EC Shadow
@ecshadow.bsky.social
Husband | Nerd | Public Servant | Writer for @GamerEscape.com | Twitch Affiliate/PNGTuber | Lifelong Reds/Buckeyes/Bengals Fan
💍: tabsempai.bsky.social
Thoughts are my own.
💍: tabsempai.bsky.social
Thoughts are my own.
Tommorrow, the tokusatsu world will be bidding farewell to not just Gozyuger, but Super Sentai as a whole.
Save for maybe certain soap operas, The Simpsons, and SNL, seeing such a franchise go dark will be bittersweet.
50 years is a hell of a run.
Until we meet again, heroes.
Save for maybe certain soap operas, The Simpsons, and SNL, seeing such a franchise go dark will be bittersweet.
50 years is a hell of a run.
Until we meet again, heroes.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Tommorrow, the tokusatsu world will be bidding farewell to not just Gozyuger, but Super Sentai as a whole.
Save for maybe certain soap operas, The Simpsons, and SNL, seeing such a franchise go dark will be bittersweet.
50 years is a hell of a run.
Until we meet again, heroes.
Save for maybe certain soap operas, The Simpsons, and SNL, seeing such a franchise go dark will be bittersweet.
50 years is a hell of a run.
Until we meet again, heroes.
A win for today: I didn't fall into a snow drift digging out my car today.
The twist? Having to dig out my car (with help) out of a foot of snow. ><;
You win some, you lose some, I guess.
The twist? Having to dig out my car (with help) out of a foot of snow. ><;
You win some, you lose some, I guess.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A win for today: I didn't fall into a snow drift digging out my car today.
The twist? Having to dig out my car (with help) out of a foot of snow. ><;
You win some, you lose some, I guess.
The twist? Having to dig out my car (with help) out of a foot of snow. ><;
You win some, you lose some, I guess.
It's been snowing like crazy where I live (we beat the two-day accumulation record🙃), and I ended up streaming Helldivers 2 with my buddy Classichomer.
The stream scuf was rough, my skills rusty, but I sorta made it work. ><;
Maybe one of these days I'll finally get back into regularly streaming.
The stream scuf was rough, my skills rusty, but I sorta made it work. ><;
Maybe one of these days I'll finally get back into regularly streaming.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:04 AM
It's been snowing like crazy where I live (we beat the two-day accumulation record🙃), and I ended up streaming Helldivers 2 with my buddy Classichomer.
The stream scuf was rough, my skills rusty, but I sorta made it work. ><;
Maybe one of these days I'll finally get back into regularly streaming.
The stream scuf was rough, my skills rusty, but I sorta made it work. ><;
Maybe one of these days I'll finally get back into regularly streaming.
Can't think of a better way to ring in 2026 than by watching a bunch of scientists with nuclear proton packs and supernatural goo pilot the Statue of Liberty to up the good vibes.
They then smashed through a glass dome of an art museum to send a medieval tyrant back into a painting on NYE.
They then smashed through a glass dome of an art museum to send a medieval tyrant back into a painting on NYE.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Can't think of a better way to ring in 2026 than by watching a bunch of scientists with nuclear proton packs and supernatural goo pilot the Statue of Liberty to up the good vibes.
They then smashed through a glass dome of an art museum to send a medieval tyrant back into a painting on NYE.
They then smashed through a glass dome of an art museum to send a medieval tyrant back into a painting on NYE.
Another year has passed. While it's definitely been a *year* for us all, I find myself counting my blessings for the positive things that are currently in my life.
I know I didn't stream much this year, but I'm happy for those times I did.
I'm trying to accept these gifts more next year.
I know I didn't stream much this year, but I'm happy for those times I did.
I'm trying to accept these gifts more next year.
December 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Another year has passed. While it's definitely been a *year* for us all, I find myself counting my blessings for the positive things that are currently in my life.
I know I didn't stream much this year, but I'm happy for those times I did.
I'm trying to accept these gifts more next year.
I know I didn't stream much this year, but I'm happy for those times I did.
I'm trying to accept these gifts more next year.
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Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
Speaking from the void between Christmas and New Years:
We seem to be turning into a house that builds gunpla.
I may or may not have picked up more than 0 kits for @tabsempai.bsky.social to build for Christmas. Ones from her favorite Gundam shows, at least.
