Some time has elapsed since I last typed any words here. A lot has been done. I am alive. I am functioning. I remain employed, and I've dedicated countless hours to things that aren't HIVE. Many of you will recall I used to be completely and utterly obsessed by Splinterlands, until I wasn't anymore. Then I played an enormous amount of Baldur's Gate 3 and did an unhealthy amount of streaming.

My friend Krystal is playing a new game called Coral Island. Well, it is new to her, at least. We got together over a discord call and discussed the nature of the game, and some things about life itself. The below are our collective notes.

Oh, dear lord, are we really up to part 53 of this Baldur's Gate 3 "The Dark Urge" campaign replay madness? Has humanity's thirst for self-flagellation truly reached such staggering depths? Brace yourselves, dear readers, for we are about to plunge even further into the abyss of soul-crushing tedium.

Oh, sweet merciful heavens, have we really reached part 52 of this Baldur's Gate 3 "The Dark Urge" replay saga? Has humanity's collective masochism truly plumbed such staggering depths? Brace yourselves, dear readers, for we are about to descend even further into the abyss of soul-crushing tedium.

Ah, the half-century mark, as we find ourselves staring down the barrel of part 51 in this Baldur's Gate 3 "The Dark Urge" replay saga. Truly, humanity's capacity for self-flagellation knows no bounds. Brace yourselves, dear readers, for we are about to plunge even deeper into the abyss of soul-crushing tedium.

Ah, the never-ending slog of Baldur's Gate 3's "The Dark Urge" replay saga continues, as we now find ourselves staring down the barrel of part 50. Truly, humanity's capacity for self-inflicted punishment knows no bounds. Brace yourselves, dear readers, for we are about to plunge even deeper into the abyss of soul-crushing tedium.