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Hello there, my crowd! Welcome to my Weekly Musings: Orange Edition. 

[I ❤ JAPAN] -- [I ❤ THE COLOR RED] -- [I ❤ CELESTIA]

Either things are about to get a lot more dangerous, or things are about to get a lot more liberating.  Let's talk about it, my crowd!

 I guess the biggest thing to report this week is an update on the state where I live, Texas. They have, basically, lifted Mask mandates.  Well, it's suppose to "officially" go into effect this coming Wednesday, but I went around town on Sunday, and there's all ready plenty of people not wearing masks. My mother said that she would rather I continue to wear a mask, at least until I get vaccinated. I'm still not sure what to do... It may be a while before I can get a vaccine. My mother still carries her masks around, but she's using them a lot less because she is vaccinated. I may have to try and get a vaccine as soon as possible, because I don't like living with this confusion. But as a medical worker, my mother is concerned. Death rates are lowering, but we're still testing the waters with the vaccines and what not. Either this change in Texas is going to create a new spike in death tolls, or it will work out fine. It feels like change is happening too fast, and I'm not sure if positive change is winning or not.

 There's been lots of pop culture news, but I can barely keep up with all of it. There's lots of new Gridman, Power Rangers, Super Sentai, and other various other merch being announced. More movies are coming out, more trailers are being dropped. Bronies can't seem to get enough of what the next pony generation has in store. (If this CGI movie takes place in G4, doesn't that make it a continuation an not a new generation?) What was your favorite announcement this week? Believe it or not, what I'm excited for is rumors. One rumor says that Shout Factory might be releasing more Super Sentai DVD boxsets soon; really hope so. Another rumor says that the Snyder Cut of Justice League might be getting a theatrical release? Not sure how that is suppose to happen since (I believe) the Snyder Cut is being divided into episodic release. Still, if this rumor is true, then this is what I'll gladly get out of my house and brave the wild theaters for. I wanted to drop Netflix, but with things like 2 new He-Man cartoons coming soon and a new Pacific Rim cartoon getting released, I can't afford to drop out now. At least with a theatrical release, I could support the production officially.

 WOW, am I late.  I meant to share this last week... I have recently tried a new brand of energy drink that I've never seen before; and I got to try 2 of their many flavors. The brand is called "Alani Nu Energy". I was a little taken back by how the label is just this plastic wrap that feels like paper, instead of printing directly on to the can. Besides all the healthy buzz phrases that they are advertising, which may or may not be true, these are just sweet and fruity energy drinks. If you like the sweeter ones, you'll enjoy these. The first one I tried is called Cosmic Stardust. No idea what it was suppose to be, but the focus on blue, pink, and purple colors on the label made me think of Unicorn-flavored stuff. The drink itself? To me, it tastes like blueberry, but I have no way of knowing what they are actually going for. The other flavor is called Watermelon Wave. The label shows images of Watermelon, Cherry, Grape, and Orange (I doubt it's actually Lemon). If you've ever had a Sprite Remix, it basically tastes like that. Again, I have no idea if any of these are actually the flavors they are going for. I checked the ingredients list for both of these drinks, and they just list a bunch of artificial ingredients and chemicals. Not a single clue of what these flavors are suppose to be based on.

 Saber 25: The Unholy Blades!  Darn it! There just isn’t enough time in one episode! I was looking forward to this episode, and yet they left us on a cliffhanger. The true traitor shows her colors, Rintarou is finally stuck between having to make the hardest decision ever, and the new Caliber’s identity is revealed. This is a revelation that has been building since the last Caliber fell. The show kind of teased it happening, and I wish they didn’t, but at least they waiting till midway through the series to make it happen. Plenty of time for most audience members to forget, thus making the reveal a bit more surprising. Also, I was surprised Saber in Primitive Dragon Form was able to get a hit on Sabela. So a skeletal dragon can smack the wind out a living smoke? Logic; what’s that?!  (Also, I had to watch this episode with IzuSubs. Genm Corp is back, but they haven't caught up on Saber just yet. Hopefully, they will soon.)

 NO ZENKAIGER THIS WEEK!  The answer why is simple. No fansub group subtitled the first episode fast enough. Sad, but that's how it is. I was so excited for this show that I cleared up my schedule so I could watch it as soon as it premiered. I don't even know if Over-Time is going to sub it or if they might skip it. It's like the fansub community is watching on waited breath to see what they'll do. But next time for sure! This series is too important to just skip over.

 Had 3 dreams in a row, this week. One was scary but kind of silly. I was living in a new house, but as I was changing, some random stranger barged in on me. They said that it was cool because they were the previous owners, but that hardly gives them the right to walk on someone who isn't decent! The second one was about me taking a test in school, and the test was in Japanese! Even when I tried to answer the easiest question they had, the so called "question for babies", it was a trigonometry/theoretical mathematics question! They must not mess around in Japan. And the third dream, sadly I can't remember it clearly. I think the ponies were there! Either Twilight or Pinkie Pie. Can't recall exactly what happened. 

That's all for now, my crowd.  Take care, and bravely go forward.

Oh my gosh, I finally found it!!  Ladies in gentlemen, when I was just a wee child in the 90's, my local library had this educational game on their computers. I'm sure by adult standards, it's actually super easy. But for a kid coming in, randomly playing it, never knowing where the last kid left off, and never fully knowing the objective; this game was scary. Those robots were out to kill you! But the main character looked really cool. ...Don't remember it having voice actors or looking this vibrantly colorful, though... This is a game known as "Super Solvers: Midnight Rescue!".