february is the month when the dreaded valentines day plagues all stores worldwide. i dont really celebrate it personally. i was only ever excited for it in elementary school when my class would make little mailboxes and give each other treats. as an adult it just gives me an excuse to be extra annoying about my selfships.

i started a oras replay. my team consists of a swampert named kippy, a breloom named shroom, a pikachu named pikaboo (with the clever costume), and a sandslash named terra. im also looking for something to use the dive hm for, since its only really needed for one point in the game. i have 5 badges so far. it feels great to revisit my favorite generation after so long, i remember blazing through the whole main story in a week when i first got it.

continuing my trend of watching cutesy anime about fairies, i watched bottle fairy! its an episodic show about fairies learning about the world around them, while also wanting to become human themselves. i also watched nichijou. it was one of the first mangas i bought myself. the humor is very absurd (in a good way) and reminds me of katamari in some aspects. i can 100% recommend both. bottle fairy if you want something chill and fun, and nichijou if you want something chaotic.

sif2 came out. its pretty much the same as the original. though with an added texting feature (with automated responses, since you cant trust the fans with being normal). along with some short videos as part of stories. the shutdown date apparently got changed to the end of march. which is sad.. but on the bright side, i got the orange hanayo card (no really, they reused older cards), a riko ur, and two rin ur cards! one was given for free and the second i did a lot of grinding for.

i watched a lot of movies with my sister this month. we have a big collection of dvds, and i didnt want them to just collect dust. during my movie watching fun times, i watched..

• frozen. yes- the overhyped disney movie. it's actually not a bad film. i feel a lot of the hate towards it came from how disney marketed it to hell and back. i thought it was a perfectly good movie. the music is good, the characters are enjoyable, and it's overall a fun time. obviously, its not perfect. hans isnt a good twist villain (emphasis on twist). and i definitely understand getting annoyed by it at the peak of its popularity. but personally i think its solid and worth a (re)watch.
• moana. probably my favorite disney princess movie. it's got gorgeous animation, and the water physics are especially good. i like how the film isnt a romance, and is just about the pure adventure a princess is capable of going on. not to mention the music is catchy as hell. i still get shiny and youre welcome stuck in my head.
• the first two sonic movies. i found the first movie in the 5 dollar bin at walmart and i took my chance. its good, not groundbreaking or anything. but it was enjoyable. however, i liked the sequel a lot more (i actually had to use netflix to watch it cuz i dont have it on dvd yet). sonic and tails' friendship is so cute. i love how tom and maddie keep casually adopting mobians as their children. i hope shadow joins the family in the third one.
• httyd. it was my first time too! i gotta say.. i missed out. its a very different dreamworks movie, but in a good way. it doesnt have the edgy and quippy cynicism that their 2000's movies have, but it doesnt feel like soulless slush like their 2010's movies. my sister owns the first two on dvd, so ill get around to seeing the sequel soon. i will be ignoring the third movie because what ive heard about it is headache inducing.
• most of the saw series (the only one i havent seen is spiral). personally i prefer the first three all on their own as a trilogy (with x as a prequel). i made a tier list of all the films below (open in new tab to see the full image)

when i went shopping, the book store i went to had most volumes of mp100 and persona 5.. except for the ones i wanted. to fill the void, i bought and read my lesbian experience with loneliness. its an autobiography about the writer's experiences with mental health and her sexual encounters at love hotels. if its not obvious from the cover, this manga has explicit content. though it's not super graphic. ive also read the mp100 volumes i currently own. i own up to the sixth one and the reigen spinoff. so ive pretty much read the first season. i love the crude art style so much. i noticed one's art got more refined as the series went on, but i like how it mostly remained simple.

two nintendo presentations dropped; a partner showcase and a pokemon presents. the partner showcase didnt have much i cared about. aside from the snufkin game im already really hyped about. i added it to my wishlist immediately after the presentation. i usually dont watch pokemon presents, but ive been doing a lot of replays so i tuned in. it was kinda disappointing. i dont care for the mobile games, and i never played xy or legends arceus. but im happy for those who wanted pokemon z! maybe someday we'll get pokemon grey?

overall, it was fine. i was snowed in most of the month due to extreme weather conditions. i didnt have anything particularly big to do so thankfully i wasnt stressed. happy leap year btw! i hope you enjoy your extra day in february.