[TimovieMan]

4 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

There is no reason to let that stop you from going for the eyes of your enemies. It's somewhat challenging while backstabbing, but it can absolutely be done, and is quite satifying.

I seldomly play as a backstabber. I prefer the "honourable" approach.*

 

 

* Ghost of Tsushima was the exception. Can't be the Ghost - or win - if you fight like an honourable samurai vs opponents who use every trick in the book. 😇

[Harriet]

11 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

 

There is no reason to let that stop you from going for the eyes of your enemies. It's somewhat challenging while backstabbing, but it can absolutely be done, and is quite satifying.

 

Backstab eyeballs... from behind? But how?

 

6 hours ago, TimovieMan said:

I seldomly play as a backstabber. I prefer the "honourable" approach.*😇

 

For me it's all about the gameplay. I spent a lot of time sneaking and throat cutting in Skyrim because Skyrim rewards that sort of behaviour. But I also like running up to enemies and frontstabbing them. 

[Harriet]

Did a somatic therapy via zoom. It didn't go well because zoom wouldn't open so I wasted ten minutes on that before the therapist just called by phone. She had only scheduled half an hour, so we did about 25 minutes after the late start. It was okay talking by phone but not ideal. She had some good ideas. 

I slept badly so the rest of the day was one short walk and then just BG1. I'm torn between the kind of class I want and the kind of sprite (the in game figures with different appearances) that I want. Dilemma. 

[Scaly Freak]

8 hours ago, Harriet said:

Backstab eyeballs... from behind? But how?

 

The same way one would throat-slit from behind. Long arms and lots of silence  

[Laghail]

12 hours ago, Harriet said:

Did a somatic therapy via zoom. It didn't go well because zoom wouldn't open so I wasted ten minutes on that before the therapist just called by phone. She had only scheduled half an hour, so we did about 25 minutes after the late start. It was okay talking by phone but not ideal. She had some good ideas. 

been there. Sucks losing talk time but I still prefer it over the 60 mins of commuting round trip. 
 

12 hours ago, Harriet said:

i slept badly so the rest of the day was one short walk and then just BG1. I'm torn between the kind of class I want and the kind of sprite (the in game figures with different appearances) that I want. Dilemma. 

last time I BG1’d, i did a Druid and I didn’t mind the sprite options for the class. 

[Harriet]

15 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

 

The same way one would throat-slit from behind. Long arms and lots of silence  

 

I'm visualising this, with really long fingers going for the eyes and just taking them out.

 

11 hours ago, Laghail said:

been there. Sucks losing talk time but I still prefer it over the 60 mins of commuting round trip. 

 

Oh, that's a long trip. I can take a 15 minute walk to mine, which is much better.

 

11 hours ago, Laghail said:

last time I BG1’d, i did a Druid and I didn’t mind the sprite options for the class. 

 

Depends on the race. I like the humans in heavy or light armour, and the elves in the thief or mage sprites. The Dwarves look great in anything. I don't love the elf fighter sprites, which includes the druid sprite. 

[Harriet]

Today I did a walk and some packing and tidying and BG1. Things are okay. Off to France tomorrow. 

[Sovalis]

I hope you have a great trip and that it is the ideal balance of stimulating and restful. 

[Sea-to-sky]

Hope you have a lovely holiday. 

[Mistr]

What will you get to see in France?

[Everstorm]

Have a great time in France!

[Harriet]

2 hours ago, Sovalis said:

I hope you have a great trip and that it is the ideal balance of stimulating and restful. 

 

A lovely blessing, thank you!

 

2 hours ago, Sea-to-sky said:

Hope you have a lovely holiday. 

 

Thank you, Sea!

 

1 hour ago, Mistr said:

What will you get to see in France?

 

Cassis is on the Côte d'Azur, near Marseilles. It has lovely cliffs that the impressionists liked to paint, and we are near the sea. There are charming little villages, like Aix en Provence, that can be reached by car. But I will mostly rest and look at the trees and water and cliffs. 

 

23 minutes ago, Everstorm said:

Have a great time in France!

 

Thank you, Ever! 

There's no specific internet at the house, only whatever my phone has, so I may drop in just briefly to say hello. I'm not really sure how much internet data my phone has. Probably plenty for browsing but not videos?

[Silmarilliane]

Have a lovely holiday  

[TimovieMan]

Enjoy your time in France!!! 👍

[Mad Hatter]

Enjoy! 

 

On 4/18/2024 at 7:58 PM, Harriet said:

There's no specific internet at the house, only whatever my phone has, so I may drop in just briefly to say hello. I'm not really sure how much internet data my phone has. Probably plenty for browsing but not videos?

