Friday, August 2, 2024

July 2024 Entry

 July 2024 Entry: 

- July... 

MISC========================= 

- July 4th was a short work day with one shift (07.04). It ended early in the day so I had no plans. So I went out for the night for the first time in years. It was fun.  

- R.I.P., Tita Luz (07.06). She is the mom of my cousins in Canada. I had seen the posts they were making about her condition. Her body was shutting down to (what I believe) was a failing pancreas. I, like others, were hoping she would make it to her 80th birthday, which would have been on the 10th. I helped my parents book their flight. Originally they were going to fly out that Monday and return on Sunday, but the hurricane happened. So they rescheduled to leave on Wednesday and return on Monday. The funeral was held on her birthday. 

- The HERetirees were supposed to meet for Dough Zone (07.07). But the rain before the hurricane the next day was bad in certain areas. So myself and Agent Ocean went out for ourselves. He had been hyping it so much that I didn't think it would live up to it, but it was really good. Other than having a really good chat, I definitely want to go back again. We did stay longer due to the rain really coming down. And we also went to a different location instead of the new location that opened near me. 


- Diggnation was possibly one of the first podcasts I ever listened to and watched. I remember having it on when I had an office job and it was one of the highlights of the week that helped make the work day better. Watched every episode before they called it a show. I had no idea they recently got back together to do a fun reunion show (07.12-07.13). It felt like no time had passed. Their banter was familiar and it was nice hearing what they've been up to since then. 


- My dad asked me to assist in fixing his friend's fence (07.22). It was about 30 minutes away and not a place I was familiar with. Nice neighborhood though. His friend wasn't home, but he had access to the garage and even went in when he needed to plug something in. I...did not need to be there. I barely did anything other than hold part of the fence up or to apply additional force, which he could have asked his friend were he there. And while he was able to get most of the fence back up, his work left a little to be desired. It did the job, but it's not the best he could have done. Plus almost having the fence fall on me within the first 10-15 minutes of being there, I was not in the mood to be there. I'm sure he could tell as he mentioned on the way back that I didn't have to come the next day. But even then, what was left he definitely would be able to do alone. 

- Ordered copies of Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two and Part Three (07.28). I didn't end up watching the other movies I missed in between, but I figured I'll be okay. Watched Part Two the same day those blu-rays arrived. A little slow, but I'm glad they did do story building and gave credentials to why some things are happening. I did like Part One more, but this is a good bridge between it and Part Three (watching that next month). 


- My blu-ray of the TWICE 5th World Tour 'READY TO BE' in Japan arrived (07.30). I like that it came the day after I pre-ordered the Seoul concert, ha. While I can make the time to watch it soon, I might save it for my birthday. 
 

- Deadpool & Wolverine was so dang good (07.31). I had slated to watch this alone, but when Agent Ocean heard that, he said he'd join me. It was his third time watching it. I had a blast with it. I laughed a lot and silently applauded for many many things. We also watched it in 4D. I had only watched a theme park 4D ride once decades ago and thought it was fun. This was done really well. I only had issues with my eyes adjusting to 3D. Never had an issue before, but maybe because it's been so long watching anything in 3D. Once we were through with trailers, my eyes were adjusted enough. And this was my first time going to a theatre since watching the first Sonic movie before the pandemic hit. Cheers to sitting in seat G7. 


GAMES========================= 

- Demo Showcase Shorts continues. The streak ended due to not having power for almost a week because of the hurricane (126). Even when things were back to normal, I had to break the streak again on the 22nd as you read about earlier. I did add two games to my wish list. One of them was 50% off when I tried the demo, but I held off. 


- Fifty Words by POWGI completed (07.08). Originally played the demo for Demo Showcase 32 stream 235. Actually played it on stream 993, but only did as much during the stream time frame. But it was a game I occasionally whipped out if I brought my Switch out in the wild and was waiting for things. This wasn't originally on the schedule to be played, but I didn't want to progress any others during the time of the hurricane. Could have, but I figured to chip away at this. 

There were about less than half of the categories left. Most of those were the categories I thought I'd have the most trouble with like cities and castles etc. Slowly but surely I was knocking them out. I was surprised at the pace I was going, which was 5-10 minutes per category. Felt good to 100% this one especially during this time of the natural disaster. 


- GRANDIA HD Collection | Grandia II finished (07.17). A year and a month after playing Grandia on stream. I didn't like this one as much. The game was always quiet whether it be music or sound effects. It also felt slow in many aspects such as skills and spell casting. Another thing that bugged me was that the Japanese audio wasn't synced with the pace of the English dub during cutscenes. So there were quite a few times that the person speaking was cut off or the text had advanced 1-2 characters while the original person was still talking. And I simply could not get into the characters and story. Not a single moment did I care about what was going on. I kept going hoping it would surprise me or throw me for a loop, but it never happened. The main positive thing I liked was how skills and spells leveled up compared to the first game. Overall, I preferred the first Grandia. 

During the hurricane, I only advanced the story a little. I was already close to the end and could have beaten it sooner, but I was also using an online guide and didn't want to disregard it for the last 5 or so sections. And I did start at the first of the month. I was on track to finish it around the 10th at the earliest, but I estimated the 13th (around 2 weeks). 


- Picked up my copy of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (07.18). Funny instance; GameStop called me while I was literally picking up my preorder to tell me that my preorder was ready to pick up, ha. I let them know and waved at the camera. Glad that I could have a laugh with the workers there. 

I did start playing it a couple days later (07.20). It's good in bursts rather than a long haul. So I'm taking my time with it. Long term goal; unlock all levels and pins. I'lll also try my best to participate in all the World Championships and Survival challenges. Unfortunately, I missed the first World Championships as I didn't understand how those were being run. Basically a weekly thing to come back to along with Survival challenges changing up each week. 


- New Splatoon amiibo were announced (07.18). Yay for new amiibo. A lot in the community thought it was done with Sora, which honestly was a wonderful bookend. Pre-ordered them the next day from Best Buy and was grateful I could use a $5 coupon I had even though it comes out in September. The coupon would have expired at the beginning of August and there was nothing I could find that I wanted to use it on. But yeah, 4 more Splatoon amiibo are coming soon and they look really rad. 


- Joy Mech Fight was the NES NSO game of the month (07.19). Purely picked it because I knew I was playing Kirby games and the main character featured was pink, ha. This was surprisingly a competent fighter. The cast that you can choose from is diverse with a set of 4 (I think) special moves. Playing through the story was long with a total of 36 fights (32 characters and 4 bosses). And once I unlocked Honoo (the first CPU I fought against), I never swapped out. 


- Kirby's Dream Land was one of two GB NSO games of the month (07.19). This is continuing off of playing Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby's Avalanche from last month. I have vague memories of possibly playing this, but I was shocked when I finished it in half an hour. If I didn't know about the Extra mode, I would have moved on. Extra mode is basically expert mode. More enemies are on the field and bosses have different attack patterns. It definitely made it tougher, but my total play time was only a little over an hour. 


- Kirby's Dream Land 2 was the second of two GB NSO games of the month (07.19). Figured to knock this out since it's not a long game either. Longer for sure with my play time being around 2.5 hours. Definitely liked this one more than the first game. Mainly because there was variety with powers and then combinations with the animal friends. I used a guide to find the rainbow shards otherwise I would have no idea how to get some of them. 


And yes, I did beat 3 games in one day. Because of the hurricane, I did think to simply discard these and not worry about them. I didn't play them back to back either. I at least took a 1-2 hour break in between each game and still took mini breaks as I played. If things were still with the normal schedule, I would have split them. Possibly would have played the two Kirby games together since Kirby's Dream Land was so short. 

- GUNDAM BREAKER 4 Open Network Test was the second free-to-play game of the month (07.20). The reason this was played sooner rather than being put at the back of the line is because this was available for a limited amount of time. I got in on the last day when the time sessions weren't as strict. I liked it. Good combat. But I do think Gundam fans would enjoy it more as there will be lots of callbacks and nudges that will fly over my head. Not only that, but being able to design your own mobile suit with the tons of parts available from across so many Gundam series, the possibilities are limitless. It would be cool to see fans making their dream gunpla or some silly configurations with what they have. 


- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards was the N64 NSO game of the month (07.21). I've always heard people praise this one. I get why now. Being able to mix and match powers is really cool. I didn't bother trying to find every combination because that would have just been more time spent. Plus there were only a handful I actually liked and would go back to. My biggest negative was needing specific powers to reach some of the crystal shards. It wouldn't have been so bad had I remembered where you can acquire certain ones, but a chunk of time was spent hoping I would run into what I needed in a level because I didn't know or forgot what showed up and where. I also didn't legit get all the monster cards. That would have been an easy task of repeatedly beating the first level over and over to get them, but there are 81 total. I had close to 20 by the time I beat the game. I did "get" them all thanks to using a code to turn the third save slot into 100%, ha. 


- The latest Fitness Boxing achievements I was trying to hit were for 30 hours with each trainer. I was close with Sophie. She was at 20 hours when I started to do idle runs with everyone. She was my main when I first started using the game for exercise, so her initial 20 hours were legit. What I had been doing was switching trainers each day and letting a Heavy routine run and that adds close to an hour to their play time. Sophie got her 30 hours (07.21) and then a new achievement showed up...50 hours. That really surprised me. 30 was plenty already and felt attainable. 50 made me consider stopping. But for now I'm pushing through with spending any extra down time not playing anything to have Fitness Boxing on idle to get all these hours. I'm not looking up the achievement list, but if there's another one after 50, that's going to be rough. 


- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy | Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney finished (07.21-07.27). This makes it my third time playing this game (original DS release, eShop release, and now). There were quite a few moments I knew were coming and a chunk of the middle of cases I forgot, which is generally what happens for me whenever I play the original trilogy. But I really enjoyed this replay. I forgot how good the music was and some of the crazy characters you encounter. I did play this with the Story Mode option on the entire time and it's very interesting. It makes the flow of the story well paced. Sure you miss out on extra dialogue and not having to examine each piece of evidence, but I've already played it. The Great Ace Attorney had that option and I hope they patch that into the original Phoenix trilogy. Plus I was powering through this one by playing it almost every chance I had (early morning, before work, late night) because I didn't have too much time to get 20+ hours in with the end of the month's schedule. I still liked re-experiencing it again, but I did wish I had more time instead of trying to cram it all in before the month ended. Can't wait to play Dual Destinies next month. 


- Played Fall Guys for the first time in almost a year (07.27). It was for KarmieGee_'s birthday stream. It was fun. I haven't really played in another person's stream in a while. 

WORK========================= 

- We had 53 sessions (07.06). That's our second highest record. Current record is 55 and I was there for both instances. 

- Cancelled for the day due to the hurricane (07.08). And while all the bookings were rescheduled, one was insistent on not rescheduling so at least 2 staff members had to go (from what I was told). 

- The day before work was nothing special. On the way to work, my mood went down (07.20). Nothing happened, but I was out of it. I asked to be a Game Master for the night without saying why. Later I let Agent Ocean and CG know about my mood and that I didn't want to have a sour mood in front of customers. Thankfully it didn't stick the entire night. That's mainly thanks to a 2-person team that did really well in their room. I wasn't stressed about them and they were genuinely good people. I did take a few minutes to personally thank them for helping lift my mood. 

- One day, we were light on bookings (07.22). Some staff were called off to save on labor while LT was asked to stay longer to close with me. We had a plan laid out for the remainder of bookings. Another one got added during that time, but we were able to handle 7 night sessions with just the two of us.  

- Worked on a Friday (07.26). It actually wasn't super busy that we closed early. 

- Busy Saturday (07.27). The big thing was that when we left, a couple of staff members that clocked out earlier were talking outside. I won't get into why, but a few of us that closed out joined the conversation. We were out there for about an hour giving advice and sharing experiences and giving support. 

- Had a couple of rough teams (07.30). One was a family playing Star Trek. It was for three and the mom and toddler were going to watch. But the other two kids were fairly young too. Ended up with one of them watching videos on a phone while the other wanted to be more helpful, but really wasn't. So it was mainly the dad doing all the work and eventually the mom jumping in. It sucked more because They wouldn't check the nudges I sent them during the first half hour. They'd even acknowledge it, but not check. Thankfully it got better towards the latter end. The dad was a Star Trek fan and it was his birthday and he had fun so that's good. 

Then there were two kids that did Scooby. They insisted on not doing Kids Mode, but it pretty much was. They almost didn't figure anything out on their own. Their focus wasn't great, which didn't help when sending clues. They had fun, but I did emphasize why we normally ask for 4 people minimum for that room. 

ETC========================= 

- aespa - Hot Mess (MV) 

- KARA - I Do I Do (MV) 

- Found this fancam of Yeji from the concert. Part of me thinks it's from the one I went to. One thing I mentioned in my last blog entry was that Yeji possibly gave me the rocker symbol. That's what you see in this fancam. Was it towards me? Probably not since she needed to look down towards me rather than straight on like she does here. It's the closest I'll come to finding that interaction. 


- Hurricane Beryl (07.08) 

Day 1 - Power went out around 6AM. I did wake up a few times before then because of the loud wind and rain. Shortly after the power went out, I heard my dad using tape nearby. My thoughts were that he was reinforcing the windows, but there was only one in my mom's room that needed it. Apparently it was leaking through. I helped hold the flashlight so he could see. Once we were done, I went back to sleep and probably slept until 9AM. Checked what I could online via my phone before going to eat lunch around my usual time of 11AM. It was then that the rain had simmered down and I looked through the windows of our house to see what it looked like outside. Our main damage was that our backyard fence connecting to one of our neighbor's was down. Thankfully that was the extent of damage we had. We also lost the internet at one point (maybe around the same time the power went out) and my phone showed SOS instead of any signal. Never saw that before. It came back around 1:30PM. The rest of the day was hoping everything would be normalized, but that didn't happen. Around 8PM is when my mom and brother decided to go to our aunt's who only lost power for 2 hours. Similar to the winter freeze, my dad and I stayed. It was a hot night of sleep. Even though I've slept downstairs before on the couches, this time hurt a lot and I woke up very sore. 

Day 2 - Spent most of my time at home fanning myself off if I wasn't putting in time towards Fifty Words by POWGI and managing power levels for my phone and Switch. But I left for work at my normal time, but came in not in a work shirt. Any time I was at home, I did shower, but would be sweaty minutes later after drying off so I didn't want to get my work shirts super sweaty. I left an extra half hour early in case traffic lights were out or there was debris on the road. Not much debris, but traffic lights were mostly off or blinking. I made it to work on time at least and that was a good way to keep my mind off things. After work, I went home and there was still no power. It was hotter than the previous night. It was around 11PM when my dad asked if we should go find a hotel/motel to stay at for the night. We wanted to find something close since we needed to be home by 7AM to wait for mom for any last minute packing before taking them to the airport. Spent 90 minutes going around to various hotels and motels. They were all booked. It made sense, but I didn't think of that ahead of time. My dad was willing to go out farther, but I mentioned that the traffic lights being out would make it so that we arrive back home late and have to rush. So we gave up. We were able to find a few USB powered fans and hooked those up to a battery back up. Those really helped as I was asleep shortly after. 

Day 3 - Dad woke me up around 6AM to get breakfast. If you know me, I don't normally eat breakfast, but obviously we were in a different situation. He originally wanted kolaches and the place was closed even though he went there yesterday. Went to the nearby Whataburger and they were closed too since they needed to replenish ingredients. Ended up at a Shipley's (could only accept cash) and ate there. Went back home and my mom and brother arrived around 7AM. Once they were packed, I drove them to the airport. Thankfully that drive wasn't bad. They forgot their jackets in the car, but they didn't realize that until they landed. The drive back home wasn't bad either. I called G to see if they needed anything and they informed me that they and Rannchan were going to Kai's since they had power. They invited me over as well. Went home first to shower and pack up things since I was going to stay at my aunt's. Made my way to Kai's and G and Rannchan arrived shortly after. We hung out and talked while Kai worked. At one point, G and I went back to our places to check if the power was back (and so they could feed their cats). Back to Kai's and then we went to Bahama Buck's to get the Sonic themed shaved ice. It was good. I got the Shadow ice and we all ended up getting Amy spoons, ha. Kai bought more spoons and ended up getting them all. The only regret I had was I should have gotten a small instead of regular (that was a lot). Went back to Kai's for a bit and played a couple rounds of Wheel of Fortune. Rannchan won the first set and then I won the second (I did super well). Then I made my way to my aunt's. I'd dropped my mom off there a lot, but never went inside. Nice place. She had some pizza ready for dinner. Caught up for a bit before I retired to my room. I used my iPad for possibly the first time since I stopped streaming to watch YouTube videos on a screen bigger than my phone. It felt good to charge everything, have a/c, and have a comfortable bed to sleep in. 

Day 4 - Left my aunt's to pick up G so we can check our homes. First theirs, then a stop by their PO Box, then to mine. When we got to my place, we saw people working on our fence. I was asked to talk to our neighbor's mom to discuss things. She arrived a few minutes later as she and other members of her family were staying nearby with someone who had power. They let me know how much the fence repair was going to cost, which included labor, replacing the 20+ year old wood and throwing them away, and reinforcing the new wood. I agreed the price felt right to split in half. The fence was done within hours as I returned later to see it up. G and I went to Maple Street, which was delicious. Food time and catching up before taking them back to Kai's. I went back to the house to start cleaning out the fridge. Ended up throwing away 6 trash bags full of food that either has or was going to spoil. Did that in under half an hour, let the windows open to let the fridge smell air out and to cool off the house a bit (yay for a little bit of rain), shower, and get ready to go to work. More traffic lights were operational, but I still took an alternative path as I saw my main way was getting backed up. Arrived again in not my work shirt. Again thankful for things being operational and to take my mind off things. Went home in hopes that things were working again, they weren't. And I retired at my aunt's once again. 

Day 5 - Started the day doing some normal routines, but got a phone call from Rannchan. Their car wouldn't start and needed some help. Took a few minutes to get ready and met her and G at her work. We attempted to jump the car and it wouldn't work after a couple of attempts. G and I went to a nearby AutoZone and let them know what the issue possibly could be. The analysis was the battery was old and dead and needed to be replaced. Went to G's to find an old receipt and returned to get a new battery. We also asked if someone could come to replace the battery as neither of us were confident to do so. Thankfully they had someone available to do so. A few minutes later, the battery was replaced and we tested the car for a few minutes before parting ways. This was from maybe 9-12. I went to the house as my original plan was to start cleaning the fridge to help get rid of the smell. Not only that, but there were some maggots so it definitely needed to be cleaned. Spent a good couple of hours to do that. Took a shower and noticed the time was around 2PM. I had not eaten yet. I was only drinking water. Went to the nearby McDonald's and got a nugget meal, something familiar and simple to eat. Stayed at home for a few hours to air it out. Also because I let Rannchan know I could take her back to Kai's since I was still nearby and in case their car still had issues. After getting gas, I went to her workplace, which was super busy. I stayed checking things online and watching The Price Is Right on their TV. While it was predicted she'd be out at 5:30, she stayed on the clock until 7:30 because of how busy it was. Took her home to feed the cats and pick up a few things before dropping her off at Kai's. Then it was to my aunt's to end the night with dinner (thanks for the pizza, Rannchan). 

