Valiant Classic Omnibuses Comic Bundle
Apr 16 2026
Valiant Classic Omnibuses is a Humble Bundle of PDF graphic novels from the earlier Valiant Universe (pre 2005 when they relaunched their titles and which is also the period covered in the Valiant Universe RPG). Descriptions from mycomicshop.com as Humble Bundle disables selecting text.
This is $18 for 7 omnibus PDFs and originally hardcovers.
Looking at the contents there is still much missing but I guess this is all Valiant has reprinted so far.
This is $18 for 7 omnibus PDFs and originally hardcovers.
- Quantum and Woody The Complete Classic Omnibus (Oct 2014) - "Collects Quantum and Woody (1997-2000) #0, 1-21 and 32, The Goat H.A.E.D.U.S. Special Event (1998 Quantum and Woody) #1, and X-O Manowar (1996-1998 2nd Series) #16."
- X-O Manowar Classic Omnibus (Jan 2015) - "Collects X-O Manowar (1992-1996 1st Series) #0-30, Armorines (1994-1995 1st Series Valiant) #0, X-O Database (1993) #1, as well as material from Secrets of the Valiant Universe (1994-1995) #1"
- Archer and Armstrong The Complete Classic Omnibus (Jan 2016) - "Collects Archer and Armstrong (1992-1994) #0-26, Eternal Warrior (1992-1996) #25, Chaos Effect: Omega (1994), and the story THE FORMATION OF THE SECT."
- Ninjak The Complete Classic Omnibus (Feb 2018) - "Collects Ninjak (1994 1st Series) #1-26, #0, and #00, Ninjak Yearbook (1994), Bloodshot (1993-1996 1st Series) #5-6, and Bloodshot (1993 1st Series) (1993) #5."
- Bloodshot Classic Omnibus (Sep 2019) - "Collects Bloodshot (1993-1996 1st Series) #0-24, Rai (1992-1995) #0, Eternal Warrior (1992-1996) #5 and 14-16, Secret Weapons (1993-1995) #3, 9-10 and 13, and HARD Corps (1992-1995) #5."
- Shadowman Classic Omnibus (Oct 2021) - "Collects Shadowman (1992-1995 1st Series) #0-24, The Second Life of Doctor Mirage (1993-1995) #5, Secret Weapons (1993-1995) #1-2, and Darque Passages (1994 Valiant)."
- Eternal Warrior Classic Omnibus (Oct 2022) - "Collects Eternal Warrior (1992-1996) #1-25, Eternal Warrior Yearbook (1993) #1, Archer and Armstrong (1992-1994) #25, Harbinger (1992-1995) #32, Secret Weapons (1993-1995) #3 and 6-10, and Valiant Era Companion (1993)."
Looking at the contents there is still much missing but I guess this is all Valiant has reprinted so far.
Calorie Counter Spreadsheet v2
Apr 14 2026
After taking the Calorie Counter XLS spreadsheet I found and fixing the formulas for Apple Numbers I then made a few changes.
For Weekly and Monthly I wanted Calories per Day. The formula for Weekly Calories per Day:
For Entries::Table 1::G, I created a column WeekDateKey
Which will return, for example, 2026-W13-2026-03-26. Since each day has several entries, one for each meal, there will be several lines with 2026-W13-2026-03-26.
Then returns something like 2026-W13.
Now Filter only returns lines that match the Week (YYYY-WW) column. There will be several lines each for 2026-W13-2026-03-26, 2026-W13-2026-03-27, 2026-W13-2026-03-28 and so on.
Filters out the duplicates so now we have one line per day.
Just counts the number of lines which is the number of days in the week.
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Now, we could have just used a static 7 since every week except the first and last will have seven days in the spreadsheet. But the same principle applies to Monthly Calories per Day.
Although here we can use the Daily Totals Date column for the filtering.
Once again though maybe using static numbers instead of calculating for the month days. We could use a table since the number of days varies.
But static numbers presume we record every day which we might not so I guess calculating both days in week and days in month is still a good idea.
