Had a bad dream that I was at the airport leaving on a trip and I was being… horribly inefficient. Dropping things, forgetting to scan things or press buttons, then got to the end and realized I’d forgotten my passport. Not enough to call a nightmare but definitely an unsettling dream!
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Ahh anc. Such a crap company
Round 2 of use it, or lose it:
I opened a jar of simmer sauce (garlic and honey I think), you know those ready made marinades for chicken. It says use within 3 days. I opened it on Sunday and only used half. No mold that I can see - probably okay to finish today?
Skull it or chuck it?
A hot/cold trippy dreams kinda night, thanks to the humidity. I'm glad the giant spiders weren't real.
It's been nearly two weeks since covid and I'm back to work tomorrow. I don't feel too bad until I try to do anything, then I get tired out really quickly. At this stage I'm not sure if it's because I am still unwell or just the result of having not done anything for ages. I also have a lingering cough, hopefully having to talk lots at work won't trigger that. My job is about 50% talking, so if I can't do that without coughing it will be an issue.
I also have lots of life admin slowly piling up, and have had to reschedule a few appointments. I did just finish a week with an activity tracker for the study I am taking part in - they will log a distinct lack of activity for me this week.
This AO match between Borges and Alcaraz is good tennis. Lots of rallies and interesting shots. Much more engaging than when you get 2 players whose style is big serves.
Been watching way too much Alter, a YT channel that showcases indie horror short movies (the longest one I've seen is 30mins, the shortest is just under 5mins).
Last night I was sleeping on the couch (for the aircon), and I woke suddenly. I looked up and saw my partner facing away from me, facing the fridge, butt nekkid. He then sidestepped and seemed to rush away down the hallway out of sight.
For less than a second that felt like an eternity, my lizard brain said "oh shit I've manifested horror in my house wtf wtf wtf" until my logical rational brain kicked in and made me yell "hey!"
He came back shocked, I scared him 😂😭
Slept in the bed the rest of the night.
I can't get that image of him out of my head, facing away nude and seeming inhumanly fast when he went down the hallway. 😂😂
I mean, I'm gonna watch more today anyway because I'm a horror fiend, but maaaan that felt so wild 😂
You guys see the Switch 2 announcement? Looks like an iterative improvement so I'm more interested in the games.
It will be interesting to see how a Switch 2 goes in this world of handhelds and SteamOS. The original Switch was just about the only dedicated gaming handheld when it came out, with the benefits of the detachable controllers and docking into the TV. That space is cluttered with handhelds with more open platforms, and its not the only one with detachable controllers anymore.
Also of note Switch 2 won’t really have any competition.
I don’t consider the steam deck or anything else coming out to actually catch the attention of everyday people because they’re too obscure to people who aren’t deep into their tech and also pricing is a lot higher.
Ask a kid about Switch and they’ll know what it is and most likely have played one. They wouldn’t have any knowledge of any other portable console.
What a strange thing to come up on my yt feed
everyone wants to rule the world in latin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtt78SW-mgg
best comment ...lol
Which decade do you like the the most?"
"The 80's"
"Oh yeah, I love the 1980's too"
"No, I mean the 80's"