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Brian @veenam.tv · 25/09/2026

I love when video ads on sites can't autoplay, but the captions are baked in so as far as I'm concerned he's just doing the Troy McClure bit.

An ad for YouTube Premium featuring Sean Evans, host of Hot Ones.

The video hasn't begun playing so all that is visible is the opening caption, "I'm Sean Evans," and Sean himself staring into the camera.

Troy McClure from The Simpsons spouting a variant of his iconic catchphrase, "Hello, I'm Troy McClure!"

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Brian @veenam.tv · 22/09/2026

WOO SONIC CHRONICLES!

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Brian @veenam.tv · 09/07/2026

Watching the smoking behind the supermarket anime. Incredibly low stakes and not revolutionary so far, but comfy nonetheless.

Homer Simpson contentedly saying, "Ah, McGarnagle. Eases the pain." but with the quote modified to say "Ah, slice of life" instead of "Ah, McGarnagle" in reference to the post author's anime habits.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 03/06/2026

What the fuck do you mean "is it illegal"? lmao

Google suggesting that users also searched "Is it illegal to do the Macarena?"

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Brian @veenam.tv · 31/05/2026

Zero personal stakes!

Bamboozler 14 Mk I weapon stats from Inkipedia, the Splatoon wiki. The specifications showcase its base damage of 85 at full charge, 15 damage short of a player's full health which is at 100 points.

A calculator evaluating what 120% of 85 is by multiplying it by 1.2. The resulting number is 102.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 17/02/2026

Thanks to everyone who played Eggstra Work with me over the course of Splatoon 3's entire lifespan. Lots of overwhelming victories and close calls, all of which I couldn't have had without you. Congrats, gold sticker homies! We did it!

Eggstra Work results screen from Splatoon 3 illustrating the quota requirements to achieve top 50%, 20%, and 5% scores among the participating player base. The post author's team has achieved a top 5% placement.

Post author's locker in Splatoon 3 littered with stickers and other collectibles. In the context of this post attention is meant to be focused on the collection of 12 gold stickers on the locker door, each indicating a top 5% score for the Eggstra Work in-game event each respective sticker represents.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 14/02/2026

I'm comfy as shit, brother.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 13/02/2026

I've never seen a shadow cast upward on the clouds like this before. Neat.

Picture of clouds as seen from below, with a streak left over from an aircraft. The sunlight is projecting its shadow onto the clouds above it.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 09/02/2026

I just started this file and my island is already a surveillance state.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 04/02/2026

It's the "OH **** I'M OUT OF INK" certified hood classic.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 02/02/2026

Message to all incessant whiners in my Nintendo baby game Splatoon when anything pertaining to current events enters the game's orbit via user-submitted posts/art.

Options > Other > Post Display (ON/OFF)

["OFF" has an arrow pointing to it, instructing the reader to turn off user-submitted plaza posts]

If you can't wrap your head around what function the activism posts serve, then step aside in ignorant bliss.

The kids know what's up. Don't coddle them. They're smart. Don't stifle what could be their bastion of moral support.

Your desire for escapism does not absolve you of turning a blind eye to human suffering, bro. The posts will cease when the injustice ends.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 22/12/2025

Swollen battery fire hazard removed (to the horror of the computer repair guy). Welcome back, Steam Deck. ☺️

A Steam Deck in the midst of booting up.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 25/11/2025

*labored breathing* Read my posts, Vee...

Omni-Man from the show Invincible, injured and lying on a stretcher telling his son in a strained voice, "Read my books, Mark..."

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Brian @veenam.tv · 22/11/2025

How it started:

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Brian @veenam.tv · 08/11/2025

All this juice and I got 2nd in the stadium. 😭

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Brian @veenam.tv · 05/11/2025

At last, a dedicated app to check if RedDeerGames and other eSlop publishers are doing their weekly/monthly repackaging of their games into randomly named packs/editions/bundles to forcibly push them to the top of the new releases.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 23/10/2025

He tried to warn us.

Joe Namath on The Simpsons giving a PSA about vapor lock in automobiles.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 17/10/2025

The discontinued physical Steam Link box, right? Seems to work on 11 for me.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 09/10/2025

STOP WRITING TO ME PLEASE RESPOND IMMEDIATELY

A letter from Gonzo, a villager in Animal Crossing.

"Poor-sport Brian,

Stop writing to me. Letters are nothing but trouble! Do you check your mail every day? If so, send me an answer RIGHT AWAY! Give me a shout sometime.

Insincerely, Gonzo"

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Brian @veenam.tv · 01/10/2025

LMAO, I didn't expect it to come out so perfectly. #AnimalCrossing #BocchiTheRock

Screenshot from Animal Crossing featuring an interface where the player must draw a face for the character Blanca, a cat with no facial features.

A screenshot from Animal Crossing depicting the character Blanca with a face drawn by the player. The face resembles one commonly made by the character Hitori Gotoh in the anime "Bocchi the Rock!"

In response to the drawing Blanca is saying, "Are you all done? ...I don't know. It kind of seems like you just scribbled something down."

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Brian @veenam.tv · 14/09/2025

Got an ad for BL4 that's just a dude opening a loot box in the game. That's it. That's the whole ad.

Bart Simpson opening a "Where's Waldo?" book to the first page where Waldo is not only clearly visible but another character on the page is pointing directly at him. Bart comments, "Man, he's just not trying anymore."

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Brian @veenam.tv · 13/09/2025

Putting this right here to remember what I promised this October. Thanks @dangerlocker.bsky.social!

