DDRKirby(ISQ)
@ddrkirbyisq.bsky.social
Game Developer, 9-bit Chiptune Producer
Currently making Rhythm Quest, a chiptune music game.
he/him/she/her all OK!
Currently making Rhythm Quest, a chiptune music game.
he/him/she/her all OK!
ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/monthl...
Monthly free album release for the month of October 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
Monthly free album release for the month of October 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 AM
ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/monthl...
Monthly free album release for the month of October 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
Monthly free album release for the month of October 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
I know I don't usually post stuff like this but this comes with the support and behest of a highly trusted friend. Pitch in a bit, maybe it will help you feel a little more hopeful in these times.
Check out Wake Productions by Dr. Rebecca Hall on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/wak...
Check out Wake Productions by Dr. Rebecca Hall on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/wak...
Wake Productions
An AfroFuturist Education Project in the Black Radical Tradition
www.kickstarter.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I know I don't usually post stuff like this but this comes with the support and behest of a highly trusted friend. Pitch in a bit, maybe it will help you feel a little more hopeful in these times.
Check out Wake Productions by Dr. Rebecca Hall on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/wak...
Check out Wake Productions by Dr. Rebecca Hall on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/wak...
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/09/perf...
Performing surgery is always scary, especially when you're inexperienced with it. I hope that everything will be alright, that things will take root, heal, and grow again. [...]
Performing surgery is always scary, especially when you're inexperienced with it. I hope that everything will be alright, that things will take root, heal, and grow again. [...]
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Performing surgery is always scary, especially when you're inexperienced with it. I hope that everything will be alright, that things will ...
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September 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Performing surgery is always scary, especially when you're inexperienced with it. I hope that everything will be alright, that things will take root, heal, and grow again. [...]
Performing surgery is always scary, especially when you're inexperienced with it. I hope that everything will be alright, that things will take root, heal, and grow again. [...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/09/ther...
There's a weird feeling of emptiness that I have right now. I guess that, is better than anxiety, at least. I think it's a combination of rolling the credits for Silksong and then just... [...]
There's a weird feeling of emptiness that I have right now. I guess that, is better than anxiety, at least. I think it's a combination of rolling the credits for Silksong and then just... [...]
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There's a weird feeling of emptiness that I have right now. I guess that, is better than anxiety, at least. I think it's a combination of ...
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September 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/09/ther...
There's a weird feeling of emptiness that I have right now. I guess that, is better than anxiety, at least. I think it's a combination of rolling the credits for Silksong and then just... [...]
There's a weird feeling of emptiness that I have right now. I guess that, is better than anxiety, at least. I think it's a combination of rolling the credits for Silksong and then just... [...]
ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/monthl...
Monthly free album release for the month of September 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
Monthly free album release for the month of September 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
September 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/monthl...
Monthly free album release for the month of September 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
Monthly free album release for the month of September 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/09/my-m...
My mind keeps on refusing to learn the lessons that my body so desperately tries to tell it, I guess. So here I am at 4AM, anxious and sitting in the company of the doubts that I swatted away like those buzzing flies that kept me on edge even as I [...]
My mind keeps on refusing to learn the lessons that my body so desperately tries to tell it, I guess. So here I am at 4AM, anxious and sitting in the company of the doubts that I swatted away like those buzzing flies that kept me on edge even as I [...]
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My mind keeps on refusing to learn the lessons that my body so desperately tries to tell it, I guess. So here I am at 4AM, anxious and sitt...
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September 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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My mind keeps on refusing to learn the lessons that my body so desperately tries to tell it, I guess. So here I am at 4AM, anxious and sitting in the company of the doubts that I swatted away like those buzzing flies that kept me on edge even as I [...]
My mind keeps on refusing to learn the lessons that my body so desperately tries to tell it, I guess. So here I am at 4AM, anxious and sitting in the company of the doubts that I swatted away like those buzzing flies that kept me on edge even as I [...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/09/it-i...
