Do the right thing | April 1 2025

I actually don't think I have any real goals this month. Right now I'm doing good, my art drive is good, I'm eating well... so maybe just keep it up? Yeah, keep it up. That's the goal.

Anything else I want to report from today? I guess I did a bunch of Bell drawings. Here's one.



I want to do something more vaporwave/frutiger aero with her in the future. She's a good catalyst for that kind of stuff, I feel.

I hate video games | April 2 2025

Today was the big Nintendo Switch 2 direct. There were so many exciting announcements that I was reeling by the end of it, things were looking so good. And then about 15-20 minutes after it ended, the news of the price hike for games spread. $80 USD for games???

It's the fucking tariffs. Well, it's probably that and Nintendo just being Nintendo. I'm unsure currently if I want to get a Switch 2 at launch... I'm definitely going to want one in the future because there's going to be a new Animal Crossing eventually and I want to be on the ground floor for that. Plus, there might be shortages making getting one really hard in the future if I don't pre-order. I'm so far leaning on "Yes, I'll get one" because I'm a sucker.

Nubby's Employee of the Month | April 3 2025

With all the recent talk of video game prices going through the roof, it's nice to play a game that costs less than a McNugget meal. Today I played Nubby's Number Factory, which has been making the rounds the last couple weeks.

I never played Balatro, or any of those recent indies that take heavy inspiration from it. The ones that are a roguelike version of a familiar concept with an emphasis on maximizing numbers. For one, I just don't like card games. But this one intrigued me from its visual presentation, looking like a bizarre edutainment game from the 90s.



The concept is super simple. It's a plinko roguelike where the goal is to reach a minimum score each round. Failing to reach the goal makes you lose a life, but getting double or more of the target score gets you extra lives and more money to spend in the shop. You can buy items to affect the properties of your ball and other aspects of the game board. It's super addicting, there's a lot of strategies to try out with different items. I even got the 9999x+ the minimum score one game, prompting a popup that ceremoniously stated "YOU BROKE THE GAME". Check this game out, I highly recommend it.