Ok last one - I played the JumpStart 2nd Grade maths game on compute and I still think about it all the time. It contained maths related songs that are genuine bangers (see attached) and I still get them stuck in my head to this day. The little puzzles were so fun and I don’t remember feeling like I was doing maths at all. I think this was excellent parenting tbh.
Mar 18, 2024
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Jan 17, 2025
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Jumpstart Animal Adventures that I’d play ALL the time before and after Primary School. This echolocation song was burned into my brain and I still catch myself singing the words “I find my prey I find my way, echo-loca-tion yeahhh” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvr4KSDA9Yo
(Batney Ears tho, iconic)
also I had an early game save just to leave Jak & Daxter running on Sentinel Beach even when I wasn't actively playing it, purely so I could listen to its theme whenever I wanted. My parents would get annoyed at me for leaving the TV on haha, but hearing it always made me feel so calm (:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlHgdpGel18&list=PLOhUeZmJsfpPN0ORri9QWCRwGTD9Wzh_Q&index=1
Jan 18, 2025
I’ve been revisiting the wonders of super simple games for when I don’t want to be doing what I should be doing. The fact that they’re played on a computer as opposed to a phone means that I can quickly switch back to what I’m working on when I start to feel too guilty.
It feels better than scrolling, anyway!
These got me through college long ago:
Robot Unicorn Attack, so addictive not just in gameplay but in its perfect looped use of “Always” by Erasure (banger)
QWOP, possibly the best procrastination game ever invented mostly bc it eventually becomes so frustrating you’d just rather do your actual work but until then you will keep trying relentlessly. Theres no better feeling than advancing enough to hear more notes of “Chariots of Fire”
Pls rec any others you like!
Jun 17, 2024
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I am by no means traditionally religious, but I fully understand how being in the presence of beautiful stained glass can feel like being with god. ALWAYS stop off at a church on the way if you think it might have good stained glass. The bluebells in the bottom right corner of this made me loose my breath for a moment.
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Apr 14, 2025
I used to be envious of people who had “MySpace friends” or “tumblr friends”. Now I have PI.FYI friends. Thank you capyboppy for your lovely letter and this illustration of a capybara and a mouse with fruit on our heads, it made me weirdly emotional ❤️
Jun 11, 2024