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BlueCrystalTear 08/24/18 11:42:46 PM #101:	`Convention Update - Friday:` I am pretty exhausted right now and intend to rest for the huge day that is Saturday at a convention but thought I'd drop by to post a quick update. 1. Yes, there was Pocky. Yes, I think I ate too much. Will have to control myself better these next two days. 2. AMKE is $40 for a weekend pass even six months before the thing. Why have convention prices gone up so much? It's like all of them are rapidly increasing. Makes me question whether or not it's worth it (especially as someone who doesn't cosplay... yet. I want to lose more weight first). 3. There's really not much else that interests me in the Vendor Hall. I like all my fan art commissioned - whether it's me or someone else doing the ordering. I am choosy with what I hang on my walls and would rather not do something that I don't LOVE, y'know? I have enough here already and need to get something Leia for inking. Don't need more things to clean, either. 4. In the video game room, I tried to play Luigi's Mansion but the disc was damaged beyond repair so I settled on Shadow Hearts: Covenant. I played that for about an hour until plot stuff picked up and I went "Screw this, I can't hear a thing in here." because of the loud electronic music and everything else going on. Nicolai being a bad guy was totally predictable and that might have been from when I played the game briefly long ago - or it might have been because he looks like the cliche snobbish "prince" villain (think Rufus Shinra). It did not surprise me. I liked the action wheel and the graphics are amazing for the time, but 1) I should play the first game first, if I can find it, and 2) it wasn't a good time for immersion. When I go there tomorrow, I intend to play games that aren't RPGs - as that was my main worry about playing one of those. I also played Turtles in Time on an arcade machine but couldn't get more lives (it's free - a local arcade is a sponsor partner of this convention) and got a Game Over. Oh wells. I'll try again, probably. Takes me back to being a young kid at Chuck E. Cheese... 5. There were a lot of things happening and I'm sure you'll see more when the movie comes out. Panels were pretty sparse, sadly - they didn't get as many this year.(even those not hosted by guests, but the guests I get because of the movie). Only one I went to was a "Whose Line Is It Anime?" one - I've attended these with the group that does them at several different cons (they do it at both this one and my November one) - and it was funny as always. I even contributed a little and incited a huge laugh from the crowd. You had to be there, though. I'm not going to be able to give such an update tomorrow but I thought I'd do that now while I am decompressing and coming down off my Pocky rush. Oh yes, step count: 8300. I'm at 67,500 total. I shall have zero problem making this six straight weeks. ^_^ But for now, good night guys. --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:907502559] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Convention Update - Friday:</cite> I am pretty exhausted right now and intend to rest for the huge day that is Saturday at a convention but thought I'd drop by to post a quick update. 1. Yes, there was Pocky. Yes, I think I ate too much. Will have to control myself better these next two days. 2. AMKE is $40 for a weekend pass even six months before the thing. Why have convention prices gone up so much? It's like all of them are rapidly increasing. Makes me question whether or not it's worth it (especially as someone who doesn't cosplay... yet. I want to lose more weight first). 3. There's really not much else that interests me in the Vendor Hall. I like all my fan art commissioned - whether it's me or someone else doing the ordering. I am choosy with what I hang on my walls and would rather not do something that I don't LOVE, y'know? I have enough here already and need to get something Leia for inking. Don't need more things to clean, either. 4. In the video game room, I tried to play Luigi's Mansion but the disc was damaged beyond repair so I settled on Shadow Hearts: Covenant. I played that for about an hour until plot stuff picked up and I went "Screw this, I can't hear a thing in here." because of the loud electronic music and everything else going on. Nicolai being a bad guy was totally predictable and that might have been from when I played the game briefly long ago - or it might have been because he looks like the cliche snobbish "prince" villain (think Rufus Shinra). It did not surprise me. I liked the action wheel and the graphics are amazing for the time, but 1) I should play the first game first, if I can find it, and 2) it wasn't a good time for immersion. When I go there tomorrow, I intend to play games that aren't RPGs - as that was my main worry about playing one of those. I also played Turtles in Time on an arcade machine but couldn't get more lives (it's free - a local arcade is a sponsor partner of this convention) and got a Game Over. Oh wells. I'll try again, probably. Takes me back to being a young kid at Chuck E. Cheese... 5. There were a lot of things happening and I'm sure you'll see more when the movie comes out. Panels were pretty sparse, sadly - they didn't get as many this year.(even those not hosted by guests, but the guests I get because of the movie). Only one I went to was a "Whose Line Is It Anime?" one - I've attended these with the group that does them at several different cons (they do it at both this one and my November one) - and it was funny as always. I even contributed a little and incited a huge laugh from the crowd. You had to be there, though. I'm not going to be able to give such an update tomorrow but I thought I'd do that now while I am decompressing and coming down off my Pocky rush. Oh yes, step count: 8300. I'm at 67,500 total. I shall have zero problem making this six straight weeks. ^_^ But for now, good night guys.