16 Aug 2026

Weeknotes 44

About the city

A couple of World Cup games — Norway vs England, and Spain vs Argentina
I finally watched X-Men '97 (season 1), which was good!
I need to watch season 2 soon
The Odyssey was good
I should probably see it once more in theatres before it leaves
Chungking Express makes the ordinary so romantic…
Hadestown: The Musical — saw this multiple times (lol) and it was wonderful
I had listened to the cast recording so much but forgot most of the staging, so it’s so great to have a mental image of what happens to go along with the music
Your Name. made me want to get really good at painting backgrounds

I got entirely consumed by the full Fields of Mistria 1.0 release last week and spent every moment of my free time playing
Now that I’m in year 2 spring I think I’ve gotten it out of my system…
many gameplay elements are identical to Stardew Valley so it’s been easy to pick up
I’ve tried not to optimize my playing though, so I’ve done very little research
I still feel a little bit of pressure when trying to complete the museum, but it’s been helpful not to know what the best way of doing things is
I’m trying to relax! I can minmax in Stardew!
I can be chill
I think I want to romance Juniper, Ryis, and the secret bachelor…

I’m still reading a lot and am enjoying it
I finally read Six of Crows which was a lot of fun
I love a good heist
waiting for my Crooked Kingdom library hold to come in, which I’ve heard is even better, so I’m pretty excited
I tried Dungeon Crawler Carl but it’s not for me and DNF’d :'(
Yesteryear was intriguing but I have mixed feelings about it… it wasn’t the book I expected
I’m currently listening to the Butter audiobook, which has constant descriptions of food that make me hungry

Planner season—what to get? I’m following along with the daily Hobonichi announcements but I’m undecided on the format
I’ve been using the Weeks this year and really like it
but I kind of want to try the original format again?
I had tried it back in 2023 but fell off, but this year I’ve been very consistent
so maybe I can do it…
though I’m also considering the forest planner by independent artist Nicole Josephine
I used this in 2025 and also fell off, but that was a me problem
wish I could be the type of person to use multiple planners to satisfy all my desires but alas