- It’s been a long time coming, but I finally went out and
got a new PC (03.07). Agent Gig
helped me buy the parts and put it together for me. It was definitely worth it
as every little thing was running faster and smoothly. I did a few video
projects since getting it running and that has greatly decreased the time it
takes to produce.
Unfortunately, something happened a few weeks later and the
computer is out of commission. I’m using my old laptop of 5+ years as I type
this and have been using it ever since. We could not figure out what happened.
I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary. It just one day decided to not turn
on anymore. Agent Gig hasn’t had luck with finding out the exact problem as
weird set of instances have happened (one thing turns on, but can’t access such
and such and so on). I’ll be sending it off to get checked on soon by Geek
Squad I suppose.
- For a while now, any time I have to get gas, I would buy a
drink and snack. On one of these random days, I picked a pack of Lifesavers Gummies Collisions (03.08).
I didn’t eat them right away, but when I did, wow. These are the first candy in
a long time that really caught my attention. The next time I fueled up, I got
to packs. And since then, I ordered a 6 pound box of them. Yeah, I like them
that much.
- WWE Roadblock
(03.10) was very entertaining. There needed to be some type of event between
Fastlane and Wrestlemania and this show delivered. All the matches were great.
- I picked up NXT
Greatest Matches (03.15). It took a few days to watch all of them, but it
was worth it. There actually were a handful of matches I had not seen before
pre and post WWE Network. They’re smart to release these as there will always
be great matches to add to the collections.
- My parents had toyed with idea of getting a new car for a while now. The Bonneville
is not safe to drive and is coming apart (a recent accident made it necessary
to strap the trunk down). They went out looking for cars and finally landed on
one. I went with them to help them buy it (03.19). I don’t mind car
dealerships, but I don’t like the time it takes to process the deal. Add my mom
to the mix and the time is extended further (explaining things over and over,
her trying to get a better deal, etc). 2 hours later, they drove out with a new
Nissan Rogue. I’ve only driven it once since we bought it and it is very nice.
- I met up with one of my favorite couples at the end of the month (03.31). We ate at the
Halal Guys, my first time there. The food was good. I just really enjoyed
catching up with them as it has been over a year since I last saw them. Good to
see that things are going well with their lives.
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- Picked up The
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (03.04). I didn’t play it right away
because I wanted to beat Project X Zone 2 first. So far it’s better than I
remember. When I get a chance, I try to play a good amount of it. But I will be
putting aside when Star Fox Zero comes out as I know I can beat that faster.
Invested a lot of hours into beating Project X Zone 2 (03.15).
It was just as good as the first game with a lot of improvements. Definitely
would like play a third installment if it were ever made.
- Got more amiibo
this month (03.18). Ryu is one of my favorite amiibo along with Wolf Link and
Chibi-Robo.
- And since I put the game aside. I looked to see if anyone uploaded
the cutscenes from Xenoblade Chronicles.
Someone definitely did along with any other Xeno game (Gears, Saga,
Chronicles). Took a while since I wasn’t as far as I thought, but I did finish
the remainder of the cutscenes (03.27). The story definitely had quite a few
twists and turns. Glad I at least know how it unfolded.
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- It had been teased in my last entry, but now I can finally
talk about it. The Little Couple came
to film at the Houston Escape Room in February. The episode aired at the
beginning of March (03.01). It was very interesting. Agent Blue took the task
of altering Grandma’s room since they were going to film there. He was also the
facilitator for them. I was given the task of sticking with the producers. I
was telling them what they could and could not film as well as give a few other
directions.
The episode itself turned out well. We were on for 15
minutes at least. I was disappointed that they showed stuff we asked them not
to and that they didn’t show the specifically list of things we asked. At least
the episode was fine. The wife of The Little Couple was live tweeting as it
aired so that was actually exciting to see happen. A few guests have referenced
the show so we know it was great exposure for us.
- We had two new trainees
join us. They also were some of the fastest to be promoted to a full-fledged Agent.
Welcome to the team, Agents Solaire and Obsidian.
- We had our monthly meeting as usual (03.24). Afterward, we
went to another new escape room that
opened in town. Since we’re a larger team now, we had to split up into 2 teams
and do different rooms. Both teams escaped and we set the new records for
escaping. My escape room record is now 11 escapes out of 13.
Unfortunately, that place was one of my least favorite
escape rooms. It was very manufactured and felt soulless. Nothing about it
impressed me other than the size of their lobby. But I will be going back there
to try the room I didn’t since a group of friends bought a Groupon and invited
me. They are looking forward to making comparisons though.
