Jason Batchelor
@whereeverimayroll.bsky.social
Computer geek, gamer, sometime actor, and fulltime pet wrangler.
There are already too many raccoons lost on our roads. Please do not engage with Eize whatsoever.
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
nobody engage with my posts please for the next four hours
ill be driving to my mom’s and if i suspect i have notifications ill be tempted to check bsky while driving
please. i could die
nobody engage with my posts please for the next four hours
ill be driving to my mom’s and if i suspect i have notifications ill be tempted to check bsky while driving
please. i could die
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
There are already too many raccoons lost on our roads. Please do not engage with Eize whatsoever.
Oh, I didn’t expect to feel feels even getting to meet Brian Colin, the designer of Rampage, Spy Hunter and Discs of Tron. I saw him at the beginning of the con, didn’t get to check in later to see, but I hope he was well loved and appreciated over the course of the weekend.
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Oh, I didn’t expect to feel feels even getting to meet Brian Colin, the designer of Rampage, Spy Hunter and Discs of Tron. I saw him at the beginning of the con, didn’t get to check in later to see, but I hope he was well loved and appreciated over the course of the weekend.
I am now into month 15 of being unemployed.
My wife just lost her job due to budget cuts last week.
I’m still looking for gainful work in web dev, but I’m also great at proofreading, or, could help with code reviews.
In the meantime, she’s got a GoFundMe. gofund.me/d6009243d
My wife just lost her job due to budget cuts last week.
I’m still looking for gainful work in web dev, but I’m also great at proofreading, or, could help with code reviews.
In the meantime, she’s got a GoFundMe. gofund.me/d6009243d
Donate to Support My Recovery & Education After Unexpected Job Loss, organized by Amberlee Batchelor
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October 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I am now into month 15 of being unemployed.
My wife just lost her job due to budget cuts last week.
I’m still looking for gainful work in web dev, but I’m also great at proofreading, or, could help with code reviews.
In the meantime, she’s got a GoFundMe. gofund.me/d6009243d
My wife just lost her job due to budget cuts last week.
I’m still looking for gainful work in web dev, but I’m also great at proofreading, or, could help with code reviews.
In the meantime, she’s got a GoFundMe. gofund.me/d6009243d
Over the weekend, at Pittsburgh Gaming Expo, I also got to teach a few people the basics of Mass Effect Priority: Hagalaz. I think I gave people a nice boost to get their own copy to the table, and I had several people stop by to look who had never seen it. @ithayla.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Over the weekend, at Pittsburgh Gaming Expo, I also got to teach a few people the basics of Mass Effect Priority: Hagalaz. I think I gave people a nice boost to get their own copy to the table, and I had several people stop by to look who had never seen it. @ithayla.bsky.social
Sent a few more new players your way, @restorationgames.bsky.social , this weekend! Good luck on the upcoming campaign for Return to Dark Tower!
October 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Sent a few more new players your way, @restorationgames.bsky.social , this weekend! Good luck on the upcoming campaign for Return to Dark Tower!
Teaching some people about @restorationgames.bsky.social Return to Dark Tower at this weekend’s local gaming convention, Pittsburgh Gaming Expo!
(Not a paid demo, I just love the game enough I want the next KS to go gangbusters!)
(Not a paid demo, I just love the game enough I want the next KS to go gangbusters!)
October 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Teaching some people about @restorationgames.bsky.social Return to Dark Tower at this weekend’s local gaming convention, Pittsburgh Gaming Expo!
(Not a paid demo, I just love the game enough I want the next KS to go gangbusters!)
(Not a paid demo, I just love the game enough I want the next KS to go gangbusters!)
@br00taldan.bsky.social hey there, long time no see! Might you have any suggestions for the best book store or hobby store in the Orlando area? We’re down here until Friday!
September 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@br00taldan.bsky.social hey there, long time no see! Might you have any suggestions for the best book store or hobby store in the Orlando area? We’re down here until Friday!
