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On a big Pixies kick this week. I wore their albums out in high school / college. It's been years since I last listened to them because of how much I over-listened to them years ago. Really enjoying hearing these songs again now though

I didn't get to Spy x Family yet, but I just read through the first few chapters of i tell c, and it's pretty amusing so far. Good enough for me to continue reading.

The Ms might be bad when 162 games are over and done with, but they're on a nice little run to start the season! I hope it continues.

I think the last MCU movie I watched was Ant-Man (the first one)... I lost interest in the whole thing and have been out of the loop for a while now... but I'd be tempted to check out Shang-Chi. These movies don't go on Netflix anymore, right? Guess I'll have to try to catch it on a plane someday if we can ever travel again

It makes sense why Sony would be unhappy over this, but it's great news for fans of baseball games. It's nice to have some choice and it sucked that The Show was a Sony exclusive for so long. Realistically, I don't think this is that big of a deal because I don't think The Show is going to move a lot of consoles for either company, baseball just doesn't seem as popular as other sports.

Try not to get sick. Keep going to work. Try not to get sick at work. Keep going to work even if you do get sick (or stay home and I guess just stop paying rent or stop eating???).

I'll read the first few chapters of each later today and then decide if I want to keep reading. Based on the descriptions I've read about Spy x Family, it sounds like I'll really like it.

Yeah, it's truly pathetic what the government in Ontario is doing. After the new measures were announced last week, the science director of the Ontario's COVID-19 advisory table was interviewed on radio and he said, "the new restrictions show that more than a year into the pandemic the province doesn't understand how the virus spreads." Can't be more blunt than that. The province has scientists and doctors giving them recommendations on what needs to be done, and I guess they are just ignoring them. The government still doesn't have a clue, or a plan to make things better. Ugh. Just listen to the experts, guys.

i tell c and Spy x Family are both on my radar from looking around on the Jump app for stuff that won't require extensive binge reading to get caught up on.

Anybody read the first chapter of Candy Flurry? I've been wanting to read more manga lately, but at the same time I'm not sure that I'm up for catching up on tens (or hundreds) of chapters for anything that's been running a long time now. So when I saw a notification today about a new manga, I figured why not get in on the ground floor? Kind of a funny concept. Beating people up with a lollipop is something I haven't seen before

SK8 was lots of fun, I hope you and Lee enjoy it!

The government decided to walk back the new police measures, and reopen parks/playgrounds. I guess there was a lot of pushback! I was mad about it but I'm far too apathetic to actually do anything I figured I could just drink more everyday and things would somehow be OK eventually. I'm thankful for all the angry and proactive people out there who actually complained, made phone calls, etc. to get this stuff reverted.

Shadows House is getting more interesting

Vivy #4 I thought this was a fantastic episode! Really well done. Estella and Elizabeth

Bellinger has hairline fracture in leg I better not say anything else about injuries, the Baseball Gods are listening

The 'vid situation is really getting out of control now in Ontario. They announced a bunch of new restrictions today: Checkpoints will be setup at the interprovincial borders with Quebec and Manitoba to limit access Stay-at-home order is being extended to May 20, residents must remain at home at all times unless going out for groceries, health care services, or essential work Anybody who can work from home must work from home Stricter limitations on outdoor social gatherings All outdoor recreational amenities such as golf courses, basketball courts and playgrounds, will be closed -- this truly sucks for us, we live in a 7th floor apartment with a 10 year old and a 2 year old... we will probably still go to the playground near our building anyways, the kids don't have anywhere else to play Retail capacity at essential stores is going to be cut For the first time in Ontario since the pandemic started, starting Saturday, police officers will have the authority to require people to provide their home address and purpose for not being at their residence. Police can also have the authority to stop a vehicle to inquire about an individual’s reason for leaving their residence (!!!) There are other things but these are the ones that can / will affect us the most. I don't mind working from home, but my kids will drive me nuts eventually. Closing playgrounds is bullshit. The new police measures are bullshit. It's gonna get ugly at hospitals over the next few weeks...

Right now it feels like they could, but you never know what will happen. If they have players that miss time due to COVID protocols or injuries, then they could go on a losing skid at some point. But maybe losing a few players wouldn't even slow them down that much. That team is so stacked. I dunno, I wouldn't bet on it, but I also will not be surprised if they set a new record for regular season wins.

Super Cub Reiko is great, and Cubs are indeed the coolest. You can go anywhere if you have one! I love the atmosphere and the style of this show.

Watched the first episode of Shadows House last night. It's interesting enough that I'll stick with it, but I wasn't necessarily blown away by it either. Maybe it will get better as more characters are introduced. We'll see!

Yeah that whole scene was pretty riveting! Really well done.

That episode took a turn I was not expecting..!

I'm liking Odd Taxi quite a bit. It's subtle, but also a bit quirky, and moves at a slowish pace without being boring (for me at least, maybe it puts other people to sleep ). I like the vibe I get from it, and the art style too.

Jays got rained out today too. Starting the season playing home games in Florida (without a dome) is going to lead to more than a few rain outs. I think it rains almost every afternoon down there this time of year. I hope they move north to Buffalo soon. I'm dreaming of them finally coming home to Toronto for home games by Canada Day (July 1st) but I think we're too far behind on vaccines to make that work... I can still dream though...

I got a few minutes into the first episode of 86 before my kid woke up from nap time and then I couldn't watch anymore. The synopsis got my attention a bit, and the first minute grabbed me. Could be interesting. I'll finish the episode off after bedtime tonight. I will also give Shadows House a look. I saw it in the new episodes on Funi and couldn't recall hearing anything about it.