Going into June, I didn’t expect to get a ton of shit done in my personal life projects, largely because I was going to be up to my ass in wedding preparations. I was also going to be spending the last week of the month in the Bahamas on my honeymoon, so I was probably going to be reading books and decided that I was going to organize my month’s accomplishments around that. To wit:
- Blast through more of Tears of the Kingdom
- Read a bunch of books
- Wedding housework
Tears of the Kingdom
Toward the end of May, I blew through the Wind Sage portion of the game (finally, after blundering around unlocking towers, venturing in the depths a bit, and basically being mostly aimless), and I decided to spend June getting through two more regions — Goron and Gerudo. So I’m closing in on being done with the game, which is pretty sweet. Once this is done, I’m going to move on to A Link to the Past, which has been sitting in my to-play pile for far longer than I care to admit. Anyway, I finished up the Goron regional (Fire Sage) issue on June 9th, and the Gerudo (Electric Sage) issue on June 30th. Win.
Books
I entered June way behind on my goal of 55 books for the year. Fortunately, some travel and a good amount of beach/poolside time was just what the doctor order. This month, I managed eight books, and a significant portion of another (40% of Ra by qntm). Here’s the list:
- By All Means Available by Michael Vickers
- Abaddon’s Gate by James S.A. Corey
- Curious Notions by Harry Turtledove
- The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
- Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2 edited by John Joseph Adams
- The Game Master’s Book of Astonishing Tables by Ben Egloff
- Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories by qntm
- Guitar Zero by Gary F. Marcus
I didn’t fully dig out of my hole, but I should have Ra finished soon and be in a position where I’m mostly caught-up for the year.
Wedding Housework
Oof, so much had to be done here. This was my most-important to-do for the month, and I did crush it. I did the following:
- Moved stuff to storage. (Mostly unbuilt Lego sets, to be honest.)
- Cleaned the basement.
- Fixed the basement railing.
- Tons of yard work.
- Added a bunch of Hue bulbs for automation.
- Made packing lists.
Minor/Other Accomplishments
- Got married without any drama or anything like that, had a very chill honeymoon.
- Got Eddy’s room back to organized/clean. Helped him a lot on this one and it went great.
Blockers
- The kids were without daycare during the week leading up to the wedding, which was a minor shitshow. As usual, a little co-parenting, and some scheduling flexibility made everything work out nicely.
- Had some drama around my mom’s care, but it’s all mostly sorted out now.
Conclusions/Learnings
I was smart about my goals for this month and set them within the context of the big event (the wedding) and the second-biggest event (the honeymoon). The end result was a pretty successful and productive, while moderately stress-free month.