Games and Entertainment#
In the first half of 2024, the main thing I did was play Alicesoft games, such as Donna Donna and the Wife series.
The gameplay of Alicesoft's games is really good, different from other galgames that make people sleepy while playing, it's very immersive. I've recently been hooked on minotaur games, currently playing The Golden Bird of Sleep.
Financial Situation#
The biggest feeling this year is that I feel very short of money, can't buy many things I want, like Apple's over-ear headphones. There weren't any big expenses, but naturally, by the end of the month, the money just disappears.
Study and Exams#
Nothing interesting happened, in April I had my wisdom teeth removed on both sides. Spent a lot of time in the first half of the year preparing for the actuary exam, but didn't pass. An old middle school classmate went straight to a Ph.D. program at Nanjing University.
Music and Animation#
The song I listened to the most was "Seaside Vacation" from 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, I listened to it every day when feeling down. This game is also amazing, I bought it as a birthday gift in '22, started playing in the summer of '23, and paused the game before the final battle while listening to this song. It's hard to describe, I just couldn't bear to continue playing.
Watched "Yosuga no Sora", I believe both siblings drowned in the lake at the end, because I like the ending song, the most touching line was from the class president:
If having feelings means you can do whatever you want, then I have a lot of things I want to do.
Boring Days#
A very conservative period of time, Nintendo still hasn't released its new console. I bought Splatoon and played it for a few days before it collected dust.
Bought a tennis racket for over 300, did a lot of research at the time, but no one wanted to play with me, thinking of selling it.
Realized I bought a lot of RADWIMPS records last year, but I don't have a record player, they've just been sitting there. Graduation is looming in a year, feeling a lot of pressure, sometimes I think about selling these things and doing Amazon arbitrage I saw online.
I wanted to travel to Suzhou, told a friend I'd sleep in his roommate's bed, but he came to Shanghai after his final exams. Met up the other day, he lives far from me, over 2 hours by subway.
Couldn't find an internship for the summer, just being lazy, staying up until 3 or 4 in the morning. Hoping for something interesting to happen in the second half of the year, last year when Tears of the Kingdom was released, I was so excited and looking forward to it, made me sigh: when will I have an experience like that again.
First time writing, not sure why there's no mention of the latest stuff inside.