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phil @awaymessage.club · 22/09/2026

Carrot sp—wait, no, it’s Luna

A brown and grey tabby cat laying lazily in a sunny spot next to some markers

phil @awaymessage.club · 17/02/2026

our wow guild put together a spreadsheet to see who was playing what next expansion. then someone decided it needed graphs. and analytics. and a cat!

A spreadsheet for a World of Warcraft guild, showing who is playing what class/role next expansion. A panoply of charts and lists have been added to the right of the simple list. Also, a cat picture. Meanwhile, we didn't even finish the subhead: "Put your name on the." Put my name on the what, Adoe??

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phil @awaymessage.club · 05/02/2026

just testing something, please enjoy this cat picture

an orange cat licking the inside of a container of strawberry yogurt

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phil @awaymessage.club · 16/01/2026

starting the year off right by finishing Urban Myth Dissolution Center. If are or were a fan of the Ace Attorney games, you owe it to yourself to check this game out

title screen from Urban Myth Dissolution Center (2025)

screenshot of a scene from Urban Myth Dissolution Center, showing a blonde girl being menaced by some kind of all-red monster

screenshot of a scene from Urban Myth Dissolution Center, showing two protagonists using their cell phones in a dark environment; one is making fun of the other for effectively living under a rock

screenshot of a scene from Urban Myth Dissolution Center, showing protagonist Azami commenting on a room’s cleanliness (or lack thereof), possibly due to a curse

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phil @awaymessage.club · 23/12/2025

@kurlancheek.bsky.social first off, let me say, housing has completely blown me away. Phenomenal way to make me lose sleep. 😂 gotta ask, as a subscription-long troll enthusiast though: why do Rezan and Paku get idols and Gonk only gets a bookcase? and no love for Kragwa and Gral? thanks again!

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phil @awaymessage.club · 23/12/2025

@achloryn.bsky.social ... are you playing Legion Remix or does someone else just have a good name here (Archdruid Fuzzbutt)

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phil @awaymessage.club · 01/11/2025

sometimes I wonder what it would be like if I could actually see during the last 20 minutes of an average Vampire Survivors run, but I guess we'll never know

A screenshot from Vampire Survivors, not that you can tell: the screen is just an absolute mishmash of brilliant smears of pixelated color. The word “naneinf” appears dead center thanks to the Balatro DLC, through.

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phil @awaymessage.club · 28/10/2025

if they ever give an award for loudest shoes in the office, I'm gonna win by a country mile

Image from above of a pair of shoes in an extreme bright asymmetrical red, black, and yellow pattern

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phil @awaymessage.club · 29/08/2025

this spam call situation is getting fucking stupid

A screenshot of the received calls view on an iPhone, every one of them an unknown number allegedly from New York

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phil @awaymessage.club · 10/08/2025

I really appreciate the minimum effort that Lunar: Silver Star Story puts into trying to convince me this guy isn't a villain come on, I've seen an anime

Ghaleon from Lunar: Silver Star Story as you first encounter him, where he mostly plays the lute and grins evilly

Ghaleon in his proper mage attire, where he’s less obviously evil - until he starts dropping hints left and right before his heel turn

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phil @awaymessage.club · 22/07/2025

well, I'll be damned, I got it working.

A screenshot of Hex Kit running under Lutris/Wine on Linux.

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phil @awaymessage.club · 21/07/2025

I think I need more shelving just for tabletop games. Hmm.

A photo of two piles of tabletop roleplaying games. Behind them is a bookshelf, which is ALSO full. (Yes, even the two shelves you can’t see below camera’s edge.)

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phil @awaymessage.club · 19/07/2025

stupid beach. It would be a good spot for a bridge but this is almost definitely interfering

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phil @awaymessage.club · 19/07/2025

The corner of the river is throwing it off - try moving south a bit - but the wording is same energy as

the infamous “Probably a doghouse” meme from Silent Hill

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phil @awaymessage.club · 18/07/2025

whenever Carrot wants to be held while I'm working from home, I always think of it as a Dwarf Fortress status update. Work stopped: Blocked by Cat.

