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Comment on How do you want to define 2026 for yourself? in ~talk
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Comment on How do you want to define 2026 for yourself? in ~talk
Jeakams Link ParentI wish all of that for you! Having goals and fulfilling them even in the long term are essential in that freedom. Achieving financial freedom for myself hasn’t really begun until my late thirties...I wish all of that for you! Having goals and fulfilling them even in the long term are essential in that freedom.
Achieving financial freedom for myself hasn’t really begun until my late thirties and I’m not even sure it’s freedom, but I do feel good about it.
Not worrying about making rent, or being able to afford the small pleasures like that game on sale are huge achievements. Even the smaller ones should be recognized.
It sounds like you’ll get there this year. I really don’t feel 39, but in my half-time on earth, patience has been the biggest lesson to life. Patience with yourself, with your family, and particularly with your work.
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Comment on How do you want to define 2026 for yourself? in ~talk
Jeakams Link ParentCuriosity: what does financial freedom mean to you? I just realized it can mean a lot of different things.Curiosity: what does financial freedom mean to you? I just realized it can mean a lot of different things.
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
Jeakams Link ParentI grew up w my house getting milk delivered, and you're right, it really is the best kind. The chocolate milk they brought was by far the best I've ever had, but then again, I was a lil squeak.I grew up w my house getting milk delivered, and you're right, it really is the best kind. The chocolate milk they brought was by far the best I've ever had, but then again, I was a lil squeak.
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Comment on CONTROL Resonant | Announcement trailer in ~games
Jeakams (edited )LinkIf you haven’t played the first game, it’s possibly one of the most inventive stories I’ve played while gaming. The mechanics become more and more intuitive over time, and the little details...If you haven’t played the first game, it’s possibly one of the most inventive stories I’ve played while gaming. The mechanics become more and more intuitive over time, and the little details astound you with their deftness. It’s confusing as all hell at points, but you grow to love the confusion, as it pulls you deeper into a story that’s never been told.
I liken Control to an action packed mystery novel that deserves a magnifying glass
. It’s worth every second, and even if you put it down for a few weeks, picking it back up is like riding a bike.
along with its powerful weapons and telekinetic abilitiesAlan Wake 1&2 are dissimilar in style but Remedy is Remedy. The art direction and sound design blow you away for something that was released right on the cusp of a console generation change.
Be ready to not really understand, enjoy, and continue to think about it even longer afterwards. Read Mark Z Danielewski’s book House of Leaves if you want a similar experience.
This second game is probably going to melt our consoles.
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
Jeakams Link ParentThe milkman, much like the newsman is probably dishonest still, breaking up marriages left and right... and bought and paid for by Big Milk. (I don't know all the facts, but I do hear that most...The milkman, much like the newsman is probably dishonest still, breaking up marriages left and right... and bought and paid for by Big Milk. (I don't know all the facts, but I do hear that most milk farms are terrible for the cows...)
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
Jeakams Link ParentShame! big Shame. You're right. Editing now lolShame! big Shame. You're right. Editing now lol
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
Jeakams (edited )LinkPredictability? The milkman, the paper boy, and evening tv? So sorry, fellow Tildenoids. It was right there. (Edit: newsman - milkman, thank you @AnthonyB)- Exemplary
Predictability? The milkman, the paper boy, and evening tv?
So sorry, fellow Tildenoids. It was right there.
(Edit: newsman - milkman, thank you @AnthonyB)
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Comment on Do you feel like you’ve had many lives so far? Why, why not? Which? in ~life
Jeakams Link ParentSincerely great story. Thanks for unloading it. I hope Oregon is treating you well! If you ever need get away advice, I was there for 15 years, and can send you all over the state, just DM me. One...Sincerely great story. Thanks for unloading it. I hope Oregon is treating you well! If you ever need get away advice, I was there for 15 years, and can send you all over the state, just DM me. One must-take trip is to Cape Perpetua. You stay in the town north of the park called Yachats, and enjoy the surf crashing into the rocks, Thor’s Well, Devil’s Churn, and the like.
Pulling yourself away from self medication sure is difficult, but I’ve taken to smoking weed as a tool, not a party. It helps me focus if it’s the right strain, and can unlock a quiet creativity that my over active brain sometimes squanders.
Either way, your story is worth telling, and I for one would like to hear more. Thanks for sharing :)
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Comment on Lord Of The Rings author's writing desk up for auction in ~books
Jeakams Link£3-400,000 for the original Warhammer cover art too? I feel like the Tolkien desk going for around £70k is more important, but maybe my bias is showing. It's all incredible either way.£3-400,000 for the original Warhammer cover art too? I feel like the Tolkien desk going for around £70k is more important, but maybe my bias is showing. It's all incredible either way.
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Comment on Do you feel like you’ve had many lives so far? Why, why not? Which? in ~life
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Comment on Do you feel like you’ve had many lives so far? Why, why not? Which? in ~life
Jeakams (edited )LinkSo many lives and so many deaths, rebirths, growing pains, deaths. There could be an argument that my first life was childhood to 18, then drinking for almost 20 years straight and now sobriety…...So many lives and so many deaths, rebirths, growing pains, deaths.
