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Jan. 16th, 2026
My Saturday
Jan. 16th, 2026 11:42 amAs usual, Friday is My Saturday. And so far, this one is pretty great! I went to the post office to pick up Bloodstorm and other stuff (including six small collapsible storage boxes, which made it so easy to get my top dresser drawer perfectly organized), then the general store for a bottle of wine and a few snacks, then caught the 10:30 shuttle back home, where I took a shower and then - of course - started some laundry.
This was just towels and a blanket and pillowcases. I still have many dirty clothes that I must wash, dry, sort, fold, and store before this weekend is over.
One snack I got today was a chocolate muffin, which I'm gonna enjoy with some hot cocoa . . . while watching Stranger Things 204. It's almost literally insane how good this show was, compared to how terrible the final season is. One theory I'm inclined to believe is very possible is that one of The Duffer Brothers has an ex-wife, Leigh Janiak. They got divorced after season four had been written, and the theory is that she might have been a ghostwriter and possibly even the real mastermind of the overall story. I don't know for sure if this is true, but it is a fact that Leigh Janiak wrote the Fear Street trilogy (which happens to feature two Stranger Things stars), and that story has a fantastic ending, so maybe without her the writing team struggled to end the story? ??? ?
So yeah, at some point sooner than later I need to re-watch the Fear Street trilogy.
I may or may not watch the documentary about the making of season five, but I have seen several yootoob shorts about how fucking stupid the brothers are, and at least one comment that Netflix only released this to prove that it's not their fault--- which is fair. They should get a refund from the writers. Heh. I can't believe I said that, but in this case it really is true, the writers did such a terrible job that they should have to pay back all that money they got to make . . . this.
Other than that, I have to say that my whole "no more fun buys until February" idea has been pretty great so far! I was slightly worried about the logistics of how Amazon might deliver it all, but that's a constant fact of living here, so whatever. And in this case it's currently extra whatever, since most of it has been delivered and picked up today! In a few days Eighties Rogue should be delivered. I'm gonna open her right away so she can hang out with Mohawk Storm, Rachel, Jubilee, and Black Widow.
I am not opening Bloodstorm right away. I love her so much that I might get a second one to keep in the box forever.
Also, she is part of a BAF series. I never have actually completed the set to Build A Figure, but have I always wanted to? Of course I have. So anyway, this BAF is Blackheart, a cute but terrifying demon (?) I'm not familiar with, but the point is it's cool enough that I want to assemble it! The other figures I will need are Brother Voodoo, Daimon Hellstorm, Dracula, Lilith, and Moon Knight. This line also has an optional Weapon of Vengeance figure; "optional" as in, he does not come with a piece of the BAF. So I don't need him like I need the others, but I do like having more Marvel horror-adjacent action figures.
My laundry only has another five minutes in the washer, so I guess I'll also say that work has been a bit more fun this week because I finally purchased a small (waterproof) portable speaker! I've been blasting Wicked, KPop Demon Hunters, a random playlist of bangers, Michelle Branch, and Wonder Woman's Wrath while I wage my war against dirt. The night of the banquet that caused a twelve-hour shift, of course the speaker's battery died --- but as I rinsed off plates in the big sink I put my phone in a metal pan to amplify the sound and it made the work so much more bearable. Obviously. I would have made this purchase long ago, but I was a bit self-conscious about my taste in music. NO MORE, EVERYBODY CAN SUCK IT.
Okey dokey, laundry is ready to get move'd to the dryer!
This was just towels and a blanket and pillowcases. I still have many dirty clothes that I must wash, dry, sort, fold, and store before this weekend is over.
One snack I got today was a chocolate muffin, which I'm gonna enjoy with some hot cocoa . . . while watching Stranger Things 204. It's almost literally insane how good this show was, compared to how terrible the final season is. One theory I'm inclined to believe is very possible is that one of The Duffer Brothers has an ex-wife, Leigh Janiak. They got divorced after season four had been written, and the theory is that she might have been a ghostwriter and possibly even the real mastermind of the overall story. I don't know for sure if this is true, but it is a fact that Leigh Janiak wrote the Fear Street trilogy (which happens to feature two Stranger Things stars), and that story has a fantastic ending, so maybe without her the writing team struggled to end the story? ??? ?
So yeah, at some point sooner than later I need to re-watch the Fear Street trilogy.
I may or may not watch the documentary about the making of season five, but I have seen several yootoob shorts about how fucking stupid the brothers are, and at least one comment that Netflix only released this to prove that it's not their fault--- which is fair. They should get a refund from the writers. Heh. I can't believe I said that, but in this case it really is true, the writers did such a terrible job that they should have to pay back all that money they got to make . . . this.
Other than that, I have to say that my whole "no more fun buys until February" idea has been pretty great so far! I was slightly worried about the logistics of how Amazon might deliver it all, but that's a constant fact of living here, so whatever. And in this case it's currently extra whatever, since most of it has been delivered and picked up today! In a few days Eighties Rogue should be delivered. I'm gonna open her right away so she can hang out with Mohawk Storm, Rachel, Jubilee, and Black Widow.
I am not opening Bloodstorm right away. I love her so much that I might get a second one to keep in the box forever.
Also, she is part of a BAF series. I never have actually completed the set to Build A Figure, but have I always wanted to? Of course I have. So anyway, this BAF is Blackheart, a cute but terrifying demon (?) I'm not familiar with, but the point is it's cool enough that I want to assemble it! The other figures I will need are Brother Voodoo, Daimon Hellstorm, Dracula, Lilith, and Moon Knight. This line also has an optional Weapon of Vengeance figure; "optional" as in, he does not come with a piece of the BAF. So I don't need him like I need the others, but I do like having more Marvel horror-adjacent action figures.
My laundry only has another five minutes in the washer, so I guess I'll also say that work has been a bit more fun this week because I finally purchased a small (waterproof) portable speaker! I've been blasting Wicked, KPop Demon Hunters, a random playlist of bangers, Michelle Branch, and Wonder Woman's Wrath while I wage my war against dirt. The night of the banquet that caused a twelve-hour shift, of course the speaker's battery died --- but as I rinsed off plates in the big sink I put my phone in a metal pan to amplify the sound and it made the work so much more bearable. Obviously. I would have made this purchase long ago, but I was a bit self-conscious about my taste in music. NO MORE, EVERYBODY CAN SUCK IT.
Okey dokey, laundry is ready to get move'd to the dryer!