Honestsly, I rather be playing Cuphead. but.... it's about that time, I guess. I think yesterday I spent like, almost the whole day just trying to get through the first island.
Man, Christmas this year really made me think back on everything that happened this year. Or rather things that I experienced.
Psychology thingie! READY?!
I'm doing this thing where I'm trying to look at things that happen as just experiences, and not things that happen to me. Because... nothing really happens to me.
Things just happen. And they affect me more, sometimes less. Sometimes in bad ways, sometimes in good ways.
It occurred to me that saying things happen to me comes off either arrogant, or victim-y. Like omg this amazing thing happened to me. Or this horrible thing happened to me.
Like, all personal responsibility is forfeited, and Fate-senpai just noticed me and either blessed or cursed me. Not the most healthy way of seeing the world, or to treat myself to be honest.
So, now... things just happen. and I just kinda take it from there.
Weird, huh?
Well, 2017 was filled with amazing moments and memories.
It started off awesome. And it's also ending awesome.
And one of those awesome memories was the company holiday party.
This was especially cool because it meant we could dress up. Haunted Mansion was the theme, and I wasn't about to pass this opportunity up to get cute- both myself and my dude.
Considering how he got a room for us for that weekend, it didn't take much convincing to go all out in our costumes. And to make it cuter, we went with Oswald and Ortensia ears to add to our ensemble.
Most of our outfits came from Amazon because whatever lol. But I quickly made some ears for his hat, which he then attached. and we were pretty much ready to go.
I tried on almost everything just to see how it looked once some stuff came in. Was pretty happy with it.
We took a day off, so Friday we went out and both got a Galaxy S8+
There was a sale going on so.
And promptly went to dinner
Perfect way to start the weekend was shabbu shabbu of course ;)
The drive was super pretty.
Mostly because of the ash clouds from California turning into a living hell.
The excitement was just... omg lol
Once we arrived, we could see people already there waiting for doors to open. Everyone looked so nice!
We had a lot of stuff lol and were really excited, so we quickly made our way to check in and to get up to our room and start getting ready.
The room was sooooo nice. He quickly made himself comfortable lol
We got ready, aaaaaaannnnd were SO ready!
The party was just downstairs in the lobby. This was awesome because I don't wear heels and this particular night was the exception. Lets just say that I'm really thankful that our room was here because fuck heels. seriously.
ANYWAY. Here we are!
We head downstairs and get in line just moments before doors opened. The entrance was SO FREAKING COOL.
There was a room that filled with smoke, and the haunted mansion voice guy started talking and welcoming us, you know, happy ghouls, to enter. And and and omg. It was so awesome.
THERE WERE MACARONI AND CHEESE BARS- SEVERAL OF THEM.
We went to go check out the speech in the beginning, but then peaced out to wander and look around.
best believe I got in on some mac n cheese action
There were a lot of people
and friends!
and open buffet
My hair makes it look like I have a hunchback lol
These cast members were precious and a treasure and I love them and omg
Lookin so sharp!
He looked so legit that people asked him where the bathroom was
The lights on the walls omg
SO.
Yeah, I don't wear heels. And after a while, my feet were trying to kill me slowly.
It felt horrible. I tried to brave it out, like the standard club-going Woman does- but failed.
We quickly made our way back to our room, where my hunny freed my feet of their devil shackles.
I slipped on my boots and we made our way back downstairs, lol.
She made her and her mans' costumes!!! Look how awesome!
It felt like the night had gone by too quickly, honestly.
Soon, it would be 12:30. And so... we headed towards the next best place to finish off the evening.
Trader Sam's!
Here's Christine Daee and Erik
"Sing for me, my angel of music"
He didn't, he just got drunk.
Was an awesome night to say the least.
Honestly one of the coolest things that 2017 had to offer.
On top of all the people I've met and friends I've made at Blizzard, this was just the cherry on top of it all.
Since we were staying at the Disneyland hotel, and we have annual passes.....
GUESS WHERE WE WERE ALL WEEKEND :D
But first, Tortilla Joe's because boyf has never been and they have amazing guac
The tableside guac is so worth it you guys. If you ever go... just suck it up and get it. Just fucking get it. Trust me.
Even though it was just a 3 day weekend, it felt like a vacation.
Which was funny because my new place is not even 10 minutes away down the street xD
After eating we got food coma and went back to our room to take a nap lol.
These cute firework lights come on above our bed with "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" melodies playing. I loved it
Once we woke up, we went back to the parks :)
We were hungry again. This time we got turkey legs.
It was his first one. He liked it.
I am thankful every day that we met after we both got our shit together. It just flows. And legit, we're chillin. And it's so nice. The best thing was that I wasn't even trying to date. Neither was he.
I told him that one of the things that made him stand out to me more than anyone... was that not once... not ONCE.. in all the times that we just kicked it as homies, did he ask me..
"so what kinda music do you listen to?"