Calorie Counter v2 (2026-04-06)
For Weekly and Monthly I wanted Calories per Day. The formula for Weekly Calories per Day:
IF (D3="", "", E3 ÷ COUNTA (UNIQUE (FILTER (Entries::Table 1::G, LEFT(Entries::Table 1::G, 8) = D3))))For Entries::Table 1::G, I created a column WeekDateKey
IF(ISBLANK(A2),"",CONCATENATE(E2,"-",A2))Which will return, for example, 2026-W13-2026-03-26. Since each day has several entries, one for each meal, there will be several lines with 2026-W13-2026-03-26.
LEFT(Entries::Table 1::G, 8) Then returns something like 2026-W13.
FILTER (Entries::Table 1::G, LEFT(Entries::Table 1::G, 8) = D3)Now Filter only returns lines that match the Week (YYYY-WW) column. There will be several lines each for 2026-W13-2026-03-26, 2026-W13-2026-03-27, 2026-W13-2026-03-28 and so on.
UNIQUEFilters out the duplicates so now we have one line per day.
COUNTAJust counts the number of lines which is the number of days in the week.
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Now, we could have just used a static 7 since every week except the first and last will have seven days in the spreadsheet. But the same principle applies to Monthly Calories per Day.
IF(H3="","",I3÷COUNTA(FILTER(A,LEFT(A,7)=H3)))Although here we can use the Daily Totals Date column for the filtering.
Once again though maybe using static numbers instead of calculating for the month days. We could use a table since the number of days varies.
But static numbers presume we record every day which we might not so I guess calculating both days in week and days in month is still a good idea.
Calorie Counter v2 (2026-04-06)
Diary - Apr 04 to Apr 10 2026
Apr 11 2026
Sat Apr 04 2026
Sleep 0400 to 1200 (8 hours)
Sun Apr 05 2026
Sleep 0400 to 1215 (8-1/4 hours)
Mon Apr 06 2026
Sleep 0345 to 1230 (8-3/4 hours)
Tue Apr 07 2026
Sleep 0530 to 1200 (6-1/2 hours)
Wed Apr 08 2026
Sleep 0230 to 1030 (8 hours)
Sleep 0500 to 1015, 1-1/4 hour nap. (6-1/2 hours)
Fri Apr 10 2026
Sleep 0415 to 1215 (8 hours)
Sleep 0400 to 1200 (8 hours)
- Walked to C3's place to bring in a package and pet Lima for a few minutes. Walked to Fletcher's for a takeout deluxe burrito and a regular nachos (which is pricey but a dinner takeout box full of chips and so much meat). Walked home. It was a warmer day than expected so fairly tired and thirsty by the end.
Sun Apr 05 2026
Sleep 0400 to 1215 (8-1/4 hours)
- DDO: Just Dave W and I. We did Body and Mind last night and failed but got to analyze the last room and when we tried it again tonight it was fairly easy (two lightning generators that electrify the floor which kills you fairly quickly; jump on the table to avoid the electricity then destroy the generators though they are kind of tough). We also did Catastrophe which Dave W doesn't remember ever doing.
Mon Apr 06 2026
Sleep 0345 to 1230 (8-3/4 hours)
- Apple charged my Gettysburg purchase today, 11 days later.
Tue Apr 07 2026
Sleep 0530 to 1200 (6-1/2 hours)
- Visited Lima. There were three packages outside which I brought in. Afterwards went to Trader Joe's.
- Traveller 5e on Backerkit. This is not Traveller 5th edition but Traveller for D&D 5E. $100 for just the core rules in hardcover. There are three other hardcover books but you need to pay $350 for that bundle. Luckily I don't care about D&D 5E and am happy enough with the current Mongoose Traveller 2E rules (and I didn't see any mention of conversion from MT 2E to Traveller 5e.
- Anyways I was on Backerkit looking for a way to disable getting added to product specific mailing lists when the company I follow launches one because that's annoying getting two identical emails. But apparently can't disable that.
