Lately a couple of good things have happened in my life, to the point that it's making me weary. I almost don’t want to say that this is the case or even hope that it’ll stay that way, because it feels like I'm just asking for another catastrophic event, and I dunno if I'd be able to take it. So I’ll just 🤞🏿 cross my fingers and not say anything else. All that said, actually wrote quite a lot this week, so let's get into the stuff. :D ## Planted Recently ### Blog Post: Caring About Aesthetics Some notes on how a [[2026-07-05 - Caring About Aesthetics|sense of style]] matters to me nowadays. ### GG Habibi Episode 9 [This week](https://gghabibi.captivate.fm/episode/brazilian-ken-vs-dominican-ryu/)I talk about Marvel's Midnight Suns and the baffling response to Mina the Hollower critique, Al goes over half of the Steam Next Fest demos he's played, and we lament the state of the industry for the third episode in a row. ## Media Corner ### Games Playing: - [[Cyberpunk 2077]] - [[Midnight Suns]] - [[Warframe]] (shocker, I know) - **Gambonanza** ### TV/Film - **Dune: Part Two** - [[Ready or Not (2019)|Ready or Not]] ### Music - **Chicory: A Musical Tale** - Resonant Union - **[Works.12](https://album.link/i/1626492032)** - Various Artists - **[Cadence Storm](https://album.link/i/1807004041)** - Hydraa ## Status Update Whatever you're trying to do this week, you can do it!!! I believe in you!!! ## Signing Off I hope your Sunday is treating you well! [Hit the ko-fi link](https://ko-fi.com/barquq) if you like and want to support this letter. Thanks for reading!