Day 6 - Not much to say here. The work day was fine. I did speak with my aunt before work saying there was a high possibility I'd be back after midnight, which is usually the case on Saturdays. The only reason I wouldn't return is if the power was back at our house. She advised me to take her house key and to text her if the power was back and I'd be staying there no matter how late it was. If I came to her place after midnight, be quiet about it. And that's what happened.  

Day 7 - Originally the HERetirees were supposed to meet the week prior for Dough Zone (mentioned earlier in this entry). We were keeping tabs about meeting post-hurricane. We were all still good for Sunday, but we checked on if Dough Zone was still open. They were, but mentioned they were limited on ingredients including their main draw of soup dumplings. Agent Ocean had mentioned that a customer that came by recently recommended they come to their restaurant called Biff's Banh Mi & Pho. That was our back up plan and we all met there. It was good seeing them all again ever since Activate. We shared stories of the hurricane, we caught up in general, and had some good food. We also had a good time with the owners by letting them know how Agent Ocean met their family at work, cracked a few jokes, and shared hurricane woes. They even offered me a free drink since I still didn't have power (I ended up not getting one). After a few hours there, we went to a nearby Twistee Treat for dessert. We were eating our ice creams fast as it was an outdoor place and our orders were melting. I liked it, but I would have liked to have enjoyed it at my own pace. We almost got them to do one of our escape rooms, but the timing wasn't there. We parted ways there and I went home. At some point, there was a map customers could access to see progress being done in regards to restoring power. In the morning it was predicted to come back for us a couple days later, but it was green at Biff's. The closer I got home, I noticed more places in the area were up with power and that traffic lights were almost all working properly. A few streets away, I happened to put on Into The New World and belted it out with emotion. A few minutes later, I pulled into the neighborhood and noticed lights were on and more cars were around. When I parked and stepped out into the driveway, I didn't hear any generators like I had the last few days. I unlocked and opened the door and immediately flicked on a light switch and we had power. What a relief. I started to open windows and turn on all our ceiling fans and of course our a/c was automatically on. Texted family, HERetirees, and a few others to let them know that 6.5 days later we had power back. We didn't have internet, but the power being back was huge. After checking on a few other things, I texted my aunt letting her know about the power and that I was on my way to drop off her key and get my things. When I got there, she had prepared dinner for me to take home. I gathered my things and thanked her for her hospitality and went home. 

Called mom to let her and dad know the power was back. What was meant to be a short call was around 2 hours as the phone got passed around and I got to talk to my cousins. It was good hearing familiar voices even though it has been decades since I last saw them. We caught up, I let them know about the hurricane, some just returned home after a previously planned vacation before the death in the family, and I got emotional with my cousins that did lose their mother. But I think after everything that happened with the hurricane, hearing from them regardless of the passing was what my soul needed at that time. 

Being able to sleep in my own bed after almost a week was wonderful. 

Day 8 - Picked up my parents from the airport. There was a small delay and I had to drive around the terminal about 5 times since they kept asking cars to keep moving due to the construction (no one could wait). Earlier I stayed in the parking garage, but it would have been very expensive if I stayed the entire time (paid $5 for 30 minutes). We got some McDonald's on the way back. Thankfully our internet was back by that time as well. 

And then...there was a misunderstanding that basically put me in the dog house. Whether I was right or wrong, they weren't going to listen as they were upset over something that occurred while they were gone. I even had a solution, but they wouldn't let me do it. It's not the first time misunderstandings like this have happened. It just really sucks that I can't explain myself and have to live with a cold shoulder for an undetermined amount of time (a day, a week, a month). With all the crudeness of Hurricane Beryl, this was a horrible way to end all of that. 


A few more things about the hurricane. Exercises ceased. I still did my daily stretches minus the day I took my parents to the airport. Other routines stopped during that time such as Demo Showcases, I missed Crush Crush dailies for the first time since I first streamed the game, eating schedules were adjusted, etc. Sleep was different as I was doing what I did for sleep when I'm out of town or simply not in my own bed, listening to a specific TWICE song on repeat. That had to stop as my corded earbuds were messed up making the song sound warped. Believe it or not, I was able to go to sleep for about a week with no white noise. I wanted to keep that going even longer, but there was one night where I knew I was losing sleep so I reverted back to Game Informer Super Replays. 

Shout out to my 2010 SMTown BoA fan. I used it a lot during the first few days of the aftermath of Beryl. I was trying to use my HyoYeon one as well, but it has a curve to it that doesn't make the wind affect as good. Thanks, BoA. 

Thank you to the friends that helped keep me sane during Beryl. 


That's a wrap on July 2024. Thank you for your support. Be cool and be kind. 



"Reprise the theme song and roll the credits." 

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Monday, July 1, 2024

June 2024 Entry

June 2024 Entry: 


June felt long and I know why. Because of Final Fantasy VI. 


MISC========================= 

- Finally went to the Sonic Speed Cafe (06.02). Had to pass up on a few opportunities due to bad timing. This time Foximus Prime invited me. G and TheDirector (first time meeting him in person) were also there. G had been there a few times already. It was a small place so the tables were taken and we ate outside at the standing tables. I got the Chatoix Hot Dog, some Fast Fries (Amy holder), and a Smashing Echidna. The fries and drink weren't much, but the Chaotix Hot Dog was really good. All of us also tried the Spicy Chilli Dog cookie. We were there for a couple hours just talking before splitting for the day.  


- WR had sent a package from Korea April 5th. It was traveling via boat so we both knew it would take a while. But it finally arrived (06.03). Lots of snacks that I'll be working my way through. He threw in some knick knacks like stickers, a key chain, and face masks. But the big thing was a TWICE latest mini-album; WITH YOU-TH. He mentioned there was a TWICE album in there, but for some reason I thought it would be an older one for some reason. It was a nice feeling going through it and anticipating which photo cards were included. The last album I got was from him too. Thanks for the friendship. 
 

- Cathy Kelley is one of my favorites in WWE. Been following her for a while. She tweeted out something about pizza shaped bandaids and on a whim I replied back asking where she got them from not thinking she'd actually reply. She did with a Target link. Part of me was thinking "do I lean into this and spend the money on something I won't think to actually use" just for the attention. It wasn't available in-store so I'd have to pay for shipping. I decided to add something to that order to make it free shipping. The bandaids arrived within a week (06.06). I tweeted a photo of them back at Cathy Kelley in the same thread and she liked it. And thus ends that story, ha. 
 

- Logan was the movie of the month (06.08). Damn, it was so good. I knew of the story, but it still surprised me how it unfolded. I could not imagine it if it didn't have an R rating. All the positive feedback I heard about it was well deserved. It was done brutally well. 
 

- The other item I ordered with the bandaids were sunglasses (06.15). The pair I had been using the last few years finally broke around the lens. Where it broke was also cutting into my skin and I didn't realize it for a while. For a few months, I switched to another pair that was normally reserved for special occasions. Then I noticed it actually has a little bit of bubbling on the lenses. Not big, but I noticed it. So I then switched to another pair that were simple black shades that don't enclose (?) my eyes. They aren't bad, but they were my reserve pair for a reason. The new pair are similar to the style I like and in blue. I like them. They were supposed to arrive for the ITZY concert and would have gone with my ensemble, but they showed up the day after, ha. 


- Suspicious activity was detected on my PC (06.26). It occurred when I was sleeping, but there were 3 successful log-ins from South America. While nothing happened, it's been the first time in many years that I've had to handle something like this. Simply had to change my password. Seeing my activity feed, I had also been getting hits from South America and in Germany over the past few months. My immediate suspicion was a new dating app I tried, but that would have only been days. The activity over the last month or so, I wouldn't know. Did a scan of the PC just in case and nothing was found. 

A few hours later, my WingedVoX Twitter account was accessed and the password was changed. Couldn't get into it at first, but then I did the "forgot password" option and was able to regain control again. I still submitted it to the help center in case they're able to find out how it happened. I offloaded the latest dating app after this since that's the only thing I could think of that was different in the last few days. It might be the reason, but I wasn't liking it (read more about that a couple paragraphs from now). 

- Finished watching all of Fuller House (06.27). I enjoyed this so much. Seeing these characters evolve from when I was growing up watching them to having new characters introduced to having returning characters, there was so much. Nostalgia reigned. Callbacks were supreme. I laughed and cried through all 75 episodes and 5 seasons. I needed this and I watched it at the right time. I will miss watching this on a regular (whenever I wanted to) basis. Bring on the bloopers. 


- I put a pause on my exercise routine (Fitness Boxing + Dance Practice). I still do the daily push-ups and have even increased the total (sometimes on days off, I'll do it twice). The main point of the exercise was to get in better shape for the ITZY concert. Did I reach that goal? Sort of. Stamina-wise, I felt I was able to handle the concert and a little more. Weight-wise, I think I could have lost 3-5 more pounds before then, but I didn't hit it. Not for any real reason because I was still maintaining the routine and even making up for days missed. I think I was simply eating more on certain days. I plan to resume the routine (starting in July) with the next goal being HyoYeon coming to Houston at the end of August (ticket secured on 06.30). 