He didn't try to guess anything about me or put me in a categorized box. He wasn't expecting any kind of stereotype or anything. We literally just talked about gaming, computers, food, and our experiences. The first time I met him at work, and a few other times thereafter that we had to interact, he was quiet, short with words, and seemed too busy to engage, or even just uninterested.
The fact that my appearance was off-putting to him is MY FAVORITE because it meant he didn't instantly see me and think about getting his dick wet-- to put it bluntly. I was just some weird new chick he had to interact with on a daily basis.
I LOVE THAT. THAT'S MY FAVORITE.
but yeah, things changed lol. And right now I'm sitting in his room, on another computer, writing a blog post, sipping on a white russian, and ripping panettone chunks out of the bag and shoving them into my face.
There's a quick 101 on how to attract a Cynthia. It's useless now, but yeah there it is.
MOVING ALONG,
We exited the park and on our walk back to the hotel, we decided to explore the area.
And back at the hotel, we had some bath bombs to use up
We literally just sat in the tub and played Hearthstone. It was truly Disney magic.
Also look at these frickin lamps in the bathroom. They're amazing.
At checkout, we packed up and dropped off all of our things at the car, and made our way to the Grand Californian for our reservation at the all you can eat brunch.
Chip eventually scolded me for being my phone. To be fair, I was browsing through the photos that were taken!
bear hug was fluffy and warm ^_^
Drinking before noon and a hug from Pluto.
the magic is real
So literally the one important thing for me was to find Oswald. because like, um, duh.
Thanks to the Disney app, WE DID :D
Boyf looks like such a dad omg looolol
Annnnd maybe seeing Jack and Sally
And then we bounced lol
But not before grabbing a few last minute important things like
EVERY OSWALD PIN THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS
He's fucking cute and he deserves our love. They both do.
The following week was another holiday party thing at work. On a Thursday lololoooollll
Festive decorations were festive.
much singing and ball throwing occured.
also me dragging boyf to salsa dance with me to "despacito"
the latina shit comes out when certain prerequisites are obtained. shocked everyone.
dat how i do.
I got glow worms.
That was a fun night lol. There are more pictures but, just trust that it was a fun night ^_^v
The next morning at work, I was greeted by a very festive Orc.
And rein..deer? clown? dog?
Suna's Birthday | 12.15
A very dear coworker/friend of mine had her birthday recently. So we all went out after work for ramen
Aaaaaand boyf and I went in on a Disneyland park-hopper for her. She's our child.
Our weeby, baka-chan, trash filled, walking tumbler, meme-vomiting cancer child. And we love her dearly, so yeah. Sometimes, on twitter, you will find things that I quote someone saying.
99.9% of the time, it's her.
Though boyf couldn't make it, I took us and we spent the whole day at Disneyland :)
look at this fucking brat
Nick is her senpai :|
She hadn't been to Disneyland in a looooong time. So. Since I'm always posting about being there because I'm a piece of shit, I wanted to bring her with me.
Honestly, I wish I could bring her every time.
She's.... a different species of comical. Like, one that's dangerous in copious amounts. Your sides will hurt. And you will need to breathe. but it becomes a challenge.
It's insane how much she makes people laugh.
I say this all the time at work to people, and they know, but the shit that comes out of her mouth would be enough entertainment to be a whole ending performance at Blizzcon.
Like
She'd just walk out onto the stage, and before she even made it to the center, the silence of the hall would just be broken and immediately filled with "oh god", ironic sighing, and "OH NO" from employees rubbing their temples and smirking and cackling and shaking their heads going "jesus christ"
That's her.
That's Suna.
This is her "how.... d a r e you." tumblr sjw face
her gender is chicken wings.
I tell no lie.
This is my son.
Since we went on a Saturday, the park was boppin. We mostly walked around and saw some attractions, throughout the day. And ate. And waited til the evening to get on rides.
The last ride to finish off the day was Small World: Holiday edition.
Ryuga waga te-
wait no
:|
She had a great time ^_^ and that made me happy.
On Sunday, boyf and I had some business to take of
First, sushi.
And then
Star Wars.
If you value my opinion regarding this film, keep reading;
The movie was enjoyable. However, it seemed like a disadvantage to come in to this movie expecting a solid concrete main plot. In the beginning, they stated their purpose very clearly.
Immediately, I thought "that's it? how is this going to get stretched out for 2.5 hours....?"
WELP.
Thanks to an orgy of shallow mini arcs that use pathos for solidity, that stretch was possible.
Many characters seemed useless save for the ONE thing they do, so they do it, finally, and then the next random af arc picks up from there. Rinse, repeat. Like, okay, that's great. good for you I don't care about you, can we get back to the story now?
Johnson's way of piecing everything together felt like he was just finding shit to lace up by any means necessary. Felt sloppy to me. I left the theater with a lot of questions. A lot of them starting with "then what was the point of..." There were a few good parts that I cried over. However overall, storytelling left me wtfing for a minute.
So we went home and cleansed our palette with a classic.
