#(...it feels like I'm on a rollercoaster which is half off the rails and it won't stop for a while.)

[magicalgirlsandcerulean]

A new Binan Koukou Chikyuu Boueibu series has been announced - Binan Koukou Chikyuu Boueibu Haikara! The teaser site for it is here and more info will be announced later on. Kurari Umatani is credited with the original work, Takamatsu is on director duty again, animation production is credited to Studio Deen and production is credited to Kurotamaryou (<- 寮 could mean "dormitory" or "hostel").

To celebrate the news, Tokyo MX and BS TV in Japan are going to be streaming a selection of Boueibu episodes (from LOVE!, LOVE! LOVE! and Happy Kiss, not including the movie or OVA) which they are calling the "LOVE & HAPPY Boueibu Selection". Select your episodes here.

Here's Haikara press releases from Comic Natalie, Animate Times, PASH!, Livedoor, Oricon News and Anime! Anime!.

[cherrykitkat]

5am time to think abt stealth at thorbe parg

n my relationship wit rollercoasters

gonna be going on the 26th & like. so at thorpe i now only have 2 rides left til I've done em all(stealth n colossus)

i think my last visit to towers which was. 3 days straight got me a bit more okay with lift hills(hate the anticipation, family had to peer pressure me onto oblivion...but i did smiler abt 3 times that weekend? that one especially helped get me used to vertical lifts, i remember my first time riding saw i absolutely HATED the lift)

and once again a thanks to towers for getting me more alright with launches. dug into the depths of my memory to realise my first ever coaster was xpress at walibi holland(a launch), but back then i. absolutely hated it. eyes closed actually crying the whole time(tho i did get a taste of adrenaline...the little junkie in me had not yet hatched however) but yeah rita was my most recent memory with a launch and i gotta say. i like it

with exodus happening i want to use this yr to get myself a lot more comfortable with heights, which leads me to my next obstacle. we all (don't) know my long, long, years long feud with nemesis inferno...

I used to be utterly terrified of rollercoasters, if this post wasn't clear evidence enough. slow lift hills, heights, the speed, the unknown...they were an utterly horrendous idea to me - I'll happily stay secure on the floor thanks, catch me on flying fish at most. But I really wanted to change that due to my love of the theming & just. how fun they looked from pov videos.

so my first proper time at thorpe, i almost went on nemesis inferno. accompanied a friend who had RAP, got to the station and chickened out.

second time i think i would've done it, but one of my friends chickened and i joined him

subsequent trips i remember happily wandering the park and chilling with flying fish. i was just happy with the atmosphere

nemesis inferno didn't cross my mind again for a while, i was getting more into parks but just didn't think to tackle it. met Spirit in person, rode SAW and Swarm for the first time, unfortunately Trailers and BML put me off of Stealth though.

Last year, went with Spirit yet again. Had to get there by train(alone for the first time) & then met up wit spirit & we had to get rail replacement for the remainder of the journey. It was understandably stressful, and for our first ride i believe we did Rush

the acrophobia kicked in, paired with the stress of the journey there...i couldn't bring myself to do much more. i don't know if i was overwhelmed or just..not feeling great in general, but alas. Spirit of course still did SAW, i wasn't gonna get in the way of her having a good day, but we spent most of that day doing TWD(solid ride, but spirit has a nasty habit of responding to the preshow and. it was adorable but i also just got a bit sick of doing the same ride all day + it closed half way through anyway. fright night things) & rumba.

Don't remember if it was before or after we did Survival Games(best maze of the 3 I've done btw. absolutely fucking brilliant), but eventually i said fuck it. I don't wanna leave this park having not done at least ONE big ride

Our eyes locked on nemesis inferno. my arch nemesis for the past couple years. i had sat in its seat before, but never left that station.

and we did it! i screamed so much spirit thought i wasn't enjoying myself but i was having the time of my life!

(it absolutely helped that she had RAP, absolutely wonderful system & i made sure to secure a pass for myself,, so many rides I've ridden that i wouldn't've before just due to the queues giving me far too long to overthink,,)

but alas, I've won that fight but not quite the war. I've done nemferno, saw, swarm, the entire big 7...but I've yet to conquer stealth or colossus

colossus? I'm sure it'll be a (potentially headachey) breeze. lift hills are down, and once we're done with it it's swirly sailing from there

stealth? has no lift hill. you're in the station. you sit, get safe and secure. focused entirely on not inhaling at the launch because oh you will regret the chest pain(i learned that with rita...).

soon you'll be hurtling towards the sky before you can say "oh god what the fuck did i do that set me on this path?? which deity did i anger?"

i would be a straight up liar to say I'm not scared. I used to hate lift hills, but I've come to appreciate the gentle enough ease into the drop. The time to chillax before the thrill.

