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the snow man cometh
Okay, so I will be the first to put my hands up and say I didn't really believe the snow would be as bad as the weather forecasters were, uh, forecasting. But since there's about five cm of the stuff* gracing my front steps, I take it back.
See, the thing is that the forecasters like to over-exaggerate the snowfall. See also: Snowpocalypse a few weeks back (we got a light dusting and nothing more, but the way it was reported, you'd think it was going to be the end of the world). But that's, I think, because most of them seem to be from the south of England, where snow is not really an issue (particularly not if you're from London, or any other large city). So they said it would snow a lot, and I sneered, because their idea of a lot of snow in past years has been, like, a vague dusting.
And yet. Here is the snow.
And it's effing cold (for Britain, anyway).
*I know five cm is not a lot compared to how much some places in other countries get, but it's more than we've had in my village in recent years.
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I have my new phone and it is...okay? It is much of a muchness with the old one, though it has a curved-at-the-sides screen, which is really nice (even if I do feel like I'll drag icons right off the phone). The screen itself is slightly smaller than my old one, but it looks sharper to me, and is easier to hold in my hand.
The only thing I don't like is that it only has one speaker, located on the actual bottom of the phone, for some reason. So music sounds super tinny, and that's annoying. Although I mostly listen to stuff on headphones anyway, so it's not really a massive problem.
I have all my mobile games set up on it now, apart from Animal Crossing. I just have to get the nerve to delete it off the old phone first (because it won't let you import a save if you're already logged in on another device *eyeroll*).
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I'm definitely better rested with my new mattress and certainly less achy, which is amazing. I mean, I don't feel perfect, but I don't feel like I'm made of sludge any more (which I have done for years, but I thought it was just my age/circumstances/depression). Just a shame it won't fix my arthritis.
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I want to play all the Final Fantasies. But let's be honest, when do I not? I'm going to see if I can at least make some progress with Tactics Advance In German™ (I've been playing it for a year and not beaten it, wtf. Good job I already beat it in English). I am going to restart and play and FINISH FFIII DS. I am also going to pony up and restart Four Heroes of Light, since I never beat it and, while I hate that it only has one save slot, I'd like to play it now I know how it works. (I've had it since it was new, and not played it in forever).
(And maybe one day I will restart and finish FFs II**, V**, VI**, VIII, and IX**)
**I have very almost finished most of these. In a lot of cases, there's save files sitting right at the final boss. But they will need restarting because you can bet your asses I am woefully underlevelled in all of them. IX is halfway through a replay, but I can't even remember when I touched it last.
See, the thing is that the forecasters like to over-exaggerate the snowfall. See also: Snowpocalypse a few weeks back (we got a light dusting and nothing more, but the way it was reported, you'd think it was going to be the end of the world). But that's, I think, because most of them seem to be from the south of England, where snow is not really an issue (particularly not if you're from London, or any other large city). So they said it would snow a lot, and I sneered, because their idea of a lot of snow in past years has been, like, a vague dusting.
And yet. Here is the snow.
And it's effing cold (for Britain, anyway).
*I know five cm is not a lot compared to how much some places in other countries get, but it's more than we've had in my village in recent years.
~
I have my new phone and it is...okay? It is much of a muchness with the old one, though it has a curved-at-the-sides screen, which is really nice (even if I do feel like I'll drag icons right off the phone). The screen itself is slightly smaller than my old one, but it looks sharper to me, and is easier to hold in my hand.
The only thing I don't like is that it only has one speaker, located on the actual bottom of the phone, for some reason. So music sounds super tinny, and that's annoying. Although I mostly listen to stuff on headphones anyway, so it's not really a massive problem.
I have all my mobile games set up on it now, apart from Animal Crossing. I just have to get the nerve to delete it off the old phone first (because it won't let you import a save if you're already logged in on another device *eyeroll*).
~
I'm definitely better rested with my new mattress and certainly less achy, which is amazing. I mean, I don't feel perfect, but I don't feel like I'm made of sludge any more (which I have done for years, but I thought it was just my age/circumstances/depression). Just a shame it won't fix my arthritis.
~
I want to play all the Final Fantasies. But let's be honest, when do I not? I'm going to see if I can at least make some progress with Tactics Advance In German™ (I've been playing it for a year and not beaten it, wtf. Good job I already beat it in English). I am going to restart and play and FINISH FFIII DS. I am also going to pony up and restart Four Heroes of Light, since I never beat it and, while I hate that it only has one save slot, I'd like to play it now I know how it works. (I've had it since it was new, and not played it in forever).
(And maybe one day I will restart and finish FFs II**, V**, VI**, VIII, and IX**)
**I have very almost finished most of these. In a lot of cases, there's save files sitting right at the final boss. But they will need restarting because you can bet your asses I am woefully underlevelled in all of them. IX is halfway through a replay, but I can't even remember when I touched it last.