bev! @TonicBH@computerfairi.es
(aka tonya)
39/pan/trans. she/they.
writes about dumb junk about video games and music sometimes.
your woof friend. may also be bnuuy or kitty depending on mood.
Joined Oct 2017
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New on the Secret Area: "Halo with chips" has been found.
A dumb back of the box quote from Maxim magazine promoting a poker video game had become a small meme. I wanted to find out where it came from.
Likes, shares and comments are really appreciated. https://asecretarea.com/2025/02/21/halo-with-chips-found/
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fursona reveal!!
Hey, remember when I was talking about wanting a cat fursona?
Well, thanks to a picrew, and a friend who was willing to help, it's now a reality.
Say hi to Tonya! She's soft, cuddly, and friendly!
(art by Megahand6 on birdsite)
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ps visit my website it has cool dumb video game things
I made a new post yesterday to cover devolver digital's silly advergame
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While in meetings yesterday I had one of the robots print this, and then I enjoyed some delicious clam chowder. Fun fact, adding clam chowder unlocks a secret level in the original Ecco the Dolphin cartridge.
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Today I was reminded that old online chats offered context awareness for the people online: you knew you won't be a bother to a friend who has a smiley flower as a status; and you knew you might not be getting a quick reply from someone who's Away.
Today I don't even know if my friends are online or not. The messenger apps make the assumption that everyone is online, and if not, they will receive a push notification, and will reply to you as soon as possible. But this assumption is barely true. I bet it makes lives harder, especially for ND people
re: pain, rant
A bit on the mend today but the pain's still kinda there.
I think this back and body pain, despite it not being debilitating, is making me at least feel miserable and irritable, especially when talking with folks.
Apologies in advance if I feel a bit snippy at the moment.
re: pain, rant
Last night was me struggling to move as I felt a modest amount of pain around my back and upper body. A general, dull ache.
Even after resting I don't feel better.
I have an immense fear that this will become "the new normal" for me, and I am genuinely scared about that.
pain, rant
I don't talk much about my personal problems these days, but I have been feeling back pain and other kinds of pain for the past month and some days are more bearable than others
I got a new chair which has helped, but I'm still feeling that ache
I can't tell if it's aging, or I have a genuine problem, and I'm kinda worried, ngl
Today I learned about Jim Blashfield, the guy who did music videos for Talking Heads' "And She Was," Nu Shooz's "I Can't Wait" and Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone."
Very absurdist yet very eye-catching.
Worth looking into those videos, just for the surreal nature of them all.
that Stargate SG-1 show seems pretty neat
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New on the Secret Area: The Version Everybody Knows: A small rant about how tough it can be find alternate mixes for songs in the streaming era.
Likes, shares, and comments appreciated, as always.
https://asecretarea.com/2024/09/20/the-version-everybody-knows-streaming-rant/
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@TonicBH I meant to comment on this back when you posted it but forgot. The one that comes to mind for me is a version of Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) which has extra words in the chorus and, IMHO, actually scans better than what they went with.
It was only on one of the CD singles released in Europe, and I had to track that single down to be able to hear it again.
Realizing my legacy might be "the gal who found where Halo with Chips came from" and I don't know how to feel about this
New on the Secret Area: Here's Some Stuff I Bought, covering all of 2024 (and 2025 so far!).
CDs of various kinds and imports! Classic and corny movies! And a blobby Sonic the Hedgehog.
Shares and comments appreciated, as always. https://asecretarea.com/2025/06/21/some-stuff-i-bought-2024-half-2025/
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uspol, though could apply to any politics really
As time goes on, I'm starting to think we should not be taking any policy advice from folks who host reality shows
Or anyone notably famous, really
I'm a millennial trans woman, but I swear that I sometimes have the music tastes of a Gen X'er who listens strictly to the classic rock radio station and doesn't listen to anything beyond 1993
New Patreon post: Here's some stuff I bought, 2024 (and half of 2025) edition.
Music of unusual kinds! building my Blu-ray collection as physical media dies! Also a Sonic plush you won't believe.
Available now for patrons, will be public in a few days: https://www.patreon.com/posts/some-stuff-i-and-131770270
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It's also weird for me to go from "I have no idea what to write about" to "Oh I have too many ideas to write about and can't pick one at the moment 
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Having that realization that I have written at least 4,000 words about stuff I've bought in the past year and a half, and wonder if anyone cares about that at all
I know they say not to care too much about reader metrics and whatnot, but sometimes I worry if this is a fruitless endeavor
(aka tonya)
39/pan/trans. she/they.
writes about dumb junk about video games and music sometimes.
your woof friend. may also be bnuuy or kitty depending on mood.
Joined Oct 2017
