Interlude:
Once again, this will be a mix of thoughts I've been trying to put together since ... basically my last post. LET'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.
→ I have been extremely busy with work. It's sort of mind-boggling.
→ Brownie hurt herself Thanksgiving night. Apparently (I wasn't here when it happened) she was roughhousing with Bernadette outside when she fell off of something and sliced herself open right underneath her left arm. It was pretty gnarly, but we've been giving her pup painkillers and keeping her clean and keeping her inside, and she's doing just fine. This dog is always finding new ways to hurt herself and make me crazy, the end.
→That segues into: that awkward moment when the dog can't go outside unsupervised but your husband is like "come on it's fine she's asleep, everyone is asleep, it'll be great" and it IS great and then right as you're making some whimpery orgasm noises, your dog wakes up and thinks you're hurt and rushes over to lick you frantically. Thanks, Brownie. THIS DOG IS ALWAYS FINDING NEW WAYS TO MAKE ME CRAZY, THE END.
→ Fallout!!! I initially made Jun but very quickly realized I was not up for an unarmed character (because you can't convince me he would be anything else) and switched to Nino. Max charisma, high agility, average perception and intelligence, minimal strength, endurance, and luck. I'm pretty proud of myself. (Of course I think irl Nino has higher-than-average perception, but I wanted the agility perks early on.) He uses stealth and sniper rifles whenever possibles, otherwise a silenced pistol -- which works out nicely because that is also my preferred playing style. I gave him super max charisma because I wanted him to be able to talk his way out of things whenever possible, but tbh this game doesn't give you nearly as many opportunities to do that -- way less frequently than in New Vegas, for example -- and a lot of other people have been complaining about that. I kinda knew going into this game that I couldn't possibly love it as much as I love New Vegas, so I'm not disappointed per se, but the difference is definitely notable. HOWEVER it is a blast and I'm having a ton of fun making settlements and traveling with Dogmeat, and the minute I finish this playthrough I'm going to start over with an Ohno character.
→ I have also begun planning out an intense seven-part Arashi Fallout AU, dear sparkle. Right now I have over 5000 words of notes organized in a color-coded Word document complete with a table of contents. If I actually write it, it could easily reach 50k, it'll probably be gen and will definitely have lots of ghouls, and it'll venture just far enough into character death territory that I'll have to puzzle out some appropriate tags for it, so I've already resigned myself to maybe three people reading it. These are the choices I have made for myself and I'm sticking with them.
→ Since I never flailed about it here: JAPONISM!!! It's not like I'm surprised by how good it is, but I'm also a little surprised by how good it is, not in a "How could Arashi make something so good?" way (NEVER) but in a "How could something so good exist in this world?" way. Akatsuki is my favorite, hands-down, and I am blown away by the music and the lyrics and Leader's voice every single time I listen to it. Japonesque is a close second, do not even get me started on this song or I'll just break into hysterical shrieking about how much I love it. Also, I'm pretty sure Mikazuki was written by a team of generous, techno-savvy fey. And The Deep End? I can't even process how good it is. Nor can I even begin to imagine how they're going to blow my mind with the concert. I love every song. I love every solo. I can't wait for the first Disco Star-sama/Mr. Funk-san fic to show up. And listening to the talk at the end makes me want to SCREAM with love. It is too much. Arashi, you are too much. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
→ Got a desperately needed pair of new glasses, yay!
→ I lasted three whole months without fucking up my nails: possibly a new record. Then one of them got a little chip that I tried really hard to take care of but it just kind of snowballed. Now back to square one. OH WELL, that three months is giving me strength.
→ Applied to a CSU, eeehhhh?? I applied for some UCs last year and got accepted into a few of them, but in the end I realized that trying to move and go to school full-time in a new city was just an outrageous pipe dream, but this CSU is within easy commuting distance so the most difficult thing will be for me to, UGH, get my license and be comfortable driving on my own?? Typing this makes me want to vomit but I also realize in my brain that it's achievable, despite all the times I have said "I would rather move to an entirely new city that has good public transportation than start driving." I MEAN, THAT IS STILL TRUE; IN MY HEART THAT IS DEFINITELY MY PREFERRED OPTION. But I guess if I could always go with my preferred option my life would be a lot different, wouldn't it?
→ Other than planning out a post-apocalyptic epic, my current relationship with writing can be summed up with the word "meh." Right around the time I finished Kitto, I had all these aspirations about writing all ten pairs by the end of the year, but then I got busy with work and now I'm just so drained. Currently I'm in one of those of those moods where I really want to write something, but literally nothing in my WIP folder seems accessible or interesting to me right now, and I can't seem to come up with anything new that's accessible or interesting either. And by "accessible" I mean something I can see myself planning, writing, and completing within a few days, not, y'know, a post-apocalyptic epic. Writing is a mystery, y'all.
→ And now for something completely different: MY SISTER, THE OLDEST ONE, NOT HOVERSPARKLE'S MOM, IS PREGNANT??? I FOUND OUT ON INSTAGRAM, WHICH KIND OF SHOWS YOU THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE, BUT ALSO I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR HER AND HOPE IT IS THE HEALTHIEST MOST GOOD-NATURED KID AND THAT I CAN VISIT THEM ONE DAY. Also this kid's birthday, if my math is correct, will be some time around mine. THAT'S COOL WITH ME, KID! I AM HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU!!!
Okay, I think that's everything for now. I LOVE YOU GUYS! MISS YOU! HOPE YOU'RE KEEPING WARM!
