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What Are You Happy About Today?

I am happy about something but considering something that happened, I don’t know if I have the right to be happy since I messed up and have not read a message that i should but am waiting to read when I don’t feel like I’m going to have any more mental breakdowns. :/

Anyways I am happy that I’m comfortable talking to some more people or at least for right now. :) I have trouble jumping in conversations or starting them. Been failing at expressing myself lately without it hurting people and always had issues fitting in.
 
I haven't been having the best week but here's to looking for the positives.

-I curled my hair last night! I put some rollers in before bed so I had curly hair today which has been fun 🥰 I also did my makeup today because I felt like it! I used a holiday themed eyeshadow palette despite it being the middle of summer. It's so cute though and I love getting to use it!

-Paid the car insurance today! Not super exciting but at least that's done now

-A few days or so ago I finished watching The Owl House with my girlfriend and it was so cute! I am now impatiently awaiting season 2 to come to Canadian Disney+ 💕

And that's really it. I need to go grocery shopping this weekend which I'm not super excited about but maybe I'll pick up a few treats.
 
I had an easy day of work today and I found out that there are no implementations planned for next week. That means I should have some extra time to get things in order before my vacation the first week of August. Yep, I timed my vacation so it would align with the beginning of the next TBT event to give myself more time to participate. I'm looking forward to both the time off and whatever the event has in store for us.

I had some quiet time at home this evening so I worked on my poem and I think it's finally finished. It's the first lengthy poem I've written in a very long time and I held myself to stricter rules that I usually do when writing it, so I'm proud to have completed it.
 
Quite a few things made me happy today :):
  • Me and my sister went for a walk in sunny weather yet again! We changed up the path for a change of scenery. We even saw a few doggos of different breeds and sizes. Oh, I saw a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X too. Other than that, it was a sea of SUVs and Honda Fits lol. The walk lasted for an hour and a half before we went back home.
  • While I was lurking on Reddit (don't @ me lol), I came across a post that was linked to the Mercedes AMG F1 team Instagram account where they recreated Gran Turismo 3's menu style. Let's just say they got so many things right to capture the same feel or else I'd be here for quite a while. Here is a video of the said game scrolling through the menu (you don't need to watch the whole thing). As a person who first played Gran Turismo 3 at a very young age, this made me really happy. I'll provide further context in a spoiler for those who are interested. By the way, the game is 20 years old. Did it really go by that quickly?!
It was made to celebrate Lewis Hamilton's eighth win (though controversial) at Silverstone which is why you see the number 8 at the beginning. Bahrain, Portimao, Barcelona, and Silverstone scrolled through at the beginning refers to Hamilton's wins so far in the 2021 F1 season. After loading, the 'game' then scrolls horizontally showcasing his wins at Silverstone throughout his F1 career. You might then ask yourself, "Hey, wouldn't the devs who made Gran Turismo be unhappy with this?". To answer that question, Lewis Hamilton is partnered with them. In fact, the side of his cap shows the title of the series proving it, so the people at Mercedes most likely got permission from the developers to imitate the style.

For the controversy on Hamilton's win, it happened when he made contact with Max Verstappen (who is his rival for the championship). His rival ended up crashing out from the race while Hamilton carried on safely. Thankfully, Verstappen came out fine even though he hit the wall at a high speed. Despite Hamilton getting a time penalty for the incident, he still managed to win the race. This sparked anger among many people due to the incident to the point that some even said racist stuff to him over on social media. Disappointed, but not surprised. This is why I stayed away from various content relating to it or I'll get caught up in the drama. While I do understand the frustration from some people, stirring up hate is NOT the way to go. Personally, I have moved on from this drama, but some people just don't want to let go.
  • Watched some more old Top Gear video clips to laugh my head off.
  • Played on my Switch and PS3.
  • I heard a selection of video game music was played during the opening ceremony of the 2021 (or 2020? Idk) Tokyo Olympic Games. I didn't see it live, but I looked at the list of the music used and saw a couple of familiar names. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of a soundtrack from the Ace Combat series. More particularly, it's called First Flight from Ace Combat 5 - The Unsung War. Which is fitting because it plays near the start of the game lol. I even had to look up videos to make sure. The reason why I was pleasantly surprised is that Ace Combat is already a niche video game series on its own, it's one of my favourite game series to play where I get to fly planes (this is where I got the name Aurelia for my New Horizons island), and that it's getting some recognition on pretty much a world stage that would potentially gain some new fans. Heck, the composer (Keiki Kobayashi) who made the soundtrack genuinely didn't know it would be played and brought him happiness!
  • Ate a burger and fries from Burger King for dinner.
 
