“I’m not excited for Factorio, but I’m excited for spending a hundred hours bickering with newbie. You know how it is.” It’s time for the most anticipated game release of the year: Factorio: Space Age! HGR initially thought the game was launching on October 23. Then he found out it was October 21. H...
We spent nearly the entirety of our Saturday session reclearing Brute Bomber and finally made it on the last pull of the day. This guy’s timeline is so hard to remember because half of his attacks sound the same: Final Fusedown (actually his first fusedown), Fusefield, Fuses of Fury, Fuse or Foe… He...
The Go to the Office More Initiative has been more chill than I expected.Week 1: Noah was sick, so we all worked remote.Week 2: Went to the office more (twice).Week 3: Office was getting painted, so we all worked remote. But now it’s Week 4, so the initiative is back in full swing…or so I thou...
What really strikes me about Masterchef is how passionate all these people are about cooking. It’s like a calling for them. Some have quit successful careers in hopes of pursuing a career in cooking. Some would do so if they won the prize money. Some are not looking to go professional, but they cook...
We’re now progging Wicked Thunder (M4S1(?)), without anything much of significance having happened in the interim. “Why does she want our soul, anyway?” Dante asked. “She wants to stuff it in her doohickey,” numbers said. Everyone looked at him (especially newbie and me, who, at HGR’s behest, are cu...
Petty complaint zone: I was bringing roommate to a doctor's appointment, and we arrived at the station in plenty of time to get a bagel (or so I thought). But the lady in line in front of me seemed to have no idea she was in a train station where people need to catch trains. First she had a lengthy ...
Was planning to double up on office days. Woke up at 6:40 am, ten minutes before my alarm. Turned off my alarm, went to the bathroom, reflected on my life choices, came back to bed, and slept for two more hours. It’s fine. I’m not required to go in on any specific days, and I’m much better off getti...
It’s the actual inaugural week for the Going to the Office More Initiative, and the forecast had driving rain all day. I was concerned that it would be thunderstorming when I left home (and was prepared to call a last-second remote day if there was a lot of lightning), but thankfully the rains held ...
[1:29 PM] numbers: things are rough for the rooihirado family [1:29 PM] Achaius: sure are 43. Burned to death in The Ancient Godcrypts Arcane (floor 8) (what a chuu2 level name). Floor 7 was a trip. The entrance was on a small island, and the Vampire Lord was spawn camping. He stole bo...
It’s fascinating watching BB develop a mental model of the world. A six-month-old lives entirely in the moment: I am hungry now (upset). I am chewing on a toy now (happy). I am being carried now (neutral). People could come and go, hand him off like a sack of potatoes, he didn’t care. At fifteen mon...
Two weeks ago, my parents bore witness to a historic event known as The Twelve Steps, in which BB walked twelve whole steps. Previously, he had only managed one or two at a time. By now, he has improved in steadiness and in confidence, and walking twelve or even twenty steps is not a big deal (exce...
One final Friday off, one last long weekend before the new boss takes the helm. Spending it visiting family. BB's starting to walk! Big hype! But first: WATER. MAIN. PIPE. BREAK. The construction down the street keeps breaking the water main. It's happened three times this past month. This time, the...