A bed of roses

 The last week has literally blinked past.  But it was productive in a number of ways.  I attended the MSTeams 'training' and found out how to request a new Teams to be set up.  But I found out about the training by accident and without the training I wouldn't have known how to make the request - given that both are provided by IT and I work in that department, it appears there's something of a breakdown in communication, here!  Anyway, I am exploring MSPlanner as a) an action tracker and b) a project tracker.  I love playing with new software!

I've put in another job application - more of an analyst role, which isn't my first love but is something I can definitely do.  I can now get back to doing some REAL creative writing!

There's a meeting of the Taste of God team on Monday.  We've been 'taking over' the Tuesday 9.15am livestreaming slot that the Parish run on fb, but that means only 2 of us are actually leading ToG sessions, and some of our regulars aren't attending.  For very good reasons.  One of our members is pushing for us to go back to 12.15pm and to use Zoom, which I'm resisting for some good and some not so good reasons!

Firstly, getting my 'holy' stuff out of the way before work suits me.  It sets me up for the day ahead and means I can spend time with the husband at dinner time.  Moving to 12.15 would give me less time with him - although it would only be one day.  However, for people who need help getting ready in the morning, lunchtime is a much more convenient time of day.

Secondly, I'm averse to Zoom and am definitely resistant to setting up my own account.  I'll join someone else's session, and just because I was leading, I wouldn't have to run the meeting.  In fact, there is an advantage to having someone else 'modding'.  Work prefer us to use MSTeams, but that does limit how many people you can see on-screen.

Thirdly, fb is open to everyone, whereas Zoom (and MSTeams) requires an invitation.  There are ways of letting people know about it, but it requires an extra step.  However, the problem with fb is that people cannot speak to each other - everything relies on text - and when someone is mostly silent all day, being able to talk to people is a relief.

So, I understand the reasons for wanting Zoom at 12.15pm, and I suspect my resistance is more about the person who wants that than logic!  I shall stay quiet in the meeting and let the others have the discussion, and see where we get to...

Oh, and I finished watching theradbrad play through FF7R. 

POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT...  POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT...  POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT...



I'm pretty much OK with how the game turned out, although I'm really glad I watched it and made the necessary adjustments that way - I don't think I'd have been so happy if I'd spent money on it.  Now, I'm more likely to buy the 'complete game' version than I was before.  Whenever that makes an appearance...

And it makes me want an FF8 remake even more, even if it got the same treatment as an alternate way of telling the story.  I think it really opens up the potential for how the story can develop.  And what if they made it a 'true' RPG?  Where Squall could decide not to save Rinoa?  Or they could never learn the truth about the orphanage?  But that really isn't happening any time soon.

In the meantime, there's a game called Skully that is being released later in the year that looks like it could be fun!  And I still have BWM to finish and Candle to even start.  Oh, and Dreams!  Don't know when I'll get round to that...