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I have to admit that I really haven’t been playing actual console/PC games other than NCAA Football in close to two weeks. I’ve been caught up in playing my little mobile games, helping the various teams/alliances I am in trying to unlock goodies or just trying to get whatever bonuses that are available in a game that really has no end. There’s something about these types of games that draw me in. Maybe it’s because they’re free…-ish. Maybe it’s working with a group, Maybe it’s not having to worry about getting my monies worth out of the game, heck maybe it’s the fact that they are fun and for a couple of minutes for each play I don’t have to worry about it. I mean it’s easy to jump into, a couple of taps on the phone or laptop and I am playing my game. Afterwards I go back to either reading, or listening to music on the same device. Easy peasy.

So I just got back from running errands earlier than normal because the humidity is crazy, and then you throw in the various fires there’s a hint of smoke in the air. Not a good time to be roaming around. The one positive is that I just finished my “fancy” Egg McMuffin from Starbucks, and I am listening to the latest Nikki album on Spotify. Good morning Pixlpeeps! It is Friday, I am here and let’s catch up on what has been going on.

Pixlpeeps how are you on this wonderful Friday afternoon? I had some things going on earlier in the morning during my normal Pixlchats with you folks. In the process of this morning activity I aggravated a back injury so I spent most of the morning on the floor until I got some Icy Hot patches and now I leave a Vicks-like aroma everywhere I wander. So I’m feeling a little better to the point where I can move around at a decent speed and can sit without feeling like I got kicked so here I am. Anyways let’s get started!

This past weekend I found a couple of new favorite games that I have spent a lot of time with. One of them was a new version of a favorite franchise, and the other is a game I bought a long time ago but never really played until one night while reading Reddit someone mentioned it as something to play that doesn’t need an internet connection. As it turns out this game is kind of like one I am currently playing on Steam but on the iPad. Throw these games in while the three freemium games I am currently playing and there is a lot of fun going on when I have some free time.

Good morning Pixlpeeps! It is going to be a freaking hot week here in Sunny Southern California. You know it’s hot when the local news is urging folks to check in on elderly neighbors and invite them into their homes if their Air Conditioning isn’t working. Since this is a Monday and I kinda missed last week this is going to be a combo What Chris Is Playing/Quick Hits because not a lot of either went on. I started playing a couple of games, mixed in with my usual array of random freemium iOS games and I had two separate day trips around Southern California. Let’s get started.

*So get this, for some odd reason my Photoshop was crashing. After an hour or so of YouTube, and message boards, I switch the preferences over from the integrated graphics to NVIDIA and boom everything works again. This stopped me from uploading this entry but now it works and I'm happy. Ok back to the actual blog

Good morning Pixlpeeps! Currently it is a warm but overcast Southern California, a little break from the surface of the sun temperatures the past couple of days. I think I might take advantage of this and head out to the gym a little early today. So yesterday I spent the day copying the Musicbee drive to the backup, so I spent the majority of time playing games on mobile devices with the exception of a couple of games of NBA 2K and NFS: Undercover later that night.

Good morning Pixlpeeps! I’m doing things a bit differently today, earlier I went and did my errands, grabbed some food, and now I am ready to write up today’s edition of Quick Hits. I did this because it is a 1000 degrees outside, and I want to hit the gym later on today when hopefully it will be not as busy as it usually it in the morning. I’m also hoping that since it is 1000 degrees outside most folks won’t venture outside. This entry is basically me breaking down what I am currently doing/need to start and if that isn’t interesting, it’s all good and I’ll see you on Monday. For you folks who decide to take time and read my ramblings, let’s get started!

I spent the majority of my gaming time this past week with Racing games. You would think it would get boring playing the same genre over and over but I enjoy racing around playing different types of racing games. Whether it has a story, upgrading and buying new cars, or just a casual game, I like racing games and spent time with a number of different games.

Growing up we didn’t have a local Toys R Us. Being in a small town the nearest one was an hour and a half away and the only time I got close to going to it was when my folks would decide to hit the Price Club and spent the day out in the neighboring city. I would usually get a small toy and a balloon. As I got older I had some family who lived in Orange County and they were down the street from Toys R Us. My aunt would give us kids a limit of $5, which for me was a ton because I could either get two GI Joe’s (one dollar over wasn’t too bad) or one of the smaller GI Joe vehicles. This was our little fun time before we headed back home.