it's been a nice weekend but so incredibly glad to end it off with this film. got to see it in-person for the canadian premiere, got to meet the filmmaker karen cho (and get this card signed), got to have dinner with them and a bunch of people i care about and meet a bunch more other new people.

if you're at all interested in chinatowns across north america, but in particular those in new york (manhattan), montreal, and vancouver, i would really recommend watching it. it hits so many notes: gentrification, fighting development, COVID-19, anti-Asian hate, history, loss, but also community and caring for each other.

it's available for digital screening (CAD$15) starting tomorrow until next sunday as part of the toronto reel asian film festival. it will also be screening in montreal as part of RIDM on november 24 and 26 (with english and french subtitles, respectively).

spoilers under the cut.

She loves when my partner and I play Magic. So many foils to sit on!

even when people have discovered ways to break out posts out of containment, people still put it behind a "click to do the thing" button vs. just doing it. i think that's very polite.

i haven't looked closely and the technique might require a click anyway, but i still like to think they you all are very nice people

Most competitive games have some sort of high skill cap class or character that, in the hands of the right person, is an absolute menace that provides a stupid amount of value for the team if played right but fully takes the L HARD when not. Even more devious games give this class a particular ability kit or equipment to further differentiate them from everyone else, making the unique value incredibly apparent when applied correctly.

In Space Station 13, everyone has a job on the station, from basic assistants to cargo technicians, all the way to virologists. All of them have varying degrees of responsibility and access to different parts of the station depending on their role so that different hierarchies can get where they need to in order to do their jobs.

Enter: The Clown. The clown is different.