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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoSep 7, 2026

#oneaday Day 822: Today is holiday

We're here! Or there, depending on how you look at it. An uneventful drive down, aside from some traffic around Salisbury, and my mini PC refusing to boot up for some reason (that's going to be fun to diagnose, since it's also my work computer), and we're safely ensconced in our pleasant little forest lodge,...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoSep 6, 2026

#oneaday Day 821: Tomorrow is holiday

We're off on holiday tomorrow! It may seem extravagant to have two going-away holidays in the same year (to the exact same place, no less), but as I've mentioned previously, our prior attempt earlier in the year was spoiled somewhat by worrying over a certain idiotic orange cat who had decided to explore the Great...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoSep 6, 2026

#oneaday Day 820: We need the Adventure-obsessives back again

In the early days of home computer and video gaming, there was an enormous amount of excitement over what many publications referred to as capital-A Adventures. It wasn't uncommon to see computer mags in particular devote entire issues to Adventures, and a lot of them had a monthly column in which the writer (who often...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoSep 4, 2026

#oneaday Day 819: Comments sections are self-harm

"Don't read the comments. Never read the comments." It's one of the most enduring pieces of advice on the Internet, and it's always been sound advice. And I've always thought that to be a bit of a shame. Well, let me qualify that somewhat: you shouldn't read the comments on public-facing, commercial sites. If you...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoSep 3, 2026

#oneaday Day 818: Gaming is doing everything it can to drive its oldest fans away

I've been playing video games for as long as I can remember existing. I grew up playing games on the Atari 8-bit and ST home computers, and since then, I have followed along with the explosive growth and technological advancement of the medium every step of the way. And yet today, in 2026, I feel...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 31, 2026

#oneaday Day 815: A second time around

I have four more days of work before we go on holiday for the second time this year. This may sound extravagant, but given that the first time around was during the period that Oliver went missing, I'm sure you won't judge us for wanting a "do-over". We had some money from anniversary gifts, so...

I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 27, 2026

#oneaday Day 811: Playing a game with no "point"

While out on a walk this evening, I was listening to the soundtrack of a game that I really love, played a lot some years ago... and haven't really touched since. That game is A Valley Without Wind. As my thoughts wandered during my little 2km circuit of the Common, I started to think about...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 22, 2026

#oneaday Day 806: Absolute Direction (5 points)

We had a second game of Big Walk today, and one thing I appear to have impressed on the rest of my group is that I have a very good sense of direction, even in a virtual space. This is not something I tend to brag about -- because why would you? -- but it...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 21, 2026

#oneaday Day 805: Quarter-circle forward

I have long been intimidated by fighting games. I'm not sure exactly when this started, and there are still some fighting games I do enjoy -- most notably the Dead or Alive games, which I've always felt have been the closest I've come to genuinely "getting" one of these games. And I would love to...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 17, 2026

#oneaday Day 801: Eeeeeeees

After getting what I thought was "caught up" on the series a few years back (correction: a decade ago. Fucking hell), I am now very behind on Falcom's excellent Ys series. And, despite already having two "big games" on the go -- Suikoden and Yakuza 6 -- I am severely tempted to start correcting that....

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 14, 2026

#oneaday Day 798: Home is where the heart has been, part 2

Yesterday, I left off with a lovely flat my then-wife and I lived in in a fairly shitty area; a place which I nonetheless have mixed feelings about due to how it was where I was living when I suffered a nervous breakdown and left teaching as a career behind as a result. Today, we...

I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 13, 2026

#oneaday Day 797: Home is where the heart has been, part 1

I have, over the years, lived in a number of different places. This is, I'm sure, true for quite a few people -- though there does come a point where you seemingly pick somewhere and just settle down. Our current place definitely falls into that category -- though neither of us have completely ruled out...

I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 12, 2026

#oneaday Day 796: Midweek

It's the middle of the week, and I don't have a lot of specific things to talk about right now, so I will just waffle on about some bollocks and hope it fills my self-imposed "minimum" for each post I write here. Let's go! I am having an evening off from exercise. I bought some...

I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 7, 2026

#oneaday Day 791: The better thing shouldn't be smaller

Dear reader, I'm sure you're familiar by now with the concept of "shrinkflation": the idea that, as time goes on, things get progressively more expensive and, roughly proportionately, progressively worse quality at the same time. If you've ever eaten something that promised the "Same Great Taste" only to discover that it was not, in fact,...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 5, 2026

#oneaday Day 789: Longing for the saddle

One of the things I miss feeling like I am able to do, being the size I am, is cycling. I've never been particularly good at cycling -- memories of coming off my bike and shearing all the skin off my arm as a child are still painfully fresh -- but there's something just altogether...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 3, 2026

#oneaday Day 786: Lunchtime games

I apparently completely forgot to write anything yesterday. To be fair, I was mildly hungover and thus didn't really want to do much other than play Terranigma, which I made some excellent progress on. I think I'm coming towards the end of that game, so I'll have more to write about it over on MoeGamer...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 1, 2026

#oneaday Day 785: Portioning the blame

I had a roll of Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles yesterday. While looking up the nutritional information to add it to my calorie-tracking app -- I may have been having a little treat, but I was keeping within my daily calories -- I discovered that the tube felt the need to inform me that "1 portion" is...

I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoJul 28, 2026

#oneaday Day 781: Broadcasting from Tiredsville

I am exceedingly tired. I slept like absolute garbage last night -- although I suspect literal garbage actually probably sleeps quite well -- and have been feeling the effects all day: a complete inability to focus, a total lack of desire to do anything apart from "just go back to bed", and just a general...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoJul 26, 2026

#oneaday Day 779: Celebrating a small victory

One of the things I always try and remember is that, from a mental health perspective, it can be valuable to celebrate the small victories, however inconsequential you think they might seem to others, or however minor they might feel in comparison to some of the things they are dealing with. Successfully overcoming something is...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoJul 25, 2026

#oneaday Day 778: That feeling you should be doing something

I'm having one of those days where my brain feels restless, where it feels like I "should" be doing something, but as far as I am aware, I have no commitments this weekend whatsoever, so I should just be taking the time to relax, enjoy myself and mentally prepare for the week ahead. (There's nothing...

I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoJul 23, 2026

#oneaday Day 776: Splatting Salmonids

Splatoon Raiders arrived yesterday, a day earlier than I was expecting it, and I've been playing it. It's a good time! It's the latest in an increasingly long line of titles from Nintendo that feel like video games used to feel like. It's not trying to be a movie, it's not trying to be an...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoJul 21, 2026

#oneaday Day 774: Archiving past nonsense

Well, I went and did it. I set up a Bandcamp specifically for my old electronic music nonsense under the name "sonicfunkstars". When I feel like actually sitting down and using all those samples I spent several days copying over, I will be resurrecting the sonicfunkstars name for some new stuff -- but in the...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoJul 19, 2026

#oneaday Day 772: The Lovely(-Sounding) Bones

I dread to think how much money I have spent on headphones over the years. I never buy particularly pricy ones -- I think the most expensive ones I've bought were some nice noise-cancelling Sony ones a while back, which I use when recording videos -- but I do get through 'em. I'm annoyed that...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoJul 17, 2026

#oneaday Day 770: Motivation: the Sergeant-Major vs the kind voice

At therapy today, we were talking a bit about motivation, and how I feel like I've been struggling with it a bit of late -- particularly when it comes to things like diet and exercise. One conclusion that I think we came to was that I am much more likely to be motivated to do...

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