A photo of a man sitting at a desk, his arms fully occupied by a large male orange cat who thinks he is a tiny male orange cat

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phil @awaymessage.club · 30/06/2025

"Dad, I think it's time I get my own desk." me too, buddy. that's where my mouse goes.

An orange male cat lounging across a desk. A man’s forearm is in the foreground of the pic; the cat is resting one paw on top of it.

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phil @awaymessage.club · 22/06/2025

the Free RPG Day haul, and the other stuff I bought because I can't go into a game store for only free stuff. Shout out to Golden Keep Game Co in Louisville, KY for all this!

A photo of a number of tabletop RPG books, including Pendragon, Candela Obscura, CBR+PNL Augmented, and a variety of Free RPG Day products

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phil @awaymessage.club · 07/04/2025

unfollowed some accounts today to attempt to tailor my Instagram algorithm a little better and in return my Suggested Reels section is now six Beyblade videos

A screenshot of an Instagram suggested reels section highlighting three reels about Beyblade

A screenshot of an Instagram suggested reels section highlighting three different reels about Beyblade

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phil @awaymessage.club · 04/04/2025

It is 2002. I am 20 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2008. I am 26 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2020. I am 38 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2025. I am 42 years old. We are in a—

Picture from “Watchmen” of Dr. Manhattan sitting alone on Mars being real tired of this bullshit

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phil @awaymessage.club · 14/03/2025

Steam sale pickups today: - Purgatory Dungoneer - Vampire Survivors - Metaphor: ReFantazio - Wanderstop - Ender Lilies - Tactical Breach Wizards - Princess Remedy 2: In a Heap of Trouble

meme image of a weightlifting skeleton captioned "My body is a machine that turns Steam purchases into unplayed games"

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phil @awaymessage.club · 13/03/2025

oh, true, well in THAT case,

screenshot of the second-oldest game on my wishlist, Princess Remedy 2, which has been there since 2020

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phil @awaymessage.club · 13/03/2025

I guess Tactical Breach Wizards has been on my wishlist for almost six years; might as well snag it tomorrow. I have a spending spree planned.

a screenshot of Tactical Breach Wizards from my Steam wishlist, where it's been since mid-2019

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phil @awaymessage.club · 11/03/2025

archives? more like ammunition

a screenshot of an Outlook folder called "Archives," which in turns contains a folder for every year from 2007 to 2025

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phil @awaymessage.club · 08/03/2025

my brain would not rest until I created this dumb #WorldOfWarcraft meme so here we are

Panel 1: An Earthen asks its creator "what is my purpose?"
Panel 2: The titan Aman'thul responds "You maintain a giant hole in the ground and are not permitted to die or ask questions."
Panel 3: Shocked, the Earthen responds "Oh my God"

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phil @awaymessage.club · 06/03/2025

You may fascinate a raid by giving them a pool of gold to stand in. #WorldOfWarcraft

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phil @awaymessage.club · 17/02/2025

I don't remember this one, is it before or after The Oath in Felghana

a photo of a Buddy’s Carpet sign with the “Budd” burned out, leaving only “Y’s Carpet,” making this a really dumb Ys joke

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phil @awaymessage.club · 14/02/2025

Carrot has a fascination with drinking out of human cups and mugs, so every night before bed I fill this mug with water and he drinks from it until he's satisfied. Not spoiled, though.

An orange cat on a bed, drinking water from a mug being held by yours truly

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phil @awaymessage.club · 13/02/2025

If you see this, post a photo from your device with no explanation

A photo of the opening pages of Triangle Agency’s GM section, boldly emblazoned with the words “NICE ONE, IDIOT.” Why? That’s spoilers.

