After many many many soon (tm)s i finally sat down and put something out! According to the folder I last wrote on March 2nd, 2024, so there's a lot to recall since then...
idk we passed the April 15th tax deadline and then I started playing old school runescape again in early June because I wanted to give someone some GPs to play the game but then I ended up sucking myself into it again somehow, went from 1840 ST to 2016 in the span of about 3.5 months. Did an east coast (is it really on the coast?) trip starting in PIttsburgh, PA to Cleveland, OH, primarily to visit Cedar Point. Steel Vengeance, Millennium Force, and Maverick are the best rides! Would like to go back again soon. After September 15th deadline got some time to rest from working long hours to meet the deadline and came to terms that even if I did have all the time in the world, I want to do something else then become a sweaty max cape nerd in it. So I stopped cold turkey! I still think about it periodically but I haven't redownloaded the game again (yet).
Now we're past the 10/15 tax filing deadline and I actually got to do a fuck ton of nothing this entire week! Very relaxing. However, when I think about my unemployed friends at times, it's like, "Man, you guys have all the time in the world to straighten out your hobbies/fitness/mental health/whatever the fuck! If only I were unemployed, I could do all that too and have my life in order!" Well, now that I'm actually doing nothing, time to put my money where my mouth is, right?
We were doing good through Wednesday of this week until my stepmother had me help bring my father to the hospital that night. I lifted and took a walk in the morning, did my 日本語 reps on the commute, played my jonger games for the day and ready to kick back and relax for the night! As of today he should be OK, seems to be a recurring infection from when he was last admitted in September but his health is declining overall. It's a good reminder that I should/need/want to aim to be healthy so that I can maintain my independence as I grow older, and maybe I suppose for the present, I should/need/want to be strong enough to carry his lard ass in the event he can't actually move himself anymore. However, since I haven't been exercising, I can't do it! So if shit ever actually hits the fan I can't carry him as is. I guess I should work on it while he's still alive...
So how's my life? For work, I'm climbing the ladder at work (one can argue the ladder is fixed/static though...), making connections (I have two places I can jump ship to now!), not ashamed to make a linkedin now (don't add me bro), wondered if I still want to keep doing this shit again on September 14th, but now that that's past I think we'll be OK again... Need to re-acclimatize myself with working out and walking again, stop using twitter unnecessarily (it's fun due to election cycle and easy to piss away an hour or two doomscrolling X [formerly Twitter]), but posting random cheevo/food pic is fine). I started messaging some old folks on Discord/Steam randomly to be funny and catch up for a bit. Good to catch up with some people but admittedly it can seem out of nowhere. But if it's just a short conversation, I can't really gain anything maliciously, can I? I'll keep doing it until someone tells me to shut the fuck up, I guess. hehe
I got back to Saint 1 on Mahjong Soul some time in September! I got close to Saint 2 up to 3900/4000, but as of right now I've fallen back around to 3300/4000 recently. I'd like to keep it as just playing 1 game a day on both Mahjong Soul and Riichi City, but I imagine if I get close again in the near future I'll probably end up doing a few marathon runs to try and get it. Consistency is key...? At least I'm not absolutely butthurt about getting 4ths for now, but it still kinda sucks.
Also up to date as of earlier this week on my Anki reps. I had about ~2k cards due for review that took about 2 weeks to get through. Once I actually finish the remaining new N1 cards (about 500?) then maintenance should be easy going forward. Again, consistency! Monster Girl Quest Paradox part 3 comes out November 1st, and I think I can handle it when it comes out... Stole a save for it as I've lost my saves for the game at least 4 times now, so I really don't wannna play the game again for a fifth time. Right now I'm playing Sequel Thirst, might finish before that comes out, and playing Shin Megami Tensei IV so I can be more fmailiar with Tokyo before my trip in December.
I think it's ok for now... typing this up as I am waiting to eat Baekjeong with some high school friends at Valley Fair typing this up on the faptop outside. I have some ideas I want to flesh out later... some rnadom musings. But for now, time to eat overpriced beef! Good bye wallet...