Not gonna lie, I kinda forgot this blog aspect of my personal website existed. 😅 But hello! Want to give some very brief updates to what I’ve been up to for the past 2 years.

Career

Since my last update, I’ve been working as a software quality engineer for Kodak Alaris for about 2 years. I’ve had the privilege to lead 2 separate projects in the time, to varying success.

I don’t think I ever pictured myself working in a QA role, but now that I’m here, I struggle to see myself leaving. I enjoy the cyclical nature of the workload that allows for a pretty healthy work/life balance most of the time. It’s definitely not for everyone, but I like the people I work with and the responsibilities I have.

Streaming and Speedrunning

Unsurprisingly, establishing your career really cuts into your gaming time and energy. I’ve streamed only a handful of times, but I do think I’m ready to start up again. Not with any seriousness, as I have no intention of treating streaming like a job. It’s just a hobby and an excuse to play video games and hang out with friends I can’t see in person.

Speedrunning has also been on hold a bit, as I haven’t really found a game that really captures my interest in the way that Fe and Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle did. That being said, the times for MRKB have gone sub-3:30:00, with the newest world record not using the power orb duplication glitch that was discovered right before the release of the sequel, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (remind me to make a proper tutorial video on how that works and the potential benefits for the run).

I did start running a game called Imp of the Sun, but with no other runners I don’t have much incentive to improve my times. Maybe I’ll submit it to a marathon or two in the future and see what happens.

Personal

The past two years have been the best of my life, no exaggeration. I’ve formed relationships, romantic and otherwise, with some incredible and kind people in the Western NY region, discovered how much I love socializing now that I actually love myself, and have been consistently improving myself with regular therapy (which I think everyone should do).

My goals for the next few years are to persue the more-involved gender affirming procedures I desire, travel to Japan to visit one of my dearest and oldest friends who moved there to become an English teacher, and either host or run at a GDQ mainstage event now that I’ve made comfortable progress in my transition.

And that’s about all I’ve got! I hope it won’t take longer than two years for my next update, but who knows. Until then, take care, be safe, and be you. ❤️