Joy

I'm tired from work and not being able to sleep yesterday, so I don't know what my motivation is going to be for my days off.

In the trying new things category, I got one of those Woobles kits. Pierre looks cute, but I gave up for the day after having to undo my work right away because holding that crochet needle is hard. The hand positioning sucks. I'm going to plan on getting the little penguin done, though I suspect I'm going to conclude crochet isn't for me (so much respect to people who make big projects- Grandmas work super hard!)

Trying to do bread at home regularly because I might as well since we have the kitchen aid. It's been a while since I've been in the habit. The problem with bread is you need to plan things out timing wise though. Still this recipe was fantastic.

Also, twst has so many amazing things happening right now in JPN and EN. I need to catch up. Even though the current event feels very slow.

In podcasts, I'm trying out Weeping Cedars. I'm on the 2nd season, and I like how even the lighthearted show is still sinister (those kids are definitely not keeping on keeping on in the woods Eli.)

Bounced off a couple of shows (through no fault of their own, but my brain wasn't having it.) Trying Return Home right now and seeing where it goes. It does get a chuckle out of me here and there, so that's promising.

The Magnus Protocol has had some good episodes lately. The horrifying pregnancy one and the gross food one this week were fantastic. Still not feeling the office drama part of it, but it's nice enough to listen to.

Malovelent: I'll admit I'm just along to see it through at this point though I like how bizarre it is right now.

Dungeons and Daddies: Wtf Francis. Which means wtf Anthony. I'm interested to see what comes of this.


In games news, I still play too many. Slowly chugging through Dawntrail and Honkai Star Rail. Harvestella's story is really ramping up. Also trying another Sims legacy challenge. Maybe I'll make it this time.

Books-wise, I'm on the last third of The Bone Doll's Twin and I need Tobin to get a break. At least Ki is there. There's a lot I could talk about since I think it's one of the most interesting fantasy books I've read in a while. I've seen it around for years and been curious about the premise but never took the plunge. I both regret not reading it sooner, but I'm also glad for it, because I probably wouldn't have appreciated it as much.

Honestly, I haven't been reading a lot of fic lately, so the fanfic rec thing fell on the wayside, but I'll have to get back on it. Fandom isn't feeding me like I'd like, but I'd like to do my part.

Been watching Young Royals while I do stretches. It's a slow process since you know I only stretch so long after a workout or on my days off, but I'm making progress. Everyone is so messy in this show! I'm having fun though. I love everyone but unexpectedly August is my boy, utter mess and dick that he is. He's just also a really stupid woobie. There's a lot of woobies in this though.

Gaming-wise, the big ones are Honkai Star Rail and Harvestella. and with the latter, I get why some people didn't like it, but I'm also surprised because I'm having a lot of fun. The flow of the game is great and I'm enjoying the story.

Podcast-wise, I've started This House Will Devour You and I can't recommend it enough. Spooky gothic horror in the form of letters being exchanged between a couple in 1920's Ireland and England? Oh hell yes. The horror is slowly building and getting more nerve-wracking. I also like that Elizabeth and Jon genuinely care about each other, making the listener more invested in the goings on.

As for books, I already talked about it on booknook, but I'm still chugging through Lirael. I'm past Sameth's first pov which was pretty harrowing. I'm wishing I read these books years ago, because the story is very solid. I'm somehow not super spoiled for them, which is making everything a surprise.

Manga, manwha and general comics are too numerous to mention and probably worth another post, but knowing Netkama Punch is ending soon is making a me a little down, though I've loved the progress the last few chapters.

I kind of lost track for a bit here, but now that I decided to slow down on dwrp for the moment and not be in games I want to put more into my writing and journaling. I also logged out of twitter and haven't been on for a few days and it's done wonders.


But in podcast news since I got caught up, some new things.

The Magnus Protocal is admittedly not entirely new, but new to me! This part of it. I'm not as into the office drama part of it, but the statements/recordings/stories are still great and a bit dread inducing. I also enjoy the one's that deal with things on the internet like forum and blog posts.

Jackie the Ripper has been very entertaining. Once in a while there's a little thing I don't like, but I'm enjoying the crime thriller aspect of it and the bits of humor. I have a tiny guess at Jackie's identity, but not a hundred percent. I'm glad I tried it out though.

Dungeons and Daddies season 3 also not new, but technically it's dealing with new characters and I'm enjoying seeing what they get up in this setting with this system. I liked what I heard of Mountains of Dadness so I think I'll be in for a treat. This time they have a very interesting range of character types and a real chance of people dying, so I wonder how they'll handle it if it happens.

I have a list of more podcasts I want to try that I put on google Keep. Mostly horror, so I'll need to add some more comedy, adventure, and romance to it since I can only take so much horror before my mind begins to wig out.