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chibivesicle · 11 months

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Well, that explains a lot. Why Trigun Stampede was Sci fi over Western.

I was toodling on Youtube (as one oft does in these current times) and stumbled upon this excerpt from a Trash Taste podcast where they interviewed a staff member from Studio Orange about Trigun Stampede. Pretty much this expands upon some of what I’d briefly read from a Sakuracon panel this spring.

TL:DR - Trigun Stampede was a complete remake of the original Trigun with a hired sci fi writer to not only write 150 years of history and lore but also mechanics of the world. This is why most of the elements of the original are lost. The manga and ‘98 anime were an example of an American style Western plopped on a desert planet but one where the materials and mechanics of the world are similar to our own.

If you are interested check out the video here:

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This both supports what had been my general take away from the final product as well as explains things I observed but had no evidence for without hearing it from a staff member.

1.) Sci fi elements were a huge deal - hiring an independent writer explains why it has such a different voice and storytelling tone. One could argue that the original Trigun made it too easy to recognize it was a western, but that was what we were given as readers and viewers. As much as I, an anal retentive person who like details like thinking that there is no wood on the planet, therefore, we can’t have wood saloon doors. I also like a story that makes sense and flows.

2.) The twelve episode format boxed them in. Who knows how these sort of deals are made but they needed at least 24 episodes from the start. This is what killed the pacing. You can redo all you want but if the pacing and writing are bad, it will be bad. I feel like I’m the niche version of someone like Friendly Space Ninja and Amanda the Jedi. Just because you put a lot of time, money and effort (also money) it won’t matter if your writing is bad. 3.) I fully agree that the CGI was exceptional. It is obvious that the studio put so much effort into this front. The animation was breathtakingly well done for the most part. There were a few too many ‘show off’ animation sequences which annoyed me but the facial expressions were great.

However, due to the shift with the sci fi aspect being much greater than the Western, we get the loss of the ability to animate more of the common people who are largely absent and a key aspect of Nightow’s works. I’ve stated this elsewhere but the adults in his series are trying to protect the common folk. By leaning into the desert aspect and the desolation of the desert stereotype, they lacked the random kids, bakers, bankers, laborers, servers, farmers, mothers, fathers etc. I’m not sure if this is a technical issue from the computational/technical side or a storyboarding/framing issue. Or that they just forgot about the people in general were a thing?

This also heavily leans into the incorrect assumption that a desert is desolate and does not support life. Anyone who has visited or lived in the desert knows that despite appearing like it is dead and empty at first, plenty of life is present. It just has a totally different way to adapt to things. I was disappointed that the creative team leaned into this stereotype using green plants [photosynthesis] = livable and desert using angelic being plants = livable. My own experience of living in the desert also made me cringe at Wolfwood’s shoes. No. Just no. You do not wear slip on shoes in the desert. Lace ups for sure and up past your ankle even better.

4.) Ample amount of creative effort went into this. Again, Studio Orange put a lot of effort into this. Technically, it is very nice. If you wanted to look at it from an anime perspective, the presentation was excellent, and the writing was at most average. But, with so much source material that they did not include and the creation of so much of their own original ideas and concepts, it took it far from the work. If they wanted this as their product (which seems to have been their goal) then they succeeded. However, if they wanted to take the original and build on it and give it a fresh coat of paint with 2020s Pantone Colors of the moment, they did not do that.

5.) I’m surprised at how many YT critics are impressed and overall giving this positive reviews. I know that people in these positions have made it their job to do anime/manga media commentary and critiques so they may want to be less harsh perhaps. Many of them saw the original material, and so many seem to be okay with it. Yet, is anyone not commenting on what happened to all the female characters? No! This annoys me so much but repeating myself here won’t really do much other than reinforce the fact that I was very unhappy with Meryl, Elendira, Luida, and Rem. Lazy writing would be with the limited time space for the episodes they became tropes and shadows of their former selves. But Meryl was a key character and deserved better. Yes, I love to critique things I love and that is fair but I’m wishing for a more comprehensive critique of Trigun Stampede taken from not a bunch of dudes on the internet. I have neither the time nor effort to become a Youtube creator and commentator in this space. With that whole full time job sort of thing that pays quite well. But I do want to see more women in this space expressing how they interact with media and walk us through their reactions an feelings towards it. For example someone the The Anime Tea. I absolutely love her analyses!

https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnimeTea

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I honestly would love to see her do a review of Trigun Stampede! But it might be outside of her general scope and I’m not here to demand an analysis from anyone. She had a lot of nuanced and contextually appropriate reviews and ways to approaching things which is just - sooo good.

#Trigun #trigun anime #trigun stampede #studio orange #my late thoughts on the subject #staff commentary #youtubers opinions

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rogueshipagogo · 4 years

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[ominous gregorian chanting]

#for $24 i'd have to be on horse tranquilizers not to even if i dont end up going to sakuracon as jaguar

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marshmallowgoop · 5 years

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Kill la Kill at Sakura-Con 2019

It’s been a few days since Sakura-Con 2019 ended, but I’m back home now—and well rested enough to finally write in detail about my experience there!

The con featured a playable demo of Kill la Kill the Game: IF, and David Vincent (Senketsu) was present as well. I was able to spend quite a bit of time with the game over the weekend, and I also attended one of Vincent’s panels, “BlazBlue/Kill la Kill Voices with David Vincent,” which he hosted on Saturday, April 20th. While the panel revealed very little about the upcoming video game, there were quite a few fun tidbits shared about the Kill la Kill anime and voice acting industry.

Since I played the game first, let me start there!

Kill la Kill the Game: IF

The Kill la Kill the Game: IF demo was available to all attendees of Sakura-Con from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Friday and Saturday and from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday, but unfortunately, there was very little publicity regarding its appearance at the convention. Sakura-Con itself never advertised the demo; shockingly, Arc System Works is even absent from the Exhibitors list in the official Sakura-Con paper guidebook.

Even someone like me—who has heavily followed any and all news on the game since its announcement and devoted dozens of hours to reporting on it—only discovered a few mere days before the con that I would be able to play!

So, maybe it’s no surprise that I heard, many times over the weekend, some variation of, “I didn’t know there was a Kill la Kill fighting game!” And maybe it’s even less of a surprise that there was practically no line to try the game out while it was available at the Sakura-Con Exhibitors Hall—heck, sometimes, there wasn’t a line at all.

