| I Love Sailor Moon |
[Aug. 17th, 2024|09:45 pm] |
I watched a Sailor Moon episode today... S1E8 where Usagi meets Ami and discovers that she's Sailor Mercury. It's such a cute, funny show. There's so much to love about it. I love the characters, the pretty (watercolor?) backgrounds, the weird villains, all of it!
FYI, it's FREE on Amazon Prime, and you don't have to have a Prime subscription!
L8r! :o) |
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| The Friday Five for March 15, 2024 |
[Mar. 18th, 2024|11:55 pm] |
Questions from ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png) thefridayfive.
1) What's normal March weather like in your area?
Normally, it's pretty mild, but it was freezing (though sunny) and windy AF today!
2) Are you following any spring sports?
Not closely.
3) What's a summer wardrobe staple you haven't had out since last season (or if you're southern hemisphere, answer this for winter)?
Cutoff overalls.
4) What's your favorite spring break memory?
When my bestie flew out to visit me for my 19th birthday.
5) How do you feel about daylight savings time?
I'm pretty whatever about it, I guess. |
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| Super Bowl LVIII |
[Feb. 16th, 2024|02:34 pm] |
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I know I'm five days late posting this, BUT:
The Super Bowl! In past years, I couldn't have cared less about it, but this year they aired it on Nickelodeon with Spongebob Squarepants (Tom Kenny) and Patrick Star (Bill ____??) doing live commentary! It was hilarious! It was the first time I've ever actually enjoyed a football game. They kept showing "celebrities" in the audience, but they were like, fish versions of the celebs with punny names. It was really funny! And there was lots of slime, of course!
The halftime show was great too! Usher is such a talented performer with so many hits! I was thinking about the early days of his career and the other popular artists around that time, and it occurred to me - he is way more talented than Justin Timberlake! Probably more talented than all five members of NSYNC combined, haha! Anyway, the medley was great and I was groovin'... Rollerskates!! |
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| The Friday Five for February 16, 2024 |
[Feb. 16th, 2024|02:15 pm] |
1. Have you ever been the president of anything?
Ha! No.
2. What do you think is the most important leadership trait?
Loyalty, I guess? IDK, LOL.
3. What time period did you find the most interesting to learn about in history class?
I hated history class! Now that I'm not in school, I do enjoy learning about history. No favorite period though.
4. What's something you think about doing, but you haven't gotten back into in several years?
Many things! A few that come to mind are guitar, knitting, and karaoke!
5. If you could add one more random holiday to February, what would it be?
Valentine's Day Part 2!? |
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| Midlife Crisis |
[Feb. 14th, 2024|09:31 pm] |
I was fussing with my sticky posts and just deleted my "journal/friending policies (blah blah)" post. I had it saved, luckily, so I made a new post. Lost the comments on the old one... Ah, well.
Working on rewriting a new introduction/get-to-know-me post. It'll be friends-only...
I think I'm having a midlife crisis, tbh. LOL, who am I? 
More to come...
I'll make this public because I'm feeling ~saucy~ |
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| The Friday Five for February 9, 2024 |
[Feb. 9th, 2024|06:42 pm] |
thefridayfive... On a Friday? Unheard of!
1. At what age did you discover you had a favorite color?
I've always been drawn to the color green... Since I was like, a toddler!
2. What type (genre) of film do you prefer to see in a theater versus one you'd watch at home?
Most things I prefer to watch at home, regardless of genre.
3. What's your oldest object or item since childhood?
I can't pinpoint just one! I'm a sentimental packrat type and I have so much from my past.
4. In what book would you insert yourself as a side character or friend to the protagonist?
IDK, I don't normally think about that kinda stuff.
5. What's your favorite shape or type of cloud?
Cumulonimbus clouds! |
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| New Release x2 |
[Sep. 3rd, 2023|01:33 am] |
I watched two new releases on the same day! I feel a weird sense of accomplishment about it, LOL.
- I watched You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah with my mom. Adam Sandler and his family (wife and two daughters) are in it and it mostly centers around his younger daughter, who's turning 13. Sarah Sherman plays a Hebrew school teacher and I thought her wacky sense of humor added a lot! Overall, it was worth watching, but I wouldn't watch it again. Check it out on Netflix if you want.
- Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair, I watched with J later that day. Now this was more my speed! I was howling with laughter at points! Todd Barry is so fucking funny. He has a great comedy style, a sort of dry sense of humor that I love. It's free on YouTube, it's less than an hour, and you're guaranteed a giggle, so check it out:
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| Ramble On |
[Aug. 2nd, 2023|03:32 pm] |
A draft from the other night:
I'm watching Big Top Pee-wee in honor of Paul Reubens. It's not nearly as watchable as Pee-wee's Big Adventure, but it's a comfort movie for me, and hey it's free to watch (Amazon Prime).
Paul Reubens... What a loss. Like many other folks my age, I grew up watching Pee-wee - especially Pee-wee's Playhouse. He had a big impact on me. He was like a light in a dark world. It may sound corny, but it's absolutely true.
I actually made a Pee-wee Herman character the last time I was playing around with The Sims 4. It was kinda funny, hehe... For the record, I found I actually hate Sims 4, and much prefer the earlier versions of the game! Maybe I should play Sims 1 again, or maybe Sims 2...
Speaking of gaming, I finally got my copy of Animal Crossing: New Leaf to work again! I actually bought another copy of it just the other day! But I finally tried a factory reset on my 2DS and now it works! I'd been thinking it was a faulty cartridge the whole time, don't know why I didn't think to reset it!
I'm almost a year into making my town, Toot!
Also been having fun with some even older video games, but that's for another time! GTG |
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| The Friday Five for July 28, 2023 |
[Jul. 30th, 2023|08:01 pm] |
1. When did you recently have the feeling, "Life is good."
Rockin' out to ...Like Clockwork with J earlier.
2. Which do you need more, routine or spontaneity?
Routine, definitely. I don't have much of it, and I need more of it!
3. Do you have a difficult or annoying neighbor?
It me.
4. What do you want to change about yourself?
My weight, of course. But also my hairstyle, wardrobe, etc. I'm working on my self-image, and I think those things will help! Feeling healthy will help.
Also, I haven't gotten a haircut in 5+ years (not including my DIY buzzcut in 2020), so I'm very overdue! I just have so many reasons I hate going to the salon! :o(
5. What do you like best about where you live?
That's tough because I hate my current place. It's a good location if you like lots of action and fast cars zooming by. :o/ |
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| Great Day! |
[Jun. 17th, 2023|04:00 am] |
Today has been a really, really great day! I went out for Vietnamese food (my favorite!) with my mom and popped into a nearby record store (if you're a mutual, you know the one), where I picked up the new Queens of the Stone Age album, In Times New Roman... (color: green) and OMG it was everything I hoped it would be and more! So nice I spun it twice thrice!
I would have loved to have gotten to play it even once more, but it got late and our neighbors already don't like us, LOL.
Other than listening to that, I've been watching The Golden Girls and lots of The Simpsons. I've found that season 9 is when it really jumps the shark... But seasons 1-8 are fantastic!
Anyway, I gotta get to bed, it's nearly 4am. |
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| Who Am I? |
[May. 27th, 2023|06:17 pm] |
I'm having those weird feelings where I'm like, Who even am I? I can't really explain much further, I'm not that articulate. It isn't causing me emotional pain, so it's fine. I guess I feel like I'm just starting to discover who I really am. I guess that's just life though!
Makes me think of this quote:
“Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.”
— David Bowie
Unrelated (or maybe not actually): I just started reading the bible online. Someone I admire (who shall remain nameless) said, "You don't have to be religious to benefit from the wisdom of the Bible." And that just seemed like such a valid point. I started reading the ESV version. Genesis 1-3 ✓
This is pretty personal, but I'll make it public anyway because I'm feeling saucy! 😏 |
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| The Friday Five for May 12, 2023 |
[May. 13th, 2023|03:18 pm] |
Questions from thefridayfive... Late again!
1. What was the first album you ever bought?
Dookie by Green Day - very typical of an elder millennial like myself!
2. What format was it? (cassette, CD, other?)
CD.
3. How old were you?
About ten. My sister took me to the record store and I picked it out.
