This would be a great weekend getaway
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There are a couple of fire watch shelters on the AT like that. Not furnished or insulated though, of course.
@Aqua-Letifer said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
There are a couple of fire watch shelters on the AT like that. Not furnished or insulated though, of course.
Do they still have those on the West side of the US? I met someone who was applying to spend a summer as a "fire watcher" in the West. Basically, his job would be to live in one of those shelters for the summer and scan for fires.
Dont know if the humans have been replaced with satellite or not.
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Yes, I believe they do @taiwan_girl - I saw a story about it recently. Some lady spends 9 months a year there and gets a LOT of reading done.
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There is an interesting game on Steam called Firewatch where you play a fire watcher in one of those things, and you solve a mystery. Recommended.
@Horace said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
There is an interesting game on Steam called Firewatch where you play a fire watcher in one of those things, and you solve a mystery. Recommended.
Yeah, that was a weird one, but a rare example of an indie game actually being fun to play.
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@Horace said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
There is an interesting game on Steam called Firewatch where you play a fire watcher in one of those things, and you solve a mystery. Recommended.
Yeah, that was a weird one, but a rare example of an indie game actually being fun to play.
@Aqua-Letifer said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
@Horace said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
There is an interesting game on Steam called Firewatch where you play a fire watcher in one of those things, and you solve a mystery. Recommended.
Yeah, that was a weird one, but a rare example of an indie game actually being fun to play.
I agree it's rare for a concept, artsy game to be fun to play, but genre indie games are often good. FTL for instance started out as a two week mini-game created by two people for a competition, then got fleshed out after being well received.
Education is extremely important.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
@Horace said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
There is an interesting game on Steam called Firewatch where you play a fire watcher in one of those things, and you solve a mystery. Recommended.
Yeah, that was a weird one, but a rare example of an indie game actually being fun to play.
I agree it's rare for a concept, artsy game to be fun to play, but genre indie games are often good. FTL for instance started out as a two week mini-game created by two people for a competition, then got fleshed out after being well received.
@Horace said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
@Aqua-Letifer said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
@Horace said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
There is an interesting game on Steam called Firewatch where you play a fire watcher in one of those things, and you solve a mystery. Recommended.
Yeah, that was a weird one, but a rare example of an indie game actually being fun to play.
I agree it's rare for a concept, artsy game to be fun to play, but genre indie games are often good. FTL for instance started out as a two week mini-game created by two people for a competition, then got fleshed out after being well received.
My son would probably say there are a ton of good indie games. I go to him to see what the young folk are doing. It keeps me fab and groovy.
The Stanley Parable was excellent - a while back, now, but started as a Half Life mod. So did Portal, one of my favourite games of all time.
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How the hell do you guys find time for games? And you can’t say it’s because we don’t have toddler’s because Aqua does…
The Brad
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How the hell do you guys find time for games? And you can’t say it’s because we don’t have toddler’s because Aqua does…
@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How the hell do you guys find time for games? And you can’t say it’s because we don’t have toddler’s because Aqua does…
My kids are 18 and 20, so less demanding in some ways, more in others. One of them even cooks my dinner. I don't have that much time TBH, but I try to fit in an hour here and there. It's either that, or tinker about with music, and sadly music mostly loses out. It's good for my mental health, -admittedly music is better, just more difficult.
I was only joking
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How the hell do you guys find time for games? And you can’t say it’s because we don’t have toddler’s because Aqua does…
@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How the hell do you guys find time for games? And you can’t say it’s because we don’t have toddler’s because Aqua does…
Yeah I have basically zero time for games, golf, movies. Have kids they say... it'll be fun they say... Seriously though, right now I usually have 9-10pm to try and watch a show, otherwise all my other time is spent (sleeping, getting up 2-3x a night with the toddler, working from about 5am-2pm, helping kids, house projects, dinner, bath time, bed time... and then back to the 9-10pm window of freedom.)
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@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How the hell do you guys find time for games? And you can’t say it’s because we don’t have toddler’s because Aqua does…
My kids are 18 and 20, so less demanding in some ways, more in others. One of them even cooks my dinner. I don't have that much time TBH, but I try to fit in an hour here and there. It's either that, or tinker about with music, and sadly music mostly loses out. It's good for my mental health, -admittedly music is better, just more difficult.