While the small crowd allowed me to easily play numerous matches—the only characters I have yet to try are Houka Inumuta and Ragyo Kiryuin, and I played Ryuko Matoi and Satsuki Kiryuin several times each—I was also sad to see the game not receive the attention it deserves.

As for the game itself, do note that this account is coming from someone who is not a gamer and who’s legitimately struggling to think of any other fighting games besides the Super Smash Bros. and Tekken series that she’s played. (But, y’know, actually, Tekken was my jam back in the day. Anyone else remember playing Devil or Angel in Tekken 2 and just holding down like circle, triangle, and square to shoot lasers outta your eyes and take out practically all of the opponent’s HP bar? Just me?)

So, needless to say, anime fighters are totally new ground for me. I don’t have the background to discuss how Kill la Kill the Game: IF stacks up to similar titles, nor do I have the expertise to talk any technical details, and I won’t pretend that I do. But I will say this: as someone who was already planning on buying the game 2-3 times purely for the story and who had extremely minimal interest in the actual gameplay, I enjoyed playing way more than I thought I would. The combos were flashy and fun, I loved the supers and special attacks, and the whole experience honestly brought me back to the good times I had playing Tekken as a kid. Sitting at the Arc System Works booth, I thought, “Wow, this is fun!”

Regarding the particular demo available at the booth, a few elements stand out to me:

✄ First, the build was not titled in the same way that other builds have been. Whereas the Evolution Championship Series (EVO) 2018 build was titled “EVO2018 Demo Version,” the Anime NYC build was titled “AnimeNYC 2018 Demo Version,” and the EVO Japan 2019 build was titled “EVO Japan 2019,” for example, the Sakura-Con build was simply titled “Demo Version.”

✄ It was previously revealed in ArcLive episode 46 that there will be an online demo of Kill la Kill the Game: IF. It’s likely that the Sakura-Con demo, literally titled “Demo Version,” will be this online demo.

✄ The Sakura-Con demo did not include all of the stages that have been seen in other builds. For instance, the Fiber Castle that was first playable in the Game Developers Conference (GDC) build last month was not present in the Sakura-Con demo.

✄ The Sakura-Con demo did include all of the characters that have been seen in other builds. Ryuko Matoi, Satsuki Kiryuin, Uzu Sanageyama, Ira Gamagoori, Houka Inumuta, Nonon Jakuzure, Ragyo Kiryuin, Nui Harime, and the dual-wielding variations of Ryuko and Satsuki were all available to play (though, printed-out character guides only seemed to be available for Ryuko and Satsuki). This is perhaps interesting because the PQubeGames stream from last week did not have Ragyo, Nui, or the dual-wielding variations of Ryuko and Satsuki available to play.

✄ But speaking of the PQubeGames stream, the build there did offer alternate color options from the character select menu. The colors were “Basic Color,” “ARC Collab Color,” and “Alternate Color.” The Sakura-Con demo, in contrast, did not offer alternate color options from the character select menu.

✄ At Sakura-Con, the only way to see alternate colors was for both players to choose the same fighter. All alternate colors in the Sakura-Con demo were presumably based off of the evil clone colors from the Kill la Kill episode 25 OVA: characters are grayed out with green eyes and blonde hair. The PQubeGames stream includes a match that features the evil clone colors for Ira, and Alpharad’s GDC video includes a match that features the evil clone colors for Satsuki.

✄ And, though I do not have any screenshots, I purposely played double-character matches against the computer when there was no line at Sakura-Con just to see the alternate colors. I was able to try Ryuko against Ryuko and Nui against Nui, and they too had the evil clone coloration for their alternate colors. Ryuko is grayed out with blonde hair and green eyes (which Senketsu shares as well), though her red streaks remain intact. Nui is also grayed out with a green eye and a dark pink eyepatch.

✄ Interestingly, the evil clone colors were not the alternate colors that were originally shown for Ryuko and Satsuki. At EVO 2018 last year, the alternate color for Satsuki was not grayed out and did not have green eyes. The alternate color for Ryuko featured orange hair and a white Senketsu. It was stated in ArcLive episode 46 that there will be more than two color options per character, so perhaps these colors for Ryuko and Satsuki will make a return in the final version of the game.

Additionally, it’s worth noting that Seven Net Shopping is offering Junketsu-colored costumes for the cast as a pre-order bonus, and these costumes could possibly be purchasable later.

✄ There were minor changes to the translation in the Sakura-Con demo. For one example, Senketsu’s “Don’t make me dizzy,” which was the localization as of the GDC build last month, became “You’re making me dizzy.” I also might have been too overwhelmed to pay the most attention to this detail, but I can’t say I recall any mention of “Snippity-Snips.”

✄ It might be another case of being too overwhelmed to pay the most attention to this detail, but I also can’t recall any of the big red “Counter Hit”s and “Guard Break”s that have been in every build thus far in the Sakura-Con demo.

✄ After completing a match, the game simply said, “Thank you!” In the past, such as at Anime NYC last year, there would be a request to complete a survey and share your thoughts. The game may be too far in production now to really incorporate feedback.

For some other general notes on the game and my experience playing it:

✄ Every character has an Instant Kill attack that’s accompanied by an elaborate cutscene (and you can see all Instant Kills that have been featured in gameplay videos in this extensive document). I never managed to score an Instant Kill myself (because I failed at the rock-paper-scissors-styled Bloody Valor like literally every time and definitely got Insta-Killed for it!), but while watching others play, I caught glimpses of the Instant Kills for Uzu and Nui, neither of which I’ve seen in any released gameplay footage thus far.

Uzu’s Instant Kill involves a lot of “Men! Dou! Kote!”-ing, and Nui’s Instant Kill is rather haunting. The pupil of her one eye shrinks, and she slashes her opponent in a way that’s reminiscent of how she murders Isshin Matoi. When she’s finished, she sticks out her tongue.

✄ I enjoyed playing Ryuko and Satsuki (both versions) the most, and this is probably only partly because they’re my favorite characters on the roster. Both Ryuko and Satsuki are speedy fighters with some really fun, flashy combos and specials. I tend to value speed over power when it comes to gaming, so these two fit my preferences nicely.

