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*boots up TM42*
30 Jul 2024 23:541, 2, and...POOF!
Xaq forgot Helping Hand, and...
Xaq learned Facade!
Alright, let's see if this year lives up to its numeric expectations.
Xaq forgot Helping Hand, and...
Xaq learned Facade!
Alright, let's see if this year lives up to its numeric expectations.
*boots up TM41*
31 Jul 2023 00:371, 2, and...POOF!
Xaq forgot Swift, and...
Xaq learned Helping Hand!
Hello 40s. Hope you'll be as much of a bash as my 30s were.
Xaq forgot Swift, and...
Xaq learned Helping Hand!
Hello 40s. Hope you'll be as much of a bash as my 30s were.
Normally this is the time of year I like to reflect on how the previous 12 months have been.
However, recalling anything for the first 11 has proven exceptionally difficult, as 2022 decided to wrap itself up by being utterly insufferable.
It kicked off with a car accident. A good Samaritan was in the right-hand lane stopped by a gas station, waving out the kid trying to make a left turn. Said kid failed to check for oncoming traffic in the left-hand lane, and as a result pulled out from the blind spot the other driver was making to be in front of me. I hit the brakes in time to stop...or would have if the roads hadn't been icy.
Nobody was injured, but my car's front-left is a bit smashed up and missing its headlight assembly...though, thankfully enough, the lights themselves still work, as does the car itself. Repairing it is not an option, however; the quote I got from a local auto body shop came to just over $10,000...for a 2001 vehicle probably worth less than 1/5 of that.
About a week later, I took a week off from work to try and relax for the holidays. I instead get treated to the pipes in my upstairs bathroom's toilet stopping up, causing a leak into the kitchen ceiling. The plumber I call in to fix it informs me that, due to the stoppage and the piss-poor placement of the pipes, they were frozen solid. This, mind you, was on Christmas Eve, so on top of being stuck with the problem for a few days, I had to pay extra just to be told my pipes were frozen. I was able to get it thawed myself by cutting a hole in the ceiling (that drywall was gonna have to go anyway since God-knows-what had soaked it)...
And in the morning prior to the issue being resolved, i.e. yesterday morning, the neighbors had an upstairs pipe freeze and burst.
My entryway got a bit of water damage, including in the floor and around the door. A plumbing service got in and finally got their water shut off...and in their brilliance shut *mine* off as well. From about 3 PM yesterday to roughly 11 AM today, I had barely a trickle of running water in my place...except, ironically enough, for the upstairs toilet, which had gone from being the one water thing NOT working to the one water thing that WAS working. It took a few hours to fill up, but it was the only thing keeping me from completely losing my marbles.
And that brings us to today. My water is back on, my car still runs...and my front door refused to open when I came back from a quick grocery run. Remember the water damage to the entryway? Well, long story short the wood under the door's threshold bowed up from the water/ice buildup under it, wedging it against the door.
I had to do a full-force shoulder slam to get my own front door open...a problem I have since remedied by removing the threshold. Given how the door now easily shuts, opens, and locks, I think I may just leave the damned thing off.
But still...yeah, as much as I'd love to sit here and talk about how the REST of 2022 was, December has been too much of a colossal SCREW YOU to be able to even recall any of it. A few small mercies are about the only thing that kept me from having a complete breakdown, but I honestly can't recall the last time I was able to go even a single day without feeling stressed out about stuff. For now, part of me just sits in dread of what the last week has in store.
...So yeah. I know there was a fair bit of good that came out of 2022, but...I just can't really see it in the wake of how this year has ended.
However, recalling anything for the first 11 has proven exceptionally difficult, as 2022 decided to wrap itself up by being utterly insufferable.
It kicked off with a car accident. A good Samaritan was in the right-hand lane stopped by a gas station, waving out the kid trying to make a left turn. Said kid failed to check for oncoming traffic in the left-hand lane, and as a result pulled out from the blind spot the other driver was making to be in front of me. I hit the brakes in time to stop...or would have if the roads hadn't been icy.
Nobody was injured, but my car's front-left is a bit smashed up and missing its headlight assembly...though, thankfully enough, the lights themselves still work, as does the car itself. Repairing it is not an option, however; the quote I got from a local auto body shop came to just over $10,000...for a 2001 vehicle probably worth less than 1/5 of that.
