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Weeknotes 26-09

Big snowstorm again!!!!! This time it was blizzard conditions though I think the actual snow totals were less? Much heavier and wetter snow since it was a lot warmer, but that also means it’s already melting since it’s been above freezing for at least a little bit every day this past week (and much sunnier).

This was a big Gaming week, I started playing Overwatch again for the first time in 9 years (terrifying concept) and honestly???? pretty fun. It’s funny thinking about how when I first started playing that game right after launch I was really annoyed that there were no linear progression systems, only loot boxes. I was so used to playing games like Call of Duty or Destiny where you unlock new guns and cosmetics by playing and you can like, create goals to work towards in the game. But in (launch) Overwatch there was none of that, and I was always like “what’s even the point of playing if I’m not earning intrinsic rewards????”. I guess my complaint was answered maybe a bit TOO hard since now there’s loot boxes and a battle pass and a cosmetic shop and events and challenges lmao (like every other modern video game). But whatever I love a good cosmetic. It’s scary how fast I went from booting up the game to trying to justify buying a 25 dollar skin for a character I’d played twice.

Also got Death Stranding 2 from the library AGAIN. Played a few hours on Saturday just doing menial tasks but I think I’m finally ready to make plot progress in the game again lol. I also keep listening to this song in game, it’s so good……

I played the Marathon open beta on thursday and some more on sunday. I feel sooo conflicted on this game u_u I looooove the visuals and the Vibe but man I wish it was literally anything other than an extraction shooter. Like I don’t understand how “complete quest, get cool new gun as a quest reward, ‘ohhh i want to try out that new gun’, plays next game and is killed in seconds by someone I never see, can never use that gun again” is a fun loop??? It’s too bad because the enemy AI is shockingly good. Like super fun to fight against, and if this game was more similar to Borderlands or Destiny where it was a co-op PVE shooter that also had a dedicated PVP mode I would be SO into it. The second time playing I played it more like a BR, I only used the free loadouts and didn’t even touch any of my earned stuff and I had way more fun just not caring if I died or not. But at that point like…… why bother with the whole extraction thing I guess

Now that winter is ending (we’re probably entering fake spring soon before a return to cold weather, but we’ll see), I’ve really been taking advantage of it being not-horrible to be outside (like upper 30s to mid 40s) by actually going outside! yay! Went out with coworkers on thursday to chinatown for bubble tea and treats, friday went out for dinner and drinks with some other friends, and then saturday I went for a walk with olivia to enjoy the 48 and sunny weather and then went out for dinner and pinball with other friends, and then sunday my parents visited and then I got kaju with more friends! yayyyyy i love being social!!!!!!!

I know that Posting about social media is sooooo boring but I’ve been increasingly thinking about it again. I mean I’ve thought too much about it for like a decade at this point. But I keep thinking about how often I look at bluesky when I really get nothing of value from it???? I follow some artists there but they also all still post on twitter which also has every other artist i follow, as well as my really good “for you” algorithm that only shows me art. I don’t have the issue of needing to check my phone when I’m out with people or doing things, it’s just that I’m basically always on my computer otherwise and so the reflex to get that dopamine hit is way too strong. Though at the very least I haven’t logged into my main twitter in a while, like not in a few weeks I think? I can’t see myself deleting it as a “just in case” type thing, but I’ve felt zero draw to it. Maybe I should just unfollow anyone that’s not a mutual or artist on bluesky. That’d probably help me a lot!!!!!

Olivia and I were talking about the idea of “staying informed” via social media scrolling, and she was like “I used to get ragebaited by these ‘can you believe someone said this???’ type posts, but I started thinking, ‘if i’ve never heard someone say this in real life, i’m not going to read this’”. It’s like whenever I hear my friends or coworkers reference the “discourse” and it’s always some insane takes that I’ve never heard before I’m like “oh social media is truly so meaningless huh”. Like at this point despite being on social media a good amount I feel like I don’t really run into discourse ever which rules. Cannot imagine wanting to go back to that!

Things I’ve been into this week!!!