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No one asked, but I'll answer anyway! :)

I've started writing the next Adventurers book. After a five-year break! There is a problem, though. The series is humorous, but the reality around me is not. It's leaking into my writing... Three full chapters without jokes... Gush...

#writingcommunity

Ivan Bonari's review of Time of the Twins (Dragonlance: Legends, #1) 4/5: I haven't been reading Legends before, as I was with The War of The Lance. Many people said that it the best trilogy in the series, but In my opinion it doesn't have that "party vibe", the sense ...

Complete the fist book of the Legends.
#fantasy #booksky #goodreads
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I had finished both seasons of DanDaDan, then showed them to my wife and watched them again. How good it was... Characters, they cute relationships, a lot of references. And, of course, the metal banger! 9 out of 10 easily.

#anime #DanDaDan

Yes, it seems like a different game.

Hi there! I've finally started Mass Effect 2 on PS3! Yes, only now... As I understand, it considered as best in the series, right? Two questions: Where is an empty worlds for discovery and an inventory!? What is going on?
#ps3 #retrogaming #gaming

I started Yakuza 4 long time ago, right after part 3, but now I completed it! It was kind of strange playing not by Kiryu from the beginning. Anyway, a lot of fun and of course I skip the huge amount of additional activities except sub-stories. 😵‍💫
#ps3 #retrogaming #yakuza4 #gaming

One of Those Who Didn’t Make It on YouTube You’ve seen plenty of “How I made it” stories. This one’s the opposite. I tried. I failed. I tried again. Still failed. Then I made something different — and barely anyone noticed.

I've made a little story about my YouTube failure. Maybe I will be interesting amount the "successful success" stories.
ivanbonari.substack.com/p/one-of-tho...
#substack #YouTube

I first started practicing kendo a long time ago, in 2009. I practiced on and off for almost 7 years before stopping in 2019. Since then, I have missed the "do" part. Now, much older, I've started again. It makes my life better. Something, that pushed me back on track along with Japanese learning.

YouTube video by EPICA EPICA - Unleashed (Live At The Symphonic Synergy)

It's soooo amazing... and I don't care how many postproduction they had...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PXK...

Ended up reading the first trilogy of Dragonlance, I accidentally came to Amber series from Roger Zelazny. Another books from my childhood. It's a still great idea behind it, but I'm note sure about the text and plot. Anyway, enjoy the process and feel happy.
#Fantasy #BookSky

The best from the series in my opinion. Compact, not too large and still beautiful.

YouTube video by MBSanimation 公式チャンネル TVアニメ『ダンダダン』HAYASii「Hunting Soul」【lyric video】

My God...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xood...
It was awesome... DAN DA DAN Season 2

As an immigrant, I keep thinking what if I need to relocate again, fast?
Selling it all? I’m terrible at that.
And the space, even the air, feels more cluttered now.
Owning more makes me feel stuck.
Maybe minimalism wasn’t a phase after all.

The more stuff I buy these days, the more anxious I feel.
I’ve always been kind of a minimalist. Partly because I had no money, partly because owning less felt right for me.
Now I can afford more… but each new thing adds stress instead of comfort.
#minimalism #personalthoughts #immigrantlife

Ozzy, no...

Let me remind you, that this video has only 17 views... As for me, it's criminal...

Awesome, as always!

New season of Kaiju N8. Nice! I love the first one.
#Anime

Adventurers: Act I: Into the Wastelands Adventurers: Act I: Into the Wastelands - Kindle edition by Bonari, Ivan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Adventurers: Act I: Into the Wastelands.

The second book from Adventurers series is now free on Amazon — for 5 days.
Post-apocalyptic setting. Game inside the Wastelands. Dry humor. Weirdness.
Still hoping to find readers beyond my friends.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY64TQGN

#books #postapocalypse #gamelit #freebook

First 350 words of a new book since eternity... Like riding a bike, huh?

Today's the last promo day, if somebody is interested.

Collab illustration with susu_jpg!💕

Adventurers. Prologue: An Unexpected Journey Into the Heart of the Game Amazon.com: Adventurers. Prologue: An Unexpected Journey Into the Heart of the Game eBook : Bonari, Ivan: Kindle Store

’m still trying to find readers beyond my friends.
So — my book is free on Amazon for 5 days.
Fantasy world. Game adventure. Dry humor. A bit weird.
I’d rather give it away than let it go unseen.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4KCMYWJ

#books #fantasy #gamelit #freebook

The Saloon (Part 3) Have you thought of a name for the sword?

The final part of the first chapter is our.
Maybe I should’ve just released it all at once?

Still figuring out what feels right for Substack. Is it okay to post huge chunks of text there?

open.substack.com/pub/ivanbona...

#fiction #writing #scifi #postapocalyptic #amwriting

Remasters used to annoy me — felt like lazy cash-grabs, reselling the old instead of making something new.
Now I thank them — they made this beauty just $18.
Original hardware, original disc, cheap as hell.

Finally got Mass Effect Trilogy for PS3.
It’s been over 10 years — no money, no memory, no console…
Now it’s finally time to play 2 & 3 — and replay the first.
One dream fulfilled.
P.S. Started… and yeah — tears of nostalgia for my teen years.

#masseffect #ps3 #collection #gaming #backloggoals

The Way I Build Habits No rush. Only consistency.

蝸牛そろそろ登れ富士の山
My approach to building habits. Slowpoke edition.
open.substack.com/pub/ivanbona...

#habits #consistency #selfimprovement #longreads

Ivan Bonari's review of The 80/20 Principle 1/5: If Richard Koch really believes in 80/20, he ought to apply it to his own writing. Instead, we get something closer to 5/95: five percent insight diluted in ninety-five percent corporate small ta...

Finished The 80/20 Principle.
Review by AI: 5% effort, 95% snark. Like the book — but on purpose.
Don’t waste time like I did. Use a summary if curious.
Or here’s mine: do the productive stuff, skip the rest, be happy. :)
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#books #reviews #productivity #8020rule

It's my favourite FF game ever. Good luck with it.

Took a break from the big stuff.

Just polishing an old book, prepping templates for videos — and trying to figure out if I really want this without any feedback.

Still craving that self-expression. Just tired of throwing things into the void.

#writing #creativework #soloprojects #burnout