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In A Mood Monday
Apr. 19th, 2021 11:02 pmAs in everyone was in a mood -- my coworkers were grouchy (for reasons I'm not entirely privy to, as they were discussing it with each other while I was trying to work), and then I came home and my parents ended up in a mood because of bank stuff, while I was just in a mood because of regular work nonsense and trying to sum up all the credit-card-related bullshit. *sigh* Definitely a Monday, is what I'm getting at.
Well, on the plus side, I did well on the to-do list despite the moodiness:
1. Get in a workout: Check – another 25 on the bike, and another 25 with “Nuka-World Level One Survival!” I caught up with Minnie as she continued looting the main Nuka-Town area, looking for all the good Nuka-Cola flavors. . .and coincidence of coincidences, Sierra happened to be in the area, having a bit of an argument with a raider. Minnie immediately bonded with her fellow Nuka-mad lady, and got the Cappy glasses to start the hunt for Bradburton’s big secret, finding and noting the hidden Cappy in Nuka-Town to start. She also dropped by the market, where she did indeed have to pay for some basic medical services, along with a combat shotgun from the arms dealer. . .but as the traders are technically slaves and none of the wares on display in their stalls are marked as owned, she then proceeded to steal the rest of what she wanted. XD Mostly stuff like drugs and antibiotics, since she’s gonna need ‘em.
With her carry capacity loaded up, Minnie headed back to the actual Fizztop Grille to drop off a bunch of junk and some guns she wouldn’t need (including her “win everything” Fat Man) and get some proper rest at long last. With morning came a bit of simple chemistry (making PsychoJet and PsychoBuff, mainly), then a trip around to see the various raider leaders! And steal whatever she could out of their strongholds! XD Jon spent the longest having her look around the Pack’s area, mostly because the Pack had the most and best stuff around their stronghold – Jon found some nice colorful underarmor, some fancy accessories (including an elephant helmet made out of a gas mask), and, most importantly, a yellow rocket bat that actually does more damage than any of her guns currently. Jon is pondering making Minnie melee-focused now – me, I’m just pretty sure which raider boss is NOT going to get the short end of the stick and thus betray her.
Anyway, after doing the Operators and the Disciples largely off-camera (not a lot good in their places), Minnie headed back home to work on a few gun improvements (mainly the combat rifle), then turned “An Ambitious Plan” to Gage and leveled up again off the XP. She’s up to Level 7 now, fancy~ And she’s got Sneak 2 now, which means no more floor-based traps to worry about! Yay! As it stands, though, her real worry now is figuring out how she’s going to do all the parks. Fortunately, Jon’s got a plan to pick up more supplies – and step one was to send her to the Galactic Zone to find herself a hazmat suit. Of course, she’s got to get past the front entrance first. . .and that means getting past the robots. Left it at her having killed a few eyebots and preparing to take out a Mr. Frothy – we’ll see if she survives the encounter!
2. Work some more on “In A World Of His Own”: Check! The mud fight has been called on account of pretty sunset, with Alice remarking on the whole “why is it we always get wet these days visiting your Otherland” situation. :p This plus them planning out the rest of their visit (rinse in the lake, then looking at the Artist’s sketches) brings us to the end of Chapter 5 – just the epilogue to go! :) (And then another look at Orchestralia, because yes, something needs to be done about that. . .)
3. Keep up with YouTube Subscriptions: Check! Three in, three out –
A) Started off with James Turner and more of The Tenants! Today’s episode was pretty much all about the renovation – meaning James spent a LOT of time pounding out renovation jobs so he could get enough money to buy a treehouse apartment. XD He did succeed in the end, and turned it into a fairly decent place to live! Perfect for an exercise enthusiast, given all the exercise equipment he had stored in his inventory. XD He also tried a couple of times to rent out his first building for more cashola – switching to renting the bedrooms individually, then doing some renovations to get all the rooms up to A level (except the garden, which remains stubbornly at E). His reward was two separate tenants who decided to use the place to cook meth. Ooookay then, Walter Whites. XD He admitted the game is getting a little grindy now, but he wants to at least complete the “sign a lease for 10K” goal before he puts the series to the side for a while, so we can expect at least one more episode before we’re done!