✄ Ira was by far my least favorite character to play (sorry, Gama! I still love you!) He’s simply far too slow for my liking. But surprisingly, I enjoyed playing as Nonon more than I thought I would. I like my battles up close and personal, but zoning as Nonon wasn’t really that unappealing at all.

✄ I played against the computer for the double matches, and it was set very easy. I won without breaking a sweat, and I lost to plenty of folks at the con.

✄ And, of course, I love the dialogue. The banter really makes this game 100 times more enjoyable.

Well, for me, at least.

I can’t tell anyone else how to play the game, but it definitely hurt a little when folks I played with skipped the cutscenes.

✄ I saw so many lines I hadn’t seen translated before, and I wish I had the memory to recall all of them. But perhaps some of the most amusing lines came from the double-character matches.

Nui notes that it’s annoying that her copy looks like her, but she haaaates even more that her copy sounds like her. Ryuko, meanwhile, gets very caught up in calling out her copy as a fake, but Senketsu tries to be all analytical about it. He wonders if it’s the Life Fibers that created the clone and tells Ryuko, “Stay calm... there may be more of them.” Ryuko answers, “Fight now, think later!” When you win, Senketsu will say, “We won, but I have so many questions” or wonder about where “she” came from. It was way too loud in the Exhibitors Hall to make out the Japanese here, but I wonder if Senketsu does in fact specify that he’s referring just to the copied Ryuko and is less concerned about the copy of himself, pfff.

Other dialogue things:

✄ Uzu calls Nui “a beast.”

✄ Ryuko essentially pulls a, “You killed my father, prepare to die!” right before fighting Nui, and it is amazing.

✄ Ryuko tells Ragyo, “You’re just like your kid.”

✄ Ryuko’s “ass wipe” comment is included in the PQubeGames stream, but, okay. It’s great. It definitely got some reactions at the con!

Especially because she was directing it at herself in that case....

tl;dr?

✄ Me, a non-gamer just about 100% interested in this thing for the story, really enjoyed playing the game!

✄ Which sadly did not receive much attention from Sakura-Con.

✄ But it’s a fun game with fun dialogue, and while the Sakura-Con demo didn’t have everything I’ve seen in other builds (such as some stages and the option to use alternate colors), all currently released characters were playable. It seems likely that Sakura-Con’s demo’ll end up being the online demo of the game, and I’d be thrilled to play this build again!

BlazBlue/Kill la Kill Voices with David Vincent

Saturday’s panel was largely an open Q&A session with David Vincent with some voice acting from the crowd in the latter half. Some Kill la Kill-related questions and answers are as follows:

✄ Someone (not me, I swear!) noted that Ryuko and Senketsu have a very close bond in the series and asked if David Vincent (Senketsu) ever recorded with Erica Mendez (Ryuko) in the booth. The answer was no. It’s too difficult to match lip flaps with more than one person in the booth, so in anime dubbing, everyone records alone.

✄ One question asked about the auditioning process for Senketsu. Vincent noted that he wasn’t sure how to voice a jacket, but he understood more as he watched the series. He described the typical auditioning process for voice acting roles, saying that an actor is called in to read for the character and, if they do well, they’ll receive a callback to read for the character again. With every callback, the pool of actors becomes smaller and smaller until one actor finally wins the role. Interestingly, Vincent said that he had to record the first episode of Kill la Kill again because he was told to change the voice he was using. Later in the panel, he further revealed that he had to say the “Sen-i-Soshitsu!” line at the end of the first episode about 25 times because producer Hiroe Tsukamoto was very strict about the pronunciation; for example, she told him the correct way to pronounce “Osaka.”

✄ When asked if Vincent tries to base his performance on the Japanese VAs, he said no. Vincent likes to bring his own take on a character.

✄ In regards to ad-libbing, Vincent said that he often isn’t allowed to. For instance, at the end of Senketsu’s speedy recap for episode 16, he ad-libbed Senketsu taking a deep breath... but this was cut.

✄ Someone spoiled the ending for Kill la Kill and asked how Vincent felt about Senketsu getting “dusted.” Vincent answered that Kill la Kill is a wild, ludicrous show, but Senketsu’s death is quite poignant. The final episode was shown at Sakura-Con 2014, at another panel that Vincent was present for, and he said many people came up to him afterwards and expressed how saddened they were by Senketsu’s passing.

✄ Regarding Senketsu’s death, there was a question asking if Senketsu is “really” dead in the episode 25 OVA. Vincent said that Senketsu is “comic book dead” and coming back.

Can I foolishly hope this means that there’s a “Senketsu Lives” ending in the upcoming video game?

✄ Concerning the game, Vincent said that he had signed contracts and couldn’t say a thing about it... except that he just finished recording, and it’s good.

Given that Kill la Kill the Game: IF releases in North America and Europe on July 26th, it’s likely that we’ll hear a bit more of the English dub—and Vincent reprising his role as Senketsu again—before too long.

#kill la kill #kill la kill the game #kill la kill the game: if #sakuracon #arc system works #david vincent #about 24 hours later than i wanted but this turned out to be way more massive than i intended (as per usual amirite?)#i know this is really long so important points are bolded and there's a tl;dr section too #this is why i never finish my write-ups lol

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croconanaluvsu-blog · 5 years

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2018 Happy Thoughts

Hello, all! I have completed my list of happy thoughts from 2018! Before you read, some disclaimers/facts: -Some of these thoughts are highly political, or highly politically charged. Please remember that my views are my own and do not reflect the views of anyone else. -What you might consider a happy thought and what I consider a happy thought probably differ. That’s okay. -Like most of us, some days I really struggle to keep my chill. -Some days, the small victories mean everything. -When I say I take drugs to sleep, I mean OTC drugs. Nothing illegal here, folks. -I take immense pride in my work. -Most names have been changed. Please don’t stalk me. -I have NO idea WTF happened to my March dates. They were correct, now they aren’t? I’m too lazy to fix it. -I go to the movies a LOT. -If you live in PDX, you might recognize some places and events. I do live in Portland. -I only got 344/365. Not too shabby for a first time! -The word “movie” is mentioned 23 times. I hardly feel this is representative to how often I go to the movies. -There are 175 exclamation points here. -My Lovey is mentioned 40 times, “my love” 8. -This has been a year for friendship. -HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS! May this year be better and less stressful than 2018. 1/1Today I started packing for our Disney World trip!

