October 2017 Entry
A lot happened in October.
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- Here is a photo of me in front of random graffiti art (10.04). We found it when going on an excursion to film something for HER. More on that later in this post.
- Hell In A Cell was fun to watch (10.08). Both HIAC matches were brutal. Shane and Owens had me breathless and speechless when they were on top of the cell as long as they were.
- Did something bold, but felt highly embarrassed about it (10.10). This note is just a reminder to me about it.
- Purchased my tickets for NXT TakeOver: Houston WarGames (10.12). This is going to be insane. Going with another wrestling friend that I haven't gone to a live event with yet.
- Got gas at my usual gas station on the way back home from work. I noticed that they had Fanta Apple (10.19). I had not had one since sometime after my trip to Marfa last year. I asked how many they had since I knew it was hard to find. They told me they had 18. I bought all of them.
The gas station I go to by work had these and I asked if I can buy all they had. So good, but so hard to find. pic.twitter.com/h5ROkGTA26— Arnell (@ArnellragasA) October 20, 2017
- Couldn't find Batman VS Two-Face at my usual Best Buy (10.22). Eventually found it, but I have yet to watch it. Hopefully soon if a certain game doesn't continue taking up all of my free time.
- From the fun HIAC to the nuts TLC (10.22). Balor VS Styles, incredible. Was bummed that there weren't separate Tables, Ladders, or Charis matches, but that last match was crazy. So much happened and Kurt Angle was back in action, wow.
- Congratulations to two dear friends on the birth of their son (10.24).
- Went to Ramen Bar Ichi for lunch to catch up with a really close friend (10.29). We had a lot to catch up on from as far back as September and recent troubles and frustrations. It was good to talk to her. The ramen was also good and the talk we had was needed. Thank you.
- I've had some problems with my phone for a while (10.29). It would randomly freeze, apps would crash, and the straw the broke the camel's back was that the receiver stopped working. I couldn't hear anyone and they could not hear me. I did try a lot of methods of fixing it that I found online, but ultimately went to an Apple store for help...but their Genius Bar was closed. They worker did suggest one more method that I did not try yet and it worked. So far...still a few random freezes, but that's it.
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- Completed Metroid: Samus Returns (10.02). This was a great remake of the original Metroid Returns. Some parts were difficult, but it never felt impossible. I knew I wouldn't do a second playthrough so I made sure to get everything I missed before the end. I really enjoyed this game and recommend it to any fan of the Metroid series.
- Played a few Swich demos (10.02). Project Octopath Traveler is an interesting RPG. I tried out both characters. While I liked them, it didn't hook me. I'll keep it on my radar, but it looks like I'll pass on it. VOEZ was a fun rhythm game. I'm pretty sure it's the first undocked only game I've played on the Switch. I liked it a lot, but will wait for a sale on it like a few other eShop games I have in my sights.
- Picked up Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (10.06). I beat it in less than the 2 weeks (10.16). I enjoyed the original Superstar Saga when I played it on the Wii U Virtual Console. I enjoyed this just the same. Although the Bowser's Minions portion of the game did not catch my attention. I gave it a try, but yeah...not interesting enough for me. Other than that, I did a lot in the game, but I'm pretty sure I did not 100% it. I did when I played the GBA one though. I recommend it though. Still the same solid RPG that started a great series.
- Picked up the new Fire Emblem amiibo, Chrom and Tiki (10.21). That brought my amiibo count up to 96.
- I don't remember when I started, but I did watch all the cutscenes for Final Fantasy XV (10.22). I also watched all the cutscenes for the 2 DLC campaigns and am looking forward to the rest. Heck of a story. Glad I got to experience that game in some fashion.
- Bought a Pit amiibo when I picked up Batman VS Two-Face (10.22). I did this solely on the fact that my next set of amiibo would bring me to 100. Pit helped with the count and brought it to 97.
- Super Mario Odyssey is great so far (10.27). I didn't start playing it right away due to things, but I started it (10.29). It definitely is the game that is taking up my time off. More on this next month when I'll most likely finish the game.
Jumping into a new Odyssey. #SuperMarioOdyssey #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/dfvNg6M85B— Arnell (@ArnellragasA) October 29, 2017
- Continuing to add to my collection, I ordered a copy of Gyakuten Saiban 6 and it arrived almost 2 months later (10.31).
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- Another silly video we made (10.01).
- And another company meeting (10.03). Props to Agent Blue-Heeler for making us a custom cake.
- Not only did we have a silly video, we made a Halloween video (10.09). Myself and Agent Oculus didn't get to as early as we wanted to (at least a couple weeks ago), but we knocked it out fast and good. Found a good location, we switched roles (him behind the camera and me in front of it), and the editing was simple. The video turned out really well.
- Agent Majordomo will be having his own series of blogs for a while (10.15). Each will have tips for customers.
- It has been a while since I had a meeting with an advertiser, but this was the best one I ever had (10.19). While she had told me stuff I heard before, I really liked her approach. It was the right level of business and casual. And she was easy to talk to. While these meetings usually last about half an hour at best, ours went on for almost 2 hours. The first part was business, but the last part was more casual as we talked about other possibilities with her soccer team. I was actually more excited about that possibility than her original one. Hopefully that comes to fruition.
- We threw Agent Oculus a surprise going away celebration. Yes, he unfortunately had to leave the company due to a lot of things going on in his life. He was a good one. Always had a smile on his face and genuinely had fun everyday at HER. He will be missed.
- The Houston Astros won the World Series. The weeks during the playoffs was actually rough for us. It's nothing we never encountered before, but it was amplified due to how well they were doing. On one night (10.21), I could not get out of my parking spot for 10 minutes. Traffic wasn't moving. So I got out and went back into the building to wait. Luckily I was able to watch a streamer on Twitch to keep me busy. Half an hour later, the roads were clear for me to finally leave work around 11:30PM.
And then the following Saturday was just Hell (10.28). Stuff happened and I was overall frustrated. Not going into here. As I tweeted out, that day can go away.
- And this month's blog was written by Agent X (10.31).
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- Years ago, I had a dream about one of the SNSD members dying. On 10.16, I had a dream that revisited that dream. In this one, myself and other SNSD members were aware of what was going to happen and tried to see if we could stop it. We were not able to. She kept dying if we tried to alter things. It was very strange.
- TWICE - One More Time (MV)
- TWICE - LIKEY (MV)
I really like Likey. Found myself learning the dance (casually). Momo and Sana definitely have the top 2 spots for my favorite TWICE members on lock.
- My best friend started texting me late at night (10.28). I could tell something was wrong, but in the end, we exchanged a lot of heartfelt words. We both have been through many things ever since knowing each other and what we said was something we both needed to hear/read. It came at a good time especially for me considering all the stress I've felt lately. I miss her. Can't wait for the next time I see her and her daughter.
- That's all for October 2017. Thank you for reading.
"Reprise the theme song and roll the credits."
