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“We have had no good comic operas of late, because the real world has been more comic than any possible opera.” – Illustrated London News, Jan. 17, 1931 G. K. Chesterton

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"I am the last monarch of the old world. As Emperor, it is my duty to protect my peoples from their politicians" -Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria-Hungary

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In Which we talk about Verosimilitude in Video Games

Good morning, dear friend, reader of this present post, at the divagation store! How are you? I pray you are well? How have you been? As for me, I am okay, there has been some insane times, the past 3-4 days have been the longest months of all years I lived. I tried writing before, but at the end of the day, it would not be possible to think clearly. Today, I am on a more stable plan. I am really not sure how to write what happened without turning the whole post both too long, I may mention it, but for now, I wanted to just talk of more trivial things. I did play some Victoria 3 today! They will be releasing a new dlc in November 5th, adding a series of events and special content catered towards the Russian Empire. I wonder  if it will make the game joyless for the otherwise lovely time I have developing Russia. My default match in Victoria 3 is selecting Russia, passing lasseiz-faire laws, both freedom of trade and economic descentralization, alongside all it comes wirh it, such a...

In Which Civilization VII is just a bad title as a whole

In Which we have the tone for 2026 more defined: Dialogue of the Jane Jacobs

In Which poor Writing Tropes can sour one's soul

In Which Apple takes a chance on a new UI and OS Approach, and the Anniversary Week goes not bad at all

In Which we talk about the Wesley's Scheme: Budapest was an Accident

In Which we talk about Barry Lyndon and the Memento Mori

In Which Civilization has a SimCity moment, a bad omen

In Which I give my 2 cents on Millenia and SimCity 2013

In Which I reflect on How much Sims 3 is better than Sims 4

In Which A Hobby Cannot be Forced, and Wes Anderson's Pretentionism

In Which I am again touched by the Opera Akhnaten

In Which we Wrap up November 2023: A musical Retrospective

In Which I’m (still) in Love with Egypt

In Which I talk further on The Sims 3

In Which I try The Sims 3!!!

In Which I talk a bit about the uncanny (but catchy) musical Cats

In Which Pharaoh: A new Era, is released!

In Which I have a brief rant on Empire of the Skies (GREAT DLC, BUT PROBLEMS TO BE FIXED GALORE)

In Which I ask myself "Do I like The Sims 4's Kits idea?"