☆☆BREADBASKET☆☆ I like things. Many things. I think I'll just discuss little thingamabobs :)) 10.15.2025 | Rhythm Game Reviews (this wound up being too long) The big sad had me in a chokehold today. Unfortunately, I did not wind up going to Ikea with @roowho and @big8grug. Rip. Pour one out for me going to Ikea with them. When I wasn't in bed and lamenting the lack of Ikea in my life, I really just played Ensemble Stars and Project Sekai, which cemented my feelings on the few rhythm games I've played. I'm relatively new to them, but boy, do I have feelings about them. Ensemble Stars - Ohhh yummy yummy. I actually enjoy the gacha mechanic because who doesn't want a pack of pretty boys in pretty clothes? But, I love that the gacha doesn't really impact your gameplay. You can get bonuses and stuff, but in my opinion, unless you're in the upper echelon of enstars, score bonuses are for the weak. Just get your scores through pure skill and pain. The music is great, the characters are amazing. I do not give a flying flip about the story, but I do care deeply for my four gremlins. I love me a semi-circle for the notes and by default it makes the maps more engaging. I do wish that there wasn't quite as much of a difficulty cap. The next step up from expert is special but there is literally no way I will ever do that. I think getting to the point where it's less about clearing songs and more about the quality of each run is a universal rhythm game experience, however, I wish that the difficulty went higher for a wider variety of songs. There is no way I am practicing a ton on a song I don't even like. Project Sekai - At fist, I did not want Hatsune Miku all up in my ear, but being able to switch away from the vocaloid tracks has been a godsend. The maps are really fun. While having to tap at the beginning and end of holds has been an adjustment for me, I like the added coordination it takes. Do not care about any of the characters or story, but I'm fine with that. Idolish7 - So deep fried and I cannot read a lick of it. I just love all the i7 universe music, so I pop in if I want to rock sometimes. Lanota - I thought the rotating circle thing would be cooler but it's barely even real. It is also too story-focused for me Rhythm Hive - I would love to play to New Jeans, but dear god, LET ME. The cap for playing each day is way too low. Persona 5: Dancing In Starlight - It is so ridiculous and unserious that I am very much enjoying it. I think the layout is really neat and feels natural. Inifinity Nikki Rhythm Game - @big8grug told me I should try rhythm games because I really enjoyed it when @roowho let me pop in to play. I have no clue what it is, but the keys for the laptop and controls on PS5 hurt my brain. I'm not saying it's bad because I'm bad at it but...dear lord it is so confusing to me. Music is great, though. Pop'n Music - I want to kidnap Pop'n Music and sing it lullabies every night. The energy that exudes from this game is the best thing I have ever experienced. There is nothing like you, Pop'n Music. 10.14.2025 | I Love You Yamucha I’ve been flip flopping between watching YuYu Hakusho, Dragon Ball, and I’m about to throw in Pokémon Indigo. I’ll probably write about how I’m watching OG anime sometime because it works for me, but would definitely piss someone off. Anyway, I’m getting closer to switching back to Dragon Ball, and I cannot wait to, purely because of Yamucha. I know what happens with him and Bulma later, but I’m not talking about later Yamucha. I’m talking early days, what I’ve seen so far, pretty princess Yamucha. I genuinely couldn’t stand Dragon Ball and was a couple of episodes away from dropping it until Yamucha and Pu-Erh came on the scene. I find that Yamucha adds a slightly more mature tone and personable heart to the show that makes the incredibly unrelatable antics of Goku truly enjoyable. I love Goku now, but I’m not sure that I would think of him so fondly if we didn’t have exaggerated characters like Goku or Master Roshi to be counterbalanced by Yamucha. The reason I love him so much can be boiled down to him being incredibly human. He’s strong for a human, but when surrounded by a bunch of alien beefcakes, is quite weak. I LOVE that he’s allowed to be weak. Having a character move from being perceived as strong to one of the most nearly comically weak characters is not particularly common in shounen. He’s morally grey like every real person ever. He’s terrified of girls, but when he finally gets a girlfriend, he messes it up and doesn’t treat her well. I’m interested to see how my opinion of Yamucha changes as I continue, but he absolutely saved Dragon Ball for me. Also Pu-Erh is so real and an absolute goat. I love you Pu-Erh. 10.12.2025 | I love my cat. I have a great cat. A real sturdy girl. I've had five people, unprompted, tell me that my dearest, darling Muffin is an unusually cute cat. She's the type of cat that you see in a commercial. She makes you think, "damn, I didn't know they built cats like that." But I'm not shallow; her personality is impeccable. Girlie is loyal. She has hobbies (clawing her way across the side of mattresses on the floor, playing, and sleeping. Plus, she's such a foodie, she snorts as she gobbles up treats from the palm of my hand on a regular basis. I got Tuff Stuff Muff as an emotional support animal in college, so I care very deeply for her and she looks out for me in turn. When people visit me, I can't help but think of how Muffy Fluffy makes things less lonely during all the time I spend just the two of us. I definitely need to make friends, but until then, I do have my dearest Muffy the Vampire Slayer. 10.11.2025 | No, no, please, I really like anime you guys I want to be well-versed in anime. I want to understand historical and cultural context to analyze shows. I want to watch the classics and actually enjoy them. I want to convince myself and the amorphous blob of a "them" that lives in a decrepit apartment at the back of my mind that I actually am a "real" anime fan. But holy hell, I cannot force myself to watch JJBA even though everyone is dripped tf out. Please don't make me watch more Fruits Basket. I'll do anything. I want to enjoy the anime I watch, but feel crushed by the pressure to enjoy the right ones. Then there's the numbers game. Watching 100 anime was my goal for the longest time. I thought reaching 100 would make me feel like I'd finally seen "a lot" of anime. I dreamed that I could beat the tourist allegations I hurl at myself (I hate the whole tourist thing, but whatever) if I just got to the triple digits. Yet as I quickly approach 100, I doubt if I've seen "enough" anime more than ever. I don't imagine my need to prove myself to...someone will ever disappear, but I hope that I will feel less pressure someday. Maybe I should make my daily affirmation, "It's okay that you didn't like JJK." I think 12 times should suffice to start. I'll bump it up to 24 when the Culling Game arc drops.