Mal

I've have my island open while I work from home so we can all connect. 432UM I have a shop of sorts that you can browse. Let me know if you want anything and I can send it over via mail.

It's a win-win for both of us because I too realized how I didn't like ACNH hogging my cartridge slot. I got other games I want to play that I have physical. For Ethan, if he doesn't like it then he can immediately sell it, for a profit! On a side note: Honestly probably going to go digital on Stardew Valley as well since it's a similar pick up and play game even though I always wanted a physical version. I didn't consider this issue when I pre-ordered ACNH.

So turnips... I bought at 97. Monday morning was like 57, afternoon is 46 so it's dropping off. 57/97 is 0.59 so I think I have a small spike in my future by Thursday afternoon. If anyone of you have a large spike then please post here!

We're all going to grow out facial hair?

GET IN HERE Dodo Code: LLHH3 I'll have it up for a bit as I get my island's duties squared away. Turnip price is like 97 Bells FYI. Oh yeah, if you get it Ethan, I kind of suggest digital over physical so you can swap games quickly.

Remaster! Interesting that there is no in-game stuff yet which makes me wonder if they are completely redoing the combat to mirror that of Automata. It'll be localized as well.

Tomorrow I'll leave my island open. Kind of silly that we have to physically meet each other to add to our in-game friend list.

Regarding China's numbers... I believe they're about right as far as deaths goes. Main reason is the censors aren't perfect yet nothing seems to get through if their death numbers are totally removed from reality. We get things about Hong Kong and Uyghurs yet nothing. So until we hear otherwise, it's best to believe China's numbers. And USA is blowing right through it. Ugh.

You ever got around to Stardew Valley? It'd be a neat game to co-op with the Mrs (not sure if one copy can do it on one machine...).

I got peaches and coconut. Waiting for apple (just got them) and pear to grow.

Happy it didn't happen but what the fuck? But i guess I shouldn't be surprised at this point. Truth be told, I am really freaked by all the xenophobia against Asians that I fear that something like above can happen.

If I may be optimistic for my own area... I feel like California may be able to somewhat check COVID-19, the initial wave anyways. For the most part, people are heeding the shelter-in-place order. Though it will take two weeks to see the fallout of people crowding the parks and open spaces which coincides with when I return to fieldwork... That'll be fun. Overall, CA responded early to avoid a situation like that in the NY-NJ-CT Tri-State area, like shown here (death rates is probably the quickest way to comparisons since tests are so limited): With that said, NYC is home to a majority of my family and I am mentally sweating bullets. There is a high likely hood that Italian-style triage will need to take place, along with needing to beef up the numbers of HCWs so basically the Tri-State Area got to brace for impact. I'm unsure how long my Dad, stepmom, aunts, uncles and step-grandparents can last in there and it fucking sucks that I can't do squat to help them. I just have to believe that they are protecting themselves sufficiently... for like 2-4+ weeks (hell, 12-18 months...). Then of course there's other states that's probably waiting for their turn. Not sure what Florida is doing but that state can easily be our Italy... not sure how long California can hold out either since the federal response is so piss poor. Going to be a long first wave for the US that's probably going to last into May so no, we're not going to go back to normal by Easter. As for the rest of the world... best wishes. East Asia is starting to go through the second-wave so they'll be the ones to watch to see how to go about reopening and live with the virus until a vaccine is made and distributed. Western world, please, PLEASE take heed for at least this segment. No more hubris. Please...

I find New Horizons to be rather nicely paced compared to the last few AC games I had tried. Also no town full of people to start so you're slowly building up your island. Anywho, Trails to Zero is probably harder than all of Cold Steel combined. Also since you're a detective, you got to think like one for the numerous choices. This single prologue itself has more choices than whole Cold Steel games. They also matter too for points. Man, I have forgotten that Trails games can be challenging and engaging!

Everyone is saying how awesome, hell nearly perfect, Doom Eternal is... But I got ACNH, so I'm just jiving.

Outside the doom and gloom, I'm watching AirBnB and the like with great interest. It's like the only good thing to be burning right now. With that said, please start sacrificing your grandparents to save the economy. Doesn't matter if our goals was to save them. They have to go. Pawpaw had a good run. Granny Smith is too sour to keep.

Maybe my social media spheres isn't able to catch Biden out and about but where the fuck is he? I think people want to see him on video, not only through press releases. Usually being gone for about a week isn't much of a deal but things are moving rapidly. January feels like two lifetimes ago while last month feels like one. Hell, a week or two ago was a different world. So where is the presumptive Democratic nominee?

All stores are closing now. Probably for good. If I were to guess, all this was to extend their time so they could fulfill any last orders of Doom Eternal and ACNH. Corporate profit then fucks off while the workers in the stores likely will get sick.

https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-sex-guidance.pdf

No testing... Good luck metal and stay safe. On a personal note, I'm working from home for two weeks. My gut says that it'll be longer. Maybe unemployment. We will see. I REALLY want to be proven wrong.

Yeah, it's a treatment to squash the infection quickly. Not sure how well all these proposed treatments will work on the elderly. Now I have to wonder, how much do you guys trust the numbers coming out from various countries? For me, the only number I really trust is South Korea and probably Taiwan. All others I hold as suspect with some more than others. I still use their numbers to make some form of informed decision since it's all we got.

I think Gamestop signed their own death warrant. Reggie also isn't on the board yet so no pitchforks should be aimed at him.

The "Thai-cocktail" looks to be ineffective for treatment. Looks like the world over is tossing whatever seems to work and hoping something sticks. This is kind of why I'm a proponent of expecting a loooong fight.

Take the report and the Twitter thread as you will... it basically applies to the UK and other countries (non)responses as well.

Trails from Zero Finally got time and the right mindset to start (Soju got better). The first hour in the intro dungeon is quite a bit better than CS1's. I would describe the experience as tighter. Part of it is that we're starting with four characters rather than eight characters so they all have time to shine. Not sure if I can compare CS3's intro but having a reduced class size in that helped. Sky's intro for sure took a bit to get going but pacing there was actually solid. Sky's intro basically had to build the world that has now spanned 8-9 games. So yeah, I am highly looking forward to really getting into this! I've waited for so long. And yeah, CS3 is on hold for now.

Now that Soju is better, I am kind of thinking a bit more clearly now. I hope. Man, if my dog made me feel like that, I can only imagine my love ones or if I ever had a kid... But yeah, long haul truck drivers along with our grocery and related stores are holding this country together. Make no mistake, our food supply is fine so there never really was a need for hording food items. Though, to be fair, I have come to the acceptance that this is going to be a far far longer problem than it should've been. Hell, it's probably setting forth a paradigm shift that will be as big if not bigger than 9/11 or the Great Recession (my only living references). We'll see. We got to weather this shit first. Bernie, Biden, Trump or whoever, it doesn't really matter. Got to get through this. One thing for certain though... there is no normal to get back to.