Challenge #3

Journaling prompt: What are your favorite summer-associated foods?
Creative prompt: Draw art of or make graphics of summer foods, or post your favorite summer recipes. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

So when I saw this earlier I had a ponder, cause I was trying to think what I consider to be a ‘summer’ food. The one that came to mind was ice cream, but I wouldn’t say it’s a favourite. It’s more of a thing that’s nice to have, but I have to be in the right mindset.

The other thing that came to mind is tropical fruits so that’s what I’m going to mention.

My fav ones are mango, which is a fruit I often try and get when it’s on offer. I always like mango flavoured things too. Now I’ve mentioned it I’m wanting to get one, hopefully there’ll be one somewhere in town when I go.

There there’s pineapple, which, again, I love pineapple flavoured things (especially sweets) and I am one of those pineapple on pizza enjoyers. Again I’ve not had one for awhile and I should get one (and some to have on pizza).

I’m sure there’s another one I really like, but I guess it depends what’s considered tropical.

Hopefully I can be more active in reading other peoples entries this time as my brain has been very bleh these past days.

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Gaming thoughts now.

On a whim/needing a distraction, I went on Star Wars Outlaws Sunday. It was my first time going in it since finishing the main game, so I decided to check out the dlc. (Though first the Naboo cosmetics are VERY pretty) I decided to start with Wild Card which was the first one.

I assumed, from the description that it would be sabacc centric (which is a card game in the game), especially since the setting was a tournament. However that amount to just three rounds of the game, which was fine for me but probably felt lacking for people hoping for more. As it was it was a kinda linear story, mostly set on a new location but then going to one of the game’s planets for the climax. Don’t get me wrong but it was very enjoyable and I did get swept along with it (i ended up finishing it in the day). I might go on the other dlc at some point.

Also ND-5, the droid character in the game is still hot.

On Monday night, while looking for a distraction, I started the Still Wakes The Deep dlc. Like Outlaws, Still Wakes The Deep was a fav game from last year so I was excited when they said dlc was coming. Unlike Outlaws it’s set after the main game with completely new people. Which makes sense as the first game ended with everyone dead and the rig sank. In true horror fashion no one knows what happened to the rig, so of course in the dlc we get people sent to find out what happened.

As such it’s set on the remains of the rig, which is now deep underwater and you’re tasked with exploring it to find out what happened. So far the main ‘threat’ isn’t from anything from the base game, it’s the rig itself. Being a wreck, and so deep underwater, it’s unstable. Scares coke from parts or it falling apart, from creaks in the rusted metal, but not the actual… whatever it was in the base game. But there’s also a sense of a sense, other than bodies there’s no sign of the thing from the base game and so, as a player, you expect there to be something there. I wonder if there is going to be, as I’ve played a decent chunk but not seen anything yet.

It’s prime day and this time it feels more disorganised. Usually there’s an option to search through things but this time there’s nothing which has made it hard to search through. I got Clown In A Cornfield (the book, as there’s no word on a uk release for the film) which I might start tomorrow. I had got a £15 off thing from downloading an app but it’s strange. It offered me to use it on the who ray preorder, but now iponly seems to let me use it on prime day stuff (I assumed it would go on the book but didn’t) so I’ve ended up using it on a u-wing cause that makes it half off (and Lego building eases my mind).

The plan for Saturday (as long as money goes in) is to see the new Jurassic World film but, ugh. I thought it would have a lunchtime showing (last week there was a 1pm showing) but now there’s only a 3:30 showing instead (and 6:30 but that’s too late). I blame Superman taking that slot since it’s out this week but it does make things tricky.

The plan was to do get some stuff after the showing from Morrisons and stuff, but cause of the timing it’ll be a rush to the last bus. II commented we could in theory go to town, go in those places, come back, drop the stuff off and go back but I wasn’t serious. Of course mum heard that and thought I was so it seems like that’ll be the plan which makes it a rush which… ugh.

Today I finished reading Cards On The Table. (Sunshine revival people, I have been doing the #readChristie2025 challenge, to read 12 Agatha Christie books this year, but I’ve slipped behind on it mostly due to health issues.) Still this one was pretty good and I did enjoy reading it. I would start the next one next, which is Crooked House, but Clown In A Cornfield arrived yesterday so I’m gonna read that I think.

I feel I had something else I was gonna mention but it’s gone.