It is one thing to want something for so long and then to realize that you will never reach it. It is another thing to come to the understanding that you will still keep trying despite knowing that you will never reach it. And it is [...]
It is one thing to want something for so long and then to realize that you will never reach it. It is another thing to come to the understanding that you will still keep trying despite knowing that you will never reach it. And it is [...]
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It is one thing to want something for so long and then to realize that you will never reach it. It is another thing to come to the unders...
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September 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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It is one thing to want something for so long and then to realize that you will never reach it. It is another thing to come to the understanding that you will still keep trying despite knowing that you will never reach it. And it is [...]
It is one thing to want something for so long and then to realize that you will never reach it. It is another thing to come to the understanding that you will still keep trying despite knowing that you will never reach it. And it is [...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/09/alri...
Alright well, I've actually not been doing well, not really. I keep feeling tired and a little depressed, and uneasy, which probably means I've been burning out a bit or something, despite my attempts to try and relax and not worry [...]
Alright well, I've actually not been doing well, not really. I keep feeling tired and a little depressed, and uneasy, which probably means I've been burning out a bit or something, despite my attempts to try and relax and not worry [...]
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Alright well, I've actually not been doing well, not really. I keep feeling tired and a little depressed, and uneasy, which probably means ...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/09/alri...
Alright well, I've actually not been doing well, not really. I keep feeling tired and a little depressed, and uneasy, which probably means I've been burning out a bit or something, despite my attempts to try and relax and not worry [...]
Alright well, I've actually not been doing well, not really. I keep feeling tired and a little depressed, and uneasy, which probably means I've been burning out a bit or something, despite my attempts to try and relax and not worry [...]
So guys...is it just me or is Silksong is just...dark everywhere?
Like, these screenshots are just the first 5 locations shown in the trailers of Hollow Knight vs Silksong.
...it's not just me, right?
Like, these screenshots are just the first 5 locations shown in the trailers of Hollow Knight vs Silksong.
...it's not just me, right?
September 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
So guys...is it just me or is Silksong is just...dark everywhere?
Like, these screenshots are just the first 5 locations shown in the trailers of Hollow Knight vs Silksong.
...it's not just me, right?
Like, these screenshots are just the first 5 locations shown in the trailers of Hollow Knight vs Silksong.
...it's not just me, right?
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/09/so-f...
So far what I've learned from the various mutterings about Silksong is that modern game discourse is "weird". Weird, but not unexpected when you think about how we've gotten here.
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So far what I've learned from the various mutterings about Silksong is that modern game discourse is "weird". Weird, but not unexpected when you think about how we've gotten here.
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So far what I've learned from the various mutterings about Silksong is that modern game discourse is "weird". Weird, but not unexpected whe...
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September 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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So far what I've learned from the various mutterings about Silksong is that modern game discourse is "weird". Weird, but not unexpected when you think about how we've gotten here.
[...]
So far what I've learned from the various mutterings about Silksong is that modern game discourse is "weird". Weird, but not unexpected when you think about how we've gotten here.
[...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/09/thin...
Things are ok!
The first half of this week hasn't been as productive for Rhythm Quest as last week was, but there's still time to remedy that. I was quite happy with how I did last week, hopefully I can keep up that pace. [...]
Things are ok!
The first half of this week hasn't been as productive for Rhythm Quest as last week was, but there's still time to remedy that. I was quite happy with how I did last week, hopefully I can keep up that pace. [...]
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Things are ok! The first half of this week hasn't been as productive for Rhythm Quest as last week was, but there's still time to remedy tha...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/09/thin...
Things are ok!
The first half of this week hasn't been as productive for Rhythm Quest as last week was, but there's still time to remedy that. I was quite happy with how I did last week, hopefully I can keep up that pace. [...]
Things are ok!
The first half of this week hasn't been as productive for Rhythm Quest as last week was, but there's still time to remedy that. I was quite happy with how I did last week, hopefully I can keep up that pace. [...]
