Virtual Bonds, Real Friendships: The Benefits of Online Communities
From Roaming Nomad to Online Community Builder Online platforms have made it easier than ever to expand our social circles, bridging geographical distances and fostering connections based on shared interests. The average Facebook user boasts an impressive 338 ‘friends,’ a number that would have been unimaginable in previousContinue reading...
No Gas Required: Our Shockingly Fun EV Road Trip!
Hi-5ing the East Coast: An Electric Odyssey in a Hyundai IONIQ 5 The open road. The wind in your hair. The thrill of a new adventure. The stall of nature in the form of a line of baby raccoons. These are the hallmarks of the classic American roadContinue reading...
AMKE 2024 Review – Our First “Sweet 16”
Games, Manga, & Cosplays – Oh My! Anime Milwaukee 2024 was a blast! This year, living up to the “Sweet 16” theme for its triumphant return as an in-person event, it definitely delivered. For Steve and Sam, it was our first time ever at AMKE. We were thereContinue reading...
Paired Review: Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a fantastic co-op game that’s perfect for blasting through space with your partner. Want to see how much fun we had playing it? Watch our gameplay here! Developed by Asteroid Base, we originally played this game for two hours before Sam decidedContinue reading...
Burbols in the Year 2023
Above: Nintendo Live 2023 at PAX in Seattle, WI Left: Our Christmas hotel stay at the luxurious Inn at SentryWorld. Something Sam and Steve have started doing together during the month of December (one of our advent calendar dailies, if you will) is to each write emails ofContinue reading...
Paired Games to Play with Your “Sore Loser” Partner
Sam and Steve often find themselves wanting to snuggle up on a couch together, controllers in hands, ready to be immerse in a video game together. Finding video games to play with your someone special can be really difficult. In a landscape of AAA hyper-competitive titles, it becomesContinue reading...
Nintendo Live 2023
We won lottery tickets to the first ever North American Nintendo Live event held this year in Seattle, Washington. This event was tied into the larger PAX West 2023 event, which we will also write about in a separate post later. These events are like the annual DisneyContinue reading...
Photos in Pike Place Market: Night & Day Experience Review
For our anniversary, we had the privilege of booking a fantastic Airbnb experience with Cameron Thomsen Photography, twice. The results were so nice, we decided to share them both here so that you can choose the best experience option for yourself! First of all, Cameron is a trueContinue reading...
How I Met Sam
I grew up in the south, mostly in South Carolina, but spent most of the first 5 years of my life in Georgia. I started kindergarten in Augusta, GA, and then we moved to Greenwood, SC where I had the second half of kindergarten. I barely remember either.Continue reading...
How I Met Steve
The story of "meeting Steve" for me is still in motion as we have changed and grew together in ways that our teen selves wouldn't have thought possible.