Monday, Monday...
Jun. 10th, 2024 09:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rosa_heartlilyA couple of productive PMO meetings with stuff to do afterwards that I managed to box off before close of play. So feeling productive!
In particular, LM (who has been off for 2 weeks) and I rattled through some minor bits and pieces around the PMF, P4W and PowerBI and got some clarity on processes.
Found out last week that the placement student will be with us until September, so I can get them going on the RAPID report. When we've ironed out some final wrinkles in the PM report...
I watched Fuzz exploring Cosmo Canyon, which is the area of the game I was most looking forward to and... I dunno... I'm sort of disappointed... I think there are just too many people cluttering the place up, although I do remember something about it being a tourist destination in the OG. There's also something not quite right about watching someone else running around a place - if/when it comes to PS+, I can enjoy exploring at my own pace. And now I understand why people complained about Red's voice...
I didn't get to watch Dave's progress with the OG, so that'll be tomorrow's fun-at-lunch-time.
Tonight I managed to make progress with Tunic. I think I've jumped ahead a bit - at least the boss was VERY tough, even with unlimited health. But I have a new ability, which will help with getting around.
I finished Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel last night. The final chapter was the only one I actually wanted to read and it still didn't really fill anything in for me. I just... I dunno... Felt like nothing very much happened. And the interesting stuff, Al's backstory and all that, was just vague hints and suggestions. That's two books of hers I've read - and I won't bother with any more. Just like I watched two adaptations of Harlan Coben books and I won't a) watch any more or b) read the actual books.
Another writer who irritated me was Dan Brown. Every chapter of The Da Vinci Code ended on a cliff-hanger that was resolved in the first sentence of the next chapter - but you've started the chapter now, so you have to finish it, right? Only to find ANOTHER cliff-hanger at the end of it. I felt my desire to solve the mystery was being constantly mugged. I actually enjoyed the puzzles and myths and exploration - I didn't need to have my arm twisted at the end of every chapter to make me keep reading. Needless to say, Brown is also on my 'never again' list and I've never watched the film.
And I've made a start on my talk for Sunday. A very productive day all round.
In particular, LM (who has been off for 2 weeks) and I rattled through some minor bits and pieces around the PMF, P4W and PowerBI and got some clarity on processes.
Found out last week that the placement student will be with us until September, so I can get them going on the RAPID report. When we've ironed out some final wrinkles in the PM report...
I watched Fuzz exploring Cosmo Canyon, which is the area of the game I was most looking forward to and... I dunno... I'm sort of disappointed... I think there are just too many people cluttering the place up, although I do remember something about it being a tourist destination in the OG. There's also something not quite right about watching someone else running around a place - if/when it comes to PS+, I can enjoy exploring at my own pace. And now I understand why people complained about Red's voice...
I didn't get to watch Dave's progress with the OG, so that'll be tomorrow's fun-at-lunch-time.
Tonight I managed to make progress with Tunic. I think I've jumped ahead a bit - at least the boss was VERY tough, even with unlimited health. But I have a new ability, which will help with getting around.
I finished Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel last night. The final chapter was the only one I actually wanted to read and it still didn't really fill anything in for me. I just... I dunno... Felt like nothing very much happened. And the interesting stuff, Al's backstory and all that, was just vague hints and suggestions. That's two books of hers I've read - and I won't bother with any more. Just like I watched two adaptations of Harlan Coben books and I won't a) watch any more or b) read the actual books.
Another writer who irritated me was Dan Brown. Every chapter of The Da Vinci Code ended on a cliff-hanger that was resolved in the first sentence of the next chapter - but you've started the chapter now, so you have to finish it, right? Only to find ANOTHER cliff-hanger at the end of it. I felt my desire to solve the mystery was being constantly mugged. I actually enjoyed the puzzles and myths and exploration - I didn't need to have my arm twisted at the end of every chapter to make me keep reading. Needless to say, Brown is also on my 'never again' list and I've never watched the film.
And I've made a start on my talk for Sunday. A very productive day all round.
