My Adventures & What’s Up – March 2022

Weekly Adventures – March 2022

Nothing much happened in March. March basically included a lot of cleaning and tidying. I did work on some of those “2022 Upcoming Plans”, one of which is I’d say 80% done at this point. Since I haven’t been super vocal about being pregnant or sharing my experiences despite the blog slowing down a whole lot. The goal I’m talking about for this year to move the office and set up the nursery is the only thing that is happening as the due date gets closer. However, that’s personal stuff and other than acknowledging it quickly, I don’t want to post up any photos of it since its still a work in progress. My adventures basically has to do with being pregnant which is not exactly exciting to talk about other than my own experience of it. The other part is mostly job and then my constant contemplation on eating healthier and really starting to miss some of the stuff that I’ve cut out of my diet to be healthier. That’s basically it in that department. Oh right, and I also just turned 36! Isn’t that exciting, right?

Now moving on to more fun things like the next part, What’s Up for the past month!

What’s Up – March 2022

Books

  • The Handmaid’s Tale (Review)
  • Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) (Review)

Currently reading: The Magician’s Nephew (re-read), The Girl On The Train

Finally some progress in the Goodreads Reading Challenge this year! It was a slow start but now I’ve been motivated to move from one book to the next and get those reviews up as soon as I finish to keep things rolling. Scarlet was a really fun read. I guess taking a break from YA novels was a great move since I did appreciate the easier reads. The basic system now is alternating between YA books and older books. I should start adding classics to it but it will probably happen later this year.

Movies

  • Time (2021, Review)
  • Ms. Pat: Y’All Wanna Hear Something Crazy (2022)
  • Piranha 3D (2010)
  • American Girl (2021, Review)
  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022, Review)
  • Great White (2021)
  • The Bay (2012)
  • Catherine Cohen: The Twist?… She’s Gorgeous (2022)
  • Crawl (2019, rewatch Review)
  • Jaws (1975, rewatch)
  • Secretary (2002)
  • Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)
  • In The Cut (2003)

As Movies and Tea focuses on the next season of production, a lot of these movies are a part of that. In a perfect world, I did want to get at least one more double feature out before this recap post went up but oh well, what can we do? Movies was a decent month. Other than my not so happy outing with Piranha 3D, everything was pretty decent overall. Some was a little disappointing like Great White, a few surprises like The Bay, some exceeded expectations like Time and then some lived up to expectations (in a good way) like Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. It did feel great to catch up with some older films that I have heard great things about like Secretary and finally returned to watch a Meg Ryan film. If you have been here in the earlier days, I really love Meg Ryan and have been wanting to go through all her films but Netflix is usually a bit thin on that front.

TV

  • Love Under The Full Moon (2021)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 7, 2015)
  • The King’s Avatar (2019 rewatch)
  • Is It Cake? (Season 1, 2022)
  • Light The Night (Part 3, 2022)
  • Bridgerton (Season 2, 2022 Review)
  • Fresh Fried & Crispy (Season 1, 2021)

Currently watching: Who’s The Murderer (Season 7), Another Me

Looking at the list, I didn’t even realize how much TV I have watched. To be fair, I had 4 episodes left of Love Under The Full Moon when I started the month so not exactly hard to complete. The King’s Avatar was a rewatch basically because I think its a great choice as background content but also a great choice as a kickoff for my podcast concept which I promise is going into production soon. A little tired of my own procrastination. Just overthinking the whole thing at this point. Highlight of this month goes to Light The Night Part 3, the anticipation and wait was pretty worth it. Netflix will never see this but if they do, please don’t split a complete series into 3 parts. Its really pointless. Bridgerton Season 2 was also a bingeworthy watch considering I watched it over a weekend.

Games

  • Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master!
  • The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
  • A Memoir Blue

Currently playing: Bloodroots

Even gaming had a lot of progress. I did play The Drum Master for the longest time but finally stopped when I hit a bug that kept shutting off the game on its own. A Memoir Blue is a one sitting simplistic narrative game that was pretty heartfelt and fits the Game Pass really well. The highlight is definitely House Of Ashes which I streamed shared story mode with my friend BrandelSavage. We do plan to play it again since there seems to be a few other paths to explore. I will also replay it on my own. Maybe on stream, who knows. I do want to start streaming which was also on my goals for this year especially since my office is moved, the only issue is that its now in open space so need to reconsider when to stream.

