Alex Swaim
@cidolfas.bsky.social
I think about procedural/emergent narrative systems for games a lot. https://www.hypermagical.com/
The Nib really does have a panel for everything
September 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Nib really does have a panel for everything
The lawyers, having already brokered the prenup before the question was officially popped:
August 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The lawyers, having already brokered the prenup before the question was officially popped:
Post your lock screen
July 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Post your lock screen
The lady in the back joining in gets me every time
June 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The lady in the back joining in gets me every time
This and webrings were how we found handmade fan pages dedicated to what we were looking for. Assuming they categorized themselves correctly.
May 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This and webrings were how we found handmade fan pages dedicated to what we were looking for. Assuming they categorized themselves correctly.
Went to the park for food truck night, arrived in time to see a double rainbow
May 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Went to the park for food truck night, arrived in time to see a double rainbow
Dad came up to Dallas to take his cousin and I to a ballgame, as he continues his post-retirement quest to see a game in every MLB park.
He buys good seats.
He buys good seats.
May 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Dad came up to Dallas to take his cousin and I to a ballgame, as he continues his post-retirement quest to see a game in every MLB park.
He buys good seats.
He buys good seats.
"Resist was spray painted on the building"
March 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Resist was spray painted on the building"
I still think about the mural of Brett Kavanaugh they put up in front of the dumpsters at the now-shuttered beer garden near me, which was a confusing political juxtaposition
The portrait was earnest
The dumpster was earnest
I think it was just pro-beer
They painted over it six months later
The portrait was earnest
The dumpster was earnest
I think it was just pro-beer
They painted over it six months later
March 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I still think about the mural of Brett Kavanaugh they put up in front of the dumpsters at the now-shuttered beer garden near me, which was a confusing political juxtaposition
The portrait was earnest
The dumpster was earnest
I think it was just pro-beer
They painted over it six months later
The portrait was earnest
The dumpster was earnest
I think it was just pro-beer
They painted over it six months later
This panel from Kill 6 Billion Demons has been stuck in my head since Friday.
February 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This panel from Kill 6 Billion Demons has been stuck in my head since Friday.
Alex-coded characters
February 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Alex-coded characters
Took a stab at it, mostly from stories I've heard or things I've read since my entire career has roughly been on the line between Indie Dev (Experiences Vary) and Real Winners Ship
January 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Took a stab at it, mostly from stories I've heard or things I've read since my entire career has roughly been on the line between Indie Dev (Experiences Vary) and Real Winners Ship
This is a real regular sports chyron from today.
Palpable dread.
Palpable dread.
January 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a real regular sports chyron from today.
Palpable dread.
Palpable dread.
Family holiday Rockets game time
December 28, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Family holiday Rockets game time
I know this is programmatic, but I feel like Bandcamp is mocking me here.
November 25, 2024 at 11:55 PM
I know this is programmatic, but I feel like Bandcamp is mocking me here.
I'm glad I have my "you have never regretted choosing to go to the concert; you have regretted staying home" rule because I only found out they were playing tonight like yesterday afternoon.
October 18, 2024 at 4:39 AM
I'm glad I have my "you have never regretted choosing to go to the concert; you have regretted staying home" rule because I only found out they were playing tonight like yesterday afternoon.
At the Atarashii Gakko! concert and it's gonna be packed by showtime
October 18, 2024 at 12:44 AM
At the Atarashii Gakko! concert and it's gonna be packed by showtime
It's been three years since I was last at a national park, and I missed the hikes to scenic views
June 18, 2024 at 3:03 AM
It's been three years since I was last at a national park, and I missed the hikes to scenic views
"Hey, why do you keep recommending that one ballet manga"
Look, I'm a sucker for comics representing movement well.
Look, I'm a sucker for comics representing movement well.
June 15, 2024 at 8:22 PM
"Hey, why do you keep recommending that one ballet manga"
Look, I'm a sucker for comics representing movement well.
Look, I'm a sucker for comics representing movement well.
I feel like the other 2006 show staring a girl named Haruhi takes the prize.
Hare Hare Yukai and God Knows were some of the first universal (western) cultural touchpoints, right when anime internet culture started to escape fandom webrings into something less niche - which is the 2000's to me.
Hare Hare Yukai and God Knows were some of the first universal (western) cultural touchpoints, right when anime internet culture started to escape fandom webrings into something less niche - which is the 2000's to me.
May 14, 2024 at 6:37 PM
I feel like the other 2006 show staring a girl named Haruhi takes the prize.
Hare Hare Yukai and God Knows were some of the first universal (western) cultural touchpoints, right when anime internet culture started to escape fandom webrings into something less niche - which is the 2000's to me.
Hare Hare Yukai and God Knows were some of the first universal (western) cultural touchpoints, right when anime internet culture started to escape fandom webrings into something less niche - which is the 2000's to me.