@Doctor-Phibes said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How the hell do you guys find time for games? And you can’t say it’s because we don’t have toddler’s because Aqua does…
My kids are 18 and 20, so less demanding in some ways, more in others. One of them even cooks my dinner. I don't have that much time TBH, but I try to fit in an hour here and there. It's either that, or tinker about with music, and sadly music mostly loses out. It's good for my mental health, -admittedly music is better, just more difficult.
How does that explain Aqua, though?
Seriously? Man, do I miss time… between the big one (and even though he’s at college, he is taking up more of my time than in hs… Multiple calls and texts, helping to set up and manage his applications, searching for a car, etc…) and the little one (who is on a kick where he won’t lay down unless someone lays down with him, which results with Karla coming home at 9:30 and finding me asleep on the edge of the toddler bed, try being productive after waking up at 9:30 having slept for 45 minutes…) and work (which is unbelievably good right now, but I don’t dare let up because the whole squirreling away for winter thing…
TV and movies? Doesn’t happen… Still haven’t finished The Expanse. Reading? No time, Audible while driving or on my walks. TNCR? 10 minute breaks here and there…
The Brad
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@Doctor-Phibes said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How the hell do you guys find time for games? And you can’t say it’s because we don’t have toddler’s because Aqua does…
My kids are 18 and 20, so less demanding in some ways, more in others. One of them even cooks my dinner. I don't have that much time TBH, but I try to fit in an hour here and there. It's either that, or tinker about with music, and sadly music mostly loses out. It's good for my mental health, -admittedly music is better, just more difficult.
How does that explain Aqua, though?
Seriously? Man, do I miss time… between the big one (and even though he’s at college, he is taking up more of my time than in hs… Multiple calls and texts, helping to set up and manage his applications, searching for a car, etc…) and the little one (who is on a kick where he won’t lay down unless someone lays down with him, which results with Karla coming home at 9:30 and finding me asleep on the edge of the toddler bed, try being productive after waking up at 9:30 having slept for 45 minutes…) and work (which is unbelievably good right now, but I don’t dare let up because the whole squirreling away for winter thing…
TV and movies? Doesn’t happen… Still haven’t finished The Expanse. Reading? No time, Audible while driving or on my walks. TNCR? 10 minute breaks here and there…
@LuFins-Dad Yeah I can empathize. It really supports the cliché of "the days are long but the years are short"
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The years when the kids were very young are nothing but a blur for me now - it was just nuts. Then suddenly, they're no longer little kids, and it feels more than a bit like being in mourning for something.
I really miss those days - everything was a lot busier, but also a lot simpler.
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I can empathize. I have to wake up at 8 am to take my dogs out. Sometimes I can’t get to bed before 9 pm. Then I have to take a shower at least every other day.
@Horace said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
I can empathize. I have to wake up at 8 am to take my dogs out. Sometimes I can’t get to bed before 9 pm. Then I have to take a shower at least every other day.
....and then the murders began
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@Doctor-Phibes said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How the hell do you guys find time for games? And you can’t say it’s because we don’t have toddler’s because Aqua does…
My kids are 18 and 20, so less demanding in some ways, more in others. One of them even cooks my dinner. I don't have that much time TBH, but I try to fit in an hour here and there. It's either that, or tinker about with music, and sadly music mostly loses out. It's good for my mental health, -admittedly music is better, just more difficult.
How does that explain Aqua, though?
Seriously? Man, do I miss time… between the big one (and even though he’s at college, he is taking up more of my time than in hs… Multiple calls and texts, helping to set up and manage his applications, searching for a car, etc…) and the little one (who is on a kick where he won’t lay down unless someone lays down with him, which results with Karla coming home at 9:30 and finding me asleep on the edge of the toddler bed, try being productive after waking up at 9:30 having slept for 45 minutes…) and work (which is unbelievably good right now, but I don’t dare let up because the whole squirreling away for winter thing…
TV and movies? Doesn’t happen… Still haven’t finished The Expanse. Reading? No time, Audible while driving or on my walks. TNCR? 10 minute breaks here and there…
@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How does that explain Aqua, though?