Thinking back to the time when my Japanese-speaking hairdresser who had been speaking English tried asking me "Do you speak Chinese?" in Mandarin and I wanted to tell them that my mom spoke Cantonese but my brain blew up trying to figure out what language to reply in
September 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Thinking back to the time when my Japanese-speaking hairdresser who had been speaking English tried asking me "Do you speak Chinese?" in Mandarin and I wanted to tell them that my mom spoke Cantonese but my brain blew up trying to figure out what language to reply in
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Somehow I've ended up with all of these different projects that involve a nigh-infinite amount of work, it seems...
I've got Rhythm Quest, of course, which it's felt good to sink more time into. [...]
Somehow I've ended up with all of these different projects that involve a nigh-infinite amount of work, it seems...
I've got Rhythm Quest, of course, which it's felt good to sink more time into. [...]
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Somehow I've ended up with all of these different projects that involve a nigh-infinite amount of work, it seems... I've got Rhythm Quest, o...
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September 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Somehow I've ended up with all of these different projects that involve a nigh-infinite amount of work, it seems...
I've got Rhythm Quest, of course, which it's felt good to sink more time into. [...]
Somehow I've ended up with all of these different projects that involve a nigh-infinite amount of work, it seems...
I've got Rhythm Quest, of course, which it's felt good to sink more time into. [...]
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A YEAR OF SPRINGS plush preorders are now open!! 💐🎮
i'm partnering with plush wonderland to make haru, erika & manami dolls! the designs are super cute & i'm so excited to share them with you ✨
they need 50 orders each to happen so help me make them real! 🧸
🔗 plushwonderland.com/collections/...
i'm partnering with plush wonderland to make haru, erika & manami dolls! the designs are super cute & i'm so excited to share them with you ✨
they need 50 orders each to happen so help me make them real! 🧸
🔗 plushwonderland.com/collections/...
September 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A YEAR OF SPRINGS plush preorders are now open!! 💐🎮
i'm partnering with plush wonderland to make haru, erika & manami dolls! the designs are super cute & i'm so excited to share them with you ✨
they need 50 orders each to happen so help me make them real! 🧸
🔗 plushwonderland.com/collections/...
i'm partnering with plush wonderland to make haru, erika & manami dolls! the designs are super cute & i'm so excited to share them with you ✨
they need 50 orders each to happen so help me make them real! 🧸
🔗 plushwonderland.com/collections/...
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/toda...
Today was kind of really what I needed. Little things to remind me how to enjoy life. I've been so busy working for myself and others that I forgot to spend enough effort on just having a good time. "Healing" after all is only one part of care.
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Today was kind of really what I needed. Little things to remind me how to enjoy life. I've been so busy working for myself and others that I forgot to spend enough effort on just having a good time. "Healing" after all is only one part of care.
[...]
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Today was kind of really what I needed. Little things to remind me how to enjoy life. I've been so busy working for myself and others that...
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August 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/toda...
Today was kind of really what I needed. Little things to remind me how to enjoy life. I've been so busy working for myself and others that I forgot to spend enough effort on just having a good time. "Healing" after all is only one part of care.
[...]
Today was kind of really what I needed. Little things to remind me how to enjoy life. I've been so busy working for myself and others that I forgot to spend enough effort on just having a good time. "Healing" after all is only one part of care.
[...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/it-f...
It feels nice, doesn't it? To work, and to play. Certainly, it feels better than either of the two on their own...
I've been working on Rhythm Quest some more, which of course, always makes me feel good, [...]
It feels nice, doesn't it? To work, and to play. Certainly, it feels better than either of the two on their own...
I've been working on Rhythm Quest some more, which of course, always makes me feel good, [...]
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It feels nice, doesn't it? To work, and to play. Certainly, it feels better than either of the two on their own... I've been working on Rh...
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August 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/it-f...
It feels nice, doesn't it? To work, and to play. Certainly, it feels better than either of the two on their own...
