Today is another hot day here. At least the AC in the office is now fixed and we are not sweating. So that is a win for sure. Work was meh. The only eventful thing that happened was Uline decided to deliver my order of insulated boxes in a palette…A palette that did not fit in the elevator and I had to unload downstairs and carry to the lab a few boxes at a time. So no fun.

Hun and I got to hang out today. We just end up actually video chatting. It was really refreshing. It was really lovely. We just video chatted and watched someone’s stream on Twitch. We were talking and engaging in chat. Well, he was engaging in chat while I read his messages and replies there. 

Tomorrow, my hun and I will be hanging out again. Since he will be doing a double on Friday, it makes sense for us to hang out tomorrow while I do my class on Friday. Not sure what we’re doing tomorrow but I’m down to do whatever. It could be something like we did earlier and I’d be happy. 

Tomorrow morning will be pretty busy for me – meetings. Thursdays are normally like this for me. Mornings are typically packed with back-to-back meetings. So we shall see how my energy level is by the end of that. 

Since I went to the mall yesterday and my hun was too tired, we didn’t get the chance to do our date night. So we ended up just hanging out slightly earlier today. 

So what did we end up watching?

M:I-4 Ghost Protocol. Well, we wanted to watch the 3rd installment first, but it’s currently unavailable on any of the streaming services we subscribe to. So we just decided to jump to the 4th movie. This is the last movie I watched from this franchise and is also my favorite. My hun preferred this movie as well. Why? Personally, I just like the fact that there were a lot more edge-of-your-seat sequences in this movie compared to the first and second. Don’t ask me about the 3rd movie. I don’t really remember much of that movie to make an informed decision. So for now, we are taking that installment out of the comparison. 

Toy Story. We are always down for an animated movie. And my hun’s pick was Toy Story. He hasn’t watched it in years and that goes for me as well. It was a pretty cute movie. But I have questions about this Syd kid. Why in the hell was he allowed to have all those tools and dangerous things in his room to play with? Also, why the hell was a kid allowed to order a rocket? Why in hell was their dog allowed to sleep on the porch without supervision? It’s so dangerous for the dog. The dog could get hit by a car. Almost happened while the dog was running after Buzz and Woody. And yes, I am criticizing the parents of this kid. They don’t care. And I’m annoyed.

My hun and I decided to cut it short today. He was having a bit of a headache and to be honest, I was feeling the beginnings of anxiety just because it’s too hot. And I was melting on my seat. Well, still melting on my seat. My anxiety is also stemming on the fact that tomorrow is the beginning of another work week.

I haven’t posted anything about what my hun and I watched the last few days:

Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara (Ride Your Wave). This is a Japanese animated film about a surf-loving student Hinako who must find a way to move on after a tragedy that caused the death of her boyfriend Minato. The movie started cute of course, the sequences of Hinako and Minato falling in love were adorable. I was smiling the whole time watching them fall in love. It was so real. But of course, the happiness didn’t last. This movie pulled at our heartstrings as we watched Hinako deal with grief and at what length she will hold on to the memory of her lost love. It was definitely very real. I haven’t dealt with a loss like this so I cannot even imagine if I would be the same way but watching her slowly stand on her own and find her happiness again was admirable. I loved it. From the story, artwork, and animation. I have no complaints. It made us laugh, giddy, and cry. 

Howl’s Moving Castle. This was a rewatch for me but the first time for my love. I remember liking this film when I watched it before so I wanted to share it with my love. And of course to expand his Studio Ghibli films watched. I enjoyed it hands down – the reason why I’m reading the book. Sophie was so spirited – she was courageous, took that spell, and tackled the obstacle with gusto. Howl was funny, I mean he was a tad dramatic. Both of them balance each other out. We loved Turnip Head. Best support in the movie. He was the good-est of boys. There were a bunch of colorful characters, Markl, Heen, and of course, Calcifer. 

Miira no Kaikata (How to Keep a Mummy). We’ve been into animes lately. Easy watching anime. Since we just finished the first season of Attack on Titan, which was intense and action-packed, we wanted to watch something a little bit more relaxing. This anime was just so cute. We love Mii-kun! Isao is adorable. Mukumuku is fluffy. And Conny, it took a while. The last episode was a very good Conny episode. Both of us were having allergies that episode. We have three more episodes before we are done with the anime. So we had to find another anime soon.

Toshokan Senso (Library War). This was about fighting censorship and protecting the rights of people to enjoy the media content that they want. This was surprisingly very military-like with some action sequences. But for the most part light-hearted and comedic in nature. It was definitely enjoyable and I loved it. Except for the last episode. That was such a weird end to the anime. It didn’t make sense to me and it was very uncomfortable to watch. So that last episode did not exist. But aside from that, the anime was pretty solid.

