Since we're so close to beating Titan, I tried to organize a mid-week raid. Everyone said they could make it except for Silver, who we figured would be the limiting factor. Dude is always busy. He lives in Seattle, which is a pretty hard-hit area, but he studies from home (engineering) and also work...
If it were up to me, I'd probably go on a grocery run once every two weeks, walking to Save-A-Lot during off-peak hours, keeping distance and wearing a mask. And I'd (probably) be fine. But my roommate is dead-set against the idea. He's very worried about Covid-19, with cause—his health is already q...
(Saturday 4/4): Wasn't watching where I was going and accidentally rammed my hand into a concrete wall, drawing blood. The outdoors is dangerous. (Sunday 4/5): Woke up early, took a hot shower, and headed out to my balcony. Starting the day right. Clouds were drifting across the sun, causing my st...
We finally got more work projects last Friday, one for each of us. So our long vacation is over. RIP vacation 3/13/20 – 4/2/20, you had a good run. Now that I've been working from home for a week, all the minor, irritating flaws in my home office setup have taken center stage. For instance: No du...
Kan beat Eden 8 Savage on Monday. "That was so hard," he said, flopping dramatically on the couch. "It feels leaps and bounds more difficult than anything else so far. I feel like I can't even recognize myself in the tank that cleared E4S for the first time at this point. You know how the story figh...
(Monday 3/30): Finally we got a sunny morning, but by the time I took my afternoon walk, the clouds had rolled in. Big puffy white guys with dark gray underbellies. I accidentally kicked over the Bud Light bottlecap on the balcony that was gifted to me by my upstairs neighbor. That got me reminisc...
Gratitude journal from March, starting March 13, the day I started sheltering in place. It's been a weird month, but a good one. sleeping in, waking up to a room awash in warm sunlight aki route COMPLETE. we finally got to fight the Dominion priestess (who is displayed as her true name when you defe...
Finally got around to making that Navajo flatbread! Here's the recipe, which is super simple: Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 1 to 1.25 cup lukewarm water, 1 tbsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp oil Mix dry ingredients together and add most water. Mix and add water until it has the consistency of ta...
HGR, the great encourager, gave some sage advice: "Let's beat Titan this week, so if anyone dies, we can say we beat Titan." Thanks to weekly Eden loot, I'm at item level 475, which means I'm slightly overgeared for the fight. (Back when Titan was current content, the max was 470.) HGR saw my gear...
(Thursday 3/26): Rainy today. Somewhere, a small dog was losing its mind, sending high-pitched staccato barks echoing throughout the apartment complex. A lot of people were coming and going in the parking lot. Maybe they were all essential workers or going on grocery runs, but I doubt it. In the dis...
Nice weather today. It was 51 degrees when I stepped out on my balcony for my daily walk, so I didn't even need a coat. All of this weekend's snow has long since melted. I took a 45-minute walk on the balcony [steps: 5014]. It's good to walk. Nine paces is just long enough that I don't get dizzy. ...
We've finally reached the end of Eden's Gate Savage for our fated showdown against Titan, the Heritor of Crags. "Wait," said newbie. "Is he wearing a stone loincloth??" Yes, yes he is. As befits a final boss, Titan has impeccable aesthetic. He has blasters on his back that transform into a car...