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Post by Gelquie on Dec 23, 2018 23:04:53 GMT -5
Gah, this event that my mom's trying to hold.
So many people are trying to go the whole 9 yards that everyone's over an hour late. xD;
(Which probably means they'll show up late if they do, which means going late into the night which *grumble grumble*.)
But I mean, if I weren't staying in the same house, I might've been late too. So I guess I can't talk too much.
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Post by Celestial on Dec 25, 2018 15:26:52 GMT -5
Not a gloat or a rant just...life observations.
Currently experiencing a weird feeling. My family is not around and has not been around for about three weeks (they're in Australia). And I...don't miss them, per say. I am happy to be on my own. But I wish they were around around all the same.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2018 15:09:25 GMT -5
I think I need a break from Neopets, like a serious one. I hate falling into the trap of ceaselessly refreshing the Neoboards and discussing drama all day long, it's so unhealthy. My online habits are so unhealthy. Eurgh.
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Post by Gelquie on Dec 26, 2018 18:46:57 GMT -5
Me googling: "How do you keep your nose warm in winter?" Google: Scarves, balaclavas, face masks! *Shows everything that covers the nose.* =D Me googling: "...How do you keep your nose warm in winter with glasses?" Google: "Oh, uh... You can mouth breathe with a mask (even though that fogs my glasses as well), wear goggles over your glasses despite the great discomfort this brings, or go the whole 9 yards on your face in ways you aren't comfortable with in regular weather because you aren't going on long arctic expeditions and also it'd make you look like a burglar." Me: ;_;
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Post by Celestial on Dec 26, 2018 18:51:22 GMT -5
Me googling: "How do you keep your nose warm in winter?" Google: Scarves, balaclavas, face masks! *Shows everything that covers the nose.* =D Me googling: "...How do you keep your nose warm in winter with glasses?" Google: "Oh, uh... You can mouth breathe with a mask (even though that fogs my glasses as well) or go the whole 9 yards on your face in ways you aren't comfortable with in regular weather because you aren't going on long arctic expeditions and also it'd make you look like a burglar." Me: ;_; If you get a tight, thin neck gaiter (basically a tube of cloth you put over your face and neck. Also called a buff), you can use it to cover the bottom half of your nose and put your glasses over it. That's what I do when hillwalking when the wind chills my nose. Assuming you do not mind the feeling of breath against your face when cloth covers it like I do (I never wear it for long, just enough to warm my nose)
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Post by Gelquie on Dec 26, 2018 19:14:37 GMT -5
Celestial - Ah yeah, I had a loose cloth one in my childhood that I wore a lot, though that was before I had to get glasses. I've actually looked for them when I've been to stores, but I actually don't see them at all. Though I could still order online. I dunno; it would have to be really tight to ensure that the air doesn't go upward. And yeah, there might be issues with air on my face since breathing out releases moisture, and having that on the face isn't the greatest for cold weather. Probably best case scenario would be something that keeps air from going up but has enough room to go below. Or something with space for nostrils to breathe out of while covering everything else, but it's hard to find that too. Still, I'll look for a gaiter or buff; wouldn't hurt to have one around, at least, and they sound easier to take around than scarves. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Post by Moni on Dec 29, 2018 17:42:56 GMT -5
Far be it from me to assign actual sentience to the majority of people on the internet, but most people actually have no idea what makes writing good or bad. It's actually kind of painful and fascinating to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2018 11:53:38 GMT -5
"I can't have a magical destiny, I have entrance exams to study for" is the peak of my brain's humor, and I need to use it somewhere in my story. I just have to.
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Post by Gelquie on Jan 1, 2019 5:35:51 GMT -5
For my very first act of this new year...
I will scratch and burn myself on the same thumb while fussing with a sparkler. \ o /
(Still worth it.)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2019 18:24:38 GMT -5
You know the year has been chaotic when you look at your photos folder on the computer where you dump your camera roll from your phone and you start remembering all of the people you've met and lost connection, all the places you've been and all the events you've involved yourself in that you somehow had half-forgotten already. I am so bad at keeping up with connections, and that shows, like, so many people enter and exit my life so often, it's not until I stop to look back that I stop to take it all in and realize it. That being said, I need to rekindle certain connections, and decide over others.
