Well, considering I'm going to have to do shift work *ugh* starting next week the week after, we might not have the luxury to do this on a weekly basis no more. *cringe* I'm not going to break tradition for more than a decade just for my job so- Just joking, I'll find time to do this somehow.

Ironically, we might still continue with this trend, considering I will have lesser time for myself, and essentially have to split the shows I watch every week in half. Yep, exactly what I've been doing so far, so we should be fine. I'm not fine though I want my birthday leave next week which well somehow I got it without getting wrecked, but not afterwards. *sigh*

Might as well enjoy the great times while it lasts then! I am SO SORRY for this intro you might as well skip all this and watch the happier times where people aren't doing shift work. *pukes*

Well, at least we are getting into the action 10 minutes earlier, Director. *giggles* Oh I don't know what's going to happen this episode anyways (#AoNoHako19) I just remembered we are still in the school festival arc and I have been spoiled thoroughly of maid Chinatsu. *thumbs up* So yeah, the school festival. I mean, Taiki probably summarized it well, it was indeed fun, well, at least for us viewers too and I assume himself. It's almost as if we forgot about the nationals and basketball and things until they had to show us some morning exercise on the school festival itself, Just as Taiki's mom said, he could just take this day off because oh heck, everything else in the day might just burn his energy away more than he would expect. I mean, for starters, we had to deal with that idiot Kishi who lose to Taiki and therefore could not get a hold of Chinatsu in any way (lol) who also wanted to go to Chinatsu's classroom so we get to see the maid cafe thing they were doing... and I guess Taiki can join in and Karen and her boyfriend who also was a server there. But what was served up was more than anyone would be able to handle haha at least for those two, and then it's just Kishi drowning in orange juice lol dude THIS is why Taiki is just better than all of us, being able to be ever so closer to the popular girl in school. *wink* Speaking of which, and that's why screw you Karen-san you should've just asked what Chinatsu was up to instead, because she did just invite Taiki to watch a live performance of the "light music club" and boy are their schedule stacked unlike the one school which only had the one band or that other girls love one with 2 bands that secretly love each other LMAO JOKES, but didn't really tell the boi why she invited him in the first place. I mean, so easy to just say I can't hear you and then we can say whatever we want, yes? Let's just assume Chinatsu just wants Taiki to know more about her tastes in music. Yeah, that'll work. *giggles* Moving on though, last but not least, we have whatever fortune-telling which I don't know if Nishida was just there to smoke Taiki or not but he is somewhat popular with the girls now lol, who also directed him to an impending disaster he has to face... well, nearer than we think. Our male lead in the Snow White play is hospitalized for some reason, and not like we can get a replacement from the class that easily, and Taiki has to drop in to be the director of the whole show, he knows the script well, we did just do a rehearsal with them kissing, so why not do it for real? MUAHAHAHAHAHA oh hell yeah next week is the REAL trial for Taiki and Hina-chan. *giggles* I might just watch this as soon as it airs next week. *laughs* Hey, even a virgin like me can't resist watching some drama action going on even though this is all damn fake and unlike Taiki who will act the prince role in his class' play with the princess Hina-chan, I ran away from my role interacting with a female senior. WELP haha okay that's on me, but for them, this is not going to be so. So sit on the damn cringe ride with me or don't, and let's see what's going to unfold next week, yes? Oh boy you thought everything else was exciting? You don't even know anything. *giggles*

P.S. "Yeah, I'm just fine watching (Chinatsu) from a distance." BRO SAME haha but dude that's how you stay single forever so... Speaking from experience, by the way. *laughs*

P.P.S. "Maybe she was starting to feel shy." Yeah that is peak shame and *chef's kiss* I love it hehe "Something's gonna happen tomorrow, I can feel it." Yeah this Hina-chan's friend is the director of the series in disguise, I knew it. *giggles*

