Another thing I've been up to is this 12 for 12 challenge, from this post! playingthisweek.substack.com/p/12-for-12-...

I've already "finished" AoE (I am so bad, the game is hard, but I enjoyed it!) and am now juggling God of War (2018), Night in the Woods, and Wildfrost.

Doing prep to (hopefully) have an ashcan for For the Badge

Surprising to no one, "cut to the bare minimum" is way more complicated and difficult than "delete text from your document" sounds

I have a "New Rotation" playlist that keeps track of what I'm still checking out and undecided on (here: New Rotation by CoMoo on Qobuz open.qobuz.com/playlist/389...) but thought I'd make a thread of my current earworm(s)

Lastly before get some sleep I thought I'd share my best of 2025 music! Every year I make a playlist ranking my favorite songs in order beginning with SotY; image shows AotY picks. I've been doing it for a decade, and it's always rewarding

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

open.qobuz.com/playlist/506...

Social media law requires pet pictures, so here's my cat Omelette, and my dog Weasel (yes she has a permanent underbite); they have completely opposite personalities and we love them so much

After being encouraged repeatedly (lovingly by @jenkatwrites.bsky.social and @czamboni.bsky.social ) I've finally joined.

Well, hello! I'm Colin, and I've been designing games for a few years now! For those curious: