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What Are You Happy About Today?

Stuff kept coming up today and it was a bit of a pain to deal with, but I'm happy I was able to catch up on Shaman King!! I'm already looking forward to when the third part comes out on Netflix, but I guess that's what happens when you binge the whole thing in two days, ahahah. ;v;
 
I’ve been overthinking like crazy, but a few things did make me happy today.

⬥ Seeing all of the Christmas light collectibles going around makes me happy. I enjoy seeing so many being gifted with encouraging messages.
⬥ I had a decent day at work. I’m also looking forward to working tomorrow. It shouldn’t be too busy.
⬥ I’m happy that I can sleep for a few more hours than I did last night. I didn’t get much sleep last night.
⬥ I’m also looking forward to the event announcement. I want to know more about the event this weekend!
 
Why do I have a habit of typing so many things here lol.

November 9, 2021
  • I'm working on a car drawing, but unlike the other ones I've done so far except for one, I'm getting around to outlining and (soon to be) colouring it. I've been challenging myself applying some perspective and shading skills in the last couple of months. The car in question will be mentioned when I'm done with it. I'm really liking how the lines are turning out!
  • Nice to see another forum event being held before the year finishes. I'm a little excited about what's to come!
  • Got to play Gran Turismo 6, even though it only lasted for a few minutes. There's something about driving an unsuspecting grocery getter car to the limit that I personally find to be more thrilling than a high-performance car. Speaking of which, I 100% the game a few weeks ago, but I'm still having fun trying out various cars from various decades. And I'm very glad I gave this game another chance because I found some soundtracks I haven't heard before that sounds so good, that I even play it while driving in real life. Stopping to smell the flowers help you appreciate the little things. :)
  • Feel free to skip this MASSIVE, exhaustive point. Over the past two months, I've listed the cars I spotted on the roads in a document. Looking at it, I'm glad it's a diverse list considering their country of origin, year, appearance, and most importantly, not an SUV. To give you an exact number, I spotted 37 cars. I debated whether or not to exclude some of them, but I'll just list them all anyway since I'm sure 99% will just skip through this list.
"*" indicates appearance in a Gran Turismo game, or at the very least, shares similar appearances.
"+" indicates the car has been spotted at least more than once
  1. Saab 9-3+ Prior to spotting this car, I have never seen a Saab before. Since then, I have occasionally seen them every once in a while. Fun fact: they're also the same company that makes planes and fighter jets.
  2. Saab 900 Turbo+ Another car made by Saab. Looks nice.
  3. Toyota MR2 Spyder* I saw it in a parking lot one time while I was on a short stroll. Shoutout to Gran Turismo or I wouldn't have identified it (same goes for most cars in this list)
  4. 1959 (?) Fiat 500* I was legit surprised I even got to see a classic Fiat 500 at all! Usually, I'd see the modern versions of them. The car itself looks so small in person!
  5. Volkswagen Beetle 1200*+ Another classic car I'm surprised I spotted! I've always seen newer versions of the Volkswagen Beetle, so this is pleasant to see!
  6. Chevrolet Nova SS* I saw this car while I was queuing up at an intersection. Great to see more oldies popping up on the roads.
  7. Mazda RX-7 (FC)*+ It was hard to see at first since it was always parked in between cars while on the way to pick up my sister from school. Great to know it's this car after looking it up to confirm it.
  8. Pontiac Solstice GXP*+ Lol the front view of this car looks hilarious.