- I also paused and offloaded a few dating apps. I did it mainly because I thought there was a chance I would meet someone at the ITZY concert (I did not). Some may say I should have used them that day to see if anyone there popped up. But I stayed off the apps for a whole week just to have a break. Returning to the ones I still had afterwards, it felt very routine. I even downloaded a new one that was advertised to be Kpop centric. It is not, ha. Just like other apps, you can add your interests and that's all it was in terms of it being Kpop related. 

One other new dating I tried (and offloaded) did have the MBTI test on it as part of your information. I didn't realize it at first because I never took the test. I had no real guess as to what I was, but I was still surprised to see the result of INFJ. 

GAMES========================= 

- Demo Showcase Shorts continues. Another full month bringing the current streak to 119 demos. There were a few possibilities to miss some such as getting my haircut early for the ITZY concert. Unless the times for other scheduled activities are really early, pushing a demo early by an hour is doable. No particular standouts. Most of what I thought would be a thumbs up like Star Ocean lived up to it. I'll jump on the next physical sale for that. Ones that I anticipated being possible duds were. Colorful Boi did get added to the wishlist as it was a Meat Boy inspired tough platformer. 
 

- Played Ritual: Crown of Horns (06.01). There was a special offer to get the game for free and I jumped on that. It's good mechanically and there's a lot to do, but I wasn't interested in continuing. There's an audience for it, it's just not me. If I didn't get it for free, I wouldn't have known of it at all. 


- Machinika Museum was the free-to-play game of the month (06.02). It was the demo, ha. I thought it was something different, but I noticed the demo was removed from the eShop. I still had access to it so I redownloaded it and tried it again. Yup, the exact same thing. I did give the demo a thumbs up and was looking forward to playing this as I thought it was more. Unfortunately, I was let down. I'll still recommend others try it though. 
 

- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine was the Genesis NSO game of the month (06.04). I had tried it as a kid and I'm not the best at match-3 games in general. But I didn't know how difficult the CPU was in the game. Even on Easy and even with a way to manipulate things outside of rewind, I could still not beat (I think) the 7th or 8th battle. That includes attempting the latter levels with passwords. I was hoping to possibly squeak by and beat Robotnik that way, but he was a formidable foe. 
  

- Kirby & The Amazing Mirror was the GBA NSO game of the month (06.05). Originally played this via the 3DS Ambassador Program. I remember getting lost and not really knowing what I was doing and quit a few hours into it. This time I had maps at the ready. I still went in blind. Once I hit a wall, that's when I referenced the maps. As someone who is not big on Kirby games, I liked this one. I wonder how it would have been with multiplayer. If you try this, I recommend having online maps ready. 
 

- Kirby's Avalanche was one of the SNES NSO games of the month (06.06). Coming off of Mean Bean Machine, this was easier. Still a challenge, but I at least felt I could win. Outside of the silly story where Kirby has lines of dialogue, I'd recommend this over Mean Bean Machine. 


- The Mega Man Game Boy games are now on NSO (06.06). I always thought this would be a part of a handheld legacy collection of Mega Man games. Either way, glad to have them. Just need to figure out when to go through them all. 
 

- Super Puyo Puyo 2 was the second SNES NSO game of the month (06.07). For obvious reasons, I added this to the list. This is the easiest of the three puyo match-3 games. There's a story, but it's still in Japanese. Other than that, it plays well and the challenge increased at a steady rate. Out of all 3, this was my favorite. 


- The latest Nintendo Direct was amazing (06.18). As a Direct airs, I have an email draft open to type out the things I was excited for. This was probably the largest list of 10-15 things. I narrowed it down to 7 as I was posting it online. 

Mario & Luigi: Brothership - Mario & Luigi is a great RPG series. I champion it over the Paper Mario series. Now it's being released on a console instead of a handheld for the first time, awesome. 

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD - This is my favorite Donkey Kong Country game. Tropical Freeze was good too, but I still preferred Returns. I didn't play the 3DS version, which had exclusive levels so I'm excited to play them for the first time on this. 

NSO updates - I'll always enjoy NSO updates. 

Marvel VS Capcom Fighting Collection - This was such a big surprise. I'm not the best at any of these fighting games, but I have memories of playing them in the arcades and creating fun teams. Plus The Punisher is really good arcade beat em up so that's rad that they included it. 

Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Yay, new Zelda game. Yay, they're reusing the Link's Awakening remake style. Yay, playable Zelda. But after having time to think about it, I'm hesitant. I got some Tears of the Kingdom vibes with the gameplay so I might not take to this as well. 

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection - I called it. This was the last set of Ace Attorney games that aren't on modern consoles. I didn't think it would be soon, but definitely eventually. And it's awesome that the second game is officially translated for the first time. 

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - And there it was. Finally we got to see something from Metroid Prime 4. It's got the new subtitle and it looks stunning. Can't wait to finally get to play it in 2025. 

https://www.youtube.com/live/kX3BkD5PVUM?si=r8U6l8sIR-IN4XMP 

- Crush Crush got an update on Switch (06.19)? I still check-in every day to do the dailies so nothing had changed. Then I noticed the phone icon was lit up and then there were 4-5 more girls listed on the main menu. Took me by surprise. The phone flings were from girls I had spoken to, but I forgot that I didn't receive the rest of their photos. The thing is, there was no wait time or anything showing how to progress like you'd normally get. But these are actually girls that were available already on the PC version. I just didn't realize they weren't on Switch. But most of those have met their end as the rest of it requires purchasing their LTE (Limited Time Events) and only one was added. While I had more reason to frequent Crush Crush, it's going to be the same grind until I either get enough in-game diamonds (at least one a day, each LTE is 200 diamonds) or I end up being impatient and spend actual money again. 
 

- Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster | FINAL FANTASY VI completed (06.09-06.26). Yes, that's how long I spent playing one game this month. It's been a while since something like that happened. Going in, I knew I was going to spend a lot of time with this because it's my favorite Final Fantasy game. The majority of time was spent making sure not to miss any enemies, learning spells ASAP (thanks Boosts), and getting to the end faster so I can have the proper Espers to max out stats. 

The biggest question was getting all the Rage abilities for Gau on the Veldt. That was never a thing I liked even back in the day. I know people online had deciphered how to make certain enemy groups appear, but that wasn't clicking for me early on. There was only one time I ever collected all the Rages on the SNES and that was because I had time. As soon as I would get Gau, I would learn all available Rages, progress the story, return to the Veldt and learn all the new enemies, repeat. If time wasn't a factor, I would have done it this time as well. In the end, I had 101 Rages before getting to the World of Ruin. I was going to aim for 100, but I'll take one extra, ha. If I were to improve the Veldt, I would have it split into different areas and each area has a specific set of monsters. That way it's not just any monster that can be found wherever you are. 

The experience itself was great. Clocked in close to 60 hours, which hasn't happened for me in a while. Took over 1100 screenshots, which has to be the most I've done for any single game I've played and took screenshots for on the Switch. I enjoyed the cast, I liked the improvements made to certain abilities, the opera scene looks and sounds amazing, and everything else. Something that surprised me was that I got teary eyed during Shadow's part of the ending. That never hit me before, but it did this time. I think it's because I'm older. And with that, the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster is completed. 

This is also the last time I might play Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. I had been playing the songs from the recent Pixel Remaster Final Fantasy game plus one not from that mix plus some DLC music. There's no real reason to go back to it other than to attempt and beat all quests, which is very difficult. So unless there is another reason to come back to it, it's also going to be shelved. I did find it fitting that Chrono Trigger/Cross DLC music were the last songs to be played. 


- Darkest Dungeon was the latest Game Trial (06.26). I realized there were a few more hours left in the trial period after I beat Final Fantasy VI. I gave it a fair hour. The dark aesthetic is so good and had me intrigued. The battle wasn't bad, but I was brute forcing my way through them. It sucked when my characters died, but I didn't care that they did. Not bad, but not for me. 
 

- Picked up my copy of Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (06.27). Planning to play it towards the end of October. In case I don't say it after playing it, the original on the 3DS (Dark Moon) wasn't a favorite of mine. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I did with the first and third game. I'm hoping to at least have a good time when I eventually replay it. 


- Hit a big achievement for Fitness Boxing 2; One Year's Hard Work (06.29). Basically you had to do a daily workout once a day for an entire year. I knew there was no way for me to do this for real. On days that I didn't actually do a Fitness Boxing routine, I had an alarm set to check in to the game and let the warm up plus the first exercise run without actually doing anything and then quit. It counted. I thought to possibly pair this with another long running set of achievements, which is to hit 30 hours of exercise time with each trainer, but I didn't want to put too much on my plate. One thing at a time. The closest I have is 27 hours with Sophia and that's legit time. Everyone is at around 3-5 as I was mainly using Sophia for a large chunk before deciding to switch back and forth. I will likely do something similar for the time achievements, but let them run through an entire routine. 
 

WORK========================= 

- Team CAB on a slow day (06.03). But it picked up with the last few bookings of the day. There were a few...issues, but we had a plan in place. Thankfully one of the owners offered to pick up the catering for us to make things easier. 