Hyomin’s second album was better than her first. I actually
like a few of the songs on it better than Sketch. Sketch is fine, but it does
feel like they’re trying too hard to make her sexy. She’s sexy enough, but it
they definitely are steering for her to be more so.
- Red Velvet – One of
These Nights (MV)
Definitely was surprised by Red Velvet’s new album. The
ballads are all great and I’ve been listening to them consistently. One of
These Nights is in contention of being my favorite song of 2016. It’s a really
good song. I have since thought of Red Velvet as this generation’s BabyVoX.
- I finally got to meet Alessandra
(03.25). My best friend texted me when she was in town for Easter weekend. Her
time was limited so I went there late night after work. Almost immediately, my
friend handed me Alessandra. I was actually nervous, but she said she knew I
would be a natural. This honestly was my first time holding and feeding a baby
for such a long period of time. She was only a little fussy because she was
gassy (she farted a lot, ha), but otherwise she was fine. I really needed that
moment with her. She helped me forget the stresses of the world.
Thank you for reading. Be healthy, be safe, be thankful, and
be loved.
A little late typing up this entry, but I remembered.
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- Watched Batman: Bad
Blood (02.03). You can read my thoughts with the link provided. In short,
it was the best of that trilogy of Batman animated movies.
- Normally I don't go out on Mondays because of RAW (been that way almost ever since
RAW started). But I did go out for work related things on 2 big days.
Daniel Bryan
announced his retirement (02.08). Very unfortunate, but no one would have
wanted anything worse to happen to him. He gave his life to the business and
will be remembered as one of the best wrestlers ever. Thank you, Daniel
Bryan.
Shane McMahon returned
to the WWE (02.22). When I read the news of it on the way back home, I
literally screamed out loud "SHANE MCMAHON?!" Amazing. It has been
many years since he was last on WWE TV. His match at Wrestlemania is going to
be exciting. I'm sure he's planning some crazy spot to do like he has done in
the past.
- A high school
friend came in to town (02.14). She let me know ahead of time so we can
plan stuff for the weekend. Almost none of those plans happened. The only thing
was eating dinner the day she came in and to hang out. But it was good to catch
up with her. We're planning to take a road trip some time in the summer to
visit another high school friend and her husband and son.
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- The final DLC
characters for Smash Bros came out (02.04). Corrin was a pretty good
character. I was a tad disappointed with Bayonetta. She was just weaker than I
would have thought. I did like using both of them though. Thanks, Sakurai, for
all the awesome DLC.
I beat Paper Jam on the 8th. So it took a little less than a
month to do. I made sure to put in as many hours as I could on days off. That
averaged to around 6-8 hours of game play on those days. I did enjoy it. While
I was souring on both series, this was a good collaboration of them. I also
feel I should end my time with those games with this one.
- Started playing Project
X Zone 2 (02.16). Similar to Paper Jam, I'm maximizing my time off to play
it. I did add some weekday times (before work) to play and beat a chapter. Just
like the first game, the fights are getting longer and more difficult. I don't
think I've had a 2 hour battle yet, but from at least Chapter 10 or 15, the
fights have lasted at least an hour (including story). As of typing this
(03.07), I just finished Chapter 30.
- I did buy the Mega Man Legacy Collection for 3DS (02.23).
I mainly got it for the Gold Mega Man
amiibo. I do plan to play it, just not any time soon. But I feel I might
beat one of the six titles whenever I feel like it rather than trying to beat
one after the other during long gaming sessions.
- A couple of Agents went to PAX South and brought stuff
back for everone. They got me a Zelda
tote bag (02.02). Thanks. I still haven't used it yet simply because I
don't want to carry more than I already do. But I know I'll use it when packing
for trips and such.
- We had a slow day
(02.04) so we closed up early and did a few things around the office. Agents
Majordomo and Gig took the task of frosting one of our windows. The smell was
strong and carried throughout the place. I and a couple other Agents started
setting up fans to blow the frost smell away and out towards the front door.
Since we wrapped up early, I suggested we go out to eat and
play arcade games at the nearby theatre. In the end, only myself and Agents
Blue and Gig came. We had a nice dinner and then spent some time playing games.
The biggest downside was that they recently removed the DDR machine that was
there (I was really wanting to play it). The biggest upside was that I won a
new owl from the crane game.
- One year ago is when KHOU
11 did a news piece on us (02.08). I made sure to plaster that on our
social networks. I even emailed Jacqueline Crea (reporter) to thank her and got
the okay to give her 2 gift certificates. It definitely is one of our first big
breaks.