  9. Citroen 2CV Type A* Admittedly, it was hard to see since it passed through an intersection while I was behind traffic. But the shape and how its rear wheels were partially covered gave it away. If it really is a Citroen 2CV, then it would be the first time spotting a car that originated from France, on top of being one of the oldest cars I've ever spotted! The history behind this car is interesting too, and you might even consider it as a French equivalent to the Volkswagen Beetle.
  10. 1988 (?) Honda Accord Coupe* Honda Accords are common from where I live, but not an old one that is.
  11. Peugeot 106 S16*+ Another French car I've spotted and it brought a smile to my face. I've always seen it parked on the side of the road while heading home. Since I live in Canada, car manufacturers like Peugeot, Citroen, and Opel are pretty much don't exist unless you live somewhere in Europe or other parts of the world.
  12. Aston Martin DB9 Coupe* I don't know what to say about this other than identifying an Aston Martin for the first time.
  13. Fisker Karma Ecosport* This is such an obscure car so the fact I've spotted it at all is a miracle on top of it being a massive failure for its reliability issues and other problems.
  14. Nissan Sentra (B13) My grandfather used to drive this car when I was younger so it caught me by surprise while I was getting gas.
  15. Ferrari 488 GTB Saw it in an IKEA parking lot in matte pink (think of Jigglypuff's colour). Apparently, there's a silly rule Ferrari themselves made up that you can't paint their cars pink. But whoever owned that car decided to be a rebel and break it anyway lol.
  16. Porsche 944 Turbo I saw it in a grocery parking lot and mistook it as a Mazda RX-7 FC haha. Nice rims, though!
  17. Chevrolet Corvette C4* I actually wouldn't be able to see this car if my parents didn't decide to change plans on the fly while I was driving and going through a different road. So I would like to thank them for being able to spot one. 😊
  18. 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI* Oh hey this is the same car that was used in Wakaliwood's Bad Black movie except it's blue. Apparently, this Subaru has a nickname of "blob eye" because of its headlights.
  19. Mazda Miata MX-5 (NC)*+ At the time of this post, there are four generations of the Mazda Miata which are NA, NB, NC, and ND. This was the last Miata generation I spotted so it is now complete!
  20. Honda Insight*+ This Honda is much less common than the Civics, Accords, and CR-Vs on the road.
  21. Abarth 500*+ It's basically a tuned-up version of a Fiat 500. Still awesome to see an Abarth, though!
  22. 1958 Chevrolet Impala To be honest, I didn't know what car it was, but I quickly saw the word 'Chevrolet' on the front which led me to find it online eventually (though I dunno why the images have a different badge on the front of the car).
  23. Honda Prelude (Fifth Generation)*+ This is another Honda that's significantly less common than the other ones I've seen on the road. It's unfortunate this name was discontinued for years now, but nice to see some people take good care of it.
  24. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C2 Convertible* Is it bad that it gave me goosebumps when I saw this car on the highway, even though I only saw the rear view of it? Because not only it's another old car, it also means I have now seen seven out of eight generations of the Chevrolet Corvette! It'll be a huge ask to find the last one. Thankfully I wasn't driving or else I wouldn't have seen it otherwise!
  25. Nissan 240ZG* It's another car that was hard to see since I was behind traffic while it was passing through. Glad I saw it from a distance before it approached the intersection.
  26. BMW i8+ I guess this is another BMW in the list I'll be able to identify without struggle lol.
  27. 2001 Acura Integra Type R*+ The headlights on this car are so goofy that I like it.
  28. Dodge Neon SRT 4*+ This is one of the less common cars I've seen from the Dodge brand. Unlike the pictures I've linked to, they don't have a rear wing, so I don't know if it's just called the Neon or if it includes 'SRT 4'.
