Just noticed that I hadn't updated the blog for nearly two months, so I figured I'd better at least poke my head in for a quick catch-up post.
Long story short, I've been busy. My job-search strategy finally paid off (if not in the way I originally intended), and I'm now working for the state of Washington. I'm not going to go into great detail there, but suffice it to say I'm doing work I consider worthwhile, that serves to do something more than line some executive's pockets, while getting paid similarly to my last job, especially once you include benefits like good healthcare and an actual pension plan.
Speaking of healthcare, I'm free of all casts, braces, and the like on my wrist now. I'm still going in for orthopedics visits and occupational therapy (mainly range-of-motion stuff at this point), but I'm at the stage of "whatever the wrist will tolerate" function-wise. That currently includes typing (in brief bursts, at least), so this is the first update in a while I've been able to do two-handed.
I'm also capable of properly handling a game controller now (although I find I need to take a break more often as my wrist/fingers stiffen up), which alters my game time choices a bit. First, I did drop Octopath Traveler finally... I still like the game structure in general, but I found boss fights to be increasingly bullshit-filled, in part because they can tune them based on which character the know is guaranteed to be present for the fight. You could still level your way past them, but that involves grinding for the sake of grinding, which I don't find particularly fun.
So, what am I playing now? Well, speaking of grinding for the sake of it, mostly Destiny 2. I skipped the last season, but the current season has a storyline I took interest in, as well as a new activity that I could check out as a mostly-solo player, so I ponied up for that. I still intend to get back to Fallout 4, but that will come when I either unexpectedly get more time on my hands again, or there's another soft patch in the XBox Game Pass offerings (and I'm not active mid-season in Destiny 2).
Oh, and I guess it's worth noting, I did snag an XBox Series S as well. I like the upgrades to prettiness well enough, but the big winner is the quick startup and load times. If you don't have the eyesight to fully appreciate the native 4k output of the XBox Series X, the Series S up-convert from 1440p is very nice. I'm well pleased with it, so far.