K-pop Demon Hunters was a fun show!
June 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
K-pop Demon Hunters was a fun show!
My trouble has always been trying to find the line between advocating for standards and coming off as just complaining. :/ Eventually, having my advice and opinions discarded out of hand leads me to getting more ornery.
Yuuuuup. Being an asshole limits your options. Or to put it another way, in any major project there's room for maybe one asshole. That's probably not going to be you, and you shouldn't fight anyone for that role.
One lesson I've learned the hard way, not being a pain in the ass to work with goes farther than almost anything else in life.
May 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
My trouble has always been trying to find the line between advocating for standards and coming off as just complaining. :/ Eventually, having my advice and opinions discarded out of hand leads me to getting more ornery.
Movie you've seen more than six times, no Star Wars or Trek or LOTR
April 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Movie you've seen more than six times, no Star Wars or Trek or LOTR
Devastating news. GTG was my biggest entry into co-op games, and into doing demos, and were the reason I got to go to Origins, Gencon and PAX U in 2018. Christopher, Adam, and the whole team, I still can't say enough good things about what you did for me that year.
Official statement on the GTG site: www.greaterthangames.com/blogs/news/g...
April 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Devastating news. GTG was my biggest entry into co-op games, and into doing demos, and were the reason I got to go to Origins, Gencon and PAX U in 2018. Christopher, Adam, and the whole team, I still can't say enough good things about what you did for me that year.
Long time SW fan, here.
What freaks me out when I think too hard on it: how many people are such big fans of the Notzee stand-in faction from those films.
What freaks me out when I think too hard on it: how many people are such big fans of the Notzee stand-in faction from those films.
April 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Long time SW fan, here.
What freaks me out when I think too hard on it: how many people are such big fans of the Notzee stand-in faction from those films.
What freaks me out when I think too hard on it: how many people are such big fans of the Notzee stand-in faction from those films.
As my purchasing of games through Kickstarter and other venues winds down, I have to say that at least the ones I've received recently have been good additions to a collection that still needs thinning.
Heh. That makes me think there's room for a deckbuilder about board game collections.
Heh. That makes me think there's room for a deckbuilder about board game collections.
March 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As my purchasing of games through Kickstarter and other venues winds down, I have to say that at least the ones I've received recently have been good additions to a collection that still needs thinning.
Heh. That makes me think there's room for a deckbuilder about board game collections.
Heh. That makes me think there's room for a deckbuilder about board game collections.
You're soloing a new campaign game, and failing the scenario doesn't prevent you from continuing the campaign. During your first play, you muff up some rules in a way that could have altered the outcome significantly.
Do you:
A) Start over, erasing all progress,
B) Continue on?
Do you:
A) Start over, erasing all progress,
B) Continue on?
March 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
You're soloing a new campaign game, and failing the scenario doesn't prevent you from continuing the campaign. During your first play, you muff up some rules in a way that could have altered the outcome significantly.
Do you:
A) Start over, erasing all progress,
B) Continue on?
Do you:
A) Start over, erasing all progress,
B) Continue on?
It took me a bit to get my own copy, @ithayla.bsky.social, but I finally acquired Slay the Spire by Contention Games for my bday. Got to play it with some friends, and a full play through (well, we made it a couple steps into Act II before we lost) with my wife and son today! Love it!
March 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
It took me a bit to get my own copy, @ithayla.bsky.social, but I finally acquired Slay the Spire by Contention Games for my bday. Got to play it with some friends, and a full play through (well, we made it a couple steps into Act II before we lost) with my wife and son today! Love it!
Looking to sell more of my barely used games. If it's in the pics but doesn't have a price, it's been sold. Buyer pays shipping unless in Pgh area. DM with offer.
Sorcerer City - Sleeved, baggied
Twilight Inscription - Cards sleeved, extra dice pack
Cloudspire - Incl. extra chips, and playmat
1/6
Sorcerer City - Sleeved, baggied
Twilight Inscription - Cards sleeved, extra dice pack
Cloudspire - Incl. extra chips, and playmat
1/6
January 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Looking to sell more of my barely used games. If it's in the pics but doesn't have a price, it's been sold. Buyer pays shipping unless in Pgh area. DM with offer.
