Thursday Bits

Dispatches from @ultrviolet@gts.endgameviable.com:

Some spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3, Act 2, the Gauntlet of Shar.

11:18 # I’ve wanted to make animated shorts for a long time, and I think I finally had a good story idea. Now I just need to write a script, record all the dialog, write some music for it, figure out how to make animations, figure out how to do lip sync, and turn it all into a short video. Simple. If the South Park guys can do it, surely I can too. (It’s, um, still a long-term goal.) #videos

11:31 # Baldur’s Gate 3. I’ve gone through Shar’s Gauntlet and reached the room where Balthazar is in Baldur’s Gate 3, but I haven’t entered it yet. It’s a name I’ve heard come up a few times, so I’m a little wary of what might happen in that room. He’s level 8, his pals are level 7, and my party is only level 6. #baldursgate3

15:59 # The good news is I didn’t have to see the dentist today, the bad news is I was stuck in traffic for like an hour and a half. And the more bad news is now I have to get up first thing Tuesday to see the dentist. #health

16:01 # Incidentally, it’s been pretty breezy today from the remnants of the hurricane, but it went off the coast and hasn’t really affected my area. Just partly cloudy and breezy. #weather

22:31 # Starfield seems to be unlocking. It takes longer to “unpack” a preloaded game on Steam than it does to download it. #starfield