1/2 Today was my last day at PCD. This is a very good thing. I left early and went to go see the movie Coco. It is a very good movie.

1/3 I got a makeover today. I let strangers touch my face. I stepped outside of my comfort zone. I tried something new.

1/4 T cheered me up today. He's a good friend to have!

1/5 I got a call for an interview. Nothing may come of it, but it still feels good. Also I did more packing for the honeymoon.

1/6 Today was my bachelorette party. I had a spectacular time with friends and fams!

1/7 Spent the day with Aunty! Took her to see the Downtown Library, Powells City of Books, and we went in search of Sasquatch!

1/8 BFF and I got a massage, mani and pedi today. It was a relaxing day! 1/9I GOT MARRIED TODAY! <3 <3

1/10 Arrived at Walt Disney Resort!

1/11 First day at Walt Disney World! Went to magic Kingdom, met so many characters, rode a roller coaster, a squirrel waved at me!

1/12 Went to Animal Kingdom today. I saw baby tigers! Might be my favorite park!

1/13 We had a wonderful dinner and saw a wonderful fireworks show at Epcot

1/14 We had a nice relaxing day at Hollywood Studios. Lovey got a cool limited edition Star Wars pin

1/15 Had a relaxing day @ Epcot today. Got to go on both Pandora rides @ Animal Kingdom

1/16 Met Gaston today! <3

1/17 We're finally home!

1/18 I spent the majority of the day asleep. I feel a little better.

1/19 I feel a bit better today. I have been binging Once Upon a Time

1/20 Feeling slightly better. I did chores today!

1/21 When to see the Pirates of the Caribbean live symphony today! :D

1/22 I had a job interview today. It was okay.

1/23 I started wearing my fitbit again. And I worked out! Also I get to see Becks today!

1/24 I scored a job interview today thanks to Opti. Feeling good about my job prospects.

1/25 I had two job interviews today.

1/26 Lovey came home and loved me.

1/27 I did my taxes today!

1/28 Lovey and I went to Rev Nat's today. We had yummy cider and pretzels!

1/29 I got a call from EES. Even if nothing comes from it, it felt good!

1/30 I heard back from EES today! I have an interview tomorrow at 10. Also I feel pretty today!

1/31 Got my nails done and got to see Mark

2/1 I got to see BFF today!

2/2 I snaked a drain for the first time today. It was really gross, but I am really proud of myself.

2/3 Waffles! Quality time with Lovey talking about the horror that is the Disney Cars universe.

2/4 I started putting up shelves in my craft room. I'm not sure if I'll finish tonight but I am halfway done and I did it all by myself.

2/5 Not sure why, but I feel pretty and confident today!

2/6 It took 4 days, but I finally finished making my craft room usable again.

2/7 I got my pixie cut back today! It feels good to have short hair again!

2/8 Pretty sure I got a job today

2/9 I baked today for the first time in years. I made mini red-velvet whoopie pies. It felt great.

2/10 I have been sleeping well for the last 4 nights. I am excited to go to BFF's for Galentines! I also made a delicious peppermint latte this morning.

2/11 I went to a CON meeting today. It was nice to feel wanted.

2/12 I got the job at EES! Eeeeeeeeeee!

2/13 I bought a nice dress today. I know I shouldn't have but I feel pretty! Also I am going to my first Mardi Gras parade today!

2/14 I took a great nap today!

2/15 Hopefully this isn't a duplicate. Went to see Black Panther today. It was really good. #wakandaforever

2/16I had a very relaxed day at home today!

2/17 Lovey and I went to go see a Buster Keaton movie today called Seven Chances. Very funny movie!

2/18 So far, today has been quite relaxing. I am going to get my nails done today.

2/19 First day at EES. It was wonderful!

2/20 Today I did some of the stuff I was actually hired to do! It felt good!

2/21 Today I got to talk to Carol Carroll during my lunch break!

2/22 Today I kept having internal moments of why I love Lovey.

2/23 Today I finished out my first week at EES!

2/24 Went to Miyakocon today! 2/25Second day at Miyakocon! I made an applique Totoro. So glad to be home!

2/26 Received my Bernard pin today! Yay for the internet!

2/27 Lovey and I went to see a weird movie today that was weird, but great: Streets of Fire. I even got to sit next to Becks!

2/28 I went to BFF's house today

3/1 Tonight I have ZERO responsibilities to tend to after work. I have been looking forward to this ALL DAY.

3/2 I am not sure if I did a happy thought today. This may be a duplicate. I started watching season 2 of a Series of Unfortunate events today. Yay!

3/3 Today, I repurposed a lolita hat I have into another lolita hat! Getting my coord ready for Sak! Also today was nice and relaxing!

3/3 Today we started our Coast trip! Devil's Punch Bowl, Flying Dutchman Winery, good local food, and we arrived at The Sylvia Beach hotel.

3/3 We tried a new food: The Impossible Patty.A vegetable based meat substitute. It was delicious! It's made The White Owl Social Club one of my favorite things!

3/4 This might be a duplicate! Sunday was relaxing

3/4 I got to talk to my friend Emily A today for the first time in a while. I miss her tons!

3/5 I had a productive day at work today!

3/6 Lovey and I went to see a b-movie today with Tonya Harding in it.

3/7 Lovey was super cuddly today!

3/8 Had a fun day at Gamestorm! 3/9I came home today and watched Coco again

3/10 Got to spend time with BFF today!

3/11 Had a relaxing day with Lovey. Watched a documentary about Hedy Lamarr

3/12 This is the first day in over a week I haven't been mad at Con.

3/13 Had a wonderful time at Geek Craft Expo

3/13 Kung Fu theater tonight with my love!

3/14 It's PIE DAY! Went and had pie flavored cider, including a pizza flavored cider that actually tasted like pizza, as well as some actual pizza with my love!

3/15 Today I stayed home because I wasn't feeling well. I slept a lot and kept myself warm. Now I feel better.

3/16 Today was the first day of my first Trends show. It was fun! Then, Lovey and I went to see the new Jumanji! It's very entertaining!

