Curiosities, Ramblings, and Horseplay

I’ve dabbled in my fair share of strange interests. Because some of these things are extremely niche and obscure, I don’t hesitate to talk people’s ears off about these joys.

Keitai Denjuu Telefang, The Infamous Bootleg “Pokémon Diamond” Cartridge

My intelligence peaked when I, a young child in 2002, purchased this cartridge none the wiser, completely unaware of its controversy and infamy. Considering its mediocre assembly and numerous blemishes, maybe I shouldn’t be bragging to the Internet about how I own this thing, but this humbly janky cartridge that couldn’t even hold a save file changed my life. Here is some context on and pictures of the slice of crappy green plastic that affected me more than my seasonal allergies ever could. Here, I talk about it for a frankly embarrassing amount of time. →

Infinity GBC Spoiler-Free Guide

Article is a work in progress.

I went looking for a guide to complete a sidequest for this game and found no actual comprehensive guides, so I guessed it was up to me to do something about that. Article →

Atline, Town of Gears Spoiler-Free Guide

Article is a work in progress – coming soon.

While taking notes on Atline’s translation progress, I managed to make a rough guide that I’ve also scrubbed spoilers from.

Index of editorials →

Translations

I am perhaps not the best person to be doing translations, given my very tenuous grasp of language in general, but for some things, I am the only person interested in doing translations. The quality may vary wildly, but I do my best.

Please note that these translations are not done professionally and should not be taken as polished works.

Atline, Town of Gears Translation Notes

Article is a work in progress – coming soon.

On a whim, I was invited to proofread a Japanese-to-English fan translation for the RPGMaker game Atline, Town of Gears. I don’t speak Japanese, and my exposure to Japanese culture is largely from growing up alongside an extremely specific diaspora. I sure as hell speak English, though, and I love a good chance to beat people’s heads in over independent clauses and the like. I took notes and gave commentary on the process, for those interested.

Translation patch download →

Ghost Path Translation Notes

Article is a work in progress – coming soon.

We did not learn our lesson by struggling to translate Atline.

Translation patch download →

Bikkuri Disk Horoscope Translations

Article is a work in progress – coming soon.

Although I don’t believe in them beyond a fun pop-psychology tool to provoke introspection, East Asian horoscopes are enough of an interest of mine that I scoop them up and scrapbook them as I see them. Maybe I’m just too old and senile to properly google it with all the AI nonsense cut out, but I struggled to find any compiled translations of the horoscope slides from Bikkuri Disk Magical Trip. I’ve done my best to transcribe and translate them here. →

Interactive Fiction

Indices of interactive → and standard → fiction content

Random Generators

Index of random generators →

Web Projects

Social Media

Unfortunately, I am notoriously bad at keeping up with these.

Active Accounts Art Fight Blog (Tumblr) BlueSky Pillowfort Telegram Toyhouse
Archived Accounts Cohost FurAffinity Mastodon (ComFae) Mastodon (Furries.Club) Refsheet.net Twitter (Art) Twitter (Public)