Hi everyone! Yes…the Raist still lives. As you might all have noticed I have been out of the picture for a very long time. I can assure you this was pretty much unplanned on my part. So why was I gone and am I back now? Well, I will tell you in the update down below. This post will also deal with the future of my blog, and some things that are going to change next year for me in real life. It won’t be all doom and gloom I promise you, as I will also be talking about some of the new things that are coming up. It’s going to be a long post, but having been away for so long I guess you will just have to bear with me. (And if you don’t want to read it all…hey you can just skip the things you are not interested in and get to the good parts lol!) Okay…and here…we….go!
Temporary Hiatus that turned into a long Hiatus (Update)
As most of you know this year hasn’t been my best year when it comes to my health. I have been on a very long forced hiatus earlier this year, because of a lot of stomache problems. After having had numerous tests, more than I cared for, pretty much the only thing that came out of it was my Irratable Bowel Disease. Having had some new meds for that I thought that things finally were on the mend. I was feeling much better, had a renewed energy, and felt like I could take on everything again. Until things started turning bad late August. It was just before I was about to go on a three week vacation where I was in a lot of pain, but also had lost quite a bit of weight. This caused some alarm and eventually I had to take quite a few (and very annoying) tests to find out if anything had been missed. Around this time a very good friend of mine got some very bad news concerning her health, a very dear colleague of mine had passed away, and my father got the news that his backproblems could not be fixed and he would have to live with excruciating pain for the rest of his life. All this, combined with a vacation where I spent a lot of time worrying and visiting the hospital eventually resulted in a bit of mental breakdown.
It got so bad that I shut myself off from the world and even started ignoring messages and emails from people who reached out to me asking if I was okay. I feel truly bad about that, and I really offer my sincere apologies to everyone that did. All of you know me as a person who certainly isn’t like that but I just wasn’t able to break through the fog of negativity that surrounded me, and turn things around into a better and more positive way of thinking. It took energy to even sent a small message to someone, and as weird as that sounds, I just didn’t have it. So how are things now? Well my friend has luckily made a full recovery, and for that I am grateful and very happy. Her year was even more rough than mine, and if she reads this I hope that 2020 will be the year that hopefully will bring much more joy to her than this one did. As for myself, all the tests again revealed nothing serious, so just like my father I will have to find a way, to deal with this pain. Stress certainly doesn’t help it, and luckily I have just had two relaxing weeks off work to make good for the vacation I didn’t have so to speak. The pain has lately been a bit more manageable and I feel better mentally too, but I am living with a ticking timebomb, so things could turn around again in a heartbeat.
The future of my blog
As a famous person with a green skin once said: “Always in motion the future is….” With my health being what it currently is, blogging as much as I love it, has seriously become something that is very hard to do. But there is another reason that it may even become impossible. Next year, in February to be exact, my company is moving to a different city, something that was planned a year or so back. It will now finally happen, which means I will have a lot less free time on my hands, as I will need to travel for almost two hours a day. The same job also requires all of it’s employees to study for a course meaning even less free time. As much as I love this hobby, it takes time. And for me to be able to write about things, I also need time to watch, read and play with stuff in order to write posts for you guys. As such one things is clear: I will not be able to write/comment as regularly as I did before my hiatus. I’m not exactly sure yet what this means for the future of my blog, but I will cross that bridge when I get to it. For now though, I will still be taking this month off wordpress to plan some things, and be ready to publish a new (real) post for you all in January. So that means I’m back….but also not completely back…yet.
August’s Leftovers
Having just taken a look back, I saw that my last post has been published in August. It’s crazy that it’s been that long but well to coin a very unpopular phrase: “It is, what it is”. Saying that, there were some posts that didn’t make it in that month and which have already been written. Fan favorite anime “ Is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon” will finally be getting a review from me. I saw it’s first season and highly enjoyed it (much more than I expected), and it will be the first post from me in the new year. The Warhammer fantasy novel Drachenfels is one of the most unusual vampire novels that I have read. Exactly how unusual you will have to wait and see until you read the post itself. Lastly the ugliest (but certainly the most badass) creature in movie history Predator had a new installment in it’s franchise. Was it any good? Erm….well let’s not get into that one just yet shall we? Those were the leftovers from August, so let’s see what else you can expect from me (if, and that is again a big if, everything goes according to plan).
