Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

Spooky time

Posted on September 22, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

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

Posted on August 23, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

“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

Posted on August 16, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

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

Posted on May 23, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

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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Gluten-Free Split Pea Soup Review

Posted on April 7, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

I have to avoid gluten completely. That means doing a lot of careful mean prep for myself. But sometimes I just don’t have the time, energy or facilities to cook from scratch, and I need to be able to bring … Continue reading →

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A Little Too Much A LITTLE TO THE LEFT?

Posted on January 16, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

I was just cleaning my kitchen & realized maybe I’ve been playing a little too much A LITTLE TO THE LEFT, the 2022 puzzle game developed by the Canadian indie studio Max Inferno and published by Secret Mode.  * * … Continue reading →

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New Xbox controller faceplate

Posted on January 1, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

I’ve got a pretty new faceplate for my Xbox X controller from my youngest daughter!

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Try-It Tuesday BOXES: LOST FRAGMENTS

Posted on November 7, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

Today I played the free demo for BOXES: LOST FRAGMENTS, which included “The Cryptic Chest” and “Wolf and Thunder” puzzles. This game is developed by Big Loop Studios and coming soon on Steam. I loved the art style of the … Continue reading →

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Halloween lasagna

Posted on October 20, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

I made a Halloween lasagna last night. The ghosts are slices of provolone with black olive eyes & mouths. The spiders are also made from black olives. I didn’t think of it at the time but I could have made … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday PENTIMENT

Posted on September 19, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

PENTIMENT is an unusual 2-D singleplayer narrative adventure game, rich in medieval history, conceived by Josh Sawyer (Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity), and published by Obsidian in 2022. Players take on the role of Andreas Maler, an artist working … Continue reading →

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