BLOG (PERSONAL) -- The "30-Day Minimalism Game", My Version -- Part 3 [Day 21 - Day 27]

Here is part 3 of me doing the 30-Day Minimalism game. I started to delve deeper into my collections and things... and found I've been holding some non-useful things for many years (they weren't even sentimental). It's a bit embarrassing but I'm listing them anyway. Feel free to judge if you like.

Below are links to part 1 and part 2 if you'd like to check them out:

To part 1: https://ironixgirl.blogspot.com/2021/09/blog-personal-30-day-minimalism-game-my.html
To part 2: https://ironixgirl.blogspot.com/2021/09/blog-personal-30-day-minimalism-game-my_12.html

DAY 21

Yes, that's the hardcover version of Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift... something that I listed in Part 2 in comic form. Knowing me, I probably got this hardcover version from Rightstuf.com when it was on sale, forgetting that I already had them.

That kinda happened to me as well with Shigenori Soejima Art Works 2004-2010, and I think with Persona 4 Official Design Works. I have two copies of each of those books...

For the Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU manga series, I was waiting for an English release of the last volume for many years now. I was hoping to at least finish it before throwing it away. Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU is my least favourite work from Junko Mizuno.

For the How to Draw Manga books, I had a dream of one day being a better artist than I am now. I used to doodle every now and then in high school and in university. These days -- there's just not enough time. I don't like giving up on any of my dreams, but I think I might have to give up on one this time... at least for now.

DAY 22

I guess here is where you can start judging me if you wish. The first pic are French instruction manuals for video games I don't own anymore. I've thrown out other things in the past and somehow these got past my radar.

Of the books I'm throwing, I really liked House of Stairs and Warm Bodies. I actually have another copy of House of Stairs so I'm safe there. I also liked Maus. I did own the 2nd volume, but I enjoyed the 1st volume more.

The last pic are Japanese books I bought many, many years ago -- when I first started getting into anime and was trying to own something -- anything -- to express my fandom for Dragon Ball (the first anime I was ever exposed to that I recognized as anime).

DAY 23

I kinda consider this a cop-out day. I went into my old burned CD collection, and counted each CD as one item thrown. Many of these CDs had anime series that I now own on DVD / Blu-Ray, so I'm not really losing much here.

Some of these definitely hold memories, though, like that CD I burned for some anime karaoke event I was part of for Fan Expo... back when it used to be called CNAnime.

DAY 24

Another cop-out day. I used to download a bunch of Anime music videos (AMVs) and burn my favourite ones. They're all on my computer so I don't really need the CDs anymore. If anything, I'd put them on my USBs. Maybe in the future I'll have a stack of USBs to throw away, hahaha... XD

I just have to say that even though I burned Battle Royale II, I never watched it until I bought the movie on Blu-Ray.

DAY 25

Here's the rest of the burned CDs I was willing to let go, plus some other miscellaneous things. That pink fabric stuff I had been holding onto for years in hopes of using it for a future cosplay outfit or accessory.

DAY 26

Here are a bunch of bootleg CDs that I bought long ago -- back when I didn't know what bootleg CDs were. I've gone legit since then, though I'm still holding onto a few bootleg CDs... until I can find the real thing to replace it.

Before anybody asks, I do have a legit version of the Final Fantasy VI soundtrack.

My favourite bootleg CD that I still have is hands down Gravitation -TV Tracks: https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7144?s_ssid=e43d6a6146ab4b362d There are so many enjoyable instrumental and vocal tracks. A close second would be Angel Sanctuary's OST (bottom left in the first pic). I liked Angel Sanctuary's soundtrack so much that I bought two copies of it.

DAY 27

Those phone boxes are empty. It's a bit embarrassing but I've held onto my old phone boxes all this time. And as you can see, I am an Android girl (sorry if anybody was hoping I was an Apple girl or some other girl).

The Resident Evil First Aid bottle is actually deodorant. I bought it many years ago during one of my trips to Japan. It was originally intended as a gift, but then I started imagining all the possible, very unlikely bad things that could happen with a deodorant bottle, so I held off giving it to anybody. ^^;

About the Azumanga Daioh manga series -- I LOVE the anime series to bits. It's one of my favourites. The manga series just didn't hit me that same way.



