I'm behind on everything. Been catching up on sleep for the last week and just haven't been on the mood for anime during this week. Weekend, should finally be able to. But I was still watching KimiZero after 3 eps.

Some speculated most of the stuff you got will be traded to get someone to pair with Embiid. But really, 'The Process' whiffted on Fultz, Simmons and others with only Embiid prevailing. Letting Butler walk and paying Harris instead was also a major mistake - why would anyone want to retain Brown as a coach...But yeah, they're his orgs and going to be done his way. 49ers have a weak secondary and have for years. McDaniels being fired was so overdue but Adams is stuck with the Raiders.

The Rangers did it. Their 63-year legacy of failure is over. 50 years of no playoff series wins. The A-Rod contract that left them stuck. Getting mashed in the 2010 WS by the Giants, the 2011 WS two final strikes in Game 6 against the Cardinals getting blasted before Freese ripped their heart out, the dropped catch that allowed the As to win the division in 2012 to have them then obliterated by the Orioles, the 2013 four-base disaster against the Blue Jays. Wasting a ton of generational talent. Then of all people, Bruce Bochy, the architect of their demise in the 2010 WS, decides it is their time. And of all things, they never lose a game on the road through the entire playoffs. Literal road warriors. Flick aside the Rays, obliterate the over 100 wins Orioles, prevail against their state nemesis in the Astros, skin the Diamondbacks. 2 years after a 106-loss season and 1-year after a 96 loss season. This had the magic of the 2019 St. Louis Blues winning the Stanley Cup. This is for the ages. In a year the Denver Nuggets and Vegas Golden Knights finally broke through, the Texas Rangers complete the trinity of first time champions. Doubt we'll see anything like that for a long time.

That was one utterly wild NFL day...

Cowboys utterly humiliate the Rams - that game was over within 15 minutes.
Bengals utterly stifle the 49ers - I really don't know why people want to doubt Burrow or that Bengals D. Particularly when Trent Williams and Deebo Samuel, utterly core 49ers pieces, were out.
Broncos finally beat the Chiefs for the first time in 8 years...After the last 1.5 years of the Broncos, the thought of the Chiefs not getting any TDs seems nigh impossible, yet...
Kirk Cousins is cactus for the season via torn Achilles. Once the Vikings have hope, they have to lose it.
Titans beat the Falcons because Will Levis has a dream debut.
Saints have a sudden surge to down the Colts.
Seahawks and Browns have an utter battle.
Jets and Giants have an utter plague of a game.
And your Eagles somehow endure an onslaught and inflict a greater one to prevail against the Commanders.

World Series is tied 1-1. There is no point trying to predict what happens there. That whole postseason was pure chaos.

Due to catching up with friends and doing a 6.5 day work week within 5 days last week, been tired as heck and the wrong mood for anime. Hoping the next two nights will allow me to watch some because League Worlds quarters start on Tuesday. 4 nights in a row that is the top priority.

Welp...somehow it's Rangers - Dbacks in the World Series...The slugging suddenly went cold for the Phillies. Darn.

Rangers prevailed and in emphatic fashion. But Dbacks forced Game 7. And to top it off, my sneaking feeling that the 49ers would slip up against the Vikings was right. The clear lead of the NFC is back in your hands. And I just read you traded for Kevin Byard from the Titans, who is a lethal safety.

Ravens pummeling the Lions was damn impressive. And despite giving Miami some points on short field turnovers, your D-line had them submitted, your O-line bruted them out and AJ Brown is just utterly hot at the moment. Falcons D was darn impressive though to outdo the Bucs - they may win ugly but they are a hard out. Steelers being 4-2 is just confusing is heck, but then again Tomlin never lets his teams have a losing record. Lot of wacky underdog wins this week as only the Panthers are winless and Cardinals on one win (which is how my Cards friend wants it to stay actually) - really shook up the positions for the supposedly very deep QB pool in the next draft.

Watched highlights of Game 6. Rangers-Astros is somehow mirroring the Astros-Nationals World Series. Road team has won every time so far. Rangers pitchers are more consistent - the one the Astros used tonight is having a nightmare postseason. Astros are very dependent on their batting core. I guess since those two teams had the same record, going to Game 7 is appropriate. Hopefully the Phillies can close out their series later today.

Leafs-Lightning was initially a nightmare that somehow morphed into a crazy comeback in the final minutes. Knies and Domi hooked up to tie it in a 2 minute stretch then Nylander and Tavares aligned just before OT would have finished. When Woll came into the game, things stabilised in the net, Samsonov is in an utter funk at the moment. The Minten experiment isn't working, defense is consistently getting in weird positions that are very exploitable, offense has been very potent but is tending to go berserk for a few minutes then lack timing for very long stretches. At least this road trip has started relatively well, hope they can keep it up against the Capitals today, who apparently are in major struggles. Could be much worse - Oilers are not going to have McDavid for quite some time.

This weekend, I completed my goal to 100% The Oregon Trail. Also to get to the third of the Botanic Gardens in my state to complete the trifecta. The wet 4 month winter combined with a hot, sunny September that turned into a normal October was somehow the universe aligning for virtually optimal conditions. My mum joined me for the one I went to on Sunday and she was stunned by how good everything was. It's been quite an impact and time sink, but the footage I got this year will be for the ages. I doubt those gardens will ever be that good in spring for a very long time, if again in my lifetime.

And yeah, everything I did this weekend since I went out both days, meant no anime yet. That's this coming evening.

Phillies got the series lead back, 2 chances at home to close it out.

And the D-backs just tied it at 2. Astros also get their series level.

10-0 stomping in Game 2. Phillies looking good.

Phillies looked darn good in Game 1 and take the lead. Rangers are already 2-0 up in their series. Amusing since they lost their division lead in Game 162 and yet they won twice away already. It's only around the conference series I start paying any real attention to the MLB. As long as the Astros don't win, I'm fine with who wins the World Series but I would definitely prefer the Phillies for the sake of Harper and Castellanos.

Giants-Bills was a train wreck, literally. It was injury central and ugly in terms of offense until the final quarter.

My anime order from an electronics store arrived today. At least I no longer have to worry about securing Your Lie In April, FSN: HF movies, ID: Invaded or Boogiepop and Others. I find it absurd Your Lie In April is triple digits in Croll's hands yet I paid 30 dollars for it here. Also interesting that most of the things I got had digital copies codes. Huh...interesting these start appearing as non-US anime sales are outlawed by them...