Alchemised by SenLinYu
Chapters 75–78
Epilogue [the end]
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Technology
Steam Machine
Thirteen months since getting my Steam Deck, ten months since it was announced, and three months since they let you join a list to buy one, I've finally got my hands on a Steam Machine.
And, like when I got my Deck, I don't really have time to play with it right now, but I did unbox it and set it up, so that was... fun, in its own way. The games I most want to use it for are ones that are a bit too much for my Deck to run, which tends to mean they're big downloads, so the chances of me playing anything tonight anyway were always slim — even now, it's still downloading the two I most wanted to get on there. It's fundamentally a more powerful Steam Deck, anyhow, so the experience was all very familiar.
And I haven't got it completely set up yet (I need to install Decky, and Heroic, and RetroDECK, and move over some games I'd added by other means that I was intending to play docked, and prettify my library like I have on Deck), so there's still hours of fun to be had getting it 'working'. Maybe I'll even play games on it at some point!
Thirteen months since getting my Steam Deck, ten months since it was announced, and three months since they let you join a list to buy one, I've finally got my hands on a Steam Machine.
And, like when I got my Deck, I don't really have time to play with it right now, but I did unbox it and set it up, so that was... fun, in its own way. The games I most want to use it for are ones that are a bit too much for my Deck to run, which tends to mean they're big downloads, so the chances of me playing anything tonight anyway were always slim — even now, it's still downloading the two I most wanted to get on there. It's fundamentally a more powerful Steam Deck, anyhow, so the experience was all very familiar.
And I haven't got it completely set up yet (I need to install Decky, and Heroic, and RetroDECK, and move over some games I'd added by other means that I was intending to play docked, and prettify my library like I have on Deck), so there's still hours of fun to be had getting it 'working'. Maybe I'll even play games on it at some point!
Monday, 21 September 2026
Sunday, 20 September 2026
Films
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (2012)
[#58 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2026]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2026 #6
I’ve been planning to watch the two parts of this over a weekend for… most of the year? Certainly since sometime after I fell behind on my WDYMYHS goal (which, to be fair, was in February). Glad I've finally achieved it.
[#58 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2026]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2026 #6
I’ve been planning to watch the two parts of this over a weekend for… most of the year? Certainly since sometime after I fell behind on my WDYMYHS goal (which, to be fair, was in February). Glad I've finally achieved it.
Saturday, 19 September 2026
Fiction
Alchemised by SenLinYu
Chapters 63–65
End of Part Two.
I was worried about tackling this over-1000-page doorstop, but at this rate I'll have finished it in about 3½ weeks (touch wood). It's partly a testament to it being compelling; it's more a sign of how radically my reading habits have changed in the last couple of years.
Chapters 63–65
End of Part Two.
I was worried about tackling this over-1000-page doorstop, but at this rate I'll have finished it in about 3½ weeks (touch wood). It's partly a testament to it being compelling; it's more a sign of how radically my reading habits have changed in the last couple of years.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After spending over £90 on Kill Bill last week, this week my £70 edition of Hamilton turned up. Bit crazy, that. Hope it's not a sign of the way the entire market's going. Also this week: a DVD-to-4K leap. Always fun.
Number of titles in collection: 3,734 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 961 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,773 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 560 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,968 [up 4]
Number of films: 4,832 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 513 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,144 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,337 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
After spending over £90 on Kill Bill last week, this week my £70 edition of Hamilton turned up. Bit crazy, that. Hope it's not a sign of the way the entire market's going. Also this week: a DVD-to-4K leap. Always fun.
Number of titles in collection: 3,734 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 961 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,773 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 560 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,968 [up 4]
Number of films: 4,832 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 513 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,144 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,337 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 18 September 2026
Thursday, 17 September 2026
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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