B) Then it was over to Call Me Kevin and more Cooking Simulator! Today was the Cakes and Cookies DLC, which featured Kevin in his own bakery! It – went as well as the pizza joint, frankly. He started out with a double-layer cake of a circle and a star – the former way undercooked, the latter way overcooked – desperately injected it with blueberry and coconut cream, stuffed an entire pumpkin on it, and shoved it in the shop window to sell on his very first day. And things didn’t get better from there. Were you in the mood for a star cake covered in the blood of your enemies? How about a millennial wedding cake with emojis and strawberry frosting? XD It wasn’t long at all before Kevin resorted to shoving firecrackers in the oven and blowtorching gas canisters – which ended up breaking the game so he couldn’t actually interact with anything, leading him to believe he was a ghost. Worse afterlives to end up in? :p Though I admit, I saw a DLC on the opening screen that got my attention even more. . .you guys know how I’m weirdly into cooking mods for Fallout 4? How about a fallout mod for Cooking Simulator? *claps hands at Kevin* Play it play it play it
C) And then it was time for GrayStillPlays and DOP 2: Delete One Part, another “erase the thing to solve the puzzle” game. Only in this case it was “erase the thing and wonder what the hell the creators were thinking.” I mean, obviously most of them had the option to erase someone’s clothes (and occasionally that was even the answer, like turning a ballroom Cinderella – or a lumberjack – into a delicate ballerina), but then you had some genuinely WEIRD stuff. Like a skull-chomping alien under one guy’s hat. Or a lover with a bra on his head in a cupboard. Or a guy with a ball gag behind a mirror. Basically Gray erased a few “things that should not be seen,” let’s put that way. Wonderful stuff. XD
4. Get my tumblr queues sorted: Check – got the two posts for Newcrest Adventures drafted this morning, then – somehow, between webcomics and messages – got the text done tonight. So I’m good to go in setting that up on Victor Luvs Alice tomorrow, yay~
Actually rather proud of that last one; didn't think I'd make it! So that's a win, at least. Now I just gotta answer my last DW comment and head to bed. At least once I get through tomorrow, I get a break! Taking the day off for my vaccination was a great idea. But that's not until Wednesday, so. . .night all!
Well, on the plus side, I did well on the to-do list despite the moodiness:
1. Get in a workout: Check – another 25 on the bike, and another 25 with “Nuka-World Level One Survival!” I caught up with Minnie as she continued looting the main Nuka-Town area, looking for all the good Nuka-Cola flavors. . .and coincidence of coincidences, Sierra happened to be in the area, having a bit of an argument with a raider. Minnie immediately bonded with her fellow Nuka-mad lady, and got the Cappy glasses to start the hunt for Bradburton’s big secret, finding and noting the hidden Cappy in Nuka-Town to start. She also dropped by the market, where she did indeed have to pay for some basic medical services, along with a combat shotgun from the arms dealer. . .but as the traders are technically slaves and none of the wares on display in their stalls are marked as owned, she then proceeded to steal the rest of what she wanted. XD Mostly stuff like drugs and antibiotics, since she’s gonna need ‘em.
With her carry capacity loaded up, Minnie headed back to the actual Fizztop Grille to drop off a bunch of junk and some guns she wouldn’t need (including her “win everything” Fat Man) and get some proper rest at long last. With morning came a bit of simple chemistry (making PsychoJet and PsychoBuff, mainly), then a trip around to see the various raider leaders! And steal whatever she could out of their strongholds! XD Jon spent the longest having her look around the Pack’s area, mostly because the Pack had the most and best stuff around their stronghold – Jon found some nice colorful underarmor, some fancy accessories (including an elephant helmet made out of a gas mask), and, most importantly, a yellow rocket bat that actually does more damage than any of her guns currently. Jon is pondering making Minnie melee-focused now – me, I’m just pretty sure which raider boss is NOT going to get the short end of the stick and thus betray her.