Least she has her own nippers now. 🤷
We seem to be turning into a house that builds gunpla.
I may or may not have picked up more than 0 kits for @tabsempai.bsky.social to build for Christmas. Ones from her favorite Gundam shows, at least.
Least she has her own nippers now. 🤷
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December 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Speaking from the void between Christmas and New Years:
We seem to be turning into a house that builds gunpla.
I may or may not have picked up more than 0 kits for @tabsempai.bsky.social to build for Christmas. Ones from her favorite Gundam shows, at least.
Least she has her own nippers now. 🤷
We seem to be turning into a house that builds gunpla.
I may or may not have picked up more than 0 kits for @tabsempai.bsky.social to build for Christmas. Ones from her favorite Gundam shows, at least.
Least she has her own nippers now. 🤷
SHADOW OFFLINE
We made it to the Greenpath, and I was happy to get back in the stream saddle.
I may pick it back up in the next couple days, but it just felt nice to get back behind the stream mic.
Thanks to those who came in and hung out!
We made it to the Greenpath, and I was happy to get back in the stream saddle.
I may pick it back up in the next couple days, but it just felt nice to get back behind the stream mic.
Thanks to those who came in and hung out!
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
SHADOW OFFLINE
We made it to the Greenpath, and I was happy to get back in the stream saddle.
I may pick it back up in the next couple days, but it just felt nice to get back behind the stream mic.
Thanks to those who came in and hung out!
We made it to the Greenpath, and I was happy to get back in the stream saddle.
I may pick it back up in the next couple days, but it just felt nice to get back behind the stream mic.
Thanks to those who came in and hung out!
I'm live! Time for some dimly lit platforming and difficult combat!
Come hang out!
www.twitch.tv/ecshadow
Come hang out!
www.twitch.tv/ecshadow
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm live! Time for some dimly lit platforming and difficult combat!
Come hang out!
www.twitch.tv/ecshadow
Come hang out!
www.twitch.tv/ecshadow
Hey, y'all.
A friend of mine has thrown down the gauntlet and encouraged me to give Hollow Knight a try on stream.
Guess I'll be getting back in the stream saddle. Just not comfortably so, it seems.
11/29! 2p EST!
twitch.tv/ecshadow
A friend of mine has thrown down the gauntlet and encouraged me to give Hollow Knight a try on stream.
Guess I'll be getting back in the stream saddle. Just not comfortably so, it seems.
11/29! 2p EST!
twitch.tv/ecshadow
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November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey, y'all.
A friend of mine has thrown down the gauntlet and encouraged me to give Hollow Knight a try on stream.
Guess I'll be getting back in the stream saddle. Just not comfortably so, it seems.
11/29! 2p EST!
twitch.tv/ecshadow
A friend of mine has thrown down the gauntlet and encouraged me to give Hollow Knight a try on stream.
Guess I'll be getting back in the stream saddle. Just not comfortably so, it seems.
11/29! 2p EST!
twitch.tv/ecshadow
STREAM NEWS:
Starting in December, my schedule at work will shift my days off.
This means I have a static weekend of sorts, but it's going to be a Sunday/Monday thing. Which means more static days to stream!
Gunpla builds, Backlog Bustin, and other stuff is on the table.
Stay tuned.
Starting in December, my schedule at work will shift my days off.
This means I have a static weekend of sorts, but it's going to be a Sunday/Monday thing. Which means more static days to stream!
Gunpla builds, Backlog Bustin, and other stuff is on the table.
Stay tuned.
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
STREAM NEWS:
Starting in December, my schedule at work will shift my days off.
This means I have a static weekend of sorts, but it's going to be a Sunday/Monday thing. Which means more static days to stream!
Gunpla builds, Backlog Bustin, and other stuff is on the table.
Stay tuned.
Starting in December, my schedule at work will shift my days off.
This means I have a static weekend of sorts, but it's going to be a Sunday/Monday thing. Which means more static days to stream!
Gunpla builds, Backlog Bustin, and other stuff is on the table.
Stay tuned.
