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I looked in the mirror just two days ago and thought to myself, "Ugh! I am gonna look terrible when my hair inevitably falls out in the future."

Is it inevitable?

Is it inevitable?

I've always thought so. I don't know why but I always have. :-/

Some people just become grey old dudes. Luckily, I have experimented with the whole skin-head look, and only ended up looking ever so slightly like a neo-Nazi.

Some people just become grey old dudes. Luckily, I have experimented with the whole skin-head look, and only ended up looking ever so slightly like a neo-Nazi.

You should work on not even ever so slightly looking like one, cause neo-Nazis are really, really unattractive. v_v

I've always thought so. I don't know why but I always have. :-/

It's hard to know for sure...it's promising that you're in your late 20s and it hasn't started yet though. That means at the very least you have a lot of time left.

I mean, I'm fairly pale, and I have a permanent resting bitch face, so it's not like I can control it.

Could be worse.  You could be pale, have resting bitch face, and look like an angry Nosferatu.

I mean, I'm fairly pale, and I have a permanent resting bitch face, so it's not like I can control it.

I'm sure you look great...nothing wrong with being pale, and I doubt you have resting bitch face.

Nothing like a fever, sore throat and cough to end the month.

Nothing like a fever, sore throat and cough to end the month.

Yikes. Sorry to hear that you're feeling ill. I'll make you some virtual chicken soup to help you virtually feel better.

I virtually feel better already! 'virtual cough'

I received a Siamese kitten as a 'present' from a girl who just didn't know who else to give it to after she saved it from the street. I have been petless for the last 4 months, ever since my bull terrier died, and I was not thrilled at the prospect of looking after a pet for which I have zero experience. I'm glad I took the challenge, though. I made a few mistakes, but the cat is turning out wonderfully. I did not expect it to be this attached to me, as I have always heard that cats are far more aloof than dogs (which was also actually something I looked forward to, given that I was still not completely over my dog's death), but it has managed to crawl into my heart, all the same. I find myself calling my neighbours during the day so they can see if he is still okay. It also feels good to be responsible for someone else but myself again. I have been a lot more at ease with the cat's presence in my life.

I virtually feel better already! 'virtual cough'

Well, I have other cure ideas too, but I can't speak of them here.

I received a Siamese kitten as a 'present' from a girl who just didn't know who else to give it to after she saved it from the street. I have been petless for the last 4 months, ever since my bull terrier died, and I was not thrilled at the prospect of looking after a pet for which I have zero experience. I'm glad I took the challenge, though. I made a few mistakes, but the cat is turning out wonderfully. I did not expect it to be this attached to me, as I have always heard that cats are far more aloof than dogs (which was also actually something I looked forward to, given that I was still not completely over my dog's death), but it has managed to crawl into my heart, all the same. I find myself calling my neighbours during the day so they can see if he is still okay. It also feels good to be responsible for someone else but myself again. I have been a lot more at ease with the cat's presence in my life.

That's wonderful how that worked out. I'm glad that a pet came into your life that you care about and that cares about you. I'm sure you've made a big difference in his life too...from the street to a loving owner.

Happy Thanksgiving, Wintreath!

Happy Thanksgiving, Wintreath!

And Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

Question.

In around three months or so (I'm aiming for about Sum-- er, Winter's end) I'm hopefully going to run Wintreath Escape Room 3. But before I start plotting out the shape of the room(s), I wanted to work out which were the least enjoyable puzzles of the last two. You know, so I know to avoid them. (For example my asshole word/number puzzles at the end of 2 seemed like people didn't like them. Who knows, maybe they were fun, but brute forcing things doesn't look too satisfying on my end).

So, yeah. Anyone remember what they disliked?

Talking about the Room in general. Since this one won't be tied up with the festival (and thus won't have other games waiting for it to hurry up), I'm hoping to include multiple rooms. I partially did that in the last game, but they were all situated in the same space, and the overall goal of the Room was visible from the start. I am not certain if I can pull off a series of rooms without things coming across as too "same-y" (or running into arc fatigue) but I'll give outlining it a try and see what comes out. It'll also have the side effect of hitting a "reset button" upon entering each room, letting people easily jump in and out of the game, as there's less reading required to enter. Also, visibly labeling each puzzle once discovered might be helpful. What I'm not too sure about is what I'll do for a hint system in this, or if I'll include one.

Guh. I think I'm overthinking things. Any thoughts?