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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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Ever had a Celestial rap battle?  Me neither, but how cool would that be? Let's talk about the week that past. Sorry for the late update. Time got away from me on Sunday for reasons you will soon read...

 Nothing major happed during the week, but I did come across something silly. Really shows how much trauma can effect you, even if you think it's invulnerable. My mother has sewing equipment and supplies; which is part of a trade she learned from her mother. When my grandmother died over a year ago, she got my grandmother's sewing supplies; easily doubling her collection. I didn't even bother asking my mother what she had. If I did, I would have learned that she has spare jean buttons thanks to what she inherited.  For those who are lost, the week before last I went through a lot of unnecessary trouble just to get some jean buttons. If I had just raided my mother's sewing supplies, I could have found some without spending a penny. Life just can't let me have a win without sticking it to me.

 My grandfather's health has gotten so bad that taking care of the pet cat is more of a threat to his health than a reward. With permission, one of my uncles sold off the cat to a loving couple that wanted one. At least my mother and I got to say goodbye to the cat. He was such a sweet heart of a cat. A regular lap cat. Loved affection and attention. Would never scratch, even with claws. Never would leave the house, even with the door opened. Very responsive to commands. Saying goodbye was a little hard because it wasn't just my grandfather's cat; it was my grandmother's cat too. The last pet she ever owned before passing away. For my mother and uncle, it was almost like saying goodbye to their mother a second time... But at least he'll go on to a loving home, and my grandfather will have a much easier time in his final years. 

 Someone from the city will be coming over on Tuesday to install some extra insulation for free.  Apparently the city wants all houses to have insulation that is a certain amount of thickness, and mine is a little short. The bad news is they'll be coming by at 8 in the morning, and who knows for how long. I hate waking up super early for stuff. But the good news I'll have Tuesday off! I called it in and got the time off for this; and I'll need it since I have no idea how long this will take. Not to mention any cleanup I'll need to do after they leave. And that's why I missed posting this on Sunday night; I've been spending the time cleaning and clearing a path to the attic where they'll be spray-foaming in the insulation.

 MOVIE TIME!  I just saw Space Jam 2: A New Legacy. I don't care what any of the doubters say, THIS is how you make a sequel and spiritual successor to the original movie! It has just enough familiar material to welcome you back, changes certain things to make a movie with a slightly better and tighter narrative, and is definitely worthy of the Space Jam title. The happy ending was a little ham-fisted, but still within the spirit of the original, so I give it a pass. I just wish this movie had a remix of the song “Space Jam” by the Quad City DJ's. ...Unless they had they definitely did have it in there somewhere, and I just missed it. I remember hearing it in a commercial, but I just didn't hear it in the movie itself. Next time... If possible, I'm going to try and see Netflix's He-Man Revelations.

 Saber Special: We Interrupt This Program To Give You Pirates!  Well, I am not sure what to say about this... I guess this is one way to pad out the episode count? It won't get us to 50, but if you call this episode 44, then the next episode will be 45. Apparently this is a set up for the movie. Clearly the movie and this special should have been taking place in an earlier part of the show, because right now, it just stands out like a sore thumb. Wasn't sure if these knightly Riders would get along with a pirate, but I guess I was wrong. I especially liked how they asked if dancing was necessary. Such a Zenkaiger-style joke! Odd seeing just Twokaizer helping out the knight Riders, the extended half of the Zenkaiger crew; wish there had been more. But this is only the first half of the special... Oh, and isn't the MOTW based on half a fairy tale? Wonder where the other half is...

 Zenkaiger 20: From One Extra To Another!  And there it is, the MOTW in this episode is the other half of the fairy tale. And what a HUGE episode/second half of a crossover it was! Following the tradition of the first episode, we see the extended Rider members helping the Zenkaiger crew. We never did see much of Durendal and Sabela in the original series, so it's good to give them some extra spotlight at least. Not the same as an origin story, but it's something! LOVE how Sabela is secretly a sweetheart, she just doesn't know how express it~ Oh and I hope you're paying attention world, because THIS is how you do empowerment with female super heroes. Gotta say though, I am surprised that they chose this special to debut Twokaizer's super form. They were all ready debuting the Rider Gears, which will most likely be a movie exclusive thing, but I guess the show runners wanted to go above and beyond. Speaking of, glad they also had an ominous set up for the movie's villain. He looks way more menacing than these two monsters we got. Hope this special actually does tie in to the movie in a meaningful way.

That's it for now, my crowd.  Take care, and remember that leaving on TV, radio, or anything similar will discourage burglers from breaking into your house while you're gone.

All I can say is Nintendo should take a lesson from modders and customizers like this, because this is the only way to experience failure consoles rather than risk your eye-sight or any other part of your health. This is "I Made a Handheld Virtual Boy (The Real Boy)" by Shank Mods. The more videos like this that I watch, the more I want to make custom console builds and such...