This past two weeks I have been playing a few games, again, on the Nintendo Switch. The NS has become my gaming platform of choice, simply because it’s handheld and I can play under almost any situation, even when putting Luna to sleep.

Fire Emblem Warriors

I’m still playing the crap out off this game. I even purchased all three DLCs which no only add more characters to the rooster but more story gameplay. I have a few characters on level over a hundred. Yes, I am overpowered, yes, I am GOD.

Within the Blade

Within the Blade is an epic game in stealth, platforming, and RPG genres, in which the player takes on the role of a Ninja. Explore the scenic world of feudal Japan, using your stealth to complete missions.

This game is pretty wonderful, I’ll school pixel art, lots of blood, and you’re a ninja fighting demons. It has the elements of a platformer with RPG ones, and is like 10.99 USDs. It is worth both your time and monies.

SAMURAI WARRIORS 5

A new SAMURAI WARRIORS begins

After a 7-year wait, a new installment in the tactical action series “SAMURAI WARRIORS” is finally here!

Alright, if you know me, you should know I am a sucker for Musou games. I mean, Fire Emblem Warriors is a Musou game. I was watching a YouTube video for SW, and the guy was saying that it was almost impossible that anyone had played all the Dynasty Warriors or Samurai Warriors games. Pfft, little does he know!

I have been waiting for a Samurai Warriors game for a long time, and It’s finally here. As far as the gameplay goes, there’s not much new here. The characters, or at least most of them, have been redesigned compared to the previous games. The art, it’s so outstanding. It is probably my favorite thing, is the art style.

I can see myself putting over a hundred hours on this game.

Streets of Rage 4

Currently, my favorite beat ‘em up and of all times. This game has been out for a while, but they have recently released its Mr. X Nightmare DLC. Which adds 4 more playable characters and more moves. I love having a good excuse to play a fantastic game. If you haven’t played SoR4, you are missing out.

Gala: Creativity Welcomed by Brian Hariprashad

Remember when Instagram used to be about photos and not ads? When the discovery section of it was actual photos of people? Remember when Instagram used to be fun to use and browse?

That’s Gala. Or at least it does feel like it. The application is far from perfect, but it is nice to use, and I am happy that it is around.

This week has felt like it had already 8 days and is not even past today’s (Friday) midday. Working from home is one thing, but working from home, with the 2 girls and a busy workload with little fires everywhere to put out, it’s another thing entirely.

This means, I haven’t been able to catch-up with my favorite podcasts, or listen to music. I mean, I play music, in the background, when I can, but I’m not listening. It is all, again, putting fires out and being a dad, or at least trying, el-oh-el!

I am spent, more mentally than physically. I have lost my coolness a bit and get irritated easily.

The only fun activity I have been able to kind of squeeze in is playing Samurai Warriors 5 on the Switch. It actually helps that it is pretty much a jack and slash game and pretty mindless.

Need a break, and a beer.

When I first moved to the 208’s and Annie and I got a place of our own, its location, was what it’s known as Boise’s North-End. Nothing fancy, just an old apartment, like everything in the area, everything build in the 50s and 60s or perhaps even older — in fact, I think older.

This is where all the hipsters lived, or live. Also people of certain status, as most old houses are more expensive than newer ones. Additionally, in its location, it is close to Downtown Boise. 13th Street, Harry’s (the local bar), Hyde Park, Bogus Basin, and easy access to the foothills, and all the stuff people like. We lived in this area for at least 3 years. We loved it! It was our vibe, at the time.

Later we moved to the, I don’t know. The suburbs? Always with the mindset, or goal, that we would come back to our precious North-End Boise. We have lived in our current place for over 5 years now, maybe even more, I can’t remember. This weekend, we went to what used to be one of our most visited restaurants in the area back then, Highlands Hollow. First of, back then, it was a 5-minute drive, and now, it is at least 25-30 minutes. At least long enough for Marley to start complaining that she’s hungry, and it was taking too long to get there. And, while getting there — and once there — seeing the people there and everything, I felt out of place, like I didn’t belong in the area.

I felt like now, in this area, for you to truly belong to it, it is required a level of snobbishness that I no longer have or care for. I don’t know how to explain it, but it either isn’t the same North-End I used to live, or it has always been the same and I just didn’t see it and I have changed.

That being said, our closest friends, live in the North-End, idly enough. They are definitely snobby but they are good people. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Today, well, all this week, I will be working from home. There are no Grandparents in town this week. As part of my duties, I gotta feed these creatures. I am looking at my computer, knowing they are eating pancakes. Without even looking, I yell, Marley, bite, please! (If not they’ll take 5 hours on one pancake). Luna, out of nowhere, actually, from behind the couch. Me doing pee-pee!

She’s pooping…