Oh nice! I've not played Reg M-C at all actually but Mega Raichu was my favorite to use in M-B, because of the way it shits on Archaludon. Off the top of my head I think Rillaboom could be a good partner for Raichu

So for the past few weeks I've been very bad for going to the gym, I've gone one time a week. I went for a really good workout yesterday.

This week I've really wanted to cut down on weed consumption. Its not too damaging to my overall lifestyle, I only smoke at night after I've fulfilled all my responsibilities for the day. But I can physically feel the effect the nonstop smoking is having on my lungs. I probably have asthma and smoking is not good for me. I would be happy to make edibles or something, but I live with my parents who aren't the biggest fans of weed.

I've gone back to college to study history, and frankly, I've been doing fantastically. I'm more motivated than ever, I read absolutely loads without getting exhausted and giving up. I get burnt out frequently but seem to bounce back.

Also, this might seem strange, but I consider watching new shows and movies to be self-improvement. I watched Wildwood in cinemas (it was great) and the new season of Cyberpunk Edgerunners (it was great). Starting and finishing something new always feels significant for me, and I feel more enriched having watched them

Good luck in the regional! What's your team plan?

The writers for nearly every episode seem to be different from the writers for Korra, which is a good sign. Korra's politics were utterly terrible liberalism, but the comics were even worse, basically just fascist apologia. So its a good sign that the original writers seem to be somewhat distant from the actual writing of individual episodes.

The art style change is notable, but there's never been a consistent art style for Avatar. I quite like the new art style

So Avatar: Seven Havens is coming out. I was very cautious going in, I thought the writers shit the bed fairly often with Korra and especially the comics. But Seven Havens is an absolute banger imo, so far its the best first season of any Avatar show, even better than the Last Airbender. I fucking love it, I love Pavi so much, she's so cute. The writers are doing really, really interesting things with the world rather than just making it the real world + bending. Every batch of episodes just raises more questions and mysteries and pushes the status quo in an interesting new direction. If this continues, it could easily be on par with ATLA, which is my favourite show. I'm surprised by how much I genuinely love everything I've seen in Seven Havens so far.

Like not everything is great, the jokes have about a 50/50 hit rate, some people think the animation isn't great but imo it never drops to bad quality, and it can look great. Its not as well animated as Korra, but that's a very high standard. There are two characters, the White Lotus firebender and earthbender, who's entire personality is one lame joke each. But ATLA has plenty of problems too that I don't care about, its still a 10/10 for me. So far I am very impressed with Seven Havens and the negatives really don't weigh it down.

Socrates walks into the function and everyone groans because you KNOW he's gonna try to debate-bro you

I wonder if philosophers in Ancient Greece were treated as podcasters are today. Like "oh great, here's these fuckers who love hearing themselves talk so much, they want other people to pay them to do it."

I never properly learned, I just hack away at my hair with scissors. It works for me because I like a shaggy natural look, if you want layers or better grooming you will probably need to look up some tutorials. Loads of people cut their own hair and have it look great though, its quite achievable

Better than being penne I suppose

I suppose it is but I didn't want to think about words

Fair enough, if you do want to cut your hair it's really easy. I just go at it with a scissors until it looks shorter. I do this maybe once a year and then just let it do its thing

Do you cut your own hair? I started doing that because every hairdresser would fuck my shit up and then charge me a fortune.

Anyway I've just cut my hair last week. My aim is the Rei Ayanami haircut which I'm sure has a proper name.