Item list (as best I can list it) -- split by each day
211. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift (All volumes) comic
212. Sewing for Dummies book
213. Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU: Volume 1 manga
214. Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU: Volume 2 manga
215. Manga for the Beginner book
216. How to Draw Manga: Putting Things in Perspective book
217. How to Draw Manga: Occult & Horror book
218. How to Draw Manga: Couples book
219. How to Draw Manga: Volume 1 - Compiling Characters book
220. How to Draw Manga: Volume 2 - Compiling Techniques book
221. How to Draw Manga: Volume 4 - Dressing Your Characters in Casual Wear book
222. How to Draw Manga Special - Colored Original Drawing book
223. Shigenori Soejima Art Works 2004-2010 artbook
224. Persona 4 Official Design Works artbook
225. x-tra terrestrial magnet
226. u (and me) magnet
227. musical genius magnet
228. cat magnet
229. parks magnet
230. lemon magnet
231. ugly fruit magnet

232. Call of the Wild novel
233. House of Stairs novel
234. Warm Bodies novel
235. Lullaby novel
236. Disgaea Official Strategy Guide
237. Disgaea 2 Official Strategy Guide
238. Mana-Khemia Official Strategy Guide
239. Persona 3 Official Strategy Guide
240. A Guide to Improvised Weaponry book
241. Make: Issue 29 magazine
242. Make: The Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing magazine (dated 2013)
243. Maus: Volume 1 comic
244. Disgaea 2: A Brighter Darkness Official Game Guide
245. NES Works Vol. 1: 1985 book
246. NES Works Vol. 2: 1986 book
247. Dragon Ball Cardasu Perfect File Part 1 Japanese book
248. Akira Toriyama: The World Japanese book
249. Monster Hunter 3 Tri French instruction manual
250. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi French instruction manual
251. One Piece: Grand Adventure French instruction manual
252. Karaoke Revolution: Volume 2 French instruction manual
253. Karaoke Revolution: Volume 3 Tri French instruction manual

254. Burned CD
255. Burned CD
256. Burned CD
257. Burned CD
258. Burned CD
259. Burned CD
260. Burned CD
261. Burned CD
262. Burned CD
263. Burned CD
264. Burned CD
265. Burned CD
266. Burned CD
267. Burned CD
268. Burned CD
269. Burned CD
270. Burned CD
271. Burned CD
272. Burned CD
273. Burned CD
274. Burned CD
275. Burned CD
276. Burned CD

277. Burned CD
278. Burned CD
279. Burned CD
280. Burned CD
281. Burned CD
282. Burned CD
283. Burned CD
284. Burned CD
285. Burned CD
286. Burned CD
287. Burned CD
288. Burned CD
289. Burned CD
290. Burned CD
291. Burned CD
292. Burned CD
293. Burned CD
294. Burned CD
295. Burned CD
296. Burned CD
297. Burned CD
298. Burned CD
299. Burned CD
300. Burned CD

301. Burned CD
302. Burned CD
303. Burned CD
304. Burned CD
305. Burned CD
306. Burned CD
307. Burned CD
308. Burned CD
309. Burned CD
310. Burned CD
311. Burned CD
312. Burned CD
313. Burned CD
314. Burned CD
315. Burned CD
316. Burned CD
317. Burned CD
318. Burned CD
319. Burned CD
320. Burned CD
321. Bracelet
322. Bear mini-figure
323. Ankle socks
324. Knee-high socks
325. Some random fabric stuff