I've been working on Rhythm Quest some more, which of course, always makes me feel good, [...]
It feels nice, doesn't it? To work, and to play. Certainly, it feels better than either of the two on their own...
I've been working on Rhythm Quest some more, which of course, always makes me feel good, [...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/i-di...
I didn't do toooo bad, given how hard it was for me to even get out of bed in the morning. After that whole struggle, I did manage to do the work I needed to do, take care of two meals, I solved a steamdeck issue for Rhythm Quest and finished up [...]
I didn't do toooo bad, given how hard it was for me to even get out of bed in the morning. After that whole struggle, I did manage to do the work I needed to do, take care of two meals, I solved a steamdeck issue for Rhythm Quest and finished up [...]
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I didn't do toooo bad, given how hard it was for me to even get out of bed in the morning. After that whole struggle, I did manage to do th...
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August 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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I didn't do toooo bad, given how hard it was for me to even get out of bed in the morning. After that whole struggle, I did manage to do the work I needed to do, take care of two meals, I solved a steamdeck issue for Rhythm Quest and finished up [...]
I didn't do toooo bad, given how hard it was for me to even get out of bed in the morning. After that whole struggle, I did manage to do the work I needed to do, take care of two meals, I solved a steamdeck issue for Rhythm Quest and finished up [...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/i-me...
I mean, I wish my cooking could solve all my other problems for me, too (spoiler alert: even in Chef Hua, it doesn't). I wish all the knowledge and skills I put into ALTTPR could help me feel a sense of self-worth. [...]
I mean, I wish my cooking could solve all my other problems for me, too (spoiler alert: even in Chef Hua, it doesn't). I wish all the knowledge and skills I put into ALTTPR could help me feel a sense of self-worth. [...]
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I mean, I wish my cooking could solve all my other problems for me, too (spoiler alert: even in Chef Hua, it doesn't). I wish all the knowl...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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I mean, I wish my cooking could solve all my other problems for me, too (spoiler alert: even in Chef Hua, it doesn't). I wish all the knowledge and skills I put into ALTTPR could help me feel a sense of self-worth. [...]
I mean, I wish my cooking could solve all my other problems for me, too (spoiler alert: even in Chef Hua, it doesn't). I wish all the knowledge and skills I put into ALTTPR could help me feel a sense of self-worth. [...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/what...
What exactly do I want life to be like? I don't think I'm quite sure...I don't think I'm sure...
JaSmix went really well, almost perfectly to be honest. The only real blemishes were the almost-snafus [...]
What exactly do I want life to be like? I don't think I'm quite sure...I don't think I'm sure...
JaSmix went really well, almost perfectly to be honest. The only real blemishes were the almost-snafus [...]
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What exactly do I want life to be like? I don't think I'm quite sure...I don't think I'm sure... JaSmix went really well, almost perfectly ...
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August 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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What exactly do I want life to be like? I don't think I'm quite sure...I don't think I'm sure...
JaSmix went really well, almost perfectly to be honest. The only real blemishes were the almost-snafus [...]
What exactly do I want life to be like? I don't think I'm quite sure...I don't think I'm sure...
JaSmix went really well, almost perfectly to be honest. The only real blemishes were the almost-snafus [...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/ive-...
I've been putting in a lot of work! It feels good to be productive, I feel like somehow I'm back on my game.
I sank a bunch of time into Rhythm Quest, which is always a good feeling. Nothing sexy, [...]
I've been putting in a lot of work! It feels good to be productive, I feel like somehow I'm back on my game.
I sank a bunch of time into Rhythm Quest, which is always a good feeling. Nothing sexy, [...]
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I've been putting in a lot of work! It feels good to be productive, I feel like somehow I'm back on my game. I sank a bunch of time into Rh...
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August 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/ive-...
I've been putting in a lot of work! It feels good to be productive, I feel like somehow I'm back on my game.
