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I’m Collecting Physical Media like Crazy
Hi guys. I’m not breaking any news here. There’s been so much reporting on Sony be it Playstation or Crunchyroll. I already grow a little more disdain for digital media every day. From delisting items, to revoking licenses, to controlling the distribution of media, and questionable at best consumer rights, it has made me shift to more physical media. Now mind you, I was already was addicted to physical media.
It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about two bookshelves of video games, my 15 or so long boxes, or budding DVD collection, I was a borderline hoarder before all of this. I was a con junkie and worked at a hobby shop for 4 years. I was exposed to comic books, Pokémon cards, and video games every day. This is my modern day art. I love it.
Now that companies are sabotaging it, I feel a passion to just buy all forms of physical media. It is a little unhealthy and over the top, but the heart wants what the heart wants. What can I say?
I love going into McKays, comic book stores, heck even Gamestop and Walmart. I don’t hate big box retail, but I do prefer to support local. But still, the clock is ticking. Soon I won’t be able to walk down the video game section of a Walmart with my kids and that sucks.
I have such an urge to go buy my favorite DVDs and Blu Rays and now I’m wanting to collect some anime [not going overboard, but you know how it starts.]. I’m wanting to support Switch 2 games that are actually on the cart. I’m wanting to celebrate this last great generation of gaming. Even if I’m annoyed at Sony, the PS5 is still a great console. Some number of exclusives backwards compatibility with the PS4, and most games working on the disc with no internet or downloads are things that just won’t exist with the PS6
So I turn to you guys. Have you caught the collecting bug? If so, what media or titles are you eyeing? Let me know in the comments! Thanks for reading and have a great day!
![Family Movie Night: Moana [2016]](https://dahubbz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/moanaedited.jpg?w=90&h=70&crop=1 "Family Movie Night: Moana [2016]")
Family Movie Night: Moana [2016]
Tomorrow we plan to take our kids to go see the new live action Moana. We have a local drive in theater. Luckily, that let’s us take our two kids to the movie. And they just charge you by the car, not by person.
With that in mind, we will be watching the original animated Moana tonight. This is one of my favorite Disney movies, especially of the non-pixar films. Growing up, I never really resonated with the princess movies [surprise surprise]. When I thought Disney I thought Stitch or the Pixar movies. Tangled was the first Disney princess movie I enjoyed. I liked the fact she could take care of herself and she was pretty awesome. I feel that same vibe with Moana.
To be fair, I associate that change in tone with princesses to Mulan. Princesses became less damsels in distress and more capable. Rapunzel, Merida and Else kept this tradition going. The Prince Charming archetype has changed a lot as well.
Aladdin is a street rat. Flynn is a notorious criminal. Hans is downright evil. By the time we arrive to Moana, the Prince Charming character is missing altogether. Not sure if this an intentional decision by Disney, or if Island culture doesn’t have a Prince Charming esque character.
Moana travels with her two animal companions, Hei-Hei and Pua. Maui is the magical companion archetype that seems reminiscent of Genie from Aladdin. He is wisecracking, arrogant, and powerful and adds some fun layers to the adventure.
All in all I think Moana is a great, mystical and beautiful adventure. What do you think of Moana? Are you excited for the live action version this weekend?
Thank you for reading! Have a great day
WordPress Has Achievements Now!?
Most of you probably don’t know this, but I am an Xbox achievement junkie. There are plenty of games I have no interest in, but if they have manageable achievements, I’m all over them.
I bring this up because WordPress just rolled out achievements. This mean we will be taking this journey together. Let’s check out some of the ones that stood out ot me.
These are the achievements I already own. These unlocked immediately when I posted yesterday. Also, yeah, crazy. 11 years!
Not sure why other achievements automatically unlocked but these didn’t. I have written a metric ton on here over the last 11 years. I would be very interested to see my totals. Alas, I suppose it is just counting from here on.
Some are real interesting like these where its base on when you publish. This is the case with Night Owl and Early Bird. There also seems to be plenty of secret achievements!
I’m going to need you guys to achieve some of these! As you can see, there’s a couple that rely on me responding to comments. So let’s get to chatting.
These stood out to me as some of the tougher and more time consuming ones. I have to remember to post on February 29th! If I miss that, it’ll be four more years to get it. Wild! We’re also not even due up for a leap year until 2028. The world could have already ended by then…
And so the marathon begins. I’ve tried and done some of these before. You can reference my Pokémon Month I did like a decade ago where I made a post related to Pokémon everyday for a month. I was going to do it for Zelda, but gave up. So to say it is going to be a challenge is an understatement. I mostly blog about Movies, Games, Animes/Mangas, Comics, Board Games, TCGs, and other nerdy and collectible topics. If there’s anything you want to see in that space let me know. I like doing reviews, top 5s, and just general discussions. So drop some ideas down below!
Make sure you follow the blog and let’s see how earning these achievements go. Thank you for reading. Have a great day!
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