Shellzilla_515
F1 fan who loves onions
Goodness gracious, this might be the largest post you've ever made in this thread, Meri! That's quite a huge haul of presents you have there. I wouldn't mind taking the mango tea and trying it out since mangoes are one of my favourite fruits. Also, I misread Verona as Veronica, so she may have turned into a strawberry jam cookie rip.I'll most likely be back with things I'm happy about today later this evening, but wanted to catch up on posting for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! c:
☾ We visited with family on the 24th and celebrated Christmas at home yesterday! Some of our relatives couldn't make it on Christmas Eve, so we left their presents with my grandparents so they could pick them up later, but my grandparents and everyone who was there seemed to really like their gifts!! ;v; I'm also thrilled with everything I got across both days!!
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From grandparents/extended family:
-Red beanie and matching gloves!! They're really soft and the gloves are touchscreen-friendly, which is super convenient!
-Mint/sky blue sweatshirt and a white sweatshirt with ribbon pattern! The one with the black ribbons was shedding a lot alkfdgjfd so hopefully that clears up in the washI'm wearing the other one now and they both fit nicely!
-Black double-bow hairclip!! I was honestly thinking about cutting my hair soon but I might have to reconsider now, because it seems like this would be easier to wear in long hair and it's so pretty ;w; I've been trying to accessorize more when I go out, so this was perfect!!
-Box of assorted teas! My dad also got some tea, and as per our usual arrangement, I traded him the Earl Grey I got for the green teas he got LOL. I haven't tried all of mine yet, but the ginger peach, Christmas spice, and regular green are really good! There's also Moroccan mint, passion fruit, honey lemon, vanilla chai, and mango tea!I've never liked mango anything though so I will probably pass that box onto someone else
-Classic world map trunk/suitcase!! I love love love the look of old maps so this was super perfectIt feels pretty sturdy/nicely-made too!
-A set of twelve brush markers with two tips! It's got a nice selection of colors and I'm sure it'll come in handy for crafts!
-Cat Christmas ornament and Christmas kitty napkins!! We don't have a tree anymore and didn't do any decorating this year, but hopefully we can put the ornament out next year!
-Battery-powered fairy lights!! I love fairy lights and got to test them out yesterday; they covered a lot of space and are nice and bright! I love how cozy fairy lights make my room feel ;w;
-Floral candle and lemon custard body wash! I lit the candle yesterday and I really like the scent, though my nose is sensitive and it got a little strong, so I had to put it out after a few hours ;; It's lovely in small doses though!
-Santa mug (it's huge!!), small tin of Danish butter cookies (MY BELOVED), and some Haribo gummies!
From my parents:
-Larger tin of Danish butter cookies (I am so happy!! these things are so amazing!), strawberry Verona jam cookies (I love these too!!), and boxes of two cookies I hadn't tried before—red currant & cherry puff pastries, and raspberry tartelettes!! I already tried bothas you can see from the open boxesand they're both delicious! The puff pastries are very lightly sweet, so they might be my favorites.
-ANIMAL CROSSING ISABELLE SWITCH LITE!!! I've already got it partially set up, but once I'm done with Lostglade, I am so so excited to start making my dream second island, Dandyland, a reality!!It's going to be ridiculous and beautiful... I might attempt a more dedicated island journal for it but. knowing my track record with Lostglade's journal I make no promises
-Grey sweater!! It's super soft and fits me perfectly; I wore it yesterday and honestly wished I could've worn it today too LOL
-Litwick, Chandelure, Phantump, Dusknoir, and Herdier Pokémon Sitting Cuties plushes!!
-Also my parents clearly picked up on my recent obsession with itemLabel, because they got me a cow Peepy (he stole Christmas two years ago), two Sucklets, and a mystery Munmun bag!! ;w; I got the Glee Munmun, but he has a yellow nose instead of the standard pink?? he is very special and currently climbing the corner of my wall. the order also came with a sticker!!
☾ I also got some spending money, which has funded more itemLabel plushes and my preorder of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma!! ;v; I don't import things nearly as often as I used to sobs but I went for the European limited edition!! the box art is far superior to the North American Earth Dancer edition imo. v glad region locks are a thing of the past
☾ My parents and I watched SolidarityGaming's and Skizzleman's Minecraft Guess the Build videos!!
