Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

FALLOUT prop replicas

All of these were made or assembled by me, unless otherwise noted. I pasted a Nuka Quantum label over a bottle of Jones berry lemon soda for my Mississippi Quantum Pie video, Sugar Bombs bowl is official Bethesda merch ~ … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: TINY GLADE

TINY GLADE is a cozy, sandbox building game where players can construct fantasy castles, ancient ruins, medieval inns, fairy villages and more. Developed by Swedish indie studio Pounce Light and released in September 2024 for Windows. My friend Herman bought … Continue reading

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Hide & Seek: Where’s Buddy?

Can you find the cat in the pantry? Our cat Buddy loves to explore the house, from the depths of dark closets to the heights of the kitchen cabinets. See if you can find him in this photo of our … Continue reading

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Mojave memories

I danced to this song after midnight in a dingy little Mojave Desert bar, back in 1993, with a bunch of wastelanders, raiders & Brotherhood of Steel … I mean, a bunch of locals, bikers & Marines. Good times. Still … Continue reading

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Ermahgerd SKYRIM!

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Necromancy is my love language

I saw these Viva la Dirt League “Death Knight” videos a while back and thought, “This is exactly the kind of relationship I wanted in my 20s.” But who am I kidding? I didn’t get over this in my 20s. … Continue reading

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Spooky time

Correction: The Halloween decorations at my house are not up “too early” they are up “year round.”

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Best song about unrequited love

“Language of the Heart” is the first David Wilcox song I ever heard. That was back in 1992, when I was deep into a psych degree at California State University Long Beach and madly in love with a 30-something aerospace … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: BALDUR’S GATE 3

This week, I started BALDUR’S GATE 3. I’ve been talking about it for a while and my youngest daughter’s been after me to try it since she completed the game months ago. But I was hesitant because I knew it … Continue reading

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How Livestreaming Improved My Mental Health

This post originally appeared on CheckPointOrg.com in February 2020. CheckPoint was a mental health organization for gamers and the gaming community and is no longer in operation. I started playing Fallout 4 in February 2016. There’s a building component to … Continue reading

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