Anime
I will finally have a review for the first season of March Comes in Like a Lion. I know this anime is loved by a lot of you, and this review for it is long overdue. I hope it will have been worth the wait. The second anime that I will be showcasing in the new year is the original 43 episode Gundam series dating back to 1979! Yes, that is an old series. Not only though will this post be about the show (and how awesome it still is), but also I will try to make clear how important classic anime still is in this modern day and age. Something that seems to have been forgotten which is in my humble opinion a real shame.
Movies
As always movies are a big part of this blog, and in the new year that won’t be any different. The three movies I will be reviewing in the first month of the new year will be all science fiction, but couldn’t be more different from each other. Alita Battle Angel, the live action movie based on the terrific manga is up first. Then we will have the (surprisingly fun) spin-off from the Transformers movies, Bumblebee. And last, but definitely not least, is the classic Mel Gibson film Mad Max. Observant readers will notice one very important movie that is missing here: Star Wars-The Rise of Skywalker. As the huge Star Wars fan that I am, will I not be writing about that one? No worries, I will of course but I do hope to still write the review for that one this year, to end 2019 with a bang so to speak. (At least I hope it will be a bang and not a whimper lol).
Tv Series
It’s been a while since I wrote a post about tv series, and that’s going to change next year. First up is the review for the fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the in my opinion highly underrated Marvel series. After that it’s something entirely different with a review for the HBO mini-series Chernobyl, which was pretty much the best television series that I have seen all year. Yes, it really was THAT good. Last but certainly not least is the Mandalorian, the new Star Wars live action series. Having previewed it previously on this post having now watched the first five episodes I am pleased to let you all know it’s one heck of a good series. Certainly the best thing to happen to Star Wars since Disney took over.
Asian Dramas
For all fans of Asian dramaseries, I have a few real gems for you coming up in the new year as well. I have recently finished the Korean drama series Two Weeks. Best described as a kind of Korean take on The Fugutive, it has plenty of thrills and action, but at it’s heart is a truly beautiful story about a father and his dying daughter. Novoland: Eagle Flag is a Chinese dramaseries, which I have only one thing about to say about: it’s epic! With a whopping 56 episodes, this series is incredible and is going to end up as one of my alltime favorite asian dramaseries. Last but certainly not least is Kill It. I just started watching this show yesterday and I am totally hooked. It has an amazing storyline, terrific action, a great cast, but above all plenty of twists and turns that make it very hard to stop watching it. (As a matter of fact I probably will finish the show tomorrow, as this one is total bingewatch material).
Books
Reading is definitely something that I am enjoying quite a lot again, and I’m also getting more into Manga (which honestly is bad, since I already have way too many hobbies!). The horror manga Uzumaki definitely redefines what could only be called a descent straight into hell. I still have nightmares thinking back on that one. After that it’s finally a Robotech post, having talked about it for quite a few times on my blog, with a review for the art book Robotech: The Visual Archive. One book that I was looking forward to immensely is the Japanese thriller Confessions that I recently won for a contest held by my good friend Neha aka the Biblionyan as part of their 1000 followers give away! Thank you again for this amazing price and I can say that it definitely lived up to my expectations.
Boardgames
Only one boardgame review for the new year so far, but it’s a good one: The Goonies Adventure cardgame. Based on the classic 80’s movie, this is a really fun (and tough as nails) cardgame, that I have enjoyed quite a lot! I haven’t been able to play many boardgames lately, but rest assured that in the new year this game won’t be the only one I will be writing a post for.
Other Stuff…and Merry Christmas!
Well, we are almost done here! As usual both the Retro Raist and Raist’s collection features will be returning again next year, and the two pictures shown above give you two “small” hints as to what they are about. I’m pretty sure that in the upcoming weeks, I will probably come across something else that’s interesting for one of my special features posts, as that usually seems to happen. Other than that, I think that’s quite enough for now! (At least I hope it is). Even though Christmas is still two weeks off, I want to take this opportunity to wish every one of you a very merry Christmas. I hope you all get to spend it with your loved ones and have an amazing time. Since I will be away for most of December (on WordPress that is) I might not get the chance to do so at another point, so that’s why I am doing it now. A heartfelt thank you to all of you that reached out to me: it’s meant a lot, and it’s something I certainly don’t take lightly. For now, this is goodbye: talk to you all soon, and thank you for reading!
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Well, that was certainly a bad end to your year, and no mistake.
I can only hope that you see some improvement in time, and that the move to the new job in a new town proves to be something positive in your life.
It will always be good to see you, when and if you get a chance to blog about anything.
