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Missed a week, I know. I can assure you that nothing terribly thrilling has happened in my little corner of the globe. My last week of classes before break was average, though my last riding class was a lot of fun. I was the only one who showed up, so it was a private riding lesson. I was on Kip, who is very well behaved and well mannered, even if we don't quite communicate well (long story short, we are both crooked, which makes us go sideways a lot). My instructor worked a lot on my lower leg position and strengthening, then we had some fun with music. She put on the Game of Thrones theme and had me cnter around. The goal was to get my horse to canter to the beat, and I managed to accomplish it by the end. It was so much fun! I was exhausted by the end, but it was very much worth it.
I have been on spring break since two thursdays ago. I go back to school tomorrow. I really don't want to. It's been so peaceful and uneventful this past week and a half. No elephants living above me, no roommates filling the air with nauseating smells, no annoying children calling me to complain about each other... I'd say it was close to Heaven, but I would be lying. Living with the family has its own set of problems. These problems, however, are more familiar and I have learned how to cope over the years, so I will take it over the school situation.
We moved into this house two summers ago, less than a week before I moved for school. My belongings are still in boxes from the move, because I have not stayed here for more than 2 consecutive weeks since then. Since I will be moving back in come May, I started trying to at least sort my boxes and tidy up what everyone else has dumped into my closets over the years. Apparently my rooms have become storage for things no one knew where to put... Last I checked, we had a guest room, so I don't know why they didn't put this stuff there. I have very little furniture, and 2 rooms to fill. When we moved, I was given a bedroom that is half of a jack-and-jill thing, so there is a bathroom connecting my two rooms, if that makes sense. The second room is more of an entertainment room, and where I spend most of my time. It has my computer, all of my game systems and games, and all of the DVDs I have. I have some books, but only one bookshelf. I am hoping to get more shelving for in there, and at least a night stand for my bedroom when I finally move in. Really, the second room is mostly for my gliders to play in. Since I can't take them to school with me, Mother has been caring for them for me, and that is the one room in the house that they are allowed to run free in. I managed to glider-proof it, but I still want to make it more glider fiendly when I move in, and add platforms and stuff for them higher up. Right now they are mostly stuck on the floor... not a natural place for tree-dwelling ceatures. Decided I will also be donating quite a bit of my wardrobe to GoodWill in May. Most of it either doesn't fit or I don't want to keep it. I really would like to overhaul my wardrobe entirely once I get a job. Maybe get a new shirt or two per week for a few weeks until I have more clothes I will actually wear. Most of my wardrobe in my closet is stuff I have had since high school. I graduated seven years ago...
Gaming: Between bouts of cleaning and organizing, I have managed to get in a fair bit of gaming. Since I have had my desktop for a bit, I sarted Stardew Valley on Steam. I really enjoy farming games. I know, I'm a loser. But at least I am a happy loser. I got a fair bit into it, but decided to set it aside until May because it requires a fair bit of note-taking on my end and I will probably forget what I'm doing by then and will have to start over. I have also been playing Horizon: Zero Dawn and am truly, madly, deeply in love. The game is absolutely gorgeous! Don't believe me? Check out my media tab in my gaming twitter: https://twitter.com/Gamerfly793/media No spoilers, don't worry. I have managed to get just about every collectible, and have finished most side quests. I think that I am probably 3/4 through the main storyline, but I don't want to look it up to find out because I don't want to find spoilers. I will say that the story is frightening, but very intriguing. It is scary-close to reality, but also provides hope in a way? I know that doesn't make sense, but if you play the game it does. I keep getting lost on purpose just to find places to take photos of the gorgeous landscape. I am also loving the main character, too. They gave her a believable and unique personality, not the usual heroine stereotypes where she is either upbeat and high-strung, or all serious. She is humorous and about what you would expect form a 19 year old who was raised an outcast by a very caring father figure. It has led to some amusing bits of dialogue with a certain male character.
I have been on spring break since two thursdays ago. I go back to school tomorrow. I really don't want to. It's been so peaceful and uneventful this past week and a half. No elephants living above me, no roommates filling the air with nauseating smells, no annoying children calling me to complain about each other... I'd say it was close to Heaven, but I would be lying. Living with the family has its own set of problems. These problems, however, are more familiar and I have learned how to cope over the years, so I will take it over the school situation.
We moved into this house two summers ago, less than a week before I moved for school. My belongings are still in boxes from the move, because I have not stayed here for more than 2 consecutive weeks since then. Since I will be moving back in come May, I started trying to at least sort my boxes and tidy up what everyone else has dumped into my closets over the years. Apparently my rooms have become storage for things no one knew where to put... Last I checked, we had a guest room, so I don't know why they didn't put this stuff there. I have very little furniture, and 2 rooms to fill. When we moved, I was given a bedroom that is half of a jack-and-jill thing, so there is a bathroom connecting my two rooms, if that makes sense. The second room is more of an entertainment room, and where I spend most of my time. It has my computer, all of my game systems and games, and all of the DVDs I have. I have some books, but only one bookshelf. I am hoping to get more shelving for in there, and at least a night stand for my bedroom when I finally move in. Really, the second room is mostly for my gliders to play in. Since I can't take them to school with me, Mother has been caring for them for me, and that is the one room in the house that they are allowed to run free in. I managed to glider-proof it, but I still want to make it more glider fiendly when I move in, and add platforms and stuff for them higher up. Right now they are mostly stuck on the floor... not a natural place for tree-dwelling ceatures. Decided I will also be donating quite a bit of my wardrobe to GoodWill in May. Most of it either doesn't fit or I don't want to keep it. I really would like to overhaul my wardrobe entirely once I get a job. Maybe get a new shirt or two per week for a few weeks until I have more clothes I will actually wear. Most of my wardrobe in my closet is stuff I have had since high school. I graduated seven years ago...