But i know the hardest part will be getting me in that seat, and once I'm past the point of no return, all i can do is enjoy it, comforted by the fact that This Ride is Perfectly Safe(wrong ride hold on-)

Stealth is Spirit's favourite ride at Thorpe. Fun fact.

it's one of the only ones i haven't ridden

but by fuck, i WILL ride the last two on my list and i WILL conquer my acrophobia by the time exodus opens. even if we don't win the ballot, we'll still want to ride it and i will not wuss out again

late new year's resolution? sure

long ass post to kill time and stave off some of the off-season blues. i just have a lot on my mind rn n wanted to share my fun little relationship with. rollercoasters & anxiety =]

feel free to like. send me asks n stuff abt the topic btw!! i wanna interact with the funny little guys i see in my tumblr notifs hehehe

[pokerobbo]

Week Three - Fuck Me.

All good things come to an end; Tv Shows have a final episode, Humans have a final breath and the Gold Coast Suns finish taking the season seriously by about round 3 (round 4 if they have played North Melbourne). In fact all things in life have to come to an end at some point (apart from Australia's hated of Collingwood Football Club, or Alf Stewart on home and away). This week marked the end of one of my resolutions.

Health

This week was a good week for me health wise. I was finally able to crack into the 122KG bracket and start noticing changes in my workouts fitness wise. I've upped my treadmill work from 20mins to 30mins and also incorporated hour long evening walks into my routine (in Port Augusta doing that is about as safe as going rawdawg on the biggest slut in town - but hey we've all done it).

Financial

Another week, another payment made on the ole Credit Card bill. If i had any advice for my past self it would be two things; 1. Sleeping with the Chilean girl does not make you culturally sophisticated, it gives you 18 years of debt and lastly don't get a credit card to fund holidays and nights out... find a sugarmumma to foot the bill for you.

Betting

I've said it before and Ill say it again. Gambling is a worse addiction than Meth. At least with Meth you often don't have control over yourself and your actions (look at Andrew O'Keefe from Deal or No Deal - corker show. Shame about the drug addict host).

This week I caved in and had a bet (more on the circumstances in the Mental Health portion of this blog). I'm used to disappointing people; my friends, my family, my colleague on a daily basis (although just know the feelings mutual sistah girl), and lastly every girl that I have ever taken to pound town (all 6 of them. Joking. but maybe not).

Although the amount spent on that bet was rather small I feel disappointed that Gambling was the outlet I chose to pursue for my source of dopamine. Just when I thought that I was well on my way to conquering it; it rears its ugly head and reminds me that it is still there (kinda like when Jehovah's witness knock on ya door, or I get my monthly Child Support statements - but hey at least I'm culturally sophisticated now right?.)

All I can do is not let this de-rail me.

Mental Health

That's right. You read correctly. I am a male that mentioned Mental Health. Kind of bad ass if you ask me given that the general consensus in society is that Men can't have Mental Health concerns; or if they do it because the footy team they support didn't win the big game.

Mental Health struggles are only a new thing for me. They started in 2019. Id spent the better half of the 15 years before then putting on a brave face and 'doing what I had to do' as the 'strong one' whilst I watched my mother struggle with her own mental health (ultimately the cause of her passing), experiencing the loss of several close family members and my siblings over coming their own childhood trauma (don't really have a wise crack to make about any of that; apart from the fact that I suffered my own childhood trauma of my Nan never getting me FrootLoops but making it rain FrootLoops for my cousin Shanno). Sorry for the rambling; but long story short in 2019 life hit me harder than a Rollercoaster hitting Shylah Rodden.

Mental Health is something that I have always been open about because if my story or my struggles can help someone else overcome their own demons then at least some good can come from it. Mental Health is not a Schapelle Corby boogie board and shouldn't be concealed.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing when it comes to Mental Health. If you can see the signs and recognise them, it makes it a whole lot easier to seek the support. There is nothing wrong with using the word 'Support' unless the sentence is 'I support the Collingwood'. In which case I suggest you seek some support.

Again I've gone off on a tangent. Moral of the story is this week has been particularly stressful, it has caused me to seek dopamine by having a bet but I can see the signs and have already put the supports in place to help me get through!

Dont be afraid to speak out, dont be afraid to talk about Mental Health and most importantly dont be afraid to pursue your own personal happiness.

Until next time friends..