I am starting to think I need an intervention. This year was supposed to get a little better, instead I find myself working sixty to sixty five hours a week and Friday which used to be light and I could finish by noon, I’m now working until 8pm (like Monday thru Thursday). I take breaks for lunch and dinner but its really to save myself from exhaustion rather than a good time to relax and enjoy a meal. I seemingly have a short fuse and yell for no real reason at all. Of course since I’m working from home most of the time (I do go in the office occasionally), only my wife and son seem to hear it which isn’t really fair to them either (especially when its not directed at them). My little moments of happiness are usually contained in little boxes from the post office, regardless of what they actually contain. Or Saturday which is the only day I can find myself not thinking about my work.
I’m sure there are people reading this thinking well at least you have a job, especially one that enables you to take care of your family, keep a house over your head and even run a meaningless website. But I feel drained, devoid of life and I feel like I’m just trying to find an ending instead of a beginning. I want to be able to update my website a couple of times a week and now I can barely manage to do it every two weeks. At this pace, I’m not sure I can manage to rationalize my website once the next three years are up. I would have to check when the next three years is up, I would venture to say its the end of this year or next. Which is kinda sad since all I ever wanted was my own web page and I knew the exact domain I’ve always wanted. (And I currently own it)
On the gaming front, I have been sticking to easy games. Skyrim has been pushed to the side temporarily. I’ve beaten a Neo Geo Game (Burning Fight), finally finished Broken Sword V, beat a recent Game Pass entry in Donut County and working on an Artifex Mundi game (Eventide: Slavic Fable). None of these games really have any challenge to them except for a few fleeting moments. After I finish Eventide, I’ll probably go back to Skyrim or try to find something a little more challenging. It’s just I get in ruts and catching up on a few easy games or getting through my backlog of wrestling sets me straight, albeit for a little bit anyway.
In the last week, we did have the Games with Gold announced. I even did a double take when they mentioned the Indiana Jones game because I honestly do not remember when it went backwards compatible in the first place. I never was much for the Gears games but it was nice to see especially when I already owned the Resident Evil game (from a collection sale that happened a while back). As far as for the rest of the month, Dandara looks to be some good fun and I always wanted to get around to the Lost Planet sequels. An excellent month to be honest and I’m not sure we will see 5 games ever again.
We have some Gold sales too looking through the recent Xbox news. However, I’m seeing a lot of the same games even for the Xbox One as this screams somewhat of a lackluster sale. Also be careful, if you are looking at the 360 sales and are in the US. There are a couple of games that even if you recognize the name aren’t on sale (or even available) here and only in the UK. It is probably a good week to dive into the backlog which is what I’ve been doing lately. However, it is worth nothing that if you have Game Pass, there are some games certainly worth installing and playing through, especially anything in the Yakuza series which I’ve always been a fun of.
My only concern is how long those games actually going to be offered on Game Pass. That’s why most of the time, I tend to play easy games or games I know I can get cheaply if they are no longer part of the service. Anyway, hope you have a good week. I’m fairly sure my week will be long and I’ll look forward to those moments when I can play a game or have a real conversation with my family. Enjoy.
