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@d-drive.bsky.social
Writer, product manager, heavy music nerd.
Sharing fiction, side project insights — also learning Japanese 🇯🇵
📬 substack.com/@ivanbonari
Sharing fiction, side project insights — also learning Japanese 🇯🇵
📬 substack.com/@ivanbonari
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· Apr 6
A few updates to my welcome post.
Hello everyone. I'm a PM... no... I'm a Professional Pathological Dreamer who wants to:
1. Be a writer: www.amazon.com/stores/autho...
2. Talk about music: www.youtube.com/@d-drive-music
3. Move to a Japan since 18 y.o.
Also: Anime, Games, Productivity and Fitness
Hello everyone. I'm a PM... no... I'm a Professional Pathological Dreamer who wants to:
1. Be a writer: www.amazon.com/stores/autho...
2. Talk about music: www.youtube.com/@d-drive-music
3. Move to a Japan since 18 y.o.
Also: Anime, Games, Productivity and Fitness
Four years ago was born our Genki. How quickly kids grow up...
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Four years ago was born our Genki. How quickly kids grow up...
Nosferatu 2024 remake... Was in my backlog from the release. And it was... disappointing. Nice visual for its budget, grim atmosphere. And the plot... stupid, without logic. Why? This was my only question. If there wasn't any choices for characters, so why they didn't ended it from the start???
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Nosferatu 2024 remake... Was in my backlog from the release. And it was... disappointing. Nice visual for its budget, grim atmosphere. And the plot... stupid, without logic. Why? This was my only question. If there wasn't any choices for characters, so why they didn't ended it from the start???
Ok, I've done with it. And it wasn't what I expected at all. Although, all team members survived. :) Need some rest before the last chapter.
Anyway, even if the plot and exploration are poor, shooting and dialogs were much better.
Anyway, even if the plot and exploration are poor, shooting and dialogs were much better.
Hi there! I've finally started Mass Effect 2 on PS3! Yes, only now... As I understand, it considered as best in the series, right? Two questions: Where is an empty worlds for discovery and an inventory!? What is going on?
#ps3 #retrogaming #gaming
#ps3 #retrogaming #gaming
Finally got Mass Effect Trilogy for PS3.
It’s been over 10 years — no money, no memory, no console…
Now it’s finally time to play 2 & 3 — and replay the first.
One dream fulfilled.
P.S. Started… and yeah — tears of nostalgia for my teen years.
#masseffect #ps3 #collection #gaming #backloggoals
It’s been over 10 years — no money, no memory, no console…
Now it’s finally time to play 2 & 3 — and replay the first.
One dream fulfilled.
P.S. Started… and yeah — tears of nostalgia for my teen years.
#masseffect #ps3 #collection #gaming #backloggoals
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Ok, I've done with it. And it wasn't what I expected at all. Although, all team members survived. :) Need some rest before the last chapter.
Anyway, even if the plot and exploration are poor, shooting and dialogs were much better.
Anyway, even if the plot and exploration are poor, shooting and dialogs were much better.
November 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
No one asked, but I'll answer anyway! :)
I've started writing the next Adventurers book. After a five-year break! There is a problem, though. The series is humorous, but the reality around me is not. It's leaking into my writing... Three full chapters without jokes... Gush...
#writingcommunity
I've started writing the next Adventurers book. After a five-year break! There is a problem, though. The series is humorous, but the reality around me is not. It's leaking into my writing... Three full chapters without jokes... Gush...
#writingcommunity
October 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
No one asked, but I'll answer anyway! :)
I've started writing the next Adventurers book. After a five-year break! There is a problem, though. The series is humorous, but the reality around me is not. It's leaking into my writing... Three full chapters without jokes... Gush...
#writingcommunity
I've started writing the next Adventurers book. After a five-year break! There is a problem, though. The series is humorous, but the reality around me is not. It's leaking into my writing... Three full chapters without jokes... Gush...
#writingcommunity
Hi there! I've finally started Mass Effect 2 on PS3! Yes, only now... As I understand, it considered as best in the series, right? Two questions: Where is an empty worlds for discovery and an inventory!? What is going on?
#ps3 #retrogaming #gaming
#ps3 #retrogaming #gaming
Finally got Mass Effect Trilogy for PS3.
It’s been over 10 years — no money, no memory, no console…
Now it’s finally time to play 2 & 3 — and replay the first.
One dream fulfilled.
P.S. Started… and yeah — tears of nostalgia for my teen years.
#masseffect #ps3 #collection #gaming #backloggoals
It’s been over 10 years — no money, no memory, no console…
Now it’s finally time to play 2 & 3 — and replay the first.
One dream fulfilled.
P.S. Started… and yeah — tears of nostalgia for my teen years.
#masseffect #ps3 #collection #gaming #backloggoals
October 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Hi there! I've finally started Mass Effect 2 on PS3! Yes, only now... As I understand, it considered as best in the series, right? Two questions: Where is an empty worlds for discovery and an inventory!? What is going on?
