I recently read a story on Dextro that Funko probably isn’t gonna last another year. Supposedly they have $250 million in debt, and sales of their products are still declining. There have also been problems with overproduction of their products combined with low demand. It doesn’t help that the orange fucktard decided to enact tariffs and make things more expensive. Admittedly I used to collect Funko Pops from 2013 to 2021. I never took them out of the box in the event of potentially selling them someday. I did plan on selling my Pops in 2024. It wasn’t until summer of this year when I finally got around to selling them to a couple of buyers on Facebook Marketplace. I’d say I made the right decision. Hell, I managed to sell $400 worth of stuff in a single day. Someone on Twitter said that most of the shit being sold at GameStop is Funko Pops. And yet, barely anyone is buying that stuff. It’s ironic that this story came out after Funko announced that they’re rolling out with Hazbin Hotel Pops. The Hazbin Hotel Pops are probably just another attempt for Funko to get consumers to buy their shit again, but it’s too late, and I can assure you that a lot of Helluverse fans are gonna pass. Someone else on Twitter suggested that Funko could make Helluva Boss Pops, but I personally would pass on those too in favor of Youtooz. I did say that it’s unlikely that Helluva Boss Pops would ever get made, and I would never get them despite how much I like the show. I’m not a Pop collector anymore, and I don’t regret selling my Pops. I heard that there was a Funko movie in development, but I don’t think it’s gonna be finished. Maybe someday after the company goes out of business, Bright Sun Films will probably make a Bankrupt episode about Funko. Hell, I’m pretty sure there’s already videos on YouTube documenting the rise and fall of Funko. I can guarantee you that other people are going to do what I did and sell their Pops. Supposedly Funko also made books, which I didn’t know about. It’s not like it matters because the company is almost done for. They also have Zootopia 2 Pops, but I’m gonna pass on those too despite the fact that I plan on seeing the movie. Funko used to be a billion dollar company, and now they’re probably not gonna last another year without additional funding or even an acquisition. I also criticized them in the past for the NFTs, destroying $36 million worth of shit, and even their half-assed collaboration with Skibidi Toilet. The Angry Video Game Nerd said it best: “what were they thinking?” That being said, I’m not gonna help save the company, but I do hope that the people working for Funko can find work elsewhere.

Last night on Twitter, I saw a post from one of my mutuals that Funko is gonna be rolling out with Pops of characters from Hazbin Hotel. Honestly, I never thought this day would come, and I’m not gonna buy them because I completely distanced myself from the Funko community after having sold my collection one batch at a time. Don’t get me wrong, Hazbin Hotel is a great show, but even I’m not buying the Funko Pops of the characters. I haven’t gotten any new Pops since Christmas of 2021, and I had plans for selling my Pops as far back as a year ago. This was mainly due to stupid decisions from the company such as NFTs, destroying $36 million worth of shit, to sinking to a new low by collaborating with Skibidi Toilet of all things. Collaborating with Hazbin Hotel is probably an attempt for Funko to try and redeem themselves, but I have my doubts. I can guarantee you that a lot of Helluverse fans are gonna pass on these Pops. So I’m obviously not alone. Instead, I’m just gonna keep collecting the Youtooz figures, which are better looking despite having a higher price tag, but they’re worth it despite the fact that I’ve already scratched 3 Hazbin figures off my list so far. One of my mutuals on Twitter thinks this is actually a call from Amazon since they own Prime Video, which is entirely possible. Either way, I’m not collecting the Hazbin Hotel Funko Pops. If someone were to get some for me, they’re getting sold. If Helluva Boss Funko Pops were to get made by some chance, then it’ll be same drill; I’ll simply not buy them despite how much I like the show. I’m just gonna stick to Youtooz instead.

