August 2021 – Monthly Playlist

I have made it back into the European Union safely! The UK was a scary lawless post-Brexit place and I’m glad I made it out alive.All jokes aside, I went to my best friends’ wedding and had a blast. I had to sign the document as a witness, which was scary, but it was great … Continue reading August 2021 – Monthly Playlist →

Tensura Season 2 (Part 2) – Episode 9

Things are finally advancing quickly, after a very enjoyable, but slow start to the season. Since this episode really set the stage for the upcoming discussions, I think it's for the best to look at this episode a little bit differently than normal. I will be skipping around through what happens today, so bear with … Continue reading Tensura Season 2 (Part 2) – Episode 9 →

Online shopping and saving the planet

I wasn't sure if I was even going to post something today, so instead of a well thought out post like last Friday's (which I was very happy with), you get a small rant instead. I'm leaving for the UK in two days, so the rest of this week I don't know if I'll be … Continue reading Online shopping and saving the planet →

Kaoru’s Anxiety

There are a lot of things that can make a show good. One Punch Man was elevated to new heights by Studio Madhouse’s fantastic job animating it. One Piece’s worldbuilding makes you believe there’s truly a pirate-infested ocean out there. Konosuba wouldn’t be half as good without it’s amazing comedic timing. But as a writer, … Continue reading Kaoru’s Anxiety →

Tensura Season 2 (Part 2) – Episode 8

So after 7 full episodes of build-up we finally get into the fights themselves. I’ve seen a fair bit of discourse on reddit over the weeks about how this show is taking too long to build up and it’s spent 7 episodes on 1 episode of pay-off. I agree with this sentiment in theory, but … Continue reading Tensura Season 2 (Part 2) – Episode 8 →

The importance of attainable goals

I wanted to write a short post today. Part of what I was originally going to talk about was already mentioned in last week’s post, which you can find here if you missed it. As the title suggests, I think it’s very important to have attainable goals. I have a long history of setting goals … Continue reading The importance of attainable goals →

The Ancient Magus Bride – Volume 11

I don't actually remember the name of the guy in the hoodie if I'm totally honest with you guys. When last we left off, Chise had started going to the college, with Ainsworth keeping watch over her while being a teacher. We met a whole cast of colorful characters that I’ve half forgotten, but a … Continue reading The Ancient Magus Bride – Volume 11 →

Tensura Season 2 (Part 2) – Episode 7

Who's that pokémon? It's Treyni Good evening everyone, I hope you’re all well. We’re now seven episodes into this series and things are finally picking up speed. When I watched this episode yesterday, I noticed some changes made to the opening, so let’s go through those before we start talking about the episode itself.For starters, … Continue reading Tensura Season 2 (Part 2) – Episode 7 →

The tricky thing about motivation

I make no secret of my poor mental health. Earlier this year I was dealing with some tough health issues which seemingly appeared as a direct result of the amount of stress I was under. I am doing generally better now. Not because I solved all of my problems, but moreso because a lot of … Continue reading The tricky thing about motivation →

Tensura Season 2 (Part 2) – Episode 6

Remember how last week I said that this would be the big battle. I lied. I can only apologize. Instead we get a little bit more world building and character introductions. And some fun ones to top it off. Before the episode really gets going we see the different groups go on their different missions. … Continue reading Tensura Season 2 (Part 2) – Episode 6 →