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Update (2023)
It’s a bit sad to have to say this, especially since I was so excited to come back to blogging (ok, I completely failed on that part LOL),…


OCTOBER 2023 UPDATE
More Anime Abandons a month, and a debut novel? Yeah, I've been busy. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: https://www.patreon.com/BennettTheSage BUY YOUR SHIRTS AND POSTERS HERE: https://retroware.com/collections/bennettthesage


NaNoWriMo 2023 Update
It’s November 2023 which means it’s time to attack NaNoWriMo once more. I’ve succeeded three times before, but I’ve struggled to write since 2020… So, this is my…


March 2023 Update
Block Editor ApologyCategoriesContentConclusion Are you tired of my update posts yet? I feel like I have a new blog update every other post, despite not having anything to…


2023 Routines Status Update (2023-05-29)
[ABANDONED] I will go to the Vue.js guide and work on small projects every day. At this point, I feel complacent about my programming skill levels. With me…


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-03-17)
I feel like it’s time for me to review my goals since I felt like a plastic bag drifting through the wind and wanting to ground myself back…


2023 Goals Status Update (1-13-2023)
1. [IRREPLACEABLE] Learn new coding skills I learned how to read and modify XML files using JavaScript, so that counts as learning new coding skills. I have made…


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-01-15)
I was about to give up on my goals last Saturday. I was supposed to clean my apartment that day, but I felt overwhelmed and would rather just…


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-10-24)
I was reading through my old blog posts about my goals and routines throughout the year, and I realized that I need to step things up. At this…


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-01-24)
I feel like it’s time to give a status update on my goals. Sometimes I need to check on those goals to make sure I stay on track.


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-01-31)
With a brand new month on the horizon, it’s time to review my goals, update my goals, and add some new goals.


2023 Routines Status Update (2023-05-02)
[SUSPENDED] I will learn Google Cloud Computing skills every day. As it turns out, I need to risk spending money to make progress on this goal, and I…


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-12-13)
I had a very productive evening tonight, and I thought I’d share an update on my goals.


2023 Routines Status Update (2023-06-08)
I will learn Google Cloud Computing skills every day. I still am behind on this goal, and I need to get this completed by the end of the…


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-02-26)
I feel like it’s about time to do a status update on all my goals.


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-02-15)
1. [IRREPLACEABLE] Learn new coding skills [SUBGOAL] Make and host Vue.js projects by learning through the Vue.js guide [SUBGOAL] Take Chris Dixon’s Skillshare Course on Vue.js 3 &…


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-12-01)
As the holiday season has arrived, I need to re-evaluate my goals and find out what I should really prioritize. These last two weeks were not good from…


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-11-01)
I feel like now would be a good time to provide an update to some of my goals.


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-12-28)
The year is almost over, and I need to get ready for 2024. What I’ve learned is that in 2023, I tried focusing on too many things at…


2023 Routines Status Update (2023-04-23)
[COMPLETED] I will learn to code by going to Skillshare and watching at least one video every day. I now have an intermediate understanding of Vue.JS 3 in…


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-02-22)
Quick summary: I completed a subgoal, gave some exciting updates about a couple of goals, and got an e-mail from an application I use that inspires a new…


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-03-25)
1. [IRREPLACEABLE] Learn new coding skills (Completed) [SUBGOAL] Learn how to use the Notion API I now know how to import data to Notion using the Notion API,…


2023 Goals Status Update (2023-11-18)
7. (Completed) Organize my iTunes Library (Completed) [SUBGOAL] Analyze five songs a day (Completed) [SUBGOAL] Remove some works. songs from iTunes Library Finally. My iTunes Library is fully…
[Editorials Update] January-April 2023
Hello and welcome. It has been a while since my last batch of editorials. The delay was mainly caused by the fact that I have been too busy…