326. Gravitation - Best Collection **bootleg CD**
327. Inuyasha - Wind Symphonic Theme Collection **bootleg CD**
328. Inuyasha - Theme Song Collection **bootleg CD**
329. Hikaru no Go OST **bootleg CD**
330. Ys & Ys II Eternal OST **bootleg CD**
331. Ys Perfect Collection **bootleg CD**
332. Angel Sanctuary OST **bootleg CD**
333. Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Collection OST **bootleg CD**
334. Tales of Phantasia OST **bootleg CD**
335. Noir OST 1 **bootleg CD**
336. Noir OST 2 **bootleg CD**
337. Noir - blanc dans noir **bootleg CD**
338. Two-Mix: Super Best Files 1995-1998 **bootleg CD**
339. .hack//SIGN OST 1 **bootleg CD**
340. Shaman King Single Vocal Album **bootleg CD**
341. Studio Ghibli Song Collection **bootleg CD**
342. Spirited Away OST **bootleg CD**
343. Weiss Kreuz Song Collection **bootleg CD**
344. Chrono Trigger OST **bootleg CD**
345. Final Fantasy VI OST **bootleg CD**
346. Final Fantasy 1987-1994 **bootleg CD**
347. Magic Knight Rayearth - Best Song Book **bootleg CD**
348. Magic Knight Rayearth - Best Song Book 2 **bootleg CD**
349. Magic Knight Rayearth - Itsuka Kagayaku **bootleg CD**
350. Field of View album **bootleg CD**
351. Field of View 2 album **bootleg CD**

352. Disgaea 2 pencil board
353. Disgaea 2 pencil board
354. Disgaea 2 pencil board
355. Disgaea 2 pencil board
356. Disgaea 2 pencil board
357. Disgaea 2 pencil board
358. Disgaea 2 pencil board
359. Cyanide & Happiness plushie - blue one
360. Cyanide & Happiness plushie - green one
361. Momiji plushie
362. Totoro mini-figure
363. Meat bun plushie
364. Resident Evil First Aid deodorant
365. EMPTY BOX - Galaxy SII LTE
366. EMPTY BOX - Galaxy S4
367. EMPTY BOX - Galaxy S8
368. Plastic black rose
369. Azumanga Daioh: Volume 1 manga
370. Azumanga Daioh: Volume 2 manga
371. Azumanga Daioh: Volume 3 manga
372. Azumanga Daioh: Volume 4 manga
373. Flower print
374. Woman and tree print
375. Tied to You Klance fanart
376. Space Ranger Partners: Klance fanzine
377. Delicious Seasons: Volume 1 manga
378. 16 Quest manga


Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or comments, feel free.

Next week's blog should be the final part.


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

BLOG (PERSONAL) -- The "30-Day Minimalism Game", My Version -- Part 2 [Day 11 - Day 20]

Here's part 2 of me doing the 30-Day Minimalism game. It was getting more difficult to find things as the days went on. I know that there are probably a bunch of video games in my collection I could have marked for throwing, but I haven't played through them yet. I can't throw away something that I haven't yet experienced... 

Here's a link to part 1 if you'd like to check it out:
Link: https://ironixgirl.blogspot.com/2021/09/blog-personal-30-day-minimalism-game-my.html

DAY 11

A couple of these were old Christmas gifts (the cat figures). I displayed them on my TV stand at least so I did make use of them.

DAY 12

Genkaku Picasso is an okay manga series. I just enjoy other works from that artist way more (like Jisatsu Circle and Lychee Light Club).

I originally bought the World War Z audiobook as a gift for somebody, but I missed the opportunity to give it. I may try to listen to it myself before throwing it out. 

DAY 13

Ahh, CDs... back when digital music wasn't at the forefront. I remember buying that Drive soundtrack the day after watching the movie. Tamia's Imagination is the first CD single I ever bought. 300 and The Bodyguard soundtracks were from my sister.

DAY 14

More CDs. Shania Twain's "When" is probably my most favourite song on her album. I love its cheerfulness, despite the super-mean lyrics. I'm a bit uneasy with throwing out the V.I.P. CD. I don't even know if their songs are available digitally -- I couldn't find them on Spotify.

The bottom four CDs were bought blindly during one of my visits to Japan.

DAY 15

Anime CDs. Most of these I bought from Rightstuf.com many years ago when they were on sale. They are all legit, unlike some other CDs I'll be posting about in a future blog...

