BLOG -- Recap of July

So July... well... it's been a mess. There were some good times, but also bad times. My emotions are getting mixed up and I've been working too much. I've worked 54 hours for two weeks this month... and might end up working another 54 hours this week... 

What kind of life is this... if I'm going to end up just working, eating, sleeping, and then working almost non-stop? >_______<

I've started watching TED talks to get my mind off things and for a little motivation / inspiration. I'd really like things in my life to start changing... and for the better, hahaha... >_<

Outings/Events in July:

- Hung out with friends overall x4.

- Was completely embarrassed 'cuz my co-worker told everybody it was my birthday. Imminent doom is coming to that person!!! But thank you for remembering ~~ <3

- Did an escape room with friends. We beat it, wooooot!

- Went to Snakes & Lattes with my sister and a friend.

- Got to gush about Swiss Army Man with a co-worker, wheeeeeee!!! XDDD

- Said good-bye to two co-workers :(

- Went karaoking by myself x1.

- Stayed over at my sister's place x0.


- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn achievements / news: 
-I re-subbed at the request of a friend... but haven't had any chance to login since re-subbing. xP

- Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius achievements / news: 
-My rank is currently 161 (yay I can leave the game alone for 14 hours 10 mins)
-I'm still drowning from all the free stuffs due to their 2nd Anniversary events
-I completed so many random TMRs and awakened many more units to 6-stars now that Limit Burst leveling has been adjusted
-I'm still waiting for the Valkyrie Profile banner... and the Nier banner that should be coming back sometime.

Exposures:

- (Mobile): Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2 -- Finally... my kind of app game is available: talking with and recruiting demons while looking at dark-ish themes / issues. Hahaha, I love SMT games. It's too bad the writing is not the best, and I've mainly been doing auto-quests due to having so little free time this month... but I will keep at it, because it's SMT. <3 One day I will get Mara, wheee! Hahaha :3

- (Restaurant): Nome Izakaya -- This is quite nice, but also quite pricey. The dishes were hit-or-miss, but if it's a hit then it's well worth the price. I'd go there again.

- (Card / Board Game): Rogues to Riches -- You know how I decided to try out this out? 'Cuz I read the tagline: "For the Criminally Imaginative". And wow. What a funny and ridiculous game. I'll have to blog about this sometime... after my Japan blogs, haha.

- (Android app): Persona 5 IM -- This is an IM app that is styled like the text messaging system in Persona 5. Hands down, this is the slickest app I ever downloaded... and it just makes me giddy that it's Persona 5. Unfortunately this is only available for Android due to Apple's policy of 3rd party IM apps or something.

Finished...

Watching:

- (Movie): The Incredibles 2 -- This was very enjoyable. Really nice action scenes and camera work. Also nice music. Elastigirl was amaaaaaazing. I love her smarts and resourcefulness, hehehe xD <3

- (Movie): The Fountain -- Uhhh... only one storyline affected me. The other two didn't really do anything for me.

- (Movie): The Shape of Water -- This was bittersweet.

- (Anime): Samurai Pizza Cats -- Ahh, Polly Ester -- my first cartoon heroine. This was a fun and nostalgic re-watch. 

Playing:

- (PS2): Chulip -- Congrats to me for beating this!!!! I started this many, many years ago and stopped halfway, and I continued it this year 'cuz I wanted to finally beat it. It was a weird game especially at the end, but I liked how it forced me to slow down and relax... and simply play the game. From my experience, not many games can get you to slow down like that.

- (PS4): Type: Rider -- This was very bland and meh until the last 3 stages before that horrible hidden stage.

Reading:

- (Comic): Avatar The Last Airbender: The Search by Bryan Konietzko & Michael Dante DiMartino -- This was really good. It made me want to re-watch the TV series. 

Currently... 

Playing (not all at once):

- (PS4): J-Stars Victory Vs+ (STOPPED -- This was just not doing anything for me. It was cool playing with characters I like, but it just felt like non-stop battles, hahaha.)
- (PS4): Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
- (PS4): iDOLM@STER: Platinum Stars
- (PS4): Fez
- (PS4): Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
- (PS4): Nights of Azure
- (PS4): Randal's Monday (STOPPED -- It was getting... not very interesting for me. I guess it's just not really my kind of humour. I find Randal pretty annoying, lol.)
- (PS3): Borderlands 2
- (PS2): Drakengard
- (Xbox 360): Magna Carta II
- (3DS): Story of Seasons
- (3DS): Culdcept Revolt
- (3DS): Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
- (GBA): The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition   
- (PSP): Persona
- (PSP): Ys: The Oath in Felghana
- (Wii): Fortune Street 
- (PC): UnEpic  
- (PC): King's Bounty: The Legend
- (PC): Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry)
- (Mobile): Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius

Watching:

- (TV Show): The Walking Dead (Season 7)
- (TV Show): Orphan Black (Season 3)
- (TV Show): Criminal Minds (Season 11)
- (TV Show): Six Feet Under (Season 1 - Episode 3)
- (TV Show): X-Files (Season 11)
- (TV Show): The Strain (Season 2)
- (Anime): Log Horizon (episode 3)
- (Anime): Attack on Titan: Season 2 (episode 8)

Reading:

- (Novel): The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time by Mark Haddon.


That's it for July. Here are some pics I took this month (a lot more this time), plus a YouTube video.

A bunch of cakes I was given for my birthday!
I ended up splitting many of these with my gifter.
My favourite was the dark mocha-tasting one. Mmmmm...

One of the "hits" at Nome Izakaya. Japa-burgers. Very yummy!

Birthday gifts from a friend in the US.
Thank you soooo much! I love the music box! XD

A completely unexpected birthday gift. I was laughing so hard, hahaha.

An amusing screenshot from Ys: The Oath in Felghana.
You would only get this conversation if you trigger the 
optional quest and decide to talk to this NPC while the quest is active.

A most funny plan from Rogues to Riches. Once I blog about it, 
this pic will make more sense. 

Jack Frost from SMT Liberation Dx2.
He's always so cute! <3 

A random conversation with a demon in SMT Liberation Dx2.
I believe I chose "Don't eat humans!" 

A screenshot of the Persona 5 IM app.
Once I told this friend about the app, I got Persona 5-like messages 
and thought the app had hijacked the text messaging system, hahaha.
Click to enlarge the image.

"How I Hacked Online Dating" by Amy Webb.
I found this TED Talk really funny and insightful.
I like her data-gathering skills :3

Thanks for reading!

As usual, if you have any questions / comments about anything, feel free. :)

Take care everybody and until next time!