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 08/26/18 9:46:32 PM #102:	`Convention Update - Saturday & Sunday (1/2)` It goes without saying: I had a phenomenal weekend that was probably my best ever, en bloc, at any convention ever. Perhaps this is largely due to my growth as a person since I started attending them four years ago. The best part: The guests were wonderful. Other cons I've been to have tried to put a barrier between guests and attendees, ignoring whatever guests request and do what they feel is "traditional" and "accepted." This one did not. The guests of honor were one with the attendees - it was an intimate setting (this convention is usually 1500-2000 people) and boy, did it help. I actually felt like I got to know the guests because that's what they wanted out of this - it's more than wanting to be known for a voice. I say this not just because of direct interactions with them but the panels they did do outside of filming the movie. They were more intimate panels that were more open Q&A, explaining a hobby, or showing a homemade biopic about a sibling with Down Syndrome. Or the Michael Winslow stand-up routine, which was more mindblowing than funny because of the guy's incredible ability for impressions and sound effects. I do wonder if Jeff Nimoy asked him to be in the movie, however. The REALLY funny part was the Lex Lang-hosted "Belly Laugh Theater" - I have not laughed continuously like that for AGES. All the impressions they did in reading edited scripts for things like Dragon Ball (a lot of "ball" and "pole" jokes in constantly changing impressions, many from Jonathan Fahn), The Wizard of Oz ("OIL CAN! OIL CAN!" was particularly hysterical from Brian Donovan), and Naruto (Margo Graff's "sensei" was particularly memorable - as was their inability to pronounce anything, in part due to laughter). There was also one with Allison Powell being "nanny" as an older British lady (despite her being younger than me!). The rest was Whose Line type improv games, some which were taken too literally like "Superheroes" ("Black Dress Girl" for Nikki Boyer was all he could think of? xD), some which were absurd (making dildos at the glue factory - Allison's fake "can't talk straight" accent there omg). I blew my first on-the-spot opportunity but made up for it with my dad's "liver bit pancakes" joke later (for "Helping Hands"). I have not laughed like that in eons. Even got a selfie after all was said in done with most of them. This is why I go to conventions. That panel was something else. The other improv ones were fun, too - but those were not professionals at work. Sadly, there weren't many other panels to offer - and I don't know if that's because they didn't get many submitted or because they rejected so many. It kind of saddens me to see some people talking negatively about this con, but I feel they didn't try to get the most out of their experience. I did. I wasn't focused on StreetPass games the way I was at my first one in 2014. I mean, sure, I played them for a while when I needed to just do something to relax, but what's the point when you've mostly cleared them? I didn't use the video game room anywhere near as much, either. I can play video games at any time. I did play on the arcade machines (again, an arcade is a sponsor at this convention) a bit but I only rented out Heavenly Sword for PS3. I gave up when ~~the cannon-target game ended poorly for me three times in a row due to the game not having a reasonable recognition distance and requiring you to hit a bulls-eye~~. And that was quite early, too. Shows me why I don't own it! (continued) --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:907603649] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Convention Update - Saturday & Sunday (1/2)</cite> It goes without saying: I had a phenomenal weekend that was probably my best ever, en bloc, at any convention ever. Perhaps this is largely due to my growth as a person since I started attending them four years ago. The best part: The guests were wonderful. Other cons I've been to have tried to put a barrier between guests and attendees, ignoring whatever guests request and do what they feel is "traditional" and "accepted." This one did not. The guests of honor were one with the attendees - it was an intimate setting (this convention is usually 1500-2000 people) and boy, did it help. I actually felt like I got to know the guests because that's what they wanted out of this - it's more than wanting to be known for a voice. I say this not just because of direct interactions with them but the panels they did do outside of filming the movie. They were more intimate panels that were more open Q&A, explaining a hobby, or showing a homemade biopic about a sibling with Down Syndrome. Or the Michael Winslow stand-up routine, which was more mindblowing than funny because of the guy's incredible ability for impressions and sound effects. I do wonder if Jeff Nimoy asked him to be in the movie, however. The REALLY funny part was the Lex Lang-hosted "Belly Laugh Theater" - I have not laughed continuously like that for AGES. All the impressions they did in reading edited scripts for things like Dragon Ball (a lot of "ball" and "pole" jokes in constantly changing impressions, many from Jonathan Fahn), The Wizard of Oz ("OIL CAN! OIL CAN!" was particularly hysterical from Brian Donovan), and Naruto (Margo Graff's "sensei" was particularly memorable - as was their inability to pronounce anything, in part due to laughter). There was also one with Allison Powell being "nanny" as an older British lady (despite her being younger than me!). The rest was Whose Line type improv games, some which were taken too literally like "Superheroes" ("Black Dress Girl" for Nikki Boyer was all he could think of? xD), some which were absurd (making dildos at the glue factory - Allison's fake "can't talk straight" accent there omg). I blew my first on-the-spot opportunity but made up for it with my dad's "liver bit pancakes" joke later (for "Helping Hands"). I have not laughed like that