Vlog Ep. 101: Our Fandom Icons

Today's #BaduyPride episode was a late suggestion that felt timely enough. As we crossed the 101 episode mark, we opted to talk about our different icons and idols across our different areas of interest and found some interesting public figures that we liked.

I was initially hesitant to tackle this topic since I always feel like I don't have people that I "idolize" per se. It's not like the people we cited today are all people we want to be like or follow as role models. But they do represent people whose creative efforts we've come to love and it was nice to celebrate them in this little episode.

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Vlog Ep. 100: Managing Relationship Diversity

Wow guys, we've hit 100 episodes for #BaduyPride. That's kind of amazing and sad all at the same time since we started this live stream vlog whatever show as a way to feel more connected with friends despite the lockdown. 100 episodes later and we're still in lockdown with the calendar year coming to a close.

But that's not the point. The point is our decision to finally talk about throuples and other more "diverse" relationship forms out there. In the end, a relationship is a relationship and it's always going to take a LOT of work to keep it going. And if everyone involved is on the same page and committed to making things work, then it totally stands a chance.

But what do we know? We're not like experts or anything. We're just two geeks who have no qualms about going online every night to talk about different topics for more than 30 minutes time and time again. 

Thanks for supporting the show. Here's to 100 more episodes! When do we get to do a show, not at our dining table? LOL

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Vlog Ep. 99: Holiday Planning During a Pandemic

Just in time for Christmas, today's #BaduyPride episode was all about holiday planning ideas ranging from socially distant gift-giving and safety precautions for those limited gatherings you are inevitably going to get involved in. There are many ways to balance both safety and holiday traditions - you just have to set your mind to things.

Personally, we're still figuring out our own plans for this year and we hope to settle our Christmas gift shopping very soon. It could be prudent to wait for the 12.12 sales that are just around the corner, but it'll be tight in terms of delivery dates so we have to consider things carefully.

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Vlog Ep. 98: Taking Off with the Thunderbirds

Today's #BaduyPride episode was ultimately about the Thunderbirds board game. But in order to properly celebrate the game, we first had to discuss the amazing show that had inspired the game and the legacy of the franchise that is still going strong today.

There's something wonderfully charming about the very concept of the non-violent efforts of International Rescue and how they use their amazing Thunderbird vehicles to perform daring operations all over the world. It's a classic piece of science fiction that reeks of 60's optimism that still feels somewhat timeliness or at least endearing when we look back at it now. And the fact that we still get to celebrate those classic adventures with the board game and all it's adorable miniatures just makes for more fun.

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Vlog Ep. 97: Aggressive Sheep Trading with Catan

Monday nights are tabletop game nights for #BaduyPride and tonight we spent a good amount of time talking about (The Settlers of ) Catan! This now-classic modern board game is still a popular game at any game table with its interesting mix of strategy and luck and a lot of sheep trading.

The video also became a decent venue for me to continue to espouse my love for Star Trek Catan, which is the official reimplementation of the game using the original Star Trek TV series as the template. I super love this version and love to bring it out for game nights and it's still a pretty solid way to get into Catan with the mini-expansion The Helpers of Catan already built-in!

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