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YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
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It's officially November, which means I've been told that I *have* to stream for my birthday. I know some Plum Champs have been plotting. 👀
So come join me for a short birthday stream on Thursday, November 13th at 6pm EST! Maybe this year I'll remember my mic and headset. 😅
So come join me for a short birthday stream on Thursday, November 13th at 6pm EST! Maybe this year I'll remember my mic and headset. 😅
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
It's officially November, which means I've been told that I *have* to stream for my birthday. I know some Plum Champs have been plotting. 👀
So come join me for a short birthday stream on Thursday, November 13th at 6pm EST! Maybe this year I'll remember my mic and headset. 😅
So come join me for a short birthday stream on Thursday, November 13th at 6pm EST! Maybe this year I'll remember my mic and headset. 😅
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BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
Reading the sentence "Rush to tour in 2026 " was not something I was ever expecting to read.
Am I happy to have another chance to see them live again? Yes.
Am I conflicted about them doing so without Neil (skill of his successor notwithstanding)? Also yes.
Regardless, the news is welcome.
Am I happy to have another chance to see them live again? Yes.
Am I conflicted about them doing so without Neil (skill of his successor notwithstanding)? Also yes.
Regardless, the news is welcome.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Reading the sentence "Rush to tour in 2026 " was not something I was ever expecting to read.
Am I happy to have another chance to see them live again? Yes.
Am I conflicted about them doing so without Neil (skill of his successor notwithstanding)? Also yes.
Regardless, the news is welcome.
Am I happy to have another chance to see them live again? Yes.
Am I conflicted about them doing so without Neil (skill of his successor notwithstanding)? Also yes.
Regardless, the news is welcome.
I literally cannot contain myself right now!
I've waited 16 YEARS to hear ACT III is coming!!
PROTOMEN FANS ARE EATING GOOD.
THERE WILL BE LIGHT!
I've waited 16 YEARS to hear ACT III is coming!!
PROTOMEN FANS ARE EATING GOOD.
THERE WILL BE LIGHT!
October 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I literally cannot contain myself right now!
I've waited 16 YEARS to hear ACT III is coming!!
PROTOMEN FANS ARE EATING GOOD.
THERE WILL BE LIGHT!
I've waited 16 YEARS to hear ACT III is coming!!
PROTOMEN FANS ARE EATING GOOD.
THERE WILL BE LIGHT!
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It’s October 3rd ✨⏱️💗
Which classic media reference do you think of FIRST on this iconic day? 👀
#October3rd #FullmetalAlchemist #MeanGirls
Which classic media reference do you think of FIRST on this iconic day? 👀
#October3rd #FullmetalAlchemist #MeanGirls
October 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s October 3rd ✨⏱️💗
Which classic media reference do you think of FIRST on this iconic day? 👀
#October3rd #FullmetalAlchemist #MeanGirls
Which classic media reference do you think of FIRST on this iconic day? 👀
#October3rd #FullmetalAlchemist #MeanGirls
I used to see Weird Al all the time in the aughts. I really fell off seeing him somewhere in the '10s
Finally saw him this week, and it's genuinely impressive that a man in his mid 60s can maintain the frantic energy for a whole show. Much less a whole tour.
Puddles was also great, too. ❤️
Finally saw him this week, and it's genuinely impressive that a man in his mid 60s can maintain the frantic energy for a whole show. Much less a whole tour.
Puddles was also great, too. ❤️
September 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I used to see Weird Al all the time in the aughts. I really fell off seeing him somewhere in the '10s
Finally saw him this week, and it's genuinely impressive that a man in his mid 60s can maintain the frantic energy for a whole show. Much less a whole tour.
Puddles was also great, too. ❤️
Finally saw him this week, and it's genuinely impressive that a man in his mid 60s can maintain the frantic energy for a whole show. Much less a whole tour.
Puddles was also great, too. ❤️
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Happy 26 years Dreamcast! 🌀 🎂 🎈
Share some of your most memorable moments with us—we'd love to hear your stories!
Share some of your most memorable moments with us—we'd love to hear your stories!
September 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Happy 26 years Dreamcast! 🌀 🎂 🎈
Share some of your most memorable moments with us—we'd love to hear your stories!
Share some of your most memorable moments with us—we'd love to hear your stories!
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sega dreamcast turns 26 today
September 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
sega dreamcast turns 26 today
26 years ago today, @sega-west.bsky.social released their final console in the US.