For the next part of my album review series, I’m reviewing the albums by Pearl Jam. I’m of course starting with their debut album Ten. Be sure to check it out if you’d like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGs.....cJCQMKAYcqIYzv

The last 5 album reviews I made were on soundtracks to some of the films by Roland Emmerich. Although I mostly review rock and metal albums, I’m more than willing to review film scores. Reviewing film scores helps me to be more flexible as a music reviewer, and you don’t always see people reviewing OSTs. After reviewing those 5 soundtracks, I decided that I’m back to reviewing rock and metal albums. My latest review is on Keep Telling Myself It’s Alright by Ashes Divide, and a link to my review is below. Feel free to check it out.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=va49AKF2xPg

Almost 2 weeks ago, I made a journal entry about artists I will NOT review on my YouTube channel. So I’ve been thinking about the opposite and decided to make a list of artists whose music I might review on my album review series. So here they are:

Bon Jovi: I am familiar with their work, and I think it’s pretty good given the fact that I’ve only heard a handful of their songs.

The Cult: I discovered this band from Beavis and Butt-Head, my mom always enjoyed their music, and we got to see them in concert in August of 2018 when they were on tour with Bush and Stone Temple Pilots.

Jane’s Addiction: I’ve been a fan of these guys ever since I saw the music video for Mountain Song on Beavis and Butt-Head, and my mom always loved their music.

Dope: this is a pretty well known band among millennials like myself, and I have considered adding their music to my CD collection.

Melvins: these guys started up the genres of both grunge and sludge metal, but they don’t get much recognition for it. I actually got to see them in concert in April of 2016, and King Buzzo and Dale Crover have been on my dad’s radio show.

White Zombie: I’ve been a fan of their music ever since I first saw them on Beavis and Butt-Head. Hell, their album sales went up when some of their music videos were featured on the show.

Rob Zombie: I’ve always been a fan of his music ever since I was a kid. On top of that, he has a new album coming out next year.

Cheap Trick: I got to see these guys in concert back in 2013, and they were awesome!

Smashing Pumpkins: this is another band I saw in 2013, and I’d be open to reviewing their music.

GWAR: Mike Judge is a fan of their music, and some of their music videos were featured on Beavis and Butt-Head. Hell, they were even featured in an episode of the Angry Video Game Nerd.

Revolting Cocks: I’m already planning to review the albums by Ministry and Surgical Meth Machine at some point. So I don’t see a reason not to review anything by Revolving Cocks. Granted it is another side project by Al Jourgensen.

The Soundtracks for Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel: I’m a longtime fan of both shows. Although this kind of music is typically outside of what I normally review, I may take it into consideration.

The Beatles: these guys were part of the reason why I got into music, and I still listen to them every now and then.

Queen: whenever someone says that Queen is one of their favorite bands, then there’s a chance that person has a good taste in music.

Puscifer: I’ve already reviewed the music by Tool and A Perfect Circle. So I don’t see a reason not to review their music.

Sevendust: these guys were huge back in the 2000s, and I kinda regret overlooking them.

Drowning Pool: this is another nu metal band that doesn’t get a whole lot of recognition, and I might get around to reviewing their music.

Stone Sour: I am familiar with their work, and I think it’s really awesome that they covered the song We Die Young by Alice In Chains.

Megadeth: I remember that some of their music videos were featured on Beavis and Butt-Head, and their final album is coming out pretty soon.

Mudvayne: these guys reunited in 2021, and they released a new single 4 years later.

Cornbugs: this is a rather obscure band that Buckethead was a part of, and Bill Mosley has been on my dad’s radio show.

Praxis and Death Cube K: these are 2 other projects that Buckethead has worked on.

Dry Cell: this an obscure nu metal band that Jeff Gutt (the frontman for Stone Temple Pilots) was a part of, but their albums are hard to come by.

The Outfield: some of their songs have been played on my store’s radio, and I’d be open to reviewing their music.

Pet Shop Boys: I’ve heard some of their songs on my store’s radio, and these guys are still making music to this very day.

Radiohead: this is another band that was famously featured on Beavis and Butt-Head. Hell, they even guest starred on an episode of South Park.

Gary Numan: Nine Inch Nails and Fear Factory has covered his song Cars. Hell, he was even featured in Fear Factory’s cover of the song, and he joined Nine Inch Nails on stage when they covered it.

I know that some of my previous journal entries had their share of negativity. So I figured I should write something positive to try and balance things out.

This past week has been a shitshow. I’ve been dealing with a lot of nasal congestion since last Tuesday, and I’ve been struggling to get all the mucus out of my system. Friday really sucked because there were multiple times where I had to go to the restroom to blow my nose. Although I managed to get a lot of mucus out, there’s still more to go. I did buy some Mucinex and have been taking Airborne once per day over the last few days. It gets worse because I ended up with a nosebleed, which made Saturday even more of a shitshow. I don’t know when my sinuses will be cleared.

I’m gonna be honest and say that I’m not a huge Halloween fan. I haven’t been able to properly celebrate Halloween since 2021. The biggest reason why I haven’t been able to properly celebrate it is because of the death of my mom in 2022. I haven’t gotten any bags of candy nor have I put up any Halloween decorations since 2021. It’s always a pain in the ass to get in and out of my neighborhood on Halloween because of all the dumbasses that come here. They don’t even live here! So why the fuck should they come here? In recent years, I’ve noticed that a lot of people who choose Halloween as their favorite holiday are known to exhibit psychotic behavior. Granted this doesn’t apply to everyone whose favorite holiday is Halloween. However, this psychotic behavior is the biggest reason why the Halloween section at my store is always an absolute fucking shitshow. I hate having to clean up after trashy people that fuck everything up like that. The Halloween section is always the worst section to clean up. On top of that, I’ll never attend a Halloween party. I rarely trust people whose favorite holiday is Halloween, and I don’t even go to regular parties. The state I live in is home to some of the trashiest people imaginable. So what the fuck is the point of going to a party, let alone a Halloween party? I’m better off just isolating myself from these pieces of trash like I always do. I want to like Halloween, but I can’t because of all these factors.

I spent about an hour compiling a playlist of songs that I think would work best for my Hell’s Archangel stories, and the playlist ended up with more songs than expected. I might add more songs to the playlist over time.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li.....yYUnVr9mPARlC4

I’ve been making album reviews since July of 2019, and I’ve talked about the music from dozens of different artists. However, there comes a time where music reviewers like myself refuse to review certain artists. This could be due to disliking the music or even something to do with what the artist has done. So this is a list of artists whose music that I will NEVER review:

Imagine Dragons: I was a senior in high school when their half-assed debut album was released, and my initial reaction to Radioactive was “this sucks!”

Marilyn Manson: I stopped listening to him after he was outed as a serial abuser in February of 2021, and the stuff I read about him on Loudwire has been absolutely disturbing.

Lostprophets: I never got into this band, and it’s for the best given the fact that what Ian Watkins did to children is not safe for life. Although he was recently killed in prison by another inmate, I’m still not gonna review anything that he was involved with.

As I Lay Dying: Tim Lambesis attempted to have his first wife murdered and actually abused a dog. I know that people are supposed to separate the art from the artist, but I simply refuse to support As I Lay Dying.

Austrian Death Machine: I’m not gonna review anything by Austrian Death Machine for the same reasons that I will never review As I Lay Dying.

Burzum: I’m never gonna review anything from a neo-Nazi, let alone a neo-Nazi who has committed murder and arson.

Ted Nugent and Kid Rock: once again, I refuse to review music from white supremacists.

Any Vaporwave Artist: I simply couldn’t get into vaporwave because it doesn’t even sound like real music.

Any Dubstep Artist: dubstep is another genre that I was never able to get into.

Any K-pop Artist: I was born in 1994. So of course I’m way too old for K-pop.

Any Crunkcore Artist: is there any sane or smart person who listens crunkcore? I don’t think so.

The Exploited: there is one song of theirs in particular that is nothing but xenophobia. Hell, I never actually listened to anything from them for this very reason.

Katrina and the Waves: they were basically the Imagine Dragons of their time, only a billion times worse.

Thirty Seconds to Mars: The stuff that Jared Leto has been accused of is absolutely disgusting. It may not be as bad as what Ian Watkins did, but it’s still really fucking bad.

Any AI Musician: AI music can never be considered real music just like how AI art is not art, and AI animation is not animation.

Hedley: Jacob Hoggard is an absolutely vile person. So there’s no way I could ever review music from someone who has been confirmed to have committed SA. Thank fuck he’s still incarcerated.

Gary Glitter: he’s notorious for having committed various crimes against children, and he should stay in prison.