3/17 Got to hang out with Con BFF for the first time in ages! 3/18Got my nails done today!

3/19 Today marks my first 30 days with EES

3/20 Today is the first day in a while that I have come straight home from work. It feels nice.

3/21 Today was the first day of spring3/22I had a lovely dinner with Lovey

3/23 It was a long week. My positive moment is leaving work today to enjoy my weekend.

3/24 Got my haircut today. It feels nice.

3/25 I'm over being angry about going to Sakuracon. I am actually kind of excited!

3/26 Work BFF gave me a much needed ear to listen to my woes and some good advice.

3/27 I had a nice day. :)

3/28 I'm packing for Sakura Con today

3/29 Work BFF and I spent our morning bus-wait together

3/30 Made it to Sakuracon!

3/31 I bought a dream Lolita dress today!

4/1 So happy to be home from Sak today!

4/2 My Beastie is keeping me from working on con things. It is annoying, but mostly adorable.

4/3 Today I discovered that Zero's beans are not 100% black. They have pink spots! He's been lying to me this whole time!

4/4 I am not feeling well so I stayed home and slept. It felt wonderful.

4/5 I accurately tracked my calories today. I am proud of me. 4/6I had a productive day at work!

4/7 I didn't sleep at all last night. Lovey made sure I slept today. He takes care of me. :)

4/9 I was locked out of the complex earlier. A nice neighbor let me in. :)

4/11 Lovey and I went to Ate Oh Ate today!

4/12 I had a wonderfully busy day at work!

4/13 I got a nice, simple, clean manicure today. My nails feel better

4/14 Spent time playing games with John and Lisa. :)

4/15 I slept remarkably well and have been enjoying playing World of Final Fantasy

4/16 Lovey and I headed to The Lakewood Theater to see Sister Act: The Musical

4/17 I went to see The Cell tonight with Lovey. I'll get shit for this, but that movie is scary. Lovey cuddled me very well tonight to make me feel better

4/18 I have the house to myself tonight! I'll miss my lovey, but sometimes it's nice to have the house to myself!

4/19 Went to Happy Hour with BFF today!

4/20 Lovey and I had a nice evening out. Went to dinner and took a walk at a park.

4/21 Got to see my CON friends at the meeting today. :)

4/22 I cleaned the kitchen and living room today! So nice!

4/23 I had a very productive day today and it is finally starting to be sunny out

4/24 I came home to a nice clean living room!

4/25 BFF & I finished RPDR All Stars 3 today.While were were behind the curve and massively disappointed in the winner, we did finish it and we did it together.

4/26 Lovey was super affectionate today.

4/27 Saw a great spaghetti western tonight!

4/28 Went to see Castle in the Sky tonight. I love that movie!

4/29 I spent my day sleeping!

4/30 I had a productive day

5/1 Lovey and I went to see the movie Running Man. The movie is awful and awesome.

5/2 Today was the first day at work without Lovey. It was so peaceful and so productive.

5/3 I had a wonderful walk at lunchtime today

5/4 It's Friday! The week is over! May the Fourth be with you!

5/5 It's free comic book day! Sammi and I had a good time at the Free Comic Book Day event at the Beaverton Library!

5/6 Lovey and I went to a lovely bunch. I dressed nice. I tried a bloody mary for the first time today (yuck)

5/7 Out with my love today after work to see Stand by Me

5/8 I had a wonderfully productive day at work today!

5/9 We saw a super cool movie called The Endless

5/10 BFF and I went to go seea Peaches Christ show today featuring Alaska! I got to shake her hand!

5/11 Lovey and I had a lovely morning at the Gresham Farmers Market. Also learned that my cats are not deathly ill! Yay!

5/12 Going to Geek Craft Expo today!

5/13 I did yoga today

5/14 The weather today was just perfect!

5/15 I feel very lucky and blessed to have Lovey in my life. I love that I can tell him anything.

5/19 Spent the morning with Con BFF and experienced my first Quilt Market event at EES

5/20 Just realized most of my May thoughts probably say April. Went to a CON meeting today.

5/21 It felt nice coming home after a long day.

5/22 I have a work friend! Her name is Work BFF!

5/23 I was actually helpful at a CON meeting today

5/24 It was a nice quiet day at work today!

5/25 Lovey and I went to see the Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary. That woman is an inspiration.

5/26 Watched RPDR with Charmaine and Con BFF today!

5/27 Snow got me the game Slime Rancher! It's so cute and relaxing!

5/29 Work BFF and I bonded today over work annoyances and Drag Race

5/30 Today I caught up on my backlog at work! Woo!

5/31 Lovey and I went to see Blues Brothers today @ The Hollywood

6/1 Work BFF, Jolene and I went to go see Thunder From Down Under at Spirit Mountain Casino tonight. It was fun!

6/2 I went outside today then the sun made me sleepy and I took a lovely nap!

6/3 Today was ILD!

6/4 I booked our hotel for Disneyland!

6/5 Went to B Movie Bingo and watched an exceptionally bad movie called Ninja 3

6/6 Work BFF let me talk about Disneyland today for a very long time.

6/7 That moment of sweet relief when the splinter in my eye fell out. I will never forget how that moment of freedom felt.

6/8 I had a very productive day at work. It was just one of those days that just went well. It was nice.6/9Went to one of the few exec meetings that are in person.

6/10 We saw One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest today after the CON meeting

6/11 I had a happy Monday!

6/12 Productive day at work!

6/13 Today I read the Twitter thread about Casa Padre and the zero tolerance immigration policy. Maybe not a happy thought for me, but an important moment in American journalism.

6/14 Today was pleasantly uneventful

6/15 Lovey and I went to see The Incredibles 2 today!

6/16 Work BFF and I went to brunch then came back to my place to watch Vikings and Versailles

6/17 There was a lovely and long thunderstorm today. I also changed my hair color today and I love it!

6/18 Some accessories for my first ever Sweet Coordinate arrived today. They are much cuter in person.6/19I love listening to RuPaul's What's the Tee. It can be very enlightening.

6/20 Enjoying the house to myself tonight.

6/21 I forgot my fare card at home today. Work BFF came to the rescue and let me use hers. It was a very nice thing to do.

