Zen
@zenandcyrrene.bsky.social
Former content creator, currently posting nonsense only. Wannabe writer. I love SFF and literary fiction. Big fan of roguelikes/lites. Birdwatcher. He/him. #bookreviews
Here's an anthology from BAAU, an old art group.
See that Gaia logo? This is related to the origins of Gaia Online (Go Gaia). Two of the characters here, l0cke and Long Vo were Gaia founders.
The artist is Alex Ahad (o_8). Better known as a co-founder of Lab Zero and creator of Skullgirls.
See that Gaia logo? This is related to the origins of Gaia Online (Go Gaia). Two of the characters here, l0cke and Long Vo were Gaia founders.
The artist is Alex Ahad (o_8). Better known as a co-founder of Lab Zero and creator of Skullgirls.
September 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Here's an anthology from BAAU, an old art group.
See that Gaia logo? This is related to the origins of Gaia Online (Go Gaia). Two of the characters here, l0cke and Long Vo were Gaia founders.
The artist is Alex Ahad (o_8). Better known as a co-founder of Lab Zero and creator of Skullgirls.
See that Gaia logo? This is related to the origins of Gaia Online (Go Gaia). Two of the characters here, l0cke and Long Vo were Gaia founders.
The artist is Alex Ahad (o_8). Better known as a co-founder of Lab Zero and creator of Skullgirls.
I don't play Umamusume but I have a conspiracy theory.
The girls start their races behind starting gates. These are for horse races - humans don't need gates at their starting lines.
Therefore, they're actually horses, and you the player character are hallucinating that they're human. QED!
The girls start their races behind starting gates. These are for horse races - humans don't need gates at their starting lines.
Therefore, they're actually horses, and you the player character are hallucinating that they're human. QED!
July 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I don't play Umamusume but I have a conspiracy theory.
The girls start their races behind starting gates. These are for horse races - humans don't need gates at their starting lines.
Therefore, they're actually horses, and you the player character are hallucinating that they're human. QED!
The girls start their races behind starting gates. These are for horse races - humans don't need gates at their starting lines.
Therefore, they're actually horses, and you the player character are hallucinating that they're human. QED!
Nubby's dopamine factory (volume warning)
June 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Nubby's dopamine factory (volume warning)
I think I just won the Pokemon Pocket TCG lottery.
April 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I think I just won the Pokemon Pocket TCG lottery.
I'm not a fan of cozy fantasy, a subgenre that has quickly collected its own library of shopworn cliches. A balm for these times, sure, but not something I find engaging.
That is why I was pleasantly surprised by Julie Leong's The Teller Of Small Fortunes, a cozy fantasy with subtle heft.
That is why I was pleasantly surprised by Julie Leong's The Teller Of Small Fortunes, a cozy fantasy with subtle heft.
February 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I'm not a fan of cozy fantasy, a subgenre that has quickly collected its own library of shopworn cliches. A balm for these times, sure, but not something I find engaging.
That is why I was pleasantly surprised by Julie Leong's The Teller Of Small Fortunes, a cozy fantasy with subtle heft.
That is why I was pleasantly surprised by Julie Leong's The Teller Of Small Fortunes, a cozy fantasy with subtle heft.
Now that's a nice pack.
February 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Now that's a nice pack.
I thoroughly enjoyed The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, a Holmes and Watson style murder mystery set in a fantasy world with striking world building. Recommended if you want a breezy read with likable characters trying to unravel a conspiracy.
February 15, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, a Holmes and Watson style murder mystery set in a fantasy world with striking world building. Recommended if you want a breezy read with likable characters trying to unravel a conspiracy.
It doesn't take long to read when many of the pages look like this.
Yup, it's ergodic literature ,a book in the tradition of House Of Leaves, where the prose, layout, and structure of the book is decidedly, non-linear, non-traditional.
Yup, it's ergodic literature ,a book in the tradition of House Of Leaves, where the prose, layout, and structure of the book is decidedly, non-linear, non-traditional.
February 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
It doesn't take long to read when many of the pages look like this.
Yup, it's ergodic literature ,a book in the tradition of House Of Leaves, where the prose, layout, and structure of the book is decidedly, non-linear, non-traditional.
Yup, it's ergodic literature ,a book in the tradition of House Of Leaves, where the prose, layout, and structure of the book is decidedly, non-linear, non-traditional.
I finished reading theMystery.doc by Matthew McIntosh. It's a battleship of a book, coming in at over 1600 pages, and probably heavy enough to be used as a deadly weapon. But...
February 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I finished reading theMystery.doc by Matthew McIntosh. It's a battleship of a book, coming in at over 1600 pages, and probably heavy enough to be used as a deadly weapon. But...
I was given a piece of kek lapis, which is a cake traditional to where I come from (Malaysia).
I had forgotten how pretty they are!