No really, that dude Kiribayashi can slay chick so bad? Tateishi needs more than 9 lives to survive this. *laughs* Oh, I meant taking your girl, you have no chance against Miki Shinichirou. *laughs* In this new episode where office politics is primary and love might be secondary (#KaishaNiSuki06), hey Yui-chan? Just let it rip, dude. We need some office chaos. *laughs* Alright I'm the instigator here, huh. So yeah, Yui-chan is stuck on the peoples' problem. Be better at work and have a bad time with people, or vice versa. Because sometimes, you can't have both. Not everyone is lucky enough to get that, and that's how the cookie crumbles. *laughs* Okay NOW I'm pissing myself off. *giggles* Yeah, and I'm also my sixth year in where I work too! Let's NOT talk about our similarities and just talk about Yui-chan, yes? *giggles* Please, I really thought we didn't have to touch on such a topic but yeah, at some point we have to we are already halfway through this season. For Yui-chan though, it's just as simple as changing departments. She wants to make new sweets in the department that doesn't prioritize that and I want to blame whoever scouted her and placed her in the wrong place lol I've seen that before, and then just let her do all the team project stuff without letting her do her own thing or be involved in newer stuff, as seen with the new business department let by Kiribayashi right there. For reasons that's also how many people leave but I'm just in a small IT company so that's less relevant mostly because you don't have much leverage to talk about manpower, and boy did Yui-chan also think about that in the case where if she just jumps ship she will be hated by many, and I don't think in this case her relationship with Kiribayashi or the new team will be any better, considering we can bump into each other so easily, I mean, see the main couple just on the same lift for example. *giggles* And of course because I also overthink a lot like Yui-chan did but ironically for me I have more leverage even though I probably screwed up more seriously than here haha we will not elaborate on that, still demanded to choose our own path despite OBVIOUSLY being led on another, in her case to the new department even though Yui wants to do her own thing in the department she has grown with her teammates. Right? She was hanging out so well even with the manager himself, I wouldn't be able to just leave if I were her too. But then, she also asked for more, which was smart and rather expected Kiribayashi did think this as a long-term effort to get her in, but that's a future problem maybe when we get some more hired into Yui's current department. *wink* Or not, how big is Tsuda Sweets as a company? I'm sure they can hire more and not force all of Yui's work on the rest of them. *cringe* Haha oh boy if you haven't worked in a company yet, count your blessings. *laughs* All in all... heck, why do you have to make me reflect on my work in real life? *laughs* Okay that aside then I'm sure I have talked about it enough (lol don't rat me I always write the ending first), but at the least, we know how far this series will go to show how the love works for each other in terms of just being coworkers and lovers in secret, in that order. Still, rather enjoyable of an episode so far I'm tearing up for no reason actually haha, and I wonder what can they talk about moving on. I'm sure it'll be boring for Tateishi to also show such an arc, so maybe getting into a quarrel? Haha I know right, we need some actual drama that isn't happening with Somei and Hayakawa... or will it? *giggles* I'll look forward to that then hehe come on we need some secondary character love action dude these two are just banging each other to de-stress I can't even *laughs*

P.S. "Because we are coworkers and lovers, there are some things I can't help her with." Yeah true just gotta watch your girl suffer lol hey that's how you get to console her at the end of the day, right? *wink* I know, I'm the bad guy now lol

P.P.S. "Just for now... help me forget everything." HELL YEAH WE GONNA DO IT- Oh boy. *laughs* You know this show's being serious about s*x more than alcohol, right? This is no joke an adult slice-of-life and even if you came doesn't mean we will forget- *laughs* I better stop haha

(*Links to Apple Music Japan, in English where applicable, of current year unless specified)

There is only FINLANDS to listen to this week frankly and I guess I will listen to Kodama Hikari after her Valentine's Day birthday live at some point lol, but uh, yeah, rather disappointing to be honest. I did pick up a couple of songs though, that's... all that is keeping me going. I missed their more hyped and emotional melodies though. This album just sounded the same style until it hit that piece I liked a couple of years ago. *sigh*

(*From Twitter/X; Information accurate as of writing)

Yes to Aqua Timez, no to Tsuji Shion. Sorry. *giggles* And RIP to mol-74. Thank goodness we gave them No.1 3 years ago. And then No.2 and then No.3 last year. *silence* It's my fault. *sob*

Other than that, glad No Buses is back but damn is it never going to be the same again as I listen back to their album 2 years ago it's just not the same now as I said it's polluted with vocalist and composer Kondo-san's pop styles, and I'm excited for RyokuShaka's new album... I hope. *laughs* Or else I'll like go back and like Polka's airport-themed music video I guess. *shrugs*

Well, this is quite a list. Happy birthday to me, I guess. *laughs* Yeah, none of them are love songs by the way. *laughs*

I'm going to walk in blind with Ajikan I have not heard of anything, I will very likely be disappointed in RyokuShaka's album which is my biggest worry considering they have broken grounds in here for the past 5 years at least, and maybe Aimer-san will be the MVP dark horse which I hope not. *giggles*

Ah, so many troubles, so low expectations. *laughs*

Oh, sad stuff aside lol, I should talk about what I have planned next week! Or not, I can't even confirm that actually. *silence* I'll still talk about it though!

Okay, so for starters I'm ignoring the MusicRay'n Valentine's Day campaign as usual until they keep their sh*t together and release cards with NEW IMAGES instead of just slapping their latest profile picture in there (which I did once before a few years ago, go check that out instead), so you don't think I have never considered buying a tumbler just go I can get a couple of them. *giggles* I have shipped off the new photobook review on my birthday...ish timing haha I think I already missed it but that's fine to save a few bucks to be real honest with you but it will be next week I promise you. Unfortunately, that means this won't coincide on the other stuff I would like to talk about on my birthday week which includes ANOTHER Suruga-ya run haha if you have been following my adventures yes I am referring to that, and ANOTHER doujinshi run just because I found another way to do this without Melonbooks. *dabs* So yeah, look forward to those I guess while I find another way to get all the other stuff from online stores that refuse to take my debit card. *sigh*

See you guys next time! And until then... well let's hope I can get some things done on my time off next week including, maybe, and I swear this is not going to happen even if I want it to, to play some video games on this Linux main PC I have now. Let's at least face next week with a smile, yes? *thumbs up*