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PKMN & rainy resources

It’s raining again, & Sora’s in a reading mood (I like how her eye markings look like glasses, hehe).

So, I don’t have much of a mind for science (I share Ansy’s weakness to numbers lol), but I do find it interesting! Sora could probably tell me everything I’d want to know about meteorology (she’s originally from Hoenn’s esteemed Weather Institute after all), but for now, here are some things I’ve found helpful for the casual weather fan 🌧️

The book she’s reading (“Cloud Spotting” by Pocket Nature) is a good start: this is the first weather book I owned which combines cloud facts with mindfulness. One fact that’s been on my mind lately is the fact that most weather happens only 7 miles (11.2654 km) up - mind blowing when people drive more than that in a day! I guess one way to think about it is “something that looks out of reach might be closer than you think” ☁️

NOAA (National Weather Service) - Stands for the “National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration” the best place to follow the forecast in my country. While certain folks would like to limit this resource, it would be a great disservice, especially with Hurricane Helene currently blowing through the southeast (& I just learned might reach me a little with some storms - thanks NOAA!). ☔️

MinuteEarth - An offshoot of “MinutePhysics” (quick animations teaching physics stuff in a way that even I could follow!), MinuteEarth teaches bite-sized lessons on earth sciences, including weather, & sometimes Pokémon cameos! Some of their fun rainy videos include “How Mushrooms Make it Rain”, “What Came First: The Rain or Rainforests?”, & my personal favorite, “Why Doesn’t All Thunder Sound the Same?” (if you watch it, look for Zapdos!) ⛈️

Even if you have trouble following the technical aspects of a science like me doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it. I don’t think there’s any shame in learning at the pace you learn, or in the way you learn. The important thing is that you learn! 📖🌧️

DxP update - comic panels

Hi-hi! So, I decided to go back & reformat the panels for DxP REWRITE into a more vertical format, stacking the images on top of each other. The square grid made more sense for Instagram, as you swipe to the side, but this is not Instagram lol - here, we scroll down.

There are some panels I drew to stand side by side, so I left them next to each other, but it should overall read better.

Lemme know what you think! Better? Worse? Either way, I’m gonna try posting tomorrow’s comic in the more vertical format (unless you guys hate it lol). See you tomorrow! 🌧️

Does Emmet have Ingo's journal?

Yes, indeed! He received it from Ansy back in the prologue shortly after Ingo disappeared.

Since then, he reads from it at least once a day, & always keeps it in his coat’s inner pocket during the day, next to his bedside at night. It was well-cared for, but whenever there was any wear / tear, he would meticulously repair it as he filled in his various notes (mostly translations from old Sinnohese to modern Galarian). 📖

new home, PKMN, & music

The dust is slowly settling in our new apartment (lol), & we’ve been having a lot of cozy September rain since we moved in. So, time for more rainy Pokémon fun, of course! 🌧️

Rain (Vaporeon) always sits with her mate, Sasha (the mister’s Glaceon). Skye & Sora (Altaria & Castform) are on my desk next to my “Rain Dance” mug, & meet our newest addition, Cirrus (Cinccino)! Cirrus clouds are those wispy, upper atmosphere clouds resembling hair, the word “cirrus” meaning “hair”.

Our new area has a lot of open skies, so I have a better view for cloud spotting (lots of cumulus & nimbostratus lately) - that’s been nice ☁️

Also been listening to a lot of cozy, rainy, video game music, so here’s a couple of my rainy rec’s if that’s also your vibe 🎧

insaneintherainmusic - amazing video game jazz arrangements as well as a few of his own compositions (some for indie games!). He has a LOT of Pokémon arrangements - I’ve been listening to his “Year of Sinnoh” playlist a lot while making DxP REWRITE ⛈️🎷

Rainy Day Video Games Music - extended versions of cozy video music with a gentle rain track over it - very anti-anxiety. I especially like these tracks from Undertale: “Quiet Water”, “It’s Raining Somewhere Else”, & “Good Night”

shadowatnoon - like the previous channel, but with playlists of tracks instead of one extended track (some with a rain track, some not). Unfortunately, she’s been struck with copyright for some of her best ones (not to mention theft, Smile Together), but someone made an archive for her. My favorites are “rain dance” (a Pokémon mix), “drifting away” (a Kirby mix), & “dreamland” (a general Nintendo music mix).

Happy vibing! 🩵

Note: I'm a 1997 baby, so obviously my choices are largely influenced by what was popular when I was in school - and what was popular with my friend group.