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Finally got my second manuscript revisions request back after 7 and a half weeks following submission. There are a handful of things I need to change before the June deadline, but I feel pretty good about its chances of being published.

I wanted to let people know that on the 3DS and Wii U eShops (in North America at least) there is a massive Capcom sale. Ace Attorney, Monster Hunter, Resident Evil all on sale for $2.99 each. So if you want anything on those systems from Capcom before the eShops close, now is the perfect time.

I love hearing Billy Mitchell dig his grave deeper and deeper. Not only are the people who allegedly confirmed his record shady as hell, but he didn't even use an original Donkey Kong arcade cabinet. He used a cabinet with an 8 directional stick, which provides an unfair advantage.

A tree in my neighbor's yard fell down and took out our power on the second floor. Thankfully, the first floor and basement weren't affected, but this is the first time something like this has happened. My neighbor was also just arriving home when it happened, so he was understandably shocked...

Keep in mind that Nintendo rebranded Dynamo Pictures, the studio behind the Pikmin short movies, as Nintendo Pictures earlier this year, and considering Miyamoto's ties to Pikmin, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a candidate for the next Nitnendo movie.

Yeah, they did an amazing job. For anyone who doesn't know, there was a 10 minute reanimated Naruto video released earlier, and it looks stunning. Spoiler warning. Pretty much every big moments from the original and Shippuden is shown. @PeanutCandy

The original Naruto anime premiered 20 years ago today. Despite having some problems, it was definitely a huge influence on me growing up, and the Chunin Exams is still one of my favorite arcs in anime.

I got my poster printed out today for the presentation I'll give next Monday. Definitely a little anxious about presenting at my first in-person scientific conference.

Yeah, apparently so according to this article I found about the incident: https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/06/24/car-fire-on-dusable-lake-shore-drive-snarls-afternoon-rush-hour-traffic-driver-uninjured/

I was stuck in traffic for over an hour going home, and it turns out it was because a car ahead of me caught on fire. First time I've seen that in real life.

I am worried that a lot of the planets will be copy and paste in Starfield. I hope they will have some good variety. The ground combat seemed rather generic but the space battles look awesome. That's what has me most excited.

Learning that The Legend of Korra premiered 10 years ago today makes me feel old. It's definitely still one of my favorites. While it may not reach the heights of its predecessor, I really like some of the deeper questions it asks about the role of the Avatar and if one is even needed in the...

I was able to establish my PhD committee this week. I'll be presenting to them once a year on my progress starting from next month. Tentatively have the first presentation scheduled for May 13th.

Wrapped up the initial draft of my poster for the scientific conference I'll be attending on April 21. Now just need to make it look nice.

Got feedback on my first research article I sent in to be published. The changes I need to make aren't too bad. Need to get that in by March 25th.

End of an era with the Halo Xbox 360 servers shutting down. I'll always remember all the good memories of Halo 3 on Xbox Live.

Finished a big presentation for Monday. Now just need to practice saying it out loud a few times. That's the part that gives me the most anxiety.

Hard to believe One Piece now has 1,000 episodes. I feel compelled to catch up soon. I'm only 600 or so episodes behind.

Had a pretty scary situation happen in lab today. A girl fainted. I was with her for about 2 hours after she regained consciousness (she was only out for less than minute) until her parents arrived since she declined calling 9/11 herself or having it called for her. Hope she'll be alright...

Well, I sure creeped myself out today by watching Perfect Blue. It was a good fit for Halloween. Not too many trick or treaters around here today but at least there were a few.

Today was a makeup day for the chem class I'm TAing this semester. I had two people make up the first lab and one person made up Monday's exam that he missed. Honestly, a bit boring, but at least I was able to complete an assignment while I was on campus, since no one really needed my help.

Statistics. Needed to brush up on my knowledge before the lab I'm teaching this week.

Wasted too much time deleting my camera roll from One Drive after accidentally syncing all my camera photos with my PC.

Nice start to the second year of my PhD. I already had classes in person last fall, but after being all online in spring, it is good to be back in person once more.

Great end to swimming at the Olympics today. The U.S., Australia, and Great Britain showed up strong this year.

Catching up on some Olympics qualification videos. Can't believe the Olympics are finally happening in less than four weeks.

Made it through the first week of teaching summer classes. I got Chem 101, which I also taught in the fall, so it's familiar to me. But because it's condensed to six weeks two days per week (M, W), the tempo is quite high. I wonder how much students actually remember after sitting through a 3...

The biggest problem with Metacritic is that game's with a low amount of reviews tend to have overinflated scores. Even though Ocarina of Time is my favorite game of all time, I feel its 99 has always been due to in part to only having 22 reviews. Nowadays every AAA game has around 100 reviews...

Trying to fix my sleep schedule and failing horribly. I can't seem to fall asleep before 3 AM lately.

I am enjoying all of the game announcements this week. Can't remember the last time we had such a busy week before E3 officially began.

Sitting in awkward silence in a Zoom call for over 10 minutes waiting for the speaker who was supposed to show up to do so.

It is the worst for the first few weeks, but you get used to wearing braces fairly quickly. How long will you be wearing braces for? If you don't mind me asking.

Been attending an online chemistry seminar since 4 AM this morning. Hope I can make it through this day.

Thinking about how to lose the weight I gained from eating so much over Easter weekend.

A bit bittersweet knowing that Super Mario Bros. 35 is going away in just under an hour, but I had an excellent last session playing it.

Hard to believe that the Nintendo 3DS launched in North America 10 years ago today. I still remember getting one on launch weekend. Time flies.

Feeling really good. Spent some quality time with my brothers this weekend. One upside of this pandemic is that I've spent a lot more time with my family, and I feel a lot better as a result.

Just one of those days where I feel like I'm being less productive than I should be.

Been alternating between inspiration and being stumped to put words on the page for a project idea I need to submit this week.

Ah, okay. Thanks for the explanation lol. I was very confused.

Well, apparently ZD thinks I uploaded an avatar for the first time even though I did many times before and I didn't even change my avatar but okay.

Moving to online only for the rest of the semester starting next week. I understand the safety concerns, but I admit I'll miss going on campus for at least a few months.

Glad to be done with this school week. Probably the most intense one of the semester until finals.

Probably the busiest week of the semester so far and it hasn't even been halfway yet. Gotta stay focused.

Slowly making my way to 120 stars in Super Mario 64. 12 stars to go.

Slowly chipping away at some tough problems tonight.

In all my years of playing Super Mario 64, I never 100%'d it. Trying to do so in 3D All-Stars. Got to 60 stars. Halfway there.

Nice to have ZD back. Felt weird without this place even if for only a short period.

Just thinking how weird it will be to teach general chemistry to students this semester online. First week of TAing for the semester was mostly introductory stuff but I expect next week to be chaotic.

Hmm, just saw that Dragon Quest XI S is coming to both Xbox One and PS4 later this year so makes me think whether I should go for a graphically superior version of the definitive version of the game or go for the portability on Switch.