A very, very long overdue New Year’s update

*Blows dust off of this WordPress account* Oh boy, it has been a while hasn't it? Guess the best way to start this overdue update is by wishing all of you a happy new year and a happy new decade! There's something overwhelming about the idea that we have a new blank slate to work …

Three bug bites in

Ooh boy, time to write about my day as Democrats yell at each other in the background again. Last night I mentioned going to swim in the pool today. I made good on that promise, because how could I not? It's a beaut. The water was also perfect today. Just cool enough to counteract the …

Not at all refreshing

When the last summer banner came out, I was convinced it was the only one we'd see this year. That 50-day period was incredibly deceiving, because here we are staring down a Binding/Blazing Blade summer banner. Featuring our sixth variant of Lyndis. Sigh. Let's break my anti-Summer Initiative for the second time this week and talk …

Sword and Shield news: Exclusive trainers and Gigantamaxing

I can't believe I'm going to break my self-imposed blogging restriction on account of Pokémon today and Fire Emblem tomorrow. Here I was ready to sleep through the morning, but no. Apparently I have a problem. Let's just jump in so that I don't spend a billion years writing this post — as I tend to …

Late to the memorial

Naruto was probably my favorite anime growing up. I first watched 1986's Dragon Ball, and I distinctly remember doing silly things like watching an episode at my neighbor's house when Mom wouldn't let me at home. Shout out to Norm and Sue, wherever they are now. However, that show never stuck with me like Naruto. I had …

Eliwood rides again

We already have a Legendary alt for Lyndis and Hector, so it only makes sense that we'd be filling out the Blazing Blade's lordly roster with the father of the Lion: It's Eliwood's time to shine. Eliwood — Blazing Knight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M9OV5ZPgYE I rolled my eyes when first watching this video. "ANOTHER Legendary sword cavalier?" I …

Gotta read ’em all!

The Unova Region has enveloped a lot of my life over the last few days. First there was the start of my fanfiction. Then the locale of Pokémon Black & White came up again when I was wandering Barnes & Noble with my sister and discovered a book of Santa Harukaze comics, put out by Viz Media. …

The highs and lows of recomposing Zelda

I never played Crypt of the NecroDancer. When the roguelike rhythm-based dungeon crawler was released by Vancouver game studio Brace Yourself Games in 2015, it got a lot of good press for being a unique Indie game that blended disparate genres seamlessly. I'm not sure why I didn't try Crypt, so I'll just say I assumed …

More fanfiction: Pokémon edition

Creating myself a fanfiction.net account truly opened a Pandora's Box I'll never be able to close. Last time on "The Adventures of Jason Ruining his Credibility on the Internet," I had a bizarre reaction to Stardew Valley that drove me to write a fanfiction about the budding relationship with my farmer character. I spent a whole …

Commitment to unexpected storytelling

I was planning on writing a different blog post today, but this caught me so off-guard that I had to talk about it. Since the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in December, I've become a fan of YouTuber Alpharad thanks to his Ultimate Level 9 CPU Tournament video. The premise was simple: Throw a bunch of …