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2022-02-15 | Thoughts on Death Stranding

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Recommended? Absolutely one hundred percent "Yes!" but only if you've played a walking simulator through to completion. It's listed on Wikipedia as an action game but I think that makes it seem more action-packed than it actually is. I would recommend going in as blind as possible for maximum effect. Summary Salutations. That word really sums up the game. It's nice to feel wanted and to receive thanks for your efforts and the game provides plenty of that, if you don't mind it coming from a machine. The graphics are pretty and it is mechanically satisfying too. It provides a high level of synchronicity and a variety of storytelling opportunities through its gameplay and themes. Gameplay The bulk of the gameplay (so far) is travelling between the world's various bunkers, most of which are identical in appearance. It's not a game for somebody who enjoys variety of gameplay in all honesty. There are some combat sections that did serve a purpose for storyte...

2022-02-12 | Oof at the previous post but hey I'm here now!

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Intro Hi all, Last post was extremely depressing. Guess I was just making a blog for the sake of keeping up with it. This past fortnight I got a MacBook, a Romanesco and a break from synchronicity. Read on to find out more. This {{$TIME_PERIOD}} In Tech I bought the MacBook! From my savings of course, as I said I would. It's awesome. I really like that it's Linux-y. It's like the best Linux with the best hardware, I'm sold! The iPhone first clued me in but now I've spent some time with a Mac I understand the hype. I've been making shell scripts (though PowerShell seems pretty good too, it's a little verbose maybe), programs and learning the nuances of the MacOS. Everything has gone great with it other than trying to share files wirelessly from my Windows machine on the same network. I'll try again sometime but I just emailed that shit. Actually one other thing which I find annoying is that in Apple apps the home and end keys go to the beginning or end o...

2022-01-27 | Rushed in.

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Hi there. I tried to buy my Apple stuff but my payment was declined for some reason. I guess I'll try taking money from my savings and using the uni money to survive instead of spending it on frivolous purchases.  I still didn't find the rest of my cigarettes and I'm pretty sure I'll just stick to vaping for now. I have worked on Caroline's website and my own. Blogger is glitchy as fuck, I think I might make future "official" posts directly on my website and use this for more personal stuff as I have been. x

2022-01-27 | Rushing into things

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Hello my friend. Not much to report but I'll go over the last couple of days. Me and Eoin went to get his MOT done. We waited for a while in the garage and I was hearing lots of voices but they were friendly and seemed to be internal autonomous entities rather than other real people. They suggested I use the opposite bathroom to usual for example. While we waited I had a mocha which was really tasty. I definitely prefer it to tea so I'm thinking of getting the equipment needed to make it. I am very close to purchasing some more Apple stuff as I realised that I have legitimate earning saved from my time at Immersive Learning Solutions. It's quite expensive but I think that my experience with my iPhone has been enough for me to think that it'll be worth it in the long run, especially considering how much I use tech in my life. I feel silly for talking about this so much here. I got really drunk the other day and said that Eoin should move on from Franca since she wasn...

2022-01-24 | Bland, Crunchy and Dense.

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Intro Hello there my people. There are no people probably but I'm still going to try and write stuff here. I haven't posted in a while  but really nothing interesting has been happening . Whoops! What I've Been Up To I am halfway towards buying a MacBook thanks to Mobiloo though I feel I will need another source of income as there isn't much to do there and the progress I've made so far was mostly banked from the past couple of years. I haven't been on any particularly interesting walks. I had a minor trip and went around the block but other than that I have been staying indoors except to go to the shop. I smoked a couple of cigarettes and totally forgot where I put them so now I am stuck vaping. Smoking is rather unpleasant but sometimes it feels right I guess. I think I burned my throat by smoking as it has been very painful to swallow in the days following. I have had twice the daily recommended dose of spinach today in the form of a risotto. The risotto was ...

2022-01-11 | How Worcestershire sauce changed my life.

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Dear Diary, Worcester sauce is pretty awesome. I first discovered it cooking cottage pie and bolognaise sauce but now add it to many dishes including instant noodles and cheesy baked beans. Beans especially have gone from something I would never choose to eat to probably my favourite breakfast. I have recently received some new work from Mobiloo which I will be doing after I complete this post. I'm planning on cashing in my hours soon to make a start at saving up for Apple stuff. I just learned of Apple's over-ear headphone solution and apparently they are decent value for money. I definitely think that the noise cancellation could be useful for me and the battery life seems decent too. This takes the amount I need to save up to around £2000. If Mobiloo needed a new major feature I could get a decent chunk of the way there. I kinda feel as though I should ask for a raise and now would be the perfect time since I only have a few small tasks at the moment so I won't be missin...

2022-01-09 | Goals

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Hi computer, I still haven't decided what to do about uni. I haven't studied at all, typically, and I generally don't feel any enthusiasm about it. I can't remember ever being enthusiastic about it though. I definitely think waiting a bit longer before going would've been better. Maybe I wouldn't have gone there at all. Now it's too late of course, not much point whining. I'll talk about goals now for a bit. I think it could be good to move out however I would need money for that. Logically then I guess I need some kind of work or revenue stream, be it short-term or long-term. A blog isn't going to pay the bills anytime soon and I don't want be miserable so programming is probably my best bet. There is no reason why I shouldn't be able to work fully remote and I enjoy it. I have thought about delivery driving but I don't really want to drive a vehicle as I feel I would be putting myself and others at risk. As a last resort it could be wor...