¯_(ツ)_/¯
6 AM - 8:45 AM
Sometimes I wake up early to do photo things. Lately I've been doing long exposures with a Holga.8:45 - 9 AM
At this point, I definitely wake up, then get tea ready.9 AM - 11 AM
Morning meetings + tea ingestion.11 AM - 5 PM
A juggle between my work, my wife's work, and taking care of the kiddo. My wife's company laid off everyone with her job title a couple weeks ago, so she's a contractor now, treated terribly and it's beyond a nightmare. So on the one hand, she's checked out and is a little more flexible with her time, but on the other, day care isn't an option at present. So each day we play games with the kiddo, read books, go on walks, have lunch together, tear through coloring books and whatever else. Some days I'm never around for this, some days my wife isn't because of meetings + interviews. It all depends. No, it's not ideal. Yes, it's reality until we figure out next steps.5 PM - 8 PM
Family time. Also making dinner (usually my thing), going on errands together. House stuff together if it's around to do.8 PM - kiddo crashes. I do a story with her and we roshambo for who stays with her until she passes out. (She's at that age now.)
9 PM - 2 AM
When I worked in offices, I could at least be by myself for some portions of the day. Not so now. There's always someone around. Always. Which I am not good at. So by 9 PM or so, my wife and I will either read stuff together, watch stuff together, or she declares me officially insufferable to be around. (You've met me. How often do you think this happens?) So this is when I might do stuff like games, photo editing, working on my bike, riding said bike, etc.On the weekends we hit the house stuff harder, in addition to getting out and doing longer family activities. Hiking, riding bikes, just walking around, etc.
Please love yourself.
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@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How does that explain Aqua, though?
¯_(ツ)_/¯
6 AM - 8:45 AM
Sometimes I wake up early to do photo things. Lately I've been doing long exposures with a Holga.8:45 - 9 AM
At this point, I definitely wake up, then get tea ready.9 AM - 11 AM
Morning meetings + tea ingestion.11 AM - 5 PM
A juggle between my work, my wife's work, and taking care of the kiddo. My wife's company laid off everyone with her job title a couple weeks ago, so she's a contractor now, treated terribly and it's beyond a nightmare. So on the one hand, she's checked out and is a little more flexible with her time, but on the other, day care isn't an option at present. So each day we play games with the kiddo, read books, go on walks, have lunch together, tear through coloring books and whatever else. Some days I'm never around for this, some days my wife isn't because of meetings + interviews. It all depends. No, it's not ideal. Yes, it's reality until we figure out next steps.5 PM - 8 PM
Family time. Also making dinner (usually my thing), going on errands together. House stuff together if it's around to do.8 PM - kiddo crashes. I do a story with her and we roshambo for who stays with her until she passes out. (She's at that age now.)
9 PM - 2 AM
When I worked in offices, I could at least be by myself for some portions of the day. Not so now. There's always someone around. Always. Which I am not good at. So by 9 PM or so, my wife and I will either read stuff together, watch stuff together, or she declares me officially insufferable to be around. (You've met me. How often do you think this happens?) So this is when I might do stuff like games, photo editing, working on my bike, riding said bike, etc.On the weekends we hit the house stuff harder, in addition to getting out and doing longer family activities. Hiking, riding bikes, just walking around, etc.
@Aqua-Letifer said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
Lately I've been doing long exposures with a Holga.
We used to call that hogging.
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@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How does that explain Aqua, though?
¯_(ツ)_/¯
6 AM - 8:45 AM
Sometimes I wake up early to do photo things. Lately I've been doing long exposures with a Holga.8:45 - 9 AM
At this point, I definitely wake up, then get tea ready.9 AM - 11 AM
Morning meetings + tea ingestion.11 AM - 5 PM
A juggle between my work, my wife's work, and taking care of the kiddo. My wife's company laid off everyone with her job title a couple weeks ago, so she's a contractor now, treated terribly and it's beyond a nightmare. So on the one hand, she's checked out and is a little more flexible with her time, but on the other, day care isn't an option at present. So each day we play games with the kiddo, read books, go on walks, have lunch together, tear through coloring books and whatever else. Some days I'm never around for this, some days my wife isn't because of meetings + interviews. It all depends. No, it's not ideal. Yes, it's reality until we figure out next steps.5 PM - 8 PM
Family time. Also making dinner (usually my thing), going on errands together. House stuff together if it's around to do.8 PM - kiddo crashes. I do a story with her and we roshambo for who stays with her until she passes out. (She's at that age now.)
