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: This time I chose to pursue a sorcerer’s path as opposed to my warrior last round. This meant much more combat from a distance,…
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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: Can you make me forget about everything else in the world right now? Are you interesting enough that I’m not checking my email in the down moments? When I’m not playing the game, am I thinking about playing the game? Am I trying to find time…
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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,…