There could be an argument that my first life was childhood to 18, then drinking for almost 20 years straight and now sobriety…
Another group of lives could be career, from college, studying music in advertising, being in a band, becoming a sincere piano tech, then a bartender yoga bum, and then sincerely a piano tech again…
Or maybe the four significant others I’ve loved and almost married, from the two year college love, to the band girlfriend, to the piano tech/composer girlfriend, to the actress/writer fiancé, to being single and lonely again.
My musician lives too? Is this thing on… piano as a child, concert and jazz band as a student, indie rock band as a young adult, classical piano and an r&b electronic album as an adult, and now all of the above?
What about my lives in different states and countries?
What about the life I lived as hiker trash SOBO solo on the AT? It was only six months but it was a lifetime…
That’s too many lives, man.
I also believe in past lives.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Jeakams Link ParentI have heard mixed things, so I appreciate it! I know the second game is lightyears of improvements on the first, so I feel obligated to return now. Thank you!I have heard mixed things, so I appreciate it! I know the second game is lightyears of improvements on the first, so I feel obligated to return now. Thank you!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Jeakams Link ParentI stopped a bit after the big fight w the guy in the attic. I don’t wanna give too much away, but I just kinda got bored. My ask is, is it worth the effort to keep going?I stopped a bit after the big fight w the guy in the attic. I don’t wanna give too much away, but I just kinda got bored. My ask is, is it worth the effort to keep going?
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Comment on This climbing gear is designed to fail in ~hobbies
Jeakams Link ParentWould love to see more stuff on climbing. Most of my life has been involved w that world, and it seems to be one of the most positive communities in general. All on one team, ready to help, and...Would love to see more stuff on climbing. Most of my life has been involved w that world, and it seems to be one of the most positive communities in general. All on one team, ready to help, and happy to. Thanks for posting!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Jeakams (edited )LinkDying Light: The Beast Zombies, gore, puzzles, loot, parkour, not bad. I'm having fun w it. The scenery is really great, but my TV is lookin real old these days. The blacks aren't black enough for...Dying Light: The Beast
Zombies, gore, puzzles, loot, parkour, not bad. I'm having fun w it. The scenery is really great, but my TV is lookin real old these days. The blacks aren't black enough for a dark game like this! The story is alright, and the voice acting makes me cringe sometimes, but it's really fun to smash things and then artfully run off on top of buildings and swing from lamp post to pipe to rooftop.And
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Good lord this game is gorgeous. It immediately made me think of the day when I'll be able to put a full suit on, or maybe some kind of chip insert to experience worlds like this one. I think because we're coming to the end of a console cycle, I'm starting to see the cracks in everything out there, and wish the "next gen" graphics were actually that. I think this might be the closest to it, and I'm only an hour in. I love anything these folks make, so I'm excited to see how it ends up. The written notes and articles etc, are really well written too.. I put the camera on Cinematic, and I'm playing the movie. It's amazing. -
Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Jeakams (edited )Link ParentRavel is arguably one of the toughest to play and perform correctly out of all of the impressionistic composers of that time. What a cool concert to go experience! I’ve always loved this...Ravel is arguably one of the toughest to play and perform correctly out of all of the impressionistic composers of that time. What a cool concert to go experience! I’ve always loved this piece:Jeux D’eaux
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Bolero, some say was due to Ravel losing his mind, but it's not true. In his own words, it was an orchestral experimentation of dynamics and rhythm... At the first showing of this piece, conducted by Maurice himself, some lady at the end of the concert started yelling at him, calling him a madman while laughing manically herself, so there's also that. Psilocybin would be a pretty incredible experience while listening to it with all of that in mind. -
Comment on Weird Al Yankovic 2026 tour of ninety cities in ~music
Jeakams Link ParentIt sincerely is another level. They do some of the coolest music for an encore. I won’t spoil it, but stay thru the whole thing.It sincerely is another level. They do some of the coolest music for an encore. I won’t spoil it, but stay thru the whole thing.
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Comment on Weird Al Yankovic 2026 tour of ninety cities in ~music
Jeakams Link ParentIt's one of the most entertaining shows I've seen! Definitely go!It's one of the most entertaining shows I've seen! Definitely go!
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Comment on Weird Al Yankovic 2026 tour of ninety cities in ~music
Jeakams LinkI saw him this past summer. My 70 year old dad came with me too. While I grew up on Weird Al, my dad had no idea what was going on. We laughed so darn much, my face was sore the whole next day. He...I saw him this past summer. My 70 year old dad came with me too. While I grew up on Weird Al, my dad had no idea what was going on. We laughed so darn much, my face was sore the whole next day. He really rocks like a star, and his band is outrageously good. We sat next to a family with kids in their early teens who knew every single word to every single song. Needless to say it's worth every penny.
Good luck to you too!
One last question - I’ve been using a spreadsheet for my business, which helps with budget for that, but I’m beginning to realize I should do the same for myself… big “duh” moment.
What do you use for budget help?