bazaar sounding so dammed good.
Just had the run on of my life in Sektori’s Surge mode.
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Just had the run on of my life in Sektori’s Surge mode.
This @see-saw.fun best punk albums of 2025 zine is getting tacked to the basement wall.
January 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This @see-saw.fun best punk albums of 2025 zine is getting tacked to the basement wall.
Sunday night chicken shawarma and mezze feast
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Sunday night chicken shawarma and mezze feast
Tin fish gift set came with rolling papers?
January 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Tin fish gift set came with rolling papers?
Making pecan pie from the Joy of Cooking @michaelerard.bsky.social gave me brand new for college graduation 25 years ago.
December 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Making pecan pie from the Joy of Cooking @michaelerard.bsky.social gave me brand new for college graduation 25 years ago.