I did my hardest to enjoy the PaRa PaRa Max CDs, but they just didn't click with me. I accidentally bought two copies of the KamiChu! CD so I'm throwing away one of them. Zombie-Loan is an import CD from Japan.

DAY 16

More CDs -- many are imports this time. All of them are still legit.

DAY 17

More CDs. Even though I'm throwing these out, I still have a lot of CDs in my collection. I used to collect CD singles just to get the karaoke track for a specific song (if it's included). Sometimes I might do that if there's a song I really like.

DAY 18

I consider Ouran High School Host Club as one of the most "technically perfect" manga I've ever read. To me, each panel was near flawless, aesthetically. This goes much farther than the anime with a lot more story and characterizations. I will miss this -- but at the same time, I'm okay with letting it go. I'm keeping the memo pad, though, hahaha.

DAY 19

A lot of the things in the first pic were bought as potential gifts. As I'm shifting my perspectives, I realize that these probably wouldn't make for good gifts... unless somebody was wanting a video game-themed keychain or a strangely shaped spoon.

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift was okay.

DAY 20

Aside from the Hatsune Miku fancomic and the Blazblue comics, all the other comics I got for free over the years from attending Fan Expo. I made sure to read all of these issues before deciding to throw them away. Of these comics, the ones that piqued my interest were Civil War II, and one of The Amazing Spider-Man issues. Secret Wars seemed interesting, too. 



Item list (as best I can list it) -- split by each day
56. Eevee-in-a-bottle figure
57. Cat figure
58. Cat figure
59. Kirby figure
60. Reese Animal Crossing Amiibo figure (pink one)
61. Cyrus Animal Crossing Amiibo figure (blue one)
62. Sabo figure
63. Detective Conan autograph board
64. Detective Conan autograph board
65. Phoenix Wright autograph board
66. Phoenix Wright autograph board

67. Spider-Man laser light thing
68. Earbud thing
69. Monster Hunter figure
70. Yukiho IdolM@STER figure
71. Ami IdolM@STER figure
72. Makoto IdolM@STER figure
73. Monkey pushie
74. Genkaku Picasso: Volume 1 manga
75. Genkaku Picasso: Volume 2 manga
76. Genkaku Picasso: Volume 3 manga
77. World War Z audiobook
78. Wallet

79. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston CD
80. Whitney Houston - Whitney CD
81. The Art of Noise - Untitled CD
82. Tamia - Imagination CD single
83. Stop the World -- I Want to Get Off CD soundtrack
84. Drive CD soundtrack
85. Guys and Dolls CD soundtrack
86. Man of La Mancha CD soundtrack
87. 300 CD soundtrack
88. Dance with Me CD soundtrack
89. The Princess Bride CD soundtrack
90. The Bodyguard CD soundtrack
91. Enchanted CD soundtrack

92. Les Miserables CD soundtrack
93. Five - Five CD
94. Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love CD
95. Shania Twain - Come on Over CD
96. Mariah Carey - Butterfly CD
97. Jewel - Pieces of You CD
98. Wayne Passion - Children of Tomorrow CD single
99. Vengaboys - The Party Album CD
100. The Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up the Girl CD
101. V.I.P. - Do You Think You're Ready? CD
102. Eufonius - anemoi CD single
103. Uura Saeka - Sha la la -ayakatsu Night- CD single
104. Criminal Girls Invitation - Oshiokiboisu character CD
105. Ali Project - Waga Routashi Aku no Hana CD single

106. Gungrave Uno - Righthead CD soundtrack
107. Gungrave 2 - Lefthead CD soundtrack
108. Giant Robo CD soundtrack 2
109. This Ugly Yet Beautiful World CD soundtrack 1
110. KamiChu! CD soundtrack
111. R.O.D. CD soundtrack
112. Samurai Champloo Music Record - Katana CD soundtrack
113. Samurai Champloo Music Record 2 - Playlist CD soundtrack
114. Bottle Fairy - Four Season Image CD
115. Zombie-Loan CD soundtrack
116. Lunar Legend Tsukihime -Moonlit Archives CD soundtrack 1
117. Lunar Legend Tsukihime -Moonlit Memoirs CD soundtrack 2
118. PaRa PaRa MAX Mix CD soundtrack
119. PaRa PaRa MAX Mix 2 CD soundtrack
120. PaRa PaRa MAX Mix 3 CD soundtrack

