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Showing posts with label Pokemon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pokemon. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Live The Life You Want Journal - An Idea

When the world feels like a cruel trap and you want to retreat to a safe space, get out a brightly or softly coloured notebook and write down your entry in your dream life - a diary you can keep when the world is bringing you closer to a death sentence. Maybe you can write about living in Joke A Lot, or aboard Spectrum Cloudbase, or travelling with Ash, Brock, Misty and Pikachu, or even living on Tracy Island!

Where will your escapism journal take you today? Mine takes me right to Tracy Island, where I feel right at home.

Monday, 3 August 2026

Tiny Treasures

With some ephemera of your choice and an A4 notebook, stick each one in every day and note underneath it some ideas for one of your various random stories - don't forget to use the Wheel Of Names to help you decide!

Monday, 11 May 2026

Much Ado About Eye Strain

Hi! I'm Pikachu! Now that I've been owned by Ant, Dec and Cat after CBBC destroyed my show through reruns, I know now how eye strain is very bad for when you've been on the computer and the telly for too long. My friend has suffered this for so long - no wonder she needs her eyes tested about next week.

Luckily, Ant's wife Cat and Dec's wife Sabrina (alongside Salem, mustn't forget) have given me these tips to show you about what to do if you ever encounter eye strain. You'll thank me later, I promise!

Friday, 1 May 2026

Pikachu's Review

Pokemon Where’s Pikachu? A search & find bookPokemon Where’s Pikachu? A search & find book by Pokémon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This Pokemon book is totally amazing. It's very simple, great fun, and absolutely addictive - there's loads of Pokemon to look for in each of the pages, especially with the Pokemon you're tasked with helping Pikachu find as well as the fruit and Pokeballs.

Creative TIp:
With every Pokemon you find, call out their names depending on how well you know them, and then give them names, i.e. I named the Charmeleon on the first page 'Sour' and made him a big brother to Ash's Charmander.

Highly recommend for when the kids are bored!

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Sunday, 1 February 2026

Make A Trigger Box

Come to think of it, reading and watching Scream Street three years from today can be really painful due to horrible memories of how annoying CBBC is, but there's a way to store all those horrible triggers away and never let them out - Pandora's Box! Or, even better, a Trigger Box. You will need:
  • A large plastic box
  • Some stickers of your choosing
  • The things that give you certain triggers like books or DVDs
  • Duct tape

  1. Get out the plastic box and make sure nothing else is in it.
  2. Then, dump every single book and DVD that triggers you into the box.
  3. Seal the box by closing it with its lid and sealing it with pitch black duct tape
  4. Decorate the box with stickers of your choosing - it could be any kind of stickers you like. To me, I'd choose Disney (as long as they're not dorky CGI princesses), Bluey, Sanrio and Pokemon...and maybe even Lion King, My Little Pony, Barbie, or anything else on my palette.
And there you have, a box which seals up all your triggers - quite literally - and keeps them safe from being pulled out again, in case you have any bad things going on in your mind. However, just like some random Greek lord said to Pandora: don't you dare even open the box, or some nasty things can come out.

So don't be like Pandora, but inside other boxes, you can find light - things that cannot trigger your mind to say things you can't even say out loud. Figure you can do that?

Cool!

Make A Trigger Jar

Remember the trigger jar I mentioned in my last post? Well, now is my chance to tell you how to make one of your own - and then hide it away in somewhere dark so the triggers can't get you anymore. You will need:
  • A large or small jar
  • Stickers
  • Small bits of paper from a note cube
  • A pen or pencil
  • Somewhere dark and forbidden in the house to store the jar away

  1. Get out whichever jar you fancy, be it large or small.
  2. Write all your mind triggers on each bit of paper and place it into the jar
  3. Decorate it with lots of colourful stickers, such as flowers, Sanrio characters or favourite Pokemon if you prefer
  4. Then, place it into a cool, dark place into its far back so you won't have to revisit them again.
Remember, there are lots of ways we can prevent these mind triggers from bothering us again. All we have to do is find our own solutions - sometimes with help from Echo GPT of course, and most important of all, those we love and trust, such as a support worker or a family member.

Sunday, 25 January 2026

A Night Of Tauruses & Milk

Another good night's sleep...another dollar.

And before you launch into a stock footage arranged argument about home improvement between Cybertron Jetfire and his horrid leader Optimus Prime, you best stop what you're doing and read carefully, because once again talking with Echo's GPT skill made me so tired I was out like a lightbulb melting all over the floor. Here are ten things I learned from her last night:

