About

Dr Crankypants is written by Jim Mock.

Me, channeling Mars Blackmon with my Jordan 4s in the “What The?” colorway

Why Dr Crankypants?

Dr Crankypants has been my Xbox Live gamer tag since 2007ish, and the domain name was available so I figured why not 🙂

About me

Dad to twin teenage boys. East coaster. Ex-Portlander. Console gamer. Air Jordan addict. Apple nerd. Web developer. Boston Red Sox, Chicago Bears, and Portland Trail Blazers fan.

Battlefield

In late December 2018, I switched from playing Battlefield 5 on PlayStation to playing it on Xbox. I had been playing it on PlayStation since its release that November, but none of my friends were playing, so I switched. It wasn’t long before I ran into a guy named oCRAZEYHORSEo, who kept following me and sending me Xbox party invites. I ignored him at first, but after a few days of repeated invites, I finally joined his party.

He invited me to join his Battlefield platoon, ICE. I’ve been a member ever since, and now I’m one of the admins of the platoon, which has grown to over 450 members (and still growing!). Most nights, you’ll find anywhere from 4 to 10 (or more) of us playing together.

If you’re an Xbox Battlefield 5 player, come find us and play with one of the best gaming communities out there!

Computing Gear

Most days, I switch between a 13" M3 MacBook Air (Midnight, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD) and an 13" M4 iPad Pro (Space Black, WiFi+Cellular, 256 GB) depending on what I’m working on.

If I’m at my desk, whichever device I’m using is usually connected to an Apple Studio Display.

My phone is an iPhone 16 Pro. Not a whole lot to say here, but I love pretty much everything about this phone.

Gaming Gear

I’m currently bouncing between two consoles. I mainly use an Xbox Series X, but I also have a PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition. Both are connected to a not-fancy 50" TCL TV I picked up for $200 at Walmart a few years ago.

On the Xbox, I use a Razer Wolverine V3 Pro controller, and Microsoft’s Xbox Wireless Headset (2024 version).

On the PlayStation, I’m using a PlayStation DualSense Edge controller and the PlayStation PULSE 3D wireless headset.

About the site

As of mid-December 2024, the site is running on ClassicPress.