- Got a one-star review (06.04). I answered a phone call and listened to the customer wanting to book with us. They had mentioned their budget and I knew they wouldn't be able to afford it. I think I gave a nervous chuckle, but was carrying on like I would for any call. I let them know the price and offered to ring up a mock booking to give a total price. But because of that chuckle I was called unprofessional and they said they no longer were interested in booking. I mentioned it to LT and SP who were game mastering and they were on my side. I then called one of the owners to let them know to expect either a bad review or a call to corporate. Minutes after that phone call, the review came in. I let LT and SP know and they were flabbergasted. I texted the owner so she can check out the review. She reassured me that I was okay and not to worry about it. It just sucks overall especially since I literally got a 5-star review maybe an hour prior. 

As we were closing, I had one of my talks with SP since we never had the opportunity to. It was good to get an idea of how she felt about things at work and where her head space was. Thanks to LT for taking care of the rest of the closing duties as he knew what was going on referencing how he and I had a chat the week prior, ha. 

- Left home early one day (06.12). It wasn't on purpose, but my timing was off by half an hour. Even as I was getting ready, I wondered why my normal alarms weren't going off (didn't bother to check them manually). It wasn't until I got into the car that I realized I was early. Sure, I could have simply gone back inside the house, but I figured it was an opportunity to do a small errand and go to CVS. Got some batteries for my ITZY light ring before the concert. Of course it was still early so I took a short detour to Bep. Got a Hawaii Sunset for myself and got Agent Ocean a Strawberry Smoothie (what he got last time we went there). Arrived at work a few minutes early and apparently I just missed a big rush of kids. Other staff came a few minutes later to hear of the story too. Not too long after, some left and we started to do our thing. The highlight of the night was a kind customer leaving myself, Agent Ocean, and SP slices of their cookie cake. When they initially came in (normal booking, but we allowed use of the VIP room), I saw they had the box of a cookie cake and jokingly asked if it was for us. The mom said there was a possibility. And by the end of their stay, they had more cookie cake available and shared it with us. Yay for kind customers. 


- Got called off on Monday (06.17). It's unfortunately been a regular thing for the staff the last few weeks. Despite it being the summer, we aren't as busy as expected. Not that some weekdays don't get busy, but some are as if it wasn't summer time. So to be fair, everyone has the possibility of getting called off to save on labor.  

- I used Google Translate for a team recently (06.20). It's not the first time either. The team did know English, but seeing them for a few minutes in the lobby made it obvious that they spoke Spanish natively. I hosted in English and even ran the session for the first few minutes in English. Before they got into the next portion of the room, I pulled up Google Translate. The first hint I sent them in Spanish, they accidentally were trying to translate it into English, ha. After that, it was all Spanish clues and I could tell how things were going smoother for them. They still needed the typical amount of help most teams do, but I could tell they appreciated the hints being in Spanish.  

- What a day (06.28). Can't go into all the details, but we managed the busy night. A highlight that happened around the middle of the shift, during some downtime I went to my car to get something for RL. There was chatter in our group chat about Oreo Sour Patch Kids. He was stoked and even those present they were skeptical were curious to try. It was a nice uplifting moment. While he and others (even the next day) weren't the highest on it, it was still good to see them be brave to try it. Cheers to those that liked it like I do. Oreos and Sour Patch Kids are two snacks I really like so I was curious to try them. Thanks RL for reminding me they exist so that I can actually try them. 

The following day was also busy, but we left around 11:30 (the previous night we left closer to midnight). We had another Spanish speaking team and I advised LT to use Google Translate since I used it earlier in the month to help a team. There were some hectic spots when lots of teams arrived early or at the same time. We were down a person, but we were able to manage again. Shout outs to the last two teams of the night. One was there the night before and they chilled in the lobby after doing Star Trek. I had a nice chat with them about general escape room stuff. Then the last Mansion team was 30 seconds off from beating the record. There was an exciting energy in the air with them and then it was combined with the other team. Good way to end a busy Saturday night. 

ETC========================= 

- Sunmi - Balloon in Love (MV) 

- Nayeon - ABCD (MV) 

I'm all in for Nayeon's latest promotions. While I'm not normally sold on the music video (performances sell me on songs), this one had me almost instantly. So I was very excited to see her live performances of the song. Pop was fun, but ABCD is awesome. 

- aespa - Live My Life (MV) 

- Red Velvet - Cosmic (MV) 

- ITZY - Born To Be World Tour (06.14) 

Started off the day with a haircut (10:30AM). It's been a while. Originally I wanted to get one about 3 months prior, but that's when I got really sick. While I could have gone anytime after, I figured to wait for the concert. It's always nice catching up with my stylist. After that, it was back home to eat a little and relax before going to meet HeXagon at Sushi Masa (2:15PM). Never been there before, but it's pretty good. I was surprised with the size of the restaurant itself (apparently it used to be an Outback Steakhouse). I didn't realize that we were doing the all-you-can-eat option and only ordered a little. But that might have worked out for the best as I needed to eat something after the haircut as that ended a little after my normal lunch time. Good food and good chat before heading off for the venue (4:00PM). I was unfortunately the only one that didn't have a parking pass so the plan was to drop off my car nearby and carpool with NRM and BL.  

There were already fans at the venue. It was cool seeing different eras of ITZY represented through outfits (I was doing an homage to Ryujin's Akaraka performance outfit as best as I could with what I had), people dancing, and handing out freebies (thanks to anyone that gave freebies throughout the day). We walked over to check in for VIP. Simple process. It was hot outside so we all went back to the cars to chill for about an hour before going to line up. The line snaked around. Unfortunately we were on the side of the building where the sun was shining down. Thankfully the line was making its way around and we were probably in line for 30-45 minutes before getting inside. We immediately got into the merchandise line, which was moving at a steady pace. All I wanted were the 2 ITZY shirts and I got them. I debated on changing into one of them, but decided to stay wearing my Bust A Groove shirt and keep the ensemble going. Then it was waiting in line again before they let the VIPs in for the soundcheck (6:30PM). 

At first we were told we weren't allowed to take photos or videos during the VIP soundcheck. NRM asked a staff member about an hour beforehand and they said it was okay. Then before heading in, the staff let everyone know it's okay as long as we don't stream it. So that was cool to know. We got inside and the venue was nice. Small, but nice. Then we split to go to our seats. To my surprise, NRM was able to find a seat next to me and didn't tell me until we sat down, ha. I kept wondering why he kept saying he'll get his poster from me when he sat down because my assumption was he was sitting elsewhere. A few members of HeXagon knew and said they were trying to keep a straight face about it. It was a wonderful surprise. I was ready to attempt and make friends with those around me, but it was great to sit with a friend. Something else we noticed was that there was no Row A in our section. We were Row D, but we were definitely the third row. Others were confused too. NRM figured it out and then we started to let others know about it. 

And then ITZY came out. They performed 3 songs total (Swipe, Boys Like You, Not Shy) with a couple of short parts for 2-3 before the last one. Greedy me wishes they played more songs that weren't part of the actual set. I would have really liked to see them sing Bet On Me live since that is one of my favorites. But it was still cool to see them vibe without going full out. 
 
Then it was a short intermission before the actual concert started. Non-VIP ticket holders were coming in, more freebies were being handed out, NRM was meeting more people (he knows everyone, ha), and we were all chilling. We took a group photo before heading back to our seats. Below will be the set list. I won't go into detail about each song like I did for TWICE last year, but I will say a few things about certain songs.  

+ Born To Be 
Appropriate to start with this song. It's so good. 

+ Racer 

+ Kidding Me 
One of the few songs I wasn't familiar with. I've heard it, but didn't know all the lyrics. 

+ Mr. Vampire 

+ Swipe 
One of my favorites overall. It was cool to see them perform it during the soundcheck and then go full out on it during the actual set. 

+ Wannabe 
The song that really grabbed my attention. While I had been following ITZY close to when they debuted (someone recommended them to me close to when their activities were wrapping up), it was Wannabe that made me want to dive into them. Seeing them perform this was very heartwarming for me. 

+ Mine (Chaeryeong) 
Seeing Chaeryeong perform this live was neat. I really liked the mirror theme they went with.  

+ Run Away (Ryujin) 
The solo I was looking forward to the most for obvious reasons. It was cool to see the stairs, it was cool seeing Ryujin clear the table, it was cool seeing Ryujin walking down the stairs, and it was just cool seeing Ryujin rock out. The sad thing was I accidentally tapped on something on my phone and I wasn't in photo mode right when Ryujin walked to our part of the stage. So my head was down trying to figure out what happened to my phone. Once I figured it out after a few seconds, she was already heading to the other side of the stage, darn it. 

+ Yet, But (Yuna) 
This solo is actually my second favorite of the solo songs in general. Not only was the song catered for Yuna, but the music video was fitting. And of course the performance was too. 

+ Crown On My Head (Yeji) 
Yeji is an amazing performer. Not just during this solo, but throughout the entire concert. Her solo was definitely a highlight of her skills. 

+ Untouchable 
The song I made sure to learn the choreography for. It's really one of their best songs. Top 10 for me for sure so seeing it live was awesome. 

+ Gas Me Up 

+ Dynamite 
Saw clips of the performance as the tour has been going on. It was so cool seeing the full dance in person. 

+ Psychic Lover 

+ Don't Give A What 
The other song I wasn't familiar with. Again, I heard it, but didn't have it memorized. The light poles that the background dancers used helped emphasize the fun.  

+ Loco 
This song is low on my list of favorite ITZY songs (not that it's a bad song), but it's way better live. 