#ps3 #retrogaming #gaming
#ps3 #retrogaming #gaming
I started Yakuza 4 long time ago, right after part 3, but now I completed it! It was kind of strange playing not by Kiryu from the beginning. Anyway, a lot of fun and of course I skip the huge amount of additional activities except sub-stories. 😵💫
#ps3 #retrogaming #yakuza4 #gaming
#ps3 #retrogaming #yakuza4 #gaming
October 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I started Yakuza 4 long time ago, right after part 3, but now I completed it! It was kind of strange playing not by Kiryu from the beginning. Anyway, a lot of fun and of course I skip the huge amount of additional activities except sub-stories. 😵💫
#ps3 #retrogaming #yakuza4 #gaming
#ps3 #retrogaming #yakuza4 #gaming
I've made a little story about my YouTube failure. Maybe I will be interesting amount the "successful success" stories.
ivanbonari.substack.com/p/one-of-tho...
#substack #YouTube
ivanbonari.substack.com/p/one-of-tho...
#substack #YouTube
One of Those Who Didn’t Make It on YouTube
You’ve seen plenty of “How I made it” stories. This one’s the opposite. I tried. I failed. I tried again. Still failed. Then I made something different — and barely anyone noticed.
ivanbonari.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I've made a little story about my YouTube failure. Maybe I will be interesting amount the "successful success" stories.
ivanbonari.substack.com/p/one-of-tho...
#substack #YouTube
ivanbonari.substack.com/p/one-of-tho...
#substack #YouTube
I first started practicing kendo a long time ago, in 2009. I practiced on and off for almost 7 years before stopping in 2019. Since then, I have missed the "do" part. Now, much older, I've started again. It makes my life better. Something, that pushed me back on track along with Japanese learning.
September 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I first started practicing kendo a long time ago, in 2009. I practiced on and off for almost 7 years before stopping in 2019. Since then, I have missed the "do" part. Now, much older, I've started again. It makes my life better. Something, that pushed me back on track along with Japanese learning.
It's soooo amazing... and I don't care how many postproduction they had...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PXK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PXK...
EPICA - Unleashed (Live At The Symphonic Synergy)
YouTube video by EPICA
www.youtube.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It's soooo amazing... and I don't care how many postproduction they had...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PXK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PXK...
Ended up reading the first trilogy of Dragonlance, I accidentally came to Amber series from Roger Zelazny. Another books from my childhood. It's a still great idea behind it, but I'm note sure about the text and plot. Anyway, enjoy the process and feel happy.
#Fantasy #BookSky
#Fantasy #BookSky
September 2, 2025 at 7:37 AM
TVアニメ『ダンダダン』HAYASii「Hunting Soul」【lyric video】
YouTube video by MBSanimation 公式チャンネル
www.youtube.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The more stuff I buy these days, the more anxious I feel.
I’ve always been kind of a minimalist. Partly because I had no money, partly because owning less felt right for me.
Now I can afford more… but each new thing adds stress instead of comfort.
#minimalism #personalthoughts #immigrantlife
I’ve always been kind of a minimalist. Partly because I had no money, partly because owning less felt right for me.
Now I can afford more… but each new thing adds stress instead of comfort.
#minimalism #personalthoughts #immigrantlife
July 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The more stuff I buy these days, the more anxious I feel.
I’ve always been kind of a minimalist. Partly because I had no money, partly because owning less felt right for me.
Now I can afford more… but each new thing adds stress instead of comfort.
#minimalism #personalthoughts #immigrantlife
I’ve always been kind of a minimalist. Partly because I had no money, partly because owning less felt right for me.
Now I can afford more… but each new thing adds stress instead of comfort.
#minimalism #personalthoughts #immigrantlife
Let me remind you, that this video has only 17 views... As for me, it's criminal...
I made a video. YouTube decided no one needs to see it.
So I’m doing what the algorithm won’t. :)
Trance, industrial, metal — where electronic meets guitar.
Here’s the full thing: youtu.be/OQb82jj8nto
#music #metal #electronicmusic #videoreview #youtube
So I’m doing what the algorithm won’t. :)
Trance, industrial, metal — where electronic meets guitar.
Here’s the full thing: youtu.be/OQb82jj8nto
#music #metal #electronicmusic #videoreview #youtube
EDM, Guitars & More
YouTube video by D-Drive
youtu.be
July 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Let me remind you, that this video has only 17 views... As for me, it's criminal...
The second book from Adventurers series is now free on Amazon — for 5 days.
Post-apocalyptic setting. Game inside the Wastelands. Dry humor. Weirdness.
Still hoping to find readers beyond my friends.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY64TQGN
#books #postapocalypse #gamelit #freebook
Post-apocalyptic setting. Game inside the Wastelands. Dry humor. Weirdness.
Still hoping to find readers beyond my friends.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY64TQGN
#books #postapocalypse #gamelit #freebook
Adventurers: Act I: Into the Wastelands
Adventurers: Act I: Into the Wastelands - Kindle edition by Bonari, Ivan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Adventurers: Act I: Into the Wastelands.
www.amazon.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The second book from Adventurers series is now free on Amazon — for 5 days.
