After a stressful month at work, I have some time off. Which means a few more days on the stream schedule this week!

I’ve invested in a VPN finally, so I put some DBD on the schedule for the first time!

I’ll be doing some DBD Thursday night after a day of working on content.

As I mentioned last week, I don’t really celebrate Christmas, so I’ll be doing some cozy Animal Crossing on Christmas Eve evening into the night, with more DBD on Christmas evening into night.

New Years Streams?

I’m not sure what my plans look like for New Years, yet. I’m sure I’ll be spending time with my polycule bubble, but I’m still not one hundred percent sure of that, so I can’t definitively say when I’ll be streaming.

I would like to do a Goal Setting and Vision Board stream, but that will probably be the first week of January, rather than on New Years itself.

Going into the New Year, I would like to keep my stream schedule to a minimum of one day, with a maximum of three.

Working full time is not necessarily conducive to streaming consistently, but I’m trying my best to be as consistent as possible.

As always, you can follow me on Twitch and turn on notifications, or check Twitter for updates on when I go live!

I’ve pared down the stream schedule for this week. I have a fairly busy week ahead of me at work, and I also need to carve out a bit of time to start getting ahead on some adult content creation.

So instead of two streams this week like I had initially planned, I’m only going to do one. And there’s no Sims stream on the schedule this week either.

While I would love to chill and continue my Flower Legacy Challenge, I have weekend plans to stay in and chill with Manthing.

This week I plan to just stream some chill Animal Crossing on Thursday. As I mentioned last week (when I planned to stream ACNH), I just unlocked K.K. and am about to start building for the first time ever!

Crimbus Streams?

I am not someone who celebrates Christmas. Even before moving towards witchcraft (when I was still Roman Catholic), I had a tough time with Christmas.

And not just because of the crappy things that had seemed to happen around the holiday, though those never seemed to help matters.

It’s difficult to explain. It’s partly overwhelm, but also this…miasma over the holiday. I’m not sure why. It’s not something we’ve delved much into in therapy either, except to validate my feelings.

All that to say that I’m thinking of putting together a stream schedule for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening during the week of December 20-26.

That way others who don’t celebrate for whatever reason, or those that do but don’t have anywhere to go, at least have somewhere to stop by for a while.

Until then, however, I hope you join me on Twitch for Animal Crossing this week! And don’t forget to follow my Twitter to up-to-date information on my stream schedule.

I found this idea originally on Chasing the Four Winds, and it seemed like a fun evergreen prompt to keep in the backlog for when I needed a post on short notice. So, without further ado, let’s answer some questions about gaming!

Have You Ever…

Rage quit a game?

I don’t think I’ve ever rage quit a game? I remember walking away from games because they were getting annoying or aggravating, but I’ve never logged out of a match or dungeon, etc. in a rage.

Earned all achievements in a game?

Yep! The first I can think of off the top of my head in Hatoful Boyfriend. In fact, I think the majority of my all-achievement games are otome/dating sims.

Pulled an all-nighter gaming?

Not in a long while. Back on some WoW Expac releases back in college I did, but not since, particularly.

Livestreamed your gaming?

Of course! I’m looking to getting back into it as well. Hopefully sooner than later. Probably not until the end of the month, however, due to… life.

Pre-ordered a game?

It’s been a long while since I’ve pre-ordered a game. I think the last time I did that was back for a WoW expansion. (I sense a possible theme appearing.)

Bought a game and never played it?

Ummm… *looks at Steam library… looks at console games*

Been jump scared by a horror game?

Ugh, yes. The biggest one I can think of is probably The Park. Followed closely by Layers of Fear.

Had a set squad for a specific game?

Indeed. I used to play The Secret World, before it became Secret World Legends, with a set squad of folks. I really would like to finish it out at some point by my lonesome. I’ve never gotten past Transylvania. Maybe it’ll be something I add to my streaming rotation!

Bought a game on multiple platforms?

