elenian
@elenian.bsky.social
Gamer, software engineer, storyteller, and massive Star Wars / Star Wars: Expanded Universe (1976-2014) fan... oh... and Mass Effect... and Dragon Age...
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elenian
@elenian.bsky.social
· Oct 18
I shall start this new timeline with a picture of my current Steam favorites.
My version of seasonal depression is caused by summer... seemingly endless clear sunny days. Someday I want to once again live where it rains for weeks on end. Meanwhile, I'm in SoCal where three days of rain constitutes a local emergency.
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My version of seasonal depression is caused by summer... seemingly endless clear sunny days. Someday I want to once again live where it rains for weeks on end. Meanwhile, I'm in SoCal where three days of rain constitutes a local emergency.
For N7 Day, I’ve been… listening to the Trespasser soundtrack 😆
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
For N7 Day, I’ve been… listening to the Trespasser soundtrack 😆
There's no better way to go bankrupt than by buying too many books... right??? 😬 (It's my friend's fault for introducing me to Apothecary Diaries... I have an affinity for crazy obsessive characters)
October 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
There's no better way to go bankrupt than by buying too many books... right??? 😬 (It's my friend's fault for introducing me to Apothecary Diaries... I have an affinity for crazy obsessive characters)
They shouldn't be allowed to put migraine medication in those paper backed tab cases (or whatever they are called). They are impossible to get into.
October 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
They shouldn't be allowed to put migraine medication in those paper backed tab cases (or whatever they are called). They are impossible to get into.
Okay... but what about Mass Effect Legos...
September 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Okay... but what about Mass Effect Legos...
Somehow this latest update feels like a direct response to Starfield's shipbuilding features. This is not a complaint.
No Man’s Sky is expanding once again, this time with the free Voyagers update. Interestingly, developer Hello Games said the tech introduced with this update will be shared with its next game, Light No Fire.
No Man’s Sky Voyagers Update Adds Corvette Ship Class, Multiplayer Crew, and Tech That Will Be Shared With Hello Games’ Light No Fire
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August 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Somehow this latest update feels like a direct response to Starfield's shipbuilding features. This is not a complaint.
I wish I could leave an interview feeling good about how it went, but that is not who I am as a person.
August 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I wish I could leave an interview feeling good about how it went, but that is not who I am as a person.
I've now been asked to answer a (technical) riddle to proceed with a job application... seriously?
August 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I've now been asked to answer a (technical) riddle to proceed with a job application... seriously?
The shutdown of Anthem's servers still depresses me. While it was more a 'proof of concept' than a finished game, I found it very fun to play... especially as a storm based lancer who could hover up in the sky shooting fireballs and sniping things 😆 For all it's struggles, I will miss Anthem. Sigh.
August 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The shutdown of Anthem's servers still depresses me. While it was more a 'proof of concept' than a finished game, I found it very fun to play... especially as a storm based lancer who could hover up in the sky shooting fireballs and sniping things 😆 For all it's struggles, I will miss Anthem. Sigh.
Took 40 years to recognize that my family technically made arrabiata rather than marinara... and that's why all other marinara seemed tasteless and bland to me. Everything is better when your tongue is slightly burning 😆
August 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Took 40 years to recognize that my family technically made arrabiata rather than marinara... and that's why all other marinara seemed tasteless and bland to me. Everything is better when your tongue is slightly burning 😆
This interaction never ceases to amuse me. Not even the chance to cooperate. That said, it could have been interesting to be weaponless at first...
August 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This interaction never ceases to amuse me. Not even the chance to cooperate. That said, it could have been interesting to be weaponless at first...
I listen to a LOT of story based soundtracks (movie, tv, games, etc) and I almost always disassociate them from their original content… EXCEPT the Mass Effect soundtracks. Every... single... time I listen to them I end up wanting to play the games.
August 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I listen to a LOT of story based soundtracks (movie, tv, games, etc) and I almost always disassociate them from their original content… EXCEPT the Mass Effect soundtracks. Every... single... time I listen to them I end up wanting to play the games.
So half a teaspoon of ground red pepper (even old and probably out of date) is too much for one package of ramen. At least for me. My mouth is burning. It's also so good.
August 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
So half a teaspoon of ground red pepper (even old and probably out of date) is too much for one package of ramen. At least for me. My mouth is burning. It's also so good.
I don't care how often my choice is ridiculed, I prefer hot chocolate mixes made with water.
July 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I don't care how often my choice is ridiculed, I prefer hot chocolate mixes made with water.
Oooo... a new Penric and Desdemona novella. I swear I just checked recently but apparently not since the 10th. New book to read! New hardcover to collect later!
July 17, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Oooo... a new Penric and Desdemona novella. I swear I just checked recently but apparently not since the 10th. New book to read! New hardcover to collect later!