121. Beginnings + Gemini + Progress CD
122. IdolM@STER Master Box 2 CD soundtrack
123. Jyukai - Komoriuta / Himegoto CD single
124. Do As Infinity - TAO CD single
125. Tohoshinki - Forever Love CD
126. IdolM@STER -Xenoglossia - Yuukyuu no Tabibito ~Dear Boy CD single
127. IdolM@STER -Xenoglossia - Koi damon Syoku-hen- CD single
128. IdolM@STER -Xenoglossia - Koi damon Syoku-hen- CD single
129. JAM Project - JAM-ISM: JAM Project Collection III CD
130. JAM Project - MAXIMIZER: Decade of Evolution CD
131. The Indigo - Indigo Suite CD
132. Phantasmagoria - Synthesis Songs CD
133. Ever 17 Single Collection Action 1 CD
134. Game Vocal Best Volume 2 CD
135. Harvest Moon CD soundtrack
136. Ragnarok Online CD soundtrack

137. Rina Aiuchi & U-ka saegusa: 100 mono tobira CD single
138. Nana Mizuki - Kindan no Resistance CD single
139. Hatsune Miku - 5th Anniversary Best CD
140. Graduation CD soundtrack
141. Hatsune Miku - Vocaloid Best Impacts CD
142. Hatsune Miku - Vocaloid Best Memories CD
143. Devil Children: Light & Dark - Opening theme CD single
144. Da Capo II - Spring has come CD single
145. Kawada Mami - Hishoku no Sora CD single
146. Ouran High School Host Club - Soundtrack & Character song Collection CD
147. The Legend of Korra CD soundtrack
148. Step Up Revolution CD soundtrack
149. A Chorus Line CD soundtrack
150. Legally Blonde: The Musical CD soundtrack
151. Andrew Lopatin - The Desolate Hymn CD
152. Noel Johnson - Spirit of the Day CD
153. Noel Johnson - The Remedy CD

154. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 1 manga
155. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 2 manga
156. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 3 manga
157. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 4 manga
158. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 5 manga
159. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 6 manga
160. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 7 manga
161. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 8 manga
162. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 9 manga
163. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 10 manga
164. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 11 manga
165. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 12 manga
166. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 13 manga
167. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 14 manga
168. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 15 manga
169. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 16 manga
170. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 17 manga
171. Ouran High School Host Club: Volume 18 manga

172. King of Fighters keychain
173. Monster Hunter keychain
174. Super NES Controller keychain
175. Chrono Trigger keychain
176. Cat Paws book
177. Famicom cord strap
178. Monster Hunter stamp set
179. Toilet roll keychain
180. Kirby pouch
181. Zig Zag spoon
182. 8-Bit Ice Climbers keychain
183. 8-Bit Mario & Goomba keychain
184. 8-Bit Mario & POW keychain
185. 8-Bit Balloon Fighters keychain
186. Meat Boy plushie
187. Bandage Girl plushie
188. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift - Volume 1 comic
189. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift - Volume 2 comic
190. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift - Volume 3 comic

191. Hatsune Miku fancomic
192. Blazblue official comics
193. Dragonball: Issue 1 comic
194. My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries: Issue 1 comic
195. House of X: Issue 1 comic
196. Generations: Issue 1 comic
197. Batman '66: Issue 1 comic
198. Batman: Arkham City: Issue 1 comic
199. Secret Wars: Issue 1 comic
200. The Amazing Spider-Man: Issue 1 comic
201. Civil War II: Issue 1 comic
202. The Amazing Spider-Man: Issue 1 comic
203. Samurai Jack: Issue 1 comic
204. Avengers: Issue 1 comic
205. Avengers: Issue 1 comic
206. Totoro mini-plushie
207. Law mini-figure
208. Zoro mini-figure
209. Crow's Zero Blu-Ray
210. Bring it On: Fight to the Finish Blu-Ray

Here's a little something extra: I put together a Spotify playlist of my old CD collection (well, the songs I enjoyed listening / singing to). Unfortunately, I couldn't find many of the Japanese songs, and those songs from VIP. Feel free to check it out if you're curious. :)
Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/006dvdmdpKTAP6Ep1BH1V9?si=e29ddb4891294ef0


Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or comments, feel free.

