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Ah Crap It's Late
Aug. 24th, 2021 11:22 pmOne of those afternoons where I had a real problem getting anywhere on-time -- I left work a bit late, there was terrible traffic on the highway, I had to stop for gas. . .just -- kind of a squeezed night, and I don't appreciate that. At least now I have my gas and won't have to do that for a couple of weeks. . .
Anyway, since I am running late, let's just throw up the form and go:
Work – Another relatively quiet day, with my murderous impulses in better check – lot of it spent doing obits and hunting down various duplicates. Got some annoyance when my coworkers left for a walk and I immediately got two phone calls (one of which I missed because I was already on the phone) and three e-mails in a row, but. . . I’ve had worse days!
To-Do List –
1. Get in a workout: Check – more time on the bike, more time with Jon’s Original FO4 Playthrough! Caught up with Miss Jon as she put on her tux to get 150 caps out of Solomon for her mutated ferns (apparently they’re a key ingredient in Rad-X and Rad-Away!), handed over a Nuka-Cola to Solomon, and then went to see Nick to wrap up "Reunions." She was a bit annoyed to see Piper there, poking into her business, but told the two of them what happened, and Nick suggested the Memory Den and Dr. Amari as an opportunity to figure out what was going on in Kellogg’s brain. Miss Jon ALMOST took him with her – but then remembered “oh yeah, I have that perk that boosts carry capacity only if I’m alone or with Dogmeat” and ended up dismissing him the moment it became apparent she couldn’t move. Past!Jon, did – did you ever realize you could give the other companions things to carry as well? And that they probably have better carry capacity than Dogmeat?
Anyway, Miss Jon wrapped up episode 16 hitting up Nordhagen Beach for crops for the Brotherhood (her fancy tux allowing her to use the slightly-gentler “persuade for the good of the Brotherhood” option rather than the “you WILL donate your crops” option that Grills favored in the Survival playthrough – Past!Jon still felt like he was running a protection racket); visiting Easy City Downs and killing the raiders and Triggermen there before setting all the robots to explode from one of the terminals (had no idea you could do that!); and then hitting the Prydwen to get her caps from Teagan and pick up her National Guard power armor to bring home to Sanctuary (she has THREE sets now, jeez). And level up with another level of Rifleman to get as much out of her favorite guns as possible. Episode 17 started with her picking up Dogmeat from the Red Rocket, then going out to do some more Minutemen quests for Preston! Because, like me, Past!Jon likes avoiding the main plot. :p Miss Jon went over to Starlight Drive-In first, killing the mole rats and scrapping the rad barrels to make it a decent place to live for the ghoul settlers who showed up in response to the recruitment beacon. Then she swung by Med-Tek to investigate its secrets and kill its ghouls – unfortunately, since the place is tied to MacCready’s personal quest, she couldn’t get very far into the building. Turned out killing the ghouls there had a side benefit, though – immediately fulfilling the nearby Greentop Nursery’s request and bringing them instantly on-board with the Minutemen! So that was handy. Miss Jon set up some defenses for them, and when I left it, she was on her way to Finch Farm. We’ll see how she handles THAT situation! I suspect it will involve her tux doing a lot of heavy lifting. And guns. Many guns. :p
2. Write some more on “Learn To Love Again”: Check – with Victor having finished up his story, Alice has started on hers, filling him in on the good times when she was a little girl before moving onto Bumby and his obsession. Her description of the bastard’s desire for Lizzie and what happened the night of the fire has already got Victor pretty upset, and it’s not about to get any better anytime soon.
3. Keep up with YouTube Subscriptions: Check – back to three in the Subs, three out of the Subs –
A) Started with the return of James Turner and the Cottage Living LP! Chaz got a little bit of a makeover (mainly a haircut and a new shirt), then most of his and Trenton’s day was spent doing farm chores, befriending rabbits, and tinkering with robotics (as James still wants his army of farming robots (a farmy?)). Chaz also finished off the “Freelance Botanist” aspiration by grafting some snapdragons onto each other and growing one of the cowplants to guard the evil chickens, so he’s onto “Friend of the Animals” from Cats & Dogs, which makes sense. :) Even better, a bunch of their oversized crops were ready in time for the Finchwick Fair on Saturday! Llama fair this week, so Trenton entered Llamanade and some of his wool into the fair while Chaz sold all of their produce for a hefty profit. Amusingly, Hazel kept calling and texting Trenton to hang out, so James had Trenton call her to come to him instead – and then spent most of his time asking the Mayor and the Grocery Deliverer for errands he could help out with to get Animal Shed parts. XD Hazel, honey, I’m sorry this is going to be your married life. XD
Unfortunately, from that point, things started going downhill – Trenton only got third place with Llamanade, and a participation ribbon for the wool, meaning he’s not finishing his aspiration anytime soon. And when he tried working on the Grocery Deliverer’s task and went to Windenberg to take a picture for him, James got an, uh, interesting glitch upon reloading – according to the comments, it’s a stupid thing that bloats the saved game with fox families that you have to cull lest it become unplayable. (I think MC Command Center prevents this, though.) Aaaand, while Chaz finally had enough money to buy his own grocery business, it seems that there’s ANOTHER glitch that prevents oversized produce from being sold for the correct price – his watermelons and aubergines, worth $50 at least, were selling for $7 each. Apparently OTHER stuff sells for the correct price, so people are urging him to sell canned goods and fizzy drinks and whatnot, but damn. What the hell, EA. *sighs* You know, I’m starting to think that The Sims 4 just needs its OWN unofficial patch. . .
