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On Books & Reading, or: Slow Progress with My TBR List is the New Reality for Me

Aug 1, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

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“I cannot live without books.” ― Thomas Jefferson Well, it’s August 1, 2022, Dear Reader. Another month has receded in life’s rear-view mirror, while another begins. As you know, I have been a reader for as long as I can remember. Even though I was born at the tail end of the Baby Boom, and…
Old Gamers Never Die: ‘Acting Lessons’ Visual Novel Review – The Choices You Make Can Take You to Many (Hot) Places

Jul 28, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Acting Lessons, Acting Lessons (2018 Game), Adults-Only Games, Being a DIK (2020 Game), Computer and Video Games, Computer Games, Dr. PinkCake (Game Designer)

Acting Lessons (2018) Designed by: Dr. PinkCake Published/Released by: Dr. PinkCake ( via Patreon, Steam, GOG.com) Genre: Visual Novel, Erotic, Adults Only On December 10, 2018, an indie video game developer who goes by the name “Dr. PinkCake” released Acting Lessons, an adults-only visual novel about a 30-something man who, during personal turmoil, saves the…
Late July Diversions: An Update on My TBR and TBW Lists for the Summer of ’22

Jul 26, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

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Well, with the end of July only a few days off, it’s time for an update on my To Be Watched (TBW) and To Be Read (TBR) lists for the seventh month of 2022. As you know, July is not my favorite month of the year. My mother died on July 19, 2015, after her…
And Now, Something TOTALLY Different: A Quick First Impressions Look at ‘Being a DIK’

Jul 21, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Adults-Only Games, Being a DIK (2020 Game), Computer and Video Games

Back in the 1990s, when I subscribed to Playboy magazine, I read a short article about an adults-only computer game titled Virtual Valerie. Virtual Valerie was created by a guy named Mike Saenz and released in April of 1990 by a software developer called Reactor, Inc. It was described as a dating sim, and because…

Tag: Dr. PinkCake

On Books & Reading, or: Slow Progress with My TBR List is the New Reality for Me

Old Gamers Never Die: ‘Acting Lessons’ Visual Novel Review – The Choices You Make Can Take You to Many (Hot) Places

Late July Diversions: An Update on My TBR and TBW Lists for the Summer of ’22

And Now, Something TOTALLY Different: A Quick First Impressions Look at ‘Being a DIK’