To make sure my fingers don't fall off from listing almost 300 items next week, the last 11 days will be split out into two blogs... maybe three, depending on how my fingers feel.


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

BLOG (PERSONAL) -- The "30-Day Minimalism Game", My Version -- Part 1 [Day 1 - Day 10]

As I've mentioned in my recap blog for July, I've been listening to a podcast about minimalism. At some point, the podcasters mentioned a month-long minimalism game. When I listened to the details of the game, I thought, 'Hmmmm -- why not?' So during the month of August, I tried it out.

There is a site that detailed this minimalism game, but I didn't check it out. I took what I learned about the game from the podcast and filled in the rest of the rules. Here is my version of the 30-Day Minimalism Game (I'll note if it's different from how it's mentioned on the site):

Game Details

-On the first day, you choose one physical thing to mark for throwing, donating, whatever. It just has to leave your collection / ownership. Then on the next day, you do the same thing, but this time for two physical things. For the third day, you find three things. And it keeps going like that through the whole month. The site says to do this for 30 days, but I did it for the month. Since I did it in August, I tried for 31 days.

-I'm giving myself until the end of the year to get rid of most or all of these things. I may have a few exceptions depending on if I'm going to give some of these to friends / family and it takes until next year to actually see them or if I want to try selling it. The site says to get rid of the things each day by midnight (just not do-able for me).

-I did this game by myself. The site says to do it with somebody else, almost like a competition (which is a very good idea!).

Me and Minimalism

I think I started embracing the idea of minimalism after I re-arranged my shelves some months ago. Weeks later, I'd buy a new video game, book, or movie and then I'd spend about 10-30 minutes each time trying to figure out where to put it in my room. My re-arranged shelves didn't have space for new items... and the stacked boxes already had enough things on top of them (yes, I have boxes of things stacked up in my room -- and things on top of those stacked boxes).

It got to a point where I felt overwhelmed and stressed to be owning so many things. It's not always apparent, but there is some responsibility when it comes to owning a physical item -- the decision of what to do with it; where it goes in your room; what you may not get because that item is already taking up space on your shelf (or wherever). I don't really want to keep living in a room where half of my things are displayed and the other half are in boxes... and moving to a larger space isn't really the answer, at least not to me.

That's when I started looking into minimalism. To me, the idea of minimalism is to "reduce the clutter", so there'd be less things to think / stress about, freeing up more time to focus on the things I want to focus on.

This doesn't mean to give up the things I love... but maybe the things I could live without. I've been guilty of holding several video games or movies because I thought, 'it would be great to show somebody'. It sounds easy enough to make happen, but not for me... so I could end up holding some things for many, many years.

I've also been guilty of getting things for the sake that they could be fairly hard-to-get. I can be a big sucker for collector's editions, limited editions, that kind of stuff... and then because they are rare, it could be hard for me to give up, even if I don't particularly care about them...

Now, I'll never be a "true" minimalist. Minimalism tends to encourage having a digital collection (scanning photos, owning media digitally, for example). There are some physical collections I will never, ever give up. Plus, I prefer physical books over e-books.

Since I am trying to get closer to a minimalist lifestyle, I'll probably have to update my gift list blog in the future. I'd rather not receive any physical gifts unless they are maybe food gifts (nothing spicy, though!!).


If you read this part of the blog, thank you! You are awesome :)


Without further ado, here are the things I marked for the first 10 days of this minimalism game, with whatever commentary I may have. A full list will be at the end of the blog.

DAY 1

I don't remember how I got this. I kept it for all this time because I thought it was cute.

DAY 2

I don't remember anything that's written in either of these books (my apologies to the books).

