End of a Long Week

Finally, a day off. Picked up a few days of work this week that ended up being a bit more disruptive to my routine than I expected. Ended up having more cheat meals than usual. I ended up working the morning and evening a couple days this week and it just left me no time to get my calories in. Today I'll be getting back on my meal plan. Had my workout this morning, but didn't exactly do what I intended.

It's crazy the amount of times I've been working out with ONE other person in the gym and they are using exactly the equipment I intended to use. What makes it WORSE is that these morons superset EVERYTHING!! So instead of being on a machine for the length of time for 4 sets ,which is totally reasonable, they are on it for 4 SETS OF 4 EXERCISES! Everybody thinks they're some kind of athlete prepping for top tier competition. These guys are nobodys. Just dudes working out and they take themselves so seriously it's embarrassing. The entitlement is unreal on top of that. I can't use equipment they intend to use because they intend to use it. The level of self importance is indescribable. The type of gym doesn't make a difference. The small powerlifting gym and the commercial Planet Fitness, always find that hyper-insecure, hyper-insistent kind of guy. I was able to hit all the muscles I needed to, but I had to change every exercise I planned because ONE guy was on every damn thing. Just put me in a really bad mood for the morning.

With the little bit of extra time I've had this week I've been trying to find another game to get into. I played the first few hours of Where Winds Meet and it is WAY too much for me. If I'm going to try and learn that many systems there is another game I'd rather spend my time on. Final Fantasy 14 has frequently been called one of the best narrative experiences of any video game. I played it with a friend a few years ago and loved it. This week I purchased the latest expansion, downloaded the PS5 upgrade, bought a new mouse, keyboard, and lap-board, and started up a new character. I haven't really poured myself into it yet but I am really looking forward to getting caught up and experiencing one of the greatest games of all time. I also downloaded Diablo 4 last night. I have never gotten into any of the Diablo games but it is part of the PSPlus library so I may as well check it out.

I am trying to find something that could be my comfort game. Just something to turn on when I don't have anything to play. I'm jealous of people that have their comfort game, or comfort hobby in general. I'm giving up on Arc Raiders, which is an odd experience. I got really good at that game. I mean REALLY good. Borderline embarrassingly good. I spent tons of time and a little bit of money on making Arc Raiders my hobby. I just hate the direction the devs are going with it. The game has become inconvenient for my schedule and just boring to play. In an age where most games release as a foundation for additional content, MOST developer teams engage with their community and integrate that feedback. Embark seems to do none of that. Almost every time there has been a content update the response is, "who asked for this?". The newest season starts this week and I have zero desire to pick it up again, and that's seriously disappointing.

This week I get my first laser hair removal treatment. I'm excited to get the process started. It will probably be a couple months before the treatments are really lasting. The goal is to be by my goal body fat percentage by the time I get my third or fourth treatment. That way I can spend the second half of the summer shirtless WAY more often.