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All about stuff I've done (and which you can do) in my free time

The 2023 Fall Anime Season Was Lit!

The 2023 Fall Anime Season Was Lit!

The last season of anime in 2023 was truly amazing. Title after title, series upon series, was so good that I feel I must record it here...

An Interesting Day Out

An Interesting Day Out

Last month, I had an uncharacteristically interesting day out. Why was it so uncharacteristically interesting? Well, read on to find out.

Welcome Bed in the Double Tree Hilton at Mahe, Seychelles

Week 2 on the Seychelles Islands

Despite all the troubles (sickness and all) that I experienced during my first week in Seychelles, my second week was all smooth sailing.

I am on the Seychelles Islands...

I am on the Seychelles Islands...

...peeing through my butthole and wishing I had better internet, whilst enjoying the serene tranquillity of a mountaintop abode.

Ember by S.G. Prince

Ember by S.G. Prince

With Ember now safely tucked away in the read shelf of my digital library, I have finally completed The Elvish Trilogy by S.G. Prince.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

This month, the Anime I've chosen to recommend to you is called Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken or in English, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.

Elder by S.G Prince

Elder by S.G Prince

Elder by S.G Prince is the second instalment of her engaging Elvish trilogy. I must say that this book just felt like the natural progression of the story: neither more nor less enjoyable than the first part.

Elvish by S.G. Prince

Elvish by S.G. Prince

This book was definitely a nice, cheap, reintroduction, to the world of Fantasy Fiction. And it was so good that I've gone on to buy the second part of the trilogy.

Black Clover

My Anime recommendation for this month is a series called Black Clover. This series follows the journey of 2 orphaned peasant children - Asta & Yuno (more so Asta) - who live in a world of magic...

Jujutsu Kaisen

In a world where curses, cursed objects, and cursed spirits exist, Jujutsu Sorcerers work behind the scenes to keep these items and their malicious effects in check.

The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker

The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker

The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker is a book about making the most of your abilities as a knowledge worker cum executive in a modern organization.

Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha

Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha

In 13 episodes, Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha or The Misfit of Demon King Academy delivers some good light entertainment, of mostly family-friendly ass-kicking

One-Punch Man

For Month One of 2021, I give you, the exceptional One Punch Man. Packed with action, and a whole bunch of laughs.

Kamisama ni Natta Hi

Kamisama ni Natta Hi

My anime recommendation for the month is a brief but touching story about a boy's last summer before University

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Like No One is Too Small to Make A Difference, the book I read this month was equally short and sweet. We Should All Be Feminists is the book version of a TED talk [https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_be_feminists?language=en] Ms.

No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

The book No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg] is actually just a collection of Ms. Thunberg's speeches since 2018 about Climate Change. If you don't know who Greta is, or what she did, then this book may

Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown

Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown

This month's anime recommendation is actually an anime movie which I think you will enjoy more if you watch it after you watch the anime series first. Goblin Slayer (the series) follows the adventures of a literal Goblin Slayer (an adventurer who specializes in killing goblins) as he makes friends

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. [https://myanimelist.net/anime/33255/Saiki_Kusuo_no_%CE%A8-nan] is a hilarious gag-anime that I've been rewatching over the last few weeks as I gear up to watch its final season The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Reawakened [https://myanimelist.net/anime/40542/

I Hate Getting Hurt, So I Put All My Skill Points Into Defense

I Hate Getting Hurt, So I Put All My Skill Points Into Defense

Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu [https://myanimelist.net/anime/38790/Itai_no_wa_Iya_nano_de_Bougyoryoku_ni_Kyokufuri_Shitai_to_Omoimasu] AKA I Hate Getting Hurt, So I Put All My Skill Points Into Defense, is my Anime Recommendation of the month.

4 Anime Recommendations for Philosophers

4 Anime Recommendations for Philosophers

Recently, I have found myself fascinated by the Myers Briggs Type Indicator [http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/home.htm?bhcp=1] (MBTI). I have been reading up on the different types a little at a time. Nothing heavy, or necessarily scholarly (I discover most of my reading through Pinterest)

Comic Bandit

In a serendipitous coincidence of fate (in other words, luckily), soon after writing the article on Jigida Comics [https://theredstringblog.com/jigida-comics], I received two actual Nigerian comics in the mail. They were a belated birthday present from my mother. The 2 comics, Taboo [http://www.amazon.com/Taboo-ebook/dp/

Time's End

Another project which caught my attention, was Time's End [http://www.terriblefate.com/] by Theophany [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Theophany/213415812041455]. Now for me, this was all about the incredibly thematic release modelled after The Legend of Zelda game: Majora's Mask [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_

The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

From our old friend Andrew [https://theredstringblog.com/songs-to-wear-pants-to] of Songs To Wear Pants To [https://www.youtube.com/user/songstowearpantsto], came the album The Final Countdow: A series of covers to an original song [https://youtu.be/9jK-NcRmVcw] of the same title release by Europe in 1986. There are

Apocalypse 2012

Apocalypse 2012

According to the Mayan calendar, the world ought to have ended on Dec. 21st 2012 which funny enough, is my brother's birthday! Of course the world didn't end, he turned a year older (much to his chagrin), and we have all lived to see January 2013. But what happened instead

Jigida Comics

Unlike Kuluya which involved multiple Nigerian digital artists, Jigida Comics [http://www.jigida.com/] is the work of a single person who goes by the pen name of Sugabelly [https://sugabellyrocks.com/]. Sugabelly is a Nigerian blogger and illustrator according to her website, and Jigida Comics is her sole proprietorship