Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Vroom

I want to buy a new car! I don't really have the funds or garage space to support that choice, but its still fun to window shop and fantasize. I currently drive a 2005 Acura RSX, but I want to stick with coupes. Since I'm broke as hell I'd probably opt for some older cars like the early 2000s Scion FR-S, Nissan 350z, Suburu BRZ, or even Mitsubishi FTO. I love driving and while I'm still learning all about the ins and out of cars I still consider them to be a small hobby of mine.

Some day I want to learn how to ride a motorcycle as well. Everyone I've ever talked to about this is in extreme opposition due to how dangerous they can be, which I understand but over the past couple of years I've been adopting a weird sense of brazen fearlessness when it comes to making choices for myself. I mean by all means, I think about motorcycles vs cars as "go faster for cheaper" and I think that is a funny (and albeit ignorant) take on that argument. I've been interested in the Yamaha Bolt and Indian Scout models, but I shouldn't get too far ahead of myself.

Monday, March 21, 2022

Curse

(*Mild spoilers) I recently binge-watched all of Jujutsu Kaisen season 1 just in time for the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie to come out. Jujutsu Kaisen is an anime/manga revolving around Yuji Itadori and an organization of "Jujutsu sorcerers" whose purpose is to exorcise "Curses", which are manifestations of Cursed Energy hell-bent on destroying humanity, from the world. Jujutsu sorcerers are able to manipulate their own cursed energies into Curse techniques that are unique to each of them, and allows them to fight against the Curses. The story gets interesting when the main character swallows a cursed artifact that contains part of a curse known as Sukana, or the King of Curses, and it begins to inhabit within Yuji's soul or conscience. I really like this series and might make an effort to read and collect the manga. 9/10 enjoyment!

Jujutsi Kaisen 0 is a prequel to the series, however is on an entirely separate plotline to the series, and showcases Yuta Okkotsu as the main character. The movie focuses on Yuta's induction into the Tokyo Jujutsu high school where he must learn to become a sorcerer in order to combat a Curse that's been haunting him as a child. Things get complicated when antagonists seek to hunt down Yuta in order to abduct his Curse for their own devious plans and use it to destroy all Jujutsu high schools and eventually exterminate all non-sorcerers on the planet. This movie was also really enjoyable for me and I loved seeing some the cast members from the series in their earlier years! 8/10. After watching both of season 1 and the movie, my favorite characters are Hanami and Maki Ze'nin!

Saturday, March 12, 2022

Vengeance

I learned about comparing and combining revisions and saving those changes to a cloud. I haven't had the chance to apply it but I've heard of students using and sharing a single document for class notes.

I recently saw the latest The Batman starring Robert Pattinson and ZoĆ« Kravitz. It was pretty good. I'd give it a 7/10. I think all the actors/actresses did great but the writing got a little scattered towards the ending in my opinion. I think the Christian Bale trilogy is still my favorite, but this urban/noir themes portrayed in this film was a fun distinction from the others. I really enjoyed Paul Dano's performance of the Riddler too! Reminds me a lot of the Jigsaw Horror films which I really enjoyed.

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Reflection

I self-analyze myself quite a bit to be frank. I'm constantly looking inward and trying to improve myself. I'm always looking for any cracks in the mold of who I am and trying to fix it.  Sometimes the cracks are big and those become regrets. Often they're small and I'm able to cover it and move on. Depending on how I fix those cracks, affects how I am. If I'm able to do something properly I become a stronger and better version of myself.

Lately I've been balancing myself decently. I'm trying to maintain a schedule of calisthenics 3-4 times a week, but I've also been having consecutive nightmares the past couple of nights. I've been upholding my fast regiment, but I'm falling behind on school assignments. I've enjoyed playing new games, but then I get less than 5 hours of sleep per night. A friend described the past 2 weeks for myself like fighting Ludwig, the Accursed from BloodBorne. A battle between overcoming the obstacle but in constantly danger.