Rolfe Harris: I don’t think any sane person would review his music given the fact that he has committed crimes against children, and there’s no defending that.

So those are some artists whose music I refuse to touch. I may have missed some artists and might make a second journal entry about artists I’ll never review. For now, I’m gonna say that I’ll never support them in any way. Hell, some of them don’t even make music anymore.

In my early days of being a YouTuber, I made videos about certain cars that I saw at car shows and auctions. I initially went off the knowledge that I have off the top of my head. Late 2015 was when I started writing down notes to be used so that I’d be able to get the facts right for the video. I continued doing this up until late 2019. Various car shows and auctions were canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic, and I only went to a handful of shows that year. The pandemic basically killed all of my motivation to continue making car videos. Some of the videos are still getting views despite the fact that I don’t make those kinds of videos anymore. I’m not gonna remove or unlist any of those videos and will leave them as is. Besides, people will probably subscribe to my channel after seeing those videos despite the fact that I’ve completely shifted gears to music and plush reviews.

Recently, I unlisted dozens of videos on my YouTube channel. These are videos I made about model cars as well as the album reviews I made before my review of The Kingdom by Bush. The reason why I unlisted those videos is because I wasn’t really proud of them. Rather than deleting them, I thought it’d make more sense to unlist them. The video I made about all of my model cars at the time was outdated, and I don’t make those kinds of videos anymore. As for the album reviews, the original format had me end each review by looking at the album and saying that’s all I have to say about it. My research on the albums that I was reviewing back then wasn’t nearly as good as it is now. This was also back when I’d make an entire review in one day. I ended up taking a hiatus from album reviews and didn’t bring the series back until late November of 2020 when I reviewed The Kingdom by Bush. The way I made that review and every review since has me researching the album and writing the script one day so I can film, edit, and upload it at a later date. The new format also has me asking the viewer questions related to the album in question. I figured that this was the way to do it. I have considered remaking my older reviews, but that’s not gonna happen. Instead, I figured that unlisting the old reviews was a better option. Again, the videos will not be deleted. Instead, they’re just gonna stay unlisted given the fact that I had been planning on doing that for some time.

2 years ago today, me and my dad were in a car accident. He was taking me to work in his Honda CRV, and some empty headed fuck nugget in a Volkswagen Beetle collided head on with us. Both of us were absolutely pissed off because we could’ve been seriously injured. Granted we were wearing our seatbelts. So we didn’t sustain any injuries. My dad stepped out of the car and scolded the dumbfuck that hit us. There was a cop who showed up to the scene of the accident. The driver that hit us was sobbing in front of the cop, but I had absolutely no sympathy for her whatsoever because it was her fault that both vehicles were demolished. I did take pics of the demolished Volkswagen as well as the damage that had been done to the CRV. I had to spend the next 5 minutes walking the rest of the way to work. Although I was able to work, I was still pissed off about the accident. My dad rented a 2023 GMC Acadia for a few weeks. The insurance company didn’t want to repair the CRV because it would have cost $16,000. So the fucking thing was totaled. My dad eventually got a 2014 CRV to replace the previous one. To this day, I’m still pissed off about the accident because we could’ve been seriously injured. It would’ve been worse if we were in my dad’s ‘57 Chevy Bel Air because that thing doesn’t even have airbags. I did show photos of the crash to my managers and some of my coworkers. I did bring up the accident to one of my mutuals on Twitter, and he said that he would’ve called off from work if this happened to him. I still made it to work regardless.

I’ve been writing stories since May of 2014, and I’ve been doing everything by myself. In 2020, I wrote a story called Project Azure, which was the 20th story of The Blacklist: Refueled & Reloaded. At the time, it was the longest story I ever wrote at 40 pages long. Hell, it managed to surpass Total Overdrive in terms of length. Just as I was getting ready to convert it to a PDF file, Google Docs somehow erased most of the document, forcing me to rewrite everything. I spent 6 fucking hours rewriting the whole thing plus an additional 90 minutes proofreading it. To say that it was a shitshow would be an understatement because I was burned out after that. I thought I was gonna have to delay the upload, but I still got it uploaded in time. However, I did save multiple backups of the file just in case Google Docs tried to erase it again. Google Docs did erase the finished story, but it failed to erase the backups. So what I uploaded was actually one of the backup files. It’s been 5 years since I wrote that story, and I still consider it to be the most problematic story I ever wrote. I haven’t been in any situations like that since because it was an absolute shitshow, and I never want to go through that again.

