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Five questions from yarnofariadne

1. Is there a game you've played that you wish had a sequel? Which one?

I’ve mentioned it before but Eternal Darkness. It’s a game for the GameCube, one of the first ones I got and it has such an interesting premise. You play as various characters throughout history, who are impacted by an ancient evil. As such each section is wildly different in both setting and style, which I remember being fun.

However the most memorable thing about it was the insanity system. As you encountered enemies it would take its toll on the characters (as the enemies are largely eldritch entities) and this would increase your insanity. This would cause various things to happen in game. Sometimes you’d see things that weren’t there, or a fly across the screen…. Or an error screen saying you’d lost your save.

I’d love there to be a sequel, or even a remaster! But it seems unlikely as the studio is long since gone. But the insanity thing is such a cool idea.

Also there’s Hotel Dusk, which was a game on the DS and used both screens to their fullest as you investigated a hotel. This at least did have a sequel, but again, the studio is gone so it’s unlikely to get a thing else.

2. What's your favourite horror movie?

Again, I’m sure I’ve said this before, but it’s Trick R Treat. It’s a film I watch every year on Halloween and it’s the perfect example of an anthology film done right. The segments are all set in the same town, which means they all weave together.

It’s not the scariest or most gory of films, but I still love it so much. And if you love Halloween and you’ve not seen it you definitely should.

3. Do you have any songs or even a playlist you like to listen to on rainy days?

Not really, I mostly like to just lay back and listen to the rain, especially when it’s heavy. It’s nice just to do that but we haven’t had a proper storm for awhile.

4. If you could visit any 5 cities in the world and money was no object, which would you choose?

Of all the questions this was the hardest and I’ve had it milling in my head awhile and still don’t fully have an answer. I thought that something obvious would come to mind if I thought on it, but alas.

I’d like to go to Tokyo, because I’ve always wanted to visit Japan and that seems like a good place to visit (even though it’d be crowded and might be overwhelming).

The rest are gonna be more general places than cities. I’d like to go to Australia, but not for myself, but to take mum. It’s always been her dream to go there and I’d like to take her to go and see the koalas and such.

I’d like to see the Amazon, I think it’d be amazing to see the jungle even though it’d be overwhelming in terms of heat.

And in a similar vein I’d also like to go somewhere like Chichén Itzá, I think it’d be interesting to see.

And I wanna go somewhere to see the aurora. I know there’s places in good spots, but I’m not sure where they are.

So yeah that’s not an interesting response, mostly because I’m sure there’s something more specific that escapes my brain. I know I’ve watched tv shows and thought ‘I want to go there!’ And I know now I’ve done this one will come to mind in minutes

5. If you could have any animal for a household pet aside from typical ones, which would you choose?

I’m gonna answer in two ways. First are non typical animals that are pets and that’s axolotls (I love their lil smiley faces!) and sugar gliders (which are so cute and smol). Or crabs! They’re not as unusual but I like their claws

But then if it was any animal ever I’d say a capybara because they’re so chill and bats (though I’d not want the bats as pets, just… have them somewhere so they have a safe roosting place.)

Let me know in a comment if you want some, though I can’t promise they’ll be good


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My mood the last few days has been very… changeable. It’s very annoying and very exhausting but the mood seems okish now so I’m not gonna get into it now. (Not that there’s anything specific to get into because it’s just depression being depression)

Over the past few days I’ve seen two films.

The first was Elevator Game on shudder. I didn't go in expecting much and that’s what I got. It’s an ok horror film, though it feels like it doesn’t do enough with some of its concepts so it makes it largely forgettable (though the cast do give it a good try).

Second was the new Haunted Mansion, which was was fun for the most part, though it did feel a little overlong (especially with one section that felt like a fetch quest). But still it was good and again, the cast did a good job and had good chemistry.

After an announcement trailer last week, the Animal Crossing lego sets got revealed today. I think that they largely look cute, though I think it’s strange how sets only have a max of two villagers. It feels like the bigger ones definitely should have at least one more. I love that Julian is in the cheapest of the sets so I can get him easily, but it’s also sad that it’s a birthday set and he’s all alone. I’ll have to get another one so he has a friend. I fully expect there’ll be a second wave with KK and such later on.