+ Not Shy 
In the past, I had said Mafia in the Morning was ITZY's best song at the time. My thoughts on that have changed. It's still a favorite of mine, but I think Not Shy is a better all around anthem for the group. Not only that, it gives the fans a song to yell ITZY during it. 

+ Cake 
Another song that I think was enhanced because of the live band. 

+ Sneakers 
I still call this their cutest song. Seeing them have fun with it makes it more fun for me. 

+ Kill Shot 
Such a dang good song and dance. 

+ Escalator 

+ Love Is 

+ Be In Love 
The girls singing on the stairs was a nice bit of imagery. And yay for the mosquito dance, ha. 

+ Boys Like You 

+ Dalla Dalla 
One thing I had in mind for this was to get a photo of them giving their thumbs up. Coincidentally, that became the last photo of the group I took. My phone was down to 1% when that happened and a notification popped up saying there was no more space on my phone (there was, it was more about the battery). My one small regret happened when the confetti was shot out and raining down on us. It was an awesome sight and I held my VIP bag into the air to catch it. I noticed a few around me started to do the same thing. But I was too preoccupied with that that I wasn't paying attention to ITZY as they were finishing the song. Thankfully I did refocus to watch them walk back as the stage doors were closing. 

After the concert, I gathered more confetti, ha. HeXagon reconvened and we eventually made our way out. The group got larger and we decided to take a photo by the sign. Then we started walking to our cars, but split into two groups. Some hung with KQ to listen to music (danced a bit, security guards got into it, etc) and others chilled with NRM. I bounced back and forth between the two. Once the traffic died down, we finalized plans. NRM, BL, and myself opted out of eating with the rest. I was dropped off at my car, made it home, drank so much water, and ate dinner before settling down and ending the fun night. 

General thoughts:  

+ Photos 
I took a total of 447 photos during the concert. The majority were during Ryujin's solo. But I had a method of when I wanted to take photos because I didn't want to watch through my phone the entire time. It was simply to take photos at the beginning of a song up until or after the first chorus. There were exceptions as I would take photos whenever the members were walking around instead of dancing and they came to our section. But that was a lot of photos. No wonder I had no battery at the end of the concert, ha. 

+ Live band/Dancers  
Much like for TWICE, this added to the overall vibe. It is nice to hear a different variation of the music rather than simply the instrumentals. Cheers to the bass guy that NRM and I cheered on and got acknowledged during sound check. And to all the dancers, you all kicked so much butt. 

+ Translator 
During the comment sections, the members were mainly speaking English. But for the last one, they spoke more Korean and had a translator. It was most likely so that the girls can speak freely and get their emotions across without having to struggle with their English even though they can say a lot. At some point I thought the translator sounded familiar. I asked NRM if he thought that the translator was Lia. He was shocked, but quickly debunked it saying she sounded a little different. I think in my head I wanted Lia to be there and that was me reaching out. 

+ Yeji 
Throughout the night, I was throwing up the "too sweet" symbol. For those not familiar, it's similar to a pose they do in Ringo with their hands, but "too sweet" has been a wrestling thing for a long time. I did that during the TWICE concerts too. I was hoping the girls would return it thinking I was doing it from Ringo. They probably didn't see it, but there was one moment that Yeji looked my way. She stared for a few seconds and then threw up the rocker gesture. I nodded and then she went off to deliver more fan service. I could have interpreted it incorrectly, but I'm pretty sure that was for me. I wish I could recall which song it happened during so I could look for more fancams of it to help confirm her doing it. Whether that was for me or not, I'll take it. Thank you, Yeji. 

+ HeXagon/NRM 
Shout out to the HeXagon crew. We weren't all there and there were others thrown into the mix that day, but it was a fun time. Thanks for the fun and for being cool. 

Special shout out to NRM. While I was able to secure a ticket, it wasn't as close as I was hoping. He was able to find one and said it's mine (paid him back obviously). BL ended up getting my original ticket. I was worried to be sitting next to no one I knew so his surprise of sitting next to me was rad. I won't forget something he said after the concert was over. "This guy was singing and dancing to everything." I'm glad he got to see that side of me as not a lot do. Closest would be if you sat next to me at a live wrestling event. Not only that, it was really cool to see so many people that knew him. That's a testament of how likeable he is. Thanks for helping with all the ticket silliness. Thank you for your kindness, NRM. 

+ ITZY 
There's a reason you are one of the only groups I listen to during this phase of Kpop. You are all amazing performers. Don't ever doubt your talent and how you make so many people happy with what you do. I hope Lia is doing well and that the next time you're in town, it's all five of you. I'll continue to cheer for all of you. Until next time, take care of yourselves. 


That's a wrap on June 2024. Thank you for your support. Be cool and be kind. 



"Reprise the theme song and roll the credits." 

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Friday, May 31, 2024

May 2024 Entry

May 2024 Entry: 

*insert comment relating to whether May was busy or not*  

MISC========================= 

- My extra ITZY VIP ticket has been claimed again (05.05). Funny enough, it's the same person that originally claimed it, ha. But I did publicly put it out on socials and no one bit except for one person that reached out via the person that actually took it. I'm just glad I don't have to worry about it anymore.  

- Had a good time with one of my best friends and her daughter (05.06). Ate some good food at L&L Hawaiian Barbecue. We caught up a lot there too. We've both had some stresses happen since the last time we saw each other. We walked around a bit and she bought a few things for her girl. Then we drove to our dessert spot we selected...but they were unexpectedly closed (written note on the door). We drove to another place...but their location didn't offer ice cream like other locations did. Went to Kinokuniya to look at stuff (bought a couple of things) before ending the adventure at SOMISOMI. It was great spending time with them. 

When we split, I stuck around the area to check out an escape room that was there. They were closed. If they were open, I would have just spoken to the staff about things like I used to when HER was around. Then I went back to EvePink to buy the ITZY light ring. When we stopped by there earlier, I told the clerk I'd think about it. Pinged a friend about the price of it elsewhere and it was similar in most places. So I bought it to make the price of buying things at the actual concert less. Tested it out at home to make sure it worked even though there was a note the store leaves to assure it's tested. I like it. Can't wait to take it to the concert. 
 

- Our a/c was on the fritz (05.07-05.08). I could tell it was getting warmer, but I waited it out. Then when I went to eat dinner, it was way hotter. Unfortunately it was too late to do anything about it so it was one of those nights where it was very hot to sleep. I actually went downstairs to sleep on the couch and I think I got 3-4 hours worth before waking up and returning to my room, which wasn't as hot (still hot though). It got fixed the next day, but we were without a/c for 12-15 hours. 

- I had a health scare (05.10). This day, I decided to up all the exercises I was doing by 5 (seconds, reps, etc). After doing my set of push-ups, I did feel more sore. But I continued with getting ready to start Blast Corps and I recall reaching backwards. That's when the pain shot out. At first it felt familiar like a small pull, but it didn't go away. Then it intensified and felt very tingly like electricity was shooting through my right pec and arm. I still tried to wait it out, but any tiny movement of my right arm was so painful. I went outside to find my dad and uncle working on the a/c unit (reinforcing it) and asked for help because at that point I thought I ripped those muscles. My dad laid me down to massage those areas and that hurt a lot. But in a few minutes, the pain started to subside. Movement was not as painful anymore and I continued my day like normal while monitoring my movements. Since then, it's been fine, but I just try to be careful with any extraneous motions. 

- The Wolverine was the movie of the month (05.12). I had seen his Origins movie in theatres. Even then I thought that was okay with my favorite scene being when the adamantium was infused. The Wolverine was always one I heard was skippable and I see why. I couldn't buy into the villains at all. Fight scenes were okay, but not spectacular. My biggest positive was Mariko. She's absolutely gorgeous. 
 

- Family came over (05.14). They had visited last month as we were one of their first stops to them going around the US to travel and visit other family members. This time it was a mini-party. I thought more would be joining, but it was the same batch. It's been years since we hosted a party at the house. It was nice as there was a lot of storytelling. At some point I went upstairs since they were all mainly speaking Tagalog and I couldn't tell what was going on via context clues like I normally do. Plus my body was aching since I wasn't sitting in the best spots while listening in. I made sure to rejoin them as they were leaving and be part of the group photo. 

They came back because I knew they were going to stay with us for a week towards the end of their trip. We were the beginning and end. They saw other family in Canada and a few other cities/states before coming back to us. Although there was mixed communication about when they were supposed to leave. Yes, I just said a week, but I was also told "next Saturday" instead of "this Saturday" so I thought they were staying longer. But they left when originally planned on the 25th. I made sure to bid them farewell before going to work. 

- X-Men '97 was so dang wonderful (05.15). It's been a while that I was excited to see the next episode of any show. If you watched the original, they reward you for your time and dedication. For fans of X-Men in general, they'll throw quite a few things such as storylines and images from the comics that are familiar. The cameos are some of the best surprises. And the stories of every episode mattered. They did not hold back and evoked emotions throughout the entirety. Highly recommended. 
 

- The monthly HeXagon meetup happened (05.17). Not only were we down a member, but our original karaoke plans were cancelled due to the thunderstorm (the place we were going to go had no power). Plans changed and we met at EvePink before going to eat at Handam. Shout outs to our waitress to who we were having fun with the members saying horrible puns and pickup lines when she wasn't around, ha. Great food and atmosphere. Then it was over to PopFancy for the Dragonball Z themed restaurant. However, there was a fighting game event happening making the already small space even more cramped. So we changed plans again and walked to MeetFresh for drinks and for some of the members to open up their ITZY albums to see which cards they got. Good food and good talks. 
 