Wed Apr 08 2026
Sleep 0230 to 1030 (8 hours)
- Accidentally opened Preview on my iPhone and noticed they're a scan documents function. Scanned my tax forms and found it maxes out at 24 pages at a time then you have to create a new document. It does auto-straightening so the scans come out ok. It's good enough to replace Scanner Pro which is what I currently use for document scanning. But will test more. Haven't tried 2-page scanning -- Scanner Pro has a 2-page mode for books and pamphlets that will split up a 2-page scan into two 1-page images automatically as you scan, though it is a bit fiddly.
Sleep 0500 to 1015, 1-1/4 hour nap. (6-1/2 hours)
- Mailed my tax return today. Then went to Mi Rancho for milk and chicharron.
Fri Apr 10 2026
Sleep 0415 to 1215 (8 hours)
- California Prohibit Taxes on Retirement Holdings and Personal Savings Amendment. They mailed me a petition to sign and return and then they sent me a reminder card. Points to having a lot of money which immediately makes me suspicious. Sure enough notable donors are rich individuals.
Magpie Apocalypse Mega
Apr 09 2026
Magpie Apocalypse Mega Bundle features Magpie Games products all of which use Apocalypse Engine.
Starter Collection ($18)
Bonus Collection (+$23)
Even though I own Root and Bluebeard's Bride that is still $270 of product I don't own (and even at 50% off paying $41 is still a good bargain).
Although I'm probably only interested in Avatar Legends ($114 retail) which is not quite the whole line just the major books. Masks is also a line with more supplements than in this bundle.
Probably buy but might change my mind.
Starter Collection ($18)
- Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game - Starter Set ($15)
- Root: The Roleplaying Game ($25) [OWN]
- Masks: A New Generation ($20)
- Bluebeard's Bride ($25) [OWN]
- Pasión de las Pasiones ($20) - telenovela rpg
- Epyllion: A Dragon Epic ($12) - Homeric Epic rpg
- Undying ($12) - vampire rpg
- Crossroads Carnival: One Night Only Edition ($5)
- Passing: Ashcan Edition ($5) - secret aliens on Earth rpg
Bonus Collection (+$23)
- Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game ($30)
- Republic City ($23) - Avatar Legends supplement
- Uncle Iroh's Adventure Guide ($23) - Avatar Legends supplement
- Wan Shi Tong's Adventure Guide ($23) - Avatar Legends supplement
- Cartel ($25)
- Clearing Booklet ($13) - Root supplement [OWN]
- Travelers & Outsiders ($25) - Root supplement [OWN]
- Halcyon City Herald ($15) - Masks supplement
- Secrets of AEGIS ($15) - Masks supplement
- Unbound ($15) - Masks supplement
- Book of Lore ($17) - Bluebeard's Bride supplement [OWN]
- Book of Mirrors ($17) - Bluebeard's Bride supplement [OWN]
- Book of Rooms ($17) - Bluebeard's Bride supplement [OWN]
- Booklet of Keepsakes ($10) - Bluebeard's Bride supplement [OWN]
- Tarot of Servants PDF Companion ($3) - Bluebeard's Bride supplement [OWN]
- Encyclopedia Draconica: Tales & Stories ($12) - Epyllion supplement
Even though I own Root and Bluebeard's Bride that is still $270 of product I don't own (and even at 50% off paying $41 is still a good bargain).
Although I'm probably only interested in Avatar Legends ($114 retail) which is not quite the whole line just the major books. Masks is also a line with more supplements than in this bundle.
Probably buy but might change my mind.
Calorie Counter Spreadsheet
Apr 07 2026
I decided to try using a spreadsheet rather than an app since I'm getting tired of ads (the two apps I used a lot are MyFitnessPal and Lose It!).
Search for "calorie tracking numbers spreadsheet" and the first hit is Free Calorie Tracker Spreadsheet in Google Sheets and that looks about the level I want. You're entering a line with date, meal type, description, and calories and then it'll calculate daily, weekly and monthly totals.
The second hit is a spreadsheet where you're putting in protein, carbs, veggies, fruits, fats, condiments and it will do summaries but that's way too much work. The third entry is another spreadsheet that also wants a lot of data but doesn't have summaries.
Back to the first spreadsheet. It's a Google spreadsheet so I exported to XLS and imported into Apple Numbers. Some of the formulas broke:
WeekKey uses
where that TEXT function doesn't exist in Numbers. I replaced it with this formula
I didn't find how you would concatenate strings inline instead of using a function.