So for this weekend’s date, my hun and I watched some movies. Just to give a disclaimer, my hun and I decided to watch the first movies of the Spider-man versions created. The Tobey Maguire one, the Andrew Garfield one, and the Tom Holland one. 

I guess the challenge started when my boyfriend told me that his favorite one is the Tom Holland one. I gave that movie a chance. I wanted to see what my boyfriend saw in the movie that made him declare that Spider-man: Homecoming was his favorite. After I watched it, I very passionately said “bullshit”. No way in hell. I asked him if he remembers Spider-man and The Amazing Spider-man. He said he haven’t watched the Andrew Garfield one. And he does not remember the Tobey Maguire one. So we decided to watch the other two movies.

We watched Andrew Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-man on 07.24. And the other day, we watched Tobey Maguire’s Spider-man. Thoughts? This 2002 version will always have a special place. Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker was very endearing. The storyline was pretty solid. I love the Green Goblin, but that was because Willem Dafoe’s portrayal was phenomenal. 

But after watching all three first Spider-man movies, which one is my favorite? The top one for me is definitely The Amazing Spider-man with Andrew Garfield. I think the revenge arc his spider-man had was pretty good and definitely legit. The way he had the character shift from revenge-focused to being a hero was really good. The second one for me is Spider-man with Tobey Maguire. And then, of course, the last one is Spider-man: Homecoming. For the last version, I was looking for character depth that I got from the other two versions. It didn’t deliver, that Peter Parker/Spider-man version felt a lot more kid-ish. 

My love has the same rankings as well. He preferred The Amazing Spider-man, followed closely by Spider-man, and then the third one is Spider-man: Homecoming.

Anyway, that is the end of that. We are now planning on doing the same thing with Batman movies.

Well, today was not too bad – weatherwise. Finally. And now I want it to rain. I mean after the heatwave, it would be nice to have some rain. 

So my hun and I hung out yesterday, which was nice. I tried to make minimal movements the whole time since it was still pretty hot yesterday. We finally got to watch Little Shop of Horrors. I enjoyed it. It’s very rare for me not to like musicals, to be honest. So to me, it was not a surprise that I really liked the movie. I was so excited when the song Suddenly, Seymour came on. I was not sure why that didn’t click in my head that it was from this musical.

We also watching Mission: Impossible 2. I personally think for a spy action movie, it felt a little slow for me. And the dramatic action sequences were too much. My hun and I couldn’t stop laughing every time Tom Cruise did a flip – some of them in slow motion. Those were unnecessary in my opinion. Yeah…I think this would be the lowest for me on the M:I franchise. For now anyway. I still have to find where to watch Mission: Impossible 3.

Work was meh today. I mean when was it never meh anyway? So nothing new there.

I came home from work to do some chores, took a shower, and watched anime with my love. We ended up watching some episodes of Library War. We have two episodes left on this one. So if we hang out tomorrow, we will be done with this one. I really like it. I mean I won’t say it’s my favorite but the story is pretty interesting. The characters are pretty good too. 

Planning on reading tonight. I did read last night for a bit before I passed out. So hopefully I get to be successful on that end too again. 

With the risk of being redundant, I would like to say that it is super hot again today. I just got out of the shower and I’m already sweating. Not a good feeling. Anyway, to say that we were melting again at work is a huge understatement.

Anyway, I didn’t get to pack lunch today. It was too hot to cook last night and was too hot to cook this morning. This week is really just a no-no. The kitchen is off-limits for a few days. I cannot even think of standing in front of the stove right now. Or the toaster oven. I cannot.

I just want to be in bed and do nothing. Well, I am technically doing that right now. And so is my dog, Paco. Planning on reading some more tonight. I have only a couple of lights on in the apartment right now. Just my desk lamp and the genkan light. Other than that, everything is off. Blinds are closed already. Anything to make this apartment’s temperature bearable.

Planning on reading tonight. I was able to read last night too. So that was good. Minimal movement activities right now. I feel like typing is an excessive movement – right now. Too much effort. I know I sound like I’m being dramatic. And you know what, maybe I am! But right now, I really don’t care. 

I also complain about this heat to my love. And I really do not have the right since he lives in a State where it’s pretty much summer the whole year. But I keep on telling, I don’t care. I’m going to complain and he will just have to deal. Yeah, he is a trooper. 

No hang out with him today. Which is sad. But he is working double today. Not sure what his schedule tomorrow is like, but hopefully we get to hang out. But I guess that also depends on how we are feeling tomorrow. We’ll see.