So a bit of real life… My energy levels have been worsening for a while, and I felt like I was spending more and more time in a haze, struggling to focus, trying and failing to keep my eyes open. I thought my illness was just worsening. Turns out I’ve been living with CO2 poisoning from a poorly ventilated room. Which is good, to have figured it out! But also bad because there’s no good solution. I’ll have to try and do something though (my current solution is temporary). I can’t just keep living like that. I’m still exhausted because chronic illness, but the difference is definitely noticeable. Anyway…

I played an indie game called The Outbreak Story. I don’t normally play combat-heavy games like this, but it caught my attention. I ended up having to cheat the boss fight, but overall it was fun.

I also played Moonstone Island and got totally sucked in! It’s part farming sim, part monster collecting/battles. I am a little disappointed that the romances and characters don’t have a lot of depth, but overall the game has been super fun.

I’ve been making my way through JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. It’s such a ridiculous show, but it has grown on me. I didn’t expect it to make me almost cry! I’ve been told Season 3 and on is the better stuff, and I’m almost done with Season 2, so we’ll see.

As mentioned, I drew some more things! Actually I initially drew this first one on a whim like two years ago as a sort of joke. But I was feeling stuck on my other art and saw it in my in-progress folder and decided to just do better line art and add color, and it was fun.

And I made some Project Zomboid fanart! I was going to do one for each of what I consider my four main characters (the ones I used to explore the four different starting towns), but this was way too much work, and I can’t imagine drawing three more. This one is Cole, who survived all this, but I had to stop playing with him because I could no longer access his save file. The text is little snippets from the radio broadcasts in the game.

Started a new game. I have made mistakes in my character creation! Started with injuries (mod trait) cuz I wanted those points, but now my guy has a limp and is in pain without painkillers, and I feel bad 😭 This is his safe corner. Everything's ok in the safe corner 🥹 pic.twitter.com/VZs0MJ5faM

— Kit (Metaphors and Moonlight) (@KitTheNameless) November 1, 2022

This is the most realistic run I've had yet. My guy has only survived a week cuz he's hardly left the house. He's only killed 8 zombies, and still managed to get injured. He spends most of his time huddled in a corner, eating canned food, reading, and listening to the radio.

— Kit (Metaphors and Moonlight) (@KitTheNameless) November 3, 2022

I also wanted to share this YouTube channel, or the shorts at least. This man cooks these masterful meals—makes bread from scratch even!—out in nature, makes ovens out of mud and fire, cooks on rocks, etc. And it’s all so beautiful! Truly the romanticized ideal you imagine when you think about eating wild food out in nature. (To be fair some of his ingredients are probably from the store, but some are fresh picked/caught.)

Blog/Bookish Updates:

Nothing this month.

Books I Received for Review:

Fiorenzo by Sebastian Nothwell, from BookSirens. Born of Scourge by S. Jean, from the author. Both are books from authors whose previous books I’ve enjoyed, so I’m excited for more!

Books I Finished:

I have really slowed up on reading (or listening) lately. I’ve just been more in the mood to listen to podcasts or YouTube videos. People chatting kinda stuff. Books feel more isolated and require more focus, and sometimes my brain just struggles with that. But I managed a few.

If you’re considering buying one of the books below from Amazon, I’d really appreciate if you’d use my affiliate link!

In Darkness and Dank by K.L. Hiers – A gay retelling of The Creature from the Black Lagoon. I didn’t really believe the romance, but it was a fun idea.

Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig – This was a really nice queer retelling of Romeo & Juliet!

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez – Queer fantasy. POV chaos, but really interesting characters, especially the villains, and a beautiful story.

Half Bad // Half Wild by Sally Green – I really felt for the MC, and the audiobook narrator was really great. I have the final book from the library, just have to listen to it.