4. Where did you hear it?
We're talking about Green Day - their music was everywhere in the mid-1990s!
5. Did your parents approve?
My mom liked Green Day ok! |
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| The Friday Five for March 23, 2023 |
[Mar. 23rd, 2023|06:14 pm] |
Questions from thefridayfive.
1. Forest: Do you spend a lot of time in nature? Do you want to?
I do not, but... maybe I want to? IDK though. I really hate bugs, and that's kind of what I think of when I think of the outdoors...
2. Cereal: What do you usually eat for breakfast?
If I eat breakfast, I have a banana. I'm just not a big breakfast person.
3. Flu: How do you cope with getting a minor illness?
I kvetch a lot, but I get through it. And drink lots of water.
4. Worm: What sort of dirty/messy activities do you enjoy?
NONE! I hate getting dirty!
5. Bang: What's the last celebration you went to?
A New Year's Eve party at my uncle's house, but I can't remember the year LOL! 2021 into 2022, I think. |
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| Courtney Barnett |
[Mar. 20th, 2023|04:30 pm] |
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I know I'm literally 8 years late but damn, this album fucking rips!
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| RIP Smackey |
[Mar. 18th, 2023|05:09 pm] |
I forgot to mention Steve Mackey's passing (3/2). He was my favorite bass player, so I feel like I should at least make note of his death... I guess I don't really have much to say about it after all, but it's very sad. He was 56.
I knew he wasn't going to be doing the Pulp reunion tour, and that bummed me out, but damn... He's gone forever. It's really sinking in as I sit here, listening to his grooves on This is Hardcore. He was so fucking good. |
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| The Friday Five for February 24, 2023 |
[Feb. 27th, 2023|04:45 pm] |
I'm a little late, but I couldn't resist answering these questions about SNAIL MAIL! ♡
Questions from thefridayfive.
1. What’s the last thing you got in the mail?
A cardigan sweater I bought online. I have quite the collection of cardigans now, LOL.
2. What’s the last thing you sent in the mail?
A letter to a friend.
3. How many unread emails are in your inbox right now?
I don't know and I don't care, LOL! I stay somewhat on top of it.
4. What is your most recent text message about?
Lunch order.
5. Do you have a favorite postage stamp design?
OMG there are soooo many good ones! I don't collect them, but I am low-key a nerd for postage stamps! They're like little works of art! I love these Japanese stamps (found here):
( 3 images behind the cut... )
And as far as current US stamps, I love these geometric elephants, as well as these cute little frogs. |
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| The Friday Five for February 10, 2023 |
[Feb. 10th, 2023|10:38 pm] |
Questions from thefridayfive.
1. What's your favorite fruit or vegetable to look at?
AFAB - All Fruits Are Beautiful ;o)
2. What's your favorite juice?
Pineapple.
3. What fruit tree would you like to have in your yard?
Apple... And once upon a time, I did have fruit trees in my yard, including apple trees!
4. What vegetable name do you think makes the best nickname?
Pumpkin is cute but has been done to death... What about Sprout?! :D
5. What fruits and vegetables would your personal "fruit hat" contain?
Apples, oranges, lemons, grapes, a pineapple... All of it really! Load it up! LOL |
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| Gameboy Life |
[Jan. 13th, 2023|08:23 pm] |
I've been playing a lot of video games. Last month, we finally received our Analogue Pocket, which we preordered about a year prior! It was a very exciting day! I called it the ninth day of Hanukkah because it was like the gifts just kept coming!
Then more recently, we got a Gameboy link cable to enable us to play 2-player! J lets me have the Analogue Pocket, and he's on a Gameboy Light. We play Puyo Puyo 2 (puzzle game with falling pieces - similar [yet different] from Tetris) and Gameboy Baseball (so good!).
I could go on and on about how the Analogue Pocket is breathing new life into Gameboy games! I love it so much! I love old games! Especially when they're in vivid colors on a beautiful, crisp OLED screen! ♡
But yeah, man... Baseball is really good! It's challenging and fun! J and I really get competitive over it! LOL And I'm also learning a lot about the game of baseball in general. Makes me think of my Pa, who loved baseball.
I'm going to try to post a real life update tomorrow! |
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