Brian "Dr." White

@androidacademia

Asst Prof of Japanese. SF, discourse, and subjectivity. Nerd for games of all stripes. He/him/あいつ. Do not quote the old skeets at me, witch. I was there when they were written. 🚫AI 日本SF、言説、主体性を研究している教師。TTRPG、ボードゲーム好き。投稿はほぼ英語で。

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Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· 19h

Finally giving in and breaking my own rule to avoid Kickstarters because I really wanted to back Rosalie. Potentially the beginning of a very dangerous time for my wallet!

Promotional image of Rosalie from publisher Uchibacoya. A pastel game box and its colorful components are arranged on a softly-lit table with a vase of white roses in front of a blurry natural background.

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· 7d

Got these excellent mugs from the @standplaatskrk.pl etsy store. One for me, one for a friend!

2 white mugs with black line illustrations of the myths of Sisyphus and Prometheus, respectively. On each is the phrase "every day is a fresh start"

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· 26d

He is the most dramatic sleeper

A small tabby kitten asleep on a teal bedspread. He is on his back, stretched to his full length, and curved around in an improbable and presumably uncomfortable shape. As though he's in the middle of a ballet leap.

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· 29d

Today was full. Saw a friend give her last organ performance at the local presby church, cooked this tasty dinner, restarted cowboy bebop for the umpteenth time with a good cocktail....

The author in sunglasses and a KN95 with a promotional uchiwa fan for Luigi's Mansion 2 and Paper Mario RPG

A Southside cocktail in an oversized coupe glass with a bottle of Hildegard von Bingen Gin

The DVD case for Cowboy Bebop Remix edition. It's very mid-2000s cool.

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· 29d

What's the charge, then? Having a meal?! A succulent Chinese meal???

Vegetarian mapo tofu with a side of steamed broccoli and rice on a rectangular blue plate with white floral patterns. A can of farmhouse ale-style beer is just visible in the corner

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· 29d

When they gotta double bag the pixian douban >>>>

A double-bagged package of pixian broad bean sauce

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Jul 19

New kitten. I mean, come ON

An unjustifiably cute tabby kitten passed out on a pillow with his tiny little paw resting on another pillow

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Jun 29

Her petition for pizza is intensifying

The same cat, now laying impetuously on top of the board. No play is possible now.

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Jun 28

Always an adventure trying to play board games in this house どけよ、おい

A very cute tabby cat sits primly in the exact center of the play area for a game of Slay the Spire: the Board Game. She looks covetously toward the pizza just out of frame.

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Jun 22

Ngl, pretty proud of myself for having whipped this up off the cuff in the space of an hour from when I had the thought, "I should probably go grocery shopping so I can make something for dinner..."

Cavatappi pasta with mushrooms and sundried tomatoes in a pesto sauce

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Jun 21

Had a good day

About 15 people gathered in front of a DDR gold machine. We look cool and fun as hell.

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· May 7

The average American has three friends.

The three main characters of Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! They are three high school girls dressed in blue school univorms. Mizusaki looks eager and determined, Kanemori is thoroughly unimpressed, and Asakusa looks like she wants to bolt for the door as she hides behind her camouflage hat.

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Mar 28

Had a good day today

The author standing along the side of a road in a teal stocking cap and sunglasses holding a sign that says ファシズム反対 (Fuck Fascism)

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Feb 1

My very talented baker friend (who hopefully won't mind a tag) @transswordbian.bsky.social sold me this delicious sourdough, and I made some fire French toast with it today

A delectable plate of thick slice French toast garnished with raspberries. The staging is cottagecore af

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Jan 31

Filing this away for when I have to teach our premodern lit survey and feeling like this dog

A golden retriever with safety glasses on is posed next to a fake science lab set, and captioned "I have no idea what I'm doing"

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Dec 19

I have arrived home for Christmas

A small, scruffy, mostly white dog looks up at me, vocalizing some Big Feelings about my presence

A somewhat larger, equally scruffy, mostly gray dog rests his head pensively on the arm of a chair, sitting on top of a pillow he spent the last 5 minutes fluffing

Both dogs now sit on my bed, looking at the camera as though to challenge that it is indeed mine. They have not seen the inside of the guest room in a year, and are utterly befuddled.

The smaller dog (the white one) lays on her back on my bed, overwhelmed enough by the Strange Room with its New Bed that she has forgotten that she is upset at my presence. I take the opportunity to give her belly rubs.

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Dec 12

Back on top

Results screen of the Slay the Spire Connections puzzle #16. I got a perfect result!

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Dec 3

This material limit also produced a lot of novel/fun solutions to the need to have randomizers in early Japanese TRPGs. I personally love Tokyo NOVA's use of a tarot deck.

Two tarot cards from the TRPG Tokyo NOVA done in a watercolor style. They depict the Kabuki and the Kabuto-wari (the fool and the tower, respectively).

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Dec 2

The way I read this in the early '00s Mountain Dew ad campaign tagline voice. "Do the way. Do the Dew!"

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Nov 8

I got the unsquished version

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Oct 23

Shoutout to @kathrynthehuman.bsky.social for the incredible stickers and amazing card!

A collection of small stickers, mostly featuring Hornet from Silksong and also plant life, arranged in front of an open greeting card with Hornet, captioned "Shaw!", on a teal and white-striped tablecloth

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Sep 29

I am going to scream

A digital flyer for "Embracing AI as Essential Learning" promoted by my institution

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Sep 25

My brain every time I need to think of sample terms in Japanese for a class exercise

Shocked Pikachu face. Pikachu has a "no thoughts, head empty" expression.

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Sep 18

The masculine urge to sport a shaving cream beard

A mirror selfie in which I have a perfectly groomed beard made of shaving cream

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Aug 28

Just for a bit of levity on the timeline, I want to strongly recommend The Hotspot (ホットスポット) on Netflix. Just incredible writing and comedic delivery in the two episodes I've watched so far. Can't wait to watch the rest.

Japanese promotional poster for The Hotspot

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Aug 22

Oh FUCK yeah

A chicken tagine, in which whole chicken legs have been slow stewed in a butter and red onion sauce before being finished in the broiler. The skin on the legs is perfectly crispy, and the legs are nestled down into the sauce. The tagine lid, resting against the base, is white with an attractive blue pattern decorating it.

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Aug 19

I mean....

A bottle of Asahi Wilkinson Tansan (seltzer water)

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Aug 16

Hi yes, my question is 刀剣乱舞: why? (Corollary questions include "KanColle: why?")

Promotional poster for the musical theater adaptation of Touken Ranbu

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Aug 11

Had a really fun barbecue yesterday, and completely forgot to take any pictures except for this selfie when my friend put their hat on me, so this is literally a "having a great day with all my friends who are just out of frame" post

A selfie of me making a duck face at the camera with a broad brimmed white hat on

Brian "Dr." White@androidacademia· Aug 8

I had a visitor last night