(Bi)Weekly Bundate 8-17-25
Binkies (Gags, goofs, other positive notes from the week/fortnight)
- our friend El has been streaming the Metal Gear games on and off (Death Stranding 2 was a huge and understandable detour) and it's been a lot of fun! I'm actually really excited for them to play more of 3.
- Played Magic with friends last weekend and got to make almost 200 bugs. I was killed before my children were allowed to attack, however. Still something fun about being the archenemy
What I've been Playing
- started Lisa the Painful. It is quite painful.
- Been chugging through Superstar Saga, but I had to go back and do a bunch because I didn't create a save state when my miyoo started to get low on battery, so I lost a buuuuunch of progress. oh wellll
What I've been Watching
- we finished My Melody and Kuromi, again, just shocking how good it was overall. My god those bitches gay
- Rewatched the Disney Robin Hood and it is not shock to me that this movie is the one that has stood the test of time for many. "Death to tyrants!"
What I've been Reading
- caught up on Gachiakuta. I hope it continues to be really good, but JJK was such a huge let down and I won't say I ever harbored like real hope that MHA would be that good, but I still enjoyed it and then fell the fuck off. That said, I really appreciate how shonen battlers have gotten much faster-paced, to some extent.
- I felt this way reading Jujutsu Kaisen and watching Demon Slayer, that basically the kind of meandering bullshit we got with something like Naruto or Bleach feels less present. Like, there's clearly a lot more going on in Gachiakuta, but there's 146 chapters and the audience knows who's responsible for the end of chapter 1. The reveal of the Raiders' leader would still be a long way off if this were Naruto.
- also trying to catch back up on Dumbing of Age and glad to be reminded it's pretty solid.
- started reading this old ass book "Over Stone, Under Sea"; I got it from a grad school friend and the series it starts was the inspiration for a mini-campaign he hosted during my first year
Diss stuff
- done some reading on Hollywood during the 30s, interesting stuff
- been trying to clear at least 500 words a day on the actual body of the thing. Not entirely successful, but we're doing okay so far.
Other general thoughts, etc.
- school starts next week, so we'll see how well I keep up with this. I'm excited/nervous. I'll be at Staples during the year, too, so that will probably be difficult, especially because there are some days they've decided are just days I'm there. The consistency is nice, but I'm used to using Sundays to prep for the week ahead and that's a day they have me all fuckin' day, so that's gone. Maybe I can ask for Mondays.
- How does Anyone Take AI Seriously?
- Bobby Hill + Fat Confidence
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