I only got the last 30 minutes VODed because I didn't have it set up. The whole call was amazing.
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It was only 5 minutes of the call actually RIP.
Daku Rinku
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Manager decided that because my 1 UP Mushroom from Super Mario Bros. Plush had no tag, that she'd give it to me for six dollars rather than twelve or fifteen. That was really nice of her.
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Getting Twith figured out. Will set up Nightbot in between streams.
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A friend showing real care and concern about me. It is so refreshing to have someone care.
Daku, if anything troubles you, we will all do our best to understand you. *hugs*
I've been in Japan for four and a half weeks now and have another eight days left. So far I've had an amazing time, especially getting to be together with my partner.
I was also able to visit the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto on the weekend which was super cool to experience for the first time. A few other highlights / things I did for the first time on this trip have been visiting Sakurajima Volcano (and witnessing an eruption there), visiting Kumamoto Castle, seeing a Rakugo performance, and visiting the Hokkaido city of Asahikawa to see their winter festival and try Genghis Khan (a lamb dish that is a local specialty).
I was also able to visit the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto on the weekend which was super cool to experience for the first time. A few other highlights / things I did for the first time on this trip have been visiting Sakurajima Volcano (and witnessing an eruption there), visiting Kumamoto Castle, seeing a Rakugo performance, and visiting the Hokkaido city of Asahikawa to see their winter festival and try Genghis Khan (a lamb dish that is a local specialty).
Daku Rinku
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Getting back to normalcy, yesterday was a great trial for me, at home even. I need to be more patient, and remember, "it will be alright in the end, if it is not alright, it is not the end." (Best Exotic Marigold Hotel).
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Recieved a kind message from a friend today!
Cetoddle769
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The snow has melted in Animal Crossing. Hello Spring!
Someone also held the front door open for me when I walked into work this morning.
Someone also held the front door open for me when I walked into work this morning.
For the first time in my life I wasn't judged for sleeping in as late as 4:15 PM.
What made me happy today is a good, honest and accurate review of this movie I found online...
Btw, I posted this earlier (I'd like to have your opinion on this theory, folks):
I couldn't agree more with the person who posted this online:
(Quote) "I just saw the movie "Captain America: Brave New World", I really liked it. It makes a major thematic point of taking accountability for your crimes/actions and trying to grow.
I really like that it's Sam's empathy that foils The Leader. And NOT just at the climax either. Sam has trusted friends, which gives him the breathing space and resources he needs, so that's a start. But Sam gives Ross the grounding to avoid transforming at the carrier, and gives him hope for reconciliation with Betty, which in turn sets the stage for talking him down in the end. This is not just empathy for the climax, this is a pattern. And that's what makes it work.
Speaking of The Leader, this is one of very few superintelligent villains I've seen where I actually like the portrayal. They make it really clear he's got plans, and backup plans, and has a good idea how likely all the options are. And it's not just informed, we see it in action on a few levels. But he's not omniscient, and being the smartest person in the room with prescient predictive powers isn't an I Win button. Also Brent Spinner just does such a lovely job.
I think this does a good job of showing Sam being, if not comfortable as Captain America - he still has a few moments of doubt - at least in a good baseline. He doesn't trust the government but is willing to work with them (more or less, they'll never convince him to violate his own conscience and his solid moral principles, so if they think he's gonna be their slave and tool, they have another thing coming), he's doing regular missions, he's fighting regular villains like The Serpent Society who take him personally. But this isn't the "end of the world" or the end of an era. The film starts with him as Captain America, it ends with him as Captain America. And that's okay. Give us time to explore the status quo, avoiding that was the mistake the Thor movies made.
Know what other movie this reminds me a lot of? The Incredibles 2. Another plot revolving around a mind controlling genius villain, stakes that are entirely personal and political rather than existential."
The other big thing it has to say is that we're going to have to forgive a lot of people who have done awful crap if we're going to survive this as a country. And the way to do that combines accountability - what they did was real, and hurt people - an effort to change AND acknowledging their better qualities. Why is Ross redeemable? He was genuinely trying to be better, and in the end he did turn himself in and stay there, and even at his worst he was genuinely doing what he thought (wrongly) was best for the nation. And that treaty was genuinely a good accomplishment. He just did a lot of really bad crap that can't be ignored either.
Sam has enormous emotional stakes in this, it's just not centered around him. Clearing Isaiah Bradley's name, and getting that man the hell out of prison now or even sooner, isn't just about an innocent man in prison. It's not even about an innocent friend in prison. It's about Isaiah Bradley, Captain America, in prison again after he was tortured for years in a staggering injustice. Who is only there because he trusted Sam enough that he was able to talk him into visiting the White House despite his enormous and justified personal reservations. It's about the legacy of Captain America, it's about the legacy of the United States and fictional equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen, and it's about a friend in a deeply traumatic situation. Isaiah Bradley spending a few days in jail is a huge cost because him spending a single MINUTE more in jail is too much.
I also thought that Ruth was cool. I was entirely prepared to hate her, she was framed as Antagonist Javert working for President Evil. Except that she was actually really good at her job, realized what happened not long after they did, and immediately pivoted to helping them of her own accord. And Ross - for all his many, many crimes - was actually the victim in this case. They also have been very consistent that "former Black Widow" means you are serious business, in shows and movies.
Politically, what it has to say is that the way forward is truth and accountability for the powerful while still seeking common ground and acknowledging efforts to improve - even incomplete ones.
The Serpent Society, they didn't have a strong snake theme it's true but they were definitely dangerous. And I don't think the comics ones have a genuinely strong snake theme either. They seemed like competent street level supervillains.