in eons. Even got a selfie after all was said in done with most of them. This is why I go to conventions. That panel was something else. The other improv ones were fun, too - but those were not professionals at work. Sadly, there weren't many other panels to offer - and I don't know if that's because they didn't get many submitted or because they rejected so many. It kind of saddens me to see some people talking negatively about this con, but I feel they didn't try to get the most out of their experience. I did. I wasn't focused on StreetPass games the way I was at my first one in 2014. I mean, sure, I played them for a while when I needed to just do something to relax, but what's the point when you've mostly cleared them? I didn't use the video game room anywhere near as much, either. I can play video games at any time. I did play on the arcade machines (again, an arcade is a sponsor at this convention) a bit but I only rented out Heavenly Sword for PS3. I gave up when the cannon-target game ended poorly for me three times in a row due to the game not having a reasonable recognition distance and requiring you to hit a bulls-eye. And that was quite early, too. Shows me why I don't own it! (continued)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 08/26/18 9:51:24 PM #103:	`Convention Update: Saturday & Sunday (2/2)` I did nothing in Tabletop - not really ideal for a solo person who doesn't already do it to try it in that setting. I didn't bother with any of the viewings since I can watch stuff on the Internet when I want to. I got lynched on Day One in a game of Werewolf because I pointed out two guys talking privately. The werewolves jumped on me and I had to vote for myself as Village Idiot. This plus my experiences here at B8 make it pretty clear that Mafia and its relatives are not for me. What I'm most happy about is my ability to talk to people, especially women. I was far more openly social and was chatting it up with whoever. Didn't ask any to coffee or anything (the four reasons were: moving, not from here, married, and boyfriend) but how am I supposed to know those things until I start up a conversation? My confidence is way up and that's huge for a nerd like me. The bad thing was that certain parts weren't well-managed, but it's hard to do that properly. I remember there was an "open to the public" meeting a few months ago. I asked on the Facebook event page where it was and got no response. It most certainly was not inside the P.O. Box that was the listed address. It seemed from the head geek's notes in the program that he expected things to align on their own as he did things. They don't. Everything was fine despite that - they just needed more accessibility to management, more panels, and not having the best panels up against each other. The most memorable thing was that Belly Laugh Theater panel and making the movie alongside. It'll come out at this convention next year. Things like that rarely happen so publicly around here so it was great to be a part of the movie and mingle with the cast and crew, however small and indie. Step count was 6900 yesterday, so yes, I got my 70K again. Happy about that, too. On the overall, if you want to get the most from a convention, do whatever unique things it has to offer. In my case, I was getting involved with them movie to the point that I ignored much of what was going on in the main programming hall, because they oddly had the best of the few panels at the same time as the big events like the masquerade and the MC Chris concert. Did I get my money's worth? 100%. If you go to a convention, mingle. Break out of your shell. Have fun. Don't just stay in one place. That's my advice. I plan to make a collage with stuff from this because I had such a good time and I have the goodies to do it... If you want to AMA about the con, ask away! --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:907603898] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Convention Update: Saturday & Sunday (2/2)</cite> I did nothing in Tabletop - not really ideal for a solo person who doesn't already do it to try it in that setting. I didn't bother with any of the viewings since I can watch stuff on the Internet when I want to. I got lynched on Day One in a game of Werewolf because I pointed out two guys talking privately. The werewolves jumped on me and I had to vote for myself as Village Idiot. This plus my experiences here at B8 make it pretty clear that Mafia and its relatives are not for me. What I'm most happy about is my ability to talk to people, especially women. I was far more openly social and was chatting it up with whoever. Didn't ask any to coffee or anything (the four reasons were: moving, not from here, married, and boyfriend) but how am I supposed to know those things until I start up a conversation? My confidence is way up and that's huge for a nerd like me. The bad thing was that certain parts weren't well-managed, but it's hard to do that properly. I remember there was an "open to the public" meeting a few months ago. I asked on the Facebook event page where it was and got no response. It most certainly was not inside the P.O. Box that was the listed address. It seemed from the head geek's notes in the program that he expected things to align on their own as he did things. They don't. Everything was fine despite that - they just needed more accessibility to management, more panels, and not having the best panels up against each other. The most memorable thing was that Belly Laugh Theater panel and making the movie alongside. It'll come out at this convention next year. Things like that rarely happen so publicly around here so it was great to be a part of the movie and mingle with the cast and crew, however small and indie. Step count was 6900 yesterday, so yes, I got my 70K again. Happy about that, too. On the overall, if you want to get the most from a convention, do whatever unique things it has to offer. In my case, I was getting involved with them movie to the point that I ignored much of what was going on in the main programming hall, because they oddly had the best of the few panels at the same time as the big events like the masquerade and the MC Chris concert. Did I get my money's worth? 100%. If you go to a convention, mingle. Break out of your shell. Have fun. Don't just stay in one place. That's my advice. I plan to make a collage with stuff from this because I had such a good time and I have the goodies to do it... If you want to AMA about the con, ask away!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 08/27/18 11:29:56 AM #104:	`Gaming` Played a little Xillia last night. Getting close to enough Grade for my second go. I could do it now with this, honestly: 2x Exp - 300 (seems low) Devil's Arms - 500 (ridiculously OP given all my farming) Gald - 1000 (I have over a million) Consumables - 300 (for the stat boosters) Arte Usage - 100 (extra power) Skill SP1 - 3000 CC +1 - 500 Double Item Drops* - 500 Double Shop Points* - 300 The last two could be upgraded to inherit shop levels if Elize gets to level 100 (highest leveled character given ~~her ridiculous skill Healer's Reward~~) but I can make do with that. The Devil's Arms are the biggest thing that will make Unknown easy, especially with this game already having minimal challenge . `Weight loss:` I only had 12 Pocky/Pejoy boxes, down from previous years where I had 15-20. Progress is progress. At Five Guys, I finished by burger but not my fries. Last year, I finished the burger, fries, AND a shake - that's a good sign. Last year, I was worried about diabetes because I was peeing so much. That's not yet a concern this year. Since today is a 1,000-calorie max day, I'm waiting until tomorrow to assess the damage. I do hope it's not significant and I honestly don't believe it will be THAT bad. A pound or two is my guesstimate. Easily rectified in a week. For mental purposes - and for hopeful help with my yoga - I meditated for three minutes this morning using what I learned from Lex Lang's panel on the subject yesterday. I am hoping increased awareness of my breathing offers significant benefits in many aspects of my life. `Song of the Day:` I wish there was a parody of "Saturday in the Park" called "Saturday at the Con" - I might have to write that one myself. Who can sing? So, instead... let's do one of the best inspirational songs of the past few years: Rachel Platten - Fight Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1VInw-SKc" data-time=" Rachel Platten is awesome. P.S. Internet Explorer sucks and has cost me much productivity over the past few years. Eagerly awaiting my Windows 10 upgrade, hoping that Edge fixes the problems. You know it's bad when you're hoping for sanity-related things beyond your control... but it's best to let them go. That's where the meditation comes in. --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:907629320] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming</cite> Played a little Xillia last night. Getting close to enough Grade for my second go. I could do it now with this, honestly: 2x Exp - 300 (seems low) Devil's Arms - 500 (ridiculously OP given all my farming) Gald - 1000 (I have over a million) Consumables - 300 (for the stat boosters) Arte Usage - 100 (extra power) Skill SP1 - 3000 CC +1 - 500 Double Item Drops* - 500 Double Shop Points* - 300 The last two could be upgraded to inherit shop levels if Elize gets to level 100 (highest leveled character given her ridiculous skill Healer's Reward) but I can make do with that. The Devil's Arms are the biggest thing that will make Unknown easy, especially with this game already having minimal challenge . <cite>Weight loss:</cite> I only had 12 Pocky/Pejoy boxes, down from previous years where I had 15-20. Progress is progress. At Five Guys, I finished by burger but not my fries. Last year, I finished the burger, fries, AND a shake - that's a good sign. Last year, I was worried about diabetes because I was peeing so much. That's not yet a concern this year. Since today is a 1,000-calorie max day, I'm waiting until tomorrow to assess the damage. I do hope it's not significant and I honestly don't believe it will be THAT bad. A pound or two is my guesstimate. Easily rectified in a week. For mental purposes - and for hopeful help with my yoga - I meditated for three minutes this morning using what I learned from Lex Lang's panel on the subject yesterday. I am hoping increased awareness of my breathing offers significant benefits in many aspects of my life. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> I wish there was a parody of "Saturday in the Park" called "Saturday at the Con" - I might have to write that one myself. Who can sing? So, instead... let's do one of the best inspirational songs of the past few years: Rachel Platten - Fight Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1VInw-SKc" data-time=" Rachel Platten is awesome. P.S. Internet Explorer sucks and has cost me much productivity over the past few years. Eagerly awaiting my Windows 10 upgrade, hoping that Edge fixes the problems. You know it's bad when you're hoping for sanity-related things beyond your control... but it's best to let them go. That's where the meditation comes in.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Underleveled 08/27/18 11:54:29 AM #105:	Or you could switch to a difference browser like 10 years ago. --- darkx <cite>Underleveled posted [p:907630669] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>Or you could switch to a difference browser like 10 years ago.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 08/27/18 12:03:22 PM #106:	Underleveled posted... Or you could switch to a difference browser like 10 years ago. I'm using Firefox with this account. I can't install Chrome on my work computer. Many of my job functions practically require IE for full functionality, which is stupid because IE sucks. But that's why it's my default browser. When I first started, IE9 was our ONLY browser. It's regulated by the State what we can and cannot use. It was miserable early on until they added Firefox. --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:907631114] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Underleveled posted...