Finally settled in after a week long vacation in Hawaii. This being our 2nd time back to the islands, it really was quite shocking to see how fast the world is modernizing. When we first went to Hawaii it felt like another time and place. However on our 2nd trip back things seem a little bit more developed to the point of almost imitating Los Angeles. I’ve heard similar things from other travelers around the world in the past 10 or so years. I do hope some places retain their originality in an increasingly homogenizing planet.

Me and Clover have started our Borderlands 3 run; and much to our expectations the game is fun but not really that much different from Borderlands 2 / TPS. We did a single stream a few days after our return, but it wasn’t really that exciting. We’re going to play at our own pace and probably be more active with future streams once we unlock the harder difficulty levels or whenever Borderlands 3 releases more content in the future.

There really isn’t anything that sparks my immediate interest game wise or entertainment wise in the upcoming months. It’s been a slow sleepy September, and the vacation really added that whole “chill out” vibe to my life at the moment. I wish I had more interesting things to report on, but alas there hasn’t been much news outside of the usual celebrity / political internet drama(s) that I avoid regarding people I’ll never meet.

It wouldn’t be a blog update without mentioning someone far more interesting and hard working than me; so today I bring you Retail Archaeology.

As with my usual interest in all things of seemingly dying retail around the world, Retail Archaeology is a bit more local to my interests. The channel focuses on stores that I grew up with and still see barely hanging on today in face of Amazon’s omnipotent grip. I suggest you check out the channel to see how your local store might be faring, as well as international folks outside of the US can see how our country’s brick and mortar stores are fading. I’ve heard it’s been quite a niche topic of interest with the foreign crowd.

Let’s hope October brings a lot more interesting things to talk about. I’ll see you guys in the next update. And just a friendly reminder to take some time out in your life and relax.