And I agree about ‘Chernobyl’, it was excellent.
https://beetleypete.com/2019/06/23/tv-binge-watch-chernobyl/
Best wishes to you, your friend, and your family.
Pete.
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Yeah…it certainly wasn’t the best year ever Pete, that’s for sure. I can only hope next year will be better, though (knock on wood) it can’t be much worse lol.
As for the move we will see. Living now literally across the street from my job, and next year travelling two hours will take some getting used to (especially after 23 years lol). But…we’ll see how it goes:)
Thanks as always for your kind words Pete, it’s always great to see you! And I will check out your post on Chernobyl right now: it really was an excellent show:)
Thanks again Pete, and the same to you as well:)
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Ah matey, it gladdens my heart to see a post from you. I hope you and yours have a fabulous Christmas and that next year is the start of a much better one for you.
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Thank you so much! It’s great to hear from you as well:) As I just said to Pete it can’t (knock on wood) be much worse lol.
But yeah..I definitely hope so as well. Thanks for the kind words, and I hope the holiday season will be awesome for you as well:)
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Welcome back!!!
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Thank you so much: I’m not completely back yet, but trying to get back into things:) Hope you are doing well yourself:)
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You really have been through the ringer Michel. I hope things get better for you. I’m thrilled whenever I see a new post from you, no matter how long in between them. The important thing is for you to take care of yourself. Merry Christmas my friend.🤗
#babyyoda
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It’s been a pretty tough year indeed Kim, definitely won’t lie about that. But I am going to try and put it behind me, and hopefully my health will at least remain on the level it is now (manageable lol:)) Thanks for the very kind words, and this awesome comment. (Also had to laugh at #babyyoda…seriously how they are able to make something that cute is beyond me lol:)
I will do my best to take care of myself. A Merry Christmas to you as well Kim, thank you.
Ps…how are you feeling? Everything okay I hope? 😊
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IBD is a frustrating and painful disease indeed, but I’m glad you at least finally got a diagnosis. Hopefully now you can focus on managing it.
OMG! Baby Yoda is the sweetest, most adorable… I can’t wait for your review on the Baby Yoda, ahem Mandalorian series. I love it!
Things have been a little rocky for me health wise, but I’m hanging in. It’s so good to have you back Michel. I don’t care how infrequent your posts are.🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
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Yeah, it’s never been this bad. I have had the disease for over 20 years now, but lately it’s been insane. That said, I am of course happy that it’s nothing serious, and I will definitely do my best in trying to get it under control😊
Lol…it really has become the Baby Yoda show hasn’t it lol. It’s really amazing though…and I’m definitely looking forward to the final few episodes😃
I’m sorry to hear that things have been rocky for you healthwise as well. I truly hope that things will improve and remain stable for you as well. 🤞
Thanks as always for the kind words Kim, it really means a lot😊
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Great to see you back around; sorry to hear you’ve been dealing with so many struggles, though. When it rains, it pours, as they say.
I understand about the doubts you have over the long commute making blogging and surrounding activities impractical. I was strongly considering taking a new job recently that would have been 2 hours’ commute either way, and the main thing stopping me from jumping right in there was the fact that I’d probably have to at the very least scale back a lot on what I’m doing, perhaps even stop it altogether. My current day job is boring as all get-out, but at least during quiet moments of downtime I can get stuff written and browse other people’s blogs without anyone noticing! 🙂
Hope you get some resolution to your own health problems soon, and that 2020 is, in general, a better year for you. Best of luck, and I hope we see you around various comment threads soon!
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Yeah it’s been a tough year, no denying that. It certainly seems when things are bad, they become even worse when you least expect it. That said, things are slowly getting better (knock on wood) so I try to remain positive and hope it stays like this.
It’s definitely something I am not looking forward to. The thing is I have had this job for 23 years now, and it’s hard to all of a sudden pack up and leave. I have had a luxury position where I live across the street from my job, so it’s going to be hard to adjust to this. I will have to wait and see how it’s going to turn out eventually, but I know that next year I just won’t be able to combine it with blogging as much anymore. That said…I also don’t want to quit entirely, so I will have to see how I am able to work around this 😊
And I definitely understand what you are saying. It’s definitely not an easy decision, but I think for the moment it’s a good one that you made. Lol…and browsing other people’s blogs during worktime is hard at my end too…but I try to do it when I can lol
Thanks for the kind words: I appreciate it, and I hope that 2020 will be better for everyone. Have a good holiday season, and again thank you! 😊😊
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It’s good to see you back around, even if things still aren’t great. Honestly, whether you can come back with regular posts or not doesn’t matter. We’ll all be here with you regardless, and your health has got to take priority. In the meantime though, I hope you at least have a good Christmas and that the new year gets off to a better start.
