I am always eventually proven to be at least partially right.

Nothing says "damaged manly pride" like getting hit by someone striking a Sailor Moon pose. :lolol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Qn-VwgP3s

I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'RE ANIMATING IRON WOK JAN :lolol
The best way to describe this? Think of it as Iron Chef with a tablespoonful of Kengan Ashura. :lolol

I got to pick my desk on campus today and fill out my paperwork to get the keys to the grad student lounge, office, and classrooms I'll be doing lectures in in the near future. I'm getting closer to becoming an actual college professor.

Good stuff. :rock:

Yeah, I'm excited to start this journey!

So I ran into her again yesterday and walked away with two pieces of knowledge:

1) She likes Hello Kitty

2) Her phone number

No I do not what I did to achieve this most coveted of outcomes, do not ask.

That time of the year again, folks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAQsDNLQQ4

Happy Holidays :rock:

https://i.postimg.cc/xTwsxcYf/it-s-trooper-time.png

WORTH THE WAIT

It's been about six months since I moved across the country. Living with others have brought a lot of new challenges. For a time, I figured I sort of lost myself. There's so much going on in life that it's pulled me away from what I love, even tokusatsu. Everything else felt like a waste of time if I wasn't striving towards speedrunning perfection.

However, this year I already feel a lot better about things. I'm becoming a far better cook, my work is finally stabilizing to a point where I'm not hopping on interviews constantly, and I'm feeling more in tune with who I thought I lost.

Recently, I got most of the manga I own shipped over to my new place. It fits well on a nightstand I purchased that makes this new home feel like the home I once had.

While I only own two volumes, 20th Century Boys is a story that has stuck with me for a long time. I write in my spare time as a hobby, and I think outside of Katsuhiro Otomo, Naoki Urasawa is my biggest inspiration. It's been about... two years since I reread the first volume?

I have no idea how the story ends yet, but the first few pages reinvigorated all the love of which I previously had for the story. Truly, it is such a marvel how he is able to reel me in from chapter one. When it comes to mysteries, I really look no further than Urasawa.

This year, I'd like to watch more movies and read more. I'd like to be more relaxed and give more time to me as a person. Maybe I'll ship all of my ShF figures here, too. I was hesitant initially to do so because my living situation since university has been temporary, but if this year signifies one thing it is: being you, the best you one can be.