- Had an extra day off and put it out if anyone wanted to hang. I've done it in the past, but usually no one replies. Thankfully this time Rannchan did (05.23). I gave a few options for dinner and she chose Donkey Yaki, which was one of the options for my best friend and her daughter earlier in the month. I didn't realize that the restaurant was inside of H-Mart in the food court. Lots of options I'd try there. Exchanged some pleasantries with the worker, sat down, got our food, and enjoyed our meals. Afterwards we walked to Bubble Egg to continue eating/drinking and talking. Good times. 


- Went to the dentist for a cleaning (05.31). It was raining the morning of. It wasn't so bad, but that was definitely the topic talked about when I was there. Just a routine cleaning (twice a year). I always have someone different cleaning my teeth every time. Some were good, some weren't. This person was really good. Not only was she fast, but she wasn't wearing all the normal face shield equipment I'm used to seeing everyone working. Before I left, I asked if I could give her a compliment. She was okay with that and I told her she had pretty eyes. She laughed and thanked me as I left. Seriously, very pretty eyes. It was hard not to stare. If I continue to get a different cleaner every time, I'll probably never see her again. Oh well. 

- Remember last month when I mentioned I was watching Fuller House? Remember how I said I'd watch an episode a day? Yeah...I'm on season four now, ha. Can't help it. 

GAMES========================= 

- Demo Showcase Shorts continue. Another month of a demo a day bringing the total streak to 89. Special shout out to Gunbrella which is the first demo in a long time that I played for over an hour. 


- 10 Second Ninja X finished (05.03). It was the favorite from Demo Showcase 108, stream 903, 04.04.23. Got it on sale for $2 and I felt I got my money's worth. It is not bad by any means. Controls were very responsive, which were very necessary for a game like this. Achieving the low times to get all the stars, that would have demanded so much time and skill to do and I knew I wouldn't be able to. 
 

- STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic was a free Game Trial (05.03). Always heard good stuff about the series so I was excited to give it a try. Combat was done really well, but there was so much darn talking. I know they talk a lot in Star Wars to begin with, but I wanted to play more rather than listen. 3 hours in and I was done. I was hoping the saving grace would be the accessible cheats similar to Republic Commando. Nope. While they were interesting, nothing was usable to make the game progress. Oh well. 
 

- Opus Castle (Chapter I) was the free-to-play game of the month (05.05). The game itself wasn't bad other than some glitches and pop-in issues. But the blatant jump scares (that kind of didn't make sense or scene appropriate) felt like they were simply thrown in. I liked that there were multiple paths/endings, but I was not invested to pay $5 for the next chapter. And you see that there are more chapters in the menu, but only chapter II is available. 
 

- DEVIL WORLD was the NES NSO game of the month (05.05). Originally only knew about the devil since it was an assist trophy in Smash. The game itself is not bad. 3 types of stages that loop and the difficulty stops increasing at a certain point, which is when I stopped. It is pretty challenging as you never know which way the devil will move the walls. I got squished so many times, ha. Worth a try. 
 

- Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition was announced (05.08). There was some speculation that it will take after the NES Remix series. It sort of does and sort of doesn't, but I think it suits what it was going for. Online leaderboards, couch competition, and bit sized challenges. I'm excited to play it and the possibility that an SNES Edition may be next if this sells well. 
 

- Quest for Camelot was the Game Boy NSO game of the month (05.09). I saw the movie when I was a kid, but I don't remember much from it. I don't think it's necessary to play the game, but if there were references or if the game was following the story 1:1, I don't know. It's not bad. The worst part to me was the lack of music. The main songs repeat when appropriate, but there aren't many. And there is no music at all during the cutscenes. There are tons of Zelda clones to try instead of this one. If I were to recommend this at all, it would be if you were a fan of the movie. 
 

- Rakuen 7th Anniversary (05.10) 


- Blast Corps was the N64 NSO game of the month (05.12). Rented this a few times. I recall it being difficult and that was very apparent in this replay many years later, ha. Backlash was the one I had the most difficulty with as I never felt I was in control of it properly. I know I eventually did well with it back then, but I couldn't wrap my mind around it this time, which was rough as quite a few stages make that the only selectable vehicle. I almost thought to not finish the game on the first day because of that and a few of the latter stages that require a lot of steps. But I eventually powered through those levels and eventually found easier ways to win with Backlash. I didn't 100% the game, but the credits did roll and I went to the moon and was satisfied with that since I remember going there in the past. 
 

- Picked up my copy of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (05.24). I won't play it right away. Currently it is scheduled for August making it the 8th month of playing at least one RPG. I still have my GameCube copy and an old strategy guide, which I plan to use when I play it. 
 

- Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster | FINAL FANTASY V completed (05.24). I barely remembered any of it. That's probably because I've only played it once (Final Fantasy Anthology). Turned on the boosts per usual. While I knew I was going to complete the bestiary, I didn't think I'd master every job. Boosts really helped with that. And while I knew this was popular for many among the series, I never was big on any with the job system with the exception of X-2. This was always ranked lower because of that fact, but I definitely enjoyed it more during this second playthrough. 


- Alleyway completed (05.29). One of the latest GameBoy NSO games added. Originally I wanted to play Super Mario Land, but decided to hold it off for a bit even though it's short. Never played Alleyway, but have tried similar games like it. It was a nice time filler, but there's not much to it. 
 

- amiibo figure collection complete (05.31). Qbby was always my holy grail of amiibo to collect. I don't exactly remember when I knew about it, but it was maybe a year after it was released in Japan. I had been a fan of the BOXBOY series and even streamed the third game on the Switch. The amiibo slipped by my radar. At the time, the price was going for $150 loose. Back then, I thought it cost too much. You can look up prices, but I definitely paid more than what it cost back then. But what I wasn't sure about was whether I'd buy it loose or complete in box. I kept checking prices online. To my surprise, I found a few that were being sold brand new. Never saw that before so I pondered if that's what I wanted to do. But then I found a seller that was offering it complete in box around the cost of a loose copy. The package itself had some damage and of course the amiibo box was already opened, but it was the price that was appealing. I put in a bid and new I'd go $25-$50 higher if needed. To my surprise again, no one else bid on it and I got it with my original bid. A few days later, it arrived. I audibly said "wow" out loud. I couldn't believe I actually owned one. Per usual the new amiibo will sit at my computer desk for a week before being displayed somewhere with the other amiibo. 

And that is the end of the amiibo figure journey. The only things I'm missing that I care to get are the 2 Super Nintendo World Power-Up bands for Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong when they eventually get released. 

What to collect now? Well, there are some games I want to collect physically that I have digitally at the moment. If they're cheap, I'll snatch them up. Other than that, I don't know. Maybe specific gaming merchandise for a series? Maybe certain Kpop merchandise? We shall see. 
  
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WORK========================= 

- More snow cones and snacks from the nearby truck (05.01, 05.08). Was given another one on the 28th, but forgot to take a photo of it. It was nice to get one after so long. 


- Members of HeXagon had mentioned The Bếp Teahouse so I looked up locations. There's one close to where I work. Mentioned that to Agent Ocean and he was down. It took a week because of how unexpectedly busy we became on our slow days, but we finally went (05.08). Drinks were excellent and the snacks were very tasty. Shout out to the nostalgic tasting popcorn chicken. We chilled there for a good hour. It felt good just talking about life and not be in the confines of work. 
 

- We had a slow Saturday (05.11). It ended up being 34 sessions, but we were maybe around 20 at the beginning of the day with the majority coming towards the end of the night. But the team was on their game and the customers had fun so that's all that matters.  

- Stayed a little after closing to answer questions our latest hire had (05.15). CB has been with us for maybe 2-3 months now and he's a manager in training. But this might have been the first time he and I worked together without anyone else (Agent Ocean was on assignment out of the city). I'm not sure if he never bothered asking others that were training him or I'm the one that goes all-in with training or he hasn't had as many work days as I thought he did, but he asked about a lot of things. They were all good questions, but part of me thought that he would have known some of them. Like I always say for work things, it's better to ask than do something wrong assuming it's right. I'm glad I could provide the answers he needed. 

- A fierce thunderstorm occurred (05.16). I was game mastering and I recall hearing the alert go off for the mother and daughter in one of our rooms. Soon after, mine went off. LT was in the lobby when another family was coming in when the storm really picked up. 5 out of the 7 came in. To give an idea of how strong the wind was, it was opening our front door on its own. When I saw the family being frantic through our camera system, I went out to the lobby. I informed LT that the mother and daughter were about to get out and to tell them about the storm. I then tried to corral the family that just arrived. I started to lead them into the VIP room, which was in the middle of the building and away from any windows. But the mom kept going out of the building a few times and myself and her husband had to bring her back in and stop her. Understandably, she was concerned for one of her kids still being out there along with one of the kids' best friends. LT described later that I was literally dragging her back in even though I don't recall that myself. If anything I was blocking her way from leaving.  After a few minutes, I was able to bring all 5 into the VIP room and the mother and daughter joined them. Those 2 were definitely more calm. Everyone was trying to make phone calls and they weren't going through. We locked the front door to stop it from opening and possibly breaking. LT and I gave everyone some water to calm them down. LT kept his eyes on his phone to see how the storm was progressing. At some point we noticed water leaking through our side doors, which Agent Ocean and I knew about from a heavy rainfall. This time it was way more. LT did a good job of placing towels in the doorways to help prevent more water from coming in and later mop up the area. That's when I did a walkthrough of the building to see if anything else happened. A couple of the sprinkler caps fell from the ceiling along with a little debris. Water was seeping through a section of the front door. The lights did flicker here and there, but never went off for a long period of time. And we also noticed one of the trees outside bending almost halfway over (we later learned it had supports holding it down). 

