External monitor displaying Cyberpunk 2077. An Xbox Elite controller balanced on the monitor

My Hospital Gaming Rig: allthingsdork.com/2025/07/04/my-hospital-g...

Back in the hospital. Can’t seem to catch a break. This time it’s (most likely) Shingles. SHINGLES!?!? Some of the doctors aren’t convinced it is though. We’ll see how the biopsy goes.

I’m starting to look like a wild man.

Virtual Tabletop Gaming is Better Than Not Gaming: allthingsdork.com/2025/07/01/virtual-table...

a picture of Stone Wall Cliffs from Expedition 33

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - I'm not sold: allthingsdork.com/2025/06/30/clair-obscur-...

Steroid Timing is Getting Better: allthingsdork.com/2025/06/29/steroid-timin...

It’s also amazing just how annoyed I am by different charging ports now. Having the majority of my stuff be USB-C is a game changer. But now I’m looking at these AirPod Pros with great distain because they’re lightening. Do I really want to drop $250 just for USB-C? (Yes. The answers is yes)

Hard part with the current health schedule is managing steroids and its insomnia impact. Weird waking hours, which I think is mostly dependent on when I’m remembering to take them. Tonight seemed to go a little better though. If I don’t get sleepy soon I’ll just have to fire up Expedition 33.

How Quickly Things Change -- Health Update: allthingsdork.com/2025/06/27/how-quickly-t...

This much cool should be illegal

My wife came by the hospital today and gave me a haircut, helped me shower, and gave me a mini spa treatment. When you look better, you feel better. 😀

Health Update: https://allthingsdork.com/2025/05/20/health-update.html

Oooh I crushed it today!

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Cubs #258

“7th Year Stretch”
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Sinners, 2025 - ★★★★: https://allthingsdork.com/2025/05/14/sinners.html

What's the lifespan of a "temporary" workaround in IT?

Approximately the same as the universe, according to the ancient IT proverb: "There's nothing as permanent as a temporary solution." #sysadmin #IT #linux #unix

New game I discovered from a fellow micro.blog user

Daily Walkoff ⚾️
Cubs #254

“Happy Moms Day!”
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Ready Player One, 2018 - ★★★★★ (contains spoilers): allthingsdork.com/2025/05/11/ready-player-...

We’re both a little under the weather so my son and I are playing a “friendly” game of Memoir 44.

A creepy beatup white mini van with the words “Free Companionship” on the side, driven by a robot

Chatbots and the Danger to Children: allthingsdork.com/2025/05/10/chatbots-and-...

Recently learned that our neighborhood school is the most overcrowded school in the CPS school district. Capacity is at 154%. So that’s nice.

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The Met Gala always looks like they sent out the invitations but randomized the details of the dress code on each of them.

My plan to see Sinners failed spectacularly. I totally spaced that I had Cubs tickets tonight. But on the plus side, they won. Took Xander and his friend from school, which was also fun and special to watch. I’ll try my hand at Sinners again sometime this week.

Harry Potter Store in Chicago YouTube video by Jeffery Smith

Bluesky doesn’t like the embed shortcuts from Hugo. youtu.be/V6EZINgkv8I?...

Went with Ella to the new Harry Potter store in Chicago. She was in absolute heaven.

Murder Mystery 2, 2023 - ★★: allthingsdork.com/2025/05/03/murder-myster...

Finished reading: Dialogue by Robert McKee 📚

This was an extremely helpful read that I’m sure I’ll be referencing over the years. It had a bend towards screenwriting, which has to put an inordinate amount of weight on ... allthingsdork.com/2025/05/03/finished-read...

With varying degrees of installation ease. Sometimes it's dropping a file in a folder. Sometimes it's compiling code. Turns out my problem was I needed to uninstall and re-install Xcode to have a proper C++17 filesystem library installation. I shouldn't be too excited. It's still compiling....

One of my favorite parts of using VIM is spending hours researching and fixing compiler errors for a plugin.

I’m still minimizing exposure to indoor crowds. But because I’ve got a dope job with flexibility and work life balance, coupled with The Davis Theater being in the neighborhood, I’m gonna slip out for a matinee of Sinners on Monday! First movie in FOREVER!

Have you ever been to the Trekconderoga conventions? They’re small, but incredibly charming. The Star Trek set tours are usually included with the ticket price. startrektour.com/product-cate...

Turns out you get to keep the cups. Softens the blow a little bit.