{"id":1677,"date":"2024-08-31T00:09:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T15:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2024-09-02T09:28:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:28:45","slug":"my-nerd-cave-late-at-night-updated-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/my-nerd-cave-late-at-night-updated-august-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"My nerd cave late at night, updated August 2024."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I took a photo of my nerd cave late at night, two years ago. I have a better camera this time. I also have added more stuff since then, like my light-up Starship Enterprise atop my monitor. This is a better view of the iron bead pixel art on the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A closer look at my Pac-Man light. It’s actually LEDs, made to look like a neon sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Pac-Man lamps, with a Dragon Quest Slime in between, atop my Megadrive game collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My blue paper lantern now lights up the far corner of the nerd cave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Aliens and Empire Strikes Back posters, and to the left side are my Record of Lodoss War action figures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My video gaming pillow collection: Megadrive, Saturn, and Dreamcast cushions, pillows and tissue covers, as well as Pac-Man pillows. Ulan likes to plop on these pillows and chill out. I’ve shown the Sega stuff from Shimamura<\/a> previously on this blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I took a photo of my nerd cave late at night, two years ago. I have a better camera this time. I also have added more stuff since then, like my light-up Starship Enterprise atop my monitor. This is a better view of the iron bead pixel art on the wall. A closer look at … <\/p>\n

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