  29. Honda CR-X (second generation)*+ Another one of the names from Honda that has been discontinued for years. Really great to see it at all.
  30. Porsche Taycan Turbo S* This is is an interesting car. Not only is it electric, but it packs a lot of power as well with at least 750HP! Aside from Tesla cars today and a few exceptions, electric cars usually don't have a lot of power to show for. I'm really interested to see what the future holds for EV vehicles since some are already faster than cars with internal combustion engines (ICE).
  31. Mclaren 570s+ I like how this car looks at the front because it's almost as if it was smiling. I'd sometimes call it a happy boi whenever I come across one.
  32. Mitsubishi i-MiEV* I never thought I'd see the day I'd spot one.
  33. 2010 Mazda 2*+ In Canada, it's called the Mazda 2 but is known as the Mazda Demio Sport in other parts of the world. What's funny about this car is that the night before spotting it, I was trying it out in Gran Turismo 6... With the exact same green colour as well. Prior to spotting this car, I haven't seen it at all and it's either Mazda 3s, Mazda 5s, and anything not a Mazda 2. Since then, I'm seeing it quite a few times now.
  34. Scion xD+ The sole reason why I wanted to list this car is that its name is pretty much that of a lettered laughing emoji. :LOL:
  35. 2003 Scion xB* If this was a Nissan, I would've called it a Nissan Rectangular Prism but it isn't lol.
  36. Volvo C30 R Design* It's great that I've spotted this car, even though I only saw the back of it for a short time.
  37. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII* Since the tenth edition of the Lancer Evolution is fairly common, seeing the eighth edition is a nice change of pace.
  • I ate food from Taco Bell with my family. The Triple Double Crunchywrap tastes SO GOOD.
  • I listened to K.K. Bashment for at least half an hour. It was randomly selected for me last week when K.K. visited my island. Best rng ever lol. If you have yet to get this song, be sure to request it!
  • The snow came down hard for the second time and made me feel relaxed.
November 10, 2021
  • Bought a burger from Burger King and enjoyed it.
  • Feel free to skip this point. While driving on the road, there was this car that came onto the same street in front of me and spotted a Mercedes GLA 250! It may not be the exact same model year, but those who played Mario Kart 8 would recognize this car. I'm genuinely surprised how the roof looks pretty low giving it a compact look compared to your typical SUV. Thankfully, the driver of the car didn't decide to throw every single Mario Kart item at me in existence lol.
  • I logged on to ACNH and sold lots of fruits and pumpkins to get myself more bells. I also decided to go on an island tour with Kappn and found vines and glowing moss to take back home to my island! The ladder I've been using since the release of this game has been rendered obsolete, at least on my own island.
  • It's been a busy day for me which I won't go into detail about, but I'm glad I've done everything that I needed to do for today.
  • I'm excited for the final Formula 1 race of the season that'll take place in Abu Dhabi this weekend. Both Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are tied on points heading into the final race, so no doubt that the two of them are feeling the pressure. And the last time where the championship is tied heading into the final race was back in 1974. That's a long time! I'm personally rooting for Max to win. However, Lewis has been putting in crucial results to keep up and I wouldn't be mad if he ended up winning his eighth world title which would break another record. Quite impressed in fact. Regardless of who wins it, it's been a great year for F1 being able to watch races that produced lots of action. This is history in the making!
  • I spotted a smooth collie and a blue merle sheltie. 🥺

