BLOG -- Recap of August

August was... really emotional, and self-discovering. There were some sad times... and there were some really happy times -- things that I can't talk about here, hahaha, sorry...

To my new and old friends who put up with me to this day, thank you... I really appreciate you :) *hugs*

"Outings" / Events in August:

- A co-worker friend returned after being on an extended leave. Happy e-welcomes (from me) were shared :)

- Almost lost a friend because of me saying horrible things. We've kinda patched things up since then. I'm so old now but I can still make stupid mistakes like this. ><

- My Amazon Prime trial expired. I made the most of it while I had it.

- Had a LINE voice chat with my friends. It was a fun time ^_^

- I've been doing some minimalist "challenge". I'll have more details about it in my next blog.

- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn achievements / news: 
-My subscription's still expired.

Exposures:

- (YouTuber): Frank James -- Before stumbling onto his channel, I'd often think that I'm an alien in this world -- that I'm misunderstood, because I'm not able to express myself properly -- or that my thought processes / behaviours are so different from everybody else's. I do... still think that, but there is some strange comfort in knowing that I'm not alone in those struggles... that there are others out there struggling with the same things as me. *e-hug to anybody feeling they are alone in their struggles*

I wouldn't say I agree with everything on his channel... but there is definitely a lot there I can relate to.

Finished...

Watching:

- (Movie): Requiem for a Dream -- The film score was great, but man -- what an emotionally draining movie. It's good, but so darn hard to watch. Not family-friendly!

- (Movie): The King of Comedy -- Wow. This was really good.

- (Movie): Cloverfield -- Aside from feeling slightly dizzy / nauseous after watching it, it was decent for what it was.

- (Movie): 10 Cloverfield Lane -- This was great up until the last 10 minutes or so.

- (Movie): Cloverfield Paradox -- Bad -- but now I'm done watching all the Cloverfield movies (that have been released so far), yayyy!

- (Anime): Evangelion: 1.11 - You Are (Not) Alone  -- This was really good.

- (Anime): Evangelion: 2.22 - You Can (Not) Advance  -- This was really good as well.

- (Anime): Evangelion: 3.33 - You Can (Not) Redo  -- I didn't enjoy this very much.

- (Anime): Evangelion: 3.01+1.01 - Thrice Upon a Time  -- Aside from some parts, I didn't really enjoy this very much either. While I can agree there is more resolution here than in the anime series, my overall impression of the movie series is similar to the anime series: hooked me in with great potential, and then was not able to maintain that potential... Maybe I'm missing something.

- (Anime): Fate/Grand Order -Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia -- This was really enjoyable. Now I'll have to get all the characters in the phone game (btw, I've continued playing FGO on my phone).

Playing:

- Nothing this month.

Reading:

- (Book): Street Fighter Classic by Udon (I think various people were involved) -- I started reading this series many, many, many years ago (back when it was called just Street Fighter) and stopped at volume 4 (Bonus Stage) when that was the latest volume at the time. I finally finished it. Overall I think it was decent.

- (Manga): Steins; Gate by 5pb x Nitroplus (art by Yomi Sarachi) -- It was decent but I prefer the video game more.

Currently... 

Playing (not all at once):

- (PS4): Dark Cloud 2

- (PS4): Skyrim
- (PS4): Secret of Mana
- (PS3): Borderlands 2

- (3DS): Tomodachi Life (STOPPED -- After collecting almost all the foods and watching two of my Mii couples get married, I think I'm satisfied).
- (3DS): Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies
- (GBA): The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition   
- (Wii): Fortune Street 
- (PC): UnEpic  
- (PC): King's Bounty: The Legend
- (PC): Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry)

Watching:

- (TV Show): The Walking Dead (Season 7 - Episode 7)
- (TV Show): Criminal Minds (Season 15)
- (TV Show): The Strain (Season 3)
- (TV Show): The IT Crowd (Season 3)
- (TV Show): The Office (Season 8)
- (TV Show): The Goldbergs (Season 4 - Episode 9)
- (TV Show): Huff (Season 1 - Episode 10)
- (TV Show): Legend of Korra (Season 3)
- (Anime): Log Horizon (Season 3)
- (Anime): Attack on Titan (Season 4)
- (Anime): Food Wars (Season 5)
- (Anime): Pyscho-Pass (Season 3)
- (Anime): Carole & Tuesday (Part 1 - Episode 5)

- (Anime): Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls (Episode 2)

- (Anime): Gintama (Episode 13)
- (YouTube): StephenVlogs (Day 954)

Reading:

- (Manga): One Piece by Eiichiro Oda (Volume ?? -- Chapter 1010)
- (Manga): Platinum End by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Volume 7)
- (Manga): Berserk by Kentaro Miura (Volume 2)


That's it for August. Here are some pics / screenshots I took this month plus a few YouTube videos.

A funny expression in Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies.

Once I heard there was a Goldbergs-themed cookbook, I couldn't resist getting it...

A new 5-star I got recently in FGO (Merlin!). Next one I want is Ereshkigal.

What I did when a friend told me that beating Minesweeper was impossible.

I played that olympic-themed game from Google (Doodle Champion Island Games)
when it was first "released". I joined the Kappa team.

This is just to show I got all the trophies in the game. Some of the mini-games were rough.
I didn't try some of the more challenging difficulties. My favourite was the
rhythm-based mini-game.

"How 16 Personalities Order at a Restaurant" by Frank James. 
Is this accurate for your personality type? 
I've done this a few times in my life. XD 

"16 Personalities Watching Netflix" by Frank James. It's true to an extent for me, hahaha.

"Jiggly Souffle Omelette from Food Wars! | Anime with Alvin Zhou" by
Babish Culinary Universe. I'd like to try making this one day!

Thanks for reading!

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

Take care, stay safe, and until next time! :)