Well, another Xmas has come and gone. The real Santa Claus has forsaken me once again.
Maybe it was the late Thanksgiving, the warm December with 8+" of rain, binging Crunchyroll, or just feeling older - but Xmas 2025 felt the least like Xmas yet. It could also be the strain from putting up lights and getting decorations out from a closet. i'm not sure it has really felt like Xmas since my older sisters started moving out when i was a less experienced kid.
Winter Solstice has come yet again. The longest night of the year* (except certain places in northern latitudes, like AK). Whether you are a pagan/neo-pagan, Saturnalia lover, or use it as a semi-Xmas like i do. i hate summer, so i don't celebrate that inferior solstice.
Back with another $1B+ jackpot post. So why do i do these types of posts anyway? Because i feel like it. Kind of wanted a general idea of how often $1B+ jackpots happened.
Once again, it is Powerball. i still contend Mega Millions "screwed the pooch" with their price change from $2 to $5 per ticket (thank some guy from the Washington state lottery for that misstep).
Update: 1 ticket winner on Xmas Eve of $1.817B
What would i do if i actually won? That is the Wile E Coyote problem (be careful what you wish for). There is a bunch of stuff i would like to do that is so far outside my comfort zone that i realistically could never attempt. Would i take the cash option? Definitely. Buy a house and rental properties? Probably. Run for president once (even though i know i could never win)? Maybe. Have a mansion with my own harem? Only in my dreams.
i could probably live out the rest of my pitiful existence for $15 million. What would i do with the other estimated $123 million (probably lowballing amount) if i solely won a $1B jackpot? i don't know. How hard, for me, would it be claiming the prize and actually getting to use it (the financial logistics could be very difficult for an introvert, like me)? Very. It would pose a big problem, but it is not the worst problem someone could have.
i cancelled my Hulu subscription, as my promotional $.99 a month offer is ending (the cost per month is increasing and i don't want to forget to cancel, so i did it early). Supposedly, i still have the subscription until January 1st.
So, what anime shows have i "watched" this annum? Note: this may not be a complete list of shows (there are probably some shows i rewatched not listed). Also, my writing sucks sometimes and mechanical pencil writing can fade. i probably can't really remember half of these. Shows with ellipses (...) are not the full title of the show (some of which are kind of ridiculous and/or overly wordy).
Eventually, maybe i'll have to buy some of the better seasons on Blu-ray. Funimation shows being out of print in the US (thanks Crunchyroll buyout) makes things a little harder (and impossibly expensive).
If i had Crunchyroll or Hidive, i'd likely clear 120+ seasons in a year (until i'd likely burn my interest out). If i could have done so prepaying with cash (and no credit card), i probably would have.
Shows watched (through last episode listed on Hulu, may not have watched the earlier seasons this year): * ongoing/didn't watch all episodes available
X years ago in October, i got my first job after college. Well, to the extent that short-term contract work can be considered a job. That also does not include my years 12-16 mowing lawns for a community area a few times a month. This after college job, at least i didn't have to save a 50lb lawnmower from going into a lake after slipping on a sloped hill.
When you first get out of college, you think a job will be a lot different than it turns out to be. My temporary job (was a 6-month contract that lasted 3 months). i was basically a cost accountant at Boeing (not for Boeing). So, you think that would be debits/credits/some type of ledger? Wrong, it was data entry (a sole sucking activity). i was hoping to do more analysis type things.