I refuse to let the impact it had on the gaming market fade away, because it laid the foundation for things modern gamers take for granted.
Keep thinking, Dreamcast.
I refuse to let the impact it had on the gaming market fade away, because it laid the foundation for things modern gamers take for granted.
Keep thinking, Dreamcast.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
26 years ago today, @sega-west.bsky.social released their final console in the US.
I refuse to let the impact it had on the gaming market fade away, because it laid the foundation for things modern gamers take for granted.
Keep thinking, Dreamcast.
I refuse to let the impact it had on the gaming market fade away, because it laid the foundation for things modern gamers take for granted.
Keep thinking, Dreamcast.
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Good morning, folks!
Today's gonna be a rough one I can already tell. But I hope y'all are having a fantastic day and I am so excited for my 12 to 14 hour long Birthday Throne-A-Thon! Not sure what's gonna happen but I'm excited to just hang out, stream and have fun!
Stream's tomorrow at Noon EST!
Today's gonna be a rough one I can already tell. But I hope y'all are having a fantastic day and I am so excited for my 12 to 14 hour long Birthday Throne-A-Thon! Not sure what's gonna happen but I'm excited to just hang out, stream and have fun!
Stream's tomorrow at Noon EST!
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September 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Good morning, folks!
Today's gonna be a rough one I can already tell. But I hope y'all are having a fantastic day and I am so excited for my 12 to 14 hour long Birthday Throne-A-Thon! Not sure what's gonna happen but I'm excited to just hang out, stream and have fun!
Stream's tomorrow at Noon EST!
Today's gonna be a rough one I can already tell. But I hope y'all are having a fantastic day and I am so excited for my 12 to 14 hour long Birthday Throne-A-Thon! Not sure what's gonna happen but I'm excited to just hang out, stream and have fun!
Stream's tomorrow at Noon EST!
Congrats to @teamcherry.bsky.social on the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong!
Silksong is Silknow, and very likely much more of a satisfying payoff than Shenmue fans had for Shenmue III.
Enjoy the game, y'all. :)
Silksong is Silknow, and very likely much more of a satisfying payoff than Shenmue fans had for Shenmue III.
Enjoy the game, y'all. :)
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September 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Congrats to @teamcherry.bsky.social on the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong!
Silksong is Silknow, and very likely much more of a satisfying payoff than Shenmue fans had for Shenmue III.
Enjoy the game, y'all. :)
Silksong is Silknow, and very likely much more of a satisfying payoff than Shenmue fans had for Shenmue III.
Enjoy the game, y'all. :)
SHADOW/PLUM OFFLINE
He's done! My first gunpla build is a success!
@plumnemui.bsky.social was a wonderful guide every step of the way, and was able to manage my unique brand of chaos.
If you missed it, I revealed that I picked up a new kit! We played a couple rounds of YDKJ!
Thanks, y'all!
He's done! My first gunpla build is a success!
@plumnemui.bsky.social was a wonderful guide every step of the way, and was able to manage my unique brand of chaos.
If you missed it, I revealed that I picked up a new kit! We played a couple rounds of YDKJ!
Thanks, y'all!
September 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
SHADOW/PLUM OFFLINE
He's done! My first gunpla build is a success!
@plumnemui.bsky.social was a wonderful guide every step of the way, and was able to manage my unique brand of chaos.
If you missed it, I revealed that I picked up a new kit! We played a couple rounds of YDKJ!
Thanks, y'all!
He's done! My first gunpla build is a success!
@plumnemui.bsky.social was a wonderful guide every step of the way, and was able to manage my unique brand of chaos.
If you missed it, I revealed that I picked up a new kit! We played a couple rounds of YDKJ!
Thanks, y'all!
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Happy weekend, Plum Champs! 💜
On Monday, September 1st at 11am EST, I’ll be over with @ecshadow.bsky.social helping him finish his first gunpla. If there’s time, we’ll also play some Jackbox games. I hope to see you there! 🌹
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On Monday, September 1st at 11am EST, I’ll be over with @ecshadow.bsky.social helping him finish his first gunpla. If there’s time, we’ll also play some Jackbox games. I hope to see you there! 🌹
twitch.tv/ECShadow
September 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM