Return to the gym, 3DS theming, Mexico lost - W27

Mexico was knocked out of the World Cup by England. You have no idea how much hope I had for this squad, the quality and resiliance Mexico had shown. Unfortunately we were unable to take advantage of the locality and it only took a couple of mistakes for England to put us in a very bad situation, two goals in just a couple minutes, and a third penalty due to one of the only errors our goalkeeper ever did. Quiñones helped us stay afloat, and a killer penalty kick from Jimenez too, but the game devolved into a battle of trying to get the ball in the area, when it was all filled by the brittish. The weirdest decision for me was taking out the creativity of Mora and the power of Quiñones, and relying on the same play.

Even with that, Mexico fought hard, so many attempts, many of them would have gone in, but the goalkeeper did his job very well. And now we lose, but it’s not the same as always for me. I believe in the new generation. Mora has a long way to go, I would have wanted to see more of la Hormiga, the inheritor of Chicharito’s 14. Rafa Marquez is the manager now, I’m hopeful that the Kaiser will do great for the future.

Oh right, week notes. Let’s see.

• 💪 I have returned to the gym! It was a long hiatus full of laziness and overeating, I went up two kilos since the last time I checked, so I decided to go back and try again to take better care of myself. I continue to be annoyed by the need to go at all, it just kinda feels like a trend for me and a bit of a timewaste. I really need to get that bycicle commute going, it has the potential to really change things for the bettter for me.

• 🎮 The Nintendo 2DS XL arrived and it was a bit dissapointing, if I’m honest. While the design is fun, the plastic feels much cheaper and the structural integrity feels lesser than the New 3DS XL. I packaged it up and requested to return it, I only turned it on once and didn’t even try any games on it.

• 🍿 Invited my friend to another movie! This time we arrived earlier and went window shopping for a bit, and also played some card games! We watched Supergirl, and it was honestly kind of weird. All in all, the point was to spend some time together and it was alright.

• 🚲 This weekend’s bike ride was a very functional one! I went a bit later than my usual morning because I wanted to visit a couple of places. I actually carried a backpack this time too!
  • I headed to a delivery spot to return the Nintendo 2DS XL, I picked up a couple packages as well, then
  • I went to the local game shop to look for any 3DS games, I had no carts and I wanted at least one! I chose the Ocarina of Time remake.
  • I was supposed to go to the bike shop to buy fenders and a rack, but it was late already so it didn’t happen.

• 🍜 Went to a Japanese restaurant and had some ramen, this was a night out with a few friends, it was really nice! We pretty much only go here when these specific friends are in town, so I always enjoy it.

• 🎨 Spent a couple hours figuring out how to create themes for the Nintendo 3DS, and ended up making two! Of course they are based on some epic locations from Chrono Trigger, I will write a blogpost detailing the process and have already uploaded them to Theme Plaza, waiting for approval!

• 📱 I rarely use mainstream social media, but during the World Cup I keep visiting it to see the memes and the euphoria, and now the sadness of losing—and memes asking Haaland to avenge us. Until next time, México.

Gaming

• Fire Emblem Awakening continues to be at the top for my gaming time, the story has picked up quite a bit, but the mechanics alone, and the challenge of each chapter have been formidable. I am currently on chapter 13, and some revelations have been made that caught my eye. I also love my party quite a bit now! I’ve managed to create a pretty decent team but I’m also trying to level up some weaker characters and also level up the support between characters, I love the conversations that happen between them. Looking forward to what this game has next!

• Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones was played for a second. I remembered that I have a lot of handhelds, and my Miyoo Mini Flip had this one loaded up, I wanted to try a battle but didn’t even get far enough for that yet. I opened the game, saw the opening sequence, and got busy with something else.

• Super Smash Bros Ultimate saw some action! and the best player of my friend group has started to struggle with the younglings, we are getting old, RIP.

• Worms W.M.D - We did one battle of this as well, it was a fun time! We kinda forgot how to play Worms but picked things up in the end.

Watching

• Avatar The Last Airbender (Live Action Season 2) - We are in the Earth Kingdom and they are actually pulling off a couple neat moments in great ways! Like, ways that could have worked on the original series rather well. It still has some very awkward things and bad pacing, but I’m invested a bit.

• Supergirl (2026) - Went to the movies with my friend and family to see this one. It was good, but it wasn’t great. It really has a lot to say about society and stuff, but it felt mixed, and the music selection wasn’t that great. Too convoluted, and nobody in my group resonated with it that much. I really really wanted to like it, and I do, it just didn’t quite stick the landing for me.

• Superman (2025) - Back at home, I thought I’d give a shot to the first movie in James Gunn’s DC universe. I enjoyed this one! It really questioned the nature of Superman and how it affects the politics of the world. Some moments felt over the top and had that characteristic style James Gunn has. I appreciate that the universe already exists and it doesn’t feel the need to hold our hand. However, the plot was predictable and with almost no surprises. Mr. Terrific was truly terrific though, great guy!

• Yes Day - I watched this movie ages ago and only recognized Electra, watching it again, I also recognized Jenna Ortega. What a weird family movie. Entertaining enough but there’s better ways to spend your time.

Reading

Shikimori’s Not Just Cute is now complete! What a journey, a tiny bit rushed in the ending but still very nice! All in all this manga was a cozy read that had some great moments and hilarious situations. It was not life-changing or anything, but I’m glad it tied things nicely. I actually grew to love all the characters beyond the main couple quite a bit, which is something that got a bit overwhelming with Komi Can’t Communicate. The cast here was smaller but the roles were well defined and they all had a time to shine if only a bit. I will actually miss some of them! I ended up a little melancholic about it due to Mexico’s loss, and I am running out of romance manga to read too, which is a bit sad. Leave recommendations.

I didn’t read any of The Expanse at all because of the gaming I did.

Around the Web

Blog posts

• A New Nintendo 3DS XL - Gabz also has a 3DS! Who would have thought I’d inspire him to return to it? I am happy to have caused that in him and a few other people too, very cool.
• I’m playing the Zelda games in timeline order - Oh look! Andy is playing Zelda, that’s cool. I should try playing through a whole franchise sometime, I guess I’m kind of close with Resident Evil…
• Being excited still about technology in 2026 - Neil continues to remind us that technology still has some good things going on. It’s not all doom and gloom!
• My blog is not on the AT Protocol, standard.site is not for me - This. AT Protocol, to me, is not where it’s at, I added microformats and that feels much simple and universal to me, even then it feels a bit much, but it’s setup and forgotten and it’s okay!

YouTube

• How To Make Your Own Custom 3DS Themes / Kame-Editor - This is the tutorial I followed to make my theme, although I had to figure out some things it didn’t explain especially for the image placement on static images (the tutorial is only about scrolling backgrounds).
• The Reusable Water Bottle Trend is DEAD - Making good purchasing decisions hasn’t been my forte this year, but at least I know I won’t fall for energetic drinks any time soon.
• Why Mexico v. England is already historic - This article from the Search Party channel shared a lot of awesome details on the history of the Azteca Stadium! I recommend giving it a watch as it had a lot of details I didn’t know about at all.
• For Real this Time! - Someone seems to be working on a port of Twilight Princess for the Nintendo 3DS. I hope more GameCube games get ported to the handheld some day.
• Dear Sony: You messed up - It seems like physical discs for Play Station will stop being a thing. This is disaster, but kind of expected. I hope things change some day.

This is day 90 of #100DaysToOffload