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Thank you so much for this seriously kind comment😊 I really appreciate it. I will do my best to hopefully become a bit more of a regular again next year. I’m at least glad things have settled down a little bit.
Thanks again for this: I hope you will have an amazing Christmas yourself, and best wishes for the new year 😀
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First of I am glad and was glad that I got your replies earlier today. I did not know you had it so bad mate and regarding all you have been through it certainly takes a lot to come forward and say things the way you have said it here. I for one have missed you a lot even though I have only known of your blog for a short while. Looking forward to a lot of things especially your take on Baby Yoda and friends as well as some tv series that I have heard of but not given to much attention too. If you are doing Horus Heresy re read, we have some things to discuss as I have partnered up with another fellow blogger to buddy read some of the later books. I believe we will be doing Fulgrim in Jan… will have to see, not set in stone yet. I am just glad you are oke. and if things get too much, I am a text away, please let me know. Do not worry too much over your blog, it is a good thing that you have told everyone what is up, I believe they all love you too much and will stick around no matter what happens. Take care mate.
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Man…what can I say to a comment like this. It doesn’t happen very often, but I am a bit at a loss for words here. Thanks so much for these very kind words: I really appreciate it, and the reaching out😊 I definitely missed you too, and it’s great to be back even though it’s in a somewhat lesser capacity then before😊
Lol…yeah it really has become the baby Yoda show instead of the Mandalorian hasn’t it😂😂 Even so…it’s been a very enjoyable ride so far, and one that I’m very much looking forward to seeing how this season will end😊
As for the Horus Heresy: the post I’m planning is another one of the Raist’s Collection series where I plan to show all the books I own😊 I’m currently at book 33 War Without End…so over halfway done😊 Fulgrim is terrific by the way..definitely one of the better books in the series. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on that one😃
Thanks again for this awesome comment, and I will do my best to be here as much as I can..although in December that won’t be much as my real return will be in January. 😊
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Take your time man. Whats important is that you are better in some way at least
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Welcome back. I’m sorry that your and your friend are going through way too many layers of bad. I’m just glad to see you and hope you could survive through all of this.
I’m happy to see an original Gundam post in the future along with more of your content in general. I do have a Char’s Counterattack post that is currently in progress, but I need to rewatch the original series myself.
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Thanks Scott, it’s certainly great to be back, even though it isn’t in full capacity yet😊It’s definitely been one heck of a rollercoaster of a year. (although rollercoasters are supposed to be fun I guess, so maybe that was a bad comparison…😅😅). In all seriousness though, I’m just glad and happy that my friend got through everything alright and is on the mend. I’m doing better mentally at least: physically it’s still ups and downs. But eh, I’m hanging in there😊
The fun thing is I came across the entire original series on Youtube. It’s in great quality too, complete with subtitles, and I have been highly enjoying it. I’m about halfway through the series, and I expect to finish it this month😊 Looking forward to that Char’s Counterattack post: I’m finally on the Gundam wagon, and I plan to hit more stops along the way😊
Thanks for your comment and the kind words Scott: appreciate it a lot! 😊😊
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Happy to hear from you 🙂 Glad to hear some things are better but I also hope things improve even further for you.
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Thanks Jon, that’s very kind of you to say😊 I certainly hope the same, and it’s great to be back even if it is at the moment in a somewhat lesser capacity😊
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Sure thing 🙂
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I’m glad your friends is okay and things are looking up. Hopefully 2020 and a new decade is going to be better for everyone 🙂 Best wishes!
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Thanks so much😊 I’m very happy about that myself as well, and honestly I definitely hope that as well😊 Hope you will have an amazing holiday season!😀
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I’m glad to see you’re back. Please take it easy and I wish for the best for both your family and friends.
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Thank you: it really is good to be back, even though I am not yet fully back😊 Thanks for the very kind words, I appreciate it! 😀 Hope you will have an amazing holiday season😊
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You too! Keep on pushing through 🙂
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Sorry to hear it’s been tough for you, your family, and friends. Glad to see you back even if things are still a bit rough.
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Yeah, it’s certainly been rough, no denying that. But I’m glad things have at least improved a little bit. It’s good to be back, that’s for sure😊 Thanks for the kind words, appreciate it😀
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Aww, I hate hearing how many struggles you’ve been going through. I’ve thought about you and was worried because I know when you are usually not blogging its due you dealing with these issues.
