Tag: Elden Ring
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Weekly Reflections #16
In which we do things for a second time. A few thoughts on finishing my second playthrough of Elden Ring, which I think is now my favorite videogame of all time: Reading: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin Watching: We just finished season 1 of Silo. The finale was superb. I don’t usually dig post-apocalyptic…
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Weekly Reflections #13
In which we press on without sleep. Most of the time, in our relationship, my wife and I are able to navigate our natural circadian rhythms, that she rises 1-2 hours earlier than I’d like and I go to sleep 1-2 hours later than she’d like. And sometimes, that doesn’t quite work, for whatever reason.…
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Weekly Reflections #12
In which we attempt a comeback. “Indigo De Souza” by davidjlee is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Writing about why I haven’t been writing isn’t interesting for anyone. So let’s not. A quick thought that’s been on my mind for the last couple of days re: receiving feedback. I’ve ascribed for a while to the Conscious Leadership Group’s…
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Favorite Video Games of 2022
I’m generally looking for three things in video games: The top five here do some or all of these really well, and then I think there’s a decent drop-off after that.
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Quick early Thoughts on Elden Ring
Well, that was the title before I got 30 + 50+ 60+ hours in, stopped writing, and forgot to publish this. I wouldn’t say Elden Ring has taken over my life—seriously, there’s been a lot going on the last few weeks[1]—but it has taken up a lot of my free time. In a good way.…
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So what’s it been like taking a week off to play a video game?
Let’s not bury the lede—it’s been great! A few things I’ve learned: At my age, I can really only play about 4 hours of video games a day. Something happens after that—my eyes get tired, I get kind of bored of sitting down, and I just don’t enjoy playing anymore. Playing after that is like…
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What I’m Looking Forward to This Week
3 day work week! I have today off for President’s day, and starting on Friday I have a week of vacation! Hopefully sleeping better. I feel much more well-rested today than I did last week. Listening to the new Spoon and Hurray for the Riff Raff records Going to try going on a run Saturday,…
The Minimum Blues 