Cables

 

  It's worth mentioning that I had to peel myself away from Genshin Impact to write today. Is it that good of a game? Objectively... for the amount of content there is for a free game that's cross console/pc/mobile, yeah. Yeah, it really is. Have I been gacha'd? A little. That's where personal responsibility comes in. I haven't hit the triple A title price tag, which I think would be completely fair if I'm being frank, but the amount I did spend... I'm content with for now lol. I compare it to serotonin levels when going out to eat. It's temporary, but it makes you feel good. So fuck it.

SO. WOOO. Here we go.

First thing's first; LootAnime box was garbage. I got the October one because they were like LOOK. JUNJI ITO!

This was the only Junji Ito item in the whole box... a sticker. Tf. Their marketing team and me are on bad terms, probably forever. The rest of the stuff was garbage tier. Never again.

Moving along ^_^

Stuff went down this past week. Pleasant stuff. Chicken however, did not accept Kyubey's request to sign a contract with him, and become a Magical... girl..

Gluttony went unchecked throughout;

Lifa and his whisky...
He gets samples of whisky to try. While I am not a big whisky fan, I indulge. After developing a palate for picking up profiles and notes in black coffee, whisky tasting provides a similar experience my pansy ass can sufficiently appreciate.

There was one from India, Japan, and Australia.
The Japanese whisky was... it tasted exactly like something a business man would drink with colleagues. It was smooth, light, airy, didn't have a huge bite, and barely herbal.
The India one was obvious. Flavors. From fucking everywhere. Just. Smashed into your taste buds. Rich. Smokey. But floral. Was good.
The Australian one... I can't remember lol. I do remember not hating it, though. So that's good-ish.

I followed up with eggnog and cap'n morgs. Cuz. November.

Followed by some tasteful Flash content

I don't remember why we busted out the champagne. I think it was because it was like, Tuesday.

Lifa got Jean on his first roll. RNGeesus is a cruel mistress

So the gluttony thing..
I've never had chanko nabe.
This last week, idk what bit Lifa in the ass but he was on a foodie roll and went all out. But uh... yeah I could eat this stuff forever. It was really, really, really good. And I learned that sumo wrestlers eat like 10 bowls of this a day.

We need to restock on Sake

Yeah and then the next day he wanted to make fried rice. Apparently, his first attempt was a goof.
I served as ingredient and ratio advisor.

And, yknow, instead of using the stove, why not just do it at the table, next to tons of bottles of booze. It's fine
I'm not even mad lol, it was cute

Oh, so Chicken made appointments for us to go get flu shots. I didn't wanna. But after getting the flu earlier this year in March, I'm not taking any chances. Especially with mask-hating jabronies walking around everywhere. It also was a trip to go pick up his Shadowlands CE. 2 for 1 special!
Was super easy

But I have a gross phobia of syringes and shots

'But Cynth, how tf does that make sense?' you might wonder. Well...
with piercings... I see the needle exit my body as quickly as it punctured it. Takes less than a second. When it doesn't, I STILL see the bevel of the needle... not idling inside my flesh at the whim of blind depth perception. It freaks me out that syringe needles just.... stay inside my flesh for however long... this long, invasive, painful, sharp foreign body.
'Wow, what a hypocrite you are, Cynth! Isn't that exactly what a piercing is?' Good question!
No. That's not what a piercing is, in theory. A piercing is the puncturing of flesh in order to create a canal for jewelry placement. Jewelry is a foreign body, but it is mapped out, localized, controlled, and I know where that foreign body will rest and heal.
With shots, the needle punctures my flesh, and idk how deep the needle will go, idk if it's going through muscle, into veins, how long it's gonna stay in my flesh, what if I move? what if I SNEEZE? It's gonna move around, and it's gonna hurt, because my muscles tense up. When you get blood drawn.... UGH. OH GOD. GET IT OUT. GROSS. NO.
The piercing instrument, a laser cut beveled needle guided by a professional, punctures and exists the controlled area in less than a second. That's my argument, and I'm stickin to it!

So yeah, that was awful and I couldn't even look at her. Chicken went first. Notice he's looking at her DURING. Eugh. I started screeching, squeaking, dry heaving, all of the above. She was cute, she called me his wife looolol. "You're freaking out your wife" LOL she thought HE was freaking me out, PRECIOUS. HIM, NOT HER. HAAAHAHAHAHHA *dies*

Umm... so if you're never seen a Dr. Manhattan drink, it'd be this

I couldn't find the glowing ice cube that we have, but uh... when I do, you'll be exposed to it. Consider this a prototype.

Burgers. There's never a shortage of impromptu burgers.

Tis a good night.

