Roy’s our boy

So I don't have much of a connection to Roy outside of Super Smash Bros. Beyond mentioning that his cool Legendary alternate resembles his Smash counterpart, I didn't have anything considerably flashy to lead this post off with. That is, until I discovered this introduction page for the character featuring drawings from Princess Sharena. I …

This ain’t Monster Hunter, this is Pokémon Sword and Shield!

♪It's the most wonderful time of the year~♪ There are few things which I will openly admit I have a massive bias toward. Pokémon is something I unabashedly have a ginormous bias toward. Pokémon Crystal was my first video game outside of some silly educational titles featuring Sesame Street or Elmo. I'll always fall back on …

Schrödinger’s @

This little premise is probably something that could be served better as a brief question on Twitter, but I figured I would pose a more elaborate version on the off-chance I get interesting responses beyond the shelf life of a tweet. It's undeniable that the language of social media has injected itself into our common …

Celebrating life

Earlier today, my Cousin Erica said it was fitting that we held my Grandma's celebration of life on the same day as the Oscars, because she loved that award show quite a bit. To be fair the Oscars are only coincidentally happening on the same day. We held our gathering today because her birthday would …

The Umbrella Academy precipitates to the top

I don't talk about seasons of television very often when reviewing things. More self-contained projects like movies tend to be easier to watch and digest, in my experience. But it has been a while since I've seen a binge-watchable show that hit me quite as hard as The Umbrella Academy. So much so that I …

The magic of maps

A good, old-fashioned map can add a whole lot of character to a place. Sure, the colorful country-accurate map of the Earth on a globe is an impressive sight especially fully animated online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcJzi2GvNWc But that view of the planet is a bit too modernist and clinical for my tastes. I'm more of a fan …

Furries? In my Fire Emblem? It’s more likely than you’d think.

After we got our first round of beast units in Fire Emblem Heroes, some Intelligent Systems employee decided to head off everyone's cravings by adding all of the Fates beast units in one fell swoop. To be fair, I'm absolutely one of those people who has been waiting for the Kitsune and Wolfskin to be …

The Butterfly Effect

Remember yesterday when I was gung-ho about going to the DMV if for no other reason than to have something interesting for my blog? Funny how naive I was in thinking that the DMV could offer any sort of interest. To be fair, it's not like I had a particularly negative experience there today — …

Stranded in Suburbia

I'm in a bit of an odd predicament. In my 22nd birthday blog post, I based the whole thing on the fact that there isn't a lot of external fanfare surrounding 22 compared to 21. But there is one specific thing that happened when I turned 22, which I sort of alluded to yesterday. I …

A symmetrical birthday

Another year, another trip around the sun. Turning 22 doesn't offer nearly as many significant things to talk about as the 'milestone' 21, where drinking and properly oriented drivers' licenses were officially on the table. I won't be starting this post off with a deep, important-sounding remark on the different milestones one hits in life. …