Similarly MonthKey
is replaced with
A little longer because MONTH(A2) doesn't return a leading zero which I like
On the second page the date field is
which I replaced with
And my fix use the whole table not just the first 1k rows.
Week and Month fixes are very similar.
Tab three unfortunately Numbers does not support dynamic drop down lists. So instead I changed the field to a date field and you have to type in the date yourself.
Apple Numbers Calorie Counter
Search for "calorie tracking numbers spreadsheet" and the first hit is Free Calorie Tracker Spreadsheet in Google Sheets and that looks about the level I want. You're entering a line with date, meal type, description, and calories and then it'll calculate daily, weekly and monthly totals.
The second hit is a spreadsheet where you're putting in protein, carbs, veggies, fruits, fats, condiments and it will do summaries but that's way too much work. The third entry is another spreadsheet that also wants a lot of data but doesn't have summaries.
Back to the first spreadsheet. It's a Google spreadsheet so I exported to XLS and imported into Apple Numbers. Some of the formulas broke:
WeekKey uses
=IF(A2="","",TEXT(A2,"yyyy")&"-W"&TEXT(WEEKNUM(A2,2),"00"))where that TEXT function doesn't exist in Numbers. I replaced it with this formula
IF(ISBLANK(A2),"",CONCATENATE(YEAR(A2),"-W",WEEKNUM(A2)))I didn't find how you would concatenate strings inline instead of using a function.
Similarly MonthKey
=IF(A2="","",TEXT(A2,"yyyy-mm"))is replaced with
IF(ISBLANK(A2),"",CONCATENATE(YEAR(A2),"-",(IF(MONTH(A2)<10,CONCATENATE("0",MONTH(A2)),MONTH(A2)))))A little longer because MONTH(A2) doesn't return a leading zero which I like
On the second page the date field is
=SORT(UNIQUE(FILTER(Entries!A2:A1001,Entries!A2:A1001<>"")))which I replaced with
SORT(UNIQUE(FILTER(Entries::Table 1::A,ISDATE(Entries::Table 1::A))))And my fix use the whole table not just the first 1k rows.
Week and Month fixes are very similar.
Tab three unfortunately Numbers does not support dynamic drop down lists. So instead I changed the field to a date field and you have to type in the date yourself.
Apple Numbers Calorie Counter
Diary - Mar 28 to Apr 03 2026
Apr 04 2026
Sat Mar 28 2026
Sleep 0315 to 1030 (7 hours)
Sun Mar 29 2026
Sleep 0315 to 0845 (5-1/2 hours)
Mon Mar 30 2026
Sleep 0415 to 1215 (8 hours)
Tue Mar 31 2026
Sleep 0400 to 1200 (8 hours)
Wed Apr 01 2026
Sleep 0530 to 1230 (7 hours)
Thu Apr 02 2026
Sleep 0400 to 1200 (8 hours)
Fri Apr 03 2026
Sleep 0400 to 1215 (8-1/4 hours)
Sleep 0315 to 1030 (7 hours)
- MW5 we got a couple of scenarios done. Gloomhaven for a job mission which was surprisingly harder as we had two characters reach exhaustion and a third about a turn away. My character since I can deactivate my songs I do have a two-card reserve as long as I remember to deactivate before I run out of cards.
Sun Mar 29 2026
Sleep 0315 to 0845 (5-1/2 hours)
- DDO we did a 20th anniversary run and then I had Dave S upgrade his cloak. Then we did Feast or Famine at R5 with a lot of dying though Dave W was out for half of it.
- Watched Japan Grand Prix. Unfortunately Oliver Bearman crashed (right after George Russell and Charles LeClerc did pit stops so that was unfortunate for them and it let Kimi Antonelli pit, catch up, and eventually win the race) and Franco Colapinto came 16th. Leaves me at 18 points and virtual tie at #4.
Mon Mar 30 2026
Sleep 0415 to 1215 (8 hours)
- Safeway for Liquid Drano and Rice. Then a bunch of other things for $102.
- Lazy Monday where I can take a shower, do laundry, hopefully wash dishes.