The only one I can think of for this is Skryim. I played a lot of it on XBox 360, mainly while mining in EVE back in the day. But I honestly haven’t played much of it on my PC. I can’t figure out why that is, though.

Got a console for the games specifically?

The only reason I got a PS Vita was to play a bunch of otome games. And that’s partially why I got a Switch. Don’t at me.

This is post 10/31 for Blaugust You can find out more and sign up over at Belghast’s post!

While July has officially started, I’ve been afk from much of social media and blogging just due to, well… *gestures at the world* and it’s effect on my mental (and physical) health. So I just wanted to do a quick recap of things I nerded out over the past two months to not only just talk about some fun things, but also get my blogging fingers working again after some time off to take care of myself.

Monster Prom

I spent quite a bit of time during May talking about my time playing in Monster Prom. I even dabbled in it some during June. But I kind of left it by the wayside for some unknown reason. I think because I got into a, “nothing is bringing me joy because STRESS” mode for so long. I’m thinking of picking it up again this weekend (since I shouldn’t have to work, and I’m feeling less ill) just to get in some laughs and try to work my way through the achievements. I adore this game, and I’m very much looking forward to nerding out over it even more!

Clone Wars

I finished out season 6 of Clone Wars these past two months, but I have yet to pick up season seven. Partly due to the “ohgodstress” mindset, partly due to the fact that I know season 7 is the last season and I don’t want it to end, and partly because I got caught up in a binge of something else…

Stargate

(Fan trailer may contain spoilers) Oh man, I’ve about finished the Stargate chronology and I am both sad and excited. I made it through all of Stargate SG-1 (including the two movies), and am on the final season of Stargate Atlantis, which just leaves me with Stargate Universe afterwards. I’m not sure what series to pick up next for binging after I finish Stargate. I’m open to suggestions of similar shows, though! Maybe Babylon 5. Or Farscape! I never finished Farscape, and it’d be cool to keep with two of the SG-1 season 10 characters.

Animal Crossing

After finally managing to get a Switch, I dove head first into Animal Crossing. I’m still figuring out how things work, and slowly working my way through upgrading my house and getting neighbors, but I’m having so much fun, and have appreciated hanging out with one of my best friends, and getting some help and hangout time with Jae, which I appreciated so very much. I hope to be able to play some more with others as I continue to get into Animal Crossing. I very much love the fishing, bug hunting, and just picking up sea shells (and giving everything I can to the museum!).

Planner Stickers

It may come as no surprise (after mentioning this was becoming a thing back in May) that I have become utterly obsessed with planner stickers. I think it brings me back to a time when I was allowed to like stickers as a kid. Liking them as an adult is kind of a thing people look at you weirdly for, so finding this world of stickers that also help to keep me functioning has been a blessing, to be honest. It’s a creative outlet that I’ve much needed. I still get to collect and play with stickers, but it also gives me a visual of what I need/want to do so that I stay focused on tasks and feel much less stressed out about it.

I use my planner quite functionally, and pair it with my bullet journal so that the two together are a schedule and plan of what I need/want to accomplish each day. The month or so I’ve been doing this, has been quite helpful in helping to calm my mind. Especially after changing up my bullet journal style (for the second time this year) to allow myself more freedom to write and be creative and journal and put down stickers that I’m also using for the week in my planner.

FFXIV

I called it when I wrote about bouncing off of ESO. While I am still paying for a subscription, I haven’t really logged in (though I might want to do so for daily rewards this month…). I very much want to play it, but I don’t feel like I have the time or patience to do so right now. Instead, I have found myself diving into FFXIV once again. This time, I think it’s sticking more than it has before because I’ve been gaming some with the polycule.

Manthing and I either level some classes together (ARC/NIN), or we sit in Discord and play our own things. It also helps just being around the polycule as a whole even if I don’t get to play much with them. I’m still trying to figure my way around the FC, as I’m very much feeling an outsider right now, but I’m still enjoying my time playing mostly solo. I’ve been leveling my White Mage, and have been enjoying my time quite a bit.

