11:09
A teacher
Some half-terms are designed to recover from the ravages of before. These days my time is less like that, though, as I try to manage my time reasonably enough. Some teachers work like hell during the half-term, and do very little during the holiday.
Emotionally, there needs to be a recover. Physically, perhaps too.
What I like best, though, is to keep an element of work ticking over. By that I mean completing a little something everyday. And part of that routine is not spending free time gaming.
Recently, though, I have found my gaming somewhat lacklustre. A bit too easy, and not evocative by far. Recently, though, my Total War campaign has grown difficult to the point of being impossible. And it is strangely more enjoyable because of it.
Currently I'm defending a siege of 700 against 2500. The opposing army has somewhat better troops, too. The first battle I fought, I almost won as the enemy merely tried to come through the gates. I attempted to fight it before the end with less losses, and in each conflict since they have simply streams over the walls with siege towers and ladders. But each time I feel I learn slightly better how to approach it. I played the battle five times, and restarted each time. It has been a long time since I did that.
Emotionally, there needs to be a recover. Physically, perhaps too.
What I like best, though, is to keep an element of work ticking over. By that I mean completing a little something everyday. And part of that routine is not spending free time gaming.
Recently, though, I have found my gaming somewhat lacklustre. A bit too easy, and not evocative by far. Recently, though, my Total War campaign has grown difficult to the point of being impossible. And it is strangely more enjoyable because of it.
Currently I'm defending a siege of 700 against 2500. The opposing army has somewhat better troops, too. The first battle I fought, I almost won as the enemy merely tried to come through the gates. I attempted to fight it before the end with less losses, and in each conflict since they have simply streams over the walls with siege towers and ladders. But each time I feel I learn slightly better how to approach it. I played the battle five times, and restarted each time. It has been a long time since I did that.
