About five months ago I published a four-part essay on my approach to virtual photography in Baldur's Gate 3. I didn't think I'd have anything more to say on the subject. I was wrong. As I prepared a write-up on my playthrough 19/10, I realized that I had enough comments on what I've learned about virtual photography…
This post is sequel to an earlier post on my playthroughs and my fanfic. In my Baldur's Gate 3 essays, I constantly refer to my playthroughs past, present, and future. I have a log available to help me (and you!) keep track. This post supplies some background information that might help you understand what's going on (apart…
Content warning: Partial nudity. This is a follow-up to my write-up of my playthrough 22 of Baldur's Gate 3. To spare you from having to click on the link, the purpose of that playthrough was to: Set up some photography for my eventual playthrough 15 fanfic. This required the use of the Wings Unlocked mod. Use all…
Normally Andrew, John, Maria, and I game on Friday nights, with an occasional Saturday. Due to a rare set of scheduling issues, this time we met on a Sunday evening. We played two games of Mon within about an hour, which is amazingly fast for us. Maria won the first game, John the second. Night at the…
Today I took my cats Jiku and Shuba to the vet. There's nothing wrong with them in particular. It was their usual annual check-up. Some years of experience taught me that it helps to get the cats accustomed to their carriers. I normally keep the carriers on the floor of my apartment, under a chair or in…
There are some minor spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3 in what follows. I think the most significant one relates to playing the Dark Urge. There are lesser spoilers that talk about the circumstances for recruiting additional summoned creatures; if you don't know who Scratch is, you may want to skip this post. Goals If you glance at…
This is part twelve of a twelve-part story, whose introduction is here. Images with blue lines around them are links to story background. Yoshimo Withers Friends
Perhaps it's silly to wax lyrical over a room in a physics lab. This particular room is one that was a central part of my life for four decades. So I'm indulging in a bit of nostalgia. Room 116 is an office in the research building of Columbia University's Nevis Laboratories. An interesting side note: Most of…
This is part eleven of a twelve-part story, whose introduction is here. Images with blue lines around them are links to story background. The last image in a post is a link to the next post in the story.
This is part ten of a twelve-part story, whose introduction is here. Images with blue lines around them are links to story background. The last image in a post is a link to the next post in the story.