Homdray always poupons his burgers.

We revisited the monkey bars place again from last time.
A part of me was hoping the random dude who was working out would be there this time. I'd scream.
He wasn't.

These bozos lol

I'm relieved to tell that no one got hurt this time! We were too paranoid

SO paranoid in fact, that they couldn't climb the rope all the way up again loool

Weeee PS5 stuff
Admittedly, I've never been a console person. The comfort of a desk, my hands and arms fulled engaged with the keyboard and mouse, my own private little corner/area... too comfy to steer away from. I like the closeness of a PC set up.
With a console... the monitor is so far awayyyy, my limbs feel confined. That's just me. If I were to get my own next gen console now, I'd have to make room for it at my desk and set it up there, as though it were another computer. Which is pointless.
But Chicken was happy to grab one

His and, too obviously, hers

The cool thing was that he was able to pre-order it and have it shipped. No yucky store visits, no sir!
When Ghostwire: Tokyo comes out though... I'll probably hog it a bit :3

Oh I just read that it's coming out for PC. JUST JOKES, THEY CAN HOG

SO
Almost all my seedlings died.
Behold

Sigh.

The only ones that didn't were in the bigger pots. What I'm theorizing is that the heat from the lights attached beneath the shelf may have contributed to drying them out. The cilantro on the same shelf, in a larger pot, is doing just fine. So... gonna start over from square one. But this time, once they sprout, I'll put them in larger pots.
It's a learning process but damn. Everything was going so well! Next batch tho. But the most important ones... cilantro and basil.. they're going strong and honestly I can live with that.
But those sunflowers are cute, so I wanna grow em lol


So... Homdray and Lifa been playing lots of Demon Souls

"Take a shot every time you die"

This is what I come downstairs to the next morning

Forgive my unfinished Frollo doodle

hullo

Friday the 13th was a day to remember. I hadn't even realized what day it was. And when I did, it was meh.
Fun story time: I've never watched any of the Friday the 13th movies. The end. Slasher flicks don't appeal to me. While I do sympathize with his grudge, 13 movies about it doesn't.. it just... doesn't really... y'know? I don't care.

Anywho, that day was cool. I was supposed to have this done, as I always post on Fridays, but something happened.
One of those things being... Lifa split and went to go swimming at like 8 at night

Chicken was worried about leaving him alone lol, so we went over and kept him company while he did water stuff. Cuz like. Hawai'i. msorry.

Turns out, this is a pool we have access to! And it's huge, heated, and deserted! So uh... we gonna cash in on that! It was cold last night, but that water... damn. I didn't go in, but wanted to. It was like a toasty bath water temp.

After his swim, Lifa treated us to a celebratory KBBQ dinner

To celebrate our engagement ^_^

It's not often that I burrito onto the bed and whine for attention, but this ... this was tactical. He was working, but I had a plan.
And I asked him. And he was down. So we're good.
A few weeks ago, I went to see his fam and formally talked with them about asking for his hand and some minor things. They're down. I think his mom almost cried. I did.
My family's BEEN down, they love him so much. Apparently my dad had already given his blessing just between him and Chicken.
So I was almost ready to get him a ring, when one day I was trynna be slick and gauge his ring size using the other ring I gave him that he wears on his pinky, and asking where one of my rings was- because I genuinely misplaced it. And we got to talking about rings- when he says that he'd like a silicone ring if he were to wear one. It'd prevent mishaps and accidents while working on the cars. This was a huge oversight on my end. So... silicone it is.

He said yes
heeeeee :D

Slipped the ring on his finger. I wonder if he was surprised at it lol. I had a nice one lined out for him, which I'm still considering getting him, but like... why lol. I guess he could wear both, and switch them out? Idk.
So... shortly after, I think I was playing Genshin Impact, he comes over and takes my hand. That's when he holds my ring finger and puts on this.... beautiful... cable management band on my finger. Also black. Also silicone. We matched! 

 

HULLO, I AM CABLES.

 

Best ring ever. He wants to get me a frufru ring, but this honestly is wonderful, and hilariously metaphoric, and cute. Fuckin NERD LOL

Our engagement rings have the best lore. Ever.
This is reminding me of the promise ring I got from my bf after high school graduation. It was so frufru and validating, and I wanted everyone to know he was MINE and I am HIS.

