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the third chair

Had lunch with R at the food court. As usual, it was way busy. R saved us a table while I went to get us food (a cheesesteak for him, a BBQ sandwich for me). There wasn’t a chair at the table for me. I went to the next table, where two guys were sitting, and asked if I could have their spare chair. ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - March 13, 2026

the oath

The Let’s Make Art oath, which Sarah recites at the start of every tutorial, is “I promise to be kind to myself, I promise not to compare my work, and I promise to have fun.” I naturally do this with art, but not so much with everything else. Case in point: Path of Exile 2. I like this game, but it ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - March 11, 2026

infinity mijinion

Here we are in the endless endgame of PoE2, doing endless maps to raise our level (and fusing maps to create higher tier maps to give us more exp, so we can level up and take on higher tier maps…). “Let’s find some stuff to fuck up and fuck it up,” said HGR. Currently I’m level 89, and HGR is 90. Th...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - March 9, 2026

on memory

Sometimes I worry about my mental acuity. Specifically, my memory. Feels like I have to write everything down to remember it. I have things set up to facilitate this—pen, sketchbook, and post-it notes always at the ready—but I still worry. No one else seems to need memory aids to this extent. Raid i...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - March 6, 2026

aphrodisia hub

Containment zone for all Aphrodisia-related thoughts and commentary.  My haul  4.3k HS on main, 1.2k HS on my alt. That’s 50 buffies, 3 scrots, a whole bunch of apps (including an ardor mark + a flamingo mark for my next lead), various backgrounds and decor, and 50+ dry palm leaves. The bu...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Feb. 28, 2026

the day of the octopode (PoE2 spoilers)

Continuing my PoE2 playthrough with HGR! This game’s plot continues to be the jankest thing ever.   Chapter 3: Before the Vaal Empire fell, it was into some hardcore shit. We’re like, “Maybe they had hot tips for getting rid of an Octillery.” So we go to the former Vaal lands and spend the chap...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Feb. 25, 2026

the human body needs to be reforged

“Pretty shitty day, by the way.” “Yeah blob.” Sometimes you can walk 10 steps forward and 0 steps back, but you were so deep in the shit to begin with that you’re still in a shitty place. “I’m full of…[medical condition] ooooOOOOOooooo” (The chorus, in the background: “He feels so bad, he feels so b...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Feb. 24, 2026

an apocalypse writ in blood

So in sum, this is the tale of how a 5-hour mild annoyance turned into a 50+ hour ordeal, with more to come. [...]   Some trivial thoughts about my own day and related matters: We’re back to using the office as a staging ground. Noah was here when I arrived this morning. I explained the situati...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Feb. 20, 2026

self-care self-haircut

For the past month or so, my hair has been obnoxiously long and getting in my eyes. Two weekends ago, I intended to find a local place that does walk-in haircuts, but instead I spent the whole weekend on Project C. Last weekend I was dealing with the aftermath of Project C and more generally did not...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Feb. 9, 2026

alphabet soup

Sometimes you gotta focus on the trivial just to stay sane. casino night zone took over as lead on February 1, and I’ve been mass claiming NCLs to get his impression up. But they keep getting flirted with, so I’ve been naming them all “a potato pancake” (“You are now flirting with a potato pancake”)...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Feb. 4, 2026

we didn’t get our swords

“We didn’t get our swords,” said HGR.

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Feb. 3, 2026

the senegal squad and other casuals

I’m really enjoying life as a casual stat pusher in LD. I like big numbers. I will always like big numbers. But I’m not committed to them, which makes all the difference. “Casual” stat pushing means I’ve got a squad of hunters with 2k+ stats (dawn is on pace to hit 3k soon) and my heir, casino night...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Feb. 1, 2026

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