Hello everyone, it’s ya boy Choujin here. I’m here to have a bit of a talk right now. It’s not bad news it’s some good news.
First off, I’ve got myself a job! That’s right, ya boy’s got actual work. Now the good news is that it means I got a means to put a paycheck on myself. However, this also means that I may not have the time to write mumbles or reviews on some things (especially with my schoolwork.)
Though here’s what’ll happen….
With my current work schedule, I’ll be working Fridays through Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. giving me Wednesday and Thursdays off (though that can change).
So our Tuesday Mumbles will be moved to Wednesday and media review will be done at the same time, but fan-writing may take a while to do and probably moved to Wednesdays or Thursdays when they’re ready. Either way, going to get myself adjusted with my work schedule and my hobby.
But do not worry, this blog won’t be abandoned or left to rot
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(Late) Tuesday Mumbles: The Ukranian Crisis
Written by TheChoujinVirus
Notice: The following is based on my own opinions and isn’t made to disrepect anyone.
Heya everyone, sorry for the lateness of the mumble, ya boy’s been doing some jobhunting and such on his quest for the much needed job. Though as I’m watching the news, it gets me worried more than getting a job. The current crap going down in Ukraine.
For those who have been hear for a year and remembered this blast from the past (wow, that old eh?) but to summarize the whole thing. Vladamir Putin has decided now is the time to invade Ukraine. This is heavily condemned by everyone with a sane brain. Also feels powerless to sit here and watch that mess going on out there. Though I am glad that there are people condeming this whole mess and some are willing to donate (Here’s something provided by Vox) Heck, some are even leaving their homes in the states to help their homeland, that’s something honorable and something I respect.
However, there’s another camp that seem to behave like Putin’s cheerleaders or to use this as a potshot to nail those on the Left for some twisted reason. I mean, what more would you want the US to do that won’t end with a nuclear war or retaliation that could make World War 2 look like a sandbox brawl.
Helping a nation without pissing off a war is something that requires some help and basis. Though in my opinion it feels that some just want to crap on this situation for political pot shots.
To that, I have to say this.
People are dying in a massive land war of the 21st century and we’re resorting to in-fighting because you either simp for a dictator? I’d maybe rethink one’s priorities before resorting to that basis of stupidity.
With that, I do hope this can end and maybe show the world (and future nations) why these kinds of conflicts are no winners.
(Sorry for the short mumble, but job hunting has been pulling my attention)
(Late) Friday Fan-Work: Scared Straight
Written By TheChoujinVirus
Happy Saturday everyone, It’s ya boy Choujin here.
The funniest thing was I forgot I had a story to post here. Something I did as a final for my English Creative Writing class last semester and something that was a random piece of fiction written.
For those wondering, it’s a piece of segment themed around a couple finding a creative way to get their nephew to focus on his schoolwork over gaming.
SO with that, sit back, relax, grab a snack and enjoy this little story I call: Scared Straight
Tuesday Mumbles: Nostalgia
Written by TheChoujinVirus
Note: The following is based on my own opinions. So do not take it personal if you do take it.
Heyo, It’s ya boi and I’m that many would call a Millennial who grew up in the 90s. So yeah…I’m an old man to today’s generation.
How old am I to this generation? Well, old enough to remember that we used to have Blockbusters and Pay phones.
So that makes me old enough to be an old man. “When I was your age, we had to walk fifteen miles to a local Blockbuster to rent movies and stuff. No Netflix or any streaming service. You wanted to watch a movie? You had to walk and get it! You wanted to call someone? You better have a dollar to pay the toll fee or call collect”
Look at YouTube videos of kids reacting to seeing a VHS cassette, a push dial phone or even old school cellphones and pagers. Those kids give the same reaction that someone made like they discovered an ancient artifact or question how people work these things. Kinda funny when the youth sees how inconvenient. This gets me to the next thing…
I don’t know why folks would want to go back to that era. We get that stuff being pushed in old shows that show the world of the 80s and 90s. I’d rather keep the more convenient shit than the annoying crap of nostalgia. They think seeing the fashion and the fun stuff is something to relive because it’s awesome or great. Take it from a guy who grew up in the 90s, they would go mad the second they find out that cellphones are huge, or slow internet. They see the stuff because they never grew up with it, but only want to live in that era because it looked awesome to them. I like the Middle Ages or the wild west because of media but wanting to live in that era? Noooo..I’m not wanting to learn that life the hard way.
