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In the ongoing theme of 2026 being the year I finally do something about my mental health and depression, I have my Talking Therapy appointment this week. Only slight problem is I'm having to do a PHQ9 test beforehand and the score will be good. It's good because I'm on anti-depressants.

Were not on the anti-depressants, I would go back to being crushed by the depression again and the score would rocket back to the near 30's. No, I've not thought much about how I think I'm a failure over the last 2 weeks. Take me off the tablets and find out how often that happens. Hint: Daily.

Finished watching Predator: Badlands and Disney+ threw this screen at me. I can guarantee I won't. I already have had the misfortune of watching The Predator before. Worst film in the franchise.

That risk turned out to be true. Chapter 4, despite an early promising start, has turned out to be a bit of a dud. Same pitfalls chapter 3 fell into with oversaturation of sprites being the main fault. Glad the rumours seem to suggest that they're being removed from Fortnite next season.

Kratos not returning is still baffling, especially for a gaming season. It's either now never happening again or he'll show up on a random Tuesday. Same with lightsaber pickaxes for the Star Wars mini season.

That risk turned out to be true. Chapter 4, despite an early promising start, has turned out to be a bit of a dud. Same pitfalls chapter 3 fell into with oversaturation of sprites being the main fault. Glad the rumours seem to suggest that they're being removed from Fortnite next season.

Fortnite has always struggled with season 4 with the yearly map model as the theme of the season just goes off a cliff for Halloween but they at least tied it in better this name with FNAF being the headline. Still plenty of other horror games that they could have added though.

That risk turned out to be true. Chapter 4, despite an early promising start, has turned out to be a bit of a dud. Same pitfalls chapter 3 fell into with oversaturation of sprites being the main fault. Glad the rumours seem to suggest that they're being removed from Fortnite next season.

Given that I think they've ruined the game, I'd never rationally be asking for more sprites/variants in Fortnite...BUT... Megaman being the only one to get no variants this season is just baffling and also throwing off the paper list I've made.

Last season, most of the collabs only had a single sprite and whilst I get they couldn't do that in a gaming season - Megaman getting the special treatment?

If I had a nickel for every time a manager at work this year has been let go suddenly due to a dramatic scandal, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened twice.

Discussing this with a colleague and my opinion is that whilst what the first manager did was bad, the second was worse on so many levels. Only lasted a month and imploded in spectacular fashion which is still ongoing. At least I didn't have to find out the scandal this time.

...Yeah, I might have gotten most of them.

Not sure what it is about the Sonic franchise that it often completely blindsides me with random news but here we go again. I was already probably going to get Crossworlds due to the Godzilla and Evangelion stuff but now there's FFVII, it's a cert.

My local, which has been closed for 2 months with no explanation, has announced it's reopening tomorrow with a gaudy AI post that features a completely different pub. That's not a promising sign at all...

Top secret info in the workplace that I was one of two people who knew about has finally become common knowledge. Someone at head office blabbed. Pressure is off now.

As someone who was hyped for it when it got revealed, seeing the footage of Wolverine is somewhat disheartening. Seems excessively hand holdy. That's more acceptable in an open world game but not in a linear one.

All Insomniac had to do was have it as a toggle. Press L1 and Logan sniffs and the trail is reveleaed. Options menu could have a time setting on how long it stays up. It's like the yellow paint in FF7 Rebirth. Have it show up when the Assess materia is used.

This year, more so than most, I've struggled to put my thoughts and feelings into words. Maybe something to do with being on medication to stop them from destroying me mentally. This gif, however, sums up a lot.