I forgot how much I’ve loved healing. I haven’t healed in a very long time due to the fact that ex was always the healer, and I was always the tank. It feels comfortable, and has a more rhythmic flow to me than DPS does. Though, to be honest, I am very much looking forward to leveling Dancer, eventually!

First, I want to give a shout out to Ace Asunder and Later Levels for the really cool idea they’ve come up with! I’ve already downloaded my trivia sheet and have been filling it out. The idea is that pubs typically have trivia nights, so since we can’t go to pubs, let’s do something similar through blogs! I’m looking forward to the final event for it, and seeing how everyone did with the trivia! Think about joining up if you’re looking for some new blogs to check out, or looking for possible bling for your blog. No actual blogging necessary, but it may give you some post ideas!

Happy Things

Late last week the three Switch games I purchased came in! I decided to pick them up even if I can’t play them yet, so that whenever I can get a Switch I can start immediately. Of course, now they’re taunting me hardcore, and I absolutely wish I could play them now. One day the console will be in stock. I contemplated getting a Lite, but Manthing pointed out I’d probably regret it and be morose after more of the consoles come out. Which is fair, I would. So I’m still holding out. Even though ACNH is calling my name.

I also got my monthly Stickii pack over the weekend. I got the cute pack for May, and I do not regret this one bit. The theme was Under the Sea and I am in love! I usually am not big on things like pinks and yellows and greens, but the way they have worked them in is pretty awesome. So far for the month of June I’m digging the Retro pack, but we’ll see what the last teaser looks like tomorrow.

Manthing and I played some more Monster Prom this past weekend together. We decided to try out the second semester one, and it was a lot of fun. I decided to try dating Zoe, and um. It was very much like pursuing myself. Which, let’s be honest, I would totally do. I’m like Laszlo from What We Do in the Shadows in some ways, haha. Anyway, I ended up getting one of her secret routes, and it was a lot of fun! I’m hoping Manthing and I can keep playing Monster Prom some on the weekends.

Not weekend related, but I got my Switch today, so I’m super excited to shut down the computer for the night and get my Switch set up and play a teensy bit of Animal Crossing before bed!

Bandai Bundle

Friday means payday. And payday means a refresh to my fun budget! As such I spent a chunk of it on the new Bandai Humble Bundle. At first, I really only picked it up because Katamari Damacy is one of my favorite games in the history of games. The number of hours I sunk into that sucker on the PS2 is insane. It was the one game my parents couldn’t tear me away from, and was honestly one of the reasons they let me get a small television for my room as I finished high school so that I’d stop taking up the main house television.

I figured since the game itself was $30, picking up the bundle with it would be a good investment, even if Katamari was all I played. Then, of course, I noticed Tales of Berseria, which has been on my Steam wishlist for a while. It’s a $50 game, so picking up the $15 tier? Absolutely a good deal! I had missed the $25 tier at first, and figure since Man of Medan is by the same folks as Until Dawn that it’d be worth trying out, even if only for Spoopy Month. Here’s my breakdown of what I’ll play from the entire bundle.

• PAC-MAN 256 – Won’t touch it.
• ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West – I wasn’t interested in this at first (ugh why do I have to always play as the male characters…), but after seeing that Andy Serkis voiced Monkey and directed the cutscenes, I’m willing to give it a try.
• Get Even – I also wasn’t interested in this one at first, but it looks up my alley on further inspection. Based on the trailer it’s reminiscent of Layers of Fear, and I enjoyed that one.
• .hack//G.U. Last Recode – I won’t play it, so I gifted it to Manthing.
• Katamari Damacy REROLL – ABSOLUTELY YES. THE POINT OF THIS WHOLE BUNDLE OBVIOUSLY.
• RAD – Ehhh, I’m not quite sure. Rogue-likes typically aren’t my thing, but I might give it a try.
• TEKKEN 7 – Not my type of game. Pass.
• Tales of Berseria – YES.
• Man of Medan – YES.