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shamanicshaymin2021 sure went by fast, huh?
- My strategy for surviving life (or rather, Survival Strategy, since it was the year I finally watched Mawaru Penguindrum) was me trying not to panic too much about the future and things I haven't done yet and focus squarely on the present. Practice self-care, stop beating yourself up for not making a ton of major life accomplishments in your early 30s (and now that I type that, I wonder if this is all an act? Ah ha ha ha ha...) and remind yourself that being healthy and not dead is the best thing you can do right now. Take care of my dogs and chinchillas and make sure they're living their best life.
- SPEAKING OF WHICH. Mom's allergies for dogs who aren't Bichon Frises somehow went away, so we went to animal control and rescued a year-and-a-half old lab mix. We renamed her from Gracie Mae to Daisy Mae and she's the biggest sweetheart. She never barks or jumps and is very well-behaved, and she was afraid to come inside the house at first, believing she had to stay in the backyard. ;; But slowly she's been overcoming her shyness, and Neville and Lulubelle love to play with her~ ♥ She's been smiling more and more as she realizes she has a forever home with us, and it makes me so happy. ;;
- As a result of me and the family looking after Daisy Mae, this and a lack of inspiration forced me to drop out of Yuletide, unfortunately. :( I still got two wonderful gifts though! I got Himari/Ringo fic where they discover the Desire Camera from SCP Foundation (rated M for sexual content, nothing too graphic) and a gloriously creepy story about the Cannibal Ants from a Polish Bunker. Hopefully I can write something good next year!
- My bf Jax has been helping me catch up on some really good movies, like Natural Born Killers, Reservoir Dogs, Minority Report, and The Matrix. Yes, the original Matrix. I love it so much I have no desire to watch any of the sequels or the new movie, though I'm still interested in The Animatrix. In return, I finally got Jax into Undertale! He didn't even want to do Genocide run after I played through True Pacifist route, so he watched a Youtube video instead. Sans is his favorite character (he also likes Mettaton and Burgerpants) and he loves borrowing my Sans figurine to sit on his lap as he plays video games at my house~ It's so cute!
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the first time I have ever finished decorating my island, and I'm still blown away by all 1,845 hours I devoted to Magicant. I've been working on my second island, a kidcore paradise named Echolalia, but auuuuugh, it's taking forever and I'm getting too burnt out for future islands I want to do in the future (a farmcore island inspired by farming sim games named Stardew, and a Rubyquest & Nanquest based horror island) and it makes me sad. D: Happy Home Paradise and the 2.0 Update helps a lot, but oof, I think I still need a break. Right when one of my friends reset their island to get into AC again too! D: Maybe playing Pokemon Brilliant Diamond will help with my block?
- Other stuff happened, I guess? I have insomnia and cramps, it's kind of hard to think now. Owwie.
- My strategy for surviving life (or rather, Survival Strategy, since it was the year I finally watched Mawaru Penguindrum) was me trying not to panic too much about the future and things I haven't done yet and focus squarely on the present. Practice self-care, stop beating yourself up for not making a ton of major life accomplishments in your early 30s (and now that I type that, I wonder if this is all an act? Ah ha ha ha ha...) and remind yourself that being healthy and not dead is the best thing you can do right now. Take care of my dogs and chinchillas and make sure they're living their best life.
- SPEAKING OF WHICH. Mom's allergies for dogs who aren't Bichon Frises somehow went away, so we went to animal control and rescued a year-and-a-half old lab mix. We renamed her from Gracie Mae to Daisy Mae and she's the biggest sweetheart. She never barks or jumps and is very well-behaved, and she was afraid to come inside the house at first, believing she had to stay in the backyard. ;; But slowly she's been overcoming her shyness, and Neville and Lulubelle love to play with her~ ♥ She's been smiling more and more as she realizes she has a forever home with us, and it makes me so happy. ;;
- As a result of me and the family looking after Daisy Mae, this and a lack of inspiration forced me to drop out of Yuletide, unfortunately. :( I still got two wonderful gifts though! I got Himari/Ringo fic where they discover the Desire Camera from SCP Foundation (rated M for sexual content, nothing too graphic) and a gloriously creepy story about the Cannibal Ants from a Polish Bunker. Hopefully I can write something good next year!
- My bf Jax has been helping me catch up on some really good movies, like Natural Born Killers, Reservoir Dogs, Minority Report, and The Matrix. Yes, the original Matrix. I love it so much I have no desire to watch any of the sequels or the new movie, though I'm still interested in The Animatrix. In return, I finally got Jax into Undertale! He didn't even want to do Genocide run after I played through True Pacifist route, so he watched a Youtube video instead. Sans is his favorite character (he also likes Mettaton and Burgerpants) and he loves borrowing my Sans figurine to sit on his lap as he plays video games at my house~ It's so cute!
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the first time I have ever finished decorating my island, and I'm still blown away by all 1,845 hours I devoted to Magicant. I've been working on my second island, a kidcore paradise named Echolalia, but auuuuugh, it's taking forever and I'm getting too burnt out for future islands I want to do in the future (a farmcore island inspired by farming sim games named Stardew, and a Rubyquest & Nanquest based horror island) and it makes me sad. D: Happy Home Paradise and the 2.0 Update helps a lot, but oof, I think I still need a break. Right when one of my friends reset their island to get into AC again too! D: Maybe playing Pokemon Brilliant Diamond will help with my block?
- Other stuff happened, I guess? I have insomnia and cramps, it's kind of hard to think now. Owwie.
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Date: 2022-01-01 01:38 pm (UTC)Thanks for the link to the cannibal ants fic 👀
I definitely recommend The Animatrix, though I also enjoyed the original trilogy + sequel so ymmv. But I think The Animatrix does a nice job of fleshing out the universe's backstory and answering the question of "What is life like for random non-MC Zion inhabitants?"
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Date: 2022-01-02 07:49 am (UTC)Kids Next Door also does a homage to one of the segments in Animatrix, so yay. :D
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Date: 2022-01-02 07:55 am (UTC)I'm looking forward to Animatrix! It kinda sounds like Memories, which I also have to watch.