Creativity has been strange. On Saturday I had three fics I was hoping to work on, but between then and now I have started to more which isn’t too helpful. Also mood has meant I’ve not done as much as I’d hoped which is also a nuisance. I might be able to finish one later, but we’ll see.

Today we were walking back with Naryu and I had a mailman come up to us with a package. I couldn’t think what it could be, but it turned out to be the tentacle kitty set I’d backed on kickstarter last year. The kitty and outfit is so cute, but I think the best thing is the huge mimic chest, which I think I’ll use for dice.

Tomorrow we should be making a trip out to Birmingham. I’m not really looking for anything specific, so it’s mostly a trip out really. (Though it seems my pod thing is awol again and I’ll have to look for it)

Also, uk people, the Interview With A Vampire show us coming to bbc 2 on Thursday so if anyone has been looking for that… (has anyone seen? Is it worth a look?)

So yesterday was food shop day. It might be my last trip since the delivery slots are starting to come back. That’s something I’ll be glad off. While I am grateful for mum’s friend taking me, it’s exhausting (especially going so early) and it always seems to be so much more than a usual shop is. (Although yeah, this time I did get the last Spider-Man film so...). I also got my meds too.

Because of that yesterday I was mostly exhausted however there was good news! The Umbrella Academy season 2 has a date at last! Yay! July 31st. So it’s still awhile away, but hopefully there’ll be a trailer soon. It’s good timing since it means I can switch my fixation back to it. The video for the announcement was great though.

Other than that, I napped and there was a later delivery of tees (at 4 wtf?). I’ve ordered a few from qwertee the fast few weeks and this one was a Majora’s Mask one with a bonus tee (which was A Batman tee which... is ok).

Last night after watching the usual things I put on the next Who, which was The Hand Of Fear. It was a pretty good ep though there was some odd things. (Why did the the Doctor and Sarah Jane not react to the sirens as soon as they left the tardis?) still the concept was pretty sound and it’s amazing they filmed in an actual nuclear power plant. The last scene, of Sarah Jane leaving, was sad but not overly so. (And with the benefit of hindsight we know she meets the Doctor again and that he never forgets her).

I considered watching the special features, of the last Hollow ep (I watched one in the morning) but was too tired. Tonight I’m gonna watch the Elisabeth Sladen tribute and get feels for it.

It’s three weeks yesterday till my exam thing, so technically I should be revising but This morning was definitely nope. I did listen to an ep of The Magnus Archives which was a good one.

Thankfully yesterday Flick was there on AC which I’ve been hoping for every day for weeks causa all the bugs. Please let him be regular again. Today was Gulliver so I hope he gives me a nice thing.

This week I’m hoping to watch more films (I want to watch on on shudder, amazon or Netflix). There’s a thing called Blood Machines coming to shudder Which I’m curious about. I also want to actually read my book and whoa magazine. And I wanna watch some more Devs and Clone Wars. And game on the Xbox.

But for now, noms. And to curse the sun which has come out again. (And we have a leak, damnit)

Sunday was partly successful. I didn’t watch Resistance, but I did finish Clone Wars season 2 disc 2, so yay! Ironically it included the first Mandalore ep, ironic because a: The Mandalorian and b: the las Clone Wars eps are about the siege of Mandalore.

Also there was the start of Killing Eve (which is so bonkers at times, but the end! Nooo!), Batwoman (which I’m really enjoying and Trigonometry (which I think is close to finishing now but is so cute).

Sunday night my sleep was restless. I stayed downstairs causa the food shopping trip Monday morning and I just... couldn’t settle. That was annoying.

Monday I went, alone with mums friend, to be the shopping. I got pretty much everything I wanted (I didn’t get soap cause I couldn’t find it) and I got Rise of Skywalker (more later). Annoyingly the shop cost more than the last two. Why is it going up every time? I can’t wait for this to be over so I can get deliveries and know how much it’s gonna be. (I think this time it might be cause I got a few things to try but even so it seems excessive.)

After coming home and taking the pup out, mum decided to moan about the garage. I was tired, both due to poor sleep and being out so early so I had enough and went upstairs, spending the afternoon in bed. (Of course we heard nothing from my uncle, not that I’m surprised one bit.) I did come down for food but ugh, I was so annoyed.

