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software engineer // analog tape archivist // professional otaku

i work on distributed systems, reverse engineer old games, & enjoy anime, manga, gundam, .hack, pokemon, runescape, arcades, music, books, art, movies, philosophy, old radios, antiques, etc
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Grandpa Gundam lives!

why do i suddenly want to go to Hobby Lobby
June 22, 2025 at 5:17 AM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
about to build my first ever gunpla and watch some 08th MS Team
Workshop kit version of Gundam Rx-78-2 in the box
June 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
finished with work so i’m watching .hack//Roots and playing .hack//G.U. Last Recode on my switch

#dothack
Haseo from .hack//Roots standing in the opening. Watched on a Macbook Pro.
April 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
put your grasses on, nothing will be wrong
April 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
omg i was literally right next to her while she played ❤️❤️❤️
April 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
box seats up front for a change
A stage at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra set for the Brandee Younger trio
April 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
had to grab some pho and cocktails before Hiromi and Brandee Younger
A bowl of short rib pho with mint and spicy chili sauce with Korean chicken wings in the background.
April 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
i was so excited about seeing Yoko Kanno i forgot to post about the random pop up Gundam GQuuuuuuX event we stumbled upon in NYC over the weekend!

we got to watch the trailer in the rain and got free posters & Gunpla at the end!
A truck and pop up gazebo with Gundam GQuuuuuuX branding in Times Square. A Gundam statue for Gundam GQuuuuuuX pop up event in New York City. Trailer for Gundam GQuuuuuuX playing on a large screen outside in Times Square. Two Gunpla, a Gundam poster, and a Gundam headband spread out on a desk in a hotel.
April 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
happy Dragon Ball GT day to those who celebrate
A graphic that says Dragon LOL GT from Toonami Aftermath, in honor of the fact that there is a marathon of Dragon Ball GT for April Fools
April 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
flew into NYC to see Yoko Kanno tomorrow and found out Kurt Elling is playing at Birdland and doing a Weather Report tribute thing
Receipt for buying tickets to see Kurt Elling celebrate Weather Report @ Birdland Jazz Club in New York City
March 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
meme of Drake making a disgusted face with his hand up with text that reads, “Sword Art Online” next to him. below that is Drake smiling and pointing enthusiastically at text that says, “.hack”
March 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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happy 3/21 let’s jam day everyone!!
The opening credits of Cowboy Bebop depicting Spike smoking a cigarette with text that says, “ I think its time we blow this scene. Get everybody and the stuff together. Okay.. 3/21 Let’s jam.
March 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
The two wolves inside me
Bill Evans smoking a cigarette while seated at the piano Hunter Thompson with his hand to his chin looking at the camera
March 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
the Neopets giant omelette but it’s a single huge ravioli
the Neopets Giant Omelette
March 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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important things are happening rn
A black and white cat with its head and half of its body inside of a paper bag
March 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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i'm so used to scruffy vhs quality anime that watching Escaflowne in 1080p feels absolutely magical
Hitomi and Folkens' reflection in the eye of a dragon from the anime The Vision of Escaflowne Folken with a sword next to his head from the anime The Vision of Escaflowne beautiful background shot of the sun in the sky with some trees from the anime The Vision of Escaflowne
March 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
got forced to go on a trip for work so of course I had to hunt down an arcade on my first night
February 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
figured out some better compression settings that effectively keep quality about the same while also cutting file sizes in half.

working on a tape that had a partial Toonami block with Zoids, Thundercats, and Dragon Ball on it

#vhs #toonami #anime
February 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
Visions of Escaflowne until i fall asleep

#anime
Macbook pro playing the anime Visions of Escaflowne Stars and galaxies projected on a wall via a star projector
February 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
listening to muzak in the 20s the way God intended

#NowPlaying Otis Redding: Try a Little Tenderness

✨
February 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
cathoderayterror.bsky.social
it’s 5am and i can’t sleep, so i’m watching Slayers
Intro credits for Slayers anime playing on Toonami Aftermath, being watched on a Macbook Pro.
February 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Goku from Dragonball with a finger in the air preparing to break a stack of bricks. Captured from a VHS recording of Toonami on Cartoon Network
February 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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enjoying sticky rice and a fruit smoothie with tapioca while I watch SVU and play 2004Scape in bed 🙏
A honeydew fruit smoothie with tapioca and a side of sticky rice sitting in a bed with a laptop running 2004Scape and Law & Order: SVU playing on a TV in the background
February 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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partying like its 2004 with vaporwave and 2004Scape
February 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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nice cup of sencha on this snowy Sunday afternoon
February 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM