150 days
150 days into a body recomposition, with the receipts.
100-ish days
100 days into a body recomposition, with the receipts.
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A small place to put thoughts that don't have a home elsewhere.
FusionForge - v0.4 is Live! (Part 4)
Well, folks, it's been a week.
FusionForge - What’s Next? (Part 3)
Right then, for the grand finale of this FusionForge trilogy – or, you know, part three – I’m laying out what’s next.
FusionForge - The FusionForge Project & MVP (Part 2)
In this short post, I want to dive into what the core gameplay loop of this game is and what the original MVP requirements are that I set myself to have a base to work off of.
FusionForge - An Ode to Incremental Games (Part 1)
Incremental or "Idler" games – let's just call them "clicker games" if we're being brutally honest with ourselves – are a genre where you start with a simple action, like clicking a thing.
FusionForge - Building a Video Game (Part 0)
TL:DR - Traded my backpack for a compiler and made a “pre-private mini-pre alpha” of a game called FusionForge.
The Grand Unpacking: Thoughts, Tier Lists & Takeaways from a Month in Asia
So, I've been back in San Francisco for about a week now, reconnecting with friends and gradually readjusting to life Stateside.
Tokyo: A Bit Much?
Right then, Tokyo. Leg three of the Japanese adventure kicked off on Monday with another slick Shinkansen ride, depositing me directly into the belly of the beast: Shinjuku Station.
Solo Travel: The Good, The Bad, and The Flight Change
Four weeks deep into this solo journey, and I've hit a familiar wall.
Fuji Interlude
Between the intensity of Kyoto and the upcoming sprawl of Tokyo, I slotted in two nights in Fuji-Kawaguchiko.
I Threw My Bad Karma Off a Mountain (Literally) - Kyoto
Right, Kyoto. These last five days have been genuinely spectacular and pretty much blew any expectations I had clean out of the water.
Two Weeks in China: A Highly Unstructured Sprint Retro
After two blissfully lazy days melting poolside in 33°C Yangshuo heat (seriously, so humid) and exploring the town by night, it was time to move on.
Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guilin and Yangshuo: How China's Trains Ruined Me For All Other Travel
With just two days left in Shanghai, I decided a change of pace was in order – mostly horizontal.
Shanghai, From Niblings to Noodles
My last weekend in Paris was a delightful exercise in family-induced chaos.
Family, France & Questionable DIY
All in all, a good, exhausting, family-filled weekend.
Whats next? Traveling!
So, what's next for Lionel?
Quitting Google
Last Friday, March 14th, marked the end of my time at Google.
Why write?
Being the baby of a family with three (🤪) ridiculously successful older brothers is… interesting.