Also, in another note, but related to my computer reorganization I'm doing for New Years, but heck, do I miss my small adoptive hometown. Adoptive as in, it's not my hometown, it's more like, I grew used to it. I am in my hometown, but I feel like a fish out of the water, mainly because after a decade being away from the country, I am not used anymore to its megalopolis feel, it's too noisy, too crowded, too chaotic, and too dangerous. Also, I never felt truly attached to it, probably because I never really spent long here, my family moved around too much before we went to the US for me to develop roots. I've been missing the medium sized suburban city I spent the last decade living in, and all its memories and places and people. I miss its feel, and its peacefulness, and its almost whimsical feel to it, and I can feel this longing when looking back at my pictures. I miss being there, I don't belong here.
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Post by Thorn on Jan 4, 2019 9:52:17 GMT -5
Got sick of hair, cut my hair, now it's SUPER uneven (otherwise feeling really good about it, though!) I'm TOTALLY going for that #trendyasymmetric look.
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Post by Breakingchains on Jan 5, 2019 13:17:51 GMT -5
Lol my boss finally called me out for wearing a Bluetooth headset on the job
Here I was getting through so many audiobooks
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Post by Strider on Jan 5, 2019 16:17:14 GMT -5
Was gonna go back to nasty old Florida today, but my dad's sick. ANOTHER WEEK IN RHODE ISLAND, BABY
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2019 7:01:24 GMT -5
It's funny how I only have ideas on how to progress a story or draw something when I'm either overworked or overwhelmed. It's never when I'm on break, or when everything's alright, no, my brain is always in a blank state of mind, and I can't even put my pen down for one line, or write one sentence without it all feeling wrong; always, always, the greatest inspiration comes when I need to be focusing on something, mainly something I hate or that is unbearably boring, or right before some pressing date, like a test or a project due date, or when things in my life turn for the worse, to the point where I need to drop everything to do that, or else I literally can't focus on anything else. Sometimes I'll be right on tests, and all I can think of is something I want to draw, to the point I can't even answer simple questions. Right now I'm swarmed with ideas on how to progress this story of mine, which I haven't been able to write a single letter down for weeks, but yet today I have this crystal clear idea of a scene... Only it's the day my sister has one of her university entrance exams, and I should be focusing on helping her get prepped to go there. GAH.
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Post by Reiqua on Jan 7, 2019 7:42:08 GMT -5
So... I was feeling distinctly unloved and unlovable this afternoon. Note that this was a feeling. My brain is capable of telling me otherwise. But feelings are real, okay. So I did the logical thing of calling a very kind friend who I knew would be up for the task of telling me that I’m loved and lovable. She’s about my mum’s age actually, and a bit of a surrogate mother to me. Unfortunately her phone was engaged though. I tried her boyfriend because he is also a good friend of mine, and a bit of a father figure. He would not be anywhere near as good for the purpose of helping my emotional neediness, but he’s always good for a chat that’s pretty much guaranteed to raise my spirits in one way or another. His phone was engaged too. Follows logically that they were in fact talking to each other. So I texted them both to book in a phone conversation for when they were done. It was arranged. It happened. Friend did an excellent job of telling me how much her kids love me and that I’m a very lovable person, etc, etc. Just a few minutes later I get a text from her boyfriend. “Good night Darling, I am thinking about you heaps” it started. It’s not too unlikely for him to address me like that... surrogate father as I said. But it very quickly became clear that the text was intended for her not for me! It was the soppiest thing I’ve ever read and if I hadn’t been so busy laughing over it and enjoying the moment (how cute are old people in love!?) I would probably have puked. Out of respect to him I won’t reprint the whole text here - as I say, it was very soppy. But hey, I definitely got the “I love you” that I had needed to hear, even if it wasn’t exactly intended for me!!
((Also sorry slightly for posting this here, cos whatever it is it’s not exactly a comment! But it was such a roller coaster of sad and funny and awkward and heartwarming that I just didn’t know how to categorise it!))
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