Okay, the anime train is back on track. Got through Night Is Short, Walk On Girl. Now that was fun. That is the kind of art and abstract that eventually melds into a coherent story that I dig.
Flyers made the Finals in 1997 with a young Eric Lindross running into a Red Wings dynasty and in 2010 but right into a Blackhawks dynasty. Edmonton's only success after their dynasty was one Finsls in the mid 2000s then sucking so bad they got three #1 picks in a row and forced the lottery system. Panthers sucked since their one Finals in 1996 until last year. But..they pretty much take the tack of they can't call everything and there is no puck.
Justin Jefferson just signed a 5 year extension with the Vikings.
The manga of Unnamed Memories seemed okay from the short bit I read. I am well aware the adaptation is worthy of a top 10 worst adaptations ever list. And you're not the only person who said Jellyfish is a must this season. I cleared a bunch of stuff in Hades 2 and only have a short list left to do until a major content patch hits. Good thing because my hands were smarting from 2am cold after last night. Can be chill about the rest because it will take at least the rest of the year for the remaining major content to hit. So I am back on anime this month.
NBA Finals, definitely preferring the Mavericks. For the anti-Celtics but moreso for Luka Doncic shutting all the media up that doesn't give him any dues. Kyrie Irving's redemption arc is also intriguing. But moreso Cuban let the GM go for the support that made sense rather than a superteam. NHL, I want Florida out ASAP as a Leafs fan. As stated before, whoever wins the West is who I'm with. The Stars are an insanely deep team that just play hard and excel at the rush while the Oilers have two generational talents, a wild offense and an improved defense and they could end Canada's cup drought.
Welp, the double sweep in the NBA was only 1 game off from happening. Mavs-Celtics it is. Panthers are on series point while the Oilers levelled with the Stars.
Getting close to doing as much content as can be done in current patch of early access of Hades 2. Good thing because rain returned for the first time in 2 months and the temporarily warmer weather officially ends the moment June 1 starts. Saw a Japanese movie called Monster a couple of nights ago (same director as Shoplifters) and...I'm not ever going to forget that film...damn, that director is good...
And Goodell pretty much used Butker as an example of diversity. That somehow underwhelmed even the low bar I set in expectations. Hopefully someone stops the 3-peat...
Cleared Fear 32 in Hades 2 tonight. Thankfully a week of warmer weather during the day presently, so had the body state to get that done. I think once temperatures go down more in June, I'll be way more in the mood for anime once I feel I have to get under the covers the moment the sun has set.
Oilers win a double OT thriller at the Stars in Game 1. How on earth McDavid ended up with a parking lot of space right in front of goal seconds into second overtime is crazy. I think the Pacers blew their series by letting Game 1 slip away in OT. They seemed to be figured out by the Celtics in Game 2. Mavs-TWolves looks way closer. Get the feeling the Panthers are going to make quick work of the Rangers - almost no team is able to handle their constant 'there is no puck' mentality. For both codes, I hope whoever wins the West wins the Finals.
The cold weather is really hitting now at night. Days are still decent. Getting final catchups done this week and my birthday next weekend. After that, stopping any socialising until spring.
One of my long time sources of viewing and sanity, Ben 'Yahtzee' Crosshaw, finally got Starstruck Vagabond, his long term game project that came about after his Dev Diary series, came out on Steam just now. Instant buy for the good he's done for the online gaming community and for being a major part of the push that changed gaming classification in Australia in the early 2010s. Hopefully him and his colleagues leaving The Escapist to form Second Wind pans out long term because they're on fire with the content they make.
Hades 2 is still my main recreational focus. Just cleared a Fear 24 run. Need to figure out what vows I can suffer to clear a 32. Am reaching the point where I will be waiting for new content soon, so can work in Starstruck Vagabond sometime soon. Will get to some anime this weekend given I can only handle a certain amount of time at night now before I have to get under the covers.
First of the two Bad End Theater plushies I helped fund a release of arrived in the mail today, The Overlord. The Maiden should arrive in the next week. Quite impressed with the quality, they stand up to the anime-based ones pretty well.
And now we're at conference finals. Rangers-Panthers and Stars-Oilers. May whoever wins the West win the Cup. Mavs-TWolves and Celtics-Pacers. May a non-Celtics team win.
Some brutal schedules amongst the best teams. Kansas sure has an abnormal one but no sympathy.
Hades 2 is just it right now. Have no interest in other game at present. Good thing it and Balatro came out this year because GTA 6 will take the attention of the masses next year.
Anime...on a night I'm tired, I'll finally watch Night is Short, Walk On Girl.
MSI was utterly epic. Gen G finally won an international event. They might be the first ever to pull off the MSI-Worlds duo at this rate.
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