Social Digest 2023.06.18-2023.06.24

I’m settled in a bit at my new address on the fediverse, with some lingering bugs. It’s such a delight to find things being shared about my little obsessions.

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I watched the first episode of the 1980 Astro Boy anime with Celestine tonight. It was a formative show for me, so it was fun to see her get excited in key moments. I’ve had a Tezuka-related project I’ve wanted to start for years and I’m reminded how much I’d like to have a structured reason to explore and re-explore everything Tezuka created.

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I’ve listened to All About Android every week for more than a decade and I’m sad the show has now ended. I’ll miss having the hosts in my ear regularly and will definitely feel disconnected from what happens in the Android world.

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For the first day of Summer it seems fitting to have our first visit this year to the splash pad by our home.

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Yesterday I had a Pikmin find bread in Pikmin Bloom. It’s one of my favourite looks for Pikmin.

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On the official Pikmin website, Nintendo has started publishing short comics about Pikmin.

Here’s the first of what they call manga-style comic strips: https://pikmin.nintendo.com/en/comics/#!/too-stuck-to-pluck

If you haven’t seen the utterly delightful Pikmin animated shorts that were released years ago, those are also available at https://pikmin.nintendo.com/en/short-movies/ .

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Mention of Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves from someone I follow reminded me that the entirety of his Only Revolutions audiobook is available on YouTube, probably the best way to take in the two narratives.

I remember he asked readers to suggest moments from history for inclusion in the print book, and the Halifax Explosion was included from my suggestion.

https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCc1Mqh7ZsPFK-ya2v-rTzeg?feature=share

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Waypoints is the latest print and play game from Postmark Games. I loved what they did with their two previous games, Voyages and Aquamarine, and this looks like a lot of fun. The game is about going on a hike through a park, and its simple mechanics and beautiful design make it a great scalable game (it lists 1-100 players). At £4 (~$7 CAD) on Kickstarter it’s great value.

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I haven’t put a lot of time into Tears of the Kingdom, but getting the Skyview towers all unlocked today was a very satisfying milestone.

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When I was a kid, my parents would get boxes with dozens of frozen Jamaican patties and I would devour them. Getting a locally made fresh one today brought me back to when this was a staple for me.

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A second Pikmin strip is up and it’s the silly stuff I expect from these.

https://pikmin.nintendo.com/en/comics/#!/the-skies-clear

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We spent some time at Philippine Fiesta today at the Garrison Grounds. Celestine was keen to visit the Public Gardens and their ducks, so we went over there for a while before returning to catch a bit of a fashion show.

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These huggers were on the bathroom mirror at Tsujiri, where we stopped for drinks. They delighted me almost as much as the iced yuzu matcha.

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We didn’t catch them at their cutest this year but there was still some fluff on these young ducks today at the Public Gardens.

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