a checklist, nothing more.
December 12, 2020, 11:20 AM
The setting: I've just finished my first week of work, after having been on "stay-cation" for nearly two weeks.
And here's my checklist for the week:
- I hate working. I don't mind the job, it's the ritual of giving up so much time and energy that I don't enjoy. Money is nice, I suppose, but I wish that I didn't have to give up so much time to get it. That, combined with my recent anxiety about certain work situations, just makes me want to find ways to never work again.
- been over a month since the PS5 came out: still can't get one.
- I signed up for Reddit Secret Santa; I was kind of disappointed with my gift from last year, but I figure: it's a weird year, and I could go with the tradition of giving and receiving a gift.
- I haven't been experiencing as much lower back pain as I had been these past few weeks. Hopefully, I don't jinx myself.
- I've resumed the hunt for the best breakfast burrito in San Francisco. I've tried a handful of places, with varying results, and I still haven't found a favorite yet.
During vacation, I had completed the following video games:
- Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Short, but wonderful. I'm debating whether I should replay the original on PS4, or wait for the PS5 version.
- Yakuza: Like A Dragon. I missed playing a Yakuza game for such a long time but wasn't sure if I had the reflexes to play some of the latest ones. I enjoyed the turn-based nature of this one.
- Astroneer. This had taken up my entire life the last week or so. It's one of those games that doesn't have an ending; but I enjoyed the game loop of building, finding resources, and building some more. It kind of reminded me of Terraria in a way. I tried dabbling in a few other games in the genre just to see if I would like it. So far, I'd tried Ark, No Man's Sky, Subnautica, and Slime Rancher. I think I'd like them once I get into them, but I still feel like I haven't "completed" Astroneer.
That is all. I thought I might place a textual diatribe here about what is bothering me about working, but I think I will not spend that energy right now.