- Agent Majordomo invited us to a game night at his place to coincide with Agent Raynor coming back (02.08).
I had always said no in the past since the game nights were usually on Mondays
and like I mentioned earlier in this entry, RAW. Plus it was quite far; an hour
drive and two tolls both ways. But it was a fun night. Agents K and Blue were
also there. Pictomania, where we all draw pictures at the same time (played it
to being and end the night) and the other was Cash 'n Guns where we pointed
foam guns at each other and tried to get as much of the cash and valuables.
Both were really fun and simple to understand. Definitely would play them
again.
- Agents Yeti and PQ received surprise gifts for Valentine's Day (02.14).
- I had been meaning to do this for a while now (months),
but I finally contacted the woman we did a pregnancy
reveal for (02.16). I was worried about how to phrase the email. She did
tell me how she and her husband had troubles conceiving in the past that I
thought she also might have had problems with the pregnancy. Thankfully, she
responded quickly and was very glad to hear back from me and for the 2 gift
certificates I gave her. She also sent me photos of her son (5 months). She was
already planning to come back to HER with her friends for a birthday. I
actually switched with Agent Gig so I can work that day and be their
facilitator.
- And now for a few more Instagram photos. Planning (02.03), career fair at UH (02.24),
making fun of Agent Raynor (02.25), and the Hunks of HER for February (02.28).
- While we have been doing the blog posts on the HER site
for a while, the one for February hints at a couple of big projects that have
been going on (02.29).
- And finally, I would like to officially welcome Agent Voxel on board. It took him a
little extra longer to become our new Agent, but I knew he could do it.
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- TaeYeon - Rain (MV)
- Can We Be Too
Inspired
- And I already said it in my last entry, but welcome to the
world, Alessandra (02.05). Hopefully
I'll meet you soon. I'm very proud of your mother.
Thank for reading. Be healthy, be safe, be thankful, and be
loved.
- A lot of my Christmas
purchases came in (01.03, 01.09). They were just things from my Amazon wish
list. Not pictured are some cleaning and physical therapy equipment.
Among those items, I watched a good number of them that I
had not seen for a long time or ever.
Ranma 1/2 Movie:
Watched on 01.11. It was done pretty
well. Although it did seem to be fan subbed and not an official release. Could
be wrong. I would recommend the live action movie to any Ranma 1/2 fan.
Married With Children:
Finished watching all 11 seasons, 262 episodes on 01.16. I was amazed with how
much I remembered. It was great to relive all those funny moments. Definitely a
show for its time.
Earthworm Jim:
Finished watching 2 seasons, 24 episodes on 01.20. It definitely wasn't as
funny as I remembered it. It was still clever and good, but I wasn't laughing
that much.
- Went to a WWE Live
Event (01.08). The worst part was waiting in line in the pouring rain
outside. They did start ushering us in sooner than they were supposed to. A
nice mother and son let me in under their umbrella. A friend joined me for the
event. We walked around a lot before going to our seats mainly to dry off. I
did have a conversation with a father asking about how much the title belts are
and how his kid wants one. Then a couple kids told me I was in the wrong place
because I was wearing the NXT Title, ha. I also had a mom ask me during the
show if John Cena really wasn't showing up because he got injured a few days
ago. Her kid did like interacting with me a few times as well, ha. The
following wall of text will be the recap I typed in a wrestling group I'm part
of.
Jojo was the ring announcer of the night. She opened with mentioning John
Cena was not going to be here as advertised due to his recent shoulder injury
and that we can get refunds, but only within the next 20 minutes.
- Chris Jericho def. Alberto Del Rio
I enjoyed Del Rio
ripping up Sign Guy's sign before the match.
- Titus O’Neil def. Stardust
Before and after the match, Titus would take a kid out of the audience to do
the Millions of Dollars dance.
- Ryback def. Rusev (with Lana)
Nothing different from their recent matches on TV.
- R-Truth def. Heath Slater
They went back and forth at the beginning to see who could get the crowd hyped
the most. A dance off was teased, but we ended up with a wrestling match (yay).
R-Truth can always get the crowd hyped.
- Kalisto & El Torito def. Los Matadores
I wish Sin Cara wasn't injured. This would have been a fun match.
- Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) def. Sheamus
Damn, Brock and Heyman have a presence. Everyone stood up for most of the
match. Brock got a little cut under his eye and bled. As he was walking to the
back after the match, Brock did the jack-off motion to a fan talking trash.
