Amitte

Progress report: October ‘19

WOW! LIFE HAS MANAGED TO GET WORSE!

In reality though, maybe it’s because I have to go to school now (which in turn leaves less time for myself) that I got into this dark place…
Eh, I guess I just want to let you all know that I haven’t been doing the best lately. I think stress is genuinely consuming me at this point, which I never imagined could happen. Even something as small as getting this post done had me so tired just thinking about it…
But now that I’m here, I’ll do it! Oh, and like I mentioned last month - I managed to get photos of my room uploaded here!

A Salem Witch Trial - Oh look, I actually managed to complete a game related to the monthly theme. Salem, snooping out witches, executing said witches… how much more “on-theme” can you get? Well… at first I didn’t believe this VN could be that short, but then I realized the only reason for that is the game being too samey - the only different thing are the endings, and even then the epilogues are very similar. During the hour you’ll spend playing this, your task will be gathering intel on the person supposed to be the witch and, ultimately, choosing to believe one or the other side. Most endings will throw a straight Did I make the right choice? at you, blatantly pointing out that you haven’t seen the true ending yet. Simply put, it’s “Halloween for busy people”, which I guess is what you could call me this year. Aside from the samey-ness, the most obvious problems are the soundtrack (it’s like, three songs in a game that lasts an hour and a half… just imagine that and try to tell me it’s bearable) and the script (quite a lot of mistakes of such caliber that I’m convinced the writer is not a native speaker; although the VN isn’t just an unreadable mess like it would usually be in such cases).

Game of Puzzles: Animals - Small puzzle game with photos of animals. Easy 100%, that’s all.

Girls of Hentai Mosaic, Lady’s Hentai Mosaic, Topless Hentai Mosaic - What if I told you I bought (pretty much) the same game three times? Yes. Yep. I absolutely did that. I have to admit now, this is where I draw the line. It stopped being funny/entertaining/what have you. Anyway, getting to the point - the first one is a “shuffle puzzle”, the latter two are another type of puzzle which I’m not sure has a specific name. All three of those games were ridiculously easy and featured unappealing female models that looked like ’00s fanart of your favorite anime characters. ~20 minutes on each gave me 300 achievements and left me with a lingering sense of distaste.

To wrap this up in a way that is sort of unusual to my posts, in a way… I’ve been looking to get into anime… well, different kinds of anime. ’80s anime. ’90s anime. Idol anime. Magical girl anime. Obscure anime. My poor online presence makes it difficult for me to get personal recommendations, however, so I’ve decided to ask here. What are some anime you could recommend that fall under one or more of those categories? I’m eager to see and/or hear what you’ve got to say!

See you next month!

ninglor03

I am very sorry to hear you’re feeling so stressed out :(
I’m keeping my fingers crossed it’ll soon be better. Don’t give up! There is always an end to though situations! You can do it! \o/

Also your room does look very small o.o
And green-ish or is that just the lighting?
But good job getting that much stuff into such a small space :)

Amitte

Ahh… thank you so much, O Queen Ninglor! I feel honored! m(_ _)m

That’s because it is! It’s miniature! lol
And the lighting is crappy - I’ll admit, I never took the best photos. The room is actually turquoise :>

ninglor03

Turquise is just fine :) And so are the photos :D
Good thing about a small room: you don’t have to go far to get things ;)
So did I get this right: The desk moved out? So where/how are you gaming now?

Amitte

Yeah, I love it! Probably because of associating it with Hatsune Miku :D

Oh yes, I almost don’t have to move, even! xD

Yup, the drawers replaced the desk. The thing is - I’ve had that desk since I first went to school about 11 years ago and I used it… well, almost never. I guess at first I was comfortable with it, but at some point I just started hating it. Ever since I had my walls repainted to turquoise, brown wasn’t exactly a good match either. Aaand so, after quite a few discussions, we decided to order drawers and new shelves, since we knew they’re gonna be able to hold more stuff than the space under my desk would. When it comes to gaming, I’ve always had a laptop and I’ve always sat/laid down with it on my bed :D I still have to decide if I want a TV (purely for gaming) or a new laptop though!

ninglor03

Sounds convenient :D

Ah, ok. I got at some point this rather huge desk and I very much like it. Although nowadays I absolutely don’t use it for writing stuff anymore :D
It has these pretty cool boards to draw out for mouse and keyboard, but since I got a gamingchair which is actually too high for the desk, but I can’t lower it further, I can’t use them anymore. So that’s a bit sad. But oh well. Still comfy enough :D
I vote for laptop. But then, totally you’re choice ;)

Amitte

Yeah, that’s the thing - my desk was obviously supposed to let me do my homework, but through all those years I either did it in the living room or on my bed anyway… sigh.
And aw, that’s unfortunate! How did you manage to get a chair that’s too tall for the desk?
Yeah, I’m still thinking… first I need to clean everything up properly though xD the photos have been taken, like, maybe a day after I got the furniture set up… you wouldn’t want to see the current mess, believe me >.<

ninglor03

Yeah, I think I did a lot of homework at the dinner table as well thinking
I ordered it online. Had literally no idea how high it is :D But it’s fine. Just different I guess.
Haha, yeah, maybe a “after the mess” photo though? ;)

Amitte

Ah, us children… :D

Oh well, guess that’s okay then? As long as it’s still usable.

Hmm… I’ll think about it! Call me out next month or so ^^

Flygonite

’90s anime. Magical girl anime. Obscure anime.

I don’t care for a whole lot of anime but I am contractually obligated to mention Princess Tutu and Revolutionary Girl Utena whenever someone asks for anime recommendations, and lo and behold, they both match what you’ve requested!

Keep in mind that taking care of yourself is just as important to your education as taking in information itself, and rest when you need to. Sleep is crucial! Hope things will turn around for you.

Amitte

Thanks for the recommendations! Revolutionary Girl Utena seems to be THE shoujo ai everyone fond of the genre should know and Princess Tutu… I’ll have to give it a go, since there’s not much I could gather from the synopsis yet.

Oh yes, I try my best to get enough sleep. In the end, I feel like the more important thing is to wake up in a good spot (sleep pattern-wise) than to go to sleep early (obviously, I won’t be going to sleep after 12 am to prove anything, but I often just don’t feel like calling it a day at 10 pm sharp), but who knows, I just might be terribly wrong. And I’m hoping I could get therapy soon… but it all depends on things that are out of my hands sometimes.