-I found Raymond in New Horizons!! It was another really fast hunt too—only seven tickets! I'm so happy to have the business kitty moving in. ^^ I thought I'd have a much harder time finding him.
-In general, today was just fairly nice and chill. Yesterday I was pretty busy and felt really run-down by late afternoon, so getting to take things a little easier today was really nice.
 
today wasn’t as good as the last few days were but it wasn’t bad, either!

☾ was able to tidy up my room a bit.
☾ saw a few new clips from the suicide squad! august 6th really can’t come fast enough. 😭
☾ added a new clothing item to my acnh catalog.
☾ my kitty was vocal with me today. <3
☾ 3 new chapters of a fanfic that i’ve been reading were published! i haven’t read them yet but i’m super excited to do so. 😊
 
Had a pretty good birthday! Indulged in lots of homemade cake and peanut butter fudge, chilled out and relaxed outside on the deck for some time. Just a nice and quiet day with the occasional well wishes from friends and family both online and offline. I wasn't expecting any presents, but got a few from some friends. A couple of drawings, a game on steam and an insane Godzilla vinyl figure that my nephew pre-ordered for me (the price of it made me want to keel over honestly). Hopefully the rest of my weekend goes just as well.
 
NefariousKing said:
Had a pretty good birthday! Indulged in lots of homemade cake and peanut butter fudge, chilled out and relaxed outside on the deck for some time. Just a nice and quiet day with the occasional well wishes from friends and family both online and offline. I wasn't expecting any presents, but got a few from some friends. A couple of drawings, a game on steam and an insane Godzilla vinyl figure that my nephew pre-ordered for me (the price of it made me want to keel over honestly). Hopefully the rest of my weekend goes just as well.
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Happy birthday, friend! 🥳🎂

I’m enjoying this VA’s server that I joined and am already beginning to feel a little comfortable chatting (still got a lot of anxiety though 😅); a lot of people have made me feel really welcome and when I was worrying about being awkward in chat so many spoke up to reassure me. I honestly wasn’t expecting that and was going to eventually delete what i wrote because i was embarrassed for saying anything since maybe people didn’t even notice aside from one that was like “uh okay” when i tried jumping in a conversation >< still am so embarrassed about that. Looking forward to the stream tonight if there is one tonight. He is so funny and kind ☺. I never had much interest in Zelda but I am really enjoying watching him play and voice over skyward sword. Another VA is doing that as well, though with more silly voiceovers. Very interesting to see their different play styles and them voicing over the the dialogue differently. I love VAs so much and hearing them voicing over stuff even just for fun. ☺ And they chat with the fans which is really cool! I can’t wait! May post here again after the stream, but wanted to post what I am looking forward to and made me happy recently :).

Last night I commented on a beautiful Fire Emblem fan art that was retweeted by a VA and I got a response and like from both the artist and the VA. I know it is kinda silly to be happy about that but I get so nervous about my replies and tweet so it made me happy to know I wasn’t being annoying, stupid or awkward. sorry my self esteem is pretty bad.

A bit late (sorry; wasn’t feeling good enough to make a post here) @Roxxy and @xara both sent me kitty pictures since I’ve been feeling down lately. Thanks you two! 🥺💜
 
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I've had a nice, relaxing day today after such a long, busy day yesterday and slept for 11 hours last night o_O I was really struggling because of the extreme heat, but it seems things have cooled down a little today.

I played some Pokemon Shield, which I restarted 2 days ago, and was super pleased to get a Timid nature Toxel after only a few soft resets! I also had a shower and tried some really nice hazelnut flavour coffee.

My dad liked his birthday presents (4 bottles of fancy cider and a shot glass from Scotland). We're going out for his birthday dinner in a few hours!
 
I sat out in the sun for half an hour and read, slowly working on getting over my agoraphobia. And I'm sure getting all the vitamin D from the sun helps a lot with my mood. :)

I feel good, I slept great last night I think because I took a long walk during the day and also cleaned some so more physical activity made me tired. My legs are sore today but that's good, I'm trying to get in better shape.
I'm going to try making stir fried tofu for the first time tonight, hoping it comes out good!
Talked to my sister on the phone today, which was nice. She's bringing me some ice cream tomorrow.
Going to get a bit more cleaning in today then relax for awhile :)
 
My sister told me yesterday to play the Google doodle game that's going on right now. I tried it today and I surprisingly had fun playing the game. I was also surprised by the amount of effort put into it. The pixel sprites and the animation look really good!

Out of the blue, my head told me to go watch some Mr. Bean video clips. The humour may be different to my usual tastes, but I still had many giggles watching them.

In the evening, I was tempted to do some gaming, but I resisted the urge and practised doing some animation instead. Once again, it's only simple ones trying to get the space, timing, and volumes right. The majority of the objects I did weren't done before and did some motions that I simply observed in real life and in games. Needless to say, I had fun doing it!
 
today was a pretty good day! i’m really happy and thankful that my entire week has been good so far. 😊 hopefully i don’t jinx myself by saying this LOL.