Post-apocalyptic setting. Game inside the Wastelands. Dry humor. Weirdness.
Still hoping to find readers beyond my friends.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY64TQGN
#books #postapocalypse #gamelit #freebook
Post-apocalyptic setting. Game inside the Wastelands. Dry humor. Weirdness.
Still hoping to find readers beyond my friends.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY64TQGN
#books #postapocalypse #gamelit #freebook
First 350 words of a new book since eternity... Like riding a bike, huh?
July 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
First 350 words of a new book since eternity... Like riding a bike, huh?
Today's the last promo day, if somebody is interested.
’m still trying to find readers beyond my friends.
So — my book is free on Amazon for 5 days.
Fantasy world. Game adventure. Dry humor. A bit weird.
I’d rather give it away than let it go unseen.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4KCMYWJ
#books #fantasy #gamelit #freebook
So — my book is free on Amazon for 5 days.
Fantasy world. Game adventure. Dry humor. A bit weird.
I’d rather give it away than let it go unseen.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4KCMYWJ
#books #fantasy #gamelit #freebook
Adventurers. Prologue: An Unexpected Journey Into the Heart of the Game
Amazon.com: Adventurers. Prologue: An Unexpected Journey Into the Heart of the Game eBook : Bonari, Ivan: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Today's the last promo day, if somebody is interested.
Reposted by D
Collab illustration with susu_jpg!💕
July 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Collab illustration with susu_jpg!💕
’m still trying to find readers beyond my friends.
So — my book is free on Amazon for 5 days.
Fantasy world. Game adventure. Dry humor. A bit weird.
I’d rather give it away than let it go unseen.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4KCMYWJ
#books #fantasy #gamelit #freebook
So — my book is free on Amazon for 5 days.
Fantasy world. Game adventure. Dry humor. A bit weird.
I’d rather give it away than let it go unseen.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4KCMYWJ
#books #fantasy #gamelit #freebook
Adventurers. Prologue: An Unexpected Journey Into the Heart of the Game
Amazon.com: Adventurers. Prologue: An Unexpected Journey Into the Heart of the Game eBook : Bonari, Ivan: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
’m still trying to find readers beyond my friends.
So — my book is free on Amazon for 5 days.
Fantasy world. Game adventure. Dry humor. A bit weird.
I’d rather give it away than let it go unseen.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4KCMYWJ
#books #fantasy #gamelit #freebook
So — my book is free on Amazon for 5 days.
Fantasy world. Game adventure. Dry humor. A bit weird.
I’d rather give it away than let it go unseen.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4KCMYWJ
#books #fantasy #gamelit #freebook
The final part of the first chapter is our.
Maybe I should’ve just released it all at once?
Still figuring out what feels right for Substack. Is it okay to post huge chunks of text there?
open.substack.com/pub/ivanbona...
#fiction #writing #scifi #postapocalyptic #amwriting
Maybe I should’ve just released it all at once?
Still figuring out what feels right for Substack. Is it okay to post huge chunks of text there?
open.substack.com/pub/ivanbona...
#fiction #writing #scifi #postapocalyptic #amwriting
The Saloon (Part 3)
Have you thought of a name for the sword?
open.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The final part of the first chapter is our.
Maybe I should’ve just released it all at once?
Still figuring out what feels right for Substack. Is it okay to post huge chunks of text there?
open.substack.com/pub/ivanbona...
#fiction #writing #scifi #postapocalyptic #amwriting
Maybe I should’ve just released it all at once?
Still figuring out what feels right for Substack. Is it okay to post huge chunks of text there?
open.substack.com/pub/ivanbona...
#fiction #writing #scifi #postapocalyptic #amwriting
Remasters used to annoy me — felt like lazy cash-grabs, reselling the old instead of making something new.
Now I thank them — they made this beauty just $18.
Original hardware, original disc, cheap as hell.
Now I thank them — they made this beauty just $18.
Original hardware, original disc, cheap as hell.
Finally got Mass Effect Trilogy for PS3.
It’s been over 10 years — no money, no memory, no console…
Now it’s finally time to play 2 & 3 — and replay the first.
One dream fulfilled.
P.S. Started… and yeah — tears of nostalgia for my teen years.
#masseffect #ps3 #collection #gaming #backloggoals
It’s been over 10 years — no money, no memory, no console…
Now it’s finally time to play 2 & 3 — and replay the first.
One dream fulfilled.
P.S. Started… and yeah — tears of nostalgia for my teen years.
#masseffect #ps3 #collection #gaming #backloggoals
July 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Remasters used to annoy me — felt like lazy cash-grabs, reselling the old instead of making something new.
Now I thank them — they made this beauty just $18.
Original hardware, original disc, cheap as hell.
Now I thank them — they made this beauty just $18.
Original hardware, original disc, cheap as hell.