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✱ After a looooooong day on the computer (mainly on Lightroom) I got a nice bit of welcome news by email. A very nice portent for the year ahead, I feel.
My 2023 PlayStation Wrap-Up
I do love a bit of Fortnite. Maybe a bit too much. I did play some awesome games in 2023!! But they didn’t really show up here, lol.
Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/embed/rlqi2iC3IS8
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✱ I’m over the hump of this flu. And I had begun making deals and plans with myself about how I would get life back on track today.
But my body is saying No, more rest.
Listening to my body is the most important thing I can do when I’m poorly. Learning this every day.
✱ I’m about 15 hours through playing Sea of Stars (2023) and it’s just brilliant. It’s one of those games that I can put down for a couple of weeks and forget about it, come back and play with no problems remembering what’s going on, or how to play.
We need more games like this! It just strikes a perfect balance of a good gameplay system worth mastering, whilst keeping it simple. The battle system is so satisfying! The story is pretty good, and it’s a very pretty game.
I don’t know how long it is but I hope there’s plenty more before I complete it, and I’m voting for a sequel. 🎮
✱ I’ve moved my domain aeryn.me from my Blot account to this Micro.blog account. It was super smooth to do.
I think I’ve successfully redirected the Blot RSS feed to the new URL too. So, any Blot RSS subscribers should have just received recent posts from my Micro.blog.
I’m super happy with Blot and intend to use my account for a different project soon. If you’d like to stay up to date with that, you can follow the RSS feed for that.
✱ Unfortunately, it did kind of ruin the post-Christmas period. A time I usually treasure for being with family but have had to rest and isolate instead.
✱ I’ve had the flu for the last 3 or 4 days and it’s been rough. Being ill alone is very hard going but I have been looking after myself ok. It’s been a million times easier than long covid was tho.
I think I’m over the hump of it now. So tomorrow I have a goal of getting outside for some fresh air. As I slowly regain my strength.
Long Covid taught me how to self care deeper than ever. It showed me a greater level of compassion for myself than ever before. This bought of flu has been a not so gentle reminder of all that.
2024 is for growing and getting my strength back.
✱ I watched Aftersun (2022). A beautiful film with a rising, brooding background darkness that is fairly unambiguous in the end, although not depicted. Lots to unpack for me. 🎥
I got really lucky last night in the park. A buzzard was perched up in a tree above the path. Shot on iPhone in RAW and I’m impressed with the quality.
