Game Update
The computer is still not up to speed, and the current plan is to buy a new one. It’s kind of crazy to do this given all the computer parts I have laying around my office. I need to take better care of what I have. Currently the sound isn’t working on my system, but the video card drivers are up to date. I installed Unity and it seems to be operating so that’s a plus at least. The computer updates have been a long and arduous process. It’s slowing down my entire home network and causing me to lose internet intermittently on devices. I guess I noticed things were getting better when I wasn’t losing signal as much as before. There is some incentive to see if I can get this thing working again. I’d really rather not spend the money on a new system.
Personal Update
Still on my dating hiatus and it’s going well so far. I have been getting a little more focused on getting things done. This week I got a shelf for my garage to put some items that I know I won’t be getting to any time soon. Items like Warhammer Armies I was working on last year before I quit playing after getting very frustrated with the time and energy involved. There was external pressure to stop playing too, but that’s been removed now. Still my office needs some work. I will also need to tend to my lawn again soon which will mean getting some more wire for my weed eater.
I did manage to do some socializing this week. I went out to Karaoke one day, and another day I did a social dinner then went to the beach. It’s funny when I plan on being by myself sometimes God or maybe the universe has other plans. I met some cool people on that outing and it really helped me. When I decided to change myself to be more social, I didn’t consider I would lose the part of myself that is really good at being by myself for long periods of time. It’s not all gone, but I find that I feel better when I am social compared to when I am not these days. Taking on this challenge has hampered that with me quite a bit.
Some drama ensued this week between of of the groups I run and another one. There wasn’t much need for it though. The two groups provide a similar but different experience which caters to different crowds. I suppose it’s best just to ignore the issues and move forward. Another group asked me to help admin it so I accepted that. I guess I’m kind of becoming some sort of community leader here. I didn’t go out asking for that, it just sort of happened. It could hamper my ability to date, but I guess I’ll cross that bridge later.
Overall this break has been good for me to focus on things that were getting neglected, but also bad as it has reduced a lot of my social exposure. Couple that with my other loss of daily communication and it’s a fair amount to deal with. I guess I had a lot of loss recently, but that’s life I suppose.
I’m very happy that I have been able to get my fitness back. I signed up for two races, and I feel confident that I will finish them both. It’s also been good to lose weight and see my numbers go up each week on the weight I am lifting or the reps I am doing. A lot of positive things going on, a lot of positive feedback right now.