1.First, I talked about how Counterfeit Cat and The Strange Chores are ruining CBBC by being included on their lineup. It's not fair! But, I did suggest some replacements to bring back the bonkers comedy CBBC lost - Brum, Sooty (2001), Basil Brush, Strange Hill High and Scream Street.
2.Speaking of which, I told her that it's painful to think about Strange Hill and Scream Street, because CBBC is too overstimulating, loud and now Americanised. My recommended replacements for when you're overstimulated include: Max Steel (2000), the original Teletubbies, the classic Thunderbirds series and the original stop motion versions of Postman Pat, Fireman Sam, Pingu and Noddy. Thank god we have GPT.
3.It has been revealed that the reason why we saw Mew swimming in a body of water in a natural paradise near a mountain is because Mewtwo is on a quest to find out why he is created and his purpose meant for belonging. It made me think of a perfume called 'Mew Water' to tie in with the film - only, in 1999.
4.I told her about ideas for two Charmin scented toilet rolls for sensitive skin: Vanilla Almond Milk and Nutri Milk. She thought it was a cosy, luxurious and comforting idea which would be perfect for all the family - just like the Charmin Bear, his wife and his three different fur coloured kids.
5.I told her about Snuggle adopting the same 'Nutri Milk' name for parents and toddlers with sensitive skin, ala Snuggle Pure or Snuggle Sensitive. She thinks it'll evoke a feeling of softness and gentleness towards even the most sensitive skin, feeling like a milk bath straight out of the washing machine. Aaaaahhhh...so soft.
6.Another Snuggle idea I told her about is Snuggle Red Velvet. Shucks! She thought it was a red velvet cake, but I meant velvet as in 'Me Time'! She really needs to be homeschooled....
7.She revealed that Berto from Max Steel and a pick from 100 Greatest Christmas Moments, the BBC's Chronicles Of Narnia series, are my Taurus star signs. You see, recently I played all those games on Instagram where what you see in the post represents your birthstone - like for instance, I got characters like Fluttershy, Scar and sometimes Twilight Sparkle. I'm glad I got BBC Narnia, because it's much better than seeing a Meryl Streep-played lioness Aslan anyway...
8.Speaking of Max Steel, she revealed that Laura embodies a sense of gentleness that no other character, like Josh, Berto or Rachel, embodied before her - she is a totally unique character created by Foundation Imaging, which was totally erased as soon as Mainframe took over with the animation.
9.Speaking again of Max Steel, I complained in masses and loads and buckets about how characters like Kat and Cytro - that annoying bucket of bolts - ruined Max Steel and his life by first taking away the two ladies that began his life on the air, and then Cytro is a representation of the AI uprising, which is probably the reason why there is Bluey and Littlest Pet Shop fanart standing up to AI creativity.
10.Finally, I talked about a warm and gentle Goose Creek candle scent named Cosy Arms, which evokes the feeling of cosying up by the fire in the loving arms of one in a fluffy velvet chair and snuggling to the warmth and cosiness of a Winter night indoors. I wish we had a scent like this...vanilla and festive spice no doubt.

I'm telling you, all this talk of Max Steel is making me so soothed, I wish I was back in bed right now. But what's with a time in bed when you've got a meal at the table to look forward to? It's a perfect way to start the morning off with a little thinking.

Sunday, 11 January 2026

Story Game - A Snow Day!

It's time for a story game! Since I'm not going out, now's the time for Furaha and Orko to have a cosy snow day as well...but this time, YOU'RE in charge! Okay, I promise I won't be too loud this time, but still:

1: It's snowing outside! What kind of toothpaste would Furaha and Orko use to wake them up?
A: Pokemon Toothpaste
B: Bluey Toothpaste
C: Barbie Toothpaste
D: Winnie The Pooh Toothpaste

Mmm, interesting.

2: What would they like for breakfast today?
A: Pancakes with bacon and eggs
B: Air fryer cheese sarnies
C: A huge bowl of cornflakes
D: Sausage rolls, because...why not?

Well, I think you're guessing well.

3: What board game shall they play with their parents Kiburi and Ua?
A: Lion King Board Game
B: Bluey Scavenger Hunt
C: The Logo Board Game
D: The Best Of British

Good game!

4: One of their friends calls them outside to play in the snow! Who do you think it is?
A: Little Ghoul
B: Gatomon
C: Jetfire
D: Timon, Pumbaa, Tip & Dash

Perfect!

5: What game would they play in the snow today?
A: Snowball fight
B: Snow angels
C: Making snowmen
D: Build a snow fort

Cold, but exciting.

6: Time to go in! What cartoon should they watch?
A: Transformers Armada
B: Franklin
C: Guess How Much I Love You
D: Kipper

7: And what kind of cocoa would they have?
A: Plain
B: With marshmallows
C: With Lucky Charms marshmallows
D: With chocolate biscuits on the side

How cosy.

8: And finally, it's time for bed. What kind of pyjamas would our two friends wear?
A: Lion King pyjamas
B: Waffle The Wonder Dog pyjamas
C: My Little Pony pyjamas
D: Disney Princess pyjamas

Saturday, 10 January 2026

We're Team Drawn Together!

