I Rolled the Dice and Today Went Like This
Every day, after a long day of work and my usual routines — like feeding the two furballs who probably spent the whole day napping — it’s finally time to relax. “The whole day napping, and finally time to relax”: anyone with cats knows how impossible that is! I turn on my computer, log into Steam, and get ready… No, I’m not a fisherman! While my system updates and checks everything, I prepare to dive into a game
Zelda, as usual, needs a minute to get going after her meal; Ciri, on the other hand, is always ready and excited for the next adventure. After I play with Ciri, Zelda, my “diesel engine,” eventually warms up and joins the fun for a few minutes, making her presence known in only the way a cat her size can. They switch in and out — Ciri, then Zelda, and so on — for a good thirty minutes, depending on the day and their moods. Suddenly, as if they’ve both made a secret decision, I become irrelevant; they lose interest, walk off, and leave me feeling like a fisherman with an empty bucket.
I close my windows, check for updates, and get ready for the second round. This might happen at different times each day, but always seems to start right in the middle of my game. The trick is not to launch a game that needs my full focus right away.
Then, the announcement: game over, time to chill. Like a spell from an ice wizard, my hands are “frozen,” unable to move for at least 15 turns; inspiration is low at this hour, after all. Once the turns are up, it’s dice-roll time, and the results might change with the season. These days, it means they hover behind my chair, making me balance on about ten percent of my seat, with a few gentle kicks.
From here, it’s stealth mode: any sudden move could wake up the two bosses of the house. And yes, even the “sleepy” one is always on alert. In stealth mode, I can relax for a while, as long as I stay quiet, until Ciri comes over for her nightly “petting ritual” — without which, the day simply can’t end.
This daily routine reminds me that as much as we love to plan, life enjoys mixing things up. These days, a good routine is a flexible one; sticking to “this always worked before!” is a luxury we can’t afford. Every day is a new roll of the dice, so let’s keep practicing and try again.