In ya boy’s opinion, i’d rather be in the now than in the past.
A brief apology of the lack of media reviews and short stories
For those wondering why I’ve only been posting on mumbles and no media reviews or stories is something inexcusable from me. I apologize on that half
Finding stuff to complain is easy but trying to pick a game to review is a bit tricky (and stories caan’t be rushed).
However, to apologize on that I’m going to maybe post more media reviews than mumbles to get some work.
Again, I apologize for the massive lack of additional content and I’ll ensure it won’t happen again in the future
Tuesday Mumbles: Corporate Buyouts
Written by TheChoujinVirus
Note: The following is based on my own opinions. Therefore do not take anything personal
Happy Tuesday, everyone. It’s ya boy Choujin here.
Today, I heard the news that Microsoft is planning to purchase Blizzard Entertainment. Good for them, as I like to ensure Warcraft survives. Though I’ve seen some people arguing about how this is one step closer to a monopoly. Though this gets me thinking about what folks seem to be clueless about and gets me upset on: Corporate Buyouts.
I’ve seen how some companies have made acquisitions of various companies to add to their own fold. None can be the example of Disney and their acquisition of 20th Century Fox, Marvel, LucasArts, and the Jim Henson company. These are great examples of buyouts that rage over the whole ordeal and which folks do become upset. Though it is not every situation, it’s all Disney or some money-grubbing conspiracy.
One of the factors is that some IPs and items are saved through said buyouts. When Activision bought out Blizzard, the prior company Viveldi was going into a financial crisis that would have resulted in Blizzard’s collapse and a significant loss of some good IPs. The same could also explain why Jim Henson sold his work to Disney and the same for Lucas. Money can be a real pain when you want your media empire to continue. In Lucas’s case, it was due to him wanting to just quit due to backlash from the issues. Without buyouts, stuff like this would die.
On the other hand, I understand the fears of too many buyouts and how it can lead to control of IPs that many can feel like monopolies or other things. For starters, some buyouts can be viewed as scary, like Sony’s buyout of Funimation and Crunchyroll. This gives Sony too much control of the said market when they already have their eggs in another basket. Then again, that move did get them investigated for antitrust violations. Not only that, but as repeated, Sony already has some deals with distribution (that and Funimation nor Crunchyroll were in any evil thing.)
However, with buyouts and such, folks can be jumpy without knowing the reasons behind it. This also includes ya boy here too. I’m no financial expert, but In my defense, the Microsoft buyout of Blizzard is something I wouldn’t mind seeing (especially with the positive part of one of the Presidents being purged from Activision-Blizzard). Maybe Microsoft could make WoW better like they did with Fallout 76
Tuesday Mumbles: Cooking
written by TheChoujinVirus
Note: the following is based on my own opinions, so don’t take it too personally.
Hey everyone, it’s ya boy Choujin here…
Ever had a day where you simply didn’t know what to cook? Or that dish you want that is tasty but serves more than one or two people? That’s me to a T right there.
One such issue I’ve always found is that finding a tasty recipe requires multiple pots to prepare a meal to cook. Not against it, but more pots mean more to clean up. Nothing’s more frustrating than finding a good recipe but needing multiple pots just to make one plate. That’s one way of turning me off of cooking: making messes and having to clean multiple pots and pans for one person.
