So, here I am, on my balcony, trying to sun myself. The weather this weekend has been pretty bad, but I believe I’ve covered that already. But today is a high of 16, with sunny periods. I’m trying to milk those sunny periods for all I can.
It’s at that annoying temperature where it’s pleasant when the sun is beaming down on you. But when there is a cloud, it feels cool enough to be uncomfortable.
And what happens? A cloud has parked itself right in front of the sun, and it isn’t moving. The sun is going across the horizon faster than this cloud. Especially annoying is that there is a large patch of blue sky, just to the east of it. If the wind would only blow that stupid cloud out of the way.
So I decided to threaten the cloud. I’ve taken out my laptop and I’m using it. So now if it gets too bright, like say if a rogue cloud moves, I won’t be able to see the screen. Take that!
While I’m waiting for white fluffy things to migrate I’m working on an essay for online dating. I signed up for online dating back in February, but I’ve never put work into the personal essay. So I now have to do soul-searching and try to come up with a fun and interesting way to describe myself. It’s not easy.
In other news, Ultima 2 is progressing. The main hurdle has been trying to find frigates to do my killing for me. (They are easily the most deadly weapon in the game. Quicksword! I thumb my nose at you.) I’ve now got one in every map except 1463 BC. I’m also wasting time waiting for creatures to respawn. I need a lot of treasure in this game, and the only way to get it is to kill things. Conveniently enemies always head for me, but there isn’t enough of them. And the treasure you get is not commiserate with their threat. I’ve had lowly orcs, that die after being hit once with a rock, give me more treasure and experience than a huge balrog that survived many multiple canon blasts.
Sun seems to be back now. Back to work, er … lounging.
Later note: That didn’t last long. Another cloud has got the first one’s back. So I’m stuck where I was before.