Tale of a Game Magus

      Aha! I fooled you all. You thought I was gonna do my overall favorites list, but I have here another list but based around music. I may not have mentioned it much in my blog or on any videos or streams, but music is actually a big part of my life. I know how to play Trombone, Guitar and Bass and kinda know piano. I don't play as much as I would like. I feel my setup here isn't the best and I get anxious when random people hear me practice. In a condo environment, that's almost inevitable.      Regardless, I've always been fascinated by video game music. Their whole point is to portray an emotion to help amplify what an environment or event wants to make the player feel. Weather it's a boss fight, a silly moment or an ambient room. Many songs stick to me and keep coming up during certain moments in my life. Like Animal Crossing's Forest Life when I'm calm and Sonic Adventure 2's Green Forest song when I'm running late for something.   ...

                                                When one sees the card Death, they often assume it's a negative card. One that is a harbinger of death itself. However, it actually means change. This change can come in multiple forms from taking on a new job, changing your lifestyle, moving, or even, yes, death. It's a card that stands for endings and beginnings or, more accurately, rebirth.      This is a card that would also have made sense for last month for actual death did occur in my life, which caused a bit of a spiral for me and did change a lot of how I go about my day to day. I think I'm through the worst of the mourning process, however I tear up a bit, even as I write this. It did kinda stop me from wanting to do anything, which is why it took me so long to post this and work on my other projects. I was hoping to have my animation th...