LadyCrimson

For the first time in our entire together-lives, hubby and I ordered pizza two nights in a row. It was a lazy weekend. I also logged into GoG for the first time in many moons, and when I was told to type in my verification code that was being emailed to me, I nearly had a fit. I absolutely hate being forced to do that (Steam does this too) because I don't allow perm. cookies so they always think it's a "new machine" every single time. So annoying. But thankfully GoG let me disable it...unlike Steam. One day gaming forum software will do something similar and I'll disappear from the 'net. Yeah, I'm old and tech-cranky these days. Turning into my grandparents or something.

That 2nd Jack Reacher movie was "free" on Amazon Prime so we watched that while eating pizza. The first film was a lot better, imo. This sequel was ok, but I didn't like the "maybe daughter" subplot which just felt like boring time-filler. You could have excised that entire subplot/character from the film and never notice anything missing.

....I'm still bored. ....I used to write and photography was creating. I don't write anymore either. I also tried volunteer work for a while, but that's too social for me to do often. It's just a phase I suppose. Hubby was stuck in a rut for a long time too, he just sat and watched TV (and gardened in spring), mostly. Then he started on the 3d printer stuff and seems reinvigorated. I just haven't found something new like that, yet. It's just irritating/annoying in the meantime.

^ Nah, it's not like that. More like a longtime retiree thing. It's what happens to some of us when you've had almost nothing but free time for many many years. You burn out on hobbies after a while and don't know what to replace them with. Books I lost interest in years ago for example, thats not recent.

I don't know anything about the game, but it reminds me that I'd still like a secret dungeon basement. For many reasons. Considering my current state of mind, maybe digging one out could be my new life project.

Sidenote: lately I'm starting to feel like I could be ready for shuffleboard cruises. eg, I've lost interest in almost everything else, outside of Ansel-ing my way through FFXV and using Ignis as my desktop wallpaper at all times. Used to devour books - don't care anymore, all seem the same. Used to devour films/TV - don't care anymore, all seem the same. Used to love photography - don't care and digital has made it less interesting (altho easier to do cool stuff) Games - same. Dance - same. Long drives, camping/hiking, etc. Same. I'm not social, I don't drink, I don't play sports, I don't care to knit or sew or make webpages or youtube blogs or become a culinary expert. Hubby sits in the garage tinkering with his printers or gardening in the yard. ...what do loners do when their loner activities no longer appeal?

^ Well of course it's not the same. That's why I said "kinda." It's what the US has, is all. Point is I don't get that level of fascination with other people's lives. If I'd been around during Kennedy, for example, I wouldn't have cared what the 1st lady wore and what she was doing. But whatever - we all have our irrational fascinations. :D

No, and no. I used to be in pretty good shape, biked, hiked, danced, blah blah. But I've never ever liked "working out" even when I had a routine. And I never will. I'll pedal on my little machine 20 minutes a day, take a walk sometimes, and do arm/knee exercises a few times a week. Anything more is unlikely for anything more than a few days in a row. Besides.

I remember when Charles and Diana got hitched and it was SUCH a big deal in the US. I was an early teen then or something. I didn't care then, I care even less now. I'll never understand the fascination with such. It's a wedding, not Disney animation. ...marriage and then 15 years later, possible Royal Divorce. hardeharhar. I didn't care when Brad and Angelina got together either (that's kinda like "royalty" in US terms - Hollywood couples, meh). Not like any of them are my friends.

Imgur seems to be starting a policy of blocking some busy websites from direct-link embedding. Doesn't apply here, but that means it's back to using my own webserver again most of the time. Phooey on them. ;p Anyway - Bahamut, all gold and shiny. (edit: is it a spoiler without context? Maybe I should tag it anyway)

My main health problem is I dislike exercising and I no longer do/care about many activities that keep me "active". I mean I try to at least do a minimum, but I don't do anywhere near enough, especially for my aging self. I'd rather just sit in a chair in my comfy house doing sitting-down things. Pffft. I also much prefer raw vegies. Or at least, barely cooked ones. Like tossing vegies in a pan with a tiny bit of oil/garlic and tossing it over heat for 2-3 minutes. They have to still have texture. Mushy vegies are just ick.

In general I just like more party members, but I also have this thing where I prefer even numbers, because I prefer the ... stance? ... symmetry of it. 5 just throws me off. Haha. (edit) I like my six-dot dominoes.