You shouldn’t feel bad for taking the time for yourself though even if you couldn’t respond to people. A person can only handle so much before things start to shut down, and at the point you have to do what you can to make it through, and sometimes that means withdrawing completely.
I know you have a lot of support from others here, but if you ever need someone else to talk with, you are always welcome to message or email me. No one can know exactly how you’re feeling, but I’ve certainly dealt with my fair share of difficulties and am willing to provide a listening ear 🙂
I’m sorry that you are going to have to continue dealing with the health issues but am glad you are at least having some improvement in the moment. And it’s always great to read a new post from you. I’ll continue to do so no matter how often you are able to do them. Take care!
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Thank you so much for this amazingly kind and thoughtful comment. I seriously appreciate it. It’s definitely been a very rough year, and I just came to a point where I wasn’t able to keep blogging anymore (much less do anything else). So I just had to take the time away, as much as I love being here.
Things have certainly approved at least when it comes to my friend, and my health is somewhat better too. Problem is it’s very unpredictable, so it can turn again every second. We’ll see how it goes😊
Thanks again, also for the very kind offer😀
I hope to bring some cool posts again next year…have seen a few amazing Asian dramas lately, so you can expect some reviews for that in the near future😊
Have a great Holiday season, and thank you again😊
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I definitely understand how unpredictable health problems can be. I hope you get a longer period of things being somewhat better soon. A long stretch of feeling better definitely helps. I’ll be looking forward to your upcoming posts 🙂
And I hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too! 🙂
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Yeah…this one really is. There are days where it’s manageable, and there are days when it’s not. But well, knowing that it’s nothing serious, helps a bit with it as well. Doesn’t change the fact that it can’t be annoying though. But well, I’m trying to hang in there as best I can 😊
Thank so much! The same to you! 😃
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You have no idea how happy I was to see you pop up on my feed yesterday, my friend. I’m really glad to hear that you’re still keeping your head up despite all the insane obstacles and challenges thrown your way. I hope that 2020 will bring you less pain, for you but also for your loved ones. I do look forward to just about anything you plan on sharing with us since interacting with you has always been a blast. But never forget that you can go on a hiatus whenever you want and that there’s no pressure coming from me at least regarding your blogging presence, sir. Just take care of yourself first! 😀
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Wow…thanks so much for such an awesome comment: seriously😊 It’s been a hard year, I’m not going to deny it, and I still have ups and downs, but with health and mentally, but am trying my best to stay optimistic. As for the blog, I do still plan on being here as much as I can. I have still a lot of posts that are already done luckily. But I do plan (except for maybe the review for the new Star Wars movie) to publish my first real new post next year. In the meantime, I will still try and pop in this month from time to time, to look at other blogs😊 (and it’s a no brainer that your blog will be one of those blogs😉) Thanks again for the kind words: it’s always been a blast interacting with you as well, so the feeling is mutual. Hope you will have an awesome holiday season! Take care😊
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Sorry to hear of your continuing struggles but glad to see you’re still with us. Hope 2020 is a better year for you. 🙂
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Thanks so much, I appreciate it😊 Yeah, it’s still a struggle that’s for sure, but hanging in there! 😊
Thanks again, and have a great holiday season! 😃
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I am no stranger to vanishing every now and then. I get it. The blog is the first thing that gets dropped. When I started writing more I had less time to watch things to write about. I did keep the kdramas in my life haha.
I hope your health improves it is hard to have your body not do the things it is supposed to do. But I hope that you find a way to manage it so it won’t cause you pain.
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Haha…yeah one can’t live without K-dramas lol (I have been binging a lot of those recently haha😊 Speaking of: I highly recommend Kill It, and Two Weeks if you haven’t seen those already 😊).
As for my health…it’s a seriously annoying thing. But yeah I’m trying to hang in as best I can. Unfortunately I have very little controle over it. Some days are good, some days are bad. But well…I try to remain positive as much as I can😊
Thanks for the kind words, and your comment: Always appreciate, so really thanks, and have a great holiday season 😊
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Merry Christmas. Hope you get better. What a coincidence. Two of the movies you plan to cover I reviewed recently.
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Merry Christmas to you as well😊 It’s always nice to hear from you😃
That really is a coincidence indeed: which ones did you cover??
