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XXXVI: The Nocturnal’s Struggle of Waking Up Early / Notes to Self XVI

If you have been following The Diary lately, you should know that I’ve been making gradual changes in my life. One of those changes is waking up early for work—ideally at 8:00am. I did just that on most workdays after ToyCon 2025, and there were times I even woke up at 6:00am. (That’s a feat for a nocturnal person like me, and even my family is shocked by the fact that I woke up before they did.)

Now it’s beyond the middle of August 2025, and I admit that I haven’t really been waking up as early as 8am lately… and that’s fine.

(Buckle up because this is going to be a long post.)

Song of the Moment LXXVIII: Seal’s “Kiss from a Rose”

One of my happiest childhood memories is watching Batman Forever in theaters with my family. It is the first Batman movie I have seen in cinemas, and I thank the film, a VHS tape of Batman Returns, and Batman: The Animated Series on television for igniting my passion for anything Batman. And when I watched it several more times as an adult, well… yes, it is campy overall, but I would pick it over the other Joel Schumacher-era Batman film Batman & Robin primarily because of Val Kilmer’s portrayal of Bruce Wayne and Batman—serious, conflicted but not too dark which blends well with movie’s vibe.

That is why it’s heartbreaking to learn that Val Kilmer died of pneumonia last April 1. Another Batman is gone. Damn. To soothe the pain, I’m listening to Seal’s “Kiss from a Rose”, the second single from the Batman Forever movie soundtrack.

The music video of Seal’s “Kiss from a Rose”.

Rest in peace, Val Kilmer and Joel Schumacher. Thank you for the memories.

Published on April 4, 2025 at 11:59pm. Edits were made on April 5, 2025 at 12:00am.

Notes to Self XIV

Hi! I’m The Deranged Writer and welcome to another episode of Notes to Self! In this blog series, I quote something worth remembering from any media or someone I know.

And in this 14th episode of Notes to Self (and the 9th entry of 14 Days of The Deranged Writer [2024]), I’m quoting once again my favorite superhero, Batman – in particular, Robert Pattinson’s version from the movie The Batman.

Spoiler warning if you have not seen The Batman (2022).