2025 Logs
Created: January 2, 2025
Last edit: September 18, 2025
January
sukiyaki and gyoza for New Year's // Animate! Raleigh (Saturday only) // finally finished KH20th chibis!! // bought new laptop
| Media | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Video Game | Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch | continuing |
| Song | "Water the Roses" by FLAVOR FOLEY↗ | looping |
| Manga | My Father is a Unicorn by Monoka Suzuki | so silly |
| Manga | Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen 4 by Hiromi Sato | :) |
| Manga | Witch Hat Atelier 13 by Kamome Shirahama | :))) |
| TV Show | Agatha All Along (2024) | binged w/parents |
| Song | "The Ballad of the Witches' Road" from Agatha All Along↗ | stuck in my head |
| Novel | Space Oddity by Catherynne M. Valente | finished, good fun |
| Film | The Guilty (2021) dir. Antoine Fuqua | meh |
| Novel | Abarat: Absolute Midnight by Clive Barker | finished, reread |
| TV Show | Taskmaster (many episodes via YouTube↗) | mealtime entertainment |
February
Super Bowl w/family // Andrew Wyeth exhibit // Oddities and Curiosities Expo // picked at several illustrations, finished none // also watching a lot of ACNH videos
| Media | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Video Game | Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch | continuing |
| TV Show | Taskmaster (many episodes via YouTube↗) | mealtime entertainment |
| Film | Free Samples (2012) dir. Jay Gammill | I liked it |
| Short Stories | Haunted Nights ed. Ellen Datlow and Lisa Morton | finished, excellent |
| Manga | Gokurakugai 2 by Yuto Sano | love the art style |
| Theatre | MJ the Musical | here for the Thriller scene |
| Manga | Total Eclipse of the Eternal Heart by Syundei | reread |
| Novel | Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell | finished, fun and gory romance |
| Manga | Wild Roses and Pretenders 1 by Kamoburger | like the art style, confused by the fashion & pacing |
| Short Stories | The Book of Witches ed. Jonathan Strahan | finished, good variety |
March
still watching a lot of ACNH videos // finally had friend xmas
| Media | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Video Game | Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch | continuing |
| TV Show | Taskmaster (many episodes via YouTube↗) | mealtime entertainment |
| Video Game | Pokémon X for Nintendo 3DS | replaying, weekends only |
| Novel | Dovey Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell | finished, reread |
| Theatre | A Beautiful Noise | boy howdy "America" sure is. something to hear in 2025 |
| Manga | Gokurakugai 3 by Yuto Sano | i want to eat it |
| Video Games | The Stanley Parable, Slay the Princess, Super Smash Bros., and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch | bits of each during friends gathering |
| Video Games | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch | finally opened personal copy |
| Anime | DanDaDan (2024) | watched w/roomies |
| TV Show | The Great North (2021 - ) | handful of episodes my roommate put on |
| Novel | Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant | finished, excellent mermaid horror |
| Anime | Toilet-bound Hanako-kun 2 (2025) | almost finished final episode but the chromecast died |
April
once again fighting the invasive plants in my yard // EXPO 2025↗ starts this month!! (I have been watching so many videos) // Fire on the Mountain
| Media | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Video Game | Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch | continuing |
| TV Show | Taskmaster (many episodes via YouTube↗) | mealtime entertainment |
| Video Game | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch | when I don't feel like doing anything else |
| Film | Ghost Ship (2002) dir. Steve Beck | rewatch, still a good time |
| Film | Moana 2 (2024) dir. David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller | knowing it was originally conceived as a miniseries made me more forgiving |
| Song | "WALTZ" by RYUGUJO↗ | looping |
| Short Stories | English Country House Murders ed. Thomas Godfrey | finished, a good collection |
| TV Show | The Great North (2021 - ) | handful of episodes my roommate put on |
| Film | Sleeping Beauty (1959) sup. dir. Clyde Geronimi | 50th anniversary edition for the full glory of the backgrounds |
| Manga | Why Don't You Eat Me, My Dear Wolf? by Ao Koishikawa | pretty cute |
| Theatre | Jesus Christ Superstar 2014 Swedish Arena Tour↗ | happy easterrrrr |
| TV Show | The Gaslight District: Pilot↗ | HELL YEAH |
| Manga | Correspondence from the End of the Universe 1 by Menota | rather like the style, plus aliens that are Alien! |
| Theatre | Cinderella's Castle↗ | my roommate is obsessed and it is Solid. puppets!! |
| TV Show | Shoresy (2022 - ) | first three eps. with roomies |
| Book | Blood, Sweat & Chrome by Kyle Buchanan | finished, fascinating making-of for Fury Road |
May
playing a lot of Twisted-Wonderland and Pokémon Go // Cheerwine Festival
| Media | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Video Game | Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch | continuing |
| TV Show | Taskmaster (many episodes via YouTube↗) | mealtime entertainment |
| Manga | Twisted-Wonderland Anthology 1 by Various Artists | I'm having a great time |
| Film | See How They Run (2022) dir. Tom George | been wanting to see for a while, glad I finally could |
| Album | Mayhem by Lady Gaga | also finally purchased a copy of Born This Way. one plays at home, the other in my car |
| Theatre | Back to the Future | the DeLorean is the best part, but I wonder how the show reads to someone who hasn't seen the film |
| Film | Sinners (2025) dir. Ryan Coolger | I've also been listening to the soundtrack, which is fantastic |
| Manga | Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san 4 by Honda | this is a great little series and I feel the retail pain |
| Film | Rango (2011) dir. Gore Verbinski | rewatch, holds up and still so visually delightful |
| Novel | Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis | finished, interesting approach to a post-Dr. Moreau-like project |
| Novel | Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio | finished, good quick read |
| Film | Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) dir. George Miller | finally got a chance to watch this |