- Brie Bella (with Alicia Fox) def. Tamina, special guest referee was Summer
Rae
Tamina came out to new Team BAD music, but the other members weren't there
(bummed since I was decked out in Sasha gear). Summer Rae was gorgeous in her
ref outfit.
- Dolph Ziggler def. Tyler Breeze
Nothing different from their recent matches on TV. I did enjoy seeing a bunch
of kids in attendance around me singing Ziggler's theme song.
- Dean Ambrose def. Kevin Owens in a Street Fight for the IC Title
Lots of kendo stick shots, use of chairs, and Owens powerbombing Ambrose
through a table. Owens did a great tease of having Ambrose sit on a chair, ran
back and forth a bunch of times off the ropes, and just went into a chin lock,
ha.
One thing I did notice was that there was no nods to any factions like the League of Nations or Social Outcasts. It was a house show
so it's not like I expected any story advancement.
Highlights for me:
- Unexpected Y2J appearance.
- R-Truth's entrance.
- Seeing Brock Lesnar in person (damn).
- Summer Rae as a damn fine looking referee.
- A kid seated in front of me chanting at/with me and making other fun
comments.
- Seeing a daughter hug her dad and saying "I love you" for taking
her to the show.
Great night of wrestling overall. Next time they're in town is for the first
Smackdown after Wrestlemania.
- Got a few more wrestling
items (01.13). Was able to watch the Owen Hart of Gold documentary, which
was great. Good stories and matches about a great man. And I also got my Asuka
mask. She retweeted one post I made combining her mask with Finn Balor's.
- Had the day off to watch the Royal Rumble live (01.24). It was great from top to bottom. Great
matches and great moments. My top moments were Sasha Banks showing up after the
Divas' match, AJ Styles (wow) debuting in the WWE, and Sami Zayn's surprise
entrance in the Royal Rumble.
- A friend from Austin came to visit (01.31).
She originally was going to visit the week before, but got caught up with work.
Met her and another friend I had not seen in a long time at Mala Bistro for
lunch. Ate and caught up before going to the nearby supermarket to do some
shopping before she left. That was the most fun I have had grocery shopping in
a long time, ha. Hopefully we'll get to hang out again soon.
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- While I didn't play a lot of games in 2015, I still made
my WingedVoX Games of 2015 list.
Very much condensed from the previous year.
- Had to get me the Shovel
Knight amiibo when it came out (01.08). I was actually out of town that day
and was able to get it at a GameStop with only 2 in stock. My regular GameStop
in Houston
actually texted me asking if they wanted me to have them hold one. That was
awesome of them, but I wouldn't have been able to get it that day since I was
coming back into town and going to the WWE Live Event.
I had downloaded this title during a sale. I was always
curious to get it and a few other Sega 3D titles. Nothing super special, but
definitely good for nostalgia.
- Picked up a Lucas amiibo and a Green & Pink Yarn Yoshi
amiibo (01.22, 01.23). Got Lucas on release (possible Mother 3 releasing in the
US,
cool) and I got the Yarn Yoshis during a sale at Toys R Us.
- Along with Lucas, I also bought Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, but I didn't play it until a couple
of days later (01.24). I'm liking it so far. As of typing this, I'm over 24
hours into it. Definitely have devoted a lot of my free time towards playing
it.
- A friend was selling off a few of his PSX/PS2 games. He
had a few that I thought to add to my collection.
He came by and dropped them off (01.25). We talked for a little bit since it
had been years since I last saw him. But yeah, more games to add to my
collection.
For collection purposes. Adding to my PSX/PS2 library.
I'll have to search for a long box Toshinden (1) some day. pic.twitter.com/BJvnf2a3A7
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- Work on New Year's
Day (01.01). It was actually alright. We ended the day by eating pizza and
playing a game called Codenames. Agent Incognito and myself were bad at it, ha.
- The joke of the Hunks
of HER continues. We had plenty of opportunities to do more hunky photos (01.05,
01.12, 01.13). You're welcome.
- If I remember correctly, we only had corporate sessions
this day (01.06). We closed off the rest of the day for renovations. A lot of us got into helping cause destruction (I
definitely enjoyed it). We did get done earlier than we thought so we headed
out to dinner early.
After relaxing and eating, we went to the Chinatown escape room in the area to try their
new one. This was actually the first time doing a room with Agent Pow-Poper, Incognito, and Chisel. Also it was the first time in a long time that we did one with former Agent Cat. It was interesting with a few notable moments. While I would say it
was their best one they had, they're actually pretty low on the escape rooms
I've enjoyed. Regardless, add another victory in my escape room record.