9 PM - 2 AM
When I worked in offices, I could at least be by myself for some portions of the day. Not so now. There's always someone around. Always. Which I am not good at. So by 9 PM or so, my wife and I will either read stuff together, watch stuff together, or she declares me officially insufferable to be around. (You've met me. How often do you think this happens?) So this is when I might do stuff like games, photo editing, working on my bike, riding said bike, etc.On the weekends we hit the house stuff harder, in addition to getting out and doing longer family activities. Hiking, riding bikes, just walking around, etc.
@Aqua-Letifer said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How does that explain Aqua, though?
¯_(ツ)_/¯
6 AM - 8:45 AM
Sometimes I wake up early to do photo things. Lately I've been doing long exposures with a Holga.8:45 - 9 AM
At this point, I definitely wake up, then get tea ready.9 AM - 11 AM
Morning meetings + tea ingestion.11 AM - 5 PM
A juggle between my work, my wife's work, and taking care of the kiddo. My wife's company laid off everyone with her job title a couple weeks ago, so she's a contractor now, treated terribly and it's beyond a nightmare. So on the one hand, she's checked out and is a little more flexible with her time, but on the other, day care isn't an option at present. So each day we play games with the kiddo, read books, go on walks, have lunch together, tear through coloring books and whatever else. Some days I'm never around for this, some days my wife isn't because of meetings + interviews. It all depends. No, it's not ideal. Yes, it's reality until we figure out next steps.5 PM - 8 PM
Family time. Also making dinner (usually my thing), going on errands together. House stuff together if it's around to do.8 PM - kiddo crashes. I do a story with her and we roshambo for who stays with her until she passes out. (She's at that age now.)
9 PM - 2 AM
When I worked in offices, I could at least be by myself for some portions of the day. Not so now. There's always someone around. Always. Which I am not good at. So by 9 PM or so, my wife and I will either read stuff together, watch stuff together, or she declares me officially insufferable to be around. (You've met me. How often do you think this happens?) So this is when I might do stuff like games, photo editing, working on my bike, riding said bike, etc.On the weekends we hit the house stuff harder, in addition to getting out and doing longer family activities. Hiking, riding bikes, just walking around, etc.
5:30 AM - Coffee, Feed dog, walk dog. Take care of a few work things
6:00 - 7:30AM - Karla leaves for her morning animals. I shower and dress for work, check emails, news, social media. More coffee.
7:30 - 8:30 Get Finley situated and eating his breakfast.
8:30 or so Karla get's home , leave for work.
6:00PM get home, Karla leaves. Play with Finley until 6:30 or so.
6:30 Start dinner and basic kitchen chores...
7:00 - 7:30 Dinner
7:30 - 8:00 Playtime with Finley
8:00 - 8:30 Bathtime or extended getting ready for bed...
8:30 - Put Finley in his bed
8:31 - Fall asleep next to him
9:30 - Karla gets home. Wakes me up. Asks if I want to watch a movie. I respond "sleeping...."Rinse and repeat.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How does that explain Aqua, though?
¯_(ツ)_/¯
6 AM - 8:45 AM
Sometimes I wake up early to do photo things. Lately I've been doing long exposures with a Holga.8:45 - 9 AM
At this point, I definitely wake up, then get tea ready.9 AM - 11 AM
Morning meetings + tea ingestion.11 AM - 5 PM
A juggle between my work, my wife's work, and taking care of the kiddo. My wife's company laid off everyone with her job title a couple weeks ago, so she's a contractor now, treated terribly and it's beyond a nightmare. So on the one hand, she's checked out and is a little more flexible with her time, but on the other, day care isn't an option at present. So each day we play games with the kiddo, read books, go on walks, have lunch together, tear through coloring books and whatever else. Some days I'm never around for this, some days my wife isn't because of meetings + interviews. It all depends. No, it's not ideal. Yes, it's reality until we figure out next steps.5 PM - 8 PM
Family time. Also making dinner (usually my thing), going on errands together. House stuff together if it's around to do.8 PM - kiddo crashes. I do a story with her and we roshambo for who stays with her until she passes out. (She's at that age now.)
