Mad North-Northwest

Currently a BG3 hyperfixation zone. XD Send me fic requests! My name is Rosalind - I'm a software developer, gamer, Twitch streamer, and general nerd! I do gaming and programming Twitch streams and liveblog story-based games here on Tumblr. I also offer free coding tutoring; check out my pinned post for details! Like chatting about gaming, coding, and other nerdy stuff? Join my Discord server at http://discord.gg/k4gDad5! Everybody's welcome; just don't be a jerk. :) I also reblog a lot of cute animals, media discussions and fanart, computer programming topics, and anything else that catches my fancy. Definitely feel free to drop into my inbox and say hi!

[blackjackkent]

Hi, I'm Roz! She/her/they/them; I'm a fanfic writer, Twitch Streamer, and software/web developer. This is primarily a BG3 hyperfixation zone, with (at the moment) a side helping of Dragon Age.

I also provide pro-bono software development tutoring, as well as webmaster and web development support for organizations working for progressive change; see the sections at the bottom of this post for more info!

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Writing

Lots of fandom writing here! I often reblog ask meme prompts, and also welcome unsolicited prompts if you have an idea you'd like to see me tackle!

Jaheira Fanfiction

Lately my particular writing niche is Baldur's Gate 3, and specifically exploring the character of Jaheira. If you've arrived here looking for more of this, I've added all of my Jaheira-related writing to a single collection on AO3 for ease of access!

If you're newly arrived, I recommend checking out the intro to A Harper's Bonds, which is an anthology collection of shorter pieces and prompt fills and contains a summary and timeline of the headcanons and worldstate within which I like to write Jaheira.

Gaming Liveblogs and Other Writing

My other fanfic (mostly also Baldur's Gate, but some other fandoms as well) can also be found on AO3.

I also liveblog my experiences with various story-based RPGs, writing out the story and growth of my characters as I go in a sort of extended fanfic. This writing is always tagged consistently, so you can block it if you're trying to avoid spoilers or just don't want the dash spam. These days I now also move completed ones to AO3 as well for an easier reading experience!

Current Liveblog: Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

ArchiveOfOurOwn: BlackjackKent

Past Liveblogs Saved on AO3: Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Urge Baldur's Gate 3 Tav

My OCs: Listed here

Older Liveblogged Games: Listed here

If you have thoughts or questions about my writing or my OCs, or would like to request a fic, please send me a message; I guarantee you'll make my whole week! <3

Tag List

Like THIS POST if you would like to be tagged when I post things on AO3.

Like THIS POST if you would like to be tagged when I post ANY writing, including both AO3 and short-form/ask prompt fills.

Like THIS POST if you would like to be tagged in writer memes like WIP Wednesday.

What else do I post?

When I'm not actively producing fan content, my queue usually consists of a mix of:

video games

cute animals

funny puns

software development

social justice

the fundamental goodness of the world and of people

misc stuff that I find neat

Twitch and Discord

I stream three times a week at http://www.twitch.tv/blackjack_kent. Drop by and say hi anytime! <3

Monday Night Skill Check 6PM-9PM Central Soulslikes and other mechanically demanding game fun. Friday Night Game Brigade 9PM-12AM Central Variety stream of everything from shooters to point-and-click, just hanging out and having a good time. Sunday Afternoon Code Squad 12PM-2PM Central Livecoding on web development projects and answering questions or just chatting.

I have a Discord server for my stream community and beyond! We talk gaming, programming, other nerdy stuff, and general chat; you can join the server at http://discord.gg/k4gDad5! Anyone is welcome, just don't be a jerk! <3

Free Tutoring - Software and Web Development

I am really passionate about bringing new people into the software dev industry (particularly people from traditionally underrepresented groups). I offer free tutoring sessions and would love to help you with whatever you're working on! Just fill out this Google form to let me know that you're interested!

Pro-Bono Web Development

I offer web development and other technological support pro-bono to organizations working for positive change in the Chicago area and elsewhere, including but not limited to:

Community and mutual aid groups

Humanitarian organizations

Civil rights and advocacy organizations

Charity and social service organizations

Environmental organizations

If you work with an organization in need of web dev or tech support, please reach out; I'd love to see what I can do to help you!

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And that about sums it up. Be well, be good to one another, and thank you so much for checking out my blog! Feel free to drop me an ask any time if you'd like to chat, have questions, or just want to say hi. :)

[tastylemonbread]

friend who went to bed is a type of dead wife

[didderd-reblogs]

[orpheuslookedback1]

Falling Leaves

[kingspeach-deactivated20240403]

anyway. time to be weird about it

[unidentifiablelifeform]

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[nothorses]

you do kind of have to actively shape how you feel a little bit. you can't just like, passively wait for the world to impress and inspire you. you have to choose to look for it & you have to choose to find it.

[batbetbitbotbut]

take your feelings out for regular exercise to build their strength and endurance

[infertilityidol]

baby bird that wants to eat Ben and Jerry's but needs it regurgitated: all right cough up the dough

[damsel-understresss]

im so sorry i never participated in the reblog game you tagged me in i love you very much im just so tired

[robinade]

In conversation with multiple posts going around discussing technical literacy and typing skills…

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is less than 35 Words Per Minute

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is less than 35 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 36-45 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 36-45 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 46-55 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 46-55 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 56-69 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 56-69 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is faster than 70 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is faster than 70 WPM

I'm on mobile/ vanilla extract option

Remaining time: 1 day 2 hours

➡️ Take a typing test here (and you need an actual, physical keyboard for this):

1-Minute Typing Test — TypingTest.now

The industry-standard benchmark used by employers and typing certifications worldwide.

➡️ 'Typing classes' refers to computer skills classes you might have had in school; you can also count games or other related typing training your parents might have had you do.

➡️ Across 3 different typing test websites*, the (english language) world average typing speed is 40 WPM.

*typingtest.now, typingtestgo.com, typerworld.com

[quiet-doll]

recently saw ppl discuss whether they put their medicines in a kitchen cabinet or a bathroom cabinet and i was shocked by the fact that many ppl said kitchen cabinet. so now i need you to reblog this and say where you keep yours

[demilypyro]

"which choice in this game about choice is the most interesting/right choice so i can choose that one?" THE POINT IS THAT YOU MAKE DECISIONS AND EXPERIENCE THE CONSEQUENCES

[garak-pussy-indulgence]

I've returned from another live Shakespeare (Hamlet) to bring news of one of the most jaw-dropping new acting choices I've seen.

Picture this: Gertrude, chalice in hand. The King stands; "Gertrude, do not drink."

She turns to him, her expression confused at first. They stare at each other in silence, she studies his face.

Then it dawns on her. Her expression hardens into steel. She stares straight into his eyes, and slowly raises the cups to her lips, glaring daggers into him the whole time. She walks back to her seat next to him, eyes never leaving his, daring him to say something, knowing that he won't.

[weonsinnombre]

[shieldfoss]

oH RIGHT This was before LotR pioneered cgi for massed crowd behavior

There was so much cool cgi in those movies I just assumed all the clones were too but back then I guess they still couldn’t really be

[chilewithcarnage]

this is so sexy

[luckyladylily]

I wonder what happened to all the agent smith masks

[roomtemperaturesuperconductor]

I can actually answer this! So the latex/rubber they used, while standard for Hollywood at the time, reacted REALLY BADLY to being doused in pouring water nonstop for an entire day of shooting. They ended up corroding, which caused them to stink really badly and glob together at the seams. The original plan was to hand out masks to various crew members on the final day of shooting as souvenirs, but the sopping wet, melting, rotting rubber got so gross that by the end of that shooting day they’d already thrown most of them out. Somewhere in a landfill are hundreds of disgusting, bloated, slimey Hugo weaving heads fused together into a nightmarish rotting amalgam :)

[roach-works]

it’s what he would have wanted

[gamingcreatures]

Camp life seems to suit the young owlbear. His coat of feathers seems fuller. His eyes look bright and inquisitive.

BALDUR'S GATE 3 (2023)

[prokopetz]

You know, when I've remarked that a lot of the responses to my posts feel like people are just plucking out keywords they think they recognise based on the shape of them and replying to what they imagine the post says based on that, the possibility never occurred to me that this is actually how many American schools are currently teaching kids to read.

[prokopetz]

Like, my assumption this whole time has been that when folks go "I misunderstood this post that says [thing] as saying [unrelated thing] because I mistook [word] for [completely different word that happens to start with the same letter]", that was a bit. What do you mean they're teaching kids a reading method that's tailored to produce this exact error?

[buggyhuman]

Three cueing. Once you learn about it, a whole lot of very frustrating online discourse with US Americans makes so much sense 😭

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have

[woodsfae]

If you were taught to read with the three cueing method, and now struggle to read fluently, you can still learn to read properly!

-> Phonics For Adults <-

If you're a teenager, you can still use this resource.

[libanezink]

Jaheira, the High-Harper 🌸

finally sharing my piece for Baldur’s Gate Floral Zine 🌸