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title: Welcome
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Hello! My name is Eau - as in  [Eau De'Femme](https://fr.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/33632636). I don't actually play FF14 very much anymore, but the name has stuck with me. I like videogames, software engineering, (astro) photography, art, cats, and my wife. Politically I lean to the left of the DNC but I don't put much thought in my politics beyond a survival imperative to move beyond capitalism. I look forward to degrowth, nuclear and renewable energy, mass public transit that rocks, walkable cities and unimpeded bodily autonomy for all.

If your curious, the games I'm currently playing are:
- #pokopia 
- #acnh 
- #satisfactory

I play a bit of DND and run a "rat club" on Thursday evenings (best understood as an evolution of book clubs). Definitely I am more of an engineer than an artist, but I definitely appreciate art a lot. You can get a sense of my tastes by browsing the [karakeep](./karakeep) folder, which is going to have a decently up-to-date collection of things I'm interested in. In general though, I like what [Tatsuki Fujimoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsuki_Fujimoto), [Yoko Taro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Taro), and [Kenshi Yonezu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenshi_Yonezu) are doing. I think if I had to rank my favorite animated serialized works of all time, it would look something like this:

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Video games I love but am not playing anymore are Nier: Automata / Replicant, Drakengard 1-3, the Atelier Series (specifically Ryza, Sophie and Yumia), Final Fantasy (FFX is, imo, the best storytelling done in a videogame that I have experienced to date).

The music I like is pretty varied. I love a lot of pop (Sabrina Carpenter, Halsey, Hayley Williams), punk-pop (Fall Out Boy, PATD, MCR), grunge (Nirvana), rock (Matchbox 20), and classic rock / oldies.

I do generally have a philosophy on life that we should strive to learn and improve all we can. Maybe that's self destructive, or maybe it isn't. When I inevitably get laid off, I think I want to go back and finish my undergrad degree. Mostly because I miss being in an environment of structured learning. But the things I'm trying to learn now are mostly 3D modeling and makeup/fashion. I'm definitely not very good at them yet :)

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This is an obsidian vault where I will publish things I feel like yapping about - if any of the above seems like something you are interested in hearing opinions about, please feel free to subscribe to my [RSS feed](https://garden.werats.gay/index.xml) . If you have complaints questions or feedback, you can [email me](mailto:garden.7u7fl@passinbox.com) but I make no promises about a reply existing nor the quality of any reply that does exist. I do like to be helpful when I can though, so please don't feel discouraged from reaching out if you feel so inclined.

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