Bush, Deftones, and Rise Against are 3 of my favorite bands, and I’ve been following them for a really long time. I’ve seen them all in concert. In the case of Bush and Rise Against, I’ve seen each of them in concert 3 times. I also own every album from those bands. In fact, Rise Against was my favorite band when I was in high school. I even started my album review series by reviewing the albums that Rise Against made at that time before moving onto Bush. Each of these 3 bands have released their 10th studio albums in 2025. First Bush, then Rise Against, and then Deftones. I think Bush’s new album is really good given the fact that this is their third time working with Erik Ron. The first time they worked with Erik was during the making of The Kingdom, even though Tyler Bates had a larger role in terms of production. Erik had a bigger role when Bush made The Art of Survival, though Tyler was still attached to the project. Bush’s newest album, I Beat Loneliness, had no involvement from Tyler Bates, but I still think Erik did a great job helping Gavin Rossdale with the production, even though it’s not quite as good as The Kingdom or The Art of Survival. In the case of Deftones, their new album, Private Music, is the 3rd time they worked with Nick Raskulinecz (my favorite music producer). The first time he worked with Deftones was when they made Diamond Eyes (their best album) in 2010. They worked with him again when making 2012’s Koi No Yokan, which is another great album. As for Private Music, that album was self produced with help from Nick. The album turned out to be phenomenal, though not quite as good as Ohms. Now onto Rise Against. Their newest album titled Ricochet has them working with a new producer by the name of Catherine Marks. I’m not familiar with her given the fact that she has worked with artists that I’ve never heard of. I am familiar with the album’s mixer, Alan Moulder, however. When Rise Against released the single Nod earlier this year, I thought it sounded amazing and was excited to hear the rest of Ricochet. Unfortunately, Ricochet didn’t live up to the hype. When I reviewed it, I found it to be subpar compared to the band’s other work. I know that the album is about the band’s inter-connectedness, which makes it a departure from their political work, and they always knock it out of the park with their political music. In my review, I said that I hope that Rise Against go back to working with Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore because the albums those guys produced were absolute bangers. Like I said, Rise Against was my favorite band in high school, and I hope they can bounce back because Ricochet is basically their St. Anger. Bush, Deftones, and Scars on Broadway understood the assignment to release banger albums in 2025, but Rise Against failed the assignment. This is coming from a longtime fan of their music. I stand by my statement that Rise Against should go back to making political music because that’s what they do best. I don’t hate them; I’m just disappointed with how their new album sounds.

In late 2021, I started a spin-off series to my album review series titled Every Album Ranked. What I do is rank every album from a certain artist from weakest to best. One of the most recent episodes was when I ranked all the albums by Sleep Token. I placed Take Me Back to Eden as the weakest while Even in Arcadia is the second weakest. The reason why I placed those as the weakest Sleep Token albums is because I feel like incorporating elements of R&B and pop hold them back. Don’t get me wrong. They’re good albums, but I can’t help but find them inferior to the band’s previous work. The video has more dislikes than likes, but I don’t give a shit what other people think. My opinions don’t reflect anyone else’s opinion, and I’m not turning off the ratings or comments. In 2022, I uploaded a video where I ranked all the albums by Rage Against the Machine from weakest to best. Someone commented giving me shit all because I put Evil Empire so low. Evil Empire is a good album, but it’s not as good as most of the band’s other work. This is mainly because it doesn’t hit the same way nor is it as heavy as the band’s debut album. Someone on Twitter claimed that Evil Empire is debatably better than the band’s debut album, but I strongly disagree for the reasons I said in the previous sentence. I’m sticking to my guns, and nothing will change my opinion. However, no one gave me shit regarding my rankings for the albums by Deftones, Rise Against, Bush, Suicide Silence, or most of the other episodes.

