Rain, rain, go away

Today has been the most low-key day of my Florida vacation yet. So far I've been relatively lucky in the weather department (humidity not included), but I was inevitably going to run into a bit of... Torrential rainfall. Someone really let Kyogre out of its ball this afternoon. Now to be fair, the rain did …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Puzzling

Have you ever had the desire to play a puzzle game? There are many varieties to get hooked on. Some of the most popular are grid-based matching games like Bejeweled or Candy Crush; fast-paced luck and skill games like Tetris or Puyo Puyo; and logic-driven games like Sudoku or crossword puzzles. I like myself some …

Jason wrote a fanfic

I have been playing a LOT of Stardew Valley over the last week. For those uninitiated members of the audience, Stardew Valley is an independent farming/life simulation game in the same vein of Harvest Moon or Animal Crossing that came out in 2016 to critical and audience acclaim. Well-deserved acclaim at that. This is a …

My thoughts on Nintendo’s 2019 E3 Direct

I haven't paid a lot of attention to 2019's E3 outside of the surprise Keanu Reeves appearance, but today was Nintendo's time to shine. That's all the introduction you need. Here's the 40-minute video. Let's talk about it. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Kicking off the Direct was a flashy cinematic of Ultimate's World of Light in …

Alumni business

While a lot of this happened yesterday, I spent extra time throwing things together for a more fleshed out blog post now. Just after Graduation a few weeks ago, I joined the Cal State Fullerton Alumni Association. https://twitter.com/jdrochlin/status/1130923180040736768?s=21 See? Tweeted and everything to prove it. After a good amount of time spent resting, helping with …