gamerdad Elden Ring continues to be an effort of grinding my character. I tried to progress thru the gate and got bashed down in two hits. Yikes.

The local park is big enough for a 1.5 km (about 1 mile) loop on cross country skis each winter, but we need to cut and groom the trails ourselves. I kicked off the annual trail setting effort after the recent cold snap & fresh snow.

I put together a little video from some year-old footage I found in my drive of a rough drive through the snowy mountains. It’s not exactly viral but in 24 hours it had almost 150 views and counting.

gamerdad Another hour grinding in Elden Ring trying to get a feel for the style but also break out of the raw noob rut that comes with a first time fresh playthrough.

gamerdad Death Stranding is an ethereal wander as a post-apocalyptic delivery guy carting cargo through the haunted wilderness.

Oh, and the haunted goo.

gamerdad I started this epic so-called walking simulator on Steamdeck prior to the holidays supposing it was supposed to be a meditative romp through an apocalyptic landscape. It’s that, but also a bit of an action RPG at the outset. Still trying to get my head around it.

Not exactly a Christmas game tho.

adventuredog Chilling on the couch while the boss plays video games. It’s a dog’s life!

gamerdad Karin and I have been tag-teaming on this Disney lifesim that turns out to be both addictively fun and a huge time suck. It also has a major metro vibe for the male avatar and his wardrobe, so we can’t help but pose him up in some saucy screenshots.

gamerdad Started a new RPG called ‘Elden Ring’ and if you’ve happened to have heard of this one you’ll also have heard it’s blisteringly difficult. Good. But tough.

adventuredog We had a day of light fresh snow, but less cold temperatures than it’s been for about a week. The result: walks and videos!

adventuredog … when me and my cousins get together for #christmas

Boxing Day #breakfast was grandpa’s famously secret cinnamon buns.