Sorcerer City - Sleeved, baggied
Twilight Inscription - Cards sleeved, extra dice pack
Cloudspire - Incl. extra chips, and playmat
1/6
Sorcerer City - Sleeved, baggied
Twilight Inscription - Cards sleeved, extra dice pack
Cloudspire - Incl. extra chips, and playmat
1/6
Feeling mendacious.
January 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Feeling mendacious.
The hardest part of being let go from a company is the influx of self doubt and recriminations. Some people might think I’m hard on others; they have no idea how hard I am on myself.
January 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The hardest part of being let go from a company is the influx of self doubt and recriminations. Some people might think I’m hard on others; they have no idea how hard I am on myself.
Me: “What did you eat that’s making you dry retch, you idiot canine??”
Also me: “Why is this pot of water refusing to boil?”
Then me: “Oh. Helps if I turn on the burner, right?”
Also me: “Why is this pot of water refusing to boil?”
Then me: “Oh. Helps if I turn on the burner, right?”
January 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Me: “What did you eat that’s making you dry retch, you idiot canine??”
Also me: “Why is this pot of water refusing to boil?”
Then me: “Oh. Helps if I turn on the burner, right?”
Also me: “Why is this pot of water refusing to boil?”
Then me: “Oh. Helps if I turn on the burner, right?”
So, in further exploration of alternatives to the codemonkey lifestyle, I went looking at a casting site for extras.
I somehow don't think I can pull off "rugged and authentic" for Carhartt, and Adidas is probably a miss as well.
Fitness models ... unless you're aiming for the "before" pix ...
I somehow don't think I can pull off "rugged and authentic" for Carhartt, and Adidas is probably a miss as well.
Fitness models ... unless you're aiming for the "before" pix ...
January 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So, in further exploration of alternatives to the codemonkey lifestyle, I went looking at a casting site for extras.
I somehow don't think I can pull off "rugged and authentic" for Carhartt, and Adidas is probably a miss as well.
Fitness models ... unless you're aiming for the "before" pix ...
I somehow don't think I can pull off "rugged and authentic" for Carhartt, and Adidas is probably a miss as well.
Fitness models ... unless you're aiming for the "before" pix ...
So, if I didn’t mention here… I’m a web dev, veteran of the browser wars, and I’ve been out of work since late July of last year. I appreciate any leads, and in the meantime to help with bills, I have board games to sell, or I can print stuff on my 3D printers I bought before I lost my job.
January 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
So, if I didn’t mention here… I’m a web dev, veteran of the browser wars, and I’ve been out of work since late July of last year. I appreciate any leads, and in the meantime to help with bills, I have board games to sell, or I can print stuff on my 3D printers I bought before I lost my job.
Health Insurance in Ameriduh:
Highmark: "We overcharged you for your insurance that we didn't pay out enough of, so here's a tiny portion of what we got away with taking from your paychecks back."
...
Highmark: "We overcharged you for your insurance that we didn't pay out enough of, so here's a tiny portion of what we got away with taking from your paychecks back."
...
December 27, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Health Insurance in Ameriduh:
Highmark: "We overcharged you for your insurance that we didn't pay out enough of, so here's a tiny portion of what we got away with taking from your paychecks back."
...
Highmark: "We overcharged you for your insurance that we didn't pay out enough of, so here's a tiny portion of what we got away with taking from your paychecks back."
...
Had an awful, wonderful, idea before bed, last night, and since this made such a splash over on the FB, I thought I'd post this here and see if anyone who follows me gets it...
December 18, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Had an awful, wonderful, idea before bed, last night, and since this made such a splash over on the FB, I thought I'd post this here and see if anyone who follows me gets it...
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater as a kid.
December 12, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater as a kid.