☾ did a few animal crossing trades! @Mairen even sent some extra tbt my way, which made my day and was very kind of them! thank you again. @Ghoste also complimented my island and was lovely to interact with, which made me really happy as well. <3
☾ saw a few new mini trailers for the suicide squad from other countries! my excitement increases more and more every day — i’m so excited for august 6th!
☾ had a nice nap earlier. i honestly didn’t even realize that i had fallen asleep until i woke up lol but i’m not complaining. i’d been up for almost 24 hours, so i’m just happy that i managed to get some rest. 😅
 
Missed a couple of days, but here's what's new:
On Thursday...
I watched some more star trek with my dad
I started working on a project that's inspired by the upcoming camping event! It should be done by tomorrow!


@LittleMissPanda drew this masterpiece for me:
Kourage the Koopa and Hope the Luma.jpg


Nothing that notable happened yesterday, but here's what made me happy today:
I got to talk to my grandma agian! She's doing OK, currently on quarantine from visiting my aunt in vrignia, but i'm still glad I got to talk to her. I'll probably be able to visit her sometime in early August.

Began outlining the project, and it's going to feature other users! Who it will feature... well it's a surprise but I'll give you some hints.
It will feature:
A meme creator
A excellent artist's oc
A great mod
And a bird in black
Kourage and hope
Possibly someone else????
And... cooking!
That's all I can share without spoiling it 🙂
Played some super mario 3d world and am very close to collecting all the green stars! I believe I have 20 left to go! It will take a bit to get them, but I'm glad I got this far in the game.
Got to get a DVD of season 4 of the boondocks so I can finally watch it!
 
NefariousKing said:
Had a pretty good birthday! Indulged in lots of homemade cake and peanut butter fudge, chilled out and relaxed outside on the deck for some time. Just a nice and quiet day with the occasional well wishes from friends and family both online and offline. I wasn't expecting any presents, but got a few from some friends. A couple of drawings, a game on steam and an insane Godzilla vinyl figure that my nephew pre-ordered for me (the price of it made me want to keel over honestly). Hopefully the rest of my weekend goes just as well.
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Sorry this is late, but happy birthday dude! Glad you had a great one! Peanut butter fudge (and just most things PB are great!)

@Koopadude100 That drawing you got commissioned is awesome! Kind of wish I had a popsicle myself now. It's so dang hot. And the story you're brainstorming sounds pretty cool! It's always fun to create something like that. I kind stories I've been working on hold, but I can't wait to get back to them when I get the time. It's awesome to be creative like that!
 
NefariousKing said:
Had a pretty good birthday! Indulged in lots of homemade cake and peanut butter fudge, chilled out and relaxed outside on the deck for some time. Just a nice and quiet day with the occasional well wishes from friends and family both online and offline. I wasn't expecting any presents, but got a few from some friends. A couple of drawings, a game on steam and an insane Godzilla vinyl figure that my nephew pre-ordered for me (the price of it made me want to keel over honestly). Hopefully the rest of my weekend goes just as well.
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Happy belated birthday! 😊 Glad that you had a lowkey day to yourself! That peanut butter fudge sounds heavenly.

The last work week was exhausting, so I'm super behind on practicing gratitude. 😅

- Won some TBT in @Saitama's giveaway -- thanks so much! 💜
- Found Sherb on a Nook Mile island last night after almost forgetting that I could go island hopping before RNG took over.
- Finished a PowerPoint this afternoon that had been on my mind and causing anxious thoughts. I'll be running it by my development team tomorrow for any adjustments before presenting to exec management on Tuesday.
- Watched not one, not two, but three movies from the MCU this weekend. Next up will be Ant-Man!
- Small win, but I'm almost certain I can rule out dairy as something that makes my cycle worse. I don't mind taking protein powder with oat milk, but I find it tastes awful in soy milk, which I love on its own.
 
I'm getting ice cream today, looking forward to it! Also, last night I successfully cooked some tofu with rice and veggies, and ate it. I have leftovers that I've been eating today. It's definitely not the best, but I have no experience cooking with it so I'll have to try out some different spices and stuff with it. I'm not vegetarian and don't plan on becoming vegetarian, but I sometimes don't feel like eating meat even though it's good and I do love it, but I have a weird thing with textures and some meat is an issue and triggers my anxiety so I decided to start getting tofu. And I'm trying to eat a bit healthier. I'll still eat meat though. Just less often. :)
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KittenNoir said:
I’m drinking a glass of wine and eating some nachos 😊


Another thing to add: I am seeing a good friend this week I am so excited :)
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Wine and nachos sounds great! :)
 
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