YourFavGrandpa

So recently (right after Christmas), I lost my wallet. It had my Driver's License and all of my debit cards in it, plus I had a super nice wallet from Bellroy. I just now in the last day or two found out that the State of Texas finally mailed my replacement license, and should be here soon. Last wallet I had was a very muted green, nah fam I got a bright fucking yellow wallet now. If I misplace that shit, I'm gonna have zero problems finding it. Kinda reminded me of this below:

I'm probably gonna wait until some point in February to pick it up. I still have quite the backlog of Switch games to get through; so I'm probably safe on waiting to get this. I might get this for completing my 5K, I'm not entirely sure. Also: https://limitedrungames.com/collections/all-games/products/switch-limited-run-166-arcade-classics-anniversary-collection Shmup highlights include Twinbee (the very first one), Salamander, and Gradius I & II. I really want to get this, but I may end up getting it digital because of funds being short this next week. I might be able to switch some funds around and get the Classic version, if not just the game cart by itself.

I'm quite out of shape, so I did find a course through Garmin (via my recent purchase of a Forerunner 55) that's geared towards people with sedentary lifestyles such as mine that's more forgiving. The tail end of the program will be when I run/walk my 5k; and I'm hoping that between that program and switching to Keto will help me tremendously. I basically got tired of sitting around, and said fuck it.

So I was true to my word, and my Garmin Forerunner 55 arrived earlier this week. Here's a brief review. Pros: Battery life is super good to start out, 3 days of pretty much having the thing on non-stop and it's only below 75% just today. Comes with a free compliment of training courses (using one of the courses to do my 5k training) Watch faces are super nice, with some pretty decent free ones. Strava integration is super nice, and welcomed. Cons: Found a bug with the emergency contact system (have my wife on there) and occasionally it doesn't sync up right. (edit 01/11/2023 - this was fixed a couple of days ago, and was user error on my part). Dress bands are expensive, but not as expensive as the Milanese loops for Apple Watch ($80 from Garmin directly for their Milanese versus $100 from Apple for the same) Initial time to get used to menu system on watch. I almost called 911 a couple of times completely by mistake figuring it out. Standard stuff about responding to messages on non-WearOS device. Solid A for the Forerunner 55, after fixing the bug with the contact system.

I have their discography through War of the Triad, if you're interested.

Not gonna lie, the Distant Worlds version of OWA is pretty damn good. It's even better performed live!

I'm considering it as well tbh. Dunno if I'll go with a physical copy, since I don't trade games in; but it beats not being able to play until the afternoon of release (unless I go out to Target at 8am to get a physical copy).

I signed up last week to run a 5K in March. I'm planning on starting to train next week after New Year's for it.

couple of new end-of-year videos from one MKBHD: Smartphone Camera Awards: Smartphone Awards: Also, will be picking up a Garmin Forerunner 55 in the next couple of days; as that's the newest model they introduced prior to the chip shortage.

Got my copies of Panorama Cotton, Cotton 100%, and Deathsmiles I & II for PS4 yesterday from Strictly Limited Games. Took them right at a year (and maybe a little over) to produce disc copies of those three and ship them from Germany stateside. Out of the three LRG-ish places I like to order from, Pix'n Love is the fastest to order from by far.

Grats on the tix! I missed out on Winter is Coming this year because the date snuck up on me. It happened to be a week where we were super busy at work, but I couldn't get out of it, plus only the cheap seats were left @ CCC. I typically like ringside when I go watch wrestling there, but I had to be on the website minute one when tickets go on sale otherwise shit sells out around ringside super quick. On the upside, getting to watch Suzuki and Briscoes/FTR match 1 this year live was super awesome!

I'm legit surprised that they've not released a physical copy of the soundtrack yet. I imported 2's OST from Japan (via Amazon) and was pleasantly surprised by the music diversity.

There's something I use from ModMyMods with regards to GPU sag ... https://modmymods.com/modmymods-adjustable-aluminum-gpu-vga-support-strut-black-vh1.html (but it's sold out). You might want to look into MNPCTech, Bill still makes GPU brackets I believe

damn, got my hopes up for nothing

My Switch backlog continues to grow, with the additions of Bayo 3 and Pokemon Scarlet.

For DNF Duel? Holy shit, if they actually can get it working at full speed with the netcode; I might actually buy.

I honestly don't think it's that, as Smash tournaments (especially majors) play out without Nintendo's support all the time. But what seems to be the larger issue is with PandaGaming and threatening to sic Nintendo on the organizers of the other circuit. They (talking about Smash players here) have every right to be upset, as prior it looked like Nintendo was actually warming up to the idea of official tournaments; only to get shut tf down. The Smash scene I occasionally visit has tossed players out in the past for not practicing good hygiene. But yeah, let's keep the long running joke about Smash players and hygiene up and rolling.

So, I'm in the market for a new wearable (as my Venu Sq is starting to get a little dated technology-wise). Did a bit of research over the weekend, and if I actually get a smartwatch; it looks like I'm getting a Galaxy Watch 5. Otherwise, I'm buying an updated Garmin (probably the Forerunner 55). Originally, I had looked at Samsung, Garmin, Google, Mobvoi, and Fossil and narrowed it down to those two. I did not like the idea of factory resetting a watch to install WearOS 3 (looking at you Fossil), manufacturers who haven't given a specific timeframe for said update (Mobvoi), or first-gen products that are basically overpriced Fitbits with no auto tracking of workouts (Google).

I didn't take a whole lot of photos at the performance, but hearing Answer from FFXIV performed live, along with One Winged Angel at the very end blew my goddamned mind.

I'm starting to get this way, because T-Mobile puts all manner of shit on their phones. The next phone I get will more than likely be unlocked, but that's still a couple of years off.

Picked up a couple of Switch CEs recently. Chaos Code (fighting game - CE is only available at Playasia) Rumble Fish 2 (bought from Limited Run - should release in December) As I mentioned in the VG General Thread, I'm picking up Bayo 3 and P5R on Wednesday, and I'm trying to figure out what game I want to get for free.

I'm planning on getting Bayonetta 3 and P5R for Switch on Wednesday, but I don't know what I'm getting as the free game yet.

circling back to this ... I would love to see Xiaomi get picked up by a carrier in the States, just to see OnePlus get some competition again on the lower end of the flagship spectrum. But I honestly don't know if people are ready for the mess that's MIUI.

I respect it. It's actually a pretty decent song, one of the lesser hits from her only English album; but still a hit nonetheless.

So, I went to watch a eSports event in a movie theater on Saturday. I got hit on by a couple of attractive women, and if I wasn't married; they both would have passed out from screaming and moaning so much. Grandpa's still got it 😊