OCT 29

2025

Wednesday: back at work, but I couldn't do as much with my groups as I wanted because of briefings and IT tickets. (On the plus side, I'm quite happy with a QA call flowchart I'd made.) Since I was making dinner, I started the chili before my shift, and once it had ended, we had dinner while watching RoboCop on VHS. I thought I'd play the new Mazerella/Ante Chamber update in Vampire Survivors, but I was too invested in the movie. Afterwards, I ground out the wins necessary for the "Across the Timeways" prerelease Tavern Brawl in Hearthstone. While I'd enjoyed trying to make Dredge Druid and Dragon Mage decks work, it wasn't until I switched to an Elemental Shaman deck that I got the six wins needed for the achievement and maximum rewards. Now that it's almost 1:30 AM, I'm posting these updates before I do the UmaMusume Half-Year Anniversary daily.

2024

Tuesday: after work, Julie and I went right to the gym. Afterwards, we went up to the store long enough to grab cat treats and some trail mix that should be fine for me to eat in moderation. Since it's trash night, I scooped the litter, and we got cleaned up after the trash and recycling was out. I finished my half of the shrimp soup thing I'd made for dinner on Saturday, and I think we watched more Buffy.

2023

Sunday, 9:49 AM: my dream today was something about meetup dynamics and how they change when some of the attendees are unwelcome giant monsters, I think?

5:37 PM: after getting up and dressed, Wourme ran Race for the Galaxy for Miles, Shrug, Gary, and myself. I enjoyed it while we were playing, blissfully unaware I was rushing for the endgame while everybody else had much higher scoring planets. Had a banana afterwards and watched Parker playing Max Payne 3 for a while before going upstairs to warm up in the bedroom with Julie while I ate Cheez Its and catching up on my websites. The Kusoge tournament started afterwards, and both Julie and I were eliminated in Mega Man 7 versus mode matches. Most of the games this year seemed to be weird FMV fighters with split screens or alternating animation, plus notable standouts Shadow Tower and Rakugaki Showtime. (Silhouette Mirage deserves recognition for having a special versus mode with asymmetrical health bars and attacks that do damage based on whether characters are facing left or right on the screen.) I drank a weird Food Lion strawberry seltzer, and it did not surpass my preferred Propel or Ice drinks.

9:49: still pretty cold in here and I keep stepping in puddles in my socks, so I've been just sitting on the sofa under the blanket with Julie while reading reddit, searching for old LJ accounts, and otherwise recovering my socialization stamina. I did have a glass of Dr Pepper earlier, which was nice.

12:34 AM: Gary (and company??) made chili for dinner, and as inevitably happens, I managed to sear my tongue in the process. I went back to the bedroom to warm my feet and eat some gorp as well, after which I rejoined Julie on the sofa for a bit. The kusoge tournament ended at some point, and Cuba addressed the group to ensure everything would be cleaned up and packed in time for checkout at 11 tomorrow. Things are winding down, so I'm just doing some final online activity before I pack up down here and go to bed.

2:15 AM: Mothra came over while I was playing Hearthstone and we spent some time talking about The Venture Bros, and Lower Decks, and other shows. I need to finish my HS quests and then I really will be done for the night.