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I started watching Ascendance of a Bookworm recently and... contrary to my expections, am really enjoying it. I don't typically like isekai, at all*, but this has been downright delightful so far. (* I think just this and So I'm a Spider, So What? tbh ^^; )

Hullo, old person! And yes, I seem to be a recurring problem at this point. :0 I have been blesseded I could do with a bit of good luck atm. ^^; Aw heck, it's fine. I only lived in the city itself for about a year and a half, truthfully - apparently we came in right prior to one of the major rent bumps, since our landlords tried to increase our apartment's rent by around $800/month after our first year which was a bit of a deal killer. Our place was right on top of the Seattle Uwajimaya, which was pretty damn convenient... the apartment itself wasn't particularly awe inspiring, but the location made up for it. Other than that we mostly were in downtown Kent (couple blocks from an AMAZING cajun grocery store), and briefly in Tacoma. It wasn't all bad, but honestly I'm a Portland gal through and through. I need my casual weirdness, and unicyclists with flaming bagpipes that just happen to be cosplaying Scottish Darth Vader. I -love- Lost Lake. It's incredibly beautiful and super chill... if anything, a bit too chill due to being pretty much right at the base of Mt Hood... it gets cold as fuck at night, even in the middle of summer, to the point that it's on my RV only list due to how much my teeth end up chattering whenever I try to tent it. Other than that, while it's not the most out-there or incredible place on the planet, there's a decent size state park right outside of Newport, OR that I have a lot of incredibly fond memories of. My parents used to take me camping there as a pretty much yearly thing, with a stop at the local aquarium as part of the trips which was always delightful. I've actually recently convinced my wife to give camping a try and will be taking her there next month for her inaugural camping trip, which I'm looking forward to... and it'll be my first opportunity to do some camping in about six years now, which makes it all the better. But yeah, I love me some of that outside stuff. Hiking, boating, and fishing are all things I enjoy as well, though the latter only when I can leave the cleaning to someone else. :T

My arm hurts, two of my teeth are fucked up, my meds make me a zombie in the mornings, I keep getting dragged for being late when I'm going as fast as I can, I just have to make it in to work under sedation from the next county! ... and I'm fucking up at school. It's also become glaringly apparent that I have ADHD and always have done. I have a week off though. Going to get me some doctor and dentist appointments and try and get back on track.

I hope you find the perfect furbaby when the time comes! Also ikr? If Nova was male I was totally going to beg my folks to give the name Odin. But Nova is awesome choice and she is fucking precious. The shelter told my folks that she was Husky/Border collie mix but we found out from her DNA test results that her Dad's half was the Siberian husky/Alaskan malamute and her mom's half was American pitbull/standfordshire terrier/Rottweiler mix. Totally crazy but it made sense with a lot of personality after we found out.

Every time I see the Indie General thread, I have a brief moment in which I'm like "oh shit, an indie gaming thread that's so relevant to my interests that it physically hurts*" followed by another moment in which I just sort of blink owlishly for a second or two while remembering that it's for indie wrestling. I'm typically left feeling equal parts sheepish and amused. (* maybe a slight exaggeration, but yanno) Also I am completely and utterly exhausted due to back to back nights of downright awful sleep. x_x

Not in my circles

It can be definitely be interesting, seeing all of the technical and stylistic changes that have taken place from decade to decade when it comes to anime. Also that's good to know, regarding the history of this place by the way. To be completely honest slow doesn't sound bad - in my experience forums can easily become incredibly impersonal if activity levels jump up to crazy enough levels, which can kind of take the fun out of the whole thing imo. And thank you. ^^ Thank you! Than---