I’m calling this a rebound blog, because I am fully (mostly) awake in the morning observing a gray Roman sky and thinking: This is going to be a good day. That starts with writing, as you should well know by now–well by yesterday at the most. The idea of me having a good day without some small measure of the word is sad indeed. I do crave the things that I crave, and those are the things that present me with joy in life. So, I’m going to spend the remainder of my time dedicating little sections of this ten to those things.
On Games
As I patiently await the arrival of College Football 25 (packaged with Madden, because they gotta know sales will slump badly). I have been re-exploring Starfield. There is a great deal of joy left in that game for me. I am finally starting to tackle outposts. It took me several xp runs (killing randoms and doing missions) in order to get the basic skills, and I needed to build one massive ass freighter to haul supplies, but I am finally embracing my inner minecrafter through this game. It is slow going. Progress is… well, I don’t know what I want or truly what I am doing, but I am starting to figure it out. So, I’m having fun, learning, and getting sucked back in… for now. CFB is coming.
On Writing
The Justice Engine is not finished. I allowed myself to really swirl around the drain of execution on this one. I am trying to get back into the courtroom headspace, but not so much that it becomes a standard courtroom drama. This is supposed to be a human story centered around AI and real emotions and the relationships that develop when we dabble in stuff I still think we aren’t properly prepared to dabble into. I have another project and a handful of revisions to attend to before beginning the next school cycle, but I intend to carve out more and more time to finish this piece of work. Honestly, it is finding all the right personalities to make it happen that has been the tough part. So I’m doing what I always do–I’m piecing it together conversation by conversation looking for something that ultimately fits into the shape of a narrative.
And no, I do not know how it ends.
On Love
The most important part of me comes last, because I keep most of it off stage where it belongs. I will say that Rome is the city of love, and if not for the plans this Talislegger has spent quite some time developing, accelerando would indeed be on the table. But there is a time and a place and a path for all things. I intend life to include all things.