The Frugal Gamer
The Frugal Gamer
FrugalGamer
Welcome to my personal website! I like programming, making games, pixel art, drawing, and archiving bits of the web that speak to me, and this is where I stick it all so that it's in one big place.
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I’m not very good at growing vegetables, I have found (though I keep trying), but things are happening in my garden, nonetheless! This year, I’ve noticed a few newcomers to my usual flower patches, and one visitor in particular has...
Last weekend, I took my kid out around town, and we went on a “photo walk,” which is what I’ve decided to call it. They’re taking a Journalism class, and they’ve been entrusted with a DSLR so they can get familiar with photography, so I...
Anastasia has been very vocal lately, much more than usual, and it’s been worrying us. She’s been yeowling a lot at night, and both before and after using her litter box, and has been especially clingy, which is a lot given I usually...
I’ve recently added a banner to the top of my site with a countdown until September 1st, 2026–it’s on the main site, so if you only visit the blog, you probably haven’t seen it. This is the date on which Google will roll out a change...
Hey everybody, I have a really important update for you all. Anastasia has found a new spot to sleep in, and it’s fucking fabulous. She found it the other day when I was going through an old cabinet for my lady things (pads), and OMG why...
Recently I beat a game that I have owned since about 1997, when I first bought it with my chore money as a kid. It’s time to review Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins!!! First the name: While the NES and SNES full-sized consoles had the...
I’ve been chatting with a good number of folks who are turning down streaming services lately for various reasons. I’ve blogged about this before, and if you’re looking for advice on how to make the switch, I and a lot of others have...
This little simplistic device has been making the rounds on the smallweb lately, and I have fallen prey to the hype. That said, I have no regrets and have been enjoying my time with it, so here are my thoughts on the gadget. The X4 by...
I’ve been hoarding photos of things outside for a little while in the hopes that I could find some theme to tie them altogether. They’re getting kind of numerous, though, so I think it’s time to put them up. These range from the snow...
Brennan.day has been writing about the future of the internet and whether or not our websites will survive into the future. He has a lot of good points, and you should definitely give the article a read: How Are We Preparing for the Long...
I’m making this post today to discuss a musical artist that you’ve most certainly never heard of, and I think that’s a shame. While artists giving their music away under alternative licenses is a lot more common today, this one was doing...
It’s time to look at more stuff that I’ve been building in Voxelibre! Voxelibre is a Minecraft-like game played in the Luanti engine that I spend a lot of my free time in, and I’ve done a lot of different builds in it. If you’d like to...
This is a bit of an unusual post, as I generally don’t write much about my work life stuff since it’s rather boring, and this isn’t really a “professional” blog. However, this one was frustrating enough that I figure it might help some...
This month’s Indieweb Carnival topic is the “Meaning of life,” hosted by Jeremiah Lee, and although I usually take breaks between participating, this one tickled me a lot. My answer is probably going to be a bit rambly, but I’ve tried to...
Hello everyone, I hope you are all staying safe and warm! Texas and the rest of the southern United States is experiencing freezing weather right now, and everything is closing early. We are absolutely not equipped to handle snow and...