Blogging – Page 2

08/09/202308/18/2023

Parent of a PDA Kid

I find it fitting that during Introduction Week of Blaugust, I would need to take time away from daily blogging.

Hi, my name is Jesse, and I am the full-time parent to an autistic kid with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA).

I have never said that on the internet before. But it feels like it is finally time to discuss what is happening during these moments when I need to disappear. Because it helps make sense of why I can go a month of streaming non-stop into being unable to create content for weeks on end.

08/04/202304/29/2024

Letting Go of Live Service

Yesterday I touched on quitting live service and MMOs for a month to see how my gaming habits change. I spend much of my gaming time keeping up with daily/weekly/monthly tasks for digital items in MMOs I don’t often use, leaving no time for everything else in the gaming world. These cosmetic items – mounts, transmog, and toys, are for collections I don’t own. I need to break out of the “must collect everything” thinking regarding these games because the collection is one business decision from going away forever.

A screenshot from the cozy mmo Palia. The back of a male character looking at a small medieval type village. — Screenshot from Palia Closed Beta

But, how do I accept the games I have always played are no longer right for me?

08/03/202308/03/2023

A New Routine

Blaugust has already changed my morning. The first few steps remain the same. Get Coffee. Feed the dog. Shower. However, when I sit at my computer, I no longer open a video game first. Instead, go to Mastodon and check out the new posts from others participating in the event.

This is a nice feeling. It motivates me to come here to get some thoughts out of my head before I lose them all to the busyness of my day.

08/01/2023

Blaugust Begins

Welcome to the first official day of Blaugust 2023. It is a time when we can all celebrate blogging as an outlet for our thoughts and the things we enjoy while we build community connections. I have always watched this month and the content created on the periphery – never jumping into the fray. Something changed this year. I felt compelled to take part.

I think this is about starting over.