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

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

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Highway to the danger zone~  How's it going, my crowd? Have a good week? Mine was kind of silly and wet. Let's talk all about it!

 So the biggest thing about the week that just went by was something that... Didn't happen? In the week before, my mother went browsing for cars, but couldn't do anything because she didn't have all the money she needed. Well this week, her insurance money came in the mail, and now she does have all the money she needs. I was really GEARING up to help her find a car over the weekend! But then she changed her mind and didn't feel like it.  Don't you just hate it when you get pumped over something, and it doesn't happen? Her current vehicle is still insured, believe it or not, but that insurance will run out in a few weeks. She doesn't have long to decide. I just hope she doesn't ride this out til the deadline. Buying a car under pressure seems like the worst move you can make.

 Also, this weather though! It was raining nearly all week! By Sunday, it finally changed. And guess what we got? Warm weather! We went from cold and wet, to hot and dry way too fast.  Since I'm talking about less-than-exciting things, I recently bought 2 USB 3.0 extension cords on Ebay. One of which will be used to help me get better access to the USB port behind my smart TV. The other? Well, you never know when you might need one! Speaking of, I recently dug out an old XBOX 360 wired USB controller, only to find it's dead. It's a clone controller, an off-brand made by RockCandy. No reason for it to die since I kept it in good condition; but I've been told these clone controllers don't last that long anyways. I may be in the market for a new one, but I'd like one that actually has a longer life. SOOOOOOOOO....~! If anyone can made some USB game controller recommendations, I'm all ears. I prefer something with as many buttons and joystick controls as possible.

 MOVIE TIME!  MY HERO ACADEMIA Movie 2: HEROES RISING. The title is VERY fitting. If the first movie was about passing the torch, this movie is about letting the next generation of heroes stand on their own for the first time. It was VERY fulfilling and had me on the edge of my seat many times. There was a moment in the final battle that felt like shenanigans (and it might lessen the experience for some viewers), but I get the feeling we’re probably not going to see it happen again. I gave the first movie a hard time for retreading much of the same material from the TV show and not having much of a unique story to tell. This movie also retreads some material in a light way; but it never makes the movie’s story feel like one big repeat. The young heroes of UA needed a win without support from the professional super heroes, and they definitely got a win here. There are thoughts I have about the main villain that range from good to sad, but I won’t share them here because spoilers. You’ll have to ask for that if you want to know more. Still, I fully appreciate this movie 100%. Next time? Haven’t decided. I’ll shoot for the new Mortal Kombat movie, but if not, I’ll see the new Tom & Jerry movie instead.

 Saber 31: How Blades Got His Groove Back!  Ah, so that’s all Blades needed. He just needed to bash swords with Saber and get it all out of his system. That’s all. ...  But in all seriousness, this was an okay episode. We really don’t need too many episodes with a self-deprecating super hero, and it’s cool to see that Blades has learned how to do the whole sword-glowy thing as well. Bonus points, the new Caliber is still seeing events that he couldn’t predict. Maybe he’ll finally snap out of his delusions and work for the heroes.

 Zenkaiger 07: Team Not Working!  And now, we have the premiere of a new villain with similar powers to the Zenkaigers, if not more powerful. Stacey, or should I say StaCaesar, has arrived! And could it be that he’s a cyborg?! Been a while since Super Sentai has had one of those! Going into this episode, I made the mistake of checking tokusatsu news, so some of this episode and the next has been spoiled for me. Regardless, I still enjoyed watching this episode! I loved seeing the other 4 Zenkaigers meet the predecessors that became the basis of their looks and powers. And furthermore, I love how this episode contrasts a hero team with less than perfect teamwork verses a villain who has a bunch of mindless clones with perfect teamwork. Question is, will the new Ranger help bring the team together or make things more complex? Can’t wait til next week!

 And the last thing to talk about before I call it a night... I recently tried Mountain Dew Major Melon!  Gotta say, not impressed. Going by the ingredients which uses no actual Watermelon juice, it’s clear that this is just artificial watermelon flavoring like they use in candy. And that might not be such a bad thing, except this soda is more like a sour watermelon flavor. I’d rather taste that in energy drinks than I would a soda. I also noticed some mango-flavored Pepsi. Maybe I should try that next chance I get?

That's it for now, my crowd.  Take care, and keep the surprises rolling.

It's a wondrous thing when you can find a movie or video that you like so much, you end up quoting it for the lulz. For me, this is one of those videos. It's just so perfect, and accurate in so many ways... No, I'm not British, but I've seen enough British people on YouTube to know a thing or two about it, including Tesco. To be unironic for a second, I wouldn't mind seeing an actual series like this. Some of the characters were renamed slightly, and it makes me wonder if the others would be slightly renamed too. This is "What If The Simpsons Was British?" by Alasdair Beckett-King.