Damned In Blue

A photo of my favorite food - chicken and beef biryani - which has nothing to do with this post. 2022 haunts me like a persistent shadow, a year that refuses to fade into memory.  It's been two to three years since then, yet I find myself constantly trying to chase the tail of that remarkable period in my life. What makes it particularly challenging to explain is how everything seemed to fall perfectly into place – I wasn't just succeeding; I was striking gold with every endeavor. The contrast with recent times is stark. The industry has undergone significant changes in my line of work. Everything from workflows to processes has been transformed, making it increasingly challenging for professionals like me to secure opportunities.  While I'm grateful for my current clients who value and compensate me well for my services, I can't help but feel the weight of financial constraints. Savings have dwindled, and money has become tight. What makes this situation particularly f...

Not a fan of cozy sim games. Can't get past Stardew Valley after the 30th day. Animal Crossing: New Horizons took a while before I got the hang of it. But after completing the main tasks, there was no point in revisiting the game. But why am I compelled to discuss an objectively worse game than the two games mentioned? In Spiritfarer, your job is to collect and transform materials used to upgrade your ship to progress into the game. That means mindnumbing hours of grinding and doing disgustingly repetitive tasks. What separates this game apart from others is its theme. As the "spiritfarer," you must fetch spirits of the dead across the globe and perform a laundry list of items for them. Once done, you deliver each one to the spirit world. Throughout the process, you learn more about the spirits: who they are, why they died, and who they left behind. The tasks further reveal to you the hopes, dreams, and wishes each could not fulfill, on top of the fears and regrets that h...