Evdokia
@evdokia.bsky.social
Love: Books, games and art in general.
Don't love: The current political situation in the western world.
Blog: https://iokastesrandomthoughts.wordpress.com/
Don't love: The current political situation in the western world.
Blog: https://iokastesrandomthoughts.wordpress.com/
These weeks I'm looking back at this year that's reaching closer to an end - finally, 2025 was not the best year ever. It was a good year for my gaming life though, and that's what I'm talking about this week:
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2025 in Games
This year might not have been great in many ways but it’s been a good gaming year for me. I didn’t play as much as I’d like to but I would like to play at least 3 hours per day and I haven’t found …
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December 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
These weeks I'm looking back at this year that's reaching closer to an end - finally, 2025 was not the best year ever. It was a good year for my gaming life though, and that's what I'm talking about this week:
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iokastesrandomthoughts.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/2...
Going back in time with an older post that's still relevant. I'm repoisting this today because a lot can change in 10+ years, but some things are the fundamental blocks making up a person and they stay the same, for better or worse.
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Losing my religion
Introduction Writing again and looking back to my posts the last months I noticed a very big difference with my previous blogging endeavours. My posts used to be much more personal, more descriptiv…
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November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Going back in time with an older post that's still relevant. I'm repoisting this today because a lot can change in 10+ years, but some things are the fundamental blocks making up a person and they stay the same, for better or worse.
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iokastesrandomthoughts.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/l...
After some cosy autumn books, films and music back to something more serious: Politics.
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Let’s talk about politics
After some light posts it’s time to go heavy again. But we need some background here: People say that you are leaning left when you’re young and then start moving to the right when you get older, i…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
After some cosy autumn books, films and music back to something more serious: Politics.
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iokastesrandomthoughts.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/l...
Extra post with more autumny suggestions this week
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More suggestions for the cold and rainy season
Part 2 ComicsLocke and Key: A series long enough to get you into the characters but not so long that it feels overwhelming. After Rendell’s brutal murder, his three children and wife move to the Ke…
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November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Extra post with more autumny suggestions this week
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Today's post is all about autumn vibes and book suggestions that fit the mood of the season:
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Suggestions for the cold and rainy season
IntroductionI love autumn, it’s cosy, it’s spooky, it’s orange and brown. I’m not crazy about the daily rain, but I even like that if I’m under a blanket, watching a series with my boyfriend, knitt…
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November 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today's post is all about autumn vibes and book suggestions that fit the mood of the season:
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A bit later today but here it is:
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Let’s talk about sex
Conservatism and sexThese two words don’t go well together, not in any way that I would define “well” in any case. For me, one of the biggest victories of conservatism is contaminating our languag…
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October 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A bit later today but here it is:
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Moral Panic has been an issue forever, every generation has at least one incident to share. And while sometimes there are reasons to worry, very often there are not, and there is almost never a reason to panic. Panic is not our friend, it leads to irrationality and bad decisions.
Moral Panic
In earlier articles I mentioned moral panic, and this is a phenomenon that is not limited to gaming – though I think some people might even deny its existence. That’s because the term i…
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October 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Moral Panic has been an issue forever, every generation has at least one incident to share. And while sometimes there are reasons to worry, very often there are not, and there is almost never a reason to panic. Panic is not our friend, it leads to irrationality and bad decisions.
My Sunday afternoon post :)
Taking a break from social commentary this weekend but still talking about art in a way:
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Taking a break from social commentary this weekend but still talking about art in a way:
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Kazuo Ishiguro
I’ve always liked reading but for several years I’ve been struggling to read, to find books I like and identify myself as a reader. When my boyfriend introduced me to podcasts this changed ra…
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October 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
My Sunday afternoon post :)
Taking a break from social commentary this weekend but still talking about art in a way:
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Taking a break from social commentary this weekend but still talking about art in a way:
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My latest post and the last one about games, for now:
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What games are… not
I know books are being heavily attacked now in the US, I heard about another incident again yesterday. It’s sad and infuriating. But most people understand what books are. Sure, some people still a…
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September 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My latest post and the last one about games, for now:
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After a week's break the sunday afternoon post is here. This time going a bit deeper (and still not deep enough) on what games are.
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Tell me more about Games
All expressions of Art are being attacked – and have always been attacked, mostly by conservatives who see anything new as a threat to their established and safe order. Games however are bein…
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September 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
After a week's break the sunday afternoon post is here. This time going a bit deeper (and still not deep enough) on what games are.
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We shouldn’t be snobbish with art, that’s the fastest way to kill it.
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How do we value art?
Since I believe art is all about feelings, I also believe that the value of art is very personal and that no one can put an objective value to it. Of course everyone can have their own meaning on w…
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September 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We shouldn’t be snobbish with art, that’s the fastest way to kill it.
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Wanting to talk about games, I realised I have to talk about my relationship to art first. Because games are art, even if many people can't see that yet.
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#games #art
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#games #art
What is Art
My recent personal “crusade” is against attacks on art, that is what initially inspired me to start writing again. And yes, I know, the world is on fire and I get inspired by this incident, when th…
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August 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Wanting to talk about games, I realised I have to talk about my relationship to art first. Because games are art, even if many people can't see that yet.
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#games #art
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#games #art
I read A Psalm for the Wild-Built, what a warm blanket of a book. I couldn't help but writing something about it:
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#booksky #books
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#booksky #books
A Psalm for Becky Chambers
I’ve recently finished reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built, and like everyone else who has read it I want the whole world to read it. In several of the podcasts I’m listening to, people have been pr…
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August 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I read A Psalm for the Wild-Built, what a warm blanket of a book. I couldn't help but writing something about it:
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#booksky #books
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#booksky #books
Reposted by Evdokia
August 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I'm already excited about Automatic Noodle, but then also this? This just makes me happy <3 <3
www.automaticnoodle.website
www.automaticnoodle.website
August 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I'm already excited about Automatic Noodle, but then also this? This just makes me happy <3 <3
www.automaticnoodle.website
www.automaticnoodle.website
When I first read 1984 I thought it was about a potential future where capitalism had gone wrong. Then I read it was about communicsm. But now it is about today. That's why I love books, they're timeless. Humanity on the other hand, I like less these days.
August 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
When I first read 1984 I thought it was about a potential future where capitalism had gone wrong. Then I read it was about communicsm. But now it is about today. That's why I love books, they're timeless. Humanity on the other hand, I like less these days.