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Pokemon 15: Battle Aboard the St. Anne

Airdate: July 8th, 1997 Summary: Ash and the gang head to the Vermillion City Harbor and get free tickets to the St. Anne from Team Rocket, dressed as kawaii students, cooooooooool. The gang boards the St. Anne, and this ship is full of Pokémon and their trainers. Ash jumps into battle a gentleman, who flexes withContinue reading “Pokemon 15: Battle Aboard the St. Anne”

Pokemon 14: Electric Shock Showdown

Airdate: July 1st, 1997 Summary: Our gang is dirty as hell, Pikachu is tired and hungry, it’s time to hit the Vermillion City Pokémon Center. Nurse Joy goes meta, and hints at a Ash and Misty flirtation. Pikachu is all better, and ready to face Lt. Surge… or not. Ash heads inside the gym, and isContinue reading “Pokemon 14: Electric Shock Showdown”

Pokemon 13: Mystery at the Lighthouse

Airdate: June 24th, 1997 Summary: Ash is once again staring at his badges, a beautiful segue to an exposition about his journey so far and the basics of the Pokémon League. Misty and Brock bring him down to earth, challenging him to catch another Pokémon. Ash is on a rampage, and engages with a tasty crab…Continue reading “Pokemon 13: Mystery at the Lighthouse”

Pokemon 12: Here Comes the Squirtle Squad

Airdate: June 17th, 1997 Summary: Ash is flexing, riding high on his recent success. But our gang cannot avoid a pitfall. This one isn’t Team Rocket though; the Squirtle Squad is ready to rumble. Pikachu mean mugs Squirtle, and the Squad retreats as Officer Jenny is on the move. Surprisingly, Brock does not hit onContinue reading “Pokemon 12: Here Comes the Squirtle Squad”

Pokemon 11: Charmander-The Stray Pokemon

Airdate: June 10th, 1997 Summary: The gang is lost, and Ash is thirsty for more Pokémon. Misty is going crazy, and gives Brock a Hitmonlee kick. They run across a Charmander, who is not down to be caught. He sure has a lot of spunk. Ash has finished his Pikachu translation course, and the gang headsContinue reading “Pokemon 11: Charmander-The Stray Pokemon”

Pokemon 10: Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village

Airdate: June 3rd, 1997 Summary: The gang is on the way to Vermillion City, and they stumble across an Oddish, and a protective Bulbasaur. Ash, Misty, and Pikachu almost fall into some rapids, Misty falls in a pithole, eventually getting caught in a booby trap. Bulbasaur seems to be the mastermind of this trickery, andContinue reading “Pokemon 10: Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village”

Pokemon 9: The School of Hard Knocks

Airdate: May 27th, 1997 Summary: Brock is preparing some adult coffee, while fog rolls in. The gang stumbles upon some good old-fashioned hazing. Shout out to Pokémon Tech, the old stomping grounds of Jessie and James. Pikachu has a fight with the treadmill, and Ash is heated. Ash is trying to take down the system,Continue reading “Pokemon 9: The School of Hard Knocks”

Pokemon 8: The Path to the Pokemon League

Airdate: May 20th, 1997 Summary: It’s time to head to Vermillion City, Ash and crew make a pitstop for a battle, Ash is on a roll winning ten straight. He takes this opportunity to show off his half-earned badges, only to hear he would be rocked by this A.J. dude and his savage Pokémon. A.J.Continue reading “Pokemon 8: The Path to the Pokemon League”

Pokemon 7: The Water Flowers of Cerulean City

Airdate: May 13th, 1997 Summary: Why would anyone ever go to Cerulean City, they have ghost-Pokemon, Ash doesn’t care, he’s hungry for those badges. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is daylighting as plumbers. Officer Jenny, whose family as a predilection for hasty investigations and quick policing quips, suspects Ash and Brock are up to something. Brock isContinue reading “Pokemon 7: The Water Flowers of Cerulean City”

The Sun Also Rises-Ernest Hemingway

Published: 1926 (Scribner) Setting: Paris, Bayonne, Burguete, Pamplona, San Sebastian, Madrid Summary: A bunch of lost souls galivant around Paris and the Basque country, drinking themselves into the ground, only to pick themselves up after a tight four-hour nap to party the next day. Jake is a cool customer, he may have lost his abilityContinue reading “The Sun Also Rises-Ernest Hemingway”