- Reading a Suppressed Transmission (by Kenneth Hite) about Punch and Judy and I never realized it's a real puppet play with a plot and all.
Tue Mar 31 2026
Sleep 0400 to 1200 (8 hours)
- I forgot my kitchen drain is kind of clogged so using the disposal pushes water back up into the main sink and also into the dishwasher via the waste water hose. I opened the dishwasher and it was full of dirty water but not to overflowing luckily. Quite yucky.
Wed Apr 01 2026
Sleep 0530 to 1230 (7 hours)
- Dinner at C3's place. Takeout from La Petit Camille.
- Steph gave me revised tax returns. I own about $170 federal and $220 state which is about as well as can be expected when I was choosing how much stock to sell last year. I expect my health insurance premiums will go up maybe $100 per month.
Thu Apr 02 2026
Sleep 0400 to 1200 (8 hours)
- HOA Meeting. We're adding Sunday to garbage rotation (Custom Maintenance will rotate our garbage bins on Saturday and on Sunday) and hopefully that alleviates bin overfilling on Sunday. Getting two bids for engineering destructive testing to examine our courtyard crack (it's a straight crack along the pour line so hopefully not a big deal).
Fri Apr 03 2026
Sleep 0400 to 1215 (8-1/4 hours)
- DDO: Dave S and CSr not around. Dave W and I tried Body and Mind (for the first time) at R1 (we're level 34 -- he has a rogue with that weapon that turns people into gold or platinum for a few seconds and I'm a sun elf). One rare boss was a bit tough but we didn't die otherwise easy until the end fight. Electrical floors killed us quickly. There are generators we probably need to destroy and a table we can stand on. Try again tomorrow night.
Sekai Project 2026 Humble Bundle
Apr 02 2026
Sekai Project 2026 is a $15 bundle. These are visual novels with various gameplay styles (there's a dating sim for example) and grades of NSFW content (some games have 18+ DLCs). Sekai Project has a lot of games out so this is a grab of mostly old games.
I own some of these probably from a previous bundle but I haven't played any. Still, $133 retail that I don't own so $15 is worth it.
Will probably buy this bundle.
I own some of these probably from a previous bundle but I haven't played any. Still, $133 retail that I don't own so $15 is worth it.
- WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01 (May 2014, $13, OWN) From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes WORLD END ECONOMiCA. This is the first episode out of three part sci-fi/economic thriller visual novel set on the moon.
- NEKOPARA Vol. 1 (Dec 2015, $10, OWN) What's NEKOPARA? Why, it's a cat paradise! Kashou Minaduki, the son of a long line of Japanese confection makers moved out to open his own shop "La Soleil" as a patisserie.
- WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02 (Jul 2015, $13, OWN) From the creator of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes World End Economica. Haru woke up with his life but without his dream. 4 years after the incident, he finds a new cause, as a driven young lady offers him a chance to return to investing and to find justice.
- NEKOPARA Vol. 0 (Aug 2015, $3, OWN) Please note that NEKOPARA Vol. 0 is a fandisc for NEKOPARA Vol. 1
- NEKOPARA Vol. 2 (Feb 2016, $10, OWN) Business is booming for La Soleil, the patisserie run by Kashou Minaduki with his two catgirls, Chocola and Vanilla, his sister Shigure, and the Minaduki family's four catgirl sisters.
- KARAKARA (Jun 2016, $10, OWN) KARAKARA. It is the sound of aridity. It is the sound of dry asphalt and sandy winds. It is the sound of relentless sunshine, as well as the sound of a withering race.
- Just Deserts (Jul 2016, $10) Just Deserts is a sci-fi action dating sim where you play as a soldier who must protect a city from mysterious alien attack, while at the same time you will also be seeking to capture the heart of your dream girl(s)! Theme song by Vesuvia [Ecky], vocal track by iMochi
- Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto (Oct 2016, $10) Ne no Kami is a romantic Japanese yuri visual novel adventure. A unique feature in Ne no Kami is the use of videos to illustrate battles and action, dynamically changing the pace and tension.
