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I'm still alive, honest!


On 05/22/2016 at 09:30 AM by Ranger1

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I just looked at my last post, and it's from the beginning of February. Holy cow, where does the time go?

I've been pretty busy since then.

February: Trips back and forth to NH to get the last of my stuff out of my grandmother's house took a chunk of February. I also had computer issues: the screen in my trusty Dell laptop died and then something updated itself and Google Chrome stopped working. I fired up the horrid Toshiba laptop for the first time in a million years and upgraded Windows 8 to Windows 10 and that fixed a lot of the problems I was having with that machine, but it still seems to have permanent amnesia when it comes to allowing Google to save my passwords. And Windows 10 has some issues, too, mostly in terms of finding stuff. But it's a billion times better than the abomination 8 was.

March: Spent it feeling depressed. I decided last minute that I needed a change of scenery and booked tickets to go visit one of my best friends and her family in Florida. It was a short trip, but I had a lot of fun, and it was just what I needed. I got back and started work at the park a couple of days later.

April: Getting the park ready for our annual family-friendly bird-watching event at the end of the month. Plumbing, raking, pruning, and general spiffing up. I also farm-sat for some friends for nine days while working full-time. Many adventures happened during those nine days, but I'll save that for a different post.

May: More spiffing up of the park, I've also stained and painted over thirty signs. Most are new ones to replace rotten or missing signs, but I also repainted a couple of handicap reserved signs for the picnic area the standard blue instead of park brown, because people claim they don't see them. I finished up the signs themselves yesterday, next I start painting the lettering. There have also been animal adventures along the way, as well as nature programs for kindergartners. Again, another post later.

I really haven't been gaming much. I probably would have gotten in a bunch while traveling back and forth to Florida, but I couldn't find the charger for my 3DS, nor my headphones. And I'm usually just too tired to concentrate long enough on a game at home. I do get in a little gaming now and then, and I'm still plugging my way through Tales of Zestiria. Liking the story, but the game mechanics are overly complex in places. I think I'm maybe two-third to three-quarters of the way through the game.

Well, that's enough for now. Going to try to be more regular with my blogging again.


 

Comments

mothman

05/22/2016 at 10:56 AM

I have no idea where the time has gone either. In just over a week we're into June again and before we know it Christmas will be upon us once more.

I'm way behind in my Tales playing. I sort of finished Tales of Graces F (just not the after story) and made it 3/4 of the way through Vesperia. Both Tales of Xillia games sit upplayed as does Zestiria. Not sure when I'll get to them given that my son monopolizes the game room and I am relegated to handheld or PC most of the time.

Good to have you blogging again. Ranger stories please.

Ranger1

05/22/2016 at 11:37 AM

They're coming, Peter. Although, you already know the best one ;)

Nicoleb1989

05/22/2016 at 11:08 AM

Glad to see you back! I've been in and out as well. I can totally sympathize with being depressed. That has been sort of what's kept me away along with family and work. I'm going away today to see my grandmother and spend till Wednesday with her. I think this much needed small vacation away will help recharge me. I can't wait to read your animal blogs ??

Ranger1

05/22/2016 at 11:39 AM

Yeah, I just can't seem to write anything when I'm down. And I think you'll enjoy my little encounters.

Jamie Alston Staff Writer

05/22/2016 at 12:45 PM

Yeah, I've been bitten by the drepression bug on and off ever since the weather got stupid since the beginning of May around here. keeps raining or being overcast for days at a time with only a day or two of sunshine here and there. Really makes going to work more difficult than it already is.

But, I'm doing a little better at the moment.  Felt good enough to check blog on Pixlbit today!

Ranger1

05/22/2016 at 03:01 PM

And lo! Bet you're glad you did, gonna learn cooking long distance, lol.

asrealasitgets

05/22/2016 at 05:23 PM

Well a bear came down from the hills into my neighborhood and caused quite a ruckus. It even got its very own Grand Theft Auto-like police and helicopter chase. Bear siting are rare around here. Actually, I've never seen a bear in my life, so it gave the neighborhood quite a scare. I was more afraid of idiots wanting to take cute selfies with it while chugging down their Starbucks milk shakes. Anyway, it was tranquilized and relocated deeper into the woods. Happy ending. I thought of you while all this was happening. Cool

Ranger1

05/22/2016 at 06:09 PM

I've never relocated anything larger than a squirrel, and the largest thing I've ever been involved in live-trapping was a porcupine back in college. Bears are more than I want to be responsible for. My mom had one on her porch a couple of months back. It tore down both bird feeders and then peeked through the kitchen window when my mom went down to see what was making all the ruckus.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

05/22/2016 at 07:21 PM

damn.  that's pretty scary.  

KnightDriver

05/23/2016 at 01:24 AM

I'd love to see someone try and take a selfie with a bear while holding a Stuckbucks drink. Lol! Someone photohop that up pronto. 

Ranger1

05/23/2016 at 07:10 AM

Some idiot has probably tried it in Yellowstone...

KnightDriver

05/24/2016 at 01:15 AM

I guess it worked in Jellystone, so why not.Tongue Out

SanAndreas

05/22/2016 at 08:31 PM

You know me. I'm a bit behind on Talesing. Right now I'm enjoying Valkyria Chronicles Remastered and Twilight Princess HD. And I've been keeping up with your adventures on FB, as you know. :)

Ranger1

05/22/2016 at 09:12 PM

Yeah, you and Matt and Peter and a couple of others.

I've promised myself a day of dedicated gaming sometime soon. We'll see if that actually materializes. I'd like to finish Tales of Zestiria sometime soon and move on to something else on Mount Backlog.

KnightDriver

05/23/2016 at 01:27 AM

Great ot hear from you!

I go in and out of depression frequently but I've been on a pretty strict regimen of exerices and diet changes, and those help a lot; although, they are not full solutions by any means. I have another task to work on next. 

Ranger1

05/23/2016 at 09:09 PM

I need to start trail running again. I got out of the habit last year when it got hot and figured I'd start in again when we got some snow so I could use my snazzy running snowshoes. And then it became the winter that never was, the ground never froze, and my grandmother died during all of it. Kinda took the wind out of my sails, so to speak.

KnightDriver

05/24/2016 at 01:02 AM

I'm doing 1 minute runs inside my 29 minute fast walk every day. I'm getting better but it's taking me longer than I thought to get to 2 minutes. It's funny to remember I would run 10 miles in high school cross country without thinking about it. I've really let things go. 

daftman

05/23/2016 at 07:33 AM

"This was a triumph. I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS" Tongue Out

I bet you're glad to be back into park work. How did you spend your winter months this year? (My apologies if you covered this already in a blog I missed.)

Ranger1

05/23/2016 at 07:29 PM

I'm very glad to be back at the park. My winter job was good, I worked as a cashier at a locally-owned-and-operated grocery store. They're really good to work for: treat their employees well, are environmentally conscious (they stopped using plastic bags a year ago, and they have a contract with a company that picks up the produce that is past its prime and hauls it off for composting), and they're very active in the community. I liked most of the customers and all of my co-workers. And I'm already hired back for the fall.

Cary Woodham

05/23/2016 at 06:01 PM

Good to hear from you!  I haven't been on here much myself in the past week as my computer was giving me fits.  Now I'm getting used to my new computer.

Ranger1

05/23/2016 at 07:31 PM

My Dell laptop decided to self-destruct. I hate the Toshiba laptop, but at least it works.

And it's good to be back.

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