I Run on Dunkin' and Seafood Differently
My dad's maternal cousin Karla died recently up in Wisconsin. I met her and her husband Tom when my father and I went to Wisconsin for a family reunion of my dad's paternal relatives (and where I met my last living grandaunt on his side of the family, which was as close as I would ever get to meet her older brother and my paternal grandfather, who died before I was born before she herself passed away). They won't be able to do anything funeral-wise until spring due to the weather up there.
Dad had also given me several coupons for Baskin Robbins and Dunkin' (which are packaged together and recently opened a store up in town), all of which I used, most recently one for getting a dozen donuts for free by buying a dozen; I gave the first to my church and kept the second for me and my parents. After church, I used the remaining coupon to get a free "classic" donut (which seemed randomly chosen, but was still good), although I paid for a cold coffee as well, given the typical "if you give a mouse a cookie" standard that in my mind runs true.
This evening my younger brother Chris came over and gave me a $50 Amazon gift card for my birthday on the 24th when I'll be turning 39, and we all went to Red Lobster for dinner, where I "created my own" Ultimate Feast with a lobster tail, grilled scallops, cheddar bay shrimp, and coconut shrimp (rice and lobster mashed potatoes on the side), all of which I devoured since I had had just the donut and coffee for lunch (which I deliberately did so I would have more room for said dinner). Mom also got a free dessert with her forthcoming birthday on the 26th and promised I could have it, but we ended up taking it home since I was too full.
Gaming-wise, I think I'm slowly nearing the end of Persona 5 Royal since my party's levels are in their seventies and I'm at the cruise ship Palace (and I can insta-kill any enemy party due to said high experience levels). I've also made significant progress in Pokémon Violet by killing a few Titans and winning a few Gym challenges, and my tank 'Mon (the grass starter in its most powerful evolution form) has largely been able to OHKO most any opponent. I've also been playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and have reached Goron City, making sure to open up a shortcut to the forest given the developers' decision not to have the save-anywhere feature actually keep your current location. Yeah, I don't exactly have a rosy view of the hypothetical "masterpiece", though it is far better than my least-favorite entries of the series (namely, the NES Zeldas, especially the second, and Skyward Sword HD).
I probably won't have much time for gaming this week since my Java training and placement class allegedly restarts tomorrow, and I've been brushing up on SQL via W3Schools, where I can get a certificate for the language after I complete various exercises and take a test.
Dad had also given me several coupons for Baskin Robbins and Dunkin' (which are packaged together and recently opened a store up in town), all of which I used, most recently one for getting a dozen donuts for free by buying a dozen; I gave the first to my church and kept the second for me and my parents. After church, I used the remaining coupon to get a free "classic" donut (which seemed randomly chosen, but was still good), although I paid for a cold coffee as well, given the typical "if you give a mouse a cookie" standard that in my mind runs true.
This evening my younger brother Chris came over and gave me a $50 Amazon gift card for my birthday on the 24th when I'll be turning 39, and we all went to Red Lobster for dinner, where I "created my own" Ultimate Feast with a lobster tail, grilled scallops, cheddar bay shrimp, and coconut shrimp (rice and lobster mashed potatoes on the side), all of which I devoured since I had had just the donut and coffee for lunch (which I deliberately did so I would have more room for said dinner). Mom also got a free dessert with her forthcoming birthday on the 26th and promised I could have it, but we ended up taking it home since I was too full.
Gaming-wise, I think I'm slowly nearing the end of Persona 5 Royal since my party's levels are in their seventies and I'm at the cruise ship Palace (and I can insta-kill any enemy party due to said high experience levels). I've also made significant progress in Pokémon Violet by killing a few Titans and winning a few Gym challenges, and my tank 'Mon (the grass starter in its most powerful evolution form) has largely been able to OHKO most any opponent. I've also been playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and have reached Goron City, making sure to open up a shortcut to the forest given the developers' decision not to have the save-anywhere feature actually keep your current location. Yeah, I don't exactly have a rosy view of the hypothetical "masterpiece", though it is far better than my least-favorite entries of the series (namely, the NES Zeldas, especially the second, and Skyward Sword HD).
I probably won't have much time for gaming this week since my Java training and placement class allegedly restarts tomorrow, and I've been brushing up on SQL via W3Schools, where I can get a certificate for the language after I complete various exercises and take a test.