9 PM - 2 AM
When I worked in offices, I could at least be by myself for some portions of the day. Not so now. There's always someone around. Always. Which I am not good at. So by 9 PM or so, my wife and I will either read stuff together, watch stuff together, or she declares me officially insufferable to be around. (You've met me. How often do you think this happens?) So this is when I might do stuff like games, photo editing, working on my bike, riding said bike, etc.On the weekends we hit the house stuff harder, in addition to getting out and doing longer family activities. Hiking, riding bikes, just walking around, etc.
5:30 AM - Coffee, Feed dog, walk dog. Take care of a few work things
6:00 - 7:30AM - Karla leaves for her morning animals. I shower and dress for work, check emails, news, social media. More coffee.
7:30 - 8:30 Get Finley situated and eating his breakfast.
8:30 or so Karla get's home , leave for work.
6:00PM get home, Karla leaves. Play with Finley until 6:30 or so.
6:30 Start dinner and basic kitchen chores...
7:00 - 7:30 Dinner
7:30 - 8:00 Playtime with Finley
8:00 - 8:30 Bathtime or extended getting ready for bed...
8:30 - Put Finley in his bed
8:31 - Fall asleep next to him
9:30 - Karla gets home. Wakes me up. Asks if I want to watch a movie. I respond "sleeping...."Rinse and repeat.
@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
@Aqua-Letifer said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
@LuFins-Dad said in This would be a great weekend getaway:
How does that explain Aqua, though?
¯_(ツ)_/¯
6 AM - 8:45 AM
Sometimes I wake up early to do photo things. Lately I've been doing long exposures with a Holga.8:45 - 9 AM
At this point, I definitely wake up, then get tea ready.9 AM - 11 AM
Morning meetings + tea ingestion.11 AM - 5 PM
A juggle between my work, my wife's work, and taking care of the kiddo. My wife's company laid off everyone with her job title a couple weeks ago, so she's a contractor now, treated terribly and it's beyond a nightmare. So on the one hand, she's checked out and is a little more flexible with her time, but on the other, day care isn't an option at present. So each day we play games with the kiddo, read books, go on walks, have lunch together, tear through coloring books and whatever else. Some days I'm never around for this, some days my wife isn't because of meetings + interviews. It all depends. No, it's not ideal. Yes, it's reality until we figure out next steps.5 PM - 8 PM
Family time. Also making dinner (usually my thing), going on errands together. House stuff together if it's around to do.8 PM - kiddo crashes. I do a story with her and we roshambo for who stays with her until she passes out. (She's at that age now.)
9 PM - 2 AM
When I worked in offices, I could at least be by myself for some portions of the day. Not so now. There's always someone around. Always. Which I am not good at. So by 9 PM or so, my wife and I will either read stuff together, watch stuff together, or she declares me officially insufferable to be around. (You've met me. How often do you think this happens?) So this is when I might do stuff like games, photo editing, working on my bike, riding said bike, etc.On the weekends we hit the house stuff harder, in addition to getting out and doing longer family activities. Hiking, riding bikes, just walking around, etc.
5:30 AM - Coffee, Feed dog, walk dog. Take care of a few work things
6:00 - 7:30AM - Karla leaves for her morning animals. I shower and dress for work, check emails, news, social media. More coffee.
7:30 - 8:30 Get Finley situated and eating his breakfast.
8:30 or so Karla get's home , leave for work.
6:00PM get home, Karla leaves. Play with Finley until 6:30 or so.
6:30 Start dinner and basic kitchen chores...
7:00 - 7:30 Dinner
7:30 - 8:00 Playtime with Finley
8:00 - 8:30 Bathtime or extended getting ready for bed...
8:30 - Put Finley in his bed
8:31 - Fall asleep next to him
9:30 - Karla gets home. Wakes me up. Asks if I want to watch a movie. I respond "sleeping...."Rinse and repeat.
Yeah, see, I now have 3-4 hours back per day because I don't do the DC commute. Also since we're home during the day, we do stuff like thaw out something for dinner around lunchtime or take the trash out between meetings. That stuff can add up.
In February 2020 I had something much closer to your schedule.