- This was the day of our HER Retreat to Austin (01.07). I picked up Agent Pow-Poper and we
headed off to Austin.
We talked the whole way (anime, comics, games, etc). We were one of the first
to arrive Titaya's for lunch. Agent Gig was there already. Agent Incognito and
Agent Widdershins came next. We ended up getting our own table since the other
4 were running late. They ended up sitting at the table next to us, ha.
Onward to our hotel. Pretty nice. After settling in, Agent
Gig and I went exploring. I ended up buying a $3 ice cream sandwich (at least
it tasted good) and we rejoined Agent Blue in our hotel room. The 3 of us ended
up playing TriForce Heroes. Since I had the full version, we could try more
levels outside of the demo. Agent Majordomo joined us as he heard us laughing
and yelling. It was crazy fun.
We all then hopped into a couple of cars to head out to
Lockdown Austin for our scheduled session. Unfortunately, we ran a little late
due to traffic, but they were okay with it. Very nice people. We split up into
2 teams to challenge both of their rooms. Agent Majordomo, PQ, Blue, Yeti, and
Gig (Gold Package) did the WWIII room and Agent Pow-Poper, Incognito,
Widdershins, and myself (Silver Package) took on the Casino Heist. Glad to
report that we both made it out. I really had fun with our room (have said it's
my favorite since HER).
Moved to a nearby location so the Gold Package team can get
their corporate debrief. The Silver Package team had the paper version of it.
After we did that, it was on to our dinner at Pluckers. There was live sports
recap happening at the time so we moved to the outdoor area so we could talk.
Good food.
Our final activity of the day was to go karaoke. Throughout
the day, a friend and I had been talking about meeting up (let her know I was
in town a week prior). She couldn't stick around to sing along with us and she
actually preferred to just catch up. We just sat at the lobby area (other close
by areas were closed) and talked for a while. It was great seeing her and I was
glad she actually made time to meet up with me.
I rejoined the team and immediately started singing. I was a
little worried about championing karaoke for activity as some had expressed
they weren't big on it, but it ended up being very fun for all. Everyone sang
multiple times and we had a blast.
Then it was back to our hotel. We actually gathered to knock
out some emails that had been piling up. Once we were done, we all headed to
our separate rooms to end the night.
The next day, I was immediately reminded that the Shovel
Knight amiibo came out. I mentioned it to Agent Blue and he actually suggested
we go get it. He called up a nearby GameStop (that only had 2) and we went and
got it, yay. And as I mentioned earlier in this post, my local GameStop
contacted me about holding one for me. Getting a Shovel Knight amiibo would
have happened regardless.
After we got our stuff packed, we met in the lobby and then
headed out to Hopdoddy's for lunch. While some waited in line, I took others to
Dragon's Lair. We joined the others back in line minutes later. Lunch was good.
At some point, Agent Incognito disappeared. Agent Widdershins thought he said
he was going to the coffee shop when he actual said comic shop (Dragon's Lair).
We all went back there to buy stuff. I got a print by a local artist of an ice
cream bar NES controller. Some of us were playing with the shop's cat. It's
always friendly, but apparently it didn't like me that much (even though it did
earlier). Ended up getting scratched by it, ha.
Once we were done with our purchases, everyone had to get
ready to go. Agent Yeti joined me going home early since we both had previous
plans made. The others were to tackle 3 more escape rooms from different
businesses before coming home that night. Agent Yeti and I had a good talk on
the way back to town (mostly shop talk).
I delivered Agent Yeti to her boyfriend and then actually headed
to HER since I had time before the WWE Live Event. Agent Raynor and Agent
Chisel were there continuing their work over the last few days of renovations.
It was looking pretty dang good. I did come back to chill there after the WWE
Live Event. Agent Raynor was there doing work with a friend and Agent Z joined
us later. It was nice seeing work get done and just having some fun talks. And
that ended the HER retreat for me.
- A mish mash of thoughts popped into my head at the end of
one night (01.15). I actually left really upset.
Agent Yeti texted me after to see if everything was okay because she thought it
was work related. It wasn't exactly what she was thinking. It was a combination
of work and personal stress. I just left abruptly without saying anything so I
wouldn't accidentally direct any of it towards any of them that night. It was
odd, but yeah...
- The Maximum Pleasure Boys had their final night together (01.16).
This fearsome foursome took a nice photo to commemorate their awesomeness.
