Still Friday. Still supossed to be at my work meeting....I mean totally paying attention to my work meeting.
Anyway. Bread has been playing The Forever Winter while watching Fog play Of Ash & Steel. There were a suprising amount of fog jokes. Like not about Fog but about fog...go watch the VOD and you'll see.
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Watch on TwitchContinuing the traditions of years past, we are not prepared. If you hop on over to Gaiscioch, Fog has had his games ready, prizes ready, and schedule ready for months and we....well, we did not. Planning is for adults. Right?
Anyway, we sort of have a plan. Some board games, some video games, and some Valhiem. What we know for sure is that it will be 24 hours of helping kiddos.
I'm going to make this short and sweet because I am suppossed to be in a training meeting right now...which I am. It's right over there on the other monitor (that I yoinked from my buddy).
Anyway, here is a photo. iykyk.
Alright.
*Crackles Knuckles. Stretches Fingers.*
Let's begin.
It's a little over a week until Extra Life Game Day 2026. (Just fyi Game Day is November 7.) This year has been absolutely insane, so please excuse my unpreparedness.
Welcome back for the Chouinard Family 16th Annual Extra Life Event! There will be laughter, there will be tears, there will be pouting if Aidyn still isn't allowed to play video games (he is not super excited about his English paper).
So far the plan is...well, there is no actual plan. Just Play games, Help kids, Be a hero! Woo!
That's all I have for now. Enjoy this photo of Peanut Butter Pie resting up for the big day.
Holy cow, we're two days into Extra Life 2025, and the Chouinard crew is putting in the work!
I'm absolutely stoked to share the current stats from the front lines:
Brett is crushing it and leading the charge with a whopping 23 hours logged! Just one more hour and he hits the 24-hour goal! You've got this!
Aidyn is right there, hot on his heels with a fantastic 18 hours! Seriously great job to both of you dedicated gamers!
The rest of the family is steadily chipping away at their totals, fitting in gaming where they can!
Between all the work calls and dog walks, my personal go-to for getting my hours in has been Jurassic World Alive. Gotta catch those virtual dinosaurs! And as for the other kiddos? They're managing to squeeze in their charity gaming hours between schoolwork and all the Halloween madness. But slow and steady helps the children!
We are absolutely not done yet! Get ready because Gaiscioch still has a full weekend of action planned for us next week! That's right—they're running five full days of Extra Life this year!
You'll want to be there! Join us next week as we gather, adventure, and (most importantly) beat up bad guys for the kids! Let's hit those final fundraising goals!
I could not get into Elder Scrolls Online so I went off and had my own adventure in Arc Raiders again. I am SOOOOOO bad at it, but I love it. I do feel like it is too easy to camp the extraction points, unless you have a raider hatch key. Then you should be ok. The game is fairly lore rich as well which makes it nice. It was a super fun day today, and I'm glad that I got to participate again this year. I will just reiterate, that in these difficult and uneasy times, it is important to do what you can to make the world a better place. When it seems that everything is going backwards, you should continue to be optimistic and move forward. I feel that what we do here with Extra Life will instill in our children the ideals that we have lost. The future has always, and WILL always, rest in our children. Consider donating, to help keep the future safe.
Donation Link: https://www.extra-life.org/participants/thechouinardfamily
Another gem of a game. Enshrouded. A little hard to get used to the crafting system. DEFINITELY much more fun with friends. Took a trip into the shroud with the Gaiscioch folks. Found some loot, burned to ashes in a fiery lava river. You know, the usual. I really enjoy the idea of the shroud though. A limited time to get what you need to do done or peril awaits. Clearing the shroud opens up the map as well, which is pretty nifty. Anyways, on to the next adventure. Gaiscioch will be doing an Elder Scrolls Online run. I'm not sure if I'll participate in that one. It has been a VERY long time since I played. We shall see!