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→ I have been extremely busy with work. It's sort of mind-boggling.
→ Brownie hurt herself Thanksgiving night. Apparently (I wasn't here when it happened) she was roughhousing with Bernadette outside when she fell off of something and sliced herself open right underneath her left arm. It was pretty gnarly, but we've been giving her pup painkillers and keeping her clean and keeping her inside, and she's doing just fine. This dog is always finding new ways to hurt herself and make me crazy, the end.
→That segues into: that awkward moment when the dog can't go outside unsupervised but your husband is like "come on it's fine she's asleep, everyone is asleep, it'll be great" and it IS great and then right as you're making some whimpery orgasm noises, your dog wakes up and thinks you're hurt and rushes over to lick you frantically. Thanks, Brownie. THIS DOG IS ALWAYS FINDING NEW WAYS TO MAKE ME CRAZY, THE END.
→ Fallout!!! I initially made Jun but very quickly realized I was not up for an unarmed character (because you can't convince me he would be anything else) and switched to Nino. Max charisma, high agility, average perception and intelligence, minimal strength, endurance, and luck. I'm pretty proud of myself. (Of course I think irl Nino has higher-than-average perception, but I wanted the agility perks early on.) He uses stealth and sniper rifles whenever possibles, otherwise a silenced pistol -- which works out nicely because that is also my preferred playing style. I gave him super max charisma because I wanted him to be able to talk his way out of things whenever possible, but tbh this game doesn't give you nearly as many opportunities to do that -- way less frequently than in New Vegas, for example -- and a lot of other people have been complaining about that. I kinda knew going into this game that I couldn't possibly love it as much as I love New Vegas, so I'm not disappointed per se, but the difference is definitely notable. HOWEVER it is a blast and I'm having a ton of fun making settlements and traveling with Dogmeat, and the minute I finish this playthrough I'm going to start over with an Ohno character.
→ I have also begun planning out an intense seven-part Arashi Fallout AU, dear sparkle. Right now I have over 5000 words of notes organized in a color-coded Word document complete with a table of contents. If I actually write it, it could easily reach 50k, it'll probably be gen and will definitely have lots of ghouls, and it'll venture just far enough into character death territory that I'll have to puzzle out some appropriate tags for it, so I've already resigned myself to maybe three people reading it. These are the choices I have made for myself and I'm sticking with them.
→ Since I never flailed about it here: JAPONISM!!! It's not like I'm surprised by how good it is, but I'm also a little surprised by how good it is, not in a "How could Arashi make something so good?" way (NEVER) but in a "How could something so good exist in this world?" way. Akatsuki is my favorite, hands-down, and I am blown away by the music and the lyrics and Leader's voice every single time I listen to it. Japonesque is a close second, do not even get me started on this song or I'll just break into hysterical shrieking about how much I love it. Also, I'm pretty sure Mikazuki was written by a team of generous, techno-savvy fey. And The Deep End? I can't even process how good it is. Nor can I even begin to imagine how they're going to blow my mind with the concert. I love every song. I love every solo. I can't wait for the first Disco Star-sama/Mr. Funk-san fic to show up. And listening to the talk at the end makes me want to SCREAM with love. It is too much. Arashi, you are too much. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
→ Got a desperately needed pair of new glasses, yay!
→ I lasted three whole months without fucking up my nails: possibly a new record. Then one of them got a little chip that I tried really hard to take care of but it just kind of snowballed. Now back to square one. OH WELL, that three months is giving me strength.
→ Applied to a CSU, eeehhhh?? I applied for some UCs last year and got accepted into a few of them, but in the end I realized that trying to move and go to school full-time in a new city was just an outrageous pipe dream, but this CSU is within easy commuting distance so the most difficult thing will be for me to, UGH, get my license and be comfortable driving on my own?? Typing this makes me want to vomit but I also realize in my brain that it's achievable, despite all the times I have said "I would rather move to an entirely new city that has good public transportation than start driving." I MEAN, THAT IS STILL TRUE; IN MY HEART THAT IS DEFINITELY MY PREFERRED OPTION. But I guess if I could always go with my preferred option my life would be a lot different, wouldn't it?
→ Other than planning out a post-apocalyptic epic, my current relationship with writing can be summed up with the word "meh." Right around the time I finished Kitto, I had all these aspirations about writing all ten pairs by the end of the year, but then I got busy with work and now I'm just so drained. Currently I'm in one of those of those moods where I really want to write something, but literally nothing in my WIP folder seems accessible or interesting to me right now, and I can't seem to come up with anything new that's accessible or interesting either. And by "accessible" I mean something I can see myself planning, writing, and completing within a few days, not, y'know, a post-apocalyptic epic. Writing is a mystery, y'all.
→ And now for something completely different: MY SISTER, THE OLDEST ONE, NOT HOVERSPARKLE'S MOM, IS PREGNANT??? I FOUND OUT ON INSTAGRAM, WHICH KIND OF SHOWS YOU THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE, BUT ALSO I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR HER AND HOPE IT IS THE HEALTHIEST MOST GOOD-NATURED KID AND THAT I CAN VISIT THEM ONE DAY. Also this kid's birthday, if my math is correct, will be some time around mine. THAT'S COOL WITH ME, KID! I AM HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU!!!
Okay, I think that's everything for now. I LOVE YOU GUYS! MISS YOU! HOPE YOU'RE KEEPING WARM!
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