Two days without a post. Yeah, I received some upsetting news Friday afternoon that I needed to process. I was mad but now I feel like my feelings are down to “it is what it is”. 

Anyway, I read the whole weekend – of course, this is an exaggeration. Not the whole weekend. Just some hours of the day. But it was nice. I needed the escape and nothing can really take me out of reality compared to being lost in an urban fantasy involving werecreatures, vampires, and a vampire hunter.

I did finish The Lunatic Cafe on Saturday and picked up the 5th book of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series right after. I am almost halfway done with Bloody Bones. I did not read today though. I felt like I needed a break.

I did hang out with hun today. We cooked again. We did some lazy cooking. We both used some premade Korean BBQ marinade and sauce to cook. I just wanted something that I do not need to do a lot of prep for. Yeah, I was having a bit of a lazy day. My hun and I did watch some anime today.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. OMG. I cannot believe they killed him! I love his character. He was such a good dad, a good hubby, and just an all-around awesome guy. And he died! And now, I’m sad. Regardless though, this became a catalyst for Mustang to get to the bottom of things in the military. He knows that his friend stumbled on something important that lead to his death. Again, this anime and the subject matter are dark. And I am finding it enjoyable to watch. 

Bleach: The Lost Substitute Shinigami Arc. We finished this arc. It was fine. It was not great. It did feel like a filler to me but not really. It was needed for Ichigo to regain his powers. I was pretty satisfied with the Tsukishima-Byakuya fight. My hun and I thought that the fight was very well-matched. We both agreed that no one probably would’ve been able to defeat Tsukishima except Byakuya, and maybe Ichigo. Those two really are the only ones that I think would’ve been able to adapt during the fight to find a way to win against Tsukishima. The conclusion of the arc was satisfying. No complaints there. 

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. And since we finished the last arc, and it was my choice, I picked the next arc for Bleach. No surprise there, I have been itching to watch this since it came out. And OMG, the animation in this new arc. WOW. My hun said it feels like a different anime. I mean, it’s a different team altogether. Not to mention that the last arc came out in 2011. So years! But damn, yeah. YEAH. It’s definitely gorier than the pasts arcs. Which I like. Let’s just say that I’m excited about this one.

Kotaro Lives Alone. This one is just a nice ending to some intense anime binge. Not that this one does not cover some dark storylines. Because it does and definitely not some feel-good slice of life. And every episode just gives you a little glimpse of Kotaro’s past to help the viewer understand why he is how he is right now. And all the viewer can do is just be there for the ride. It definitely knows how to pull on the heartstrings.