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   Krampus is great. Imagine if the states embraced Krampus ideology instead of Saint Nicolas; Krampus encourages not being an asshole by making that the standard way to be. And if you happen to choose to be an asshole, punishment will follow at the end of the year. Isn't that awesome?! I mean, like... not being an asshole should come naturally, not because we'd get rewarded for it. That's kinda gross.

Krampus for President.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Our winter here in Southern California is met with rain and double rainbows. This surprises native-grown Californians, and also no one.

It also means the evenings get colder, and the weather calls for cozy dinners.

(*Disclaimer: cozy dinners are actually a 24 hour | 7 days a week affair that should never be restricted to only cold evenings because food would never restrict your wanting to eat it.)

A handful of my favorite people. But I can't actually grab them all in a handful, because my hands aren't that big. And also that would be rude. And probably difficult, because my arm wouldn't be strong enough to even lift up my giant hand, let alone grab them all and lift them.

they're neat. I like 'em.

There are other photos, but the Regal One is supposed to fix them. I also told him to fix someone's face, but it's unclear if his magic capabilities can achieve that level of clean up. 

A lot of 'stache.

Maybe I can convince them to eat galbi jjim next time. Unless Almond Boy finds himself repulsed by cheese or something.

Behold;

corgi butt

She's a couple months old and her dad makes the best faces when she breaks his spirit but he loves her too much to grimace longer than 3 seconds.

Also, quite recently, the boy took us on an impromptu date so this insanely cute Ruby's. It overlooks the lake, and I'm fucking screaming. So.

Like, I don't even care about going swimming or being in bodies of water. But scenery fucks me up. Because it's not about me; it's about everything around me that's bigger than me. It's been there before me and will be there after me, and that shit's beautiful lol.

The interior, oh my god

Falllout 76

HERE IT IS, ARE YOU READY?! I totally got it.

Look, despite all the "mixed reviews" its been getting, I owe it to myself as a fan of the Fallout series, to experience this title. Otherwise, I can't like or dislike it with due diligence. It's simply not possible. I could dislike it prematurely, but that's hilarious and holds zero credibility. Heresay is not grounds to cast my feelings towards this title- especially because of my affections for the previous Fallout games. SO

It was on sale for $25 during black friday weekend. Somehow, the digital copy was like 3 bucks more expensive than this "physical" copy. Makes no fucking sense whatsoever, but I wanted the case for my shelf. And I'm not impatient. Shit is cardboard. Not that I use a disc drive but like... lol

Alright, let me preface with the fact that in the 250+ hours I've put into Fallout 4, maybe 2 of them were for crafting. Furniture. For my crappy Diamond City apartment. Which was mostly a storage area anyway. No forts, bases, armor building, weapon building. Um, cooking- yes. Everything else; not so much. Crafting/building doesn't appeal to me. I just want to explore and enjoy the storytelling and scenery. But with direction. but still sandboxy. Does that make sense?

I can absolutely make my own stories, Todd. I can. Thank you for giving me that option. But right now, Todd, while I'm appreciating the beautiful scenery, I'm kinda just idling here. I don't want neighbors, or a camp to build. I want characters to fall in love with. Besides my own, of course.

I need to play more. For now, I'm not rushing home to immediately boot it up like I was with Fallout 3 and 4. I've been taking my time. Exploring. Every now and then getting distracted by pop-up objectives that mean little. There is one main arc that I am following, but it's a bread crumb one so far. It's apparent that the story wasn't a priority in this chapter of Fallout. But.. it's new. And with online content comes updates and patches. And this keeps me optimistic for the future of Fallout 76.

For now, it feels idle. Just something to fuck around on, while waiting for laundry to finish or my tea water to boil. And I don't mean any offense, but for someone who has little to no interest in buildling or crafting, the title falls short on me.

HOWEVER, boyfriend is putting mad hours into it, lol. I think he's just exploring everything ever and just going crazy with zero direction. Which is what the game is right now. His is a play style I envy right now. I respond well to order, direction, decision making, and motivation that makes sense.

So this is new, but I'm adjusting to look at it with fresh eyes and trying to appreciate that aspect of it. At least until further updates come along lol.

That's my take on Fallout 76 for now.

Take it or leave it. I take selfies while picking my nose, so.

Disneyland is all festive again. Ah, soon :)

Winter break will be here in a little over a week now. My only plans right now are gaming, finishing my book, and eating panettone out of the box. 

Fun fact: PVC bondage tape makes great gift wrap. I've been doing this forever, but the best part is that it can be recycled. 

winky face