FEAR MY WAFFLE POWERS

Oh man, I love trick-or-treaters!!!!!

Go ahead, ring the door bell!

A song or a melody or music and suddenly you're right back there, with all of those people who you loved---

all of those people who are gone.

And it first it feels warm.

But then it's just empty. 

Hey guys. I'm so sorry. I'm in a super dark place and I see that I have 10 PMs and like 40 notifications and I love you all. I apologize. 

Last month, my niece died.

About 10 days ago, my teenage son had an awful grand mal seizure while washing dishes--- his first in 10 years. Hit his head hard on the granite counter top, fell in the dishwasher and broke the door off, then hit the hardwood floor. Was unconscious and disoriented for a long time, couldn't stop throwing up. Went to ER via ambulance and was in the ER for 24 hours. Really needed to be admitted but they couldn't admit him due to Covid. (This is the same son who almost died in a wreck last year. ☹)

Covid is so bad here, in Louisiana. All of our hospitals are full. There are no beds. They're all setting up tents outside and creating makeshift ERs.

The ambulances will come to your house, tell you that you're stable enough, and leave you. Won't even attempt bringing you to a hospital because they are full.

We have the most cases per capita in the US and the lowest vaccination rates.

I'm so sick of all of these conspiracy theorist rednecks.

All of my friends have Covid. Everyone I know has Covid. Some of them are in the hospital and might not ever get to go home.

Some are at their houses praying they don't need a hospital.

Because they're full.

We had 11,000 new cases today and 2,000 of them were kids.

Teachers went back to school this week. Kids come back next week.

I got my 2nd Pfizer Covid vaccine on Saturday--- and I did well. No side effects.

But vaccinated people are still getting Covid.

I'm wearing a mask.

I don't know what else to do. I feel so hopeless.

So I'm in this awful place mentally, bouncing back and forth between "It is what it is"

And sheer panic.

So, I'm sorry for those of you feeling ignored. It's 100% my mental health and certainly not you-- or my love for newgrounds, which is forever.

We are still having the writing contest!

https://variantseven.newgrounds.com/news/post/1183809

Deadline Labor Day.

Yall stay safe. 

Every time we hold a writing contest, folks ask if they can submit poetry instead of a short story (which is cool, not complaining, we have some talented poets here), so I decided to set up a poetry contest.

🔥WRITE A POEM, WIN SOME MONEYS!!!!111

Ok I gotta go to work now. I aint feeling it. Gonna be in Huntsville and then Chattanooga next week. Anyone up there? Places I MUST go? Food????

Unrelated pic from Wasteland 3:

My niece is going to die.

We're not in denial about it and we're all handling it pretty well.

But I mean, you ever plan a baby funeral?

Pick out a tiny baby coffin.

Fuck all that ya know.

I've spent $300 on Etsy getting little newborn baby outfits for her first, and last, photoshoot.

Anyway, I've buried myself in work, staying so busy I can't think about it.

But when I've got something heavy going on, I get distant.

So if you've PMed me/messaged me/texted me and I seem standoffish I promise it's not you.

It's 100% me.

But if you've lost a baby in your family (stillborn or in infancy) hmu.

I could use advice from others who have been through this.

Thanks.

❤❤❤❤❤

Even though it's like 10 years old, I've somehow just gotten around to playing this game, "To the Moon."

Why did no one warn me about this????

Omg!!!!! I need to see a freakin therapist now.

It's great. 10/10 stars, but don't play it.

Goddamn......

Do you miss the golden age of newgrounds, when the front page was covered in Assassin games?

Are you obsessed with Lola Bunny even though you won't admit it?

Are you filled with blind rage, satisfied only by killing fictional characters online????

We've got the game for you!

@Chdonga @Yomuchan designed this game using cutting edge technology, with only the finest graphics, all funded by my multi-million dollar animation corporation. We couldn't be more proud of this truly historic achievement.  

Holy hell is it a great game.

I know it's been out for awhile but I've just gotten around to playing it. (And it was crowdfunded, and I was a top tier crowd funder so my name is in the credits and I've got an NPC somewhere I think but man work has just kept me too busy to play!)

It's by the same folks who made Fallout 1 and Fallout 2, so it's got that dark, gritty, dystopian feeling that a post apocalyptic role-playing game SHOULD have and yeah, it's a TRUE RPG, where your choices matter.

Sometimes there's no right choice.

You'll do lots of reloading old saves to try different choices.

It's DEFINITELY earned it's M rating.

Copious violence, profanity, sex, drugs, prostitution, the whole nine yards----- they made this game for adults who like strategy. They're not pandering to the 11, 12, and 13 year olds like Bethesda did with Fallout 3 and Fallout 4. (And trust me, I do love Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 for their own reasons)

And man the story is good, so much attention to detail and dark, DARK humor.

I love it.

Tons of Fallout 1 and 2 easter eggs as well.

Oh and the soundtrack is something else. Ima have to find the soundtrack on a playlist.

Anyway, tl;dr you need to play Wasteland 3.

I hope they made enough money that they can fund Wasteland 4.

@Prinzy2 @deathink @jackho @sirkaotik

Daylight Savings time has me all messed up and I've been having stupid dreams that I'm praying stop.

My mind refuses to shut up and give me peace.

So I'm looking at Star Trek memes WHILE watching Star Trek, in hopes that I dream about Star Trek when I eventually pass out.