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  • Mezzo Staccato.

    What do you listen to while you work?

    Anything classical that soothes your soul to core. I prefer the extremities between moderate and rough quickening. Take Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2, for instance, one of my all-time favorites:

  • Noir Gaming.

    I bought a low entry laptop, being cheap bastard that I am, with an intention to try Windows 11 out, only to delete it afterward. I was not thrilled with the Windows 11 architecture, despite being out of sync with any Microsoft Windows for years (I have not even tried Windows 7, 8, or 10).

    Instead, I booted in the Fedora OS Installion via USB flash drive. Fedora OS 42 works like a beauty, so much that it reminds me of Mac OS or a bit of Ubuntu.

    As for gaming, I was able to install Steam program. It works seamlessly. And to add the classics: I was more curious about OpenRA project, so I tried it out. The project comes with free Real-Time Strategy engine based on Dune 2000, Red Alert, and Tiberian Sun.

    Even if you don’t run Linux, it is playable on Windows and Mac OS. Online multiplayer feature is also available. Check it out while you can.

  • That Feeling.

    Have you ever had a disturbing thought that you wouldn’t reveal to your friends or family, for fear of countering opinion or drawing a striking impression of your personality? These days, it is easier post online and vent your thoughts and/or feelings that you otherwise wouldn’t have normally invoked in real life.

    Teehee. I have had this thought before too, James Woods. Except, with my own car. This is just overkill.

  • Raw Appetite.

    What’s your go-to comfort food?

    It would be sushi. I used to eat two rolls daily. I am on budget and watch my mercury intake from the raw fish, so I eat one roll on daily basis. I am especially captivated by favorite Alaskan Sunset or Red Dragon rolls.

  • Murdering Mayhem.

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why?
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    So far by the latest, Danganronpa series. They serve you with entertainment goodies while cooking up a murder mystery each time. An interactive fiction polished with sillies and goofiness. A heartfelt moment now and every then. They are excellent visual novels, though I would not recommend the games to kids or people of little mind.

  • Daily Route.

    Daily writing prompt
    What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?
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    When I wake up, I drink a cup of carrot juice along with vitamin B12 and magnesium tablets. Spoon up ten olives and eat them afterward, and drink a bit of kefir. Delicacy chews of kiwi, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and clementine orange. Drink a cup of vegetable juice sprinkled with chia seeds. Then I would finish up the day with gummies of 10 mushroom blend, moringa and super greens of super gummies, and soft chews of ashwagandha and superfoods blend. They lift up my day everyday.

  • Endangered Club.

    Daily writing prompt
    What bothers you and why?
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    When the announcement news of Colossal Biosciences’ Dire Wolf broke, it stumbled and shocked the world like never before. Bringing back the bits of extinct genes are exciting indeed.

    “What’s next?” They said.

    They proposed and added the Moa species to “revival” list, nine-foot tall giant bird species once native to New Zealand. Their closest relative was probably the emu.



    But no, I say: I propose this, instead. Diatryma, the terror birds of its days in the Eocene era, roughly 33 to 50 million years ago. Though not as tall as Moas, they were the top, fearsome predators of the era’s niche.

    Are you afraid yet?

  • Capitalist Desolate Bloc Inc.

    Describe your most memorable vacation.

    China. The road was empty in the countryside, despite its super highway construction. Beautiful mountains to see around for miles all the way around Anhui province. You could see old towers dating from the Ming Dynasty at a distance on top of mountains. The drive from Heifei city to Maanshan city provided a scant view of large tea greenhouses in the end that stretches a vast few miles before the entry of bridge across Yangtze River. Upon entrance of the city, there were Communist propaganda paintings on wall, though the half of city itself is unoccupied along with abandoned apartment buildings that grew green.

  • Extravagant Isolation.

    Are you seeking security or adventure?

    Being weary of adventure in my age, I no longer feel potent to pursue such endeavor. I stay secured and seek to secure more space and time as much as I can, while appeasing myself with unlimited entertainment, edutainment, and library. I now spend too much time on my security and have very little time for adventure.

  • Recursive Course.

    What do you think gets better with age?

    The uncanny ability to deal with any situation or outcome with an unbroken outlook on life. It is a truce of mind and body that does not expire with age; it is the peace-seeking instinct that compromises over the time and age.