The Back Log, vol. 74 - is anybody else really tired

WE DID IT JOE! WE DID THE EPISODE 200 FOLLOWPALOOZA 12 HOUR LIVESTREAM!

a BEEG thank you to everyone that tuned in, to our BEAUTIFUL mods for doing what they do best, our BEAUTIFUL blair for all their hard work these past few years, and to ALL OUR GUESTS for GUESTING their hearts out~!!!

first things first, i don't think i was particularly clear in my last post because i am a clown. a fool, in fact. i'm not just taking over the back log for blair, but due to their SWANKY NEW FULL-TIME JOB, i'm actually taking over blair's whole position! if you need anything that a social media/community manager would provide, i'm your gal!

ok let's move on divas

PREVIOUSLY ON BACK POCKET

the BP community was actually pretty spoilt for content last week WOOF. check it!

FOLLOWPALOOZA
the followpalooza was a HOOT!! we had heaps of fun streaming with our friends and playing silly buggers for you gorgeous folks. we hope you had as much fun as we did!! we were joined by streamers Lena Moon, T10Nat, Walkrman, and Bajo, as well as too many of our past guests to name in the evening. it rocked hard.

The Back Pocket 200th Episode Followpalooza 12hr Livestream (long ass name much)

GAME NIGHT STREAMS
this week also saw TWO game night streams!! the first was Gus giving Atomfall a red hot go, followed by ME and my bestie Joel Duscher from Thumb Cramps streaming our thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct followed by an accidentally-violent Late Homework stream.

Great heavens! Gus has had an ATOMFALL | Game Night

Talking Nintendo Direct + Switch 2 w/ Joel Duscher

Ruby & Joel Hand in Their LATE HOMEWORK | Game Night

THIS WEEK ON BACK POCKET

if you're reading this right now, PETE is currently going gnome mode on twitch, playing Gnomes and things of that nature.

in regards to the show, WE'RE BACK TO REGULAR PROGRAMMING. joining us on the show this week is one of our friends you may have seen at the party, Junkee writer LIA KIM!!! she'll be joining us in all her journalistic wisdom for a rowdy time, of course

ETC

MERCH
the followpalooza merch designed by gus and i is STILL AVAILABLE TO BUY and will be up until THIS FRIDAY!!! you can check it out HERE!!

as for all you folks on the Merch Pocket tier, stay tuned!! i'll be processing some orders for those of you who have been at that tier for over 3 months THIS WEEK!! that is definitely one of the parts of blair's job i'm still wrapping my head around LMAO

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as for me, i'm exhausted!!! yesterday was the last show i produced for back pocket, as now my duty is solely to be a clown on camera, shitpost, and shift into admin mode. i enjoyed learning the ropes of producing, but boy was it tiring and sometimes really stressful!! i went in with basically 0 livestream production experience (i produced a few sketch comedy shows in uni and had a "gaming journalism job" but its soooo different), but i think i got a lot out of it.

but of course, we always end up rejecting modernity and returning to monke. i've lived most of my life, both child and adult, as a poster, and i will probably die a poster. on my deathbed, i'll probably post something like "ummmm not me eating shit and dying" on Twitter 2 before turning to dust, but thankfully that won't be for another trillion years.

also, here's what gus and pete would look like if they were Green.

and also Purple.

anyway, thanks for reading! bing bong!

• RUBY