Many minutes passed and the storm was letting up thankfully. So were the moods of everyone we were sheltering. The mother and daughter felt comfortable to leave. I asked them to call whenever they got home and they eventually did. The other kids for the other family eventually showed up and everyone was ecstatic. While we had already discussed possibly rescheduling, they wanted to know if it was still possible to have their session. I checked their room...and there was water coming through. Made sense since it shared the same side of the building that water came in from. I checked the other rooms and there was no damage and they were all functional. I let the family know and they were fine with changing. 

Around that time, one of the owners came by with one of her sons. I had LT take photos and send them through our messaging system so she and other management were aware of what was going on. I walked them through to see the water leakages in person. They started to form a plan with LT as I game mastered for the family. They got more towels and placed a few fans in places to dry the floors after wiping and mopping. The day became normal afterwards after the storm passed. Once the family was done and the owner and her son left, LT and I went around to every room to make sure all the electronics were working. Some needed to be reset, but thankfully everything was properly running. We patted each other on the back, assessed some of the debris outside, and eventually left. 

It took me an extra half hour to get back home. On my normal route back, I noticed how a lot of businesses around our facility didn't have power and of course the lights were off. Once I got to the main highway it was very apparent that it was dark and there was no power. Nothing on either side of the freeway. That also meant traffic lights were down making traffic slower. The further down the highway I got, I could see cars moving to the far left lane. Eventually I saw not 1, but 2 different powerline poles knocked down and in the middle of the road. The cars had to detour to avoid the second pole completely and also tons of debris in front of it. Once I got to the cross section of the highways, it was smooth sailing from there. It seemed like everything else on the other side still had the lights on. I think if anything there were 1-2 more traffic lights out. No damage to our home and neighborhood other than light debris. If I left work at 9:30PM, I got back around 10:45-11:00. 

The next couple of workdays, I had to find alternate routes because there were still outages and cleaning that was being done. After a week, things were back to normal along that route. 

That thunderstorm...I'll remember it for a long time. 
 

- A customer called on a Saturday saying they were excited to hear another human being on the other end (05.19). We had a nice exchange before they needed to call back due to a disconnect. They were interested in booking and I handed it off to CB. Before that, I made a joke that they better bring us dessert as they were going to eat before coming to us. Lo and behold, they came in with two cheesecake slices for us. It was a very nice gesture. I still do the "free dessert" joke at restaurants. It doesn't happen often (15% of the time), but it's rad to get a sweet treat. 
 

- I was scheduled for only 2 days of work (05.22, 05.25). It's not the first time that has happened, but I'm always surprised when it occurs. 

- Paraphrasing; "If you're so good at this, you should try something else" (05.21). This pissed me off so much to the point that I was shaking while texting Agent Ocean about it.  

- Had a nice chat with LT as we were wrapping up work (05.22). The work day itself was slow, but productive. I was literally about to type the security code for us to leave and we kept talking standing by the door. It was all work talk. At one point he mentioned how and why and when he gained more respect for me and I remember it well (story written months ago). Him telling me that made me feel better about the conversation I had the day before where the paraphrased quote came from. Thanks, LT. 

- Rough work day (05.25). First, it was a Saturday. On a regular basis, that's the busiest day of the week for the company. Second, Agent Ocean wasn't feeling well so he stayed home while asking myself and CG to move up in our schedules (I was supposed to come in at 5, but came in at 3). Third, everything seemed off when I got there. Teams were behind, we were low on staff, and the customers in the lobby didn't seem in the greatest of moods (most likely from the heat). Usually when I come in, I can assess things for a few minutes then start doing stuff. This time I had to start doing anything and everything right away. 

Fourth, I was sent out to pick up pizza. I was told that the current birthday party wanted more than what they originally ordered. Orders are done the day before and to my knowledge no team had ever requested more the day of when they were there. So I had to leave our already low staffed team. I've actually never picked up the pizza before, but the team had always said it's easy. I knew where it was at least. When I got there, the pizza place had no idea what I was talking about. They needed to know the order and I was sent without that knowledge. I tried texting the person that asked me to go, no reply. I tried calling them, no pick up. Called CG who was able to figure out what the order was. Even then, it was going to be a 10-15 minute wait for them to make it and another 5 for me to drive back. That's when it clicked that I was told "so-and-so forgot the other pizzas," but that doesn't make sense. So-and-so wouldn't know to get the extra pizzas when they originally went out because there weren't any to get. During that time, I texted Agent Ocean about asking the other staff members that were to come in at 5 to come in early. He gave the okay and let me know I can make those decisions without asking. Both of them were able to come in (one about 45 minutes early, the other 20 minutes early). When I finally got back with the pizza, the party was gone. No explanation given other than they left. Waste of time and money. 

Fifth, the a/c wasn't properly working again so it was hot inside and outside of the building. Even the back that houses our rooms was warmer than normal. But I was sweating minutes into arriving at work. Extra fans were already in place and I was given the okay to give customers free water if they were too warm (by the end of the night, we were low on water). But that also led to the owners coming in at some point with some help to figure out a temporary solution since the a/c company wasn't available. Thankfully this part happened when there were less customers and bookings and the building started to get cooler in temperature. And around the same time, things started to settle down. 

Sixth, our final birthday party (VIP room access, catering, etc) asked about drinks since that is part of the deal when they choose catering. They were told that they got unlimited drinks, to which I quickly replied "that's not true. If that were the case then we would have run out after the first party of the day" (we had 3 that day and they were the last). I let them know it's supposed to be only 1, but that I would confirm and try to make things right since they were given incorrect information. I knew I was correct, but asked one of the owners in the event I was wrong all this time and she was shocked that someone would offer unlimited drinks. I let the party know that I would honor giving them 2 drinks per person for free because of the mistake, but if they forget and only get 1 then we're all good and that's what ended up happening. 

To borrow the phrase that CG kept saying, "we were running around like chickens with their heads cut off" until 5PM. He said it was already hectic when he got there at 12 and he did his best to stay focused and get things back on track. Thankfully the staff was (mostly) on their toes about things and simply getting stuff done. The other saving grace was that there weren't any issues with the rooms. There were minor things here and there, but nothing to upset the customers. Had a talk with CG before he left to talk about the hectic day, how he felt about the situations, how he felt about the staff, and what he hopes will come from the new location opening up. Honestly, if that ended the night, that would have been nice. Not that the rest of the night went poorly. It would have been a nice bookend. The rest of us were there close to midnight and I didn't get home until a little after 1AM and didn't sleep until after 2AM. 

To think that I almost took that day off, ha. 

- Summer schedule started (05.27). More bookings are available as well as hours. I opened my availability to include Mondays and I haven't worked on a Monday in a long time (I might have since working there, but can't recall). 

- Another storm (05.28). This wasn't as bad, but it wasn't pleasant. I recall thinking it wasn't bright outside an hour before leaving. Then the rain started to come down half an hour later. Even though the harsh winds kicked in, I still decided to head out. For about 10-15 minutes I was driving in that harsh rain. It's not the worst rain I've ever driven through, but it was still rough. Once it cleared, it wasn't smooth sailing. A total of 8 out of 10 traffic lights on my way to work were out. I did text Agent Ocean letting him know I was most likely going to be late and I was by 10 minutes. On the way back home, only one traffic light was blinking so it wasn't bad.  

- We have some new trainees that started at different points this month. Gearing up for the summer and the new location. 

- Agent Ocean dropped some news (05.30). I won't divulge it, but it's big. Not only did we talk about that, but about the state of the location currently as well as our worries about some of the employees. 

ETC========================= 

- aespa - Supernova (MV) 

- asespa - Armageddon (MV) 

Supernova very well may be the song that gets me into aespa (I now follow some of their social media accounts). Armageddon is good too, but out of the two I definitely like Supernova more. It reminds me of second generation Kpop. The album is very solid overall. 

- I downloaded more dating apps. I don't remember the day when I did, but I know I started to research various ones and try a few out because I had time at the end of a day off doing nothing. Ended up redownloading okCupid, Coffee Meets Bagel (the first dating app I ever downloaded) and Facebook Dating. Combine those with Bumble, Hinge, and Tinder and those are the ones I'm cycling through daily, but I might delete some soon. No updates on anything other than talking to one bot (they asked what the scammers try to talk to me about and I basically mentioned things they wanted to talk about). I did reach out to someone since they had their Instagram on display and we had a short conversation ending with her talking about how busy she is to meet up and me saying we can schedule sometime in the future with no response. Cheers to any friends I know that are getting interactions and are going on dates via dating apps. Please know that I am not getting matches unless they're bots. Paraphrasing what a friend said recently; "some people might get 200 matches and have an opportunity to choose maybe 5 they want to invest in. 0 matches doesn't give any options." Anyways, I'm still desperate and lonely. I think some are tired of hearing me say that almost as much as I'm tired of hearing "I hope you find someone soon." 

That's a wrap on May 2024. Thank you for your support. Be cool and be kind. 



"Reprise the theme song and roll the credits." 

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