Comfy Channel Update for 2023
I talk about the vision of this channel and the future of where I want to take it. Here's a quick rundown of what my immediate and long-term…
News Update - Mon, 10 Jul 2023
Fumble, Fail, Flop. What more is there to be said? Well, Julian does say things about Love Flops. Many things. Not at all good things, because there is indeed…
News Update - Mon, 20 Mar 2023
A Song in the Darkness. Returning from a rather long hiatus, Julian Malerman is here with a review for Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul, the movie…
News Update - Mon, 6 Mar 2023
Saving Private Horimiyan. Well, that's kinda sorta it. Allen takes a look at Horimiya, and he likes it, even if it's asking a bit much out of its leads…
News Update - Mon, 5 Jun 2023
You so Fine You Punch My Mind, Hey Tomo..... This week's review is another collab between Tim and I, as we take a look at Tomo-chan is a Girl,…
News Update - Mon, 6 Nov 2023
Gooooooood Morning Real Liiiiiiiife. Wether Virtual Reality and/or the emergence of AI has anything to do with this show, Allen is still both mildly impressed and not really during…
News Update - Tue, 18 Jul 2023
One Two Skip a Few. Allen would like for you to not skip Skip and Loafer. Because it's fantastic. That's about it. Well, hopefully that made your day, because next…
News Update - Mon, 23 Jan 2023
Smashing the Crumbs. This week, Allen takes a look at Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, and he finds it lacking. Too many people wit skewed priorities, I guess. Next week's…
News Update - Mon, 2 Jan 2023
Summer Poltergeist Life Issues. But first, apologies for last week's update being a day late. I was waylaid by the flu so hard, it completely flew by my entirely…
News Update - Mon, 6 Feb 2023
One Week War, Then Calling it a Day. Or Seven. It must be the season for coming-of-age movies or something. Allen gives Seven Days War a go, and he's...…
News Update - Mon, 23 Oct 2023
Beyond The Surface Level Of Cute. This week, Tim and I take a look at Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie and finds the show endearing as hell, and not…
News Update - Mon, 25 Dec 2023
Christmas Roundup: Vikings and High-School Girls. Thankfully not in the same show, because that would be bad for the girls.... depending. And that's because my pick for this Christmas…
News Update - Mon, 16 Jan 2023
The Birds and the Bold. Allen's pick of the week is Raven of the Inner Palace, an absolute masterpiece of a show. Can't go wrong with vaguely historical(?), classical…
News Update - Mon, 7 Aug 2023
The Great 2D-scape. Allen takes a look at a Chinese net animation named X&Y, and finds it quite good. It's a bit of a mystery show, so details might…
News Update - Mon, 13 Mar 2023
Plan Two From Planet Earth. Well.... according to Allen, Project Blue Earth SOS is easily as silly, and probably as unintentionally, as a certain movie I referenced with this…


Sakuga Highlights – Spring 2023 (May Update)
The Spring anime season is definitely better than Winter this year. Favorite Episodes One Piece #1061-1062 I’ve been waiting for these episodes for about half a year, and…
Magical Destroyers, My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, My One-Hit Kill Sister, One Piece, Ranking of Kings
News Update - Mon, 18 Sep 2023
Breaking a Take. Well, as it turns out, we're a little short this week, so... we'll take a bit of a sabbatical. Got more stuff coming up, but it…
News Update - Mon, 27 Nov 2023
Nothing New Under the Sun. Well... not that we get to see much of the sun over here in winter, but hey, what can you do... outside of, y'know,…
News Update - Mon, 14 Aug 2023
Murder, She Doted... It's kind of appropriate that Allen tackled The Dangers in My Heart, because this is probably the sort of thing Teasing Master Takagi-san popularized, and that…
News Update - Mon, 3 Jul 2023
A Sharp Departure. This week, Allen takes a look at Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba: Swordsmith Village Arc. It's... well, it's Demon Slayer, so it's bound to be good,…
News Update - Mon, 16 Oct 2023
When You Haven't a Clue, the Bully's On You. I hope you're ready for sweetness, because My Clueless First Friend has plenty of it. (Especially if you have experienced…
News Update - Mon, 30 Oct 2023
"What We Have Here is a Failure to... Well..... You Know....." This week, Allen took a look at Komi Can't Communicate, and he has no trouble communicating his opinion…
News Update - Mon, 11 Dec 2023
"Is it a Bird? Is it a Boy? No, it's..... Both?!" Allen's taken a dive into the Studio Ghibli vault today for The Boy and the Heron, another one…
News Update - Mon, 27 Mar 2023
The Ningen 3: Mild Hunt. This week, Allen continues the misadventures of our out of place protagonist in Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (Season 3). Although given that he…
News Update - Mon, 24 Apr 2023
Ashes to Ashes, Dumb to Dumb. Allen comes back to give the Vampire Dies in No Time - season 2 a look, and he finds it a marked improvement…
News Update - Mon, 11 Sep 2023
Just Throwing It Out There. This week, Allen has given Ippon Again! a go, and he finds it a reasonably charming show. As one would with a show starring…