About a week later, I took a week off from work to try and relax for the holidays. I instead get treated to the pipes in my upstairs bathroom's toilet stopping up, causing a leak into the kitchen ceiling. The plumber I call in to fix it informs me that, due to the stoppage and the piss-poor placement of the pipes, they were frozen solid. This, mind you, was on Christmas Eve, so on top of being stuck with the problem for a few days, I had to pay extra just to be told my pipes were frozen. I was able to get it thawed myself by cutting a hole in the ceiling (that drywall was gonna have to go anyway since God-knows-what had soaked it)...
And in the morning prior to the issue being resolved, i.e. yesterday morning, the neighbors had an upstairs pipe freeze and burst.
My entryway got a bit of water damage, including in the floor and around the door. A plumbing service got in and finally got their water shut off...and in their brilliance shut *mine* off as well. From about 3 PM yesterday to roughly 11 AM today, I had barely a trickle of running water in my place...except, ironically enough, for the upstairs toilet, which had gone from being the one water thing NOT working to the one water thing that WAS working. It took a few hours to fill up, but it was the only thing keeping me from completely losing my marbles.
And that brings us to today. My water is back on, my car still runs...and my front door refused to open when I came back from a quick grocery run. Remember the water damage to the entryway? Well, long story short the wood under the door's threshold bowed up from the water/ice buildup under it, wedging it against the door.
I had to do a full-force shoulder slam to get my own front door open...a problem I have since remedied by removing the threshold. Given how the door now easily shuts, opens, and locks, I think I may just leave the damned thing off.
But still...yeah, as much as I'd love to sit here and talk about how the REST of 2022 was, December has been too much of a colossal SCREW YOU to be able to even recall any of it. A few small mercies are about the only thing that kept me from having a complete breakdown, but I honestly can't recall the last time I was able to go even a single day without feeling stressed out about stuff. For now, part of me just sits in dread of what the last week has in store.
...So yeah. I know there was a fair bit of good that came out of 2022, but...I just can't really see it in the wake of how this year has ended.
*boots up TM40*
31 Jul 2022 00:471, 2, and...poof!
Xaq forgot how to use Facade, and...
Xaq learned Swift!
So long, 30's. It was a bash. <3
Xaq forgot how to use Facade, and...
Xaq learned Swift!
So long, 30's. It was a bash. <3
[AND ALSO SOME MORE TEAM LORE]
( We've already met Omen and Onnamusha, now let's meet a capricious pair of friends of theirs. )
[OKAY, THAT GOT A LOT DEEPER THAN YOUR USUAL ENTRIES]
Yeah, I know. That's half the fun of this one. I was planning on just making it a fun run with a Deino at my side, and suddenly it's turning into a story all its own.
[WELL THEN, UNTIL NEXT TIME!]
( We've already met Omen and Onnamusha, now let's meet a capricious pair of friends of theirs. )
[OKAY, THAT GOT A LOT DEEPER THAN YOUR USUAL ENTRIES]
Yeah, I know. That's half the fun of this one. I was planning on just making it a fun run with a Deino at my side, and suddenly it's turning into a story all its own.
[WELL THEN, UNTIL NEXT TIME!]
Okay, so I started this as just a bit of personal amusement and a chance to play through a game using a Pokemon I had always wanted.
[SO NATURALLY, HEADCANON STARTS FORMING THAT MAKES THINGS A LOT MORE INTERESTING]
Yeah...I shared this with a few folks on Telegram last night, but I thought I'd share it with all of you here.
( The story of the tragic dragon and his guardian angel )
[SO NATURALLY, HEADCANON STARTS FORMING THAT MAKES THINGS A LOT MORE INTERESTING]
Yeah...I shared this with a few folks on Telegram last night, but I thought I'd share it with all of you here.
( The story of the tragic dragon and his guardian angel )
[BLACK OMEN? I THOUGHT THE NEXT GAMES WERE GONNA BE SCARLET AND VIOLET]
Yeah, this is a bit of a retro step for me. You see, I never got very far into Pokemon Black/White when it originally came out, so with taking up their SoulSilver run again and Seirea taking on Platinum with Apollo, the star of his videos-eerie video series Diminish, jinxed in as a custom Pokemon...I decided it was time I went back and did that myself.