I guess this whole recap explains why I haven’t had adventures considering how abundant everything is. Its been pretty fun overall. April will be crazy work phase so expect a big drop in the next month although I also have some planning to do for this next month to get things ready in advance as much as I can.

Cute Kitty Pic

That’s it for this Adventures and What’s Up for March 2022!
What have you been up to?

Tranquil Dreams Podcast #22: What’s Up 2021 Week 36 & 37

Welcome to Episode 22 of Tranquil Dreams Podcast as I dive into the next What’s Up 2021 doing a double week recap of Weeks 36 & 37. As reading gets set aside these weeks, I talk about the co-op game It Takes Two, a lackluster Netflix film, two Tarantino films and deep dive into a Russian horror thriller and a few variety shows both on Netflix and Chinese shows.

Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!

Related Links

He’s All That – Film Review
She’s All That – Film Review
The Hateful Eight – Film Review
The Fatal Raid – Film Review

Music in the Episode:
There It Is by Kevin MacLeod
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Tranquil Dreams Podcast #20: What’s Up 2021 – Week 28 to 31 July Recap

Welcome to the next episode of Tranquil Dreams Podcast. There was an unexpected hiatus the last month or so as festival coverage took over most of my time. Things are getting back to normal as the next week should see the the next few episodes to catch up and brings things back on track. The first to kick things off is the July recap for the What’s Up which covers Weeks 28 to 31.

Everything is relatively back in action as I finish up a graphic novel that I started at the beginning of the year, played a Kickstarter demo which is still available on Steam and watched and rewatched a multitude of films with a highlight on the Fear Street Trilogy while TV is very much in action as I started a lot of new shows and finished almost equally the same amount of TV series and shows. A lot of good stuff overall throughout the month!

Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!

Related Links

Wayward Kindred – Book Review
Pitch Perfect – Film Review
Burlesque – Film Review
Monster Hunter – Film Review
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 – Film Review
Fear Street Part 2: 1978 – Film Review
Fear Street Part 3: 1666 – Film Review
The Witches – Film Review
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness – TV Binge

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There It Is by Kevin MacLeod
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Tranquil Dreams Podcast #16: What’s Up 2021 Week 23

Welcome to Episode 16 of Tranquil Dreams Podcast as we dive into the weekly recap of Week 23 of What’s Up 2021. This week, we’re skipping possibly the last week of reading and dive into my fantastic discovery of cozy management sims in Spiritfarer, talk about two independent dark comedy films and discuss the Netflix Chinese series Use For My Talent.

Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!

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E3 2021 Day 1 Highlights
E3 2021 Day 2 Highlights
E3 2021 Day 3&4 Highlights
Come To Daddy – Film Review
Secrets in the Hot Spring – Film Review
Use For My Talent – TV Binge
A Love So Beautiful – TV Binge

Music in the Episode:
There It Is by Kevin MacLeod
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Tranquil Dreams Podcast #13: What’s Up 2021 Week 20

Time for the next episode of Tranquil Dreams Podcast as I do an overview of What’s Up 2021 for Week 20. I’ve fallen behind again with the episodes so I’m a little confused as to what’s in what week anymore so probably at the end of the year, I might be missing a week or something. Just a side note before jumping into it.

This episode, we’re still skipping over the reading section (although I think that I’ve found a way to catch up with reading) and binging is definitely a change while I give some thoughts on Resident Evil Village, an overview of some of the new series that launched during Week 20 and check out 2 movie sequels.

Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!

