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It's a good thing I'm not a betting person because I would have lost - and so would a number of other people based on some conversations I've had today. Well, now it's my job to make them look good :D

The new template went down well and I even got a 'Well done!', even though mostly what I did was rebadge what we already had :D Still, I thought about what to keep and what to ditch; I didn't JUST throw it together. As one of the PMs said, 'Take the credit'! The thing is, I don't do false modesty - if I feel I've worked hard and done a good job with something, I will most definitely take the praise. This just felt a bit OTT for the amount of work I'd actually put into it. Having said that, I did create the documents this one was based on... So, yeah, well done me!

Not sure if the Lessons Learned form is going to work... The project has to be put in manually rather than being a look up like the other forms are. There's a reason for that - but it gives the users an inconsistent experience. The important thing is for people to actually start using it, though.

And one of the PMs reiterated their position on the higher-level planning that's being done and how it doesn't take account of anything that happens before requirements gathering. But I've managed to get a slot in the Leadership Team meeting, so I'll stress the importance of the Mobilisation stage and how it needs to be given time to be done.

That's enough for tonight. I'm still not 100% and I'm already late to bed :(

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Oct. 19th, 2024 10:38 pm
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Treated myself gently today - and I think I'll be OK tomorrow.

I played a bit more of Inscryption. I think I'm getting the hang of the card game... The problem is, when you lose you go right back to the start, which is a tad frustrating. I'm still trying to work out what the heck is actually going on, though. It's one for filling in half-an-hour here and there rather than watching a YT video. Or maybe it's one for watching on YT...? It was a good one for today, though. Tomorrow, I may go back to Stray Blade.

I'm on my semi-regular readthrough of Jane Austen, starting with S&S and I've just watched the first episode of the BBC adaptation from 2008(!), which fitted very neatly with where I'm up to in the novel. For me, it's the definitive adaptation, although I'm struggling with the idea it's 16 years old.

And that was today.
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I feel like I'm getting a cold *sulks* Hopefully it's just a (very!) delayed reaction to the 'flu jab on Tuesday...? I'll take tomorrow slowly and dose myself with Beecham's. Having written this damned talk for Sunday, I want to be able to deliver it!

Looks like younger grandson is getting over whatever he had - and he's saying his baby sister's name! So cute.

I finished watching Rex Sterling's first stream of FFVIII. I do love watching people play something I love for the first time - it's the closest I'll get to playing it for the first time again. So, I'll carry on watching the recordings of his stream, now and then.

This morning, I watched a YT video about great games that were going really cheaply. The only one that piqued my interest was something called Inscryption, which is on PS+ so REALLY cheap! I had a go with it this evening. It's a card game... with some story... and puzzles...? It's definitely kind of out there! Very much not my usual thing but I might prioritise that over Stray Blade.

Turns out I've accidentally wandered into some DLC for Skyrim when I thought I was following the main quest! I think it's a symptom of how late to the party I am with this one :D

Work-wise, I had a 1:1 with my LM and we found a way to tweak the PMF - after saying it was going to be static for 6 months >D But it's more around the documentation than the process and will pre-empt a conversation with the PMs on Monday. I also have more MSForms to write for people to use to get stuff into P4W. And I want to look at the way Lessons Learned are displayed sometime next week. But I made progress with the governance doc today - it's still a WiP, though.

Well, time to turn in, I think. A good night's sleep will help with this lurgy!
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Really feel like a kid sagging off from school - but I did need to get my mouth seen to... It turns out the tooth giving me the pain isn't the one with the decay. Of course... The top right wisdom tooth needs its filling replacing - in 3 weeks... In the meantime, I have antibiotics - a precautionary measure because there doesn't seem to be an abscess, thank goodness! - and co-codamol. I'm hoping the antibiotics do find some infection to tackle, though, and some of the pain goes away.

I called in sick to work because I just didn't know how long I was going to be at the dentist, or if I'd need more than one trip - in the end, I took advantage of a cancellation and just hung around for 50 minutes or so but I thought I'd play it safe. So, with drugs in hand I came home and... played IFR, of course! What else do you do when you're sick?

The end of Hephaistos' Vault includes a timed puzzle with a generous timer to be fair - but still not generous enough for me :D Luckily, there's a check point nearby, so I don't have to redo much. I'm finding I have a weird relationship with puzzles - it was the same with R&C: RA. I get a real buzz from working them out but I also get very frustrated WHILST I'm working them out. Especially when I miss my footing and hurtle into the abyss... So, the puzzles are challenging and more satisfying than fun, at least for me.

Dave from Playstation Access has completed Cosmo Canyon, one of my favourite parts of the game, and Rob is about to enter that area in Rebirth. I am sooo looking forward to seeing it 'for real'. And Rosie has a review video up of the open world aspect of Rebirth, with humorous references to evil radishes :D As with Remake, I'm happily hoovering up all the info I can get on the game and fully intend to watch a LP.

And I've switched the final bills over to the new account. I lost the will to add the son's name to the accounts, though. That is definitely for another day.

And that really was the sum total of my day. I should get sick more often!

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