[OKAY, SO...WHY "BLACK OMEN?"]
Because I decided to have a little fun with it. You see, the reason I didn't get very far into it the first time was very simple: it kicked my ass and pissed me off. Like, stupidly early...I never even got the first Gym Badge before being pushed to ragequit.
So this time, I decided to give myself a slight advantage by giving myself a Pokemon I'd always wanted to use throughout all the games it's been in, yet somehow never succeeded in catching.
This is Omen, a Deino who, alongside my Oshawott starter Onnamusha, I will be accompanying throughout this entire journey.
[SO...WE'RE NOT DOING IN-DEPTH WRITE-UPS LIKE IN THE PAST ON THIS ONE, HUH?]
Nah. At most I'll be making occasional summaries of our experiences and achievements, but for the most part? I'm just doing this to have fun. <3
[WELL THEN, GUESS WE'LL SEE YOU ALL WHEN SCARLET DROPS]
Because that's 100% the one I'm getting. Koraidon is just plain awesome looking, and let's be real: Prof. Sada? Would.
[NOW YOU JUST HAVE TO PICK A STARTER FOR THAT]
Yeah...it's gonna be either Sprigatito or Fuecoco, depending on how their final forms look. Sorry Quaxly, but pass.
[UNTIL NEXT TIME!]
See ya!
Yeah, this is a bit of a retro step for me. You see, I never got very far into Pokemon Black/White when it originally came out, so with taking up their SoulSilver run again and Seirea taking on Platinum with Apollo, the star of his videos-eerie video series Diminish, jinxed in as a custom Pokemon...I decided it was time I went back and did that myself.
[OKAY, SO...WHY "BLACK OMEN?"]
Because I decided to have a little fun with it. You see, the reason I didn't get very far into it the first time was very simple: it kicked my ass and pissed me off. Like, stupidly early...I never even got the first Gym Badge before being pushed to ragequit.
So this time, I decided to give myself a slight advantage by giving myself a Pokemon I'd always wanted to use throughout all the games it's been in, yet somehow never succeeded in catching.
This is Omen, a Deino who, alongside my Oshawott starter Onnamusha, I will be accompanying throughout this entire journey.
[SO...WE'RE NOT DOING IN-DEPTH WRITE-UPS LIKE IN THE PAST ON THIS ONE, HUH?]
Nah. At most I'll be making occasional summaries of our experiences and achievements, but for the most part? I'm just doing this to have fun. <3
[WELL THEN, GUESS WE'LL SEE YOU ALL WHEN SCARLET DROPS]
Because that's 100% the one I'm getting. Koraidon is just plain awesome looking, and let's be real: Prof. Sada? Would.
[NOW YOU JUST HAVE TO PICK A STARTER FOR THAT]
Yeah...it's gonna be either Sprigatito or Fuecoco, depending on how their final forms look. Sorry Quaxly, but pass.
[UNTIL NEXT TIME!]
See ya!
[WELL THIS IS DISAPPOINTING]
Yeah, sorry, but I've made up my mind. Whenever I finally get around to playing this game, I'm not going to be doing a live write-up. This time around I'm just gonna be doing it for me.
[AH WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS SCARLET/VIOLET DOWN THE LINE]
True. Unlike with Sword/Shield, I haven't already made up my mind which starter I'll take. Sprigatito and Fuecoco are both rather adorable. Ultimately, it'll probably just depend on their final evolutions.
[IF EITHER ONE GOES THE MACHOKE ROUTE, THEY'RE DQ'D?]
Bingo. Don't need another Incineroar. :/
[WELL, UNTIL THEN!]
Yep! Later!
Yeah, sorry, but I've made up my mind. Whenever I finally get around to playing this game, I'm not going to be doing a live write-up. This time around I'm just gonna be doing it for me.
[AH WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS SCARLET/VIOLET DOWN THE LINE]
True. Unlike with Sword/Shield, I haven't already made up my mind which starter I'll take. Sprigatito and Fuecoco are both rather adorable. Ultimately, it'll probably just depend on their final evolutions.
[IF EITHER ONE GOES THE MACHOKE ROUTE, THEY'RE DQ'D?]
Bingo. Don't need another Incineroar. :/
[WELL, UNTIL THEN!]
Yep! Later!