obsidianlantern

I'm a software engineer with a lot of hobbies. Hobbies are my hobbies. I love games, gardening, 3D printing, world building, and drawing. I'm a big fan of traditional Japanese architecture and art styles (bonsai, kintsugi, etc.). I love nature and analog technologies (pen, paper, typewriter).

I really enjoy shows with great artwork, interesting stories, and a magical feel to them.

• Gravity Falls
• Hilda
• Over the Garden Wall

I also like shows that give me a good laugh

• The Big Bang Theory

I love games. I love how they challenge us to think in new ways. I love how they tell stories. I love how they help us to explore new facets of other people.

Board Games

I love card games and board games. I love how a good card fits perfectly in my hand and the weight of the pieces as I place them down on the board.

Favorites

• Settlers of Catan
• Power Grid

Video Games

I don't really get into the shooters or racing games. I think video games have much more potential than that. I think that a video game is a great medium for telling a compelling story. Its a great way to have the player feel immersed and connect more strongly with the characters. I also really enjoy survivalcraft games like Minecraft for the pure creation experience.

Favorites:

• Outer Wilds
• Alan Wake
• God of War
• Uncharted
• Minecraft
• Subnautica

Tabletop RPGs

I love table-top role playing games. I haven't really played a lot but I love the freedom of creativity and expression they provide. I end up playing solitaire RPG games which are fun in their own right.

Favorites

• None yet

• Birds
• Trees
• Lanterns (ishi doro or oil lantern)
• Keys
• Old mine shafts
• Futuristic space settings (Mass Effect, Halo, Battlestar Galactica)

I'm pretty new to gardening, but I love doing things the natural, organic way. I love the idea of permaculture, food forests, and "no till" gardening. I also love growing things from seed. I never buy starts from the nursery.

Favorites:

• Fava bean (not to eat. its just fun to grow)
• Okra
• Peppers
• Zucchini
• Tomato
• Corn
• Beans
• Onion (I've never successfully grown it but I want to)

My newest hobby is making and collecting ATCs.

I enjoy making hand-drawn cards using colored pencil, marker, and watercolor. I don't do people. They're too hard.

I'm specifically collecting the following but would appreciate anything that fits the interests I've listed. I don't really care for collage.

• Birds (especially if they're easily recognizable as a particular kind. Ie. mockingbird, magpie, etc.)
• Airplanes
• Dragons
• Ship, sailboats
• Monsters, cryptids
• Fantasy
• Adventure
• Science Fiction
• Pretty much anything unique (I'm getting bored of seeing mostly watercolor landscapes and cat paintings)