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9 months ago
Coming Out of Hibernation
We still have another month of winter weather according to the groundhog
My right ankle is a barometer and wakes me up with weather shifts, and I have to walk it off when the pressure changes at night and we get a cold spell or rain / snow / ice, so it seems spot on.
However, I am starting to rouse with the warmer days.
Dinner with Furs
I attended a local group’s dinner at a diner – not a suiting event (that was later at a local gathering place, but I did not participate [it was a work night and a bit of a hike]), but like minds eating and chatting was pleasant enough. I haven’t been going out too often, so this was an enjoyable meet.
Lost in the Fungal Wastes
To pass the time when it’s less nice, over the past six weeks, I’ve put in about sixty hours on Hollow Knight, a 2D platformer on PC, and a lot of it was multiple attempts at bosses. I am still stuck on the Mantis Lords, but I am learning.
I used to find cheat codes for my PS2 to play the games with impunity, but since I am too lazy to change data files, I have decided to improve and learn how not to die in-game.
And for Something Completely Different
When that gets too frustrating, I have Walkabout Mini Golf for my Oculus and I have also been following along on YouTube doing some gentle Tai Chi to get my movements in.
I have also been feeding the birds; they gather outside my window and I watch them while I have my coffee in the moments before I get to work.
Besides that I am doing my usual TV viewing – I am almost all caught up on my Star Trek series, and my nightly reading. I have almost finished another series.
So it’s been a pretty active winter, thus far. The electric bill was killer (My apartment is all electric), so that’s another dip into my fun money, but one that was planned for. So fun closer to home is more the order of the season.
We still have another month of winter weather according to the groundhog
My right ankle is a barometer and wakes me up with weather shifts, and I have to walk it off when the pressure changes at night and we get a cold spell or rain / snow / ice, so it seems spot on.
However, I am starting to rouse with the warmer days.
Dinner with Furs
I attended a local group’s dinner at a diner – not a suiting event (that was later at a local gathering place, but I did not participate [it was a work night and a bit of a hike]), but like minds eating and chatting was pleasant enough. I haven’t been going out too often, so this was an enjoyable meet.
Lost in the Fungal Wastes
To pass the time when it’s less nice, over the past six weeks, I’ve put in about sixty hours on Hollow Knight, a 2D platformer on PC, and a lot of it was multiple attempts at bosses. I am still stuck on the Mantis Lords, but I am learning.
I used to find cheat codes for my PS2 to play the games with impunity, but since I am too lazy to change data files, I have decided to improve and learn how not to die in-game.
And for Something Completely Different
When that gets too frustrating, I have Walkabout Mini Golf for my Oculus and I have also been following along on YouTube doing some gentle Tai Chi to get my movements in.
I have also been feeding the birds; they gather outside my window and I watch them while I have my coffee in the moments before I get to work.
Besides that I am doing my usual TV viewing – I am almost all caught up on my Star Trek series, and my nightly reading. I have almost finished another series.
So it’s been a pretty active winter, thus far. The electric bill was killer (My apartment is all electric), so that’s another dip into my fun money, but one that was planned for. So fun closer to home is more the order of the season.
Vix
Regards to all.
That aside? I'm not a hard core 'Gamer.' I still have (And play) my Ancient N64, Gamecube, and PS2, 3, and 4's (I own two of those, 'cause,,, reasons). I grew up when Atari consoles first hit the market, and to this day, the graphics of modern day games alone, awe the ever-luvin'-HELL outta me (I have spent untold hundreds of hours just wandering about in places like 'Far Cry/Skyrim/Others', enjoying the scenery (And striving to NOT become some critters' next meal!).
'Tactics' and stuffs? eeehhhhh... I'm pretty much the suk, but at least admit it!
I'd love to get into online MMO WWII/Combat sim type games. Years ago I ventured into War Thunder, and then World of Warships, but the utter retardation/idiocy of those game developers 'Improvements', which ultimately raped ALL the fun/competition out of them, saw me deleting both and good riddance!
Still, nice to see YOU 'rousing and venturing outta yer Den! Sorry to hear 'bout that worrisome ankle however! As another with multiple wounded joints, I absolutely feel what you're saying/enduring. Weather changes are the utter HELL at times.
^5!
I'm not a hard core gamer either, but I finally did learn the attacks patterns of the Mantis Lord bosses and a couple of others. I would be lost forever in open world games like Skyrim (as much as I want to play the Khajiit mod). I rely on Walkthroughs to find things (hidden rooms / levels), and then focus on the mechanics of the game and some tactics (Charm combinations in Hollow Knight)
Thank you for your supportive words. I am satisfied with quality over quantity and am waiting for local events and maybe a con. There is a a local meet brewing that is more of a mini con that I may attend. To Be Determined