B) Then it was onto Call Me Kevin and Bum Simulator! You might think this is just your ordinary game about simulating being a bum – one of those cheapo Unity quickies. Ah – no. This has a full-on plot about going up against an evil mega-corp that’s stolen most of your character bum’s brain and turned his best buddy into a sentient shopping cart with googly eyes, and gives your bum not only the ability to make a custom sign and beg for money, but to also throw pigeons like shuriken and do the Skyrim shouts via “Alcohol Alchemy,” beat up opposing bum gangs with your urine, and even build up your own base! It is shockingly fleshed out, shockingly well made, and delightfully hilarious. Kevin clearly had a blast playing it, running around peeing on people, throwing pigeons, and delivering bombs for evil clowns. I genuinely want to see more, because the HELL. XD
C) Then it was time for GrayStillPlays and more Happy Wheels! And oh boy, some of the boards we had today. . . Another bottle flip that was proof we’ve all watched too many of his videos (now in rainbow colors!). A jet fall that turned into a “dig your way out of the falling jets” challenge that said Gray would die a lot – he completed it first try. Nixon on his Segway fighting the forces of the flapping stabbing creatures – including a Frankensteinian hodgepodge of spiky shit that Gray literally only beat when he crawled past it. An impossible fall through a tiny gap surrounded by spikes that took him a few tries, but he eventually did perfectly. A hard parkour course with multiple instances of being launched up steep ramps into the air that ALMOST sent him careening off the edge, but he just managed to get the win. A board with bumps under spikes, a harpoon dodge, and a jet fall that was supposed to lead to even harder things to come – but then Gray accidentally cheated the board by using the jet fall to launch himself over the invisible wall separating him from the win. XD And a level based on the last Minecraft video where Nixon traveled with Reginald through a totally legitimate village so Reginald could defeat the Ender Dragon with his harpoons and laser vision. XD Good stuff!
4. Get my tumblr queues sorted: Check – got the Newcrest Adventures posts, plus stuff for Thursday and Friday, queued on Victor Luvs Alice, and four ask replies queued on Valice Multiverse. Whew!
Well at least I got everything done! And now it is time to head to bed. Night all!
Anyway, since I am running late, let's just throw up the form and go:
Work – Another relatively quiet day, with my murderous impulses in better check – lot of it spent doing obits and hunting down various duplicates. Got some annoyance when my coworkers left for a walk and I immediately got two phone calls (one of which I missed because I was already on the phone) and three e-mails in a row, but. . . I’ve had worse days!
To-Do List –
1. Get in a workout: Check – more time on the bike, more time with Jon’s Original FO4 Playthrough! Caught up with Miss Jon as she put on her tux to get 150 caps out of Solomon for her mutated ferns (apparently they’re a key ingredient in Rad-X and Rad-Away!), handed over a Nuka-Cola to Solomon, and then went to see Nick to wrap up "Reunions." She was a bit annoyed to see Piper there, poking into her business, but told the two of them what happened, and Nick suggested the Memory Den and Dr. Amari as an opportunity to figure out what was going on in Kellogg’s brain. Miss Jon ALMOST took him with her – but then remembered “oh yeah, I have that perk that boosts carry capacity only if I’m alone or with Dogmeat” and ended up dismissing him the moment it became apparent she couldn’t move. Past!Jon, did – did you ever realize you could give the other companions things to carry as well? And that they probably have better carry capacity than Dogmeat?
Anyway, Miss Jon wrapped up episode 16 hitting up Nordhagen Beach for crops for the Brotherhood (her fancy tux allowing her to use the slightly-gentler “persuade for the good of the Brotherhood” option rather than the “you WILL donate your crops” option that Grills favored in the Survival playthrough – Past!Jon still felt like he was running a protection racket); visiting Easy City Downs and killing the raiders and Triggermen there before setting all the robots to explode from one of the terminals (had no idea you could do that!); and then hitting the Prydwen to get her caps from Teagan and pick up her National Guard power armor to bring home to Sanctuary (she has THREE sets now, jeez). And level up with another level of Rifleman to get as much out of her favorite guns as possible. Episode 17 started with her picking up Dogmeat from the Red Rocket, then going out to do some more Minutemen quests for Preston! Because, like me, Past!Jon likes avoiding the main plot. :p Miss Jon went over to Starlight Drive-In first, killing the mole rats and scrapping the rad barrels to make it a decent place to live for the ghoul settlers who showed up in response to the recruitment beacon. Then she swung by Med-Tek to investigate its secrets and kill its ghouls – unfortunately, since the place is tied to MacCready’s personal quest, she couldn’t get very far into the building. Turned out killing the ghouls there had a side benefit, though – immediately fulfilling the nearby Greentop Nursery’s request and bringing them instantly on-board with the Minutemen! So that was handy. Miss Jon set up some defenses for them, and when I left it, she was on her way to Finch Farm. We’ll see how she handles THAT situation! I suspect it will involve her tux doing a lot of heavy lifting. And guns. Many guns. :p
2. Write some more on “Learn To Love Again”: Check – with Victor having finished up his story, Alice has started on hers, filling him in on the good times when she was a little girl before moving onto Bumby and his obsession. Her description of the bastard’s desire for Lizzie and what happened the night of the fire has already got Victor pretty upset, and it’s not about to get any better anytime soon.
