Land of Eem returns, and Hunter x Hunter too

This week as full of surprises, some caught me off-guard, some were very enjoyable. I returned to lots of cool stuff, here is some of what happened from August 10 to 17, 2026.

A lot of things have happened this week, the rain has been calming down again, the plumber finally fixed the issues that caused my shower to floor, so rain is no longer annoying. Let’s see how things went from August 11 to 18, 2026!

🍦 My sister is visiting! She’s the reason we got burguers last week. I can’t bother to explain the timelines of which siblings visit when or whatever, it’s summer and people come and go. This week we just went out as a family to get some ice cream together and shopping around in the local places, just chilling more at home.
🕵 Should also say, a couple days ago… my sister’s boyfriend—who I had never met before—arrived to visit too. I have been keeping an eye on the guy to see if he’s worthy, or else…
🧹 Did a pretty torough cleaning of my bedroom once again! This time it’s sticking, I hope.
🌮 Even though we didn’t go out, my dad did order some Tacos al Pastor to enjoy at home! This has been really tasty and I always get extra tacos for lunch tomorrow, which I’ve thoroughly enjoyed.
🥣 My mom has been buying these oatmeal packs that you just put on a bowl with hot water and maybe add some fruits to the mix and that has been my dinner for most of these past couple weeks. I must admit I don’t mind at all, the fruits are nice.
🎮 Ended up making another purchase for another Nintendo Switch Metroivania, this time it’s Nine Sols, which seems to be focused on having a pretty cool story and combat with parry mechanics. I hope I get good at it!
🎲 It happened! We returned to Land of Eem at last! One of the players from our first session was left behind, and a new one-time participant joined—the boyfriend—but most of the party was the same. We decided to do the adventure found in the Core Rulebook. I will definitely do another write-up about how it went.

An italiana (frappe), Nine Sols, a panel from HxH, Fire Emblem Awakening, my XTEINK X4 and an ongoing session of Land of Eem

Gaming

Fire Emblem Awakening - I am still in Chapter 19 of the story, that has a pretty steep level difference, but I actually managed to complete the Paralogue 13 with the Two Armies at last, after grinding for level ups in some challenge battles. I believe that, after another paralogue I unlocked (the 9th one), I will be able to progress on the story at last!
Donkey Kong ‘94 - I completed all of the Airplane levels, that was one of the most creative worlds so far, I enjoyed the puzzles with the air drag and the converyor belt platforms. I really had to see some things through a different perspective to get it. I finished all of it in a single sitting. I’m yet to do the next course.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate - I had a lot of fun getting a 6-player match of this going yesterday, it was super chaotic and actually challenging, with my sister’s boyfriend putting up quite the fight.
Outer Wilds I have been exploring more of the galaxy here, made an extremely important discovery and found some extra clues as to the mystery of it all…
Heavy Outer Wilds spoiler talk
- I found the cave shard and figured out "Quantum Entanglement" turning off my flashlight (I sadly got spoiled oops)
- I retroactively searched for the Lakebed Cave and found the original tutorial for Quantum Entanglement
- I avoided all the Ghost Matter and made it to the Eye Shrine in Sunless City too
- I went to the deepest level at the Sunless City leading to the High Energy Lab!

Reading

Started

The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hogdson - Chapters 1-8. Since mentioning it on my post about book translations, my interest was enough I thought I’d give it a go. I am actually reading this in both Spanish and English based on my mood and the paragraph, going through both translations and switching when some description gets confusing.

The book itself is one of those “lost book” types, where two men find this old journal that belonged to some old man in his solitary house. This work inspired H.P. Lovecraft and the cosmic horror genre, and it took me on an dreadful interdimensional voyage in less than two chapters. I recommend listening to the soundtrack of videogames like Resident Evil as you let the pages get a hold of your mind.

Ongoing

Hunter X Hunter - Chapters 397-401. I finally returned to this awesome manga since I didn’t realize they have started to release new chapters at last. I have to admit though, the story is getting a bit convoluted and I had to backtrack a few chapters to remember what was going on. There’s a lot of characters doing a lot of things from multiple perspectives, genuinely like a dozen people protagonizing different parts of the plot. I enjoy seeing these characters again though, Kurapika is awesome.

Completed

Clarkesworld Magazine #211 by Neil Clarke - I finished reading all of the stories, and all of the non-fiction (interviews, essays and such) and thoroughly enjoyed this. It’s the only Sci-Fi magazine I’ve read, but I already enjoy the format. My review is already up on my website.