August 10, 2022 was the worst day of my life. The reason why is because that was the day my mom passed away from stage 4 liver cancer. It was the worst experience of my life. The truth of the matter is that this wasn’t my mom’s first battle with cancer. In August of 2010, she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. Over the course of several months, she went through chemotherapy, radiation therapy, a double mastectomy, and reconstructive surgery. By early 2011, she was declared cancer free. Late July of 2020 was when she was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer. She had to go through several sessions of chemotherapy and various other treatments over the next 2 years, but it wouldn’t get rid of the cancer. She also went through Covid and pneumonia in 2022, but those were a cakewalk compared to what would come next. August 3, 2022 was when she was revealed to have sepsis. She was breathing rapidly and couldn’t respond. She was rushed to the hospital and was sedated. She did wake up the next day. Although she the sepsis was gone, the doctors continued to give her treatments to prevent the sepsis from coming back. Things were looking up. Sadly, things took a turn for the worst on August 10 when the cancer became too aggressive. She got to see me and my brother one last time, and she couldn’t speak. One of the doctors gave her morphine. I was looking back and forth at the heart monitor. My mom passed away at around 11 PM. I spent 11 hours in that hospital, and it was the worst 11 hours of my life. My mom was surrounded by me, my dad, my brother, and my grandparents. My dad stated that he’s never going to remarry, and I understand his decision. He took his radio show off the air for a few days, and I took a week and a half off from work. The funeral was August 18. Several relatives, neighbors, and even some of my mom’s former coworkers showed up. I did promise to dedicate my next story to my mom. I even went as far as to say “fuck cancer” multiple times at her funeral, and I’d never wish cancer on my worst enemies. 4 days after the funeral, my dad brought mom’s ashes home. My mom made it home, but not the way we wanted because we wanted her home alive. I know that my mom is still with me because her ghost is helping me and people who I care about. Sometimes I see her in my dreams, but it could just as easily be her ghost making contact with me. My mom was one of my biggest supporters when it comes to my stories. She wants me to keep writing and to keep helping people. So I listen to her. I don’t know how else to end this journal entry except for 2 words: fuck cancer!

I’ve been working at the same store for the past 4 years. Even though I have issues with a lot of people who shop there, not everything is bad. Some of our regulars are easily recognizable. One in particular is this guy who has a prosthetic arm, but he’s actually one of the nicest customers we’ve ever had. Seeing him always puts me in a good mood because this guy is very nice to everyone working there. Back in February of 2023, there was one customer in particular who I noticed was a trans woman. She seemed really cool and had her friends with her. The second time I saw her was exactly 2 weeks after the first. That time, I saw her wearing a Korn shirt. I told her that the shirt looked cool, and that I had just gotten the Japanese version of Korn’s album The Serenity of Suffering. I also mentioned that the reason why I often get the Japanese versions of certain albums is because of the bonus tracks, and that Japan is always keeping the good shit. I obviously didn’t give her any shit for being trans because she and her friends would have most likely kicked my ass, and I would’ve deserved it. If I saw anybody giving her shit just because she’s trans, I sure as hell would have stepped in to defend her. Even though I’m bisexual, I am a trans ally and always will be. Having positive encounters with people at my store helps to put me in a good mood, and I’m more than willing to stand up to bullies.

Last year, I had 2 customers at my store who said that they went to the same high school that I went to. The problem is that I didn’t recognize them nor did I know their names. The first one asked me if I was going to the 10 year high school reunion, even though I graduated in 2013 and not 2014. Either way, I didn’t show up to the reunion since only about 10% of graduates actually show up to those. I did have this one customer who I have known since 8th grade, and I just happen to be friends with him on Facebook. The thing is he looks unrecognizable since graduation despite the fact that my physical appearance hasn’t changed much since then. When I started working at my current job, one customer in particular happened to be the English teacher I had in my senior year in high school. I remembered her name, and she did recognize me despite the fact that I was wearing a mask. Granted that was back when masks were mandatory at my store.