3. Keep up with YouTube Subscriptions: Check – back to three in the Subs, three out of the Subs –
A) Started with the return of James Turner and the Cottage Living LP! Chaz got a little bit of a makeover (mainly a haircut and a new shirt), then most of his and Trenton’s day was spent doing farm chores, befriending rabbits, and tinkering with robotics (as James still wants his army of farming robots (a farmy?)). Chaz also finished off the “Freelance Botanist” aspiration by grafting some snapdragons onto each other and growing one of the cowplants to guard the evil chickens, so he’s onto “Friend of the Animals” from Cats & Dogs, which makes sense. :) Even better, a bunch of their oversized crops were ready in time for the Finchwick Fair on Saturday! Llama fair this week, so Trenton entered Llamanade and some of his wool into the fair while Chaz sold all of their produce for a hefty profit. Amusingly, Hazel kept calling and texting Trenton to hang out, so James had Trenton call her to come to him instead – and then spent most of his time asking the Mayor and the Grocery Deliverer for errands he could help out with to get Animal Shed parts. XD Hazel, honey, I’m sorry this is going to be your married life. XD
Unfortunately, from that point, things started going downhill – Trenton only got third place with Llamanade, and a participation ribbon for the wool, meaning he’s not finishing his aspiration anytime soon. And when he tried working on the Grocery Deliverer’s task and went to Windenberg to take a picture for him, James got an, uh, interesting glitch upon reloading – according to the comments, it’s a stupid thing that bloats the saved game with fox families that you have to cull lest it become unplayable. (I think MC Command Center prevents this, though.) Aaaand, while Chaz finally had enough money to buy his own grocery business, it seems that there’s ANOTHER glitch that prevents oversized produce from being sold for the correct price – his watermelons and aubergines, worth $50 at least, were selling for $7 each. Apparently OTHER stuff sells for the correct price, so people are urging him to sell canned goods and fizzy drinks and whatnot, but damn. What the hell, EA. *sighs* You know, I’m starting to think that The Sims 4 just needs its OWN unofficial patch. . .
B) Then it was onto Call Me Kevin and Bum Simulator! You might think this is just your ordinary game about simulating being a bum – one of those cheapo Unity quickies. Ah – no. This has a full-on plot about going up against an evil mega-corp that’s stolen most of your character bum’s brain and turned his best buddy into a sentient shopping cart with googly eyes, and gives your bum not only the ability to make a custom sign and beg for money, but to also throw pigeons like shuriken and do the Skyrim shouts via “Alcohol Alchemy,” beat up opposing bum gangs with your urine, and even build up your own base! It is shockingly fleshed out, shockingly well made, and delightfully hilarious. Kevin clearly had a blast playing it, running around peeing on people, throwing pigeons, and delivering bombs for evil clowns. I genuinely want to see more, because the HELL. XD
C) Then it was time for GrayStillPlays and more Happy Wheels! And oh boy, some of the boards we had today. . . Another bottle flip that was proof we’ve all watched too many of his videos (now in rainbow colors!). A jet fall that turned into a “dig your way out of the falling jets” challenge that said Gray would die a lot – he completed it first try. Nixon on his Segway fighting the forces of the flapping stabbing creatures – including a Frankensteinian hodgepodge of spiky shit that Gray literally only beat when he crawled past it. An impossible fall through a tiny gap surrounded by spikes that took him a few tries, but he eventually did perfectly. A hard parkour course with multiple instances of being launched up steep ramps into the air that ALMOST sent him careening off the edge, but he just managed to get the win. A board with bumps under spikes, a harpoon dodge, and a jet fall that was supposed to lead to even harder things to come – but then Gray accidentally cheated the board by using the jet fall to launch himself over the invisible wall separating him from the win. XD And a level based on the last Minecraft video where Nixon traveled with Reginald through a totally legitimate village so Reginald could defeat the Ender Dragon with his harpoons and laser vision. XD Good stuff!
4. Get my tumblr queues sorted: Check – got the Newcrest Adventures posts, plus stuff for Thursday and Friday, queued on Victor Luvs Alice, and four ask replies queued on Valice Multiverse. Whew!
Well at least I got everything done! And now it is time to head to bed. Night all!
