From 286d3b7bdf9749f533371eb1eafe1dd3bddcf1eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Upchurch Date: Sun, 4 May 2025 16:16:41 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add masto IDs --- content/blog/a-plebeians-review-of-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.md | 1 + content/blog/hono-sandalwood-incense-review.md | 1 + content/blog/till-lindemann-has-finally-done-it.md | 1 + content/blog/yi-xin-pikake-jasmine-review.md | 1 + 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/blog/a-plebeians-review-of-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.md b/content/blog/a-plebeians-review-of-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.md index c0da727..a37f4e1 100644 --- a/content/blog/a-plebeians-review-of-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.md +++ b/content/blog/a-plebeians-review-of-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags: synopsis: "I tried really, really hard to get into this game." imageURL: /img/witcher_3/witcher3_en_screenshot_screenshot_13_1920x1080_1433341624.webp imageAlt: "A screenshot of Geralt's scowling face." +mastodon_id: "114451612149600574" --- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a fantasy RPG in which you play as ~~Ged~~ ~~Gerd~~ ~~Gerald~~ Geralt, a super masculine generic-white-man protagonist who grumbles everything he says like Batman. Hopefully you like Geribald, because you don't get to customize him in any way. You'll control Gabriel from a third-person perspective, awkwardly hovering over his right shoulder as he trudges around wherever it is that he lives. The map is large, so in order to spare you too much trudgery Giovanni has a horse that he can ride insofar as it doesn't get stuck on any rocks, stumps, shrubbery, or especially stout blades of grass. The horse is named after an insect of some kind. diff --git a/content/blog/hono-sandalwood-incense-review.md b/content/blog/hono-sandalwood-incense-review.md index 6554612..7d56a44 100644 --- a/content/blog/hono-sandalwood-incense-review.md +++ b/content/blog/hono-sandalwood-incense-review.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags: synopsis: "Checking out some sticks from a local store selling Japanese incense." imageURL: /img/hono_sandalwood/hono_sandalwood_square.webp imageAlt: "A closeup photo of the small hono Sandalwood box atop a neat row of incense sticks, beside a small shiny white ceramic burner. The burner is plain, and square, with a small hole in the middle in which to insert an incense stick." +mastodon_id: "114367576630950761" --- I'm forever keeping my eyes peeled for brick-and-mortar stores in my city that sell decent incense, particularly Japanese incense. As such, I was delighted to discover [Five Elements Home](https://www.fiveelementshome.com/) in the beautiful Chicago neighborhood of Andersonville. On my first visit to the store, I darted right past the beautiful imported Japanese ceramics and textiles to the incense section. diff --git a/content/blog/till-lindemann-has-finally-done-it.md b/content/blog/till-lindemann-has-finally-done-it.md index ee81aee..60fa023 100644 --- a/content/blog/till-lindemann-has-finally-done-it.md +++ b/content/blog/till-lindemann-has-finally-done-it.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags: synopsis: "You always hope that your favorite musicians will retire before they do anything too embarrassing." imageURL: /img/till.webp imageAlt: A black and white photo of Till Lindemann looking sad. +mastodon_id: "114270477560168817" --- Over his storied career, Till Lindemann has been given a lot of grace. Both he, as a lyricist, and the Neue Deutsche Härte powerhouse he fronts, have made some questionable decisions over the years. Many of these missteps might perhaps be chalked up to the era, such as the unfortunate fat-suits in Rammstein's *Keine Lust* music video. We might also see the red-face in *Amerika* as ignorance rather than malice, given it was donned by a group some 5,000 miles away from the peoples being insulted, and in 2004, no less. Likewise, as a queer Rammstein fan I always saw *Mann gegen Mann* as a statement on the ridiculousness inherent in the rabid homophobia that was common at the time. The trouble with satire, however, is that you can never be perfectly sure whose side is being satirized, and Lindemann's later work threatens to cast an unflattering light upon lyrics written decades ago. diff --git a/content/blog/yi-xin-pikake-jasmine-review.md b/content/blog/yi-xin-pikake-jasmine-review.md index 46fa38d..db1178d 100644 --- a/content/blog/yi-xin-pikake-jasmine-review.md +++ b/content/blog/yi-xin-pikake-jasmine-review.md @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ tags: - Incense - Incense Review synopsis: "Florals are a notoriously difficult incense category. Today I'm taking a look at Yi-Xin Craft Incense's Pikake Jasmine sticks." +mastodon_id: "114303689771167166" --- In June of 2024, I purchased Pikake Jasmine of Yi-Xin Craft Incense's floral *Faces in Bloom* collection. I was immediately impressed with it, but I was suspicious about how the Jasmine fragrance was achieved, and so wanted to see if the fragrance diminished over time before penning a review. I am happy to report that, close to a year later, Yi-Xin's Pikake Jasmine remains as impressive as ever.