The holiday was good but feels short-lived. Lucky for me I get to be on-call for work to help me forget about it though.

Entertainment

• The Book of Eli - I wanted something I didn't have to pay a great amount of attention to but could still enjoy. Plus, Denzel Washington still kicks ass. 4.5/5
• The Flash: Season 4 - It's ok, it is still about what I expect from The Flash but kept me interested enough that I started the next season. 2.8/5
• Supergirl Season 3 - Again, I don't expect much but this show is entertaining. I only made it through about half a dozen episodes so I still have a while to go with this one.

Games

• Mutant Year Zero: A Road to Eden - I've played more of it but I think the combat is still a bit more unforgiving than I want. Not that I want to breeze through the game but I would like to enjoy more of it rather than being stuck in the same a encounter for hours. Probably going to walk away from this one.
• Into the Breach - I finally made it through the base campaign and after opening up a few of the other squads I feel that I am also done with this game. The time I spent with it I did enjoy but I feel that I can be ok with moving on.
• Forza Horizon 4 - Ever want to play a game that you just don't care about what happens? Bingo. The game plays well and looks great but I'm just not invested in it in any way. It's just something I can jump in every now and then when I don't want to trudge through anything else.
• Solitaire - I remember playing card games, with real cards, as a child. I've taken to playing the Microsoft Solitaire Collection just because I find it relaxing in a way that I can just play the game and not worry about what happens. Plus, I don't have to focus on it and I can keep watching Netflix.

News

• Remedy owns Alan Wake - Good on the makers getting their product back it doesn't say much about what the future of the series may be.
• China tariff woes - In a fairly obvious move, all three console manufactures are looking to move at least some of their operations out of China because of the possibility of a 25% tax. It's a smart move on many fronts. Even if the tax never hits it opens the companies up for geographic diversity to help them in the event of a huge environmental disaster.
• Nintendo Switch Lite - It's official, I still don't want to buy a Switch. The cheaper price had me interested but the fact that you can't dock it or connect HDMI to a tv broke the deal for me. I don't do any game playing on the go and sit on my couch looking at a screen even smaller than to original Switch does nothing for me.

Closing Arguments

I had a pretty good holiday hanging out at two different parties with friends and family. Of course I ate and drank too much but I would do it all over again.

Thanks for stopping by, please come again.

(PS - I know I posted this on a different date than in the title.)