And the reason the Maximum Pleasure Boys are no more is
because Agent Pow-Poper was leaving us (01.17). He let us know a month prior
that he would need to concentrate on school and other activities. Sad to see
him go as he was really good facilitator. Definitely a great gear in the system
of HER. Good luck in your future endeavors, Agent Pow-Poper.
- We ended up closing early to celebrate Agent Gig's birthday (01.19). We went
to a nice taco place to eat and then walked over to a bar. Just a good time
sharing stories.
- Similar situation the next day (01.20). No reason to
celebrate anything, but we took advantage of closing early by going to eat at Smash Burger and Bite Macarons.
- Had a short Twitter exchange with YouTube star Anna Akana (01.21). She recently did an
escape room so I invited her to HER. It would be really cool if she did take us
up on that offer.
- Agent Raynor and Husky Panda came to town to help with a secret project that happened (01.30). Not
allowed to talk about it for the time being though. You'll definitely know
about it in February though.
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- Gary - Lonely Night (MV)
This might be my song of the year. It's a feel good song.
- And while she was born in February, I did want to say
"welcome to the world" to Alessandra.
Can't wait to meet you soon.
Thank you for reading. Be healthy, be safe, be thankful, and
be loved.
Here is the last blog entry for 2015. The speed of December
felt very fluctuated. It went by fast at some part and then other parts were
slow.
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- I was able to watch WWE
TLC (12.13) live as it happened. The build to it wasn't that great, but the
show itself was fun to watch. Kalisto with a Salida del Sol off a ladder
crashing into another was an amazing thing to see. That is one for the
highlight real for ages.
- A friend I had
not seen since the beginning of the year texted me to meet up (12.14). I was a
little hesitant as I wasn't cool with him from our last meeting. But we were
able to clear up almost everything. And he made good on his promise that was 4
years old and I'm glad. I was worried if that was going to happen at all or
not. We spent a good 2-4 hours catching up (walked around, loitered).
At one point, I turned to see another friend who I had not
seen for a while. They knew each other, but only one remembered the other, ha.
We followed him to his fitness place as we knew someone else there that was
practicing her choreography for class later that day. I ended up talking to one
of the trainers there and it got to the discussion about my back pains. He
offered free advice and showed me some relief exercises I could do with a
roller or lacrosse balls. Both felt really good. I looked those up immediately
when I got home.
- Caught the replay of NXT
TakeOver: London (12.16) after coming home from work. TakeOvers never
disappoint. While every match was great, my highlights were Asuka VS Emma and
the entrance of Enzo and Cassidy. NXT has been amazing in 2015.
- The GeekCave
Podcast was holding their end of the year podcast shows, which included
giveaways for each one. I'll admit to not listening to them as frequently, but
I had time to listen in on these. Out of the prizes in the giveaways, I was
only interested in the one for their movie section of the podcast. So I entered
it. They announced after a week or so that I had actually won (only person to
do all the things asked of the giveaway, ha). My prize (12.22) was a Justice
League print signed by the artist.
- Coming off NXT TakeOver: London and some sales on WWE Shop, I
purchased an Asuka shirt (her second
one) and a Sasha Banks shirt
(finally restocked in my size). I tweeted it out saying I want to see a match
between the two as they would put on fantastic matches (12.24).
I knew Asuka was pretty good at replying to tweets so I was
hoping to get some type of response. Lo and behold, she retweeted it and it was
retweeted and liked by many others following. So cool when stuff like that
happens. Thanks, Asuka.
- I was told last minute about Christmas Eve plans (12.24) at my cousin's. I was iffy because I
had not done a Christmas event with family for a few years, but decided to go
thinking it would be nice especially after the wedding last month. It was a
small gathering, but it was good to bond with the family. One of my cousin's
sons were getting attached to me (asking questions, playing with my keys, etc).
I also did a Scam
School trick on my
cousin's girlfriend. It was alright, but I know I've been losing the Christmas
spirit over the last few years.
- My Christmas post: Roundhouse
Christmas episode (12.25).
- Friends were in town to celebrate their son's first birthday with family and
friends (12.27). It had been a while since I saw them, but this would be the
first time I met their son as well. It was even longer since I had seen many of
the guests at the party (friend's family and friends). A lot of the friends had
gotten married, had kids of their own, or were expecting soon. But I was very
delighted to see another highschool friend there. We greeted each other with a
very tight hug. She even said she was unsure about coming since she wouldn't
know anyone so she was happy I was there. We stick with each other for the most
part. I was able to float around and talk to others as well.
