Slytherclaw

    Just got out of a zoom meeting with school stuff and I gotta say... although this (may be) my last semester, I'm a little bummed it's gonna end. Words can't describe it, but it's a bittersweet feeling. I like my professors. They're weirdos. Just like me- only much wiser.

This past week has been physically draining.
But I like keeping busy. I feel like this past week went by so quickly.

I like this picture. It makes me think of Harvester Game's art style for some reason. I look like I'm angled right, but the wall behind me looks tilted. Ophelia's bed contrasts everything, but it's like, not too out of place. This day I remember was especially long. My patience grows.


A new box from Tokyo Treat came in!

 

The valentine theme is really cute. Daifuku Kit-Kats are yum!

I need to control myself with these. They're all so cyoo and ready for nomming. But I must resist and save them for especially taxing homework evenings. Which are gonna mercilessly come at me in March.

Valentine's Day coming up! It's gonna be an exciting day for me. Mr. Chicken kindly got us several bottles of red wine. So sweet. He also got me the deluxe edition of Hogwarts Legacy. He spoils me all the time. I'm such a lucky ducky. I'd say that that's his V-day gift to me, but in all honesty he's always getting me little surprises and gifts here and there. He my Chimken. :3

The evening that Hogwards Legacy went up for PC I snuck in 2 hours of playtime after working on a paper. I can't stress enough how tantalized I was with it. The entire intro was like... crazy. They just throw you in mercilessly and it gets intense like, real quick lol. I like it though! Not to mention... this new genre of fantasy is refreshing. I think I'm pretty vocal about this but I've been done with nordic themed games since Wrath of the Lich King LOL. Like, that's when it all started, and it was like, a domino effect of norse and vikings and the cold north shit like, just fucking everywhere in every show, movie, game and expansion that came out. And it snowballed ever since. That and the medieval theme. And the two of them mixed together. Just. constantly. Lol, I'm sorry but I've been so over it. So this is the most delicious shit in the world right now because it's

1. Not a horror title and
2. Different

No critiques so far. I'm not a huge Harry Potter fan in the way that other people are. Like, I've not read the books. The movies are enjoyable though, I do like them. That said, walking around the school feels so surreal. It's massive. It's hours of exploration in the school alone. I can't even imagine the like... architectural design that went into that. It's phenomenal. And when you go into places you've seen in the films... and it's like, exactly what  you saw.... takes your breath away. Really does. Pretty impressive.

Got sorted as Slytherin again.

I wanna be a Ravenclaw damnit, lol. They're way cooler. Who gives a shit about being cunning? Evasion, deceit? Pitiful. Half-assing something having more value than your own merit is... gross. I rather take 8 hours doing something correctly, getting the results I know are Good than to take 4 hours with crappy shortcuts that give passable, mediocre results. Also, opportunists annoy the ever-living shit out of me. Power is... useful only sometimes. And easy to circumvent. Wtf am I gonna do with power when my standard of results differ than other peoples'? Useless. No. I belong in Ravenclaw.

So I switched to Ravenclaw. I'm a poser. :(
Blue is ugly though, I much prefer Slytherin's green.

That's so funny, I'm going off like I'm this super flawless, efficient person that doesn't make mistakes while also being the person who starts crying trying to understand the written formula {f} = x because I took it too literally. Like, I was asking what else "function" was supposed to mean, like was it a double entendre, because the function of x doesn't inherently mean anything, and I couldn't wrap my head around that basic principle of it just showing that x is the result of something. So I started crying. :)
Homdray and Lifa were trying to explain it to me on the whiteboard. We were probably a couple shots of Jack in. Mr. Chicken was also trying to explain it.

In hindsight, it's pretty funny to think about.
So yeah. Ravenclaw. Ravenclaws probably wouldn't cry over seeing a bunch of algebraic symbols though. Hm. Maybe I really am a Slytherin. Damn. I just made myself sit down LOL.

Welp. 

That's...

Alright then. 

Cool lol. ANYWHO. It's too late now. I'm in Ravenclaw. Maybe I should make another character and just stay Slytherin. Like the little crybaby I am. Bruh, who cries at math? ME. GOD. I am literally not a Ravenclaw. LOL WHY AM I LAUGHING. So dumb lolol. Ahhh. xD.

okay okay.

Speaking of math, I'm learning to quantify and calculate these.

In theory, it's not hard. In practice... well. You see, I cry at math. I'll get there. It'll just take me a little longer to grasp than other people, but I'll get there. That's what the wine is for. What is all that? Chemicals with various functions. They must each be calculated through a specific equation so that results are controlled and presented up to ideal measures and standards. Math. One of them looks like Thai milk tea.

OH. SPIDERMAN NOIR IS GETTING HIS OWN SERIES. You know what that means? All the times I thought about cosplaying him but didn't will now be influenced by the very fact that he'll gain notoriety and everyone and their mom will be cosplaying him! Mark my words. That's good though. Man. Two of my fav characters getting lots of love in the year of the rabbit. First Oswald, now Noir Spidey!? Pffffffffffftt. WHO'S NEXT??? Lemme think.

DOCTOR MANHATTAN (I didn't watch the show)
V
Poe Collector!?!??!

Can you imagine a Zelda game based around like, the Poe Collector? God. It could be along the same madness vibes as Majora's Mask.

-Actually, no. I'm tired of seeing rehashed stuff. The 80s and 90s were cool because there was so much original stuff that came out all the time. Now it's just collabs and remakes. The viking/medieval collabs- UGH
Alright lol, that's enough. Not much for this week's ramblings.
I finished up a bunch of stuff today so I'm gonna enjoy some Hogwarts Legacy tonight. Hope everyone's having a great week. Apparently the Sorting Hat knows me better than I know myself LOL.

