Joshua Dieringer

Ummm…excuse me, doubling?! 😭

Now you know!!!

a stuffed animal of an owl with horns and a bow tie is sitting on a table . Alt: Blathers, an animated brown owl with a green bow tie, waking up with a shocked expression

Guess it’s time for me to open up Animal Crossing: New Horizons again in preparation for January!

A moment of silence for my coffee maker of 7 years that has broken down.

Why is Mega Starmie a physical attacker?! 😭

Suggestions for VGM wedding prelude music. Bonus points if it’s on VG Lead Sheets!

Running a gaming event for students this afternoon and advertising our future video game collection. So excited! 🎮

Of course having a philosophical debate with myself about arrangement vs. adaptation had to happen on a Friday afternoon.

It has a Tales of Symphonia game and OVA vibe for me (since I didn’t play Secret of Mana 👀)!

Never thought I would ever be asked to peer review an article. My persistence in my research is paying off!

Three stacks of video games on a desk (Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, XBox One, XBox Series) in front of three posters

Video games have landed at the back end of the UMN Libraries! Thanks so much to Grace for the photo. 🎮

Looks like this month isn’t any better so far. Hoping for relief soon.

Thank you for reminding me! I keep forgetting that downtown exists beyond nighttime! 😂

Looking forward to a better month tomorrow. July has been challenging in so many ways.

Just sent off the FIRST list of video games made by our selection group for UMN Libraries to order for the collection! Getting there!

Warms my heart to see students playing Mario Party Superstars in a classroom on campus. ❤️

A map of Castlevania by Bill Mudron. Contains game locations and more.

Libraries collect some cool, nerdy things too! This is a map of Castlevania (the video game) by Bill Mudron my coworker cataloged today for the map collections!

What a sad weekend for MN…accompanied by reported gunshots a block near my home today. Life can stop being eventful now.

Sending support from afar for the protests as I have to work all day. I’ll be trying to find a bail fund to donate to in the meantime. Resist!

Manifesting completely black controllers for the Switch 2. That’ll make me definitely want to buy it!

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A concussion and allergies at the same time. 😭

My VGM orchestra website is now updated with new locations of orchestras that play video game music! Find an orchestra to join near you! #vgm #orchestra www.gsodreams.com/join-an-orch...

Welcome to the glasses club!

In the past few months, I have had my first sprain, fainting, concussion, and really bad food poisoning. Life can stop pouring stuff on me now.

Thank you to the two kind people who looked after me after I fainted. I hope this reaches you; I owe you a lot.

Hoping everyone at FSU is safe. Thinking of you all.

I solo improv’d on a song for the first time yesterday and didn’t completely make a fool of myself. 😆

Will miss you there, Key!

What is National Library Workers Day? NLWD is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. On January 25, 2003, a resolution was proposed: That in order to recognize the hard work, dedication, and expertise of library support staff and librarians that the Tuesday of National Library Week be designated National Library Workers Day; and, that on that day, interested library workers, library groups, and libraries should advocate for better compensation for all library workers and, if the day coincides with Equal Pay Day, these individuals, groups, and libraries should recognize both days together.

today is National Library Workers Day, and i am asking you to support library workers by

-using your library (it matters!);

-defending library workers against the ongoing efforts to intimidate, silence, and criminalize them;

-advocating for better pay for them. 📚