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 Boomer the PNG Tuber

I started my online career as Boomer the PNG Tuber, a TV-head pngtuber (or Vtuber, depending on your preferences) streaming over on Twitch. I streamed a small variety of games, including Minecraft, Slay the Spire, Pokemon, and a few others.

I was eventually invited to the HEY!!!Craft SMP hosted by Farmer Gadda, a lore-light (or lore-less) SMP of a few
friends. I am still a member of the SMP despite my hiatus.

Recently, I have rebranded as a shark mermaid PNGTuber, using pixel art I created as the PNG I stream with. As my large computer currently is out of commission, I am severely limited in what I can or cannot play on stream, leaving me to stream Just Chatting, Minecraft, or Chillquarium.

Behind the Curtain

I am in my late twenties, living on the west coast with my partner and dog, and have recently (as of 1/15/25) started this blog. I am in my last year of college, majoring in English and minoring in Sociology, and am hoping to be accepted into a master's program this upcoming fall so that I can continue my education in English. My large goal is to get a PhD in Literary Environmental Criticism, but I have a few steps to complete before I get there.



Why did I start the blog?

I have a deep love for analysis and wanted an outlet that was not schoolwork. I am running a lot of TTRPGs this year as one or multi-shot games and wanted to be able to reference back to how those games went, what we did, and when we did it. This is just as much an archive of my gaming experience for me as it is for y'all.

Future Plans for the Blog

I may post book reviews as well, largely unrelated to TTRPGs, as I finish them up. I have to do weekly analyses of poetry and stories for my English classes and I may post them here as well (barring any that I keep to use for my master's thesis). I may also post original creative work here, but I may also keep that wholly separate.


 

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