Chappi

You may have to ask yourself if it would be a huge problem if you find out her mom is closer to your age and equally hot. Would having a hot potential stepmom complicate things further?

I got a flavor packet one time as a freebie, but it was pretty weak so I had to use two or crossfade to get something out of it.

I heard a ton of Christmas music during vacation, but Underneath the Tree is the one I hate the most. You don’t have to yell every line of the song! Just when you think the verses are loud enough as it is, the chorus is an outright assault on your eardrums. I would compare the song with being stuck in an elevator with one person who stares directly into your eyes as they rip the loudest, wettest fart they can muster. And never let anyone else sing Wonderful Christmastime. The original has the fortune of Paul McCartney having the whimsical grandma energy to pass off its chanting and synth splats as Nanna getting tipsy at the Christmas party. Replacing Paul’s 80s schmaltz with American Idol vocals and bombastic production is absolute torture. Those covers wouldn’t feel out of place on a playlist Jigsaw would make for a Christmas-themed Saw trap. In their purest essence, they capture the experience of frantically searching for the most popular toy in the city with the same desperation and existential panic as the third chimp on Noah’s ark.

It’s as much of a Christmas movie as Eyes Wide Shut, which is definitely a Christmas movie.

Murakami’s joining the White Sox! https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47378246/sources-munetaka-murakami-join-white-sox-2-year-deal His presence in a lot of the major WBC games made me think he’d be strategic about where he’d go if he was going to America. The White Sox have been going through it, but hopefully for them and the Pope, Murakami can help get them to the post-season.

Sanda 11

Was able to grab Soul Calibur III. These CPU opponents aren't playing, but it's a blast to return to. I wound up getting attached to Astaroth, Setsuka, and Kilik, but will need to unlock a few more folks to see how they play. I also got The Crew: Motorfest last month. It's kinda fun, but the menu interface really blows. I had to deactivate all the distracting tips and popups that make me really dislike modern games. At the same time, it's one of the few games where I can drive a graffiti'd up DeLorean across Hawaii, so it's been a decent experience.

Only if you anticipate getting on the news for something bad

I have a nano that's somewhere in the house. Sometimes I get the itch to plug it in and see what was on there, but my musical taste wasn't the best during the time I used it so it'll probably be full of 90s music, 2009 pop punk, and standup specials.

Haikyuu 11 - 12

Morning, but if it’s a really hot day or I’m feeing moody in the evening, I’ll have to shower at night.

Pete Alonso is leaving the Mets for the Orioles. https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/onsi/news/pete-alonso-s-wife-sends-strong-parting-message-to-mets-grant9

Sanda 10 Haikyuu 1 - 10

Sanda 9

It’s already bad enough that the VAs are getting paid peanuts (especially for feature length theatrical films). Now they have to worry about cheap bastards cutting corners for AI slopdubs nobody wants or asked for!? Disgusting shit all around.

Pumpkin pie’s nice, but pumpkin cheesecake is awesome

Part 1 is worth marathoning, especially now that everything up to the Reze arc has been animated. People also love to drop Part 1 spoilers as if everyone's caught up, so there'd be a higher priority to read ahead for Part 1 than Part 2 at the moment. I'm enjoying Part 2, but it's pretty incomprehensible most of the time, so it's harder to spoil.

Sanda 6 & 7

Batman & Robin > Batman Forever

Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers have been indicted on sports gambling charges: https://apnews.com/article/clase-ortiz-indictment-pitches-71ddc7ce329118400131e86f2e6021f2 Wanted to share this because the most recent incident on Clease’s end was an intentional ball that got whiffed hard by Andy Pages. 62739105-BD9C-4D52-91D4-501DD55D859E.mp4

Spirited Away, Terminator 1 & 2, Scream, Black Dynamite, After Hours, the Charlie’s Angels movies, The Matrix, Princess Mononoke, The Thing, This is Spinal Tap, and Blue Velvet are the main ones I have in mind.