It should be the same everywhere within the EU.

[Harriet]

Oops, so there was no wifi at the house, and I couldn't use my phone's hotspot because my laptop needs updating, which only works with internet. I don't keep my logins or passwords on my phone, so I got a fortnight off NF. 

Cassis is nice, but unfortunately my energy took a nosedive toward the end and I was pretty badly on the day before and of the flight home. Mr Harriet did a lot for me, but he also got a bit frustrated and went into problem solving mode when we got home, which was stressful for me because it involved reminding me that I had more energy in the past (I think I just advocated less for myself and put up with more) and that maybe I should do psychotherapy (I've done lots) because there must be a psychological component to the fatigue (yeah a bit but I think he's focusing on that because it feels more "fixable").

 

I think I was just sleeping badly on the uncomfortable bed and also that maybe deciding to say "fuck it" to healthy eating and just eat toast/croissants three times a day was not the best choice. And yes, there was also a psychological element whereby I became quite avoidant. That happens whenever I don't fight it.

 

I took my iPad but did no painting after the first few days. I had cool books but kept re-reading my health and weight loss books/listening to similar podcasts (why? why do I do this? it's so boring. Why didn't I read my book on the history of mammals instead? But I guess it's a form of withdrawal--the mental equivalent of white noise with the additional bonus of giving me the incorrect impression I am doing some self improvement).

 

I think I have a strong tendency to withdraw from the world, and I manage it at home with routines, plans, habits, etc, but that goes out the window on holiday. So I need to manage that a bit better by planning ahead. This doesn't mean doing more than I can manage physically, but just trying to make sure that my anxiety, inertia, and avoidance are not the limiting factors. I estimate that I can do about 2 hours of activity per day without making myself worse, and maybe 4 hours a couple of times a week. I should maybe track that.

[Mad Hatter]

Missed you!

 

1 hour ago, Harriet said:

Cassis is nice, but unfortunately my energy took a nosedive toward the end and I was pretty badly on the day before and of the flight home. Mr Harriet did a lot for me, but he also got a bit frustrated and went into problem solving mode when we got home, which was stressful for me because it involved reminding me that I had more energy in the past (I think I just advocated less for myself and put up with more) and that maybe I should do psychotherapy (I've done lots) because there must be a psychological component to the fatigue (yeah a bit but I think he's focusing on that because it feels more "fixable").

That really sucks and is hugely unfair when you've been trying so hard for so long to get to the bottom of the issue! 

 

1 hour ago, Harriet said:

I think I was just sleeping badly on the uncomfortable bed and also that maybe deciding to say "fuck it" to healthy eating and just eat toast/croissants three times a day was not the best choice. 

Were they at least delicious?

 

[Sea-to-sky]

13 hours ago, Harriet said:

think I was just sleeping badly on the uncomfortable bed and also that maybe deciding to say "fuck it" to healthy eating and just eat toast/croissants three times a day was not the best choice. And yes, there was also a psychological element whereby I became quite avoidant. That happens whenever I don't fight it

When i am tired it is harder to make healthy choices. I also tend to reread things ive read before. They're comforting and lower energy. 
its hard when your body goes into survival mode.

 

they are currently doing a massive genetic profile for CFS in the uk as it tends to run in families in many cases (my mother also has CFS/M.E. for example) . Might be worth pointing out to mr harriet that they do not try to find genetic markers for something that is psychological. 

[Harriet]

21 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

Missed you!

 

Aw, thanks.

 

21 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

That really sucks and is hugely unfair when you've been trying so hard for so long to get to the bottom of the issue! 

 

I know. I feel like my whole life revolves around managing the fatigue and lack of motivation that accompanies it. I panic whenever he suggests I should be doing more. I really really really don't want to go back to how I used to feel all the time when I was overdoing it.

 

21 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

Were they at least delicious?

 

Some of them were, yeah. 

 

9 hours ago, Sea-to-sky said:

When i am tired it is harder to make healthy choices. I also tend to reread things ive read before. They're comforting and lower energy. 
its hard when your body goes into survival mode.

 

My brain definitely seems to be on very low battery mode a lot of the time.

 

9 hours ago, Sea-to-sky said:

they are currently doing a massive genetic profile for CFS in the uk as it tends to run in families in many cases (my mother also has CFS/M.E. for example) . Might be worth pointing out to mr harriet that they do not try to find genetic markers for something that is psychological. 

Oh, he knows it's physical. He sees me wheezing after walking a slight hill, for example, and knows about POTS. It's just.... he always seems to forget the details and his mind always drifts back to the psychological aspect. There is a psychological aspect, it's just not primary in my opinion.