6/22 Went to see Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion tonight at The Hollywood

6/23 Locker meeting, Toadstool Cupcakes, and Versailles with Work BFF

6/24 I had a wonderful nap today

6/25 Today Lovey and I went to see The Big Lebowski at The Hollywood. It was my first time seeing that movie on the big screen.

6/26 I managed to not do any complaining today. It was nice.

6/27 I got a massage today! Yay!

6/28 Another day where I managed not to complain

6/29 Went to Triangle Productions to see Hedwig and the Angry Inch

6/30 I slept without sleeping pills last night. BFF and Work BFF are coming over to finish Drag Race season 10

7/1 A relaxing Sunday with cider, donuts and Spaceballs! #watchout!

7/2 End of month on a monday. I ran a marathon (so to speak) at work today and I am proud of myself.

7/3 We saw two movies today: Won't You Be My Neighbor and Avengers: Infinity War. The first one made me cry a lot.

7/4 My least favorite day of the year, but it was surprisingly relaxing and I got to sleep in

7/5 Met with a neighbor to work on stuff for our courtyard.

7/6 All I really remember is that today was a good day.

7/7 The D'elias were in town. We went to the Chinese Gardens and the Portland Art Museum

7/8 I love sunday afternoon naps!

7/9 Lovey and I had a good day.

7/10 Kung fu theater! :)

7/11 A Mighty Wind at The Hollywood! That movie makes me happy!

7/12 I stopped by Bernie Dexter today. Got myself a cute dress, and a petti.

7/13 Friday the 13th, woo! Also the house to myself tonight!

7/14 Going to the zoo with my love to have fun and to see Bela Fleck and the Flecktones!

7/15 Met BFF for brunch. It's been a while. It was lovely.

7/16 Monday was productive. :)

7/17 I made a dentist appointment!

7/18 I handled a tough work situation well today. 7/20Today we saw Leave No Trace. Sad movie.

7/21 We saw an awesome movie today called The Car. It was like Jaws, but with a car.

7/23 I've started making my own smoothies!

7/25 I drank a lot of water today.

7/26 Last night I slept without drugs!

7/27 I got my nails done today.

7/28 Deadpool 2! Also Mini-con! Busy day!

7/29 Lovey and I had an awesome day and Samurai Sunday is back at the Hollywood

7/30 Our new AR team member started today!

7/31 July was a long month! It's finally over!

8/1 I started training the new team member today!

8/2 Today is my birthday! Yay!

8/3 I am proud of how much work I got done today!

8/4 Went to the aquarium and learned a lot about otters. Also had a nice walk on the beach today.

8/5 Ending our coast trip with a visit to Yaquina Bay lighthouse, tide pools, and a trip to two towns cider house!

8/6 I got blood drawn today and didn't cry.

8/7 Lovey and I went to see Mortal Kombat at The Hollywood

8/8 Today one of my coworkers got super excited by all the nerdy stuff in my overhead at work.

8/9 I'm starting to come out of a grumpiness I have had for a while.

8/10 Today Work BFF came over for Versailles Season 2

8/12 Lovely quiet day with Lovey.

8/13 Finally got to set up the new mattress today!

8/14 Productive work day!

8/15 Movie date night with my love!

8/16 I made a delicious and perfectly blended smoothie today!

8/17 Work BFF and I went bar hopping!

8/18 First day at Resin Rose BJD expo. A lot more fun than I was expecting.

8/19 Second day at Resin Rose. Also Powerglove concert tonight! I made a friend at Resin Rose!

8/20 I slept great last night!

8/21 Today is Work BFF's birthday. I hope she had a wonderful day.

8/22 I don't know about events, but physically I am feeling great!

8/23 Today I logged on to Flight Rising for the first time in a long time. I missed my dergs.

8/24 Spent time @ The Hollywood watching Troop Beverly Hills with Jason (from work, because I know many Jasons)

8/25 We finally got our old mattress hauled away!

8/26 Had a really nice day doing outreach at The Hollywood theater.

8/27 I made a really good smoothie today!

8/28 Lovey and I went to go see a cool movie called Infra-Man. Princess Dragon Mom is awesome!

8/29 I talked to Jarrod for the first time in ages.

8/30 I got to see BFF for the first time in ages!

8/31 Got a QUEEN mani at Finger Bang today9/1Slept in! Saw Grease at The Hollywood!

9/2 Saw a very good movie called Samurai Rebellion

9/3 I cleaned the living room. Maybe someday I will clean the craft room.

9/4 Saw a great terrible movie today called For Your Height Only. It was awful and awesome.

9/5 Was a nice easy day at work.

9/6 Today was nice and fall like!

9/7 First day of Rose City. My panel went well! 9/8Finally saw Get Out. Bout damn time. It was a good movie.

9/9 Third day of RCCC. I met Jason Porath, creator of Rejected Princesses. He's so nice! And I finally saw Star Trek 2: Wrath of Kahn

9/10 Today I gave my coworker credit for the hard work she's been doing.

9/12 Today I started reading The Princess Bride

9/13 Today was a nice quiet day at work.

9/14 Second Trends show started today!

9/15 I wore my first Sweet lolita coordinate to work today! It was a smashing success!

9/16 Last day of Trends! So much fun!

9/17 Today was a day at work where I wasn't bored! Not once!

9/18 Today, I took time to forgive.

9/19 Spent some quality time with my heating pad today.

9/20 Rock and Roll High School @ the Hollywood with PJ Soles!

9/21 Day with Work BFF watching Versailles and the new Baywatch movie

9/23 Started a new book today: Z: The Beginning of Everything

9/23 Today I slept the fuck in! WOO!

9/24 Today I found out that my grandfather is dead. This is a good thing.

9/25 Saw The Color Purple @ The Armory!

9/26 Weather was so nice today! Fall is here!

9/27 Lovely, quiet night at home.

9/28 Had a good day at work today!

9/29 Slept WAY in! Mani-pedi @ fingerbang!

9/30 Brunch with Work BFF and BFF. Meeting at Laurelhurst Park. It was a good day.

10/1 Work BFF is a good friend to have.

10/2 Today I loved Lovey, like I do every day.

10/3 Lovey was very affectionate today. :)

10/4 Off to Colorado for the weekend! Can't wait to see my Auntie!

