Thursday, January 29, 2026

June Gloom on Blogger, year 3

A couple years ago this month I started a blog for boomer shooters like Doom. I called it June Gloom 3D after Duke Nukem 3D. A lot has happened since. I figured it was time to write up the yearly retrospective; I was originally going to write it for this blog, Super June Gloom, but then Duke 3D's birthday happened to come along and I wanted to write about that, and wound up using that post to talk a little bit about the state of my presence on Blogger and my plans for the coming year. So here's a link to that.

Happy birthday, Duke. And here's to a productive year on Blogger. And a better year for everyone. I know things are scary right now, and while it would be comforting to imagine a big badass hero like Duke doing something about the terrible things happening on our streets, the fact is, Duke is still just a character, and it's up to us to save ourselves. But I hope in the meantime we can look to the heroes we create and imagine a better world.

Saturday, January 24, 2026

defrosted

This isn't a political blog, at least not really. I intended to use this platform mostly to rant about things that don't really matter to anyone outside of the all-important 40-45-year-old internet weirdo demographic. But I don't know how I can look at what's happening outside my window or on my screen and not say something.

Saturday, January 17, 2026

in which I spread my arms wide and await my fate: for immersive fans to see this article and scream at me

There are two truths that might seem contradictory. Truth one: I love immersive sims. Truth two: "immersive sim" is not a real thing. You might think that these are contradictory on their face, and you would be correct. And yet, here I am, writing this.

Let me explain.