</cite> <quote>Or you could switch to a difference browser like 10 years ago.</quote> I'm using Firefox with this account. I can't install Chrome on my work computer. Many of my job functions practically require IE for full functionality, which is stupid because IE sucks. But that's why it's my default browser. When I first started, IE9 was our ONLY browser. It's regulated by the State what we can and cannot use. It was miserable early on until they added Firefox.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 08/28/18 3:05:28 PM #107:	Had a training at work this morning and have another one tomorrow. Yay, things to do at a time I can actually VALUE that learning. Sure beats feeling like I'm wasting time. `Gaming:` Tonight, I will once again face the final boss of Xillia. After that, I can start my Milla Unknown playthrough. That might be tomorrow. Not sure. No further updates as of this time. `Weight loss:` The scale blew my mind this morning. And I say that in the best way possible. Somehow, some way, after 12 boxes of Pocky and a massive burger at Five Guys, I LOST weight during the convention. I was three pounds down from my previous weigh-in. I am STOKED about this! It's a good sign that I have much more left to lose if my current methodology can continue. Step count on Sunday was only 3000 or so. Yesterday, I went into full make-up mode and got an incredible 16,700! I needed it - we're going to get HAMMERED again by Mother Nature and that's going to prevent me from doing much. She really hates this place for some reason. Fuck her. And by "HAMMERED" I mean gale force winds, more rain, possibly hail... when we're already at max water levels. Wonderful. I am not going to let that stop me. Hence walking in excess yesterday. `Song of the Day:` I dunno - can't find the one I was looking for. Let's just do Leona covering Oasis. Leona Lewis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIEjtHnxVkU" data-time=" Nothing further to report. --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:907699161] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>Had a training at work this morning and have another one tomorrow. Yay, things to do at a time I can actually VALUE that learning. Sure beats feeling like I'm wasting time. <cite>Gaming:</cite> Tonight, I will once again face the final boss of Xillia. After that, I can start my Milla Unknown playthrough. That might be tomorrow. Not sure. No further updates as of this time. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> The scale blew my mind this morning. And I say that in the best way possible. Somehow, some way, after 12 boxes of Pocky and a massive burger at Five Guys, I LOST weight during the convention. I was three pounds down from my previous weigh-in. I am STOKED about this! It's a good sign that I have much more left to lose if my current methodology can continue. Step count on Sunday was only 3000 or so. Yesterday, I went into full make-up mode and got an incredible 16,700! I needed it - we're going to get HAMMERED again by Mother Nature and that's going to prevent me from doing much. She really hates this place for some reason. Fuck her. And by "HAMMERED" I mean gale force winds, more rain, possibly hail... when we're already at max water levels. Wonderful. I am not going to let that stop me. Hence walking in excess yesterday. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> I dunno - can't find the one I was looking for. Let's just do Leona covering Oasis. Leona Lewis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIEjtHnxVkU" data-time=" Nothing further to report.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 08/29/18 10:04:35 AM #108:	I didn't have the time to fight the final boss in Xillia, so I didn't. My weight is up slightly and probably will be up more after I eat like a glutton today... farmer's market [fresh... cheese... curds...] + pizza party + fish fry with my dad = a lot. Also quite the Wisconsin menu there. Will eat fruit as snacks. However, I will reverse that with 800 calories tomorrow and by continuance of walking. Step count update: Sun: 3000 Mon: 16,700 Tue: 11,400 Total so far: 31,100 Looking great! The damage wasn't terrible last night. A little flooding, unfortunately, but nothing too horrendous. Song for today: Queen (Roger Taylor) - Drowse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcXxYWEbBEE" data-time=" That's oddly what was in my head when I woke up. Oh yeah, as a note to myself: It should have totally been "Nonsense" and not "Nouns" in the topic title. Will change that for Volume 2. Apologies for the "whatever" post. That's legit all I have! (Maybe these shouldn't be daily updates...) --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:907746781] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>I didn't have the time to fight the final boss in Xillia, so I didn't. My weight is up slightly and probably will be up more after I eat like a glutton today... farmer's market [fresh... cheese... curds...] + pizza party + fish fry with my dad = a lot. Also quite the Wisconsin menu there. Will eat fruit as snacks. However, I will reverse that with 800 calories tomorrow and by continuance of walking. Step count update: Sun: 3000 Mon: 16,700 Tue: 11,400 Total so far: 31,100 Looking great! The damage wasn't terrible last night. A little flooding, unfortunately, but nothing too horrendous. Song for today: Queen (Roger Taylor) - Drowse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcXxYWEbBEE" data-time=" That's oddly what was in my head when I woke up. Oh yeah, as a note to myself: It should have totally been "Nonsense" and not "Nouns" in the topic title. Will change that for Volume 2. Apologies for the "whatever" post. That's legit all I have! (Maybe these shouldn't be daily updates...)