I sank a bunch of time into Rhythm Quest, which is always a good feeling. Nothing sexy, [...]
I've been putting in a lot of work! It feels good to be productive, I feel like somehow I'm back on my game.
I sank a bunch of time into Rhythm Quest, which is always a good feeling. Nothing sexy, [...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/it-f...
It feels good to be validated for your efforts, doesn't it?
I've been watching "Chef Hua" -- part of what inspired my previous thoughts on cooking and everything like that. [...]
It feels good to be validated for your efforts, doesn't it?
I've been watching "Chef Hua" -- part of what inspired my previous thoughts on cooking and everything like that. [...]
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It feels good to be validated for your efforts, doesn't it? I've been watching "Chef Hua" -- part of what inspired my previous thoughts on c...
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August 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/it-f...
It feels good to be validated for your efforts, doesn't it?
I've been watching "Chef Hua" -- part of what inspired my previous thoughts on cooking and everything like that. [...]
It feels good to be validated for your efforts, doesn't it?
I've been watching "Chef Hua" -- part of what inspired my previous thoughts on cooking and everything like that. [...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/love...
I talked about love languages in my last post and how when we see them in a more mature and nuanced lens we begin to see things like how "gift giving" doesn't necessarily have to be something really shallow and transactional and how [...]
I talked about love languages in my last post and how when we see them in a more mature and nuanced lens we begin to see things like how "gift giving" doesn't necessarily have to be something really shallow and transactional and how [...]
Love Languages
I talked about love languages in my last post and how when we see them in a more mature and nuanced lens we begin to see things like how "gi...
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August 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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I talked about love languages in my last post and how when we see them in a more mature and nuanced lens we begin to see things like how "gift giving" doesn't necessarily have to be something really shallow and transactional and how [...]
I talked about love languages in my last post and how when we see them in a more mature and nuanced lens we begin to see things like how "gift giving" doesn't necessarily have to be something really shallow and transactional and how [...]
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/cook...
Cooking, is, of course, a craft, and a skill. When I'm really enjoying the process of cooking I get a similar enjoyment out of it as I do when I'm playing a videogame, or making music.
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Cooking, is, of course, a craft, and a skill. When I'm really enjoying the process of cooking I get a similar enjoyment out of it as I do when I'm playing a videogame, or making music.
[...]
Cooking
Cooking, is, of course, a craft, and a skill. When I'm really enjoying the process of cooking I get a similar enjoyment out of it as I do w...
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August 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/08/cook...
Cooking, is, of course, a craft, and a skill. When I'm really enjoying the process of cooking I get a similar enjoyment out of it as I do when I'm playing a videogame, or making music.
[...]
Cooking, is, of course, a craft, and a skill. When I'm really enjoying the process of cooking I get a similar enjoyment out of it as I do when I'm playing a videogame, or making music.
[...]
ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/monthl...
Monthly free album release for the month of July 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
Monthly free album release for the month of July 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
August 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/monthl...
Monthly free album release for the month of July 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
Monthly free album release for the month of July 2025, featuring the songs I make in one hour for One Hour Compo.
ddrkirbyisq.blogspot.com/2025/07/i-me...
I mean, what is there to say??? ...is my first thought, but I figure I should write something anyways. I've had a long day.
Empathy is important, we all know that, at least on a conceptual level, probably. [...]
I mean, what is there to say??? ...is my first thought, but I figure I should write something anyways. I've had a long day.
Empathy is important, we all know that, at least on a conceptual level, probably. [...]
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I mean, what is there to say??? ...is my first thought, but I figure I should write something anyways. I've had a long day. Empathy is i...
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July 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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I mean, what is there to say??? ...is my first thought, but I figure I should write something anyways. I've had a long day.
Empathy is important, we all know that, at least on a conceptual level, probably. [...]
I mean, what is there to say??? ...is my first thought, but I figure I should write something anyways. I've had a long day.
Empathy is important, we all know that, at least on a conceptual level, probably. [...]