Gaming: Between bouts of cleaning and organizing, I have managed to get in a fair bit of gaming. Since I have had my desktop for a bit, I sarted Stardew Valley on Steam. I really enjoy farming games. I know, I'm a loser. But at least I am a happy loser. I got a fair bit into it, but decided to set it aside until May because it requires a fair bit of note-taking on my end and I will probably forget what I'm doing by then and will have to start over. I have also been playing Horizon: Zero Dawn and am truly, madly, deeply in love. The game is absolutely gorgeous! Don't believe me? Check out my media tab in my gaming twitter: https://twitter.com/Gamerfly793/media No spoilers, don't worry. I have managed to get just about every collectible, and have finished most side quests. I think that I am probably 3/4 through the main storyline, but I don't want to look it up to find out because I don't want to find spoilers. I will say that the story is frightening, but very intriguing. It is scary-close to reality, but also provides hope in a way? I know that doesn't make sense, but if you play the game it does. I keep getting lost on purpose just to find places to take photos of the gorgeous landscape. I am also loving the main character, too. They gave her a believable and unique personality, not the usual heroine stereotypes where she is either upbeat and high-strung, or all serious. She is humorous and about what you would expect form a 19 year old who was raised an outcast by a very caring father figure. It has led to some amusing bits of dialogue with a certain male character.
For the record, Erend is toooooootally hitting on Aloy. She has just never encountered flirting before, so her reaction is highly entertaining. He is not the only one, either, but he is the most recurring and persistent. ......... Ishipit.
TV Shows: I managed to get a few more seasons into One Tree Hill. Once Lucas and Peyton disappeared, the show got kind of weird. Not bad, necessarily, it just feels VERY different. Plus, they keep adding in these huge dramatic events (characters getting shot by a psycho stalker, someone dramatically drowning then being brought back to life, etc), and the events take up an entire episode, then are never referenced again. Not one. Like, in this one episode a character drowns to save her best friend's son during this hurricane-like storm, but her fiancee brings her back. The next episode starts with her waking up drunk after her bachelorette party and the entire episode is a parody of The Hangover. Oh, and there was this kid who got a massive concussion and was essentially as good as dead, but the next episode he was A-OK and his usual annoying self. I don't know, I guess I just wish it were more consistent.
I also got further with Supernatural. I think I finally left the whole Angels/Demons arc in the dust, but now they are going on and on about "the Leviathans". I know I'm a bit rusty on my Christian mythology, but I thought there was only THE Leviathan. Not multiple, just one. My friend also stated that this is by far the most annoying and boring season of all of them. I am 10 episodes in and I have to agree. I feel like nothing has really happened, aside from them killing off one of the best characters in the entire series. His death was dumb, anyway. I am really not happy with how they did that entire episode... I texted my friend when the character died and ranted, and he simply said "Oh just wait." Great.
Anyway, I know this is a kind of short post, especially since I didn't post last week, but there you have the highlights. I'm not feeling especially chatty, mostly just brooding. I really don't want to go back. The next 7 weeks are going to be a whilrlwind of crazy, and I don't feel like going through it. Wish me luck...
Hope everyone has been doing wonderfully!
TV Shows: I managed to get a few more seasons into One Tree Hill. Once Lucas and Peyton disappeared, the show got kind of weird. Not bad, necessarily, it just feels VERY different. Plus, they keep adding in these huge dramatic events (characters getting shot by a psycho stalker, someone dramatically drowning then being brought back to life, etc), and the events take up an entire episode, then are never referenced again. Not one. Like, in this one episode a character drowns to save her best friend's son during this hurricane-like storm, but her fiancee brings her back. The next episode starts with her waking up drunk after her bachelorette party and the entire episode is a parody of The Hangover. Oh, and there was this kid who got a massive concussion and was essentially as good as dead, but the next episode he was A-OK and his usual annoying self. I don't know, I guess I just wish it were more consistent.
I also got further with Supernatural. I think I finally left the whole Angels/Demons arc in the dust, but now they are going on and on about "the Leviathans". I know I'm a bit rusty on my Christian mythology, but I thought there was only THE Leviathan. Not multiple, just one. My friend also stated that this is by far the most annoying and boring season of all of them. I am 10 episodes in and I have to agree. I feel like nothing has really happened, aside from them killing off one of the best characters in the entire series. His death was dumb, anyway. I am really not happy with how they did that entire episode... I texted my friend when the character died and ranted, and he simply said "Oh just wait." Great.
Anyway, I know this is a kind of short post, especially since I didn't post last week, but there you have the highlights. I'm not feeling especially chatty, mostly just brooding. I really don't want to go back. The next 7 weeks are going to be a whilrlwind of crazy, and I don't feel like going through it. Wish me luck...
Hope everyone has been doing wonderfully!
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