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Alita and Bumblebee
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Nice…I will try to see if I can check those posts out on sunday (working tomorrow)
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Welcome back! So sorry to hear about what you’ve been going through. As much as I love your writing, you definitely should take some time to rest if you’re not feeling up to it. You’ve always been so kind, you truly deserve the best. 😊 I’m hoping that 2020 would be a much better year for you. Merry Christmas!
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Thank you so much for the kind words😊 It really is good to be back, even though it is in a slightly diminished capacity.
I’m trying to take it slow as much as I can, but well..blogging is and always be addictive as well, so I try to be here again as much as I can 😊
Thanks as always for the great comment, and have a great holiday season!😊
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Hopefully the health issues and looming changes to your job go well. Totally understandable that things like this will take a massive back seat. Fingers crossed 2020 is a far better year for you.
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Well, knock on wood, I don’t think it can be much worse, so I’m definitely hoping the same.
I am hoping things are going to be at least a little bit better, and in the meantime I enjoy being here again, even though it isn’t as frequent as it used to be 😊Thanks for the kind words, and I hope 2020 will be an awesome year for you as well😊
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Great to hear of these coming attractions; haven’t seen a frame of The Mandolorian yet, so hoping to binge watch this over Christmas. Blogging is time-consuming, but also rewarding, and I’m looking forward to hearing your views on all of the above projects. Love hearing about titles like March Comes In Like A Lion and Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?, and you’re the man I want to explain what they are! There’s lots of blogging out there, but the best stuff always get noticed, and yours, my friend, is amonst the best IMHO!
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Thank you for your comment and sorry for this late response to it. Unfortunately most of my plans have gone out of the window because of another unplanned hiatus, but I hope to try and get back into things again as much as I can:) Hope things are going well on your end 🙂
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Life is what happens while we’re making other plans. Look forward to you getting back up to speed!
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I hope you will get better regarding your health issues. At least you got a diagnosis and can start a treatment to manage the symptoms.. it’s the worst anxiety when you don’t even know what is wrong with you.
I have been battling a chronic disease for years and it’s more manageable now, but still sucks.
Can’t wait for Alita Battle Angel review, I loved that movie!
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Hi..thanks for your kind words, and sorry for the very late response. Unfortunately my health took another bad turn, which is why I have been out of things for a while. But today I just wanted to check in and publish a fun post for a change, which I just did.
I’m sorry to hear about your own health issues. I know how hard things like this can be, and it’s definitely something that can take over your life completely. I hope things for you will continue to be manageable. Thanks for your comments and the kind words, I appreciate it 🙂
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I’m sorry you had to go through all this but stay strong and keep fighting! Prioiritise things and move forward for a healthy mind and body because that’s what matters ultimately. I hope everything works out for you friend.
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Thanks so much…and sorry for this late reply. Things haven’t been so well on my end, and still aren’t. I try to stay positive as much as I can, but it’s been hard. Today I just wanted to do something fun and publish a post to put a smile on people’s faces…well hopefully at least 🙂 Hope things are good on your end 🙂
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I’m doing well Michel. I really hope things get better for you!
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Well….they unfortunately didn’t 😔 But…I’m trying to get back into things. Starting today as I’m working on a huge backlog of comments. Hope things on your end are good. Stay safe, and I hope to talk to you soon 😊
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Don’t worry about how things are going! It’s will and strength that can get us through everything! I’m sure everything will turn out okay! You too, stay safe and I hope to talk soon!
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Thank you for the kind words, I will certainly do my best😊
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A late Merry Christmas Rai-san.
And I’m sorry to hear that you’ve been having a bad stretch of weather.
I know many of them have mentioned this before, but take your time, we’ll be right here.
And I hope that you know Rai-san, that if ever things get too overwhelming, you can always yell at or rant to me, I won’t even reply if you don’t want me to.
It sucks to be stuck in a situation where you feel guilty for how you’re being, but please remember that sometimes it’s okay to be selfish. Put yourself first. And once you’re up for it again, we’ll be here.
Take care Rai-san.
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Hi Auri, no worries, I have been away for a long time myself as well. I’m still not well honestly, but with a vacation coming up in a week from now, I’m trying to get back to wordpress and am now working on this huge backlog of comments. It’s been a very sad year, not only for me, but for a lot of people. I hope on your end things are well.
I appreciate your very kind words and support. Hopefully we can talk soon in the near future. You take care Auri, and stay safe 😊
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Back again after ages. I’m sorry to hear that. How did your vacation go? I’m doing well Rai-san. Hope you are too.
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