Never fails.
And right before holiday break, Boyf was finally able to bring home his D.VA statue that had been sitting as his desk forever. She weighs 15kg (33 lbs.) by herself. The box was just stupid heavy.
That thing was so heavy
It's a sick statue. He has a bunch of others, but this one compared to them is crazy. She's huge. And she's sitting next to me on the side table, guarding gadgets and hardware and a bag full of snacks.
The last day before break started, saying goodbye to the Orc statue felt oddly bittersweet.
Allow my vanity to creep in to show off this dope af tshirt that Full Moon Features sent me. She's exclusive, can't buy it, but they set one aside for me and I lost my shit. Additionally, they sent another Puppet Master shirt that is also exclusive. I can't say whether they will be available to buy soon, but like, I'm gonna wear the shit out of them because YO GIRL LOVES LEECHWOMAN
And these two for good measure;
:D
Our Christmas Eve eve consisted of curry
and like, panettone
Christmas Eve, we spent at one of our fav spots, which luckily is near his place. This is the place that Ocho and Chu met me at earlier in the year, and I learned the beautiful power of fire-y cheese. I fucking love this spot. And ever since I brought boyf here, it's been a thing. Every time we wanna go ham, we come here.
It's so beautiful. And delicious.
Funny story time; idk if I told this in a prior post, but the last time we came here, we ordered the large (because we devoured the small no problem). Mind you, this thing is HUGE. So, we got the large, and we finished it np. We were kinda confused because we remember the plate being the same size from before, when we ordered the small our previous visit. When the waiter approaches, he sees our empty plate, and smiles, surprised. I then ask him if we had ordered the large. He LAUGHS, pointing at the plate saying that the small and large come in the same size plate- only that the large comes with more meat. And how am I gonna ask if we ordered the large after eating all of that?
note; the table next to us was a group of 4 young adults who got the same thing. they couldn't finish it.
Not gonna lie, my confidence went up and I was glowing LOL.
So, that was our visit before this one. This time, we went with the small, but ordered extra tteokbokki. The waiter comes out with it apologizing because there was way too much cheese. My soul laughed wholeheartedly.
We finished it, but agreed that we should've gone with the large lol.
Note, another table of 4 next to us also ordered the same thing, and they got to-go boxes.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I WILL BRAG ABOUT, IT'S HOW BOYF AND I CAN FINISH A BIG ASS THING OF FIRE-Y CHEESE GALBI JJIM BY OURSELVES. I wanna go there and just eat and show people up lmao. I'm not a competitive person at all. Not at all whatsoever, but apparently this is where I shine, haha
The remainder of Christmas Eve was spent drinking spiked eggnog, watching Mr. Bean, and ...
Opening our gifts :)
Boyf went above and beyond- yet again.
He got me an LED mirror and a Tournament edition Razer Black... well. You can see it there.
I had a feeling he wanted to get me a keyboard, because we went to go try some out, and he'd ask me what kind of keys I liked. But I was always undecided. And he chose this one on his own. And it's perfect. and beautiful. And the mirror is AWESOME. He told me that additionally, he felt it would help a lot with my make up for cosplay and that made me so fucking happy lololol
It's so thoughtful.
He was there with me the day I got into Leechwoman cosplay for FullMoon and watched me get ready, and that mirror would've made my life a lot easier. So... it's amazing. I love it all.
And here we are, all set up, and good to go.
It's Wednesday annnd we have a little less than a week to go before break is over. So far, the latter half of 2017 has been incredible. Except for doing the Kobolds and Catacombs dungeon runs on Hearthstone. fuck that game.
just kidding I hate myself every time I put myself through another run because it's TORMENT. It's fucking Cuphead in trading card form. You just die. Endlessly. Until you finally defeat the whole dungeon and then you wanna cry, but then you have to do it again on another class. Why? I DON'T KNOW. I JUST GOTTA
and then the anguish begins anew. I have, I'm pretty sure, over 100 defeats -- actually no lemme check myself quick... oh fuck 222 boss defeats.. holy shit...
yeah. I was defeated 222 times on mage before I was able to defeat all 8 bosses in the dungeon run.
fml.
ANYWHO. It's been really awesome. Something I recently thought back on was earlier this year amidst some less than ideal times ... back at my old job, there was a period where I kept seeing 11:11 consistently. Every day, I just happened to look at my phone and the time was 11:11, both morning and night. I told a coworker that, and she said that it meant something really good was going to happen. I scoffed at the idea and went about my days.
AND YEAH. SHE WAS RIGHT, LOL. it wasn't because 11:11, naturally. but things fell into place so well, and the timing was right. AND HERE WE ARE :D
I hope the holidays and end of the year have been fruitful for everyone else. Even the people I cut off for being full of shit- I hope the best for you so you don't have to be full of shit anymore ^_^ just poop it out! Pooping is great. Everyone should have amazing poops. FIBER IS IMPORTANT :D
BYE YA'LL. SEE YA IN '18