Related Links

Twogether – TV Binge
Pacific Rim – Film Review
Brandel Savage Twitch Channel

Music in the Episode:
There It Is by Kevin MacLeod
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Tranquil Dreams Podcast #12: What’s Up 2021 Week 19

Late as always! The next Tranquil Dreams Podcast is here as we jump into looking at the What’s Up 2021 for Week 19! A skip in reading, a short watching section and playing section and a lengthy binging section that includes discussion on comedy in movies, an emotionally narrative game and an array of TV series from guilty pleasure TV to a quick discussion on the cancellation of the Chinese idol survival competition Youth With You 3. Hope you enjoy!

Related Links

Julie and the Phantoms – TV Binge

Music in the Episode:
There It Is by Kevin MacLeod
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Tranquil Dreams Podcast #10: What’s Up 2021 Week 17

Welcome to the next episode of Tranquil Dreams Podcast! This week’s What’s Up 2021 is covering Week 17. We are officially back to weekly format.

In this episode, I take a look at what I’ve been reading, watching, playing and binging on Week 17 of 2021. Reading is a little uneventful however among the many things talked about in the other sections, some of the highlights are talking about what makes Dumplin’ a worthy rewatch, a capsule review of Oscar-nominated Chinese film Better Days as well a dive into the wrap-up of Chinese idol survival competition Produce Camp 2021 and their new temporary boy group INTO1. I also share some upcoming plans on new discussion topics on my mind lately to add some variety.

Hope you enjoy!

Related Links

Room – Game Review
Dumplin’ – Film Review
Paradise Hills – Film Review
Paradise Hills – Movies and Tea Podcast
Better Days – Film Review

Music in the Episode:
There It Is by Kevin MacLeod
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License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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Tranquil Dreams Podcast #9 What’s Up 2021 Week 16

Welcome to the next episode of Tranquil Dreams Podcast! Its time to go back to a weekly recap for the What’s Up segment as I discuss what I’ve been currently reading, playing, watching and binging. This past week had a few film rewatches and a discussion of my love for Netflix guilty pleasure TV as well as my thoughts on some Chinese TV series that I wrapped up: A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower and The Sword and the Brocade. Some of the few things that I discussed in this episode along with a touch on the lesser categories this week in reading and playing. 

Hope you enjoy!

Related Links

Enola Holmes – Film Review
Anna and the Apocalypse – Film Review
The Circle (Season 1) – TV Binge
Too Hot To Handle (Season 1) – TV Binge

Music in the Episode:
There It Is by Kevin MacLeod
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Tranquil Dreams Podcast #8: What’s Up 2021 Week 14 & 15

Welcome to the next episode of Tranquil Dreams Podcast! We’re technically supposed to be back to a weekly recap but a change in my schddule and setting a routine has causes it to be a little delayed! So, here we are! One more biweekly and then we will be back on track completely instead of the am entire week behind. I think it actually works better. Isn’t that great? Plus, I realized that it landed on a week that I pretty much was focusing so much on catch up and other things that I didn’t do a whole lot of things in each category so these two weeks has actually quite a bit to offer combined together.

With that said, this week, I may go a little deeper in what I’ve done from what I’ve finished to new additions on what I’ve been playing, watching and binging! And you know what? All segments are back in action. Pretty much…kind of…

Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!

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Toronto Comics: Yonge at Heart – Book Review
Toronto Comics: Osgoode as Gold – Book Review
Ted Talks: Cornelia Geppert
Searching (2018) – Film review
Run (2020) – Film review
An Inspector Calls (2015) – Film review
A Home With A View (2019) – Film review
Nailed It! – TV Binge
Put Your Head On My Shoulder – TV Binge

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Tranquil Dreams Podcast #7: What’s Up 2021 Week 12 & 13

Welcome to the next episode of Tranquil Dreams Podcast!

This episode, I continue with the What’s Up 2021 as we dive into a double week recap for Weeks 12 & 13. No reading this week as there hasn’t been any progress in general however some fun bit to talk about as I discuss Little Nightmares 2, some horror movies from Shudder as well as a new Chinese series that has lived up to my anticipation so far. Theoretically the last double week recap as we get caught up with What’s Up! 

Thanks for listening! Hope you enjoy!

Related Links:

Little Nightmares 2 – Game Warp Podcast
Flushed Away – Friday Film Club

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There It Is by Kevin MacLeod
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