☾ I started another sketch (my WIPs are piling up... help) and I'm really happy with how it's coming along!! I only have a bit left so I'll probably finish that today ( ･ ᗜ ･ )b
☾ The reveal for Balverine's Secret Santa event happened yesterday!! I got lovely art of one of my characters from spawnpoint, and was included in -Blue-'s adorable group Peanuts-style art!! ;w; It was so much fun looking through everyone's pieces and seeing their reactions, and I'm so glad Airysuit liked the art I did for her!!
☾ I love the revealed gift collectibles from the Season of Giving event!! and just v happy about all the money raised for charity. I also got a stocking from BetsySundrop, and I'm really happy that Digi and Xara liked the stockings I made for them!! I wish I'd had the time/energy to do more stockings, they were a lot of fun to work on ;v;
ok this post is a mile long now but I think?? that's everything?? hopefully I'm not forgetting anything but I should be back later this evening anyway!!
Hehehehe I don't mind being pinged yet again, Suguri! It makes me so happy that my drawing (and the other variations) left you with lasting happiness.
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This post is going to be all over the place, but I'll put some stuff that made me happy in the past few days and today.
December 23, 2024 to December 27, 2024
- I went out with my coworkers for dinner and headed to a restaurant! We ate a lot of sushi while I also had fried rice to go along with it! The restaurant had fries too, so I had to take some as well lol.
- From the 24th to the 27th, I was off from work for four days straight.
- I cooked spaghetti while my mother baked apple pie!
- On the 25th, the drawings from Secret Santa organized by @/Balverine were finally revealed! I'm saying this bit again, but it makes me so very happy that Suguri really liked the drawing I made for her. As for myself, I'm happy that @/-Mars- made a drawing for me as I immediately recognized their art style. Another pleasant surprise is that @/-Blue- made a drawing featuring other members in the style of Peanuts! They captured the style very well.
Oh look, it's Pag-asa and Bones at The Roost!
From left to right, top to bottom, you can see @/S.J., @/Dunquixote, @/CylieDanny, @/Firesquids, @/Xara, @/Aquilla, @/azurill, @/.: Meri :. @/Balverine, @/Roxxy, @/Suguri, Shellzilla_515 (wait, that's me lol), and @/xSuperMario64x! -Blue- wanted to draw more people, but he was running tight on time, unfortunately. If he had loads of time, he could potentially have done TBT's version of "Everyone Is Here!" from Smash Bros. Ultimate lol.
- I watched The Mummy with my mother and sister. It was two hours long, but still a good movie to watch.
- I went on a car stroll with my sister and had a good time since there weren't too many cars on the road.
- I bought a bunch of stuff from the grocery store. I'm glad to get most of the stuff out of the way since my family and I are going to cook lots of food on New Year's Eve.
- I got a notification here very early in the morning that @/Xara gifted me a red toy car collectible after the reveal of gift collectibles. Like no way, really?! It made me happy to see it show up in my inventory, especially after reading the message how she first thought of me when the gift collectibles got revealed. And while I'm at it, @/xSuperMario64x and @/Suguri did the same thing a couple of days prior! Wow. Thank you guys.
- This point is kinda lengthy, so feel free to skip it. It's my first day back at work from my four day break, but it's been very chill thankfully. However, one main highlight for me was that... I got to do an oil change on a 2015 Ford Mustang GT! Uh, what?!? I know the Mustang itself is already hype on its own, but to the surprise of no one who reads my posts in this thread, I'm more happy with the fact that this is the EXACT same car I can drive in Gran Turismo 7 aside from a few differences. The significant difference is that the one I worked on is automatic while the one from the game is manual. But yes, it's pretty great seeing it up and close changing its oil (even though one of my coworkers helped because he was just as hyped as me. And yes, I told him how I can virtually drive the Mustang in a video game lol.).
- Played Gran Turismo 7 and completed a race. I also drove the aforementioned Mustang. As for how accurate it sounds? Not quite entirely sure since I didn't rev its real counterpart high in the first place. I'll just say it sounds close enough at just over 1k RPM lol.
Yup, even the paint scheme and wheel rims are the same!
- I had pizza for dinner. The place where my mother got it from somehow gave her the wrong pizza, but they eventually gave her the right one that she ordered.
I find it funny how a few days ago, some of us here on TBT got a pizza collectible hehehe.
, I need to get 80% done to get all the primogems. I don’t think I’ll be able to in the short time, but I did get to 40% when I didn’t think I could, so I’ll see. I won’t sweat it though if I don’t; my fault for being away from the game 
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