I had forgotten how pretty they are!
February 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I was given a piece of kek lapis, which is a cake traditional to where I come from (Malaysia).
I had forgotten how pretty they are!
I had forgotten how pretty they are!
My dad asked me to buy these thermal socks for him, and I guess they'll be on fire when they are delivered, so maybe I won't get them for him
February 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
My dad asked me to buy these thermal socks for him, and I guess they'll be on fire when they are delivered, so maybe I won't get them for him
Well, it'll be a bit crunchy, but I guess I can play Monster Hunter Wilds.
February 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Well, it'll be a bit crunchy, but I guess I can play Monster Hunter Wilds.
Me and the boys pulling up to the bowling alley
February 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Me and the boys pulling up to the bowling alley
Went out to the wetlands to look for sandhill cranes today, bird's like, what's up
January 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Went out to the wetlands to look for sandhill cranes today, bird's like, what's up
Gonna tell future generations that this is Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3
January 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Gonna tell future generations that this is Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3
I'm not a touhou fan, but I saw this pop up doujin at Half Price Books years ago and I thought it might be a cool gift for any of my friends who did like touhou.
Then I forgot I had it.
I think I know someone who might want it, just wanted to show it before I gave it away.
Then I forgot I had it.
I think I know someone who might want it, just wanted to show it before I gave it away.
January 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I'm not a touhou fan, but I saw this pop up doujin at Half Price Books years ago and I thought it might be a cool gift for any of my friends who did like touhou.
Then I forgot I had it.
I think I know someone who might want it, just wanted to show it before I gave it away.
Then I forgot I had it.
I think I know someone who might want it, just wanted to show it before I gave it away.
Today was National Bird Day in the US, please enjoy this birb I saw in Uji, Japan last month
January 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Today was National Bird Day in the US, please enjoy this birb I saw in Uji, Japan last month
My first Gold Victory in The Bazaar was a Shield win with Pyg.
January 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM
My first Gold Victory in The Bazaar was a Shield win with Pyg.
My Game Of The Year was UFO 50.
No surprise there, it's a love letter to retro games with its own interesting ideas, and there's just so much of it.
No surprise there, it's a love letter to retro games with its own interesting ideas, and there's just so much of it.
December 27, 2024 at 9:54 PM
My Game Of The Year was UFO 50.
No surprise there, it's a love letter to retro games with its own interesting ideas, and there's just so much of it.
No surprise there, it's a love letter to retro games with its own interesting ideas, and there's just so much of it.
Ok, new Caves of Qud character, Sykas the Gunslinger Tinkerer and his bird(?), Gloaming.
This time on Roleplay; I do want to see as much of the game as possible on this run.
This time on Roleplay; I do want to see as much of the game as possible on this run.
December 27, 2024 at 5:08 AM
Ok, new Caves of Qud character, Sykas the Gunslinger Tinkerer and his bird(?), Gloaming.
This time on Roleplay; I do want to see as much of the game as possible on this run.
This time on Roleplay; I do want to see as much of the game as possible on this run.
Tish just bought a revolver. He already had quills, so
December 26, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Tish just bought a revolver. He already had quills, so
Taiwan Travelogue is one of my favorite books from 2024.
Set late in Japan's colonization of Taiwan, it focuses on the love between two women, a Japanese author and a Taiwanese translator, as they roam around Taiwan eating delicious food - but the themes run deeper than that.
Set late in Japan's colonization of Taiwan, it focuses on the love between two women, a Japanese author and a Taiwanese translator, as they roam around Taiwan eating delicious food - but the themes run deeper than that.
December 22, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Taiwan Travelogue is one of my favorite books from 2024.
Set late in Japan's colonization of Taiwan, it focuses on the love between two women, a Japanese author and a Taiwanese translator, as they roam around Taiwan eating delicious food - but the themes run deeper than that.
Set late in Japan's colonization of Taiwan, it focuses on the love between two women, a Japanese author and a Taiwanese translator, as they roam around Taiwan eating delicious food - but the themes run deeper than that.
Did you know that this year was Final Fantasy 6's 30th anniversary?
One of FF6's key themes is that, even when the world is broken, and everything seems hopeless, you find hope, and the will to go on, by looking to the people you care about.
That's a thought worth holding on to.
One of FF6's key themes is that, even when the world is broken, and everything seems hopeless, you find hope, and the will to go on, by looking to the people you care about.
That's a thought worth holding on to.
December 22, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Did you know that this year was Final Fantasy 6's 30th anniversary?
One of FF6's key themes is that, even when the world is broken, and everything seems hopeless, you find hope, and the will to go on, by looking to the people you care about.
That's a thought worth holding on to.
One of FF6's key themes is that, even when the world is broken, and everything seems hopeless, you find hope, and the will to go on, by looking to the people you care about.
That's a thought worth holding on to.