Peter Grant

Since turning 40, mobile ads have been pushing backgammon at me relentlessly. Maybe it’s time to start. Maybe it’s a sign.

Great!

Yes, this makes sense actually.

Cosy Sunday, recharged my little Anbernic and giving this a bash.

I’m perhaps still very tired which is why I added a lot of emphasis to it being in London, in London.

Trekked down to London yesterday to pop into the Gundam shop in London. Also managed to snag a little Shiori Fujisaki in the Bandai store next door.

Starting the year with a pulled muscle in my neck.

Eating Brie en croute and watching cartoons. Farewell, 2025, this is the energy I’m bringing to next year.

Taking a little break from FF7 as I’m just grinding up materia for the Weapon battles, so I’ve hopped back to Octopath 1 where I’m… grinding levels for the Galdera battle. A power levelling end to the year.

Absolutely rattling through this replay of FF7. It’s such a relaxed game to get through when you understand how materia works, such a broken system.

Cosy Sunday morning.

Paying attention.

Also anything with cowboy hat Knuckles gets a pass from me.

Spent most of this week sick, but worked through the Knuckles TV show. Really fun, enjoy the live action Sonic stuff a great deal.

New audiobook for the evening.

Nice way to spend a Sunday.

Losing it at this guy at the game store tonight.

The scenery really is very very pretty, the cores have a fantastic weight and speed to them. Really satisfying to play. BUT, it does throw me a bit to have so many options to replay missions and grind money for upgrades. Takes a lot of pressure off.

Started playing the latest Armored Core, kept putting it off in case it wasn’t quite what I wanted it to be, and it turns out it’s not everything I’d hoped for and more (which is fine, things rarely are,) but I’m still having a good time of it.

Just been to see Mononoke at the cinema, first time on the big screen. Always an incredible time, so much more so this time.

Been playing Huntdown again and just had my wife ask earnestly “how is this relaxing for you?”

Entered this lad into a competition. No idea if it’ll get anywhere, but I get a badge for taking part.

Started watching the original Gundam series, and it’s such a good time. It’s definitely aged a bit, but the pacing and tension is great.

Holiday mode.

No gunpla yet but I did get mighty tempted today.

Got a little weekend away in a few weeks, and got it into my head that a little holiday gunpla would be the perfect activity.

Been playing some of the latest Alone in the Dark. Really impressed with it, love the puzzles.

We were so close.

Been starting to dabble a bit with Umamusume. Unsure how long I’ll stick with it but it’s really fun so far!