HerrBawl

After having finished Companions of Xanth I decided to go back and read the Xanth novels again . . . . . folks . . Piers Anthony is still publishing Xanth novels . . . . send help . . . I've got 47 books to read (something like 18 of them will be re-reads)

Forms of Water xkcd.com/3315/

Hodiernal [HO-dee-ER-nul] (adj.) - Of or pertaining to this present day; today; contemporary. “The hodiernal luncheon of the Ladies’ Bicycle Club descended into an ostrobogulous colloquy concerning whether the pleasures of cycling might explain the younger generation’s waning interest in suitors.”

obs-shaderfilter plugin for #OBS Studio updated to version 2.6.1 adding support for OBS 33, adding gif support and adding periodic glitch shader obsproject.com/forum/resour...

Abstraklous [ab-STRAK-lus] (adj.) - Cross-tempered, irritable, or habitually disagreeable; inclined to be quarrelsome or difficult to please.

Babby picnic for babbys. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Objurgate [AHB-jur-geyt] (v.) - To rebuke, reprimand, or scold someone harshly and vehemently. Use: “The Reverend delighted in objurgating his parishioners for their moral transgressions, particularly those he had not yet had the pleasure of committing himself.”

You must answer her riddles to pass. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

It was nice of him to hold the cat’s cigarette. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Kompology [kom-POL-uh-jee] (n.) - Boastful or vainglorious speech; extravagant self-praise. “Admiral Merriweather’s kompology grew so extravagant that, by the conclusion of dinner, he had claimed credit for thirty-three naval victories, twelve royal marriages, and the invention of the teakettle.”

"Do Dragons eat Mexican?" Hank wondered out loud. "Dude, they eat people. Mexican is a vast improvement over people." - Robyn Peterman, Some Were In Time I'm live!!!! Come watch this dragon play games! #dragongemplays https://twitch.tv/dragongem

This is how Catacomb Abyss introduces the Crystal Hour Glass powerup. There are two of them, placed right next to some trolls that are trapped behind a row of powerups. This is a pretty clever way to let the player observe the time freeze effect on the enemies.

Brobdingnagian [brob-ding-NAG-ee-un] (adj.) - Of enormous size or extent; gigantic, colossal, or extraordinarily large. - Of or relating to Brobdingnag, the fictional land of giants in Gulliver's Travels. (n.) - A giant; a person or creature of enormous size. - An inhabitant of Brobdingnag.

I have posted a new video to YouTube that I've titled "#MSTRES - Making Bupkis - Day 6 - Oct 22nd, 2026" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkK-9FVenmg

Who needs to see sleepytime biscuits

Vulnerability xkcd.com/3314/

Thwarterous [THWAR-tur-us] (adj.) Gnarled, knotted, or crooked; twisted and irregular in form. “After so many revisions, embellishments, and outright fabrications, his narrative had grown so thwarterous with accumulated falsehoods that even he could no longer get his story straight.”

Taking the baby for a stroll. From a glass negative in my collection, no date/info.

Corrade [kuh-REYD] (v.) - To cobble together. - To wear away or erode. Use: "I spent the better part of a fortnight attempting to corrade sufficient funds to settle my debts, an enterprise greatly hindered by my creditors' unanimous refusal to lend me another cent.”

Fusion Device xkcd.com/3313/

Voluble [VOL-yuh-bul] (adj.) Speaking readily, rapidly, and at length, often with an animated or seemingly endless flow of words. Use: “She was every bit as voluble as her husband was taciturn, though whether his silence arose from temperament or sheer exhaustion remained a matter of conjecture.”

Hoodwink [HOOD-wingk] (v.) 1. To trick, deceive, or mislead someone; to dupe. Use: “While the rest of us sharpen our pitchforks and ready our torches, the grifters continue to hoodwink those eager to be hoodwinked, knowing full well that it is now all or nothing, and there’s no going back now.”

Adoration of the Fluff Child. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Momentum Demonstration xkcd.com/3312/

Pettifogger [PET-ee-fog-er] (n.) 1. An unscrupulous or inferior lawyer who handles petty cases, often resorting to trickery, quibbling, or dishonest practices. 2. One who habitually quibbles over trivial details or raises petty, captious objections.

Fop [fop] (n.) 1. A man concerned overmuch with his clothes and appearance in an affected way; a dandy. 2. A conceited fool. (v.) 1. To make a fool of; to deceive or dupe. 2. To act foolishly. From Late Middle English “foppe” or “fobbe” (fop, fool) from German “foppen” (to jeer)

Oeillade [oo-YAHD] (n.) An amorous, flirtatious, or suggestive glance or gaze. Use: “The coquettish Ms. Plumtree is forever attempting to capture the attention of Mr. Clingstone with a succession of shamelessly amorous oeillades, but her strabismus invariably alarms poor, unsuspecting passersby.”

I have posted a new video to YouTube that I've titled "#MSTRES - Making Bupkis - Day 5 - Oct 15th, 2026" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR1PQ8d8hw0

Abrodieticall [ab-roh-dye-ET-ih-kul] (n.) A person who eats daintily or delicately; a fastidious or particularly refined eater. (adj.) Of or pertaining to a dainty eater or delicate person.

I am creating a DOS game as part of the #MSTRES game jam! Come hangout with me over at https://twitch.tv/herrbawl https://itch.io/jam/ms-tres

Defenestrate [dee-FEN-uh-streyt] (v.) 1. To throw a person or thing out of a window. 2. To abruptly or forcibly remove someone from a position of power, authority, or office.

if you want to write anything in love2d I highly recommend these docs over the official site love2d-community.github.io/love-api/

been messing around learning in inkscape and made some cheeky discord stickers

Planet Database xkcd.com/3311/

Mugwump [MUG-wump] (n.) 1. A person who remains politically independent or refuses to adhere to a particular party or faction. 2. A person who remains neutral or undecided on a controversial issue; a fence-sitter. 3. A Republican who refused to support the party's presidential nominee in 1884.

By my reckoning, we're only 18 games away from 2026 having as many new #msdos releases as 2025. If you like DOS, and you like #gamedev, and you want to see DOS become a more popular indie game target year after year, the MS-TRES jam awaits: itch.io/jam/ms-tres

Rejected Space Mission Profiles xkcd.com/3310/

Mommmmm I'm borrrrrrrred. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Dogcatcher xkcd.com/3309/