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Open Worlds

Well, my seasonal depression did come on schedule, but it is SO much less than previous years. I tell you... perspective. Thing being, my wife is employed now, so that makes things easier. Some things we are handling differently, but for the better. For one thing, I'm cooking dinner many nights, with inspiration for meals coming from Breath of the Wild. I made a list of things I can make as a google doc when I'm at a loss for what to make. It's working well. I've defeated Ganon, and am going about leisurely exploring, clearing more shrines as I come across them. The one intentional task I have at the moment is scourging Hyrule of mini-bosses (Hinox, Lynels, and Talus mostly). Not sure what my progress is overall, but I know I've killed everything in the southwest sector of the map. Still, the fun factor is holding strong and there is still much to explore. Heroes path mode is pretty handy showing where I have not been. Horizon Zero Dawn just updated with the DLC

Finishing Moves

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I've finished grief counseling feeling a weight (guilt mostly) has been lifted. I would recommend counseling to anyone who's having a hard time with anything. This is the time of year when things get on top of me, mood wise. You could call it Holiday Blues if you like, but in previous years I was conditioned to have it start earlier and earlier... like holiday sales itself. My new attitude is to simply do what I can and not worry about things I cannot control. Thing is, I can control my mood. Part of it is the handful of vitamins and herbal magic-science I consume daily: fish oil (Omega 3), weight control (B6, Apple Cider, and Iodine), Vitamins D & E, and sometimes turmeric. I also get as much fresh garlic as I can stand and probiotics (in yogurt and pickles). The other part is mental conditioning, avoiding the negative and reinforcing the positive. I have not been on Facebook for quite a long time now, and am so much better for it. I made a second account just to see w

What I've Been Up to So Far in 2017.

Random : Noticed an ad on the sidebar just now... a picture of someone's nasty fingernails... reminded me of the extra on one of Weird Al's CDs (way back, like when I was in college). If you put the CD in a computer you could watch a funny sketch of Al and his family. Anyhoo... in that an oldmun asks Al "Does this look infected to you?" and shows him a fingernail. Life : In January my fathers home burned to the ground. My father has to this day not been located. However, my brother was found in the burned house. I don't know how to describe it, but we'll go with "Horrendous, catastrophic tragedy". We still do not know exactly what transpired. My brother was cremated and we had our Viking sendoff. He is super-super-missed. Many people have been very supportive and kind. I am attending grief counseling. It has helped, and there are good things to look forward to. Gaming : Since my brother and I had so much in common, particularly gaming-wise,

Axpack V+

Yes, once again I am tinkering with my modpack. The mods I'm adding are mostly for variety, which the original pack was a bit lacking in, for all its trimness. The Essentials Damage Indicators Fastcraft NEI + CodechickenCore Treecapitator + BspkrsCore Voxel Map WAILA Greenthumb + D3core Obligatory BspkrsCore (Treecap) CodechickenCore (NEI, Enderstorage) CTMLib (Chisel) Mantle (Natura) OpenModsLib (OpenBlocks) RadixCore (MCA) COFHcore (???) D3core (Greenthumb) Original Selections for Axpack V [x] Mekanism [x] Extra Utilities [x] Openblocks + OpenModsLib [x] Minecraft Comes Alive + RadixCore [x] Pam’s Harvestcraft [x] Cooking for Blockheads [x] Bibliocraft [x] Ruins [x] Roguelike Dungeons [x] Oceancraft [x] Biomes O Plenty [x] Twilight Forest New Selections for Axpack V+ [x] Chisel + CTM Lib [x] ExtrabiomesXL [x] Dense Ores [x] Tinkers Construct + Mantle & TiC Tooltips [x] Enderstorage + CodechickenCore [x] Big Reactors [x] Mystcraft [x] N

A Viking Sendoff for My Brother

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