I'm standing in front of the palace gate that will lead me to the final 3 fight sections of the main story in FFXV. Finally there! Probably just another 30 minutes or so of gameplay....of course, that means about 6-8 hours of actual time spent, because every single fight takes me 1.5-3 hours of Ansel-ing. So far, the first "new boss" was a great improvement/more fun. Not difficulty wise, but definitely more fun then the boring version that was there before. I already played most of the revamped last Chapt. in post-game status, on console, but it plays quite differently (eg, it's better/feels more interesting) when you do it "naturally" via getting there as you would through the storyline, since there's a few scenes and atmosphere stuff that don't play/happen in post-game playing. Definitely a better experience than the initial release version, especially if you do one particular new side-quest first before going for the main-questline. I still think the overall enlargement of the Chapt. play-area is nothing special, but the story/atmosphere feels somewhat improved with the changes. At least, it's more epic. Now if they'd only improve/expand the water-city and "train" chapters a bit, the whole game would be feel much better pacing wise (wishful thinking, they won't, at least not in main-game).

One of the (new Royal content) ending bosses, visual spoiler, tagged. I enjoyed this a fair bit more than the "boss" that was originally in this spot. Cerberus says Hi.

Summer's around the corner which means ... I eat too much and gain a little weight back (yearly 5-8lb yo-yo). Mildly cooler/darker weather makes me lose appetite, while mildly warmer weather and longer daylight makes me want to eat chocolate, ice cream, BBQ's, deli sandwiches, munchies-food in general. *shakes fist* *goes for a walk*

First episode of Netflix "original" series The Rain. Kind of post-apoc predictable with what appears to eventually be mostly a 20-something cast/angst, but the first episode was watchable enough I'll try another two episodes and see where it goes. The English dub was horrifying, if you try it stick to original language/subtitles.

I have not seen it but reading reviews, sounds like the new Han Solo movie will be typical lightly enjoyable entertainment. It's always weird to see someone else's face associated with such an iconic character tho. Doesn't matter how good the replacement is at nailing the role, it's still weird. I also watched The Clapper via Amazon or Netflix, I forget which. I found it to be an odd movie in the sense that the main character is kind of unlikable, but the film as a whole has this low-key-charm so I kept watching. Plus the cameos of famous to meme-famous (the Shamwow guy made me lol) people was fitfully amusing. But by 3/4 of the way through I'd sort of had it with the main character and began to tune out.

Hehe, yeah, I'm not trying for extreme settings. Just saving space over the default Fraps recording. I use H264 at "slow" rendering and get it down to around 2GB and it looks pretty good for general viewing. Just a game video after all. It's just 15 minutes duration. I could really use something besides Fraps but despite the enormous file sizes I really like its very non-lossy recordings. Already compressed on the fly videos are terrible for editing purposes imo. It's a pain tho when it's for something you don't care about editing.

Oh yeah, the joy of compressing a 25GB video taking 1.5-2 hours to render. I remember that. *twiddles thumbs* Guess I'll have to search for funny cat videos on the laptop. And tonight, after trying some from some local joint, I've decided nachos should never have any amount of BBQ sauce in them, even if the beef brisket bits and tomatoes and other things are still tasty.

Used "The Ring" for the first time in this PC playthru. First time I used the Alterna spell + Ansel while casting it my jaw dropped. I mean it's silly-cool in-game/normal use to begin with, but on the 4k TV seeing the full effect of it via repeatedly hitting Ansel and being able to circle around it was a serious wow moment to me. I typically avoid using the Ring but after that I was using it constantly just to view it some more. (1min 40sec, best in 720 or 1080, ofc)

So, hubby was also feeling extra tired/having extra trouble staying asleep the past couple weeks. I mean sure we're aging and we're not youthful-athletic-in-shape anymore, but most of our free time we kept taking naps/couldn't stay awake long, yet also couldn't sleep for long, it was ridiculous. We finally decided we must have come down with some strange malady. No other obvious symptoms, no fevers etc. Strangest thing ever. Anyway, I finally feel half-way normal again and able to sleep more hours in a row + stay awake/feel like I can concentrate/do tasks. Which means I have a lot of delayed housework that needs doing. >.>

Belatedly realized PoE2 is out, read up on some of the tech issues....don't really care about using my PoE1 save file (it's not even installed anymore, although the save file might still be there in Documents or something), but I think I'll wait some months and then buy the GoG version so I don't have to deal with waiting for patches routine. I am interested in checking it out at some point...just no hurry.

Corven looks kinda to my tastes, on first description. Interesting list.

I think in my entire "gaming" life, I've only gotten past half-way in maybe about 30% of all the games I purchased. Full completion (or obsession) is a really small percentage. I mean, I don't buy many games these days, but pre-digital times I bought a lot more of them, more frequently. Still have them all in boxes in a closet.

Real warriors only need animal skin loincloths for armor. Everything else hampers movement and is overkill. Plus, isn't as sexy. ....I don't think leather armor was ever really intended to prevent major slicing/direct hits damage. It was more just to save the skin from those almost-got you glancing-miss blows (those "papercuts" can hurt/distract after all!), as well as from brush and bushes when you decide you have to suddenly flee into the woods.