Just Saying 11

Another Solstice has come and gone.  

In this post, we have a LEGO Creator 3-in-1, a LEGO Architecture, and a LEGO Icon set.  i know, kind of light this year, but the two i was most interested in never went on sale (One Piece Going Merry: 75639 and Nintendo Game Boy: 72046).  Not pictured is a 153-piece Creator Series 3-in-One Wild Animals Spider Set (31159, also snake and scorpion) my sister got me for Halloween that i wrapped up for Xmas.

Anime Musings After The Crunchyroll Binge

As a previous post indicated, i "watched" over 140 or so seasons of anime over a two-month period on a promotional offer.  Now i get to watch the several seasons i got for Solstice (3 are 24-episode seasons). Eventually i'll have to use the $50 Netflix card my "sister" gave me (that might be about 5 months).

So, what are some of the things that am pondering.

Crunchyroll Anime Binge

Amazon Prime had Crunchyroll on sale for $1.99 a month for 2 months.  i have been curious what they had on there, so i jumped on the offer.  This was the only way i could get Crunchyroll, but if you want it, get it from the official app/web (likely much better experience).

i thought if i had Crunchyroll for a year i would watch maybe 120 seasons of anime shows.  i mostly watched: banished/fired from a party/army, isekai (prefer party based), and rom coms.  Shows might not have been completely watched - possible missing episodes, might have gotten bored/played in the background while doing other stuff, and in rare cases i might have temporary fallen asleep while watching.  No, i couldn't tell you what all these series were about.

i would never actually buy an anime season in Japanese, but sometimes i can watch subbed.  First will be newer shows i started that might be interesting later. So how did i do in my two months?

Post Xmas post

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.