Anyway, after doing the Operators and the Disciples largely off-camera (not a lot good in their places), Minnie headed back home to work on a few gun improvements (mainly the combat rifle), then turned “An Ambitious Plan” to Gage and leveled up again off the XP. She’s up to Level 7 now, fancy~ And she’s got Sneak 2 now, which means no more floor-based traps to worry about! Yay! As it stands, though, her real worry now is figuring out how she’s going to do all the parks. Fortunately, Jon’s got a plan to pick up more supplies – and step one was to send her to the Galactic Zone to find herself a hazmat suit. Of course, she’s got to get past the front entrance first. . .and that means getting past the robots. Left it at her having killed a few eyebots and preparing to take out a Mr. Frothy – we’ll see if she survives the encounter!
2. Work some more on “In A World Of His Own”: Check! The mud fight has been called on account of pretty sunset, with Alice remarking on the whole “why is it we always get wet these days visiting your Otherland” situation. :p This plus them planning out the rest of their visit (rinse in the lake, then looking at the Artist’s sketches) brings us to the end of Chapter 5 – just the epilogue to go! :) (And then another look at Orchestralia, because yes, something needs to be done about that. . .)
3. Keep up with YouTube Subscriptions: Check! Three in, three out –
A) Started off with James Turner and more of The Tenants! Today’s episode was pretty much all about the renovation – meaning James spent a LOT of time pounding out renovation jobs so he could get enough money to buy a treehouse apartment. XD He did succeed in the end, and turned it into a fairly decent place to live! Perfect for an exercise enthusiast, given all the exercise equipment he had stored in his inventory. XD He also tried a couple of times to rent out his first building for more cashola – switching to renting the bedrooms individually, then doing some renovations to get all the rooms up to A level (except the garden, which remains stubbornly at E). His reward was two separate tenants who decided to use the place to cook meth. Ooookay then, Walter Whites. XD He admitted the game is getting a little grindy now, but he wants to at least complete the “sign a lease for 10K” goal before he puts the series to the side for a while, so we can expect at least one more episode before we’re done!
B) Then it was over to Call Me Kevin and more Cooking Simulator! Today was the Cakes and Cookies DLC, which featured Kevin in his own bakery! It – went as well as the pizza joint, frankly. He started out with a double-layer cake of a circle and a star – the former way undercooked, the latter way overcooked – desperately injected it with blueberry and coconut cream, stuffed an entire pumpkin on it, and shoved it in the shop window to sell on his very first day. And things didn’t get better from there. Were you in the mood for a star cake covered in the blood of your enemies? How about a millennial wedding cake with emojis and strawberry frosting? XD It wasn’t long at all before Kevin resorted to shoving firecrackers in the oven and blowtorching gas canisters – which ended up breaking the game so he couldn’t actually interact with anything, leading him to believe he was a ghost. Worse afterlives to end up in? :p Though I admit, I saw a DLC on the opening screen that got my attention even more. . .you guys know how I’m weirdly into cooking mods for Fallout 4? How about a fallout mod for Cooking Simulator? *claps hands at Kevin* Play it play it play it
C) And then it was time for GrayStillPlays and DOP 2: Delete One Part, another “erase the thing to solve the puzzle” game. Only in this case it was “erase the thing and wonder what the hell the creators were thinking.” I mean, obviously most of them had the option to erase someone’s clothes (and occasionally that was even the answer, like turning a ballroom Cinderella – or a lumberjack – into a delicate ballerina), but then you had some genuinely WEIRD stuff. Like a skull-chomping alien under one guy’s hat. Or a lover with a bra on his head in a cupboard. Or a guy with a ball gag behind a mirror. Basically Gray erased a few “things that should not be seen,” let’s put that way. Wonderful stuff. XD
4. Get my tumblr queues sorted: Check – got the two posts for Newcrest Adventures drafted this morning, then – somehow, between webcomics and messages – got the text done tonight. So I’m good to go in setting that up on Victor Luvs Alice tomorrow, yay~
Actually rather proud of that last one; didn't think I'd make it! So that's a win, at least. Now I just gotta answer my last DW comment and head to bed. At least once I get through tomorrow, I get a break! Taking the day off for my vaccination was a great idea. But that's not until Wednesday, so. . .night all!
