And following the same directions in reverse for the drive back. Kids today could never.

Losing my mind at this Murder, She Wrote promo

The defining trait of Jaadugar is its patterning: it's the most visually arresting aspect, a useful tool to get across the texture of each culture, and time and time again it holds thematic significance as well. The anime uses them to immediately establish a thriving, rich civilization

The staff agreeing about the importance of showing How People Live demands emphasis on the physical depiction of the setting, because there's no mundanity and culture without a place that hosts them. Right off the bat, we're lost in the architecture of Tus

Recently had the deck redone. Very happy with it.

🤡: We the billionaires are punished. 🤡:I am the voice of American businesses. 🤡:Don't believe me? Ask another CEO.

Tenshinhan 🇯🇵 A Japanese-Chinese dish, fluffy crab omelette over steamed rice and covered in a sweet savory gravy. I used shrimps in this version. A delicious comfort dish.

RIP Miwa. You drove Mishima deeper into madness with a withering insult, portrayed one of detective fiction's most iconic villains beautifully, and produced rare footage of Miyazaki actually smiling. Your power was immeasurable.

On an action kick now: Kill (2023) - the real good stuff doesn't start until the title card, 45 minutes in. Also disturbingly funny the protagonist eviscerated an entire literal extended family bloodline by the end. Nobody 2 (2025) - takes itself much less seriously than the first, to its benefit

叢林雞 Hand shredded chicken mixed with a ginger scallion soy sauce, garlic, sesame, chili, and lots of cilantro.

Saw The Furious tonight. Absolute banger. The fights are chaotic and relentless, but the choreography flows in a continuous motion that's still decipherable. Incredible physicality from the entire main cast, Xie Miao and Brian Le in particular were a total joy to watch whenever they were in action.

Obsession is an incredibly effective horror. Haven't felt this thoroughly unsettled by a movie in a while.

Very bold of Netflix to categorize Bugonia as comedy.

Really effective direction this week for Akanebanashi, with Chihsia Wang in SB/ED duties and proactively tweaking the script he was given. Sells not only the allure of her performance, but the way she grows from an artist gifted at mimicry to one who can truly become different characters

Popping off for Stellar Blade 2. Hell yeah.

Finished Hacks. Excellent show from start to finish. Long running shows tend to have a hard time with the final season, trying to tie up loose ends and staying ahead of the viewers. Hacks S5 is a victory lap, bringing everyone back on stage, having fun until the final graceful bow from the main duo.

Undeniable proof that video games are art.

Mixtape is excellent. A coming-of-age story told through lazy banter and larger than life set pieces, drawing magic out of the mundane. It wrote its YA characters not to fit an epic story, but focused on their own priorities that seem so important at the moment because it is their whole world.

Ferocious guard dog hard at work. (won't let me leave the house)

The weird thing about hotels in America is the cheaper the hotel, the more amenities you get.

I wish

This is a cat check point. Relinquish the most recent cat picture on your phone.

Things I don't think a chef should do: •Stand in fire •Lick the kitchen knife •Chop his hand off to use as an ingredient

Marty Supreme should've won.

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People are naming their favorite songs and whatnot but I regret to inform you it's 100% "Yeah" by Usher.

The adventure started in 1999 the absolute audacity of this lmao.

I’ll forevermore be chasing the dragon of showing King’s Tekken 6 ending with no context to someone completely unfamiliar with the series.

Ah yes, the classic “anime doll” that children love.

Grand scale action sequences, character defining moments, and the gang acting like magic gremlins. Witch Hat Atelier episode 5 is a real triumph of an episode.

The prophesized Kawagoe episode of Witch Hat Atelier lived up to the crazy high expectations. He's very meticulous and thoughtful, happy to adapt to the environment of an adaptation that has been fleshing out the characters in the margins, but he's NOT going to leave his grandiose flair at the door

what’s your favorite way to heal in resident evil? 🪴

Kimchi fried rice, for lunch.

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My Anime Factoral Spreadsheet (aka my masterpiece) has been update for 2025! If you're looking for something new to watch or recommend to a friend, this is a good place to start! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Who needs friends, with torturers like these?

Chiitan

Happy Friday! Red mage update...sort of. Picking up from last time, I talk about being trans.

Just finished season 1 and it's so so good. Blessed to have season 2 so soon.

Lmao yeah sure.

New Haitian restaurant in town Le Gourmet is super legit. Everything was delicious and portions were beyond generous. Instant favorite.

My local grocery store started stocking dungeness crab, which to me always seems quite intimidating to eat. Steamed and cracked it open and it's actually not too hard to shell. It has more meat in the body with a very briny savory juice. The meat is firmer than snow crab which I really enjoyed.

Adapting a popular title *and* a videogame at that would often shackle creative teams, which is why it fucking rules that Sekiro decided to throw common sense out the window & double down on something this radical

I’m rewatching Asobi Asobase and this stupid show is so fucking funny. It feels weirdly real in relation to how chaotic girls are in middle school.

Finished RE9. The story is such nonsense even by RE standard lol. Just absolute gibberish from start to finish.

RE9's child characters sounding unmistakably like 28yo VOs is very pre-aughts anime and I can't help but think is intentional.

At the risk of doxxing myself ,this plaza in town is hands down the best lunch spot. According to me, the Lord of Lunch.

My most American take is if a non-US actor plays an American character in a show, they should keep up the accent in behind-the-scene stuff too.

Playing RE9 and having limited inventory slots really just means you're either leaving pick ups behind or are constantly running back to the storage box. Neither is fun and I don't know why games still do this.