What else can I do? I was pretty busy the last few days. Being in SoCal with family and then getting sick when I got back to the PNW. So I’m going to try to get back to my routine. Keyword: try. Back to reading. Back to cooking. Back to working out. Like I said, I need to establish some kind of routine for myself now. I have had some issues keeping them. So I need to be a bit more disciplined I should say.

I was not able to read at all last week. Well, I was not able to read novels last week. I found it difficult to get lost in the book at my parents’ house. I could not find peace in reading those few days. However, I did read quite a few webtoons, since that seems to be what I could digest during my visit. Which was fine. I wasn’t complaining.

I rewatched the Heaven Official’s Blessing anime (or donghua since this is a Chinese anime) while I was in SoCal. I watched the English dub this time. And it was fun. It was a good dub and I enjoyed it. The dub was definitely sassy. The second season of this anime was released on Wednesday, and yes, I was all over that episode 1. And it seemed like an episode would be released weekly. Normally, I would wait until the whole season is out so that I can binge the anime. But I am making an exception for this one. Because it’s Xie Lian and Hua Cheng.

I also binge-watched season 1 of Founder of Diabolism. And oh boy. Yeah, that anime (again, donghua) had me at the edge of my seat since episode 1. I told myself to watch just a few episodes but I got sucked into it. And couldn’t stop watching. It was so good. And yes, I already bought the first book in the series, and yes, I will read it soon. I also started reading the manhua for it. Because I can’t help myself. Anyway, planning on continuing on with this series as well, currently there are 3 seasons of the donghua up so I have some catching up to do.

I plan to read Locke & Key before I pick up Heaven Official’s Blessing Vol 6. The graphic novel has 6 volumes so that would be easy. This would be a reread for me. I listened to the dramatized audiobook years ago, and I kind of forgot what happened in it. And since I haven’t read the actual graphic novels, I would like to give it a try. I did try to pick it up before, but I felt that the story was too recent in my head. And I was having issues reading some full-colored graphic novels before. I always thought that the colors on the page were too busy but I am hoping that having read a lot of full-colored webtoons has trained my brain to think otherwise. We shall see.