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.

About the site

As of early-March 2025, the entire site is powered by hand-written HTML, CSS, and Javascript. There is no CMS involved, everything is done manually 😱 Read more about this madness. The site is hosted at Digital Ocean.

Computing Gear

Most days, I switch between a 13" M4 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 primarily use an Xbox Series X. It is connected to a not-fancy 50" TCL TV I picked up for $200 at Walmart a few years ago. I use a Razer Wolverine V3 Pro controller, and the latest version of Logitech G's Astro A50 headset.

I also recently got a Nintendo Switch. I mostly use it in bed to play classic NES games or to continue working my way through Breath of the Wild.

Battlefield

In 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 I'm currently 2nd in charge 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 player, come find us and play with one of the best gaming communities out there!

Disclaimer

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