I was surprised by one of the who guests remembered me from
doing a dance act for a festival over a decade ago. He asked if I still danced
(no), but I said I could forward his email to others (I did not as he actually
sent an email with someone else's name on it and then copy and pasted the same
email with my name in the same email thread).
I made sure to get some baby time with my friends' kid. We
were on the floor playing with cups. He also showed interest in my Connor's
Cure bracelet. I did give it to him, but he would just throw it, ha.
One of the funnier things to happen was when were cleaning
up to leave. My friend was making sure everyone was leaving with the various
cookies guests brought. I normally don't take food home as I don't eat it or
someone else eats it so I wasn't trying to bring home cookies. I ended up
getting one of the boxes, but kept it empty. Those around me would snitch to
get me in trouble with our friend, but I kept playing it off. And then another
batch was brought out. They began pointing out how I took none. So I
immediately took one from the batch and stuffed it in my mouth, ha. Then they
were all emphasize that I took one. Good stuff.
- I didn't have any plans for New Year's Eve (12.31). I was
okay with that. Had someone invited me out, I would have gone, but I was pretty
content with just having a day to rest and recharge. Originally I told a
coworker/friend that I would try to play more or attempt to beat Fatal Frame,
but I didn't touch it. Instead, I caught up on episodes of Running Man.
I had skipped on episodes as the place that I was getting
subtitles from decided to stop. It took months later for me to remember another
placed that was subbing them. I finally caught up on a few episodes. I skipped
a few episodes to watch the X-Man themed
episodes. Those were absolutely incredible and hilarious to watch. I
laughed so much and relived a lot of nostalgic moments. All the guests were
good (I'm becoming a fan of Seolhyun) and the normal Running Man cast was as
funny as ever. I actually rewatched parts of those episodes again as midnight
was drawing hear. Highly recommend those episodes if you ever watched X-Man
many years ago.
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- Got new amiibo (12.06). 30th Anniversary Modern Color Mario was ordered around Thanksgiving
and came in. The Hammer Slam Bowser
amiibo was part of the normal Skylanders Superchargers 3DS starter pack. Amazon
had a great flash sale that was selling it for around 60% off. I originally had the plan to trade in the game
and the Skylander that came in it, but they are both not for resale. Oh well.
Still got it on a great deal.
- Extra Creditz released some merchandise. I ordered a plush GAME (12.08). I tweeted them and
the retweeted it out. Got lots of retweets and likes because of it.
- I ordered an Ike
amiibo around Thanksgiving as well. It finally came in (12.10). While I
originally thought to collect the Fire Emblem amiibo, for some reason I didn't.
But now I'll get them whenever they're restocked.
- The Final Smash
Bros Video Presentation happened (12.15). Went out with a bang. I actually
listened to it on the way home from work at first. When Bayonetta's voice
spoke, I screamed out "Bayonetta!" That was a delightful surprise. I
made sure to watch the full presentation when I got home to see it in its
glory. Great stuff.
I downloaded Cloud the next day and did my usual play of new
DLC characters. I really like using Cloud. Nicely created character for Smash
Bros.
- I didn't take a photo, but I finally got my copy of BIT.TRIP's Greatest Chips Vinyl
(12.24). I was actually a little disappointed with it. While I have played all
the BIT.TRIP games, I mainly really like the Runner games. So some of the songs
were familiar, but not my favorites. Oh well. Impulse buying does that.
- GameStop had a good deal (50% off) on the Skylanders
Superchargers Wii U starter kit containing the Turbo Charge Donkey Kong amiibo (12.29). I'm glad I got these
amiibo at a good deals. But in an ironic twist, the day after I got DK they
announced that they would be selling the Skymiibo separately. Oh well. I pretty
much paid around the same price for them.
- I wrote up my usual Games
of 2015 for my WingedVoX page. It has to be the shortest game list I've
made in the last few years as I haven't played that many games in 2015.
- Since it was December, Agent PQ
(formerly K) went to Target to do some Christmas
decoration shopping (12.05). Funny that I was late due to heavy traffic
(almost an hour) and the first thing she asked is if we could go shopping, ha.
Took a while to find the right tree and proper decorations
(didn't find all the decorations listed). At one point, a customer asked me for
help because I was wearing red, ha. But we came back with what we had and she
and Agent Blue started putting up the tree.
Throughout the next few weeks, more and more decorations
were strewn about the building. We did put one decoration per room, but nothing
else was altered in them.
- The trailer for
Mo's Safehouse went public in December (12.14). It was actually ready to go
a day after filming, but I was waiting for approval.