(Which was annoying cause I slept and missed out on getting butterflies for Flick on AC, but I had ones in storage and made a ton of money so...)

After watching the usual stuff, including the Bone Collector on Sky witness (which is pretty good so far!) I ended up watching the Monterrey bay stream on twitch. They’re doing streams on Animal Crossing with other museum people and talking about the science stuff in the game and the museum exhibits. It’s really fascinating stuff.

After that I watched Ark In Space, along with all the accompanying special features. Ark In Space is definitely another solid episode of Doctor Who, it’s got an Alien vibe (despite being made a few years before) and I really do enjoy it o it was good to see it again. (Although there really could’ve been more diversity among the humans, the writer did intend it but alas it didn’t happen.) But there’s so many good moments, including the doctor’s speech about humans and Sarah Jane being awesome.

Speaking of Sarah Jane, did anyone see this which is a special mini Sarah Jane Adventures episode in tribute to her. It made me a little teary and Luke being married to a guy made me squee. (If you love Who and never watched a the Sarah Jane Adventures, please do, it really was an amazing series)

Also on Monday Elder Scrolls Online announced they’re doing a free thing for ESO plus this week. I’m gonna make use of the crafting bag and do some of the dlc dungeons while they’re free (they’re not worth buying and since a lot of people should be using them it’ll be good timing)

This morning I did some uni reading. It’s the last chapter of the last book, about bioengineering. First is about antibacterial stuff and then... I can’t remember what the other two things are.

After walking the pup we watched Rise Of Skywalker. I’m still not sure wha I think about it. I think it’s part due to missed opportunities (Finn didn’t kiss Poe and Leia, but then that one couldn’t be helped), along with things that just... came out of nowhere (Poe being a spice runner, Palpatine). There are a lot of good bits to it, especially C-3P0 and the galaxy fleet (though there could have been more).

CJ was around on Animal Crossing so I’ll be selling fish to him and making money, which is good cause info on the new update is live today. There’s gonna be Leif bringing bushes, a museum update and Redd bringing art as well as new events. I’m excited for them all! Hopefully Leif will be on the island when it goes live. (My shop is also being expanded so, yay!)

I’m gonna snuggle now and hopefully watch more Clone Wars tonight, as I really want to finish my full rewatch to get to the new eps. (And go on ESO and Gears 5). I’m hoping to work on the Waycest fic for fandom for oz but we’ll see if that works out. (I also have my eye on Chasm in the Xbox sale and Blind Men, which is a game that’s discounted and has two romanceable characters, both guys, as is the main character!)

Hope everyone is doing ok in quarantine. Stay safe.

The last few days have been a bit... bleh. Especially yesterday, when my brain took a very sharp downward spiral. I just felt so low, feeling like I was annoying people, feeling isolated and just feeling so... low. The insecurities from a few years back came back and just... bleh

It seems to have faded now after a good nights sleep but... I dunno.

It’s not helped by two people trying to commit suicide and then one joking about it. I just felt so powerless, especially since I felt they were already growing distant and just... ugh.

Sigh.

Onto other things.

On Tuesday night I watched The Faceless Ones. It was pretty good and went along at a nice pace. One problem with some of the second doctor eps is because they were so long, they tended to drag. Even though Faceless ones was a six-parter I didn’t feel that way with it which was good. It was strange though that it was Ben and Polly’s last ep, but they were hardly in it. It kinda took away from their exit to hardly have them in it. But even so it was a good ep and I liked it.

My creativity is still low, though I’m still hoping to finish the short fic I started working on today. Maybe. We’ll see.

Last night I saw there were new Nailed it eps on Netflix so I started to watch them to cheer me up. I was gonna watch the last Who ep chosen for the lockdown but decided better of it because it’s not the happiest. (Even though I’ve not seen it in ages) also amusing was Feel Good last night. I swear that’s the most I’ve ever heard the word cum in a half hour.

I think I was tired last night because I didn’t have a doze in the afternoon as usual. Because I got a chicken for Naryu’s birthday (co-op now has some as well as veg and such) mum had the oven on so insisted I bake something. So I made some chocolate cookies with some of the chocolate I got from home bargains. They tasted pretty good, enough that mum suggested I do more sometime. We’ll see.

