2021

Beautiful Games

stargrace February 20, 2021 0Comment

I’ve been spending some time in Valheim lately (along with 3 million others, apparently) and the game is just so absolutely beautiful even with a pixelated look. I’ve been playing with the Combat Wombat team on a group server that’s absolutely delightful but my internet has been acting up and the lag was so bad that me and my husband set up another local server to play on too. One of the best features is that your character can go from server to server, and you keep all of your items and skills with you. I’m having a blast, and for $20 really the price of this game could not be beat.

Real Life

Yum

stargrace February 19, 2021 0Comment

One of my absolute favourite things in the world – is crackers and cheese. It’s comforting (I know there’s a science behind cheese being that way) and my three favourite cheeses are brie, blue cheese, and goat. I could probably live off of that for the rest of my life (thankfully I don’t have to).

Knitting Yarn

Shawl Progress – 38%

stargrace February 18, 2021 0Comment

My February goal is to hit 50% on my shawl and so far I’m right on schedule. I’m 38% done the shawl so far, by the end of this week I should be 40% done (or more, easily) then another 10% through the rest of February. It works out to roughly 2-3 rows each day in order to keep on track, and with 260+ stitches per row, it still takes some time. Having it in bite sized pieces lets me visualize where I’m at, and keeps me from procrastinating too much.

Plus, just look at those colours. They’re amazing! I can’t wait to block this one and wear it (or gift it, I haven’t decided yet).

Gaming

Finger Licking Good

I love how creative (or not creative) you can be with your characters in FFXIV….

My latest healer (the astrologist?) hit 42, my gladiator is still meandering along at 18, and I haven’t done anything yet this week except complete my white/yellow scrip turn ins and my retainer missions. Still, progress is progress!

Gaming

Wobbledogs

stargrace February 16, 2021 0Comment

I have to thank Arislyn for this suggestion – today I picked up Wobbledogs from steam. It’s a quirky little game where you mix and match the genetics from various types of dogs, and they spawn eggs that you hatch into new dogs. They have a pretty short life span, and they.. explode.. into little mutant doggy pieces that you can er, order the other dogs to.. eat. Or you can just throw the pieces away. Sometimes the dogs have genetic mutations that require a bit of help because they can’t actually feed themselves. I had one who could only butt scoot around the floor instead of actually walking. You can pet them, praise them, and.. throw them.

If it wasn’t for the over the top cartoon nature of this game I might believe it’s more sinister than it comes across, especially since my kids were hanging around cooing over the animals – but it was a hilarious delight, and a good time waster. I do think the price is a bit over the top for this sort of game play, but if you pick it up on sale then it’s not too bad.

Happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!

Beautiful Games

Yum

Shawl Progress – 38%

Finger Licking Good

Wobbledogs

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