MantaRei

  • Hello, MantaChasm! Whether you’re an old or new fan of the games or anime or even you’ve never really taken an interest, there’s no doubt in my mind you’ve at least heard of the Pokémon franchise. I personally began my Pokémon Trainer career in 1999 with the Special Edition Pokémon Yellow bundle (the game cart,…

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  • Hello MantaChasm! Here is the conclusion to my “Short Guide to Starting an Aquarium” series that I started last week here on mantachasm.online. Part 1 laid out the foundation for starting in fish-keeping touching on topics like aquarium selection, planning, and setup. In Part 2 we’re going to discuss selecting fish and their tank-mates, how…

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  • Hello MantaChasm! You might not know this about me, but have a great fascination with marine life! I grew up in a family that spent a lot of time both on and around the water: my mother and her father were big boaters and I have many fond memories of going out on my grandfather’s…

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  • A (Random) Tuesday Update

    Hello MantaChasm! Welcome to this lovely Tuesday post here at mantachasm.online! This will be a small update post just to bring everyone up to speed. First, I want to let everyone know that the baby is STILL amazing, and my wife is also STILL amazing. The baby is getting stronger every day, and it’s so…

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  • Hello MantaChasm! Welcome back to the second (and probably final) post chronicling the birth of the newest member of my PC fleet – Maria:Unlocked! Last time I regaled you all with the tale of her conception, starting from such humble beginnings as a home-grade HP pre-built mid-tower and growing into the mature PC she is…

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  • Maria:Unlocked Was Injured…

    Hello, MantaChasm! I write to you today with a heavy heart; no, the baby is fine (and super healthy and awesome) but tragedy has struck another member of the household–Maria:Unlocked. I sat down to do some bench-marking on Sunday evening, thinking I’d install one of her new accessories first and take some glamour photos for…

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  • Baby MantaRei Has Arrived!

    Well MantaChasm, we did it. As of 4PM November 4, 2019 we have a beautiful baby boy, and we couldn’t be happier. I started writing this in the hospital room as they both slept off their incredible feats. Now, a day later I look back and think how amazing they both were. God is good,…

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  • Hello MantaChasm! As I said in my previous post I’m VERY excited to write about my new PC build and how it’s coming. So without further ado, let’s get to it! For those that don’t know (probably all of you) I’m very big into naming inanimate objects. Something about it makes the relationship more personal,…

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  • Hello, MantaChasm! I’ve been SO scarce lately, and part of that is due to the YouTube channel going live! Now I know what you’re thinking: “wait, you said you posted videos a month ago,” and you’re right! What I mean is, I have now posted eight videos and am making a serious effort to record…

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  • Hello, MantaChasm! Just a quick update: I was able to get my paid WordPress live and link the appropriate domain! As of yesterday you can now navigate to mantachasm.online to get to this lovely site! Thank you, thank you! It will soon be the primary domain, so please use it rather than the wordpress.com address.…

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