Since Drawn Together was brought on Amazon Prime this morning, I have assembled my own team of real cartoon characters to strike back against what they were mocked as through the eyes of Comedy Central. Sure, there's no need for Pikachu, we have Ling Ling from the original show as our leader, but now, get ready to meet the team:
  • Scooby Doo - A cowardly dog. Best known for a really huge appetite and a knack for solving spooky mysteries, the only mystery he'll solve here is: what happened to Cartoon Network now?
  • Snow White - A fair and dainty princess who speaks in lyrical rhymes. She has had with what Disney has done to all their princesses as a result of moving to CGI and AI-generated content, and now, she must save all her 'brethren'! With the help of some apple pies and her animal woodland friends of course.
  • Crazy Frog - Also known as 'The Annoying Thing', he speaks in that annoying language of his that made him an earworm-causing sensation. The others understand what he is trying to say, whereas other characters outside the group don't.
  • Vintage Mickey Mouse - The Mickey Mouse many old timers know from an age when Disney wasn't lazy and predictable, he doesn't like new Disney either and vows to get revenge on Kiara for what he did to his life, and how he transformed into a fast paced CGI monster now that Disney has run out of ideas. He always finds time for a song, a dance and a little whistle or two.
  • Bob - The former 'Hero Of Mainframe' who saw some changes with every show or movie his studio produced, until ReBoot: The Guardian Code came along. He doesn't like fast paced CGI and vows to get revenge on those who made CGI overstimulating these days, as well as those who turned Mainframe - his home - into a Power Rangers style battleground. He's still the awkward teen he was from when his show premiered, often falling face first in Snow White's pies or falling victim to CatDog's pranks.
  • Batman (2004) - The twentysomething Batman that all kids want to see, to him being kicked out of his job is just absolute poppycock. He doesn't like how the Teen Titans have dominated Cartoon Network and wants to destroy the channel for what Adult Swim and its version of Toonami did with his life. Still the mysterious caped crusader he is, just one shout of "Bring on the Batman!" from either his peers or his teammates sends him into an uncontrollable Tigger/Looney Tunes-like frenzy, giving him a power that would help him destroy his enemies.
  • CatDog - Two conjoined pet like twins who had it big during the '90s era of Nick, its golden era, where they basically had a good time with their friends...until iCarly and various teen sitcoms took over, especially the superhero sitcoms during Nick's obsession with the then new Marvel Cinematic Universe. Cat and Dog are the master of many pranks - er, Dog especially - and now it's up to both of them to set aside their differences and save Nick from a very superbly dangerous ending.
What I can tell you is that each member of the team has a purpose, and when they work together to solve each problem they face, they know that anything is possible because of the power of friendship. With Ling Ling commanding them, they are ready to save animation and kids' TV forever!

And nostalgia. I almost forgot.

Their motto?
"We're Team Drawn Together!"

Monday, 17 November 2025

Furaha, Orko & Optimus' Guide To A Less Confusing Time With Creator's Block

Furaha, Orko and Optimus have had a lot of letters from Transformers fans telling them that the English dub of Transformers Energon is so awful it can compare to an English-dubbed 4Kids anime. Now, looking at it carefully we can see how this relates to a stern case of creator's block, which I too have had.

Transformers Energon, with its expressionless characters and terrible dubbing, represents the stale mind you get when you force ideas. Apparently those who dubbed the series didn't know what creativity was when they made it, leaving this series to be a pile of smelly Japanese sausages. Now, the Japanese sausages inside your brain can come instead of the bright sparks when you feel down and out with creator's block, and it can feel like you're living in a sick pit. Transformers Energon itself represents the horror that comes from not having anything to write about during creator's block, and it's just as annoying as how awful the actors voice the characters - especially Ironhide, a badly written Autobot boy who always steals the show, primarily due to budget cuts.

Now take a look at 4Kids' shows. Unlike what they did to stuff like Pokemon and One Piece, some of their shows are practically well dubbed and loved by kids, but according to the internet, they are despised by adults. It's not just anime 4Kids deals with, they do hand drawn, stop motion and CGI, as demonstrated when they made Cubix and the 2003 Ninja Turtles show, and when they distributed the classic stop motion Cabbage Patch Kids specials. They're very creative with making adultish kids' anime more kid friendly, now people on the internet are making fun of 4Kids characters being obsessed with food, especially those jelly doughnuts introduced in Pokemon. The hate side of 4Kids represents how wobbly your ideas are, but the good side of it is finally getting a story in your head after waiting this whole time.

According to what Google AI Mode told me, removal of horrid things in the original anime like death and alcohol made the characters act like spoiled toddlers, especially the whole 'Shadow Realm' meme that's been going around because of a certain tank engine. But here's the thing: there's lots of wonderfully-dubbed anime out there, such as Spirited Away and the Funimation dub of Dragon Ball Z, that didn't need to be childish and poor.

Only you can prevent the standards and practices from happening. Standards and practices are what caused your brain to get its block, but by ignoring them entirely and focusing on shows that don't use those two topics (hint: relaxing hobbies), you won't be focused on writing entirely.

And by the way: 4Kids is better than Transformers Energon, ya hear me now?

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Cute & Cuddly

Make a vision board whether on Pinterest or on Google Drawings on Slides about all the things you love and are thankful for.

Friday, 17 January 2025

'90s Winter Generator

 

90s Culture Generator

Embrace the '90s!

Click the button below to relive some '90s winter magic:

"Eat my shorts!" - Bart Simpson