DAY 3

I do love that avocado plushie... but I think I should express my love for it by eating more avocados in the future :) <3

DAY 4

Those Cardcaptor Sakura manga volumes cover the last half of the original series (volumes 7-12). I do have the first 6 volumes, but they are in a different format and I was gifted volume 1, so... it'll be stuck with me.

DAY 5

Those Pokemon felt things are magnets. They're meant to be stuck on fabric, so you could stick them on your clothes and show off your Pokemon fandom. I thought the idea was really neat, but -- I don't have that many friends to show that off to! Also, magnets could be dangerous if I'm not careful. 

I just watched She and Her Cat (it was a DVD extra for Voices of a Distant Star and I didn't realize it for all these years). The manga adaptation's not so bad. 

DAY 6

I don't have much to say here. I never did anything with that Legend Cocktails book. I only had the creepy-ish pink figure because I'm a Junko Mizuno fan.

DAY 7

The series is decent, but I don't really need it in my collection.. The 7th item is the empty mint container at the top.

DAY 8

I've never worn that headband after buying it. I would have kept the Miso T-shirt if it was in a different colour. White is such a see-through colour...

DAY 9

I took these from my sister's hubby who started reading One Piece a few years ago and he didn't want them. Even though I love One Piece very much, I never intended to own the entire series physically -- there's too many volumes! Instead, I opted to buy specific volumes for the stories that really hit my gut.

For anybody who's curious, the specific volumes I bought were: 16 (Chopper's story), 58, and 59 (Ace's story *hug*).

DAY 10

All the manga and DVDs here are good. I just... don't need them in my collection anymore. I wish the rest of YaWaRa! was licensed so I could watch the rest of that series. There was one story I really loved in Parasyte M. Maybe I'll re-read it before getting rid of it.

As for the paper fans, I just think I have too many paper fans. Even after throwing these out, I have three other paper fans I could use.


Item list (as best I can list it) -- split by each day
1. Small plushie

2. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People mini-book
3. The Worst-Case Scenario mini-book

4. Ditto mini-figure
5. Avocado plushie
6. Cheep-Cheeps plushie (Fish from Mario)

7. I was Here journal book
8. Acute manga
9. Cardcaptor Sakura: Volume 1 manga
10. Cardcaptor Sakura: Volume 2 manga

11. She and Her Cat manga
12. The Garden of Words manga
13. Pikachu felt magnet
14. Pokeball felt magnet
15. Pokeball felt magnet

16. Hatsune Miku figure
17. Meat bun mini-plushie
18. Meat bun mini-plushie
19. Water bottle
20. Legend Cocktails book
21. Junko Mizuno-styled figure

22. Streetfighter: Volume 1 graphic novel
23. Streetfighter: Volume 2 graphic novel
24. Streetfighter: Volume 3 graphic novel
25. Streetfighter: Volume 4 graphic novel
26. Streetfighter: Volume 5 graphic novel
27. Streetfighter: Volume 6 graphic novel
28. Happy Tree Friends empty mint container

29. Some arm scarf thing (I forget the actual name for it)
30. Headband
31. Miso T-shirt
32. PSP cartridge container
33. PSP cartridge container
34. Cat T-shirt
35. Striped tank top
36. Green tank top

37. One Piece: Volume 1-3 manga
38. One Piece: Volume 4-6 manga
39. One Piece: Volume 7-9 manga
40. One Piece: Volume 10-12 manga
41. One Piece: Volume 13-15 manga
42. One Piece: Volume 16-18 manga
43. One Piece: Volume 19-21 manga
44. One Piece: Volume 22-24 manga
45. One Piece: Volume 25-27 manga

46. Solanin manga
47. No Longer Human manga
48. Parasyte M manga
49. Parasyte F manga
50. Peach Girl DVD collection
51. YaWaRa! DVD collection
52. Boo mini-plushie
53. Plastic fan
54. Plastic fan
55. Smaller plastic fan


Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or comments, feel free.
Next blog will be Part 2.

For those in Canada, Happy early Labour Day!


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

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! :)