Hello and welcome back. This is Issue 23 of “a bit of bird words” and we are hopefully leaving the hottest days of the year behind us. As I said last time, stay cool and wear your sunscreen.

What did I do this month?

Since my gym decided to increase their prices by about 1000kr this year, I’ve swapped out gym time with Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku. I was not prepared for how hard it could be, but I really enjoy it even when I’m struggling to remember the footwork.

This month was a bit of a mad dash to finish things before the new Star Fox dropped, so I actually finished quite a few games this month. The two notable ones are Pikmin and Final Fantasy X-2. This was my first time playing Pikmin and it’s astonishing how quickly I got attached to the Pikmin. They were my boys, my little guys, my big dumb idiots who don’t know how to walk around a corner and can annihilate anything I throw them at. Fantastic game, really recommend.

Final Fantasy X-2 was a co-op joint with my partner and good grief do I love this era of Square/Square-Enix. I loved the banter between the girls, loved the music, loved how frenetic everything was. Yuna might be my favorite FF protagonist, honestly. I’m glad I finally played this game.

What else?

I don’t remember too terribly much about the month unfortunately. My journaling habit has broken down pretty severely, and I feel so drained by even the thought of work that it’s hard to build that discipline back up. Instead I have things I’m looking forward to in the coming months: five years in Europe, summer vacation, eight years together, The Mountain Goats live.

Thinking about the future makes me excited, and knowing that I feel that way also makes me glad. I want to look forward to more things.

No more recommendations, but if you have something you would recommend to me, send it my way.

See you next month.