On Animal Crossing I have Lucky moved in at last which is one of my main goals. Also had KK invited so that’s good too. It’s annoying that bunny day includes eggs you get by fishing cause I can’t find any of the new fish because of them, damnit.

This morning I’ve actually looked at the group thing and I’ve done some to it, though I’m not sure I’ve done it right. The tutor said as long as I did something it’d be ok but I still think such a thing is folly.

Today’s plan is, as always, to go back on AC, to try and fic and, if it’s come, read the new Who magazine.

So today was the last ep of Picard, so thoughts are ahoy.

First off, before I get into the thoughts, I definitely need a Picard based icon. I’ve wanted one but wanted to wait till the end. I’m also not sure who I’d want an icon of. Seven? Rios? Elnor? One of the Rios holos? Ahhhh I can’t decide! If anyone has good pics or icons I’d be grateful! (I’ll have to load up the laptop to make them)

Anyway, onto spoiler thoughts under the cut.

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On Animal Crossing thoughts I now have resident services as a building. I’ve got the campsite and a ramp placed And unlocked lots more crafting recipes. I’ve placed a fountain, outdoor bath and a well (which has definite Ring vibes!). Mabel Was also on the new square so I’ve bought everything go from her in hopes she’ll ask for the shop soon. All in all a productive day

I also got mail this morning, so the reissues of a Doctor Who the collection season 12, yay! I might speed up my watch of 19 so I can start it. (Also Who, I watched Rose last night and it was pretty good. I’d not seen it in ages so it was good to look back)

I’m gonna snug and watch the usual stuff (and celebrity murder mystery) And then load up the xbox to game or watch day of the Doctor.

Hope everyone’s doing oki. I have a few posts in tabs to read soon.

Did anyone ever expect we’d get... this in our lifetime? These are strange days and it’s so... weird.

The local Nisa and co-op are both cleared out of the following: fresh fruit and veg, frozen veg, milk and dairy stuff, fish and meat. I’ve never seen the shelves at either so empty. Though mum got a ridiculous op bag of potatoes from Nisa which was... way too much,

We usually get a sainsburys shop today delivered but there’s no slots open in the three weeks. Obviously that’s not... ideal. We’ve been to home bargains today and, thankfully, they had milk and cheese and a few other things. We’re going to sainsburys in the morning to see what we can get. I usually wouldn’t, it’s quite far to walk and I’d rather just isolate as best we can, but I need to pick up my meds from the boots next to it so... there’s no option.

Mum thought about going today but so hanged her mind before bed last night so this morning I just.... kinda shut down? After briefly going on Animal Crossing and I just.... zoned out,

All this means I’m not doing uni reading until Wednesday, I don’t think they’ve decided what’s happening with the assessment but I think... I’d not be surprised if it got changed drastically. Everyone is panicking and a few are talking about deferring so..l I’d not be surprised if it was changed, we’ll see,

Not helpful is British Gas wants to be contacted but there’s no email and just.... ugh.

Hopefully after all this we’ll get legislation protecting and rewarding front line workers, the nhs properly funded and universal basic income. That is if we make it through.

This weekend has been... well odd. Tiring causa stress creeping back. However I’ve had the best nights sleep since getting animal crossing, which is good. Saturday we watched mrs brown’s boys cause Barrowman was on and he was funny. People were doing a watch along with an old Eurovision so I watched it later. I didn’t watch for all the voting so I just went to bed then. It’s odd watching it with no commentary.

I had to make mum a Mother’s Day card causa everything is I used my new pens to make it, it’s got Lao the pets on the front though I’m not great at arting.

On Animal Crossing the museum is done and I already have one fossil complete, a sabre tooth tiger, I have one villager moved in (I invited three from the nook miles islands, though oddly it was the second one that I invited that came in first). And I’ve been around people’s islands. I’ve got most fruits planted now, I just need oranges. Like I’ve said, I’m so glad it’s came now cause it’s really helping everyone.

I’m gonna go back on Animal Crossing in a bit, then tonight continue with my Who run with The Visitation.

I hope everyone is doing ok and staying safe.