Hobbies and trivia about myself
Some other places on the Internet you can find me:
- Blog on blog.evanchen.cc
- Twitch and YouTube
- Discord
- Steam
- My Anime List
- Spotify
- Microblog on wall.evanchen.cc
Here’s a little about myself, including things I like so much that I think you should try them too!
Webcomics#
Puzzle hunts#
I am an avid fan of the MIT mystery hunt and other puzzle hunt activities. Hunts I contributed to include as a hunt author the Mystery Hunt 2021, Mystery Hunt 2023, and the 2021 MOP mini-hunt.
If you want to learn more about puzzle hunts, check the dedicated page.
Hanabi#
Hanabi is a cooperative logic-based deduction game. I play Hanabi with the H-group, under the username vEnhance. I played in some tournaments from 2020-2022 and later in the Hanabi Pro Hunting League.
I wrote a short introduction to the rules and H-group conventions if you’d like to get into the game and the strategies my group uses. I also wrote a blog post about why I like the game.
More games#
Other games I enjoy include StarCraft, Baba is You (logic/puzzle), and many more. In addition to my Steam list, here’s a long list of games I enjoy with short descriptions of each. I generally like games with a learning curve or games with engaging story.
Arch Linux#
By the way, I use Arch Linux. Some details about my setup:
- Window manager: i3, with py3status and rofi
- Browser: qutebrowser
- Browser homepage (click the timer to change target date)
- Editor: NeoVim
- File manager: Thunar
- Monospace font: Inconsolata
- Mail user agent: NeoMutt
- TeX distribution: TeX Live
- Shell: Fish, using xfce4-terminal
- To-do list: Taskwarrior 2, with WingTask.
You can find a lot of my configuration files on my dotfiles GitHub repository. Note the keybindings are written for Dvorak, rather than QWERTY.
Plushies#
- Artichoke. A rainbow unicorn Pusheen.
- Chocolate Chip. He’s a cookie, but I don’t think he’s edible.
- CZ. Longtime large blue cat pillow. Seems to always be asleep.
- Dragonfly. A small white crochet dinosaur with blue wings.
- Eeyore. Curiously, he’s always smiling.
- Egg. An adopted purple zergling, and Eggy’s twin. The quieter one.
- Eggy. An adopted purple zergling, and Egg’s twin. The louder one.
- Elliot. A zealot. He looks like a little kid.
- Gekota. Just like in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.
- Hit Point. Fills you with determination.
- Humphrey. Small grey elephant. Likes to ride on Roomba’s.
- Johann. A small brown crotchet turtle in a red shell.
- Kernel Sanders. Namesake of a Hanabi variant.
- Lemon. A pink zergling. Has Metabolic Boost.
- Mu. He’s a mushroom! He’s all you need.
- Olive. An overlord. Doesn’t like to fly as much as you’d expect.
- Olivia. An overlord. She has a perpetual :expressionless: face.
- Onion. A round sloth. Showed up mysteriously in the mail one day.
- Pear. A probe. She went on a trip to King’s Cove once.
- Sgt Billy. A blue marine. Remember, say no to stim!
- Snowcone. A Yeti. Has a goofy grin.
- Starfish. An infestor. Always has his tongue out.
- Stirfry. Another infestor. Doesn’t seem to have Neural Parasite yet.
- Toast. Mostly light brown, with a bit of butter as well.
- Totoro. Grey with three arrows on his chest.
- Turnip. A burrito-shaped Chococat. Tried to run for president once.
Miscellaneous#
- Favorite triangle center: Orthocenter
- Favorite circle: A-mixtilinear incircle
- Favorite color: 00cca7
- Favorite movies: A Whisker Away, I Want My Hat Back
- Favorite music group: Dreamcatcher
- Favorite song: Paradise SIYEON
- Favorite K-drama: 구경이 (Inspector Koo)
- Math contest photos and history
- Myers-Briggs: INFJ-T, but see criticism of the MBTI
- Monkeytype: > 150wpm
- StarCraft announcer: D.Va
- Favorite city: Duluth, Minnesota
- Most hated city: New York