- Japanese School Life (Nov 2016, $10, OWN) Welcomed by the fluttering of cherry blossom, the main character, Brian, starts a new high school life in Japan. Brian soon starts to get along with two girls in the same class after they start to talk to him. With their help, Brian gradually learns Japanese culture and customs.
- Memory's Dogma CODE:01 (Nov 2016, $15, OWN) Japan, 2030 A.D. Memories can now be digitized and archived, allowing people to communicate with the deceased. With only one week left before his best friend’s memories are deleted, can Hiroki uncover the truth behind Sorano’s death?
- WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03 (Dec 2016, $13, OWN) The conclusive episode in this visual novel trilogy is set in the far future on the moon. Will Hal's dream be realized? It's been 8 years since the events of episode.01. With the economics of lunar city going out of control what is going to happen next?
- NEKOPARA Vol. 3 (May 2017, $10) Patisserie "La Soleil", run by Kashou Minaduki, is flourishing thanks to the help of two catgirls: Maple, full of pride and a little on the haughty side, and Cinnamon, an impulsive daydreamer.
- Ne no Kami - The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto Part 2 (Sep 2017, $10) Kyoto is shrouded in silence. While the Ayakashi change course and prepare themselves for invasion, a sudden turn of events suddenly has Len drawing her sword against Shinonome. What brought upon this drastic course of events?
- KARAKARA2 (Nov 2017, $10) KARAKARA. It is the sound of aridity. It is the sound of dry asphalt and sandy winds. It is the sound of relentless sunshine, as well as the sound of a withering race.
- NEKOPARA Extra (Jul 2018, $5) About half a year before the opening of the patisserie, La Soleil where the catgirls work with Kashou. Back when Chocola and Vanilla were still kittens when they first arrived at the Minaduki household and before they opened up to the other catgirls.
- Ninja Girl and the Mysterious Army of Urban Legend Monsters! ~Hunt of the Headless Horseman~ (Jun 2019, $16) The setting is a Japanese cafe in the suburbs of present-day America. Inside, there are two girls. One—Kiri Hattori—runs the store, while the other—Mary—is its poster girl. Their true identities, however, are that of a ninja descendant and a fire-hurling ghost. Together, they protect the town and hunt the Dark Beings that disturb its peace. On a certain stormy night, they offer shelter to a girl they find in front of Kiri's store. Appearing before them at the same time is the vengeful spectre—the Headless Horseman—whose story is inextricably linked with theirs.
- NEKOPARA Vol. 4 (Nov 2020, $10) Despite the popularity of, "La Soleil", Kashou's father continues to disapprove of it. Determined to get his father to approve of him, Kashou journeys to France to seek advice from the teacher who taught him his craft. A new chapter awaits in the next volume of the NEKOPARA series!
- Island Diary (Jul 2021, $17) The main character, Ryou, has lost his memory after drifting ashore. He ends up living the castaway survivor lifestyle together with the girl who finds him, Momo. According to Momo, there are two other girls on the island: Kuro and Moca. However, they had a falling out between themselves for some reason and they all live on their own.
- My Girlfriend’s Special Place (Mar 2023, $15) One day, our hero is headed home from Akihabara when he's mistaken for a molester. The person accusing him is his childhood friend, Fuyuka Akiyoshi. "If you want me to forgive you, then become my butler!" Recently reunited, these two end up in an unusual relationship as their story begins again...
- Nie No Hakoniwa - Dollhouse of Offerings (Feb 2024, $30) "Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.
Will probably buy this bundle.
My Subscriptions
Mar 31 2026
Monthly subscription type payments. I keep thinking about subscribing to Viki but would like to compensate by reducing other expenses.
Tier 1 - very optional
Twitch, 3 channels = $18
Apple One = $20
Ooma = $8
Apple TV is the only part of Apple One I really use (well, there's the iCloud storage but that's $1 per month I could pay separately). But for standalone Apple TV price ($13) I would instead subscribe to Viki Plus ($12) though I guess that's self defeating so instead Viki Standard ($8).
For Twitch it's tempting to drop two channels and leave the one channel I regularly mod.
Actually, dropping Ooma for Viki Standard seems very fair. If my Ooma finally dies completely I'll do it.