But now... the wisdom of age is undeniable. I AM CABLES

It's been cool though. The support from everyone has been so touching. I didn't think people would come out, but they have. And it's just nice. The coolest part tho is that... this feels chill, and right. Comfortable. Cozy. Warm. There's no... idk. Like, it doesn't feel like we have to make a huge public thing about it in order to make it feel real. It just is, and has been, and it's dope.
Believe it or not, I'm pretty private about personal affairs. So... I'm very thankful to everyone, all family, friendos, colleagues, everyone that showed us love ^_^ UWU

That said... we're having poke for dinner and I finally hit Adventure Rank 29, there's shit waiting for me. HAPPY WEEKEND.
Hope everyone is chillin

COVID-19 is getting worse, mask-up

MY NEW MANGA WAS FINALLY PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND IT'S ON ITS WAY HERE
I AM NOT ENGAGED, I AM CABLES
OK BYE

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  Incoming Genshin Impact dump. To those who don't play it, good for you. Keep away. It's good. I hate it. Alright.
So. This is really stupid.
Probably gonna start little segments in these posts for a "it's not that deep" section. Because it's not, but ... here I am.

ANYWAY. Yeah, so Xiangling irritates me. She shouldn't, because she loves food. What happened? Well... her writers really could've done without the "ooh this animal is thought to be extinct, and it's lucky we came across it LETS COOK IT IT'LL BE DELICIOUS- I'LL COOK ANYTHING TO DEMONSTRATE I CAN MAKE A DELICIOUS MEAL OUT OF ANYTHING" dialog and character arc...

Context: you have to help her find meat for a cooking contest. She's a chef who is passionate about cooking anything and everything-this is stressed a lot, implying that her moral compass is turned off when it comes to cooking.
So you go to a dungeon and clear out a boss, and come across a frozen animal. This animal was thought to be extinct. She starts going off about how extinct animal meat would make her dish for the contest a sure way to impress and win. She wants to gloat about being the only chef who used extinct animal meat to prepare her prize-winning dish.
The options were to just go along with what she was doing.
Wtf kind of way of thinking is that? And then, when you get back to the village and help her cook- the dialog continues, she wins this cooking contest or whatever, and the judge is all like.. .
"wow this was so good, but how will you make more? since the animal is actually extinct now?"

and she's like,
"oh it's fine. I'LL JUST SUBSTITUTE WHATEVER ELSE, IT'LL TASTE THE SAME"

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT

.... I just wanna talk to the writers and ask them some questions. Like, what the fuck is wrong with you?

Sigh... there are some cultures that'll eat literally any animal, especially if they're tied to lore or medicinal beliefs, rarity, delicacy, etc, no questions asked. As a Westerner... that's kinda farfetched to me. And I recognize that. So maybe that's where my objection stems from. But man. Idk. It just really got under my skin lol. The gloating especially. And the first thing that came to mind was shark-fin soup. The fin itself adds no flavor to the soup or broth- it's just a really really expensive delicacy. And. It's a cruel practice. But... yeah. I guess... that's how I correlated it. Senselessness in the name of cuisine.

Yeah, it's not that deep.

idc about Paimon tho lol

Moving along :D
Have you ever lit a match with your teeth?

Saved our progress last weekend during Brother Lifa's visit, at the bonfire. Idk how the topic came up, but attempting to light a match with everything but the match box became a fun challenge. Here is how it went:

Looooolololll

He did such a good job, he scared himself hahaha

Apparently, the fumes taste like.. fumes. Imagine! But uh, it can be done. And it startled the shit out of everyone lolol

Homdray surprised us with these. What a nerd

The Great Fall of Lifa |

It was a lovely morning. For breakfast, he prepared spam, eggs, and rice for everyone ala Hawai'i.

That day was fun.
That evening was a goof

We've been going for night walks. And the last few have ended up in playgrounds.
This time around, we came across these separate monkey bars and climbing rope thing near the playground, and ... just started climbing shit. Because we're us.

There was a dude there who was very obviously in the middle of a work out. He saw us and just kinda stopped and leaned back against one of the bars. Idk if he was taking a break, felt uncomfortable, or decided to watch us being jabronies.

So Lifa climbs the rope all the way to the top. And then Homdray climbs the rope all the way to the top. I jump onto the top and dangle off of it. Multiple times. Whining. Genuinely trying, but succumbing to my lack of upper body strength. And the cherry on top was Chicken climbing to the top, without using his legs. -___-

I would've taken pictures, but it was dark. But THEN. I was like OOH, BARS. So I started to climb onto the horizontal bar, trying to hold myself on it like a chameleon. Then suddenly lost my balance and just barely held on, like a sloth.

The pain. Was like.. a bright stinging burn in my right bicep and inner thigh, that probably doesn't happen to sloths.

Wanting to scream, but didn't... I was like omg lets do cartwheels!

Homdray did a baby one. Lifa did a pretty dope one. And then... before you know it, Chicken has to walk home to get the car...
because Lifa heard a loud POP sound and instantly felt a sharp pain in his calf after landing that dope cartwheel.
We are, once again, in a scenario where Chicken's inner dad comes to rescue his stupid kids who can't control themselves at the playground.

WE'RE PROBABLY TOO OLD TO BE HURTING OURSELVES AT PLAYGROUNDS but yknow what? It was a good cartwheel.
The guy watching everything was probably like man look at these assholes hurting themselves, i just came here to work out.
He got a good show.
Lifa couldn't walk. I suggested he sit on his skateboard and we push him all the way home lmao, but that option wasn't his favorite. So instead, they decided to walk (limp and hop on one leg if we're honest) to a nearby parking lot where Chicken Dad Uber would come pick us up.

Best cartwheel


Best sloth.
This was days ago. It looks like zombie skin right now.

All of the first aid stuff my mom has been sending me was finally put to use lol. She sends me like, crazy extra medical stuff and I keep telling her we don't need it. Mom knows best. Whiskey apparently helps to heal busted calf muscles as well

If you're sick of Meemurs, that sucks. Because Meemurs has traps that are big enough to eat certain spiders now ^_^

My cyoo widdle Meemurs

The next day, Lifa was like... I'll feel better with steaks. And Homdray was like I also have chicken wings! So. That happened.

Chicken's hair is getting loooonnnng. His mom is gonna kill him lolol

me: pose.
him:

This is usually what every bbq looks like. He hovers because he's a designer rofl

So guuuuud T_T

And Chicken likes to fuck with the bonfire. Like a lot. He plays with it constantly

Medium rare-ish *chef's kiss* oo la la!

We enjoyed steaks, chicken wings and whiskey over a bonfire. Fuckin... mmpf.
#injuredbutblessed

And then we watched Vampire Hunter D.

This was me on election day
Wine, Genshin Impact, yogurt/cereal, while binge watching Family Matters. Such a good, wholesome slice of life show. All those nick@nite shows lol. I Love Lucy, Family Matters, All in the Family, Brady Bunch, The Jeffersons, The Beverly Hillbillies. They don't make em like that anymore. Lifa's been watching Cheers lol. Ahh, so good.

Anyway, yeah. It's Urkel for me.

Alsooooo
Because I basically killed my basil plant, I went kinda nuts at the garden center and uh.. planted a bunch of new seeds.
Different kinds of chili peppers, more basil (to replace the massacre of my old one) and more cilantro. The cilantro from a kit Chicken got me off amazon never really grew into a full plant. I kept the original in the center, and planted new coriander around it to see the difference.
Additionally, I also got red sunflower seeds- named Moulin Rouge lmao

These little dudes sprout fast!
Over the course of just a few days, the Moulin Rouge exploded. So I put two more in there :P

Chicken accidentally nicked his finger. His first thought was Meemurs

Gaaaaah so cyooo!
We didn't actually feed Meemurs his blood. Meemurs likes squirming prey...

So when I found a spider sac, she got some snacks...

The plants are coming along so well. Except for the ones from the Back to the Roots grow kit. Chicken got me 2 different kits. One came with cilantro, mint, and basil. The cilantro sprouted after several weeks, and became stunted. Never grew.. you can see it in the right pot, center plant. It's surrounded now with sprouts I planted like 4 days ago. The basil grew, but stopped growing at a certain height, despite bigger pot transplants. The mint just never sprouted.
The second kit was the chili pepper kit. Never sprouted when we planted them. So we decided to germinate the seeds in damp paper towels inside a sandwich bag. That seemed to work over several days. Planted them, but they wouldn't grow. They are in the back row, center little pot. Dying. It's been months.
Sooooo... Back to the Roots grow kits? 2/10, for how much they are...wouldn't recommend. Seeds were probably really old.

Aaannnd the nicest surprise from my mom came in the mail T_T

She sent me tons of stuff to make yummy foods. And two more jars of huacatay that she prepared herself, including a commercial one. I can't wait to try the commercial one!
She also sent me basil pesto because basil for some reason has disappeared from grocery stores all together. Like... you just can't find it anywhere anymore. And without it, I can't make tallarin verde.
That makes me wonder if Inca's has raised their prices on that dish... hm.
Anyway, yeah she says she uses that and it works great.

Mom packages are the best!


Damn, what an election lol. It's almost as though a pandemic SOMEHOW made voting more complicated or something. Weird.

Either way, HAPPY FRIYAY
My bff's birthday was yesterday. Happy Birthday bench. I hope you like your gifts. One of them requires your love.
To everyone who voted by mail... high five :P
Things are so heated... so much I don't understand.. so
In spite of everything... I'll just drop this here

oh yeah, wear a mask