10/5 Memorial service for my rapist. It wasn't fun but boy am I glad he's dead

10/6 Party tonight with the fams in Colorado!

10/7 I'm home!

10/8 Mondays! It felt nice to wake up to the sound of rain!

10/9 Kung Fu Theater! It's always nice to see Becks!

10/10 Went to see Pippen tonight at The Lakewood!

10/11 Today I am wearing my Wednesday Addams dress. It's been a while. I look good!

10/12 Regardless of my work woes, I still had a good day

10/13 I slept in and we saw Evil Dead 2 at the Hollywood!

10/14 Brunch and shopping with Work BFF. She found a brand new Lindy Bop dress that I bought! I'm a size 16 now!

10/15 I am really starting to enjoy my book Sacre Bleu!

10/16 Dinner and a movie (Collette) with my love! And I got my new glasses today!

10/17 I don't remember! It was good though!

10/18 Cuddles tonight with Lovey

10/19 Today I went to get my dental prescriptions

10/20 I love being able to sleep in! Also, last reg meeting before con!

10/21 Last general meeting before con!

10/22 Today is already my Thursday!

10/23 Crazy productive day @ work today! Con soon!

10/24 Other than crying a lot, I did well at my dental appointment

10/25 Day Zero of con! Woo!

10/26 Day 1 of con! Woo!

10/27 Day 2 of con! Woo!

10/28 Day 3 of con! It's finally over!

10/29 Today: Applied for my passport, brunch with Work BFF, massage @ Zama, jacuzzi and awful TV with BFF

10/30 Con crud today, but it does feel good to sleep.

10/31 Halloween! Beetlejuice at The Hollywood and I got a tarot reading!

11/1 Month End @ work went smoothly

11/2 I know this is not a good thing to be happy about, but Michelle was a no-call/no-show today. Not having her around made my day easier.

11/3 Lovey's b-day today! Breakfast at a gluten free bakery, a Hitchcock movie @ The Hollywood, dinner @ Tapalaya, home for cuddles and to watch the new Sabrina show!

11/4 Gluten free donuts! And my search for a home repair person has begun!

11/5 Today I learned that we do not need to replace the drywall in the bathroom!

11/6 I watched some GWAR videos tonight. It made me sad. I'm still in mourning. But metal makes me feel good and it was followed by some good metal themed TedX talks.

11/7 Night out with BFF!

11/8 Today I learned about Scottish Wildcats.

11/9 Today I relaxed

11/11 Harry and the Hendersons w/ Rick Baker! Dinner with BFF and Anthony was fun!

11/12 Dentist appointment today and I didn't cry!

11/13 I was brave and actually made a recommendation today at work

11/14 Today I woke up actually feeling refreshed11/15Productive day at work!

11/16 Made it to Friday! 11/17CON elections, pretty lolita coordinates, cider festival where Lovey and I found a room to chill in that we had all to ourselves!

11/18 Spent the day being hung over with my love

11/19 Today I had a bunch of check batches. Super proud of myself for finishing them all.

11/20 Went to see Heavy Metal today at The Hollywood

11/21 Today at work was wonderfully quiet.

11/22 Nice quiet thanksgiving is the best

11/23 Nail day! I love getting my nails done!

11/24 I logged into GW 2 for the first time in ages. It felt good!

11/25 4 years ago today we brought our Beastie home!

11/26 Today I started an online fitness challenge. I am going to start focusing on being healthier and taking better care of my body.

11/27 Today I worked out in a dress and it made me feel fabulous.

11/28 Today I actually made it to 30 mins of a cardio workout

11/29 Keeping up with exercise today by doing laps on the hill at The Hollywood

11/30 Flying out to Seattle tonight!

12/1 ILD up in Seattle was so intimate and fun. Then we went to Enchant, a giant christmas light maze

12/2 My first long distance train ride ever! Lovey's work holiday party! Peaches Christ Drag Show!

12/3 Got to see Jarrod today!

12/4 Nice quiet night at home

12/5 I forced myself to work out today!

12/6 Nothing bothered me today

12/7 We went to see Howard the Duck tonight. Remember that movie?!

12/8 Today we went to crafty wonderland. I got my coworkers some nice gifts!

12/9 Hanukkah party with BFF and Work BFF!

12/10 I worked out!

12/19 Got a new phone today!

12/23 Started opening my happy thoughts today. This is gonna take forever. But it's gonna be fun!

12/24 Into the Spiderverse was really good!

12/25 Mary Poppins Returns. It was fun.

12/26 I made Zero wear his bow tie today. <3

12/27 Finished In Her Own Words. Great book!

12/31 Last day of 2018!

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Also really expanded my MDM publications today. I’m also very thankful I was able to see MDM live at SakuraCon and get all the band members to sign two book covers (RIP ♥️ K). #11-21, #24-38, #40-63. Maybe I’ll find 22, 23, 39 and others one day #haul #MDM #Moisdixmois #mana #monamour #manaeternalsociety #manaofficialeternalsociety #fanclub https://www.instagram.com/p/BqJpk-Zg3ze/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5iz9py428yxu

#11 #24 #40 #haul #mdm #moisdixmois #mana #monamour #manaeternalsociety #manaofficialeternalsociety #fanclub

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MangaGamer: Localization Update & Convention Schedule (3/24/2018)

Note: This post contains links that may lead to NSFW content. Games whose statuses remain unchanged from previous updates have been omitted from this post.

Coming Soon Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome - Retail Release (Otome; All-Ages & 18+)

Price:

$24.95 (First Print Edition)

$29.95 (Wallscroll Only)

$49.95 (First Print Edition + Wallscroll)

Will be available on MangaGamer on March 29th. Pre-orders for the first print edition and hardcopy + wallscroll bundle are currently open. Fans also have the option to pre-order the wallscroll individually.

Funbag Fantasy: Sideboob Story (Bishoujo; 18+)

Reg. Price: $44.95

Pre-Order Price: $40.45

Will be available on MangaGamer on March 29th.

Supipara - Alice the magical conductor. Chapter #02 (Bishoujo)

Reg. Price: $14.95

Pre-Order Price: $13.45

Will be available on MangaGamer and Steam on April 12th. Pre-orders are open on MangaGamer.

