Jason Fugate
@jasonfugate.bsky.social
🎮 20+ years in the game industry including Riot, Sony, EA, Meta | #Xer | Soccer, politics, and C++ nerd | ⚽ #MLS lifer ( #LAFC ) | 🔵 Blue dot in East TN (CO expat) | ⚙️ Engine engineer | 🌭 #Dachshund dad
This has been my desktop picture for something like 20 years now.
January 21, 2026 at 2:39 AM
This has been my desktop picture for something like 20 years now.
My dad brought up these in-some-distant-way-related-to-us people all the time because he was a doctor and loved telling everyone about the disease the Blue Fugates had.
This is a fantastic piece!
This is a fantastic piece!
January 14, 2026 at 1:41 AM
My dad brought up these in-some-distant-way-related-to-us people all the time because he was a doctor and loved telling everyone about the disease the Blue Fugates had.
This is a fantastic piece!
This is a fantastic piece!
"If I can't see them, they aren't there!"
January 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"If I can't see them, they aren't there!"
Apparently, he kept pushing for there to be more and more consequences for Marty, and the incredible non-sequitor at the end of the movie was entirely his doing. So he was very involved.
January 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Apparently, he kept pushing for there to be more and more consequences for Marty, and the incredible non-sequitor at the end of the movie was entirely his doing. So he was very involved.
This was my reaction also. Hard to rate something like it. Am I glad I saw it? I don't know. It's really well made. I'm also kind of sad that O'Leary played himself and was actually really good at acting.
January 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This was my reaction also. Hard to rate something like it. Am I glad I saw it? I don't know. It's really well made. I'm also kind of sad that O'Leary played himself and was actually really good at acting.
My daughter goes absolutely nuts for these, and I love them, too. They are so good.
January 1, 2026 at 4:46 AM
My daughter goes absolutely nuts for these, and I love them, too. They are so good.
Ok, I can understand that take. It had enough parts that were absolutely not attempting to be comedic at all that if it was attempting to be a black comedy, you'd have to say it missed.
January 1, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Ok, I can understand that take. It had enough parts that were absolutely not attempting to be comedic at all that if it was attempting to be a black comedy, you'd have to say it missed.
Hmm, it didn't feel like a comedy to me, though there were quite a few moments of absurdity. What's your take on it?
January 1, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Hmm, it didn't feel like a comedy to me, though there were quite a few moments of absurdity. What's your take on it?
Sean Penn, and the last 45 minutes, especially the car chase sequence. On the big screen it was incredible.
January 1, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Sean Penn, and the last 45 minutes, especially the car chase sequence. On the big screen it was incredible.
Some of these would probably be lower if I didn't see them in the theater (e.g. Avatar), but overall, the highs outweighed the lows, and there were some that were wonderful surprises (like I had read nothing about Sinners going into it).
Hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year!
Hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Some of these would probably be lower if I didn't see them in the theater (e.g. Avatar), but overall, the highs outweighed the lows, and there were some that were wonderful surprises (like I had read nothing about Sinners going into it).
Hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year!
Hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year!
C-tier (Meh)
The Amateur
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Roofman
The Long Walk
The Running Man
Now You See Me, Now You Don't
D-tier (Regretted Seeing In The Theater)
*none*
F-tier (Walked Out)
*none*
The Amateur
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Roofman
The Long Walk
The Running Man
Now You See Me, Now You Don't
D-tier (Regretted Seeing In The Theater)
*none*
F-tier (Walked Out)
*none*
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 AM
C-tier (Meh)
The Amateur
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Roofman
The Long Walk
The Running Man
Now You See Me, Now You Don't
D-tier (Regretted Seeing In The Theater)
*none*
F-tier (Walked Out)
*none*
The Amateur
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Roofman
The Long Walk
The Running Man
Now You See Me, Now You Don't
D-tier (Regretted Seeing In The Theater)
*none*
F-tier (Walked Out)
*none*
A-tier (Thoroughly Enjoyed)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Marty Supreme
Mickey 17
The Naked Gun
Predator: Badlands
Superman
Weapons
Zootopia 2
B-tier (Didn't Regret Seeing In The Theater)
28 Years Later
Caught Stealing
F1
Mission: Impossible
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Marty Supreme
Mickey 17
The Naked Gun
Predator: Badlands
Superman
Weapons
Zootopia 2
B-tier (Didn't Regret Seeing In The Theater)
28 Years Later
Caught Stealing
F1
Mission: Impossible
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 AM
A-tier (Thoroughly Enjoyed)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Marty Supreme
Mickey 17
The Naked Gun
Predator: Badlands
Superman
Weapons
Zootopia 2
B-tier (Didn't Regret Seeing In The Theater)
28 Years Later
Caught Stealing
F1
Mission: Impossible
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Marty Supreme
Mickey 17
The Naked Gun
Predator: Badlands
Superman
Weapons
Zootopia 2
B-tier (Didn't Regret Seeing In The Theater)
28 Years Later
Caught Stealing
F1
Mission: Impossible
We had some of those in the 90s.
December 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We had some of those in the 90s.
I let one of our 15-pound dachshunds out into the (fenced, thankfully) backyard and he terrorized them so much they all ran. I was kind of embarrassed and proud at the same time.
December 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I let one of our 15-pound dachshunds out into the (fenced, thankfully) backyard and he terrorized them so much they all ran. I was kind of embarrassed and proud at the same time.
The only lyrics I have ever heard that used the word "palanquin."
December 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The only lyrics I have ever heard that used the word "palanquin."
Ah, thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
December 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Ah, thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I probably need another month to really polish it, but it brings me great joy to play this piece, and there is almost nothing Justin loves more than to involve everyone around him in vicariously experiencing joy, especially through music, so here it is.
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Claire de Lune.mp4
drive.google.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I probably need another month to really polish it, but it brings me great joy to play this piece, and there is almost nothing Justin loves more than to involve everyone around him in vicariously experiencing joy, especially through music, so here it is.
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I'm now at the point where I can reliably play all its parts from memory without error, though not in the same playthrough. 😅
But today is my best friend Justin's 50th birthday so I spent all evening trying to record a decent take as a birthday gift to him, and I finally got one that turned out ok.
But today is my best friend Justin's 50th birthday so I spent all evening trying to record a decent take as a birthday gift to him, and I finally got one that turned out ok.
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I'm now at the point where I can reliably play all its parts from memory without error, though not in the same playthrough. 😅
But today is my best friend Justin's 50th birthday so I spent all evening trying to record a decent take as a birthday gift to him, and I finally got one that turned out ok.
But today is my best friend Justin's 50th birthday so I spent all evening trying to record a decent take as a birthday gift to him, and I finally got one that turned out ok.
I sort of panicked, but I have always loved Debussy and have never played possibly his most famous solo piano piece, Claire de Lune. So I blurted that out and she said, "well that's possibly the most beautiful piece ever written," so that's what I've been working on for the last couple of months.
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I sort of panicked, but I have always loved Debussy and have never played possibly his most famous solo piano piece, Claire de Lune. So I blurted that out and she said, "well that's possibly the most beautiful piece ever written," so that's what I've been working on for the last couple of months.