Day 188: Beeswax Hand Creme - Almond Milk

I had another of these that I mostly used up but I don't really like how it feels on my skin. I prefer products that are not noticeable at all after application. That's one of the reasons that summer is my least favorite season. I hate having to slather sunblock all over my body but I don't have any hats I like and I don't want to damage my skin. My grandmother is in her eighties and has the skin of a woman twenty years younger. I'm hoping I inherited her genes but she is much better about protecting herself from the sun than I am.

Status: Dibbed

Day 187: Goggles

Goggles! I don't carry passengers often and I wear a full face helmet when I ride so I think one pair is enough. I'm keeping the tinted ones. Now that it's getting warm I should see if anyone wants to go riding with me. It's fun and I need more practice riding with the extra weight.

Status: Dibbed

Day 186: The Boondock Saints

I worked in a video store during college and The Boondock Saints was my number one movie recommendation for customers.

My number two recommendation was My Neighbor Totoro. On Saturday I took my youngest sister to see Toy Story 3 and to my delight there was a giant Totoro stuffed animal in the movie. It was the perfect counterpart to the Pixar shout out in Spirited Away.

Status: Dibbed

Day 185: Blue Monday: Absolute Beginners

I'm slowly working my way through my comic collection. Since they don't take too much space I'm holding on to all of them until the last one is posted and then I'll see if a comic book store wants them. Of course I still have some hope that a reader will want them.

Status: Dibbed

Day 184: Amplitude

I was going to post Frequency today - the prequel to Amplitude - but I opened up the case and instead found three other games: Odin Sphere, Jade Cocoon 2, and Bust a Move 2. This was a completely awesome fine because I've been wanting to play Jade Cocoon 2 again and was even considering buying a new copy. It's a cutesy monster raising game but it has a fun story and graphics. I've also been scouring my parents' house hoping to find my old copy of Azure Dreams. Today's find gives me hope that maybe it will still show up.

I'm curious, do you guys have past gaming loves that you still think about and which games would you like to replay?

Status: Dibbed

Day 183: Fruits Basket 1-21

This post marks the halfway point of my project so I wanted to post something significant to me. Fruits Basket was my most beloved manga for years and I thought I would always want to come back to it. If I have children I was sure I would want to pass them on.

Something changed because if you've read the series you'll notice that I have all but the last volume. I already read it at least a year before it was released but I generally re-read manga and I just haven't had the urge to do so. It's not that I don't enjoy manga anymore. I've read the series Skip Beat! all the way through the released volumes at least five times (my collection has grown from 9 volumes to 20).

I'm still not sure I'm ready to give them up but what has pushed me over the edge with this series is I have started thinking about my future with my possessions. I can't imagine lugging this around with me for the next twenty years - which is possibly how long it'll be before I have kids old enough to appreciate them.

My guitars, my drawings, my two favorite books. What can you picture yourself carrying around for the next twenty years?

Status: Dibbed

Day 182: Alchemist

I played this for the first time last night, at The Stumbling Monk. My friend is attempting to try everything on their beer menu by the end of the year. The challenge is that the beer menu is constantly changing and we always ask for the beers that will most likely leave the menu soonest.

Last night I tried a new sour lambic on the menu and loved it. I'm on a fruity beer and foamy cocktail kick lately. Drinks I think my sister would enjoy. I've started ordering a variation of the Hemingway Daquiri that I came up with when I was craving a pink foamy drink. Rum, equal parts grapefruit and lime juice, creme de cassis (instead of maraschino liqueur), simple syrup, and egg white. It's pretty damn tasty!

Status: Dibbed