I’ve noticed that many people on Glass treat it almost as a photojournalism tool/place. They actually take the time to write something rather than just a quick description of the photo or as lazy as just an emoji, as I do (😜).

My journal is my blog but perhaps I could put some effort into doing more than just a word or an emoji on my Glass account.

Well, regarding last night’s blackout or power outage. Turns out, someone in a pickup truck decided to ram over the light post and yeah, took the power out.

Photo credit to the lady from the post there for a social media app or thing I am not familiar with

This happened around 7:00 pm ish, power came back on at 3:41 am. How do I know? Well, I did not fall asleep until 5:00 am this morning 😬.

🎵 ¿Quién trae las cornetas? - Rawayana

This is album by Rawayana, is probably our most played album of the year.

🎵 Con Todo El Mundo - Khruangbin

🎵 All Bets Are Off - Tamar Aphek

🎵 LONER - MISSIO

🎵 The Record - Boygenius

🎵 13 Commandments - Ghost

🎵 RAT WARS - Health

We are experiencing a blackout, the girls are all freaked out about it. They don’t have much experience with this type of situation, whilst Annie and I are super used to this, from back home. The girls won’t let go of their snuggle buddies and they’re super-worried we won’t get the power back. That said, blackouts rarely ever happen in this area and they’re quickly handled.

The whole drama is kind of funny, though. 😅

Today I had my first appointment with my new head doctor and it was interesting. He’s a family doctor so he also sees my kids.

What was even more interesting was his reaction to all my prescribed medications. I could tell he was somewhat anti-meds. That he’s more let’s try other things before we medicate you. Especially regarding my sleeping and ADHD meds.

He changed my antidepressants and asked me to stop taking my Atomoxetine and my sleeping pills. And we will be taking some different approaches, and see how it goes.

So, if you all notice some random senseless Crazy-Town Banana-Pants posts in the next few days, now you know why! At least until my system levels up, if at all. 😅

It has been a little hard to keep up with all the price increases in services and goods, especially if our paychecks stay the same. I think it is time to re-evaluate but mostly, learn to let go of things. There are many services that we might keep paying for, well, that I keep paying for, that may not be used or taken advantage of very rarely but can’t seem to let go of them because of the, what if? Probably not the smartest approach, I know. Plus those ones you signed up for the trial and forgot you are now paying for, or the ones that aren’t that crucial but now you are too invested in it, to move away from.

And there are other services that I do take advantage of but there’s always that question in the back of my head. Do you really need it to be this way? The perfect example is YouTube Plus. Yes, advertisements are annoying and intrusive, but is it worth 18.00 USD a month, like, really? (I know it can be 30% cheaper, I think, if I manage my subscription directly through them but I was having issues with them not taking my money so it was easier through the AppStore)

Anyways, rant over.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage on the PlayStation 5

Assassin’s Creed Mirage! Yes, we got another Assassins Creed’s game and by god, hopefully, we will keep getting them until the end of time, A-fucking-men!

Anyway, Mirage, set in the ninth-century Baghdad period, just a few decades before the events of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. In this game, you play as Basin who played a critical role in the events of Assassin’s, Creed Valhalla. This game is basically his origin’s story if you will, going from street thief to apprentice to master assassin. Mirage was intended to be an Assassin’s Creed Valhalla DLC but it somehow became its own game. That said, it does feel a little like a DLC as is not as full of “features” as Valhalla or other entries.

With Mirage, they’re trying to take it back to the original roots of the franchise, making it less of a massive open-world thing, and more of a contained area, so is going to feel a lot smaller compared to Valhalla or other recent AC games. So this one it’s focused more on narrative, and character development and with the stealth parkour action that we all know and love.

It does have an Assassin’s Creed One feel to it, like you’re back plain as Altair, but much with a fresher look and up-to-date gameplay mechanics. I liked how they brought back the notoriety level, or at least that’s how I think of it. The more you fight out in the open the more notoriety you earn making the guards and other enemies more aware of your presence and the way to lower your notoriety is by bribing people or getting rid of wanting posts. Oh! And the throwing daggers! Such a fan of using those.

Instead of hunting for armor pieces like in other AC games, you get full outfits which is nice. The one thing that I can’t stop thinking about and in some way bothers me a bit is that even though the world isn’t big, there’s a lot of “empty space” on the map, so lately, I’ve been just exploring around and finding random stuff. Makes me wonder if Ubisoft is planning for some DLCs in the future or if this just it.