#oneaday Day 726: Checkpoint

We made it to the end of another week, everybody. And I'm pleased to report that today seemed to remain mostly free of mishaps after they apparently all decided to visit me yesterday. I have been feeling a bit under the weather today, but I think that can probably mostly be attributed to the fact I'm feeling pretty stressed out and fed up.

At least Christmas is pretty much sorted. With the whole virus situation, we're not really in a position to be able to go anywhere, so it'll be a quiet one here at home. Presents have been ordered and sent to their relevant locations, and my parents have kindly provided us with some money to spend on presents "from them", so I'm currently contemplating what to do with my half of the money. A little voice that I probably shouldn't listen to is telling me to buy an Atari Lynx or Jaguar on eBay. I have not yet decided if I am going to pay any attention to it.

Anyway, Chris and I will be recording a podcast this week. It'll be a sort of "roundup of the year"-style affair like we've done in previous years, so we'll be talking about the stuff we've played this year that we found particularly striking. In the absence of a month of MoeGamer Awards on the site this year, this will be a good opportunity to celebrate some of the games I've been particularly enjoying, both within and outside the Atelier series. It should be a fun discussion, so watch out for it on Monday, all being well.

In the meantime, I've been enjoying Atelier Ayesha this evening. It's got a noticeably different vibe to the Arland games that I'm really appreciating, plus a fun battle system, fun progression and plenty of cute girls. Exactly what I need, like all the time. For now, though, I think it's time to head to bed with a sandwich and a glass of milk, attempt to figure out BMX on California Games on the Evercade while watching Classic Game Room, then sleep until midday tomorrow. That sounds nice.

Hope you've all had a week that has been at the very least tolerable. Not long to go until the symbolic moment that we can kick 2020 out the door for good — even if it doesn't change anything immediately in practice, it'll feel good to have made it through.