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 08/30/18 11:58:18 AM #109:	The "work stuff" I had yesterday was two of the most counterproductive hours of my life. It will have a significantly negative impact on me going forward. `Gaming:` A friend just got Stardew Valley so I feel like going back to the farm. I'll need to readjust back to that. Completely okay. Then, come winter, I can rearrange and get things the way I want them. The end result will be beautiful. Hopefully I can get those last few achievements! The possible ones. In Xillia, I ~~delved to deeper levels of Magnus Zero. I don't know if you can re-fight Mr. Golden Knight or not but I want to find out. So... no new playthrough yet.~~ I had other priorities last night. And I'd rather not play one video game for 3+ hours straight unless I had to. `Weight loss:` I cut out of work early yesterday due to the toxic experience. I hate my work, but I love the culture and co-workers. The people are supportive, understanding, and accommodating. I started the rebound yesterday with an earth-shattering 18,006 steps. Yes, nine miles. In about 12 hours. It was needed - the squeaky raw cheese curds, I had three slices of Toppers Pizza (they were really late and were constantly lying to the big boss's secretary - my first bad experience with them ever), which was self-control I'd never shown at a pizza party at work before (they noticed), the fish fry dinner (the Perch was oh so good) added up the calories... but I had very little else on top of all that. I rationed well. Didn't get a weight this morning, but I'm guessing I mitigated any damage. That puts me at a ridiculous 49,100. Yes, I'm almost an entire fucking day ahead. WOAH. I'll continue to lose weight at <1,000 calories today, but considering I'm under stress... that's not easy. I'll still try my best to persevere. If I don't, oh wellz. It's just one day. I can get back into it. If I get 20,000 steps, I get to do whatever I want for dinner. That will also make it so I've gotten my 70,000 steps in just five days. I didn't think that was possible for me, but here I am! Mental health wise... well, it's good to feel appreciated, understood, and loved. I've gotten all those feels. From friends, family, co-workers... the whole nine yards. It helps. `Song of the Day:` This will do. Inspirational, motivational stuff I need right now. Sappy, but necessarily so. Josh Groban - You Are Loved (Don't Give Up) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGLSk3AVcUU" data-time=" I do a variety of stuff, okay? I wouldn't have made a lyric topic for this if it came up - I'd only have done that for songs I think you guys like. Music recommendations are appreciated btw. I always like finding new stuff. Can never have enough. `Australian Survivor` The early goings of this season are so great. Everyone is playing hard. That's not saying they're playing WELL, mind you. Henry throwing the challenge is legitimately terrible strategy - giving Samatau momentum is just bad. Wait until a swap, use the Samatau numbers, and get Sam out then. If Henry tried, he and Sarah could have won that puzzle, even against Anneliese and Tess. Do that and suddenly you're up four people. If you then get up FIVE people, you can think about throwing it. The only circumstances to throw are 1) after a swap to protect an ally of yours and get rid of an enemy or 2) when your tribe has a MASSIVE numbers advantage close to the merge and you want to release the desire to vote each other out before it destroys you at the merge. Samantha played terribly, of course - she put her own name out there by asking so many people about it, developed a cuddlemance, and was too dictatorial. Oh, and King Luke is King Luke. --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:907812339] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>The "work stuff" I had yesterday was two of the most counterproductive hours of my life. It will have a significantly negative impact on me going forward. <cite>Gaming:</cite> A friend just got Stardew Valley so I feel like going back to the farm. I'll need to readjust back to that. Completely okay. Then, come winter, I can rearrange and get things the way I want them. The end result will be beautiful. Hopefully I can get those last few achievements! The possible ones. In Xillia, I delved to deeper levels of Magnus Zero. I don't know if you can re-fight Mr. Golden Knight or not but I want to find out. So... no new playthrough yet. I had other priorities last night. And I'd rather not play one video game for 3+ hours straight unless I had to. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> I cut out of work early yesterday due to the toxic experience. I hate my work, but I love the culture and co-workers. The people are supportive, understanding, and accommodating. I started the rebound yesterday with an earth-shattering 18,006 steps. Yes, nine miles. In about 12 hours. It was needed - the squeaky raw cheese curds, I had three slices of Toppers Pizza (they were really late and were constantly lying to the big boss's secretary - my first bad experience with them ever), which was self-control I'd never shown at a pizza party at work before (they noticed), the fish fry dinner (the Perch was oh so good) added up the calories... but I had very little else on top of all that. I rationed well. Didn't get a weight this morning, but I'm guessing I mitigated any damage. That puts me at a ridiculous 49,100. Yes, I'm almost an entire fucking day ahead. WOAH. I'll continue to lose weight at <1,000 calories today, but considering I'm under stress... that's not easy. I'll still try my best to persevere. If I don't, oh wellz. It's just one day. I can get back into it. If I get 20,000 steps, I get to do whatever I want for dinner. That will also make it so I've gotten my 70,000 steps in just five days. I didn't think that was possible for me, but here I am! Mental health wise... well, it's good to feel appreciated, understood, and loved. I've gotten all those feels. From friends, family, co-workers... the whole nine yards. It helps. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> This will do. Inspirational, motivational stuff I need right now. Sappy, but necessarily so. Josh Groban - You Are Loved (Don't Give Up) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGLSk3AVcUU" data-time=" I do a variety of stuff, okay? I wouldn't have made a lyric topic for this if it came up - I'd only have done that for songs I think you guys like. Music recommendations are appreciated btw. I always like finding new stuff. Can never have enough. <cite>Australian Survivor</cite> The early goings of this season are so great. Everyone is playing hard. That's not saying they're playing WELL, mind you. Henry throwing the challenge is legitimately terrible strategy - giving Samatau momentum is just bad. Wait until a swap, use the Samatau numbers, and get Sam out then. If Henry tried, he and Sarah could have won that puzzle, even against Anneliese and Tess. Do that and suddenly you're up four people. If you then get up FIVE people, you can think about throwing it. The only circumstances to throw are 1) after a swap to protect an ally of yours and get rid of an enemy or 2) when your tribe has a MASSIVE numbers advantage close to the merge and you want to release the desire to vote each other out before it destroys you at the merge. Samantha played terribly, of course - she put her own name out there by asking so many people about it, developed a cuddlemance, and was too dictatorial. Oh, and King Luke is King Luke.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 08/31/18 11:59:24 AM #110:	`Gaming:` No updates. I don't believe I played anything last night. `Weight loss:` Weight is holding steady. I am at the point where I plateaued previously; I am doing a better job this time, but this past week has been filled with all kinds of culinary distractions. The convention, meeting my sister at a burger joint on Tuesday, pizza party and fish fry Wednesday... I have a valid reason to not have lost weight. Maintaining is good despite all this and I hope I can get back on track with losing after that. I am already showing far more self-control than I used to - having fewer Pocky boxes and only 3 slices of pizza (and not getting chewed out by the big boss this time!) is HUGE. Things remaining on the to-do list include: 1. Cut back on the M&Ms to only have them once a week. Replace these in my lunch with a third serving fruit. 2. Return to having salads in the morning once or twice a week. I have been bad with this. 3. Do 200 crunches a week for core strengthening. May need a bigger ball... 4. Control portions even better on a more consistent basis. Step count yesterday was ridiculous considering my weekly total: 13,200. I'm amazed. Two years ago, I'd have only gotten like 8,000-9,000 on such a day. Amazing how long days don't get me down. Sun: 3000 Mon: 16,700 Tue: 11,400 Wed: 18,000 Thu: 13,200 TOTAL: 62,300 Given how I already have 4900 this morning, my chance of getting 70K for the seventh week in a row is 100% even though I won't be walking much tomorrow. It's going to be more difficult with the Labor Day weekend, especially with more rain on the way and parts of the city potentially going underwater, but dammit, I intend to make this at least TEN weeks. I have to burn rubber as much as possible. With my feet. Not sure when I'll need a new pair of shoes. At least the mega shoe store is back open after it was underwater... I want more T-shirts. However, I might end up going down from a 2XL to just an XL and that would be lovely. I need to wait to buy them until that happens. I can always try to shrink my current ones, too, but that's going to be difficult to do right. They might not be comfortable after that... `Song of the Day:` Today, I'm goin' Coverdale. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again '87 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyF8RHM1OCg" data-time=" A few other notes: -Currently looking for an artist to do a very specific, complex art commission. It's harder than I thought to find someone in this day and age! I don't want to spend more than $250, either. I want someone halfway decent. -I'm hungry. -Work is bleh. I have very little to do... but I'm inventing stuff. --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:907870584] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming:</cite> No updates. I don't believe I played anything last night. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> Weight is holding steady. I am at the point where I plateaued previously; I am doing a better job this time, but this past week has been filled with all kinds of culinary distractions. The convention, meeting my sister at a burger joint on Tuesday, pizza party and fish fry Wednesday... I have a valid reason to not have lost weight. Maintaining is good despite all this and I hope I can get back on track with losing after that. I am already showing far more self-control than I used to - having fewer Pocky boxes and only 3 slices of pizza (and not getting chewed out by the big boss this time!) is HUGE. Things remaining on the to-do list include: 1. Cut back on the M&Ms to only have them once a week. Replace these in my lunch with a third serving fruit. 2. Return to having salads in the morning once or twice a week. I have been bad with this. 3. Do 200 crunches a week for core strengthening. May need a bigger ball... 4. Control portions even better on a more consistent basis. Step count yesterday was ridiculous considering my weekly total: 13,200. I'm amazed. Two years ago, I'd have only gotten like 8,000-9,000 on such a day. Amazing how long days don't get me down. Sun: 3000 Mon: 16,700 Tue: 11,400 Wed: 18,000 Thu: 13,200 TOTAL: 62,300 Given how I already have 4900 this morning, my chance of getting 70K for the seventh week in a row is 100% even though I won't be walking much tomorrow. It's going to be more difficult with the Labor Day weekend, especially with more rain on the way and parts of the city potentially going underwater, but dammit, I intend to make this at least TEN weeks. I have to burn rubber as much as possible. With my feet. Not sure when I'll need a new pair of shoes. At least the mega shoe store is back open after it was underwater... I want more T-shirts. However, I might end up going down from a 2XL to just an XL and that would be lovely. I need to wait to buy them until that happens. I can always try to shrink my current ones, too, but that's going to be difficult to do right. They might not be comfortable after that... <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> Today, I'm goin' Coverdale. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again '87 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyF8RHM1OCg" data-time=" A few other notes: -Currently looking for an artist to do a very specific, complex art commission. It's harder than I thought to find someone in this day and age! I don't want to spend more than $250, either. I want someone halfway decent. -I'm hungry. -Work is bleh. I have very little to do... but I'm inventing stuff.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 08/31/18 9:17:41 PM #111:	`Quick updates!` I might not be able to post anything tomorrow, so yeah. I'll also probably only get 2,000 steps. No matter there - I got 12,800 today, increasing my total to 75,100. In six days. Incredible! Tomorrow is not only a day I'll mostly spend in the car or sitting around complaining about having nothing to do but also the ideal day to take off from overworking my legs. I'll need to go for additional walks on Sunday and Monday - it will be more difficult to keep the streak alive with a holiday. I will probably play a little Sims and/or Stardew tonight with the game on in the background. Badgers are playing some Western Kentucky team. As long as we don't come in cocky, we'll have no problem here. But... IT'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON! And there's no stupidly-worded helmet rules, either. --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:907898972] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Quick updates!</cite> I might not be able to post anything tomorrow, so yeah. I'll also probably only get 2,000 steps. No matter there - I got 12,800 today, increasing my total to 75,100. In six days. Incredible! Tomorrow is not only a day I'll mostly spend in the car or sitting around complaining about having nothing to do but also the ideal day to take off from overworking my legs. I'll need to go for additional walks on Sunday and Monday - it will be more difficult to keep the streak alive with a holiday. I will probably play a little Sims and/or Stardew tonight with the game on in the background. Badgers are playing some Western Kentucky team. As long as we don't come in cocky, we'll have no problem here. But... IT'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON! And there's no stupidly-worded helmet rules, either.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 09/02/18 12:03:02 AM #112:	`Gaming:` Played a little Breath of the Wild in the car today. Meh. Still find it to have an underpopulated world that's way too sparse with things to do. If I had time, I'd probably start up Skyrim again, since at least that has something to find if you go somewhere every 5 minutes. A wasteland like BotW isn't fun because... there's a real world out there. I'm not playing video games to explore virtual nature. I'm playing video games to do shit I can't do in real life. A little Xillia at the end of the day but not much. I fought ~~the Golden Mage Knight Guy~~ again, so not the final boss but still a sufficient fight. I will probably fight the final boss again tomorrow and finally start another playthrough after that - one that will only have the goal to beat the game with everyone at level 99 (the max). `Weight loss:` I ate way too much for lunch today and I am going to regret it tomorrow. However, cause to celebrate: After somehow getting 5,000 today... I got 80,100 total steps this week! How I did that is beyond me. That makes seven straight at 70,000+. I hope I can continue that uninterrupted until Thanksgiving. Four-day weekends tend to make it really difficult, especially in winter (to me, "winter" is the entirety of Daylight Wasting Time - which I hope they get rid of so we save daylight year-round. Why get rid of the idiotic concept, only to have it get dark at 8 pm in summer when it's light at 4:30 am? Makes no sense.). That's it for today. No song - taking a break for today. New update tomorrow or Monday, not sure yet. --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:907958296] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming:</cite> Played a little Breath of the Wild in the car today. Meh. Still find it to have an underpopulated world that's way too sparse with things to do. If I had time, I'd probably start up Skyrim again, since at least that has something to find if you go somewhere every 5 minutes. A wasteland like BotW isn't fun because... there's a real world out there. I'm not playing video games to explore virtual nature. I'm playing video games to do shit I can't do in real life. A little Xillia at the end of the day but not much. I fought the Golden Mage Knight Guy again, so not the final boss but still a sufficient fight. I will probably fight the final boss again tomorrow and finally start another playthrough after that - one that will only have the goal to beat the game with everyone at level 99 (the max). <cite>Weight loss:</cite> I ate way too much for lunch today and I am going to regret it tomorrow. However, cause to celebrate: After somehow getting 5,000 today... I got 80,100 total steps this week! How I did that is beyond me. That makes seven straight at 70,000+. I hope I can continue that uninterrupted until Thanksgiving. Four-day weekends tend to make it really difficult, especially in winter (to me, "winter" is the entirety of Daylight Wasting Time - which I hope they get rid of so we save daylight year-round. Why get rid of the idiotic concept, only to have it get dark at 8 pm in summer when it's light at 4:30 am? Makