Quantity over quality. Raw over refined.

These posts, my dear visitor, are part of an experiment. An experiment to get me to write again—about anything. So no matter what interest group of mine you hail from, there’s bound to be something that will entertain, humor or slightly offend you.

If not? By all means ask me to write about it.

Previously on Avalonstar

  • Passion, Drive and eSports Commentating

    I’m 4 episodes into Vlogalonstar—3 if you don’t count the introduction. I’ve changed the angles around, I still want...

  • Replication

    Good artists copy, great artists steal. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Clichés we’ve come to know and...

  • On Photoshop, Defaults and Panel Options

    You know, it figures that the first episode of the hastily named “Vlogalonstar” would be on Photoshop. This, my...

  • Vlogalonstar

    Welcome to an experiment. Video blogging is something that’s completely new to me, but it’s something that I’ve been...

  • My Humanscale M8

    I’ve been on a mounting spree as of late. First, my TV. Then my microphone. Now, my iMac. This,...

  • On Removing Barriers to Writing

    This’ll probably be the second and final post in mine in February. Has my fire been put out? Nope,...

  • Don't Clobber The Web

    “Don’t Clobber The Web.” Those words have lived with me since Chris Wilson, who was on the Internet...

  • On Fandoms and Analysis Paralysis

    When you’re sitting down in between tasks, eating pizza and drinking soda that you didn’t order, you get weird...

  • Super Hybrid Robots

  • A Weekend with Z Shell

    Almost a year ago, I was introduced to the Z Shell (or zsh), an alternative shell to bash, through...

  • Let TweetNest Accept JSON

    3200. It’s a sad reality that we’ve been living with for years now. I hit my 5 year anniversary...

  • Bryan Day

    A year ago today, it appears that this happened:

  • On Foreman and Procfiles

    Over the last few years I’ve amateurishly covered the entire stack from design to server administration, and on that...

  • Best. Year. Ever.

    2011: A year that felt like five. It’s quite unbelievable how much we managed to fit in and it’s...

  • The Spirit of Giving

    First off, if you celebrate it, Merry Christmas! Since today is historically considered a day of giving, I’ve decided...

  • Spoon-feeding

    Let’s talk about one of my favorite games of all time, MegaMan X. I’ve played them all, and...

  • Asking the Right Questions

    As I start to write this I’m realizing that asking the right questions is an important–if not required–skill in...

  • My Process is Circular

    When one runs into a problem with something—say, designing—one tends to overanalyze the process they’ve been using to try...

  • To Come Into Being

    Definitely an odd feeling, working on this place again. Version 26, Redemption, was up for a pretty long time—a...

  • Rekindling

    I’ve forgotten how it feels to write. Blogging? Sure. I’ve done that. Find a topic, write a few well-thought...