Thank you for coming to my millionth Ted talk lol.
 
- Made plans to visit my friend, who is very kindly making dinner for the other three of us next Thursday night!
- I've been having pain/discomfort issues with one aspect of my body for the past few days but today the pain seems to be fading away, so I'm glad it was only a temporary thing 😅
- It's been raining here almost constantly for the past few weeks, but next week it seems like finally the rain's going to stop and we'll have some dry + sunny days
- My university isn't going to stop teaching face to face despite the new COVID regulations here! (we'll just be wearing masks + social distancing + doing regular COVID tests), glad because I think I'd go crazy if I had to learn from home, going out to uni every week has been good for me mentally
- Overall had a chill day mostly watching YouTube, and next week is the last week of uni before Christmas break, though I'm not exactly feeling very Christmas-y lol
 
Today was an extremely busy day and I had to deal with a lot of stress, but there are still a few things I'm happy about.

- I didn't have to work today.
- I got to sleep late.
- I had a good massage therapy session.
- I finished all of my Christmas shopping!
- I was able to find a couple of items my mom sold to an antique store this summer when she needed money and she immediately regretted it. So I bought them back to give her this Christmas. I hope it will make her happy!
 
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⬥ Despite hating winter and snow, this background is very nice. I think it goes surprisingly well with the forum and the hint of blue is great. I’ve been looking forward to this winter background for such a long time.
⬥ The power went out where I live. This isn’t good news, but it did make me happy that one of the rooms in my house still has working power outlets. I’m able to charge my phone, which is great.
⬥ I’m still very happy that I found a cheaper and healthier alternative to my favorite flavor of Mountain Dew: the orange mango Sparkling ICE water.
 
To be honest, I was feeling sleepy for the entire morning. Some things still made me happy, though!
  • Bought a few jars of Nutella at a grocery store. I'll be set for at least a few months!
  • Ate some yummy food from Jollibee.
  • Feel free to skip this point. I spotted a second-generation Acura NSX that's also known as a Honda NSX in other regions. I may have spotted this car way back, but I wasn't entirely sure if that was the case due to it taking place late into the evening. This time around with 100% certainty, it definitely is! It's such a shame the NSX sold poorly since other cars in the market provided much better options and that it wasn't anything like the first generation.
  • I logged on to ACNH once again and was treated with snow on my island AND the northern lights! Today also happens to be Sterling's birthday and gifted him a viking top which was pretty much his default clothing in previous games. The best part? He absolutely loved the gift I gave him! I'd sometimes call him a winter eagle since snow is finally on the ground on his birthday. 😊
 
☾ Nintendo sent me another survey! I love filling these out. ^^
☾ I got a heavier blanket! It doesn't have any sort of filling like a lot of weighted blankets do, but it weighs a bit more than a normal blanket, so I'm hoping it'll have a good effect on some of the issues I've got going on.
☾ Played a little ACNH for the first time in a while today and got a few things done!
 
I'm rather close to finish farming an end-game item in AQW which makes me happy because I've been doing it on and off for months and I finally just have to complete a couple of quests x amount of times now!

(The item is Sepulchure's DoomKnight Armor/sdka, you can look up a guide if you want to know how tedious it is lol)
 
I'm happy I was able to get my flu shot yesterday after trying to go for a while with no success (my work schedule doesn't exactly match up well with the pharmacy schedule). My partner got his flu shot as well which he initially wasn't going to but he got it just to make me happy and it does make me happy :)
 
- I did well at work and have the next two days off.
- Got yet another compliment on how I smell. It’s because I take good care of my hygiene as well as my David Beckham cologne that I have (that also seems to never run out, lol).
- Going to be applying for a WFH job and a banking job that I’m interested in. Looking forward to seeing if either of them stick.
- The Dallas Cowboys are currently destroying the Washington football team 24-0.
- New Demon Slayer episode.
- Came home to my room to find my kitty, Lulu, napping in my basket. :giggle:
 
Always good to see you all post about good things going on with your life, even if they are small or big moments.

Honestly my day has been kind of sluggish since I've had to babysit most of the day on the only day I have off, but I did manage to finish a chapter on a story that I am writing. Should probably proofread it just to be sure. But it's always a good feeling having done something semi-productive like that.
 
Holla said:
Finished wrapping the remaining of my Christmas presents. One of my favourite things about Christmas nowadays is seeing the reaction of others opening the gifts I got them. Which is basically the opposite of what I thought as a kid.
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I feel that haha. I like giving gifts. Not going to lie though, getting a few gifts never hurts lol. I still have a few to wrap myself, but I did get started early on with the bulk. And I managed to do some shopping online after Thanksgiving. Woke up an hour before I had to go to work and just got some good deals. I was tired, but it was worth it!
 
Today I am happy because:

- I didn't have to work today.
- I got to sleep late.
- I didn't have to go out at all today, which was a relief after Christmas shopping yesterday.
- My father-in-law's presents arrived in the mail today.
- My dog lay with me on the couch for a while.
- I had pizza for lunch and dinner today.
- I've had a shower and I'm wearing brand-new pajamas, so I feel nice and cosy.
- The TBT Christmas event has started and I am overjoyed by the collectibles. So many beautiful choices!
 
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