i decided to muse randomly today, i know it has been a while (March 2nd).
Birthdays:
Once you hit 25, is there anything to really celebrate anymore? Congratulations, you're one year closer to death. Why would anyone want to live to 100 years old? Have they seen 70–100-year-olds who are constantly taking pills, and who's senses (vision, hearing, etc) and joints are shot.
My paternal aunt has a repetitive birthday song - it starts with "we're glad you're not one. We're glad you're not two". It then goes up to the age the person is (x to n, where n is the current age). i estimated that my alleged mother's recent birthday would have taken over 6 minutes to get to her age.
As for me, i'm kind of stuck between 15 and 16. It's not like i didn't want to have a wife, kids, and a successful career.
Anime:
Have been using Prime Video for another 3 months at $1.99/per. Initially it was to finish a couple of shows i started, but didn't finish (Jack of All Trades, Party of None and Easy-Going Defense of Territory by the Optimistic Lord). i got it at the right time to finish off the Spring anime season, which was kind of disappointing.
Trying to figure out which anime might be worth purchasing (though $50 is way too high). Leaning towards 100 Girlfriends Who Really (x5) Love You and Trapped in a Dating Sim: the World of Otome is Tough for Mobs. Also, possible (if cheap enough): The Great Cleric, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers. i kind of want Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon (DanMachi) Season 5, but not at the list price of $70. Kind of wish the Unaware Alchemist was released in dubbed Blu-ray in the US.
100 Girlfriends is kind of a harem anime parody with quirky girls (though it likely could have worked for a couple of seasons with only the first two). Karane is one of the few Tsunderes i don't really dislike. Overall kind of funny, though not without a little awkwardness.
Trapped in a Dating Sim is kind of what it sounds like, but with a bit of a twist. The MC is a background character in an Otome game (dating sim) that he hated in his previous life (he beat it for his sister). The world is pretty female biased (outside the male love interests, especially the prince), so it is not easy. He somehow finds himself front and center and involved with both the intended heroine and the "villainess".
On the outside looking in: More than a Married Couple but not Lovers. A "romantic comedy" where high school students are paired up for a "marriage" (mostly living together). Wish they had that in my high school years. Two different types, the shy guy and the gal (gyaru) are paired up but really wanted to be with the childhood friend and the cool guy respectively. As time goes on, the seemingly mismatched pair seem to gravitate to each other.
If you are the female childhood friend in an anime who wants a relationship with your friend, quit being so passive. Take the intiative - if it takes seducing your love interest to pregnancy, do it (the ends justify the means).
More Quirky stuff aboot me (relationship views):
* i see nothing inherently wrong with polygamy. In some circumstances, it is a solution (lack of quality mates, gender population imbalances, economic reasons). Yes, it would suck to have no woman while Richie Rich types have 3+. In the modern world, where delusional women won't "settle", it matters even less.
* It has always been my policy that, unless i'm in a committed relationship, if any woman asked me to impregnate her, i would have at least tried. Even if she was a hideous gargoyle with an awful personality who i hated. The whole point of an organism's existence is to ensure the continuation of their genetic material (even if it is not an optimal situation).
* My ideal relationship (though impossible) was the slightly older girl next door - domestically capable and more beautiful on the inside than the outside. Preferably of the "horny virgin" variety. Part of me wished for the teenage pregnancy and together for ever scenario (as unrealistic as that seems). Dating is hell. "Locking down" love early could have given me a massive confidence boost. At least, it could have lessened any existential crises i might have had since then.
* Quarter Life crisis was real - you most of your life in the shallow end with floaties. Then 17 years of schooling (that prepared you for little ends), you are thrown into the deep end teeming with sharks (life). At least in school, you have some semblance of control. If i didn't dislike the younger generations, i would have pitty on the recent graduates - congratulations, now you're screwed.
* The modern world is far from perfect. Sometimes, i wonder if i was born in the wrong time and place. Even 5 years earlier might have made a world of difference. Would it have been better if my ancestors would have stayed in Northern Europe? Would it have been better in a medieval setting (especially as lower nobility)? Would i have fared better in another country/culture, like Japan?
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