Fourth Wall Breaks

It has never been the intention of this blog to go off-topic from solo play. 

That being said, it has been helpful to have a few "fourth wall breaks" from time to time to talk about some technical aspects of the blogs. Also, since the current { music | books | movies | videogames | etc } I am enjoying do tend get referenced or at least show off in the vibe of posts, it can be nice to touch-in on some of that occasionally. Never all that often, though. It is more likely to show up in passing in the notes/commentary section. 

The term "Fourth Wall Break" did not occur to me until the second one, so technically the numbering is all wrong but ehhhhhhh....

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