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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 9m

Thanks to this game, I've also discovered that Twitch doesn't allow the word "creep" in stream titles.

Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 18m

It's Retro Adventure Wednesday, and I'm streaming Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers for the Game Boy Color tonight on Twitch.

Join me at 9:45 p.m. ET for this Maniac Mansion-inspired point-and-click adventure starring everyone's favorite meddling kids! twitch.tv/decafjedi

A screenshot of Shaggy and Scooby. Shaggy is saying, "All this talk is making me hungry. I want some cheese."

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 15h

What if billionaires made regular payments to the federal government based on a percentage of their annual earnings?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 16h

Believe it or not, I'm actually thinking about streaming Are You Afraid of the Dark next week. 🤣

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 16h

Ooo, do tell!

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

This week on Quest Quest: The Adventure Game Podcast, @bvigeant.bsky.social and I are talking about Hugo's House of Horrors, the 1990 shareware "classic." What fearsome frights lurk within? Give it a listen and find out!

Available here (or wherever you listen to podcasts): zencastr.com/z/Ij-sShdJ

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 22h

Tropical lazor beams.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 23h

A lot of people are saying if you only listen to one podcast about Hugo's House of Horrors this week, make it Quest Quest.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

Mostly 18-22.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

That's what grades are for: punishing bad opinions. 🤪

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

Sisyphus is the Greek god of CrossFit, and no, I don't care to elaborate on that.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

They're reading his book! 😁

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

I'm screening A New Hope for my War and Pop Culture class this morning, and half the students have never seen it before. I'm very excited to share it with them.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

This week on Quest Quest: The Adventure Game Podcast, @bvigeant.bsky.social and I are talking about Hugo's House of Horrors, the 1990 shareware "classic." What fearsome frights lurk within? Give it a listen and find out!

Available here (or wherever you listen to podcasts): zencastr.com/z/Ij-sShdJ

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

This is my annual "midterms didn't turn out like I hoped, and I've lost all confidence in what I do" mental breakdown.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

Well, I made it to October 14th this year. "Sleigh Ride" by the Carpenters.

Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · Oct 25

If you're wondering how I'm holding up, I broke the seal and started listening to Christmas music yesterday in an effort to cheer myself up.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

I bought Borderlands 4 on sale today, installed it, and proceeded to play two hours of Overwatch 2 instead.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

I've just been introduced to my university's new "Faculty Misconduct Sanction Ladder Matrix," and let me tell you, things are going GREAT in higher education right now.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

Not a priority. 🤣

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

When everyone called the rich kid in The Mighty Ducks "cake-eater," it was praxis.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

One must imagine Sisyphus yoked.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

Sisyphus is the Greek god of CrossFit, and no, I don't care to elaborate on that.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

If you're wondering whether the whole thing was written by ChatGPT, the answer is a resounding, "It's impossible to conclusively prove whether a particular document was written by ChatGPT."

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

It's a four-dimensional punishment vortex.

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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 1d

I've just been introduced to my university's new "Faculty Misconduct Sanction Ladder Matrix," and let me tell you, things are going GREAT in higher education right now.

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