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phil @awaymessage.club · 07/02/2025

And there's 100% completion on #1000xRESIST (as I thought, I was just 1-2 folks off from the interaction achievements each chapter). What a phenomenal experience this game was!

A screenshot from a Steam Deck menu page, showing 1000xRESIST at 100% achievement completion after 19 hours of play.

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phil @awaymessage.club · 02/02/2025

you know, the signs leading to this place all said "Horse Lobby," so I'm not sure what I was expecting #1000xRESIST

A screenshot from video game 1000xRESIST, showing main character Watcher standing in a round room whose only feature of note is a silver horse statue. This is, apparently, the Horse Lobby.

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phil @awaymessage.club · 27/01/2025

had some garlic and herb chicken (from Aldi) to use up, had some tikka masala simmer sauce (also from Aldi), and boom, dinner in 15 minutes - which is exactly what I want after a day in the office

A plate of chicken and vegetables cooked in a tikka masala simmer sauce, over rice with garlic naan on the side

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phil @awaymessage.club · 19/01/2025

seen in my neighborhood: Cybertruck straight outta Silent Hill

a Cybertruck driving near a strip mall. the Cybertruck appears to have rusted and stained heavily due to winter weather, making it look like something from the video game Silent Hill

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phil @awaymessage.club · 18/01/2025

and there's Transistor 100% complete. Supergiant just doesn't miss.

Picture of Red, the protagonist of Transistor, embracing the titular weapon/macguffin, which looks like nothing so much as a teal greatsword crossed with an SD card

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phil @awaymessage.club · 05/01/2025

dealing with insurance fuckups this morning got me like

a screenshot showing three buttons: “Give Up,” “Try Again,” and “Call Luigi.” The last one is highlighted

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phil @awaymessage.club · 30/12/2024

I restrained myself, just a little bit. 😂 was just like “oh yeah, I’ve played a little of that” then attached this screenshot

Screenshot from the Steam mobile app showing over 250 hours spent playing Balatro

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phil @awaymessage.club · 22/12/2024

not enough video games give you a little personality quiz anymore with tarot cards or something like them to determine your stats or class or whatever. Bring that back.

Screenshot of tarot-based personality quiz from Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen

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phil @awaymessage.club · 18/12/2024

no credits for guessing what the roguelike deck builder in question is

a graph showing six of my most played video game genres, which are apparently Roguelike Deckbuilder, JRPG, and LGBTQ+

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phil @awaymessage.club · 09/12/2024

My mom's cat has adopted my childhood blanket and I'm here for it

A tortoiseshell cat peeking out of a Sesame Street blanket that she has tunneled into.

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phil @awaymessage.club · 24/11/2024

Post your On Repeat: uh, listen, I can explain (no I can’t)

A screenshot of the user’s Spotify “On Repeat” playlist, which appears to be an automated playlist of songs the user has played on repeat a lot

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phil @awaymessage.club · 21/11/2024

Oh hey, I recognize that little purple GBA box!

A photo of the light purple box for Harukanaru Toki no Naka de for the Game Boy Advance

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phil @awaymessage.club · 17/11/2024

and roll credits on Veilguard at 77.5 hours, 51/52 achievements. Extremely fun, kinda itching for another go but I'm gonna let it rest a bit. (Other than that last achievement, anyway.) Not bad for a game I wasn't even gonna buy until it seemed like half my WoW guild did.

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phil @awaymessage.club · 22/10/2024

it REALLY looks like it in my screenshot. lmao

a World of Warcraft screenshot of a bright blue bear form druid dancing behind a troll monk dressed in purple. the bear appears to be beating out a staccato rhythm on the monk's back

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phil @awaymessage.club · 01/10/2024

testing a little cross-posting (via Croissant) complete with an image. If these social networks won't talk to each other, I guess this'll have to do

image of a white G-SHOCK watch I bought last week. Yes the face really does look orange and blue

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