Worked on a Resonite video today. I’ll probably have it ready for export tomorrow night, then I’ll add it to the video queue I’m slowly rebuilding. This one took me awhile due to the size – this session was almost five hours long! It’s been edited down to a little over four minutes, but I expect it to shrink even further.
Short Thursday Evening Open Thread
Didn’t have time to do much tonight. Winding down by playing a bit of AudioSurf 2! Hard to believe that I haven’t ridden my music in a couple of years, last time I played it was in August of 2023. Chilling to some music and enjoying my new headphones sounded like a cool way to spend the remainder of my evening. I’ll have more time tomorrow to tackle things, even getting off earlier in the day.
Open Thread!
Children Growing Up, Old Friends Growing Older
The sun was shining. Friends of the past visited for our yearly outing at one of the local beaches where we had hot dogs and burgers in a secluded location. When night fell we made a bonfire that could be seen from space. Fireworks were lit, intermingling with the view of the stars, and a couple of us ran with sparklers in hand. Then midnight came, the witching hour. I ran too close to the ocean and a wave caught me by surprise… and then the alarm went off. I was in bed, it was only a dream of better times.
I stretched and rubbed the sleep from my eye, and recalled the dream that felt all too real. It was more like a flashback, if anything. Slowly remembering the people I saw, who have either moved away or passed on, and trying to fight the urge to close my eyes to try and chase what will never happen again.
I hate getting old.
An Unusual Taste That Might Become My Usual
Some gamers boast about drinking gamer themed beverages… me? Tea fills that necessary void of hydration. One brand I buy regularly is TeaLyra, a Canadian tea company that I’ve bought from for almost a decade. It was mostly through Amazon, but in more recent times I’ve decided to check out their full catalog on their official website.
Tonight I decided for my late night cuppa I’d try White Ayurvedic Chai. I’m more than familiar with Black and Green Chai, and the occasional Rooibos or “Red Chai”, so when I saw a Chai that’s blended with white tea, traditional chai spices and fruit I was intrigued. When brewed properly White Tea has a mild taste that pairs well with fruit, and the added spices helps to further enhance it. I’m not sure if I want to try adding milk to this blend, or even sweetener. It stands well on its own.
(I’m not being paid to put this up… it’s just that good… at least until the tariffs make it questionable)
A Day In The Life Open Thread
Today I went out and touched some grass, it was nice. The weather was nice enough that I decided to go out on a two hour walk around town. Then I came home and dined on tea and nachos and did a little bit of gaming on the TV. It felt like a perfect day, full of local peace and no idiocy shoving itself in my face. If only more days could be this nice.
Open Thread!
Crying Over Repetitive Game Mechanics Is My Strength
It’s been a hot minute since I last played Crystar, and I actually finished a boss battle and got a couple achievements out of it. That is to say it was pretty easy, while the game has a nice design and story it is severely lacking in game mechanics.
While the gameplay is lackluster, I did enjoy murdering the shit out of this particular boss. In the game you befriend a girl named Kokoro, who lost her boyfriend and unborn child to a Karen in purgatory wanting to be reborn… only the boyfriend never really loved her. As much of a grind as it was, I was happy with the end result.
I might continue this on the TV for a bit before calling it a night. Give it one final play for the evening before forgetting about it again… 😛
Content Where Art Thou
I didn’t have time to put out a video for Saturday. I have one in queue, but I want to make a thumbnail and closed captions for it before release. I had a late workday and spent the rest of it doing more rearranging around my homestead. I moved all my cables out of my 2nd junk drawer (cutting it down to just the one) so that I can put actual clothes in said drawer. My body is telling me to take a break until tomorrow after regaining rest and calories.
I think I’ll crash on the couch for the final hours of my night before entering the sleep realm… What to play I wonder?
I Love It When a Plan Comes Together
We had a bit of a heatwave today. Got off work in the afternoon and started building my closet storage. Just need to rearrange some stuff and it’ll be right where I want it to be. If I’m not too tired tomorrow night I’ll try to finish it up, and if not I’ll have a whole weekend to get things tidied up… among other things.
Money Well Saved
Another Steam Summer Sale came and went. This time around I didn’t bother purchasing anything. I have too many games to get through as it is, and not enough time in a day even with the Steam Deck. Last night I did at least get a little bit of Horizon Forbidden West in, and the night before I checked out Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne. It gives me an excuse to read the comic for it in my spare time.
Late Night Open Thread
I recently ordered some supplies for what feels like my never ending closet project. I’ve opted for some storage cubes for clothes and other things… sadly they aren’t companion cube shaped. I’ll probably start assembling things on Friday, or over the weekend. Then I can continue purging more things that I’ll need to toss. *Sigh* too much to fucking do…
Open Thread!