Weeknotes 355: Noxious chat

Hello GMT. It’s been wet and windy, but today’s a beautiful sunny autumn day. Three gyms. I got my flu vaccination, and somehow this one didn’t hurt at all. I’m making slow but steady progress in Order of the Sinking Star. It takes long enough to solve each puzzle that the bookending doses of noxious chat are few and far between. The puzzles — at this stage of the game — are still quite good, and I haven’t got completely stuck yet. I’m still curious enough to keep going and see what happens when I complete the four opening areas. I started playing Silver Pines on the basis of a single good review. I like the atmosphere and aesthetic but so far the gameplay is absolute toilet. St Helen’s continues to disappear. I received a jury summons for the week before Christmas. There’s no suggestion that “ten working days” means anything special around the festive season, so I assume I’d have to cancel my plans (including forfeiting my nonrefundable hire car) and stay home for Christmas instead…