In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Every fandom on the internet has its own niche holidays. For fans of the film Mean Girls, it’s October 3rd (a seemingly random date, but the day that Cady remembers her crush asking her what day it was). For Star Wars fans the world over, it’s May 4th as it reminds people of an iconic phrase from the franchise (“May the Force be with you.”) And while I acknowledge some…
With Blaugust wrapping last week and realizing I absolutely needed a break after creating a post a day for an entire month, you all might have noticed that I suddenly went radio silent after September 1, 2021. Truth be told, y’all, I needed a mental health break after that. Because I went that hard for an entire month, the thought of creating any future blog posts was just completely overwhelming to me. In situations like that, I’ve found it best…
If you had asked me a couple of years ago whether or not I thought I would get back into blogging again, I think I actually would have said, “No,” or, “Probably not.” It isn’t that I don’t enjoy blogging or reading blogs. I do. In fact, back in 2011, gaming blogs were a pretty big deal. However, a lot of our media tends to be consumed through video these days (or maybe I just feel like it does). As…