June
JAPAN TRIP // WORLD EXPO 2025
| Media | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Video Game | Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch | continuing, sporatic |
| Video Game | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles for Nintendo Switch | began playing, sporatic |
| Film | Wicked (2024) dir. Jon M. Chu | during flight, watched for the production design and choreography and was not disappointed |
| Film | Flow (2024) dir. Gints Zilbalodis | during flight, been meaning to see for a while, especially after seeing a nod to it in the Baltic Pavilion |
| Film | Lilo & Stitch (2022) dir. Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois | rewatched during flight, of course it's good |
| TV Show | THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS episode 5↗ | aw this one was nice |
| Theatre | Some Like It Hot | fantastic adaptation and I'd go again in a heartbeat |
| Anime | Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc (2025) | begin w/roommate |
July
pool and burgers/brats for 4th // Galaxycon (Sunday only)
| Media | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Video Game | Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch | continuing |
| Anime | Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc (2024) | mealtime entertainment |
| Film | KPop Demon Hunters (2025) dir. Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans | I had a GREAT time |
| Anime | Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc (2025) | finished |
| Film | Misery (1990) dir. Rob Reiner | rewatched, Kathy Bates is fantastic |
| Short Stories | Inferno ed. Ellen Datlow | finished, good variety |
| Anime | Dororo (2019) | mealtime entertainment |
| Song | "THE MERRY-GO-ROUND" by The Stupendium↗ | what a FUN SURPRISE |
| Anime | Detectives These Days Are Crazy! (2025) | tried out a couple episodes with roommate |
| Anime | I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time (2025) | caught a bit while roommate was watching |
| Film | Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018) dir. Sam Liu | sold as soon as I read World's Fair |
| Book | The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City by Margaret Creighton | finished, now I have a museum I must attend one day |
| Anime | Penguindrum (2011) | rewatching for first time since airing |
| Song | "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" by Nine Inch Nails↗ | I'm very normal about this |
| TV Show | Seoul Buster (2024) | my roommate sucked me into this show. it's SO FUNNY |
| Anime | Witch Watch (2025) | another show my roommate caught me with. has a very charming opening↗ |
| Film | The Mummy (2024) dir. Alex Kurtzman | put on at parents' as noise. there's a few nuggets that could have been good, but alas |
| Manga | Twisted-Wonderland Anthology 2 by Various Artists | such cute stories |
| Book | The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 ed. Dave Eggers | finished, the more things change... |
August
family beach trip // finished TWO WIPs that have been languishing for ages // hiking in Pisgah National Forest then accidentally went to Hendersonville's Apple Fest
| Media | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Video Game | Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch | continuing |
| TV Show | Bee and PuppyCat↗ | rewatch |
| Novel | Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire | finished, love a good ghost story, especially one woven with urban legend |
| Anime | Michiko e Hatchin (2008-2009) | mealtime entertainment |
| Novel | The House of Doors by Brian Lumley | gave up at page 96 |
| Manga | Sanctify, volume 1 by GODSSTATION | didn't know their stuff was translated and now I'm holding back from immediately buying the rest |
| Film | Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012) dir. Louis Morneau | is it good? no. is it entertaining? YES |
| Novel | The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly | finished, good mix of fairy tales and horror |
| Novel | Fitcher's Brides by Gregory Frost | finished, speaking of fairy tales and horror - a fun retelling of Bluebeard set in 1843 against the backdrop of a doomsday cult |
| TV Show | THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS episode 6↗ | I'm so interested in where this is all going |
| Anime | Witch Watch (2025) | now watching as the dub releases |
| Anime | Gachiakuta (2025) | watched the opening handful of episodes, stylish |
| Manga | The Illustrated Guide to Monster Girls 3 by Suzu Akeko | it's so silly and cute and fun |
| Anime | Kaiju No. 8 (2024-) | watching season two as the dub releases |
| Film | Contagion (2011) dir. Steven Sonderbergh | boy this sure is interesting to watch now, after everything |
| Anime | DanDaDan (2024-) | binged most of season two, now waiting on dub |
| Anime | Oshi no Ko (2023-2024) | put on season two to half-watch while drawing |
| Short Stories | Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart and Other Stories by Gennarose Nethercott | it's all about Want |
September
Pawpaw Field Day (procured another tree!) // NC Folk Festival (Saturday only) and Kaledium After Dark (finally)
| Media | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Video Game | Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch | continuing |
| Anime | Witch Watch, Kaiju No. 8, DanDaDan | watching as the dub releases |
| Anime | Oshi no Ko (2023-2024) | the last episodes of season two |
| Anime | Deca-Dence (2020) | it's one season and you should watch it |
| Manga | Gokurakugai 4 by Yuto Sano | AAAAAAA i love this |
| Film | The Monkey (2025) dir. Osgood Perkins | I had a great time |
| Anime | Toilet-bound Hanako-kun 2 (2025) | caught up and now watching 2nd half of season as dub airs |
| Novel | If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino | finished, interesting concept regarding readers and writers and stories |
| Novel | Peter & Max: A Fables Novel by Bill Willingham, illus. Steve Leialoha | finished, I enjoy the Fables comics and this novel is a fun return to that world |
| TV Show | Only Murders in the Building (2021-) | I managed to miss all of seaon 4 but now me 'n' roomie watch season 5 |
| Anime | Dororo (2019) | back to this as mealtime entertainment |