Spot Reviews 07/19/24
Jul 19 2024
Fallout #1.1 (2024) [/] The story follows three people (separated in episode 1) two hundred years after nuclear war devastated Earth: Lucy (Ella Purnell), a Vault Dweller stepping out for the first time in order to find her dad, kidnapped by raiders; Maximus (Aaron Moten), a squire of the Brotherhood of Steel, and perhaps not militant enough for the job; and Cooper (Walton Goggins), an undead Ghoul who remembers life before the bombs fell. Turns out the retro post-apocalyptic Fallout world is nice to play in but not interesting to me as a television show.
My Undead Yokai Girlfriend s1 (2024) [/] Japanese romance-horror-comedy with eight half-hour episodes. Teenager Tadashi (Hayato Sano) uses a magic ritual to summon a girlfriend, Izzy (Ai Yoshikawa) who is actually a Yokai (demon) determined to behead the Five Spears and free her people from imprisonment. But in order to stay on Earth Izzy binds herself to Tadashi, then has to pretend to be his girlfriend and starts to develop feelings for him. But the show is more focused on Tadashi who is a bit more vacillating than I'd like in a character. Special effects are ok and although s1 is standalone there is a setup for a possible s2.
Solitaire Stories (2021) [/] A second solitaire game on Apple Arcade but unlike MobilityWare's basic functions this one puts more effort into it. There are lots of deck themes and each one has a story mode (with voice narration) so you can play with slowly increasing difficulty. For non-story mode quick play you can set difficulty and whether it's always solvable or not. Three game modes: Klondike, Spider, Tri Peaks. For a solitaire game this one is somewhat interesting.
Ajinomoto Chicken Gyoza Dumplings [+] Easy to prepare in medium heat and no oil needed as the dumplings have a special batter. Cooks in about 15 minutes and the bottom is a bit crispy. Pretty pasty by themselves (or maybe there is more salt than is healthy cause they do have a nice salty taste).
Trader Joe's Watermelon Cucumber Cooler [/] $3.50 for a half-gallon. Made from concentrate. Tastes fine with watermelon and maybe a hint of cucumber. If I water it down still tastes ok though it's not that sugary in the first place.
My Undead Yokai Girlfriend s1 (2024) [/] Japanese romance-horror-comedy with eight half-hour episodes. Teenager Tadashi (Hayato Sano) uses a magic ritual to summon a girlfriend, Izzy (Ai Yoshikawa) who is actually a Yokai (demon) determined to behead the Five Spears and free her people from imprisonment. But in order to stay on Earth Izzy binds herself to Tadashi, then has to pretend to be his girlfriend and starts to develop feelings for him. But the show is more focused on Tadashi who is a bit more vacillating than I'd like in a character. Special effects are ok and although s1 is standalone there is a setup for a possible s2.
Solitaire Stories (2021) [/] A second solitaire game on Apple Arcade but unlike MobilityWare's basic functions this one puts more effort into it. There are lots of deck themes and each one has a story mode (with voice narration) so you can play with slowly increasing difficulty. For non-story mode quick play you can set difficulty and whether it's always solvable or not. Three game modes: Klondike, Spider, Tri Peaks. For a solitaire game this one is somewhat interesting.
Ajinomoto Chicken Gyoza Dumplings [+] Easy to prepare in medium heat and no oil needed as the dumplings have a special batter. Cooks in about 15 minutes and the bottom is a bit crispy. Pretty pasty by themselves (or maybe there is more salt than is healthy cause they do have a nice salty taste).
Trader Joe's Watermelon Cucumber Cooler [/] $3.50 for a half-gallon. Made from concentrate. Tastes fine with watermelon and maybe a hint of cucumber. If I water it down still tastes ok though it's not that sugary in the first place.