The trailer for Grandma Codebreaker will begin editing once
we get an actress to do voiceovers. We have lined up so hopefully that will
happen soon.
- A corporate group left a lot of ice after a lunch session (12.15). It was just sitting in our sink
for a while until Agent Gig asked if he could melt it or throw it away. I said
I would prefer he beat it with his fists.
- We had our annual HER
Christmas Party (12.18). There was a small meeting for the staff beforehand
where I debuted our Hiring Video (debuted
publicly 12.21). Throughout the first week of December, I interviewed all of
the staff (asking the same questions) and compiled their answers into a video.
We created this in the hopes to gain more attention for people to work with us.
It was great seeing everyone's embarrassed reactions to the video.
Then the Christmas Party happened. Agent Pow-Poper and
myself were the unofficial hosts. It all started with dinner. Lots of good food
was ordered. Then it was the HER Awards Show. I asked all the staff who was
coming to pick names out of a hat a week prior. They were then tasked with
making a fake award category (funny or serious) to present to whoever's name
they drew. Barring me botching a joke and a technical error with one of the
cameras, it turned out really well. Everyone also liked the awards that Agent
Gig 3D printed for the award show.
Agent Pow-Poper also hosted games for us to play afterwards.
Guests were leaving during different games. They were fun and he did a good job
hosting. Another highlight of the night was seeing and having fun with former
Agent Cat. Good to see she's been doing well and actually wants to come back to
work with us. We shall see what the future holds.
- Not all of the Agents have seen Star Wars: The Force Awakes (I haven't yet), but we posted a photo
to show our enthusiasm for it (12.23). I can't remember, but I think the photo
was taken 3-5 months prior.
- Another escape room opened up in Houston. Some of the staff went to attempt it
and did not get out unfortunately. So some of us were planning to
"avenge" them. We just needed to pick a day to do it. It ended up
being myself, Agent Blue, Agent Gig, and Agent Yeti (plus boyfriend and friend)
(12.27).
Add
another win to my escape room record. Escaped 8 out of 10. Great work, team.
The Cannibal Club lives on. pic.twitter.com/ybdkywMj9l
Avenged. We all had a good time. I was expecting it to be
bad after hearing some feedback from the staff that went. There were a few blah
things about them, but overall I thought they were alright as a business and
the escape room itself was pretty good. My record for escape rooms is now 8 wins
out of 10.
- Went in on a Monday to get an electronic device installed (not saying what to avoid spoilers) (12.28).
It took a little longer than usual because the worker accidentally drilled into
the wiring. He had to go back out and get new ones (over an hour). At least I
was productive, but I did forget to eat anything until I left.
- We tried out the new electronic device the next day
(12.29). Unfortunately, there was a snag as it wasn't working well with the
locks attached to it (potential to break both). In my haste to stop it from
breaking, I injured my index finger
(nail ripped up a little and I bled). Agent Gig and Agent Chisel (name might
change depending) quickly worked together to fix the problem. Glad we have them
on staff.
- Small highlight
happened on the last day of work for 2015. I happened to be wearing my Girls'
Generation hoodie (12.30). One of the customers complimented me on it and said
she was a fan as well. Too bad we couldn't talk more, but it was a nice little
thing that made me giddy.
- And to close out the year, we had our final blog post of 2015 written by our Agent
Gig. (12.31).
What can I say that I haven't said over the course of 15
years. I love her.
- Jessica Jung - Sing
A Song With Yourself (MV)
I was surprised to see Jessica in a new video singing again.
I have missed hearing her voice. I watched it a couple times during the day.
I also decided to watch and listen to this song to end 2015.
- Things to note for
2015:
I played fewer games. Honestly, I just don't play them as
much anymore, but I was still able to dedicate part of this blog to gaming
related things (amiibo). A silly resolution would be to play more games in
2016. There are a lot of games (and amiibo) I have scheduled to buy in the
beginning of the year alone.
My one constant is wrestling. It definitely has been a great
escape from real world things. 2015 has been a great year for wrestling
(especially NXT) so that definitely helped keep this hobby alive.
The Houston Escape Room is where most of my life is now. If
it has not been apparent from past entries, this is what I'm proud to be doing.
I do hope to have more free time from it in 2016 (don't really see that
happening) so that I can relax more (games, trips, etc). But all this hard work
and the great staff/friends makes it worth it. Expect more to come from HER in
2016.
Thank you for reading. Be healthy, be safe, be thankful, and
be beloved.