It was 3 years ago today when I completed and uploaded Hell’s Archangel. At the time, it was the most violent, most offensive, and most sexually explicit story I ever wrote. I mentioned before that I wrote the story as a way of letting my rage out because I was going through a lot of stress and rage in late 2021 and the first half of 2022. The character of Layne Shadows is essentially the embodiment of all my rage. At the same time, he’s one of my favorite characters in my roster. He’s also the OC of mine has the most morbid sense of humor as well as being the horniest and most insane character of mine. Desperado Dave even said that the most fucked up thing Layne ever did was show up to the 37th birthday party of one of his cousins and slaughter everyone in attendance. Granted this was part of Layne’s master plan to murder everyone in his family in order to prevent the family reunion from happening. I stated that Hell’s Archangel was intended to be one time thing as it was initially a side project. It was promoted to being its own saga when I decided to move forward with writing 2 sequels in 2023. As of the time of me writing this journal entry, I am currently working on Hell’s Archangel 5. The question of whether or not I’ll make a 6th entry in the saga is up in the air. One way to describe Hell’s Archangel as what Helluva Boss would be like if it was addicted to amphetamines and had a much more morbid sense of humor. I’m gonna leave links to the main characters from the Hell’s Archangel Saga so you can learn more about their backstories. Special thanks to Desperado Dave for drawing them.

Layne Shadows: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57086653/
Arlandria Kilmister: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57543457/
Joe Casto: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/58073642/
Tom Yamamoto: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/58612708/
Shirley Ferrante: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/58993707/

Sadly, Hell’s Archangel was the last story I completed before my mom passed away from cancer a week later. More on that next week.

In September of 2014, I encountered this guy from Las Vegas by the name of Christopher Sanders aka Woofie Vegas. I encountered him because he sent me a friend request. I deleted the request because I didn’t trust him at first. A year later, I decided to give him a chance and accepted his friend request. 2 months later, the motherfucker unfriended me for no apparent reason, putting himself on my shitlist in the process. Sometime in 2018, I mentioned the Las Vegas Auto Show. Christopher replied to me asking when it was gonna be happening, and I refused to answer him. August of 2019 was when he decided to come crawling back to me by sending me a friend request. Not only did I delete the request, but I went a step further and marked it as spam, preventing him from sending me any future requests. This was back when Facebook actually allowed users to mark requests as spam. Last week, I discovered that Christopher has been using AI to make music. He obviously fails to realize that AI “music”—just like vaporwave—is NOT actual music to begin with. There’s no effort put into it, and that piece of trash is having a machine do all the work. Even if I was more forgiving, there’s no fucking way I’d ever let Christopher back onto my friends list. He had his chance, and he fucked it up by burning the bridges between us. It doesn’t help that he’s also friends with another ex-friend who betrayed me by the name of Jack McClung, but I blocked Jack nearly 3 years ago for trying and failing to reconnect with me in addition to harassing me, playing the victim card, and giving me some bullshit sob story. This November will be the 10th anniversary of when Christopher betrayed me. If that piece of trailer trash sends me another friend request, I will delete it and message him that he should back the fuck off for stabbing me in the back all those years ago.

I’ve sold about 75% of all my Funko Pops so far. Granted I haven’t gotten any new additions to my collection since December of 2021. The biggest reason why I decided to sell them is because of poor decisions from Funko such as NFTs, destroying $36 million worth of merchandise, and even sinking to a new low by collaborating with Skibidi Toilet of all things. These factors made me want to distance myself from the Funko community and stop following the company on social media. They also made me lose all motivation to continue collecting. Fortunately, my Pops were all in mint condition, meaning that I got more money by selling them. I also feel like selling them was a better option compared to simply donating them to my store. Another benefit of selling my Pops is that I have more space for more Youtooz figures. Selling my Pops also means that I have more money for more Youtooz figures and other stuff like that. I have stated that Youtooz makes better figures and better plushes compared to Funko, and I stand by that statement. I don’t judge people who still collect Funko products. It’s just that I moved on and figured that selling my Pop collection was the right thing to do since I’m not affiliated with that community anymore.

