I think of old photos of samurai and how wiry they looked. Most people don't realize this because of all that loose clothing and armor they have on. Hard to get gains on a rocky island closed off to most of the modern world.

Grabbed a copy of @theonion.com and read it on my bus ride. Spreading it out, folding it over, discovering surprises in corners. Physical media rocks!

That personal touch. Some extra goodies they threw in with one of my orders along with a fun sticker on the box 😄.

A good reminder that @animecornerstore.bsky.social still exists. I've ordered from them since I was a kid and it's a wonder they're still going. Website still looks like the way it always has and while prices are closer to retail, the service is smooth and has that personal touch.

I started taking on-camera acting classes and the algorithm gives me this on my Insta feed. If it's what I think it means, it's not THAT kind of acting 🤣. But respect to those that do it.

Yeah, but I'm still not over this 😅.

Everybody smoking up in the current anime rotation it seems.

So much color 😲! Not much has changed recently with mine, but I bought this little piece for my boom arm and it has been a game changer for positioning the mic with ease. Makes me wish I had it when I first started.

Yeah, well, I'm gonna go build my own theme park. With...

"Yes, it's true. This man has DLC."

THE ZOLTRAAKROOMS

The Major giving us all the faces. I can't get over how they're really going for her expressiveness from the manga. It's so good 😆!

New Ghost in the Shell is PEAK!!! Already it has exceeded all expectations and mixes together things I liked about previous entries: -Cartoonish style from the manga -Musical variety of the Yoko Kanno score from SAC -Familiar visual cues from the movies Here's hoping it can maintain all that.

Yes! Love, love The Big O! I have a little display I made with some figures of it.

Well, this is embarrassing. I just bought this one a couple weeks ago. I thought it was a succulent.

Good of him to represent his country and take time off from filming House of the Dragon.

And it paid off. As someone who grew up around and now lives in Chicago, they nailed the vibe right. Compare it to Riding Bean where they didn't do location scouting and it looks like they used AI to cobble my city together in that one.

Some Southern style brunch on what will be an easygoing Sunday 😋.

Yeah, I admit the FOMO is real, but then I keep asking myself, "Do I really wanna be stuck OUTSIDE in this?" 😅.

Not surprised. It sucks but I'm glad the organizers are minding everyone's safety.

Did my part today 🏳️‍⚧️🫡.

Wake up sweaty, go to the gym sweaty, now in the recording booth sweaty 🥵. I understand why Brazilians take two or more showers a day.

Looking up the weather in Pittsburgh and holy crap, those poor fursuiters at Anthrocon 😨.

I'm back. The sun says she hates you all 🤪.

Brb, going to the store now.

94 degrees in Chicago today. "I'm sweating in here. Roasting. Boiling. Baking. Sweltering. It's like a sauna. Furnace. You can fry an egg on my stomach."

With CG environments like these, I can see the Digital Circus crew adventuring here 😅 (I love this movie, btw).