Project Updates Hashihime of the Old Book Town (Boys’ Love; All-Ages & 18+)

Translation: 100%

Editing: 100%

Higurashi When They Cry Kai Ch. 6 Tsumihoroboshi (Bishoujo)

About to enter testing.

House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence, The (General)

“Just about done with testing.”

Maggot baits (Bishoujo; 18+)

Translation: 75%

Editing: 34%

Rance Quest Magnum (Bishoujo; 18+)

Translation: 80%

Editing: 67%

Sengoku Rance (Bishoujo; 18+)

Translation: 100%

Editing: 80%

Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows (General; 18+)

Translation: 36%

Trinoline (Bishoujo; All-Ages & 18+)

Translation: 88%

Editing: 53%

Miscellaneous

MangaGamer updated their website with their convention schedules for Anime Boston and Sakuracon, which both take place from March 30th to April 1st. In addition, MangaGamer also plans to make appearances at Anime Central, Anime Expo, and Otakon though they have not listed any booth or panel information for those conventions at this time.

At Anime Boston, MangaGamer will be in the dealer’s room at booth #308. They will have a panel on Friday, March 30th from 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM in Hynes 306 where they will announce three new titles. One of these titles will be from a new partner of MangaGamer’s.

At Sakuracon, MangaGamer will have an exhibitor booth set up at booth #1011. MangaGamer did not list any plans to announce new titles at the convention, but there are tentative plans to hold a tournament for Umineko Golden Fantasia on Saturday from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the games room.

#fashioning little miss lonesome #hashihime of the old book town #higurashi #mangagamer #bishoujo #boys love #general #otome #indie #localization update #anime boston #sakuracon #event

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proudcatgirl · 7 years

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Tagged by the best person ever and my favorite son @shealezz

THE LAST: 1. drink: iced peppermint soy latte :p 2. phone call: doctor 3. text message: “Distasteful” 4. song you listened to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cXjcKTRWcg&list=PL-WLCXyC_cLw4uz-Y84y6bQSerFNk7XlJ&index=4 5. time you cried: idk I dont cry a lot kek 6. dated someone twice: nah 7. kissed someone and regretted it: dont think so :p 8. been cheated on: nope 9. lost someone special: i dont think so?? Are we talking about death or just cutting someone off. cause theres people I love that I dont talk to very often anymore but I didnt lose them or anything 10. been depressed: bro 11. gotten drunk and thrown up: ,,,, ,, ,yes

LIST 3 FAVOURITE COLOURS: 12-14. Green, pink, dark blue

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. made new friends: Yeah! 16. fallen out of love: a lot of times lul 17. laughed until you cried: at leasst once 18. found out someone was talking about you: I dont remember :p 19. met someone who changed you: Yes 20. found out who your friends are: yes <3 21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: Ya

GENERAL: 22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: oh man, like. 75-80% I think 23. do you have any pets: I have 2 cats (Cal and Caesar) and 3 rats (Posey, Bella, Maizy) that live in my apartment with me. My mom has 2 cats and a dog that I still consider mine tho 24. do you want to change your name: no i like my name 25. what did you do for your last birthday: I went and saw wonder woman with my friends and then we all got drunk, it was LIT 26. what time did you wake up: haha I got up early today like 1:30 pm 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: I was awake watching twitch streams 28. name something you can’t wait for: I wanna see my overwatch friends in cali!!! 29. when was the last time you saw your mom: 2 days ago 30. what is one thing you wish you could change in your life: wish I had more energy and could be more productive 31. what are you listening to right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQmEERvqq70&list=PL-WLCXyC_cLw4uz-Y84y6bQSerFNk7XlJ&index=6 32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: ????? no i dont think so 33. something that is getting on your nerves: people that never learned how to respect others and r rude for no goddamn reason 34. most visited website: twitch, youtube, tumblr, facebook are all equal probably 35. mole/s: a few 36. mark/s: i dont think i got any of those 37. childhood dream: I think I wanted to be an environmental scientist but I dont remember

38. hair colour: its black rn

39. long or short hair: long 40. do you have a crush on someone: nahh 41. what do you like about yourself: like. nothin lol 42. piercings: I have gauges but thats it 43. blood type: no clue lmfao 44. nickname: tilly 45. relationship status: single 46. zodiac: gemini 47. pronouns: she 48. favourite tv show: idk i dont watch a whole lotta tv 49. tattoos: none 50. right or left handed: right 52. piercing: none unless u count gauges 53. sport: fuck sports 55. vacation: I just wanna go to California and chill there at the beach and see family n friends 56. pair of trainers: is this talking about shoes bc literally nobody calls shoes “trainers” and this is pissing me off

MORE GENERAL

57. eating: I havent eaten today lol oops 58. drinking: water 59. i’m about to: I’m legit doing nothing and I’m probably not gonna be doing anything 61. waiting for: my computer to be fixed so I can play overwatch 62. want: a job and money 63. get married: no 64. career: man idk 65. hugs or kisses: kisses 66. lips or eyes: thighs 67. shorter or taller: i dont care as long as yr cute 68. older or younger: Older for guys, younger for girls but u still gotta be over 18 70. nice arms or nice stomach: thighs (stomach tho probably) 71. sensitive or loud: loud 72. hook up or relationship: hook up 73. troublemaker or hesitant: idk

HAVE YOU EVER: 74. kissed a stranger: no :( 75. drank hard liquor: haha ye 76. lost glasses/contact lenses: ONE TIME AT SAKURACON ONE OF MY CONTACTS FELL OUT AND I DIDNT BRING MY GLASSES AND I WAS WALKING AROUND HALF BLIND IT WAS AWFUL always bring an extra pair of contacts or ur glasses kids 77. turned someone down: a lot of times :( 78. sex on the first date: Ive never done it but sure 79. broken someone’s heart: yes :(((( 80. had your heart broken: yes :(((((((((((((((( 81. been arrested: no 82. cried when someone died: no 83. fallen for a friend: :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. yourself: no lmfao 85. miracles: yes 86. love at first sight: sure 87. santa claus: no 88. kiss on the first date: yes 89. angels: idk

OTHER: 90. current best friend’s name: I have too many. like 20 best friends 91. eye colour: brown 92. favourite movie: Idk i like scary movies

I tag @patorikkuuu :^)

#messy messy #i need a new text post tag

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