A screenshot of the PC application Steam showing the game Resident Evil installed and ready to play.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 29/07/2025

The article won't open on my phone. Someone tell me if a horde of tarantulas is headed my way. (labeled as graphic because spooder)

Article preview with the title, "Watch out for 'hordes' of tarantulas coming soon to these states."

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Brian @veenam.tv · 24/07/2025

Went to a specific restaurant I never go to for the express purpose of using a gift card I've had for years and naturally forgot to bring the gift card.

Jeff Goldblum as Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park, marveling at a large pile of dinosaur manure.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 28/06/2025

Gave 'em a gobful. Very polarizing game. 😛

An email requesting the user take a survey regarding the game Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch 2.

30 Platinum Points which can be redeemed for rewards are offered in exchange for completing the survey.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 07/06/2025

Mario Kart World (2025)

Bart Simpson imagining making use of his soon to be born new sibling as a ramp for his tricycle.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 20/05/2025

Some good variety on my anime queue today.

Two anime episodes hosted on Crunchyroll, both with episode titles regarding to a class trip.

Aharen-san wa Hakarenai - Season 2, Episode 7: A Class Trip, Huh?
Horimiya - Season 2, Episode 1: Class Trip

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Brian @veenam.tv · 30/04/2025

We also loitered outside the restaurant and watched anime for a bit because they had benches and heaters. 😊

Screenshot of the anime Aharen-san wa Hakarenai where Raido's brain has been overtaken by gyaru culture.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 30/04/2025

Drove tonight to celebrate my birthday with @yeanyean.bsky.social, the woman who has capitalized most on the knowledge that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Love you, Hayean! ❤️

A selfie of me and my girlfriend across from each other at dinner.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 26/04/2025

These two KonoSuba OVA episodes might be among some of the best of the entire anime to date. I don't think I've laughed this hard at the series since I went to the theater to see the movie.

Screenshot from the second OVA episode of KonoSuba Season 3 primarily featuring Kazuma gesturing towards Megumin in the midst of conversation.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 24/04/2025

Up until recently I had neither heard nor spoken the word "posthumous" out loud and I'm just now learning I've been saying it wrong in my head this whole time.

Homer Simpson exclaiming, "Oh, I've been making an idiot out of myself!"

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Brian @veenam.tv · 03/04/2025

This makes my hands hurt.

The Joy-Con 2 mouse demonstration from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct on April 2nd, 2025.

Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons demonstrating that he cannot operate a firearm because he has crippling arthritis in his index fingers due to "space invaders."

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Brian @veenam.tv · 12/03/2025

I forgot how bad I am at these types of games. I haven't played anything Souls-adjacent since like 2012. This demo was still pretty fun even though I am HORRIBLE at the parry.

Title screen for the Steam demo of AI LIMIT.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 11/03/2025

This case's thermals suck no matter what, but it's fun that you can put it in almost any orientation. Welp, time to take all the fans and PSU off and put it all back together a third time since the graphics card suffered most like this. 😛

An open PC case with the interior components arranged in an inverted layout.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 01/03/2025

Ryza 2 done as well. That was a lot of fun! I liked this one a lot better this time around. The side stuff in this one felt less interconnected because it takes place in a metropolis, but other than that it's everything I loved from the first game with better gameplay on top of it.

Screenshot of an event still from the video game "Atelier Ryza: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy" featuring the main cast of the game.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 24/02/2025

The cat to dog ratio on here is nuts. Today was the first day I saw a single dog in the sea of cats in my Discover tab. Y'all got any dogs?!

Photo of post author's dog staring at the camera while sitting in his lap.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 18/02/2025

Finished the original Atelier Ryza again. It was a lot shorter than I remember! I think this is still my favorite of the trilogy, but I might go play 2 again just to be sure since I've only played it the one time. I wish the combat were as good in 1 as its sequels, but it's still a fantastic game.

Screenshot of an event still from the video game "Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout" featuring all six of the game's party members.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 10/02/2025

I asked not for this spicy pillow.

A Steam Deck 512GB LCD model exhibiting symptoms of a swollen battery. The rear left side of the back plate where the battery is located is protruding outwards.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 10/01/2025

These are pretty good, but not *great* like I was hoping they would be. I think the Buffalo Wing Cheez-It crackers are still my favorite nonstandard flavor. Probably just gonna go buy another big thing of actual smoked Gouda cheese from the deli after I'm done with these to properly get my fix.

Two boxes of Cheez-It crackers in their recently released Smoked Gouda and Smoked Cheddar flavors.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 25/12/2024

No, Mr. Simpson, don't take your anger out on me! Get back! Get back! MR. SIMPSON NOOOOOOO!

Dog making an unflattering face with one eye half closed.

Homer Simpson still from his heavily edited interview on Rock Bottom.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 10/12/2024

Man, I played absolutely nothing this year. Unicorn Overlord completely took over my life in March, and Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom ended up as a blip in the grand scheme of things. Nothing else that came out on Switch this year was really for me. Despite that, you were here! I really appreciate it.

Twitch Recap displaying a series of statistics representing the streamer's activity over the course of 2024.

Twitch Recap displaying a series of statistics representing the user's activity over the course of 2024.

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Brian @veenam.tv · 08/12/2024

Great suggestion. Thank you, phone.

A Google phone suggesting an MSN article for a "game console unboxing ASMR" with a preview image of presumably political nature (an older man in a suit and tie speaking at a podium in front of several flags) mistakenly attributed to the article.

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