Another thing I really liked about this, it's an MCU film that didn't waste the villain! The Leader (or, as he calls himself, The Hero I suppose) is very dangerous, has an understandable grudge while still needing to be stopped, and isn't so vile that you won't feel dirty when he says he wants to help you save the world because he also lives in it. And Brent Spinner sold the hell out of it. You could feel the Lore oozing out of him, and that's not a complaint.
Funny thing is, I keep hearing it compared to the "Winter Soldier" movie. And I get it because it's also a tense thriller. But it's actually very different other than genre. In this the stakes are fundamentally personal and political, while in the "Winter Soldier" movie the stakes were mass genocide and Hydra Dominatus. And we never have a physical confrontation with the real villain. Red Hulk is not only a victim, Ross was actively and successfully fighting transforming most of the movie even without knowing what The Leader had done to him..." (Unquote)
Now that's what I call a good, honest and accurate review...
(Quote) "I just saw the movie "Captain America: Brave New World", I really liked it. It makes a major thematic point of taking accountability for your crimes/actions and trying to grow.
I really like that it's Sam's empathy that foils The Leader. And NOT just at the climax either. Sam has trusted friends, which gives him the breathing space and resources he needs, so that's a start. But Sam gives Ross the grounding to avoid transforming at the carrier, and gives him hope for reconciliation with Betty, which in turn sets the stage for talking him down in the end. This is not just empathy for the climax, this is a pattern. And that's what makes it work.
Speaking of The Leader, this is one of very few superintelligent villains I've seen where I actually like the portrayal. They make it really clear he's got plans, and backup plans, and has a good idea how likely all the options are. And it's not just informed, we see it in action on a few levels. But he's not omniscient, and being the smartest person in the room with prescient predictive powers isn't an I Win button. Also Brent Spinner just does such a lovely job.
I think this does a good job of showing Sam being, if not comfortable as Captain America - he still has a few moments of doubt - at least in a good baseline. He doesn't trust the government but is willing to work with them (more or less, they'll never convince him to violate his own conscience and his solid moral principles, so if they think he's gonna be their slave and tool, they have another thing coming), he's doing regular missions, he's fighting regular villains like The Serpent Society who take him personally. But this isn't the "end of the world" or the end of an era. The film starts with him as Captain America, it ends with him as Captain America. And that's okay. Give us time to explore the status quo, avoiding that was the mistake the Thor movies made.
Know what other movie this reminds me a lot of? The Incredibles 2. Another plot revolving around a mind controlling genius villain, stakes that are entirely personal and political rather than existential."
The other big thing it has to say is that we're going to have to forgive a lot of people who have done awful crap if we're going to survive this as a country. And the way to do that combines accountability - what they did was real, and hurt people - an effort to change AND acknowledging their better qualities. Why is Ross redeemable? He was genuinely trying to be better, and in the end he did turn himself in and stay there, and even at his worst he was genuinely doing what he thought (wrongly) was best for the nation. And that treaty was genuinely a good accomplishment. He just did a lot of really bad crap that can't be ignored either.
Sam has enormous emotional stakes in this, it's just not centered around him. Clearing Isaiah Bradley's name, and getting that man the hell out of prison now or even sooner, isn't just about an innocent man in prison. It's not even about an innocent friend in prison. It's about Isaiah Bradley, Captain America, in prison again after he was tortured for years in a staggering injustice. Who is only there because he trusted Sam enough that he was able to talk him into visiting the White House despite his enormous and justified personal reservations. It's about the legacy of Captain America, it's about the legacy of the United States and fictional equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen, and it's about a friend in a deeply traumatic situation. Isaiah Bradley spending a few days in jail is a huge cost because him spending a single MINUTE more in jail is too much.
I also thought that Ruth was cool. I was entirely prepared to hate her, she was framed as Antagonist Javert working for President Evil. Except that she was actually really good at her job, realized what happened not long after they did, and immediately pivoted to helping them of her own accord. And Ross - for all his many, many crimes - was actually the victim in this case. They also have been very consistent that "former Black Widow" means you are serious business, in shows and movies.
Politically, what it has to say is that the way forward is truth and accountability for the powerful while still seeking common ground and acknowledging efforts to improve - even incomplete ones.
The Serpent Society, they didn't have a strong snake theme it's true but they were definitely dangerous. And I don't think the comics ones have a genuinely strong snake theme either. They seemed like competent street level supervillains.
Another thing I really liked about this, it's an MCU film that didn't waste the villain! The Leader (or, as he calls himself, The Hero I suppose) is very dangerous, has an understandable grudge while still needing to be stopped, and isn't so vile that you won't feel dirty when he says he wants to help you save the world because he also lives in it. And Brent Spinner sold the hell out of it. You could feel the Lore oozing out of him, and that's not a complaint.
Funny thing is, I keep hearing it compared to the "Winter Soldier" movie. And I get it because it's also a tense thriller. But it's actually very different other than genre. In this the stakes are fundamentally personal and political, while in the "Winter Soldier" movie the stakes were mass genocide and Hydra Dominatus. And we never have a physical confrontation with the real villain. Red Hulk is not only a victim, Ross was actively and successfully fighting transforming most of the movie even without knowing what The Leader had done to him..." (Unquote)
Now that's what I call a good, honest and accurate review...
Btw, I posted this earlier (I'd like to have your opinion on this theory, folks):
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Cetoddle769
Naydra Reincarnate
Finally. After a year of only a 10 second teaser trailer to go off of, more info was revealed about Pokemon Legends Z-A. YES!!! SQUEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!