Tier 2 - optional but would rather not
Strategy & Tactics magazine = $18
World War II magazine = $18
I'd rather not cancel my wargame magazines since I'd probably end up buying missing issues at much higher cost. Note that subscription price (at $36 bi-monthly) is still a fair discount over the $50/$55 retail price.
Tier 3 - not optional but can maybe find alternatives
Sonic Internet = $75
PG&E = $90
Kaiser = $41
Mint Mobile = $17
For Sonic it would be going back to Comcast at a very low plan; PG&E is more aggressive energy management; Kaiser would be dropping health insurance as I think that's the lowest cost plan already; Mint is moving to a lower cost carrier though they're already very cheap.
Tier 4 - must keep paying
Mortgage
HOA monthly fee
Technically I could refinance (would be bad in this economic environment) or move out.
Tier 1 - very optional
Twitch, 3 channels = $18
Apple One = $20
Ooma = $8
Apple TV is the only part of Apple One I really use (well, there's the iCloud storage but that's $1 per month I could pay separately). But for standalone Apple TV price ($13) I would instead subscribe to Viki Plus ($12) though I guess that's self defeating so instead Viki Standard ($8).
For Twitch it's tempting to drop two channels and leave the one channel I regularly mod.
Actually, dropping Ooma for Viki Standard seems very fair. If my Ooma finally dies completely I'll do it.
Tier 2 - optional but would rather not
Strategy & Tactics magazine = $18
World War II magazine = $18
I'd rather not cancel my wargame magazines since I'd probably end up buying missing issues at much higher cost. Note that subscription price (at $36 bi-monthly) is still a fair discount over the $50/$55 retail price.
Tier 3 - not optional but can maybe find alternatives
Sonic Internet = $75
PG&E = $90
Kaiser = $41
Mint Mobile = $17
For Sonic it would be going back to Comcast at a very low plan; PG&E is more aggressive energy management; Kaiser would be dropping health insurance as I think that's the lowest cost plan already; Mint is moving to a lower cost carrier though they're already very cheap.
Tier 4 - must keep paying
Mortgage
HOA monthly fee
Technically I could refinance (would be bad in this economic environment) or move out.
Diary - Mar 21 to Mar 27 2026
Mar 28 2026
Sat Mar 21 2026
Sleep 0215 to 1015 (8 hours)
Sun Mar 22 2026
Sleep 0300 to 0930, 45m nap (7-1/4 hours)
Mon Mar 23 2026
Sleep 0300 to 1100 (8 hours)
Tue Mar 24 2026
Sleep 0415 to 1115, 30m nap (7-1/2 hours)
Wed Mar 25 2026
Sleep 0330 to 1130 (8 hours)
Thu Mar 26 2026
Sleep 0445 to 1245 (8 hours)
Fri Mar 27 2026
Sleep 0430 to 1230 (8 hours)
Sleep 0215 to 1015 (8 hours)
- Gloomhaven: another story mission done, this one for Tinker.
- Gaming at Dave and Sophia's. Got 100m session done, maybe cut it a bit short as I was tired. But the unfinished material can be used in later adventures I think.
- Christopher brought Bonchon wings and fries. It was ok.
- We went walking afterwards. For Jonathan walking is an excuse to go to the various park jungle gym areas and play.
Sun Mar 22 2026
Sleep 0300 to 0930, 45m nap (7-1/4 hours)
- DDO last night. We did three runs of 20th anniversary quest. One more run for Dave S to get 50 so he can buy an item if he wants.
Mon Mar 23 2026
Sleep 0300 to 1100 (8 hours)
- I guess there's a new version of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. I bought it a long time ago and paid for the in-app full version upgrade. Re-downloaded today but can't restore purchases (actually a bit unclear whether or not it worked)... Ah I see from the description this is an HD remaster. Same name so I guess the old version is dead.
- Here's a support article: Redownload apps from Apple. Was able to redownload Ghost Trick though it's unclear if I can restore my purchases -- appears not but maybe it already did.
