Hello gamers. My brain has been completely fried because my healthcare is on the fritz and I haven't gotten refills on my ADHD or anxiety medication. This is important to note because, whilst the upside is that I've actually written a TON lately, I have absolutely zero energy to make that writing, or this newsletter, presentable in any capacity. SO I'm just gonna rapid-fire these links with some one-liner descriptions and call it a day. Sorry if that's a bit too TMI and hopefully the next letter will be less brutalist in its design, lol. Thank you for reading. :) ## Planted Recently - [[2026-08-20 - Planning and Execution and Planning|2026-08-20: Planning & Execution & Planning]] - Ruminating on how much planning is *too* much planning. - [[GTA Fans Want the Hobby to be Worse]] - And it is extremely strange to me. - [[Gotta Hold that (Project) L]] - **Project L** is dead, long live **Project L** - [[Rune Factory 4|Thoughts on Rune Factory 4]] - Another run of my favorite farming sim. - [[Berserk BITS|Updated Thoughts on Berserk B.I.T.S.]] - Perhaps I treated this desktop toy a little too harshly... - [[Sephiria|Thoughts on Sephirira]] - One of the best roguelites I've ever played. - [[Splatoon Raiders|Thoughts on Splatoon Raiders]] - **Diablo**-coded and a long time coming. ## Status Update Thanks y'all. Only real updates are: 1. Gonna be in **New York** for quite a while, but I do think I'll be updating the newsletter now and again while I'm there. 2. I got sick of backloggd for reasons not worth elaborating on here, so I moved over to [Infinite Backlog](https://infinitebacklog.net/users/mint_)and am enjoying it quite a bit more. Friend me if you're on there. That's all, time to vegetate on the couch and binge the new **Love is Blind UK** season before we record this week's podcast episode. ## 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!