Byyyyye ^-^

Jiangshi

 The world feels like it's spinning quickly by me, while I'm in this slow hum of respite. This isn't to say that school isn't clenching asses. It is. Though, I feel I'm starting off more confident this time around than before.

I've gotten into the rhythm of keeping to my journal. Admittedly, it's because of how attractive I've endeavored to make the experience.

Much of that comes from my new washi tape set that recently came in. It's added another layer of activity. And it's attractive! Seeing tangible results motivates me to continue.

The theme is antiques. Old shit is cool. Simple. Intricate. Designed to be alluring, dignified, and functional.

These two rolls are my favorites. The bottom one has multiple designs, though this graphic made me smile when I first saw it.

Another wonderful thing was the surprise Mr. Chicken came home with.
While we were in Disney Cali Adventure, he got stuff for his coworker who also likes Oswald. In turn, his coworker gifted him these bad boys.

I recognized them instantly. They're Tokyo Disneyland exclusive Oswald ears. I lost it. Thank you so much, H. I will wear them proudly when we go again. Which is soon. Hopefully. We'll see how burned out I get lol. I feel like... I spoke too soon with the meltdown thing. I think this time around it's gonna be more burnout than meltdown. We'll see. I don't know. But these ears made my day! I can't wait to take a billion selfies in them. :3

Another amazing thing was the beginning of our specialized training.

I'm wearing the scrubs that Ponies gifted me. That day has come.

I don't know how to compartmentalize what I'm feeling in regards to this, but myself and my colleague are both tremendously excited and optimistic. This presents an imbalance in my morality department because I don't know that it's socially okay to be excited over this... part- all things considered. Regardless, I am. Very much. It was our first opportunity to work as involved as we were, alongside our mentor.

We left exhausted, sore, but full of experience and confidence. And it felt good. The end result is something we all want so much to be an kind of help to someone, or a group of people.


Following that amazing thing was another amazing thing!
A few months ago, I got to meet an artist whose work I admire. At Designercon! Imagine!
I didn't learn my lesson with @Tokyo_Jesus. I was a shy gremlin then, and was still a shy gremlin this time around but we got to talking. But we chatted, his lovely lady was there too. She's so beautiful in person. Super sweet! ^-^

Next thing ya know, we're out and he's treating us to dinner and I'm face launching feral screeching at what he brought us.

The artist is Jryu. He's a sculptor and multimedia artist. It's been years actually that I've wanted one of his lil jiangshi pieces. Now that I was finally able to, I ended up commissioning him for 2; one for myself and one for Mr. Chicken. They're the most adorable little babies in the entire world omfg.

The place we went to was so quaint and yommy. It was nearby, so may stop by again sometime. Super chill evening. Was really nice to connect to someone who like, gets it. As far as like... things that are a little darker, but also is a nerd.

Our closest friends are all right there too, and I can't stress this enough;

Surround yourself with people who are chill, at peace with themselves, and flow with your wavelength. It's life-changing.

It was so nice to hang with this dude. Looking forward to the next hang.

Me screaming, probably.

I was foaming at the mouth when we got home because I grabbed Mr. Chicken's camera lights and went to our back yard for very important thing.

INTRODUCING THE BABIES.

Nothing says Asian horror like a cyan light.

Is that ... FOOD?
Why, YES. IT IS.
The babies have FOOD in their cute little hats!

Beef Noodle Soup and Sashimi
🖤

Says so on their cyoo little talismans.

Jesse went in and cooked us up the yummiest noms (delicately sculpted) on the cyootest babies.

The packaging took me out. He handed us the bag with the little take out boxes and I-

My heart. I just. They're both just. With their little boxes. I-
gasping.

Says sashimi, that's adorable. Chirashi bowls are one of my favorite foods. I inhale them, it's feral. And beef noodle soup is also a favorite, but it's complicated. I'll never be able to say why on here, but you can't even imagine and don't want to. Sorry. And I mean that.


Another cool thing is restorative art class. Moving along through all of the parts of the face and how to sculpt them. This was challenging at first, but I like the results.

I didn't mean to make Denethor with Corey Feldman lips, that was total coincidence. But fun! I feel good about sculpting. It's my preferred medium. Mostly because I can see what I'm doing right in front of me and correct in real time as opposed to trying to imagine something, calculating angles and translating that onto a one dimensional plane. Too hard uwu. Professor feels I'll do well. That's encouraging. ^-^

No days off for the next few weeks. I'm okay with that. Today my patience was tested a bit. Certain personalities simply rub me the wrong way. The types who default to complain and are catty while trying to spin it in a blithe, comedic way. It misses. Bitterness is exhausting.

So once we cleared that we didn't have to be there anymore, my friend and I left. Grabbed some essentials at Daiso and had lunch to decompress.

We were in luck. After the headache we'd just escaped, the restaurant provided us with a quiet afternoon lunch.
Loud environments in a confined space are... unpleasant. We have this area in the back corner that we sit at to deliberately keep to ourselves. I'm not sure what happened to encourage this, but it's not quiet there anymore. We must re-establish a new base. There are so many voices going on at the same time, by our once little quiet corner... why? There's gonna be a day when I'm gonna look like an asshole because I'll resort to standing up mid lecture and walking to the empty side of the room, and sit there. I'll feel bad for leaving my friend in the loudness. But I foresee this happening if our base continues to get rushed like this.

In spite of this, I'm home now. Exhausted. But drunk on happy little moments all throughout the week. I wanna sit and journal but fear I'll start dozing off as soon as I lean onto the table to write. I may nap for a bit. There's more I'm going to work on tonight. A lot to do and study for. But brain needs to recharge.

Here's hoping the weekend brings little yays to you, reader. Happy Friday! ♡