Though many recipes are tempting to cook but require some stuff that you cannot pick up at a local market due to the requirement. I mean, some of the stuff sounds good, but I’m not going to look through specific stores for that particular food item or spices. In fact, I’m the kind of person who prefers to take his grandmother’s tip of lifehacking some recipes that work. Cooking should be excellent, but you need some tricks to not make it a chore. After all, ya boy is cooking for a meal, not for a spot in Iron Chef.
Lastly, the portion sizes, as I mentioned, some of the food sounds good, but many recipes require you to serve for more than one person. Now I’m not against leftovers, but I’m sure you know that one will get bored with it. Nobody likes it when you get bored with food, let alone running out of space if you decide to cook something for eight people. If you do, get used to having the same dish for lunch and dinner for a while. It also doesn’t help when you’re limited to superficial stuff. I remember only eating eggs and peanut butter sandwiches when I had days where I didn’t want to cook due to boredom or not being hungry. It sucks but nothing I can do I’m not that hungry.
Sure cooking isn’t easy, but it’s better than living off of ramen or TV dinners. Which is another thing that miffs me. The most accessible options are just microwaveable food, soups, or ramen, and not really filling, let alone healthy to thrive on. Heck, you don’t see people living off of peanut butter sandwiches for their lives.
Maybe irrelevant, but if I had a choice between a peanut butter sandwich or cooking some very extreme meal, I’d go for the sandwich but not for the entire thing. Heck, sometimes you’d just have days where you don’t want to cook.
I don’t mind cooking, but it’s not as easy as recipes put them as or anything. Sometimes, I wish you’d have more accessible recipes that are one-pot meals that serve one or two people but don’t require rare things. Either way, it’s better than some out there who can’t cook at all.
Tuesday Mumbles: The Omicron Strain
Written By TheChoujinVirus
Note: The following is based on my own opinion
Good Evening Everyone, It’s ya boy choujin here.
Welp, we got a new strain of Covid…this time Omicron.
For those unaware, a few days ago, news outlets on this new strain coming out of South Africa. Already folks are calling out the variant as a new hoax due to the sudden announcement while others are worried that we may never be able to rid ourselves with Covid and that we’ll have the nightmare like with the current Delta strain that wracks through it.
Though I have a feeling that we are a bit more prepared this time to avoid any problems. We’re not going to have a repeat of 2020 with purple tier where everything is shut down and everything paused. I should know cuz I had to wait until this year to finish up my NCCT exams. However, what i’m seeing is that people are being cautious when it comes to Covid and that we can enjoy our lives without living in fear as long as we are cautious.
My worry is that we still have that particular camp that is still willing to take weird rituals, hoax medicines and alternative news that will, like now, make the virus worse. They only want to go back to normal, but without any safety nets and have us back to 2020’s purple tier mess. Though this time, they’d take the advice of others and just pretend it never exists. Seriously, folks need to know that we’re not out of the woods yet.
From ya boy’s perspective, we need to not worry about Omicron yet..but neither should we take it lightly. Keep up practicing safe distancing, get your booster and make sure you pay attention and not believe fake news on garbage. Also, make sure you do what is required and not buy a fake vaccine card.
It’s the only true way that we can make Covid managable and maybe something that’s not as dangerous.
Friday Fan-Work: Scared Straight
Written by TheChoujinVirus
Happy Friday evening everyone, it’s ya boy Choujin. Going to give you a share of a story I managed to make for my writing class.
I decided to write something that was silly but referenced the other two stories and just something I wanted to do. Not all stories have to be something epic or thought provoking. Sometimes, a writer just wants to write a random ditty and that’s that.
So for tonight’s enjoyment, I believe I got a story for you all to enjoy that fits that narrative. So sit back, get a drink or a snack and enjoy this story: The Audit
Happy Thanksgiving
No Media Review today, but I do have plans of a review next week and additional stuff to help you all out. However, I do have a story for tomorrow for you to all enjoy while munching on leftover turkey. Have a good Turkey Day everyone
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