kimalaka

kimalaka

@kimalaka.bsky.social

DDR devotee | exercise enthusiast | Metal Gear maniac | board game buff

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kimalaka
@kimalaka.bsky.social

Purging a lot of stuff and this is the place I have the most DDR followers. Metallic sheen DDR hoodie, unisex size small. $25 or best offer.

kimalaka
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My last race was almost 5 years ago. Going through my old race shirts now, I feel a way that I can’t quite put into words. Like I don’t deserve to wear any of these things anymore. Like they’re not who I am anymore. They’ve sat in a box under my bed, serving as memories that I seldom visit.

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I became a different person after I stopped running. I don’t mean that in a bad way, and I think I would’ve changed regardless. Things will never be as carefree for me as they once were. When my only concerns for the week were the mileage I ran, the calories I ate, and the hours I slept.

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Life is different now. Which, of course it is. Even if I could run again, I don’t think it will ever be the same for me. But I still consider those years to be the best years of my life. And I thank my body and mind for getting me through all of it.

kimalaka
@kimalaka.bsky.social

My last race was almost 5 years ago. Going through my old race shirts now, I feel a way that I can’t quite put into words. Like I don’t deserve to wear any of these things anymore. Like they’re not who I am anymore. They’ve sat in a box under my bed, serving as memories that I seldom visit.

kimalaka
@kimalaka.bsky.social

I was so proud of that person. I still think very fondly back on those years of my life. The memories exist whether or not I still have these physical mementos. And yet I can’t bear to get rid of them. The box of medals and awards on my closet shelf serves the same purpose.

kimalaka
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Death Stranding is a game about walking that you play when you don’t have friends or feel alone. Big Walk is a game about walking that you play when you love your friends.

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Please play Big Walk if you haven’t yet. Such a simple concept done extraordinarily well. I never expected to get emotional by the end of it, but I did.

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The way people talk about classic video games makes me really sad sometimes. Makes me think about the guy who said that "everything needs to be remade eventually", because I think this is an unspoken/unexplored thought in the minds of many. It's just kind of tragic to me.

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Walked into my local donut shop to hear one of my favorite Of Montreal songs playing; the 12 minute long epic “The Past is a Grotesque Animal.” Not a song I would ever expect to hear in public, and yet little things like that make my day.

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My favorite other time this happened was at a local brewery that played the entirety of Does it Offend You, Yeah?’s album “You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into.” It prompted me to stay longer than I intended just to finish listening to the album.

kimalaka
@kimalaka.bsky.social

I have dreamt about my alarm going off three times now in the past two nights. And it of course wakes me up. Not a fan of whatever this new anxiety is which is causing this.

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Now that MGS4 is available to people who don’t own a PS3, I was a little worried it wouldn’t stand up in 2026. But it seems like a lot of people playing it for the first time are genuinely enjoying it. It’s kind of nice seeing the modern discourse of it, especially since it’s mostly positive.

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It wasn’t my favorite MGS game, but I still love it nonetheless. Ranking the MGS games is kind of like ranking my top 5 coasters at Cedar Point or my favorite Radiohead albums. They’re all fucking good, and some days you might like one more than another.

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I made a last minute decision to go to Cedar Point by myself yesterday to meet up with someone who I have never met before who also wanted to go. And it ended up being a perfect day!

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Giuseppe Navarria
@techdesign.rocks

ok, for no reason but just because I think it's neat here's a thread of famous people with old gaming hardware or old computers. big 90s and Y2K vibes. Let's start with Shakira, Halle Berry and Bjork using a desktop computer

kimalaka
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I never really liked a lot of the Japanese lyrical music or the stereotypical “anime” sounding songs in Bemani games, but goddamn it I love ここなつ so much.

kimalaka
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I swear to god if I have to listen to one more person listening to videos on their phone out loud I am going to go insane. Do people have no shame?

kimalaka
@kimalaka.bsky.social

DKC and maps, could this be even more on point to my interests?

Supper Mario Broth@mariobrothblog.bsky.social

Donkey Kong Country 2's map design is exceptionally elegant in that it uses each of the game's 13 level themes exactly thrice each, without using any of them more than twice in a row. This is accomplished via several clever uses of the environment.

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Michael E. Mann
@michaelemann.bsky.social

Carl warned us

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social

Rep. Lauren Boebert weighs in on the government's release of UFO files, saying aliens are actually "fallen angels and Nephilim" from the Old Testament: "I do believe that this is more spiritual and, if you really want to go there, demonic."

kimalaka
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I got my wife to finally play one of my favorite games, Yoshi’s Island, and then afterwards we 100%’d it 💛 (ok except for some of the extra stages) What’s everyone’s favorite and least favorite level?

kimalaka
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“…the selfie epidemic…represents the colonization of experience by the ego. Every moment, every location, every achievement must be processed through the self and broadcast to others for validation. The selfie transforms the photographer from observer to subject, from documenter to performer.”

fstoppers.comPhotography Trends That Reveal Everything Wrong With Modern Society | FstoppersPhotography has always been a mirror of its time, but the digital age has transformed it from a tool of documentation into a weapon of self-delusion. The camera, once used to capture reality, now serves primarily to manufacture it. What we photograph, how we photograph it, and why we photograph it reveals a society that has lost touch with authentic experience, commodified human connection, and replaced genuine accomplishment with the performance of success.
kimalaka
@kimalaka.bsky.social

Apparently if you stay on the Special World overworld long enough in SMW, it starts playing the SMB theme after a while? How have I been playing this game for over 30 years and am just finding this out?

kimalaka
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My actual last photos with my car. It hurts to say goodbye 💛🚙

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It’s been a good run, my dear Subaru. 12 years and 130k miles. You will be missed. Thank you for getting me through one last winter in Ohio.

kimalaka
@kimalaka.bsky.social

It’s been a good run, my dear Subaru. 12 years and 130k miles. You will be missed. Thank you for getting me through one last winter in Ohio.

kimalaka
@kimalaka.bsky.social

I was sick earlier this week and that sucked but I read 300 pages of a book in two days and I’m proud to have had the time and attention span for that.