Tue Mar 24 2026
Sleep 0415 to 1115, 30m nap (7-1/2 hours)
- After looking at my subscriptions I'm going to cancel BotezLive and AnnaCramling Twitch ($12/month for both) until I have enough to get one-year Viki Plus ($120 annual).
Wed Mar 25 2026
Sleep 0330 to 1130 (8 hours)
- A week or two ago the Lose It! app got a bit of a UI overhaul but searches became really slow. Like I type a couple of letters then the UI freezes as it searches and displays results for those letters and further taps are ignored. I think it did that before (searching as you're typing) but it didn't slow down the typing part of the UI. Maybe time to look for a new app.
Thu Mar 26 2026
Sleep 0445 to 1245 (8 hours)
- Gettysburg: Extended Edition is now $5 so I will buy it. Standard edition I noticed was on sale for $5 a couple days ago and I had decided that if it still was in two days then I'd buy it. Luckily though now I can the Extended Edition instead. Extended edition also has German, Portuguese, and Spanish subtitles which is a nice just in case. Current payment is credit union credit card. Apple often waits a few days to charge a credit card so hopefully it'll be charged next month but I'd rather not wait a couple of days and risk the price going back up.
Fri Mar 27 2026
Sleep 0430 to 1230 (8 hours)
- Watched some of the Japan Grand Prix qualifying. It's important since in general the better your starting position the better you do in the race. But the qualifying is kind of boring -- it's just a bunch of cars trying to have a fast lap but they're spread out enough they rarely interfere with each other (and the slower car is supposed to let the faster car by I think).
Trail of Cthulhu Megabundle
Mar 26 2026
Bundle of Holding for Trail of Cthulhu 1E (second edition is in development though the blog mentions 1E supplements are "wholly compatible" with 2E). Includes titles from six previous bundles and three products not seen before in Bundle of Holding, though still a far from complete 1E collection (although to be fair Pelgrane does a lot of taking individually released PDF adventures and bundling them into a book).
For the variably increasing $37 price you get:
I own a surprising amount of this already. Certainly not enough new stuff to warrant buying this bundle.
For the variably increasing $37 price you get:
- PELG-T01 Trail of Cthulhu (2008) [OWN]
- PELG-T04 Keeper's Resource Book and Screen (2008) [OWN]
- PELG-T06 Shadows Over Filmland (2008) - 11 shorter adventures [OWN]
- PELG-T09 Rough Magicks (2009) - magic book [OWN]
- PELG-T22 Out of Time (2011) - four adventures: Not So Quiet, The Black Drop, The Big Hoodoo, Castle Bravo [OWN]
- PELG-T30 Out of Space (2013) - five adventures: The Repairer of Reputations, Flying Coffins, Many Fires, Hell Fire, The Millionaire's Special [OWN]
- PELG-T33 The Final Revelation (2013) - five Purist adventures (Purist mode meaning all PCs expected to die or go insane): The Dying of St Margaret's, The Watchers in the Sky, The Dance in the Blood, The Rending Box, The Final Revelation [OWN 4 of 5 adventures]
- PELG-T34 Eternal Lies (2013) - campaign [OWN]
- PELG-T37 Mythos Expeditions (2014) - 10 journeys into the unknown (adventures) [OWN]
- PELG-T40 Cthulhu Apocalypse (2015) - survival horror supplement with 16 adventures/scenarios (half previously published as The Dead White World and Slaves of the Mother), includes PELG-T24 The Apocalypse Machine [OWN most of this]
- PELG-T43 Out of the Woods (2017) - five adventures: Midnight Sub Rosa, The Silence Mill, Dreaming a Better Tomorrow for 30 Dollars a Month, The Coldest Walk, Trembling Giant [OWN]
- PELG-T44 Cthulhu City (2017) - setting, "a strange, corrupted Arkham, a ghastly metropolis", includes one full-length adventure The Whispering Light [OWN]
- PELG-T45 Fearful Symmetries (2021) - campaign framework based in English folklore, includes PELG-T46 Book of New Jerusalem
- PELG-T47 Hideous Creatures: A Bestiary of the Cthulhu Mythos (2018) - monsters book [OWN]
I own a surprising amount of this already. Certainly not enough new stuff to warrant buying this bundle.