I just uploaded my 450th album review, and it’s on Opiate by Tool. Below is a link to my review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDZJ7drUa_g

We’re getting close to the 3rd anniversary of when I completed the first Hell’s Archangel. The story was written to let the rage out because in late 2021 and the first half of 2022, I was going through a lot of stress and rage. It doesn’t help that the drunkest person in my family threatened to murder me in December of 2021, which resulted in me destroying the Publix gift card that one of my managers gave me that day. The fact that I wrote the Hell’s Archangel stories to get the rage out is similar to how Harlan Ellison wrote stories to prevent himself from going to prison. I stated that Hell’s Archangel was originally a one time thing. Sadly, it was the last story I completed before my mom passed away from cancer a week later. Sometime after she passed away, I asked myself if I went too far with Hell’s Archangel. Is it too violent? Is it too offensive? Is it too sexually explicit? I asked myself the same questions after writing Hell’s Archangel 2 and 3. I feel like I really crossed the line with the 3rd story because there’s one part where Layne Shadows brought Shirley Ferrante with him so they could attack the post office that Layne used to work at. The reason why I included that part is because of how pissed off I was at USPS for giving me pink slips in place of stuff I ordered from overseas. Another way Hell’s Archangel 3 crossed the line was the part where Layne showed up to the birthday party of one of his cousins and slaughtered everyone in attendance. This was based on actual tensions between certain people within my family at the time. My extended family did have a reunion in that shithole called Myrtle Beach in 2023, but I didn’t show up because of my distrust towards certain people in my family at the time. On top of that, Myrtle Beach is the 3rd worst shithole I ever visited, and I’ve only been to that shithole twice. When I wrote Hell’s Archangel 4, I wrote it to be much more offensive than its predecessors, even though I also cut down on the sexual content. I am going to be writing Hell’s Archangel 5 pretty soon, and it’s gonna be even more offensive than its predecessors. I’m even gonna be bringing in my hellcat characters to join in on the carnage. If someone were to read the Hell’s Archangel stories in chronological order, they would notice the deterioration of Layne Shadows’ mental state. The reason why he’s so unhinged is because he was abused by his parents and his brother when he was growing up and later developed an addiction to amphetamines. If someone were to get offended by these stories, then mission accomplished. If someone thinks that the stories are too violent, then I regret nothing. If they think the stories are too sexually explicit, then fuck their feelings. I don’t give a fuck if anyone is offended by the stories. My stories are stuff that I want to write, and I’m not gonna stop writing.

Not everyone knows this, but I’ve been struggling with bipolar disorder since I was in high school. The slightest thing will cause me to flip shit in an instant. No one in this shithole state that I’m in takes mental health seriously. It doesn’t help that I had a really shitty day today. First, some masochist set its alarm clock 5 minutes before mine was supposed to go off, completely fucking up my day. Second, another masochist wasted almost all the milk that was in the fridge 4 days after I just bought some more. Because of this, I will not be buying any more milk. Third, the register I was assigned to caused me to lose my shit all because the fucking thing has a virus and won’t stop malfunctioning. Fourth, Amazon fucked up and pushed back the delivery of one of my packages. Fifth, the bruising on my hand has only gotten worse. Why do the last 10 days of June have to be a complete shitshow? This month is almost as much of a clusterfuck as May.

This is a journal entry I’ve been thinking about writing. We all know that the Lilo & Stitch remake is out in theaters and made a shitload of money. Meanwhile, I made the decision not to watch the movie when it was first announced. I still refuse to the remake. I haven’t cared for the franchise since I was 12, and I don’t think the show has aged well. Probably because the writing makes the show feel like it was aimed towards a younger demographic, which I am not apart of, but that’s beside the point. With all honesty, I haven’t watched any of Disney’s live action remakes since the 101 Dalmatians remake from 1996, and I barely remember anything from that movie. Probably because I was about 1 or 2 when I saw it. Every time Disney announces a live action remake, I do what I always do and choose not to watch it. Part of the reason why certain projects become successful is because of people hate watching. Hate watching means that you are directly supporting someone knowing full well that you hate it. Non-watchers do the opposite and don’t support something that they feel they would hate. Obviously I can’t stop people from hate watching. Instead, I choose to be a non-watcher. Rather than watching the Lilo & Stitch remake, I’m gonna watch films that I actually want to watch including Final Destination Bloodlines, Ballerina: From the World of John Wick, and of course 28 Years Later.