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[[An unkempt, bleary-eyed individual muses to himself.]]
Armchair Philosopher: When I think back to remember things, it’s weird…
Armchair Philosopher: If I remember an OBJECT, I’ll see it through my own eyes, as I first saw it…
Armchair Philosopher: But often, if I think back on an ACTION – something I DID – the memory plays back in third person.

Armchair Philosopher: I see the room. I myself IN the room, doing the thing. The recollection takes place from OUTSIDE myself.
Armchair Philosopher: Is this a legacy of movies and YouTube and selfies? Parsing the world in terms of camera angles and pictures of ourselves?

Armchair Philosopher: There’s stuff I did as a kid that I remember from the angle of a PICTURE that was taken at the time… I guess I DID the thing once, but I’ve seen the picture a million times…
Armchair Philosopher: I’d love to ask a Cro-Magnon how HIS memory works. Does he remember himself as a CAVE PAINTING?

[[A disinterested-looking child offers her opinion.]]
Armchair Philosopher: That’s it for today’s MYSTERY TO PONDER ™!!! Join us tomorrow when we discuss whether you can ever really have two thoughts in your head at once! I say no, and explain why at length!
Child: Can I unsubscribe from this family

{{header: reminisce with WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: You will remember this in years to come and so, so clearly see the look on your face at this very instant}}

#1035; Much Musing on Memory transcribed by in

[[An unkempt, bleary-eyed individual muses to himself.]]
Armchair Philosopher: When I think back to remember things, it's weird...
Armchair Philosopher: If I remember an OBJECT, I'll see it through my own eyes, as I first saw it...
Armchair Philosopher: But often, if I think back on an ACTION - something I DID - the memory plays back in third person.

Armchair Philosopher: I see the room. I myself IN the room, doing the thing. The recollection takes place from OUTSIDE myself.
Armchair Philosopher: Is this a legacy of movies and YouTube and selfies? Parsing the world in terms of camera angles and pictures of ourselves?

Armchair Philosopher: There's stuff I did as a kid that I remember from the angle of a PICTURE that was taken at the time... I guess I DID the thing once, but I've seen the picture a million times...
Armchair Philosopher: I'd love to ask a Cro-Magnon how HIS memory works. Does he remember himself as a CAVE PAINTING?

[[A disinterested-looking child offers her opinion.]]
Armchair Philosopher: That's it for today's MYSTERY TO PONDER (tm)!!! Join us tomorrow when we discuss whether you can ever really have two thoughts in your head at once! I say no, and explain why at length!
Child: Can I unsubscribe from this family

{{header: reminisce with WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: You will remember this in years to come and so, so clearly see the look on your face at this very instant}}

You will remember this in years to come and so, so clearly see the look on your face at this very instant

#1035; Much Musing on Memory

  — June 6th, 2014

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Bolted! Shipping is UNDERWAY

April 4, 2026 by David Malki !

Bolted! games have been shipping to backers over the last couple of weeks! The non-US orders are (mostly) done and some folks have been reporting receiving them already!

@davidmalki.com My game arrived today!! It looks gorgeous 🙂 Hope you are well 🙂

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— Lar deSouza (@lartist.bsky.social) April 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM

My US inventory of games is now in-country, but still being staged at the fulfillment centers. It’s being distributed to regional warehouses, so the actual shipping to backers happens more efficiently. I hope the bulk of US shipping will start next week.

These are what the cartons (and games) look like!

bolted! games BOLTED! GAMES (pounding the table) B O L T E D ! G A M E S

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— david malki ! (@davidmalki.com) April 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM

I am also waiting on the bonus cards to be finished printing! I ended up needing many more of those than I had anticipated, so I decided to have the game factory print those too, for perfect matching with the base game cards.

Most people will be receiving two separate mailings: the game itself, and “anything else” (bonus cards and/or add-ons) which will be sent by me personally.

As of today, 86% of backers have completed their surveys so far! That’s pretty good, but it’s not everyone. I know YOU PERSONALLY have already completed YOURS though, so no worries!!

We have now moved OFF of Kickstarter and ONTO BackerKit for any new orders. You can bundle a game with basically anything else I sell on that there website, it’s pretty nuts!


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