Pretzel Pop-Tarts (Day 3731 - 2/11/20)

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Stephen has gotten into the habit of having a cup of coffee after dinner while doing some work before bed. It's not always coffee, but it's usually a hot drink. Today, he is also having some Pretzel Cinnamon Sugar Pop-Tarts with his coffee. Stephen mentions that he had tried them during today's Breakfast Stream. He says that they came out with 2 variations for the new pretzel pop-tarts which were cinnamon sugar and chocolate. Stephen says it tastes pretty good, but he was disappointed that the outside of he pop-tart wasn't crunchy like a pretzel. He describes the texture as closer to a soft pretzel which he also likes.

Stephen says that he usually has a snack before bed, but pop-tarts are a bit of a heavier snack than he would typically have. He usually has a few pieces of cheese, a couple chips, or some nuts. But, he's having his snack earlier today because he's getting a blood test done which requires you not to eat for a certain amount of hours beforehand. Stephen is getting a blood test to check his cholesterol levels and to make sure everything else is alright.

Then, he talks about how Mallory finally got a chance to try Ring Fit Adventure. She played it while he was working, so he wasn't able to watch her play it. She played for 45 minutes and the game estimated that she ran about 3/4 of a mile. Mal explains that you press the ring con together to shoot and pull it outwards to suck things in like a vacuum. She says that there are also different attacks you can choose from, but there is also a random option where the game will choose for you. Mal chose random, so that she wouldn't be using the same attacks all the time. Stephen says that he will try to get some footage of Mal playing the game at some point. Mal says that the game had her do a workout where you sit down and bring your legs in and out. The game uses the leg strap to see if you're doing it. Stephen talks about how the point of this game was to try and make exercise interesting since it's hard to feel motivated to exercise. He says that this why they play DDR since they are exercising and it's fun.

For a while, they were just watching 15 minute workout videos on YouTube. Stephen says that they kept up with those videos for longer than he thought they would. But, it became hard to keep up with that stuff. He says that Ring Fit Adventure sounds like something Mal would enjoy and that he would also try it sometime. They used to at least go out for walks, but they haven't been doing them regularly, so this will be some good exercise for them. Stephen talks about how December was really busy for them and how they are still reeling from that. As things get better, they will be able to take walks again and play this Ring Fit Adventure game. Stephen says that the game has a weird concept. Mal hopes they make more games for the ring con. He is not confident that there will be more games made for the ring con especially with Nintendo's track record of making accessories where there is only one software to support it.

Mal says that Ring Fit Adventure was more fun than Wii Fit. Stephen says that Wii Fit had a bunch of other 3rd party software that supported it and Nintendo even made a 2nd game called Wii Fit Plus. Stephen hopes that there was enough interest in the ring con, so that more games or more weird exercise devices can be created for it. He says that if the ring con is just a regular controller, then there's nothing stopping you from using it to play any other game. Stephen remembers trying to play a Tony Hawk game on a DDR pad and it being like hell. He doesn't recommend anyone trying that. Then, he talks about how they have to get up early tomorrow since Mal will also be doing a blood test. Mal's appointment is much earlier than Stephen's appointment, so they will have to find something to do other than eating between appointments.