Spent the last week playing #ESO Vengeance Campaign with my nephews. For a PvP performance test, it was a ton of fun even if it wasn’t perfect. I will particularly miss having a chance in fights, which is rare given how horrible I am at PvP 😅
July 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Spent the last week playing #ESO Vengeance Campaign with my nephews. For a PvP performance test, it was a ton of fun even if it wasn’t perfect. I will particularly miss having a chance in fights, which is rare given how horrible I am at PvP 😅
If you have a list of questions you want to ask someone in an interview, are you really losing anything by sending them ahead of time? Some of us do better when given a few mins to organize our thoughts... sigh...
June 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
If you have a list of questions you want to ask someone in an interview, are you really losing anything by sending them ahead of time? Some of us do better when given a few mins to organize our thoughts... sigh...
Had to record a video to go along with a job application. I sure hope it sounds like I'm naturally clear and competent... rather than it taking two days to write and refine a script and 5 recording attempts 🤣
June 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Had to record a video to go along with a job application. I sure hope it sounds like I'm naturally clear and competent... rather than it taking two days to write and refine a script and 5 recording attempts 🤣
The 'How to Train Your Dragon' soundtrack is amazing and still in my top 10.... the original that is. The new one is weirdly tinny on my headphones, but it hardly matters since it's very similar.
June 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The 'How to Train Your Dragon' soundtrack is amazing and still in my top 10.... the original that is. The new one is weirdly tinny on my headphones, but it hardly matters since it's very similar.
If you get some headaches now and then you think are migraines?... just know that all sorts of other stuff you thought unrelated are probably migraines... sinus headache?... actually migraine... extreme exhaustion? migraine prodrome... neck ache? probably a symptom... brain fuzz? migraine... sigh.
June 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If you get some headaches now and then you think are migraines?... just know that all sorts of other stuff you thought unrelated are probably migraines... sinus headache?... actually migraine... extreme exhaustion? migraine prodrome... neck ache? probably a symptom... brain fuzz? migraine... sigh.
I managed to avoid fan-fiction for the last decade, though I did make an Ao3 account a few years ago when a friend posted some stuff. I randomly thought about it last night and decided to poke around, which is how I wound up reading White Collar stories until 7am... this... this is why I stopped 😆
a woman in a blue dress stands in front of a full moon with the words what is sleep written below her
Alt: a woman in a blue dress stands in front of a full moon with the words what is sleep written below her
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June 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I managed to avoid fan-fiction for the last decade, though I did make an Ao3 account a few years ago when a friend posted some stuff. I randomly thought about it last night and decided to poke around, which is how I wound up reading White Collar stories until 7am... this... this is why I stopped 😆
Was wearing my N7 shirt today and someone commented "Is that a Mass Effect shirt? Great games, except ME3". I managed to just smile and nod, not even a mumbled "ME3 was the best". Siiiiiiiiiigh😆
June 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Was wearing my N7 shirt today and someone commented "Is that a Mass Effect shirt? Great games, except ME3". I managed to just smile and nod, not even a mumbled "ME3 was the best". Siiiiiiiiiigh😆
I've always known Veilguard's development was a mess. There were times I didn't think it would make it to release. To me, there's nothing in the Bloomberg article that isn't obvious within the game. (1/3)
June 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I've always known Veilguard's development was a mess. There were times I didn't think it would make it to release. To me, there's nothing in the Bloomberg article that isn't obvious within the game. (1/3)
One of my friends gave the perfect review of Veilguard: "A hot mess and I had so much fun." Same.
I've played it 3 times (so far) and I've watched others play it twice. Do I have major issues with it? Absolutely, which I will talk about at length if prompted. But was it still fun? Absolutely.
I've played it 3 times (so far) and I've watched others play it twice. Do I have major issues with it? Absolutely, which I will talk about at length if prompted. But was it still fun? Absolutely.
June 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
One of my friends gave the perfect review of Veilguard: "A hot mess and I had so much fun." Same.
I've played it 3 times (so far) and I've watched others play it twice. Do I have major issues with it? Absolutely, which I will talk about at length if prompted. But was it still fun? Absolutely.
I've played it 3 times (so far) and I've watched others play it twice. Do I have major issues with it? Absolutely, which I will talk about at length if prompted. But was it still fun? Absolutely.
Playing DA2, I remember why I hate the deep roads. I'm constantly tense, waiting for enemies to pop out of nowhere. Walk into a large room and suddenly dragon! Why dragon!?!?! At least they're smaller in DA2 and not like in DAI and Veilguard. I hate the deep roads.
June 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Playing DA2, I remember why I hate the deep roads. I'm constantly tense, waiting for enemies to pop out of nowhere. Walk into a large room and suddenly dragon! Why dragon!?!?! At least they're smaller in DA2 and not like in DAI and Veilguard. I hate the deep roads.