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Mike Shirley-Donnelly (MSD)
Hi hello I am msd I make music and take photos and make art but also run a joint cat rescue / recording studio in southern new england with my partner Della. I'm still mourning Cohost closing, but at least I started blogging as a result??
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Learning new things every day! (We're ok btw) Around 7:20pm Sunday night there was an incredibly loud sound in our yard and my youngest kid shouted from upstairs "UHH HEY A TREE JUST FELL ON THE GARAGE" (Great way to start a wind down Sunday evening, fwiw) We went out (with many neighbors who'd also heard the sound)...
The "digital-only" format was a huge misstep and I'm glad they're finally correcting Today in Wizards of the Coast's State of the Formats blog post, they announced a few things but the notable one is that the Alchemy format is being retired. I'm not objective here. I know this. I accept this. I am pretty happy about...
I wanted it on the record that I started writing this piece on September 3rd, and boy has a lot happened since then lmfao How my distaste of Rebirth helped me realize that this series (beyond the original, that is) is just not for me and that's probably for the best In 1997, Final Fantasy VII launched...on a console...
I won't spoil it, go watch it and then come back Ok, we good? This has everything I want from classic Godzilla; human focus on solving or investigating the problem (the problem being giant fucking monsters), threat or commentary on nuclear weapons, and then juuuust enough of something slightly otherworldly (other...
You can change your future1 No, it's cool Possum. Make yourself at home up there. We did it, friends and foes! Another year of Blaugust behind us and I'm kinda thrilled to say that this year felt even more natural than last. 2025 was not only my first Blaugust, but effectively the first anniversary of blogging...
Today's entries are more 'yes and' of existing stuff but that's ok! When I started writing yesterday's blog post I had planned on doing about 6 but as I got through the first three and looked at the clock I realized breaking it up into two posts was for the best, so here we go. Oh and I should note: nothing in today...
Socialism In Space, Cosmic Horror Penguins and Godzilla Fighters, oh my!! Gamescom just happened (maybe is still happening??) and while I'm basically paying zero attention to it as a conference, it does mean that things are being announced and despite having very little time for them until we move, several things...
Did get a moon photo from a few days ago though, here's that August 25th's moon, decidedly un-eclipsed You gotta know at this point how into photographing stuff in the sky I am (and hey, if not go peruse the moonchosting tag to get a better idea) so a lunar eclipse had me so goddamn excited!! But, like many other...
Am I scrolling too fiercely or I've had relatively mixed luck with computer mice over the years. I bought a Cyborg Rat 7 when I was competitively playing Starcraft 2 during the beta, so like early-mid 2010 and I didn't need to replace it until 2021. Because I'm a weirdo who had already changed both my midi...
AI Forever Work Woes Continue Unabated Photo unrelated; met a pretty metal seagull at the first beach we tried in Connecticut upon moving here years ago. Face of a villain. Absolute icon. In the last two weeks or so I've seen an increasing number of AI-focused tech people who are coming to this "I use AI every day...
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