American Chinese here - yes I watched a lot of Wu Kong / A Journey to the West adaptations as a kid. Both animated and live action.

He’s known as a trickster in the source material even though the style in which he’s presented in this new game portrays him edgier and more serious. Usually he’s more akin to Hermes or Loki.

I haven’t watched any trailers so don’t know much about the game, but in A Journey to the West, he’s tasked with protecting and escorting a Buddhist Monk on an adventure along with other ensemble characters (like a pig for instance).

On their adventures, the monk guides and teaches him about Buddhist principles like Nirvana and enlightenment and he works on becoming less monkey-like (not giving into his impulses, anger management, etc.) Much of the humor of the series stems from their contrasting personalities.

He’s also known as the Monkey King. But since I’m not fluent in Chinese it was hard to grasp some of these details and what they mean to the story. They encounter many deities, demons, spirits and other such mythological beings along the way.

His main weapon is a magical staff. From what I remember, it can grow and shrink and transform. His fur is also magical as he can pluck it and perform some magic tricks with it.

America’s greatest export - toxic capitalism

It largely depends on whom you’re asking. I think your average Midwest American doesn’t know what it is. Or if they do, don’t really care for it or like it. Lipton bagged black teas are their standard. Usually served with a lot of sugar and or lemon juice.

Arizona Tea company has a sweetened green tea that has been sold in major grocers and convenience stores for decades. It’s very popular and is known for it’s cherry blossom motif. I don’t want to rag on them because I think they’re a decent company, but it’s sugar water and green tea might be loosely defined there.

Boba culture has made the younger generations aware of green tea. And they can give you a run for your money when it comes to cultural knowledge. But they would be largely clustered in urban and suburban neighborhoods.

In America, when I see a non-Asian person drinking a boba tea or even a Starbucks Matcha it warms my heart just a little.

At&t is migrating (tech and other white collar jobs) from California (a blue state) to Texas (a red state). Could Democrats do more? Of course! But let’s not put out the image that it’s the Democrats that are solely benefiting them or protecting them.

If anything it’s been Republicans that have been giving them tax breaks for decades. After all they do get the bulk political contributions from these monopolistic ISP scum.

Not to mention that it coined the phrase “Make America Great Again” that was used by a fascist politician in the book.

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You pretty much gotta make up the Elden Ring lore, so Elden Ring players have a lot of practice.

I was hoping that OKC could have gone all the way this last season. It would have been a breath of fresh air to see a young team with a lesser known superstar win it all. I always root against Texas teams for social political reasons so was bummed when they were knocked out.

I have an older helmet that I’m still using but would definitely get a MIPs helmet now if I were buying one. During the cold months, I just wear the same helmet with a neck gaiter. A scarf also suffices if I’m feeling European that morning.

You’ll want some really warm gloves too if you’re going to be riding out in the cold.

The Incendiary Breaker has been great. I’ve been running it this whole time. But it is being nerfed in the next balance patch and I’m salty about it.

CREDIT UNIONS are the way to go!

Then queue the recent posts about how the Democrats have “Done Nothing” from conservatives who don’t understand how the government works.

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The thumbnail looks like the same exact pose model rig from any NBA2KX game from 2 decades ago.

But regardless, fuck EA.

Would it fix my drift?

Getting a lot of Elden Ring vibes.

It would be nice if we could all drop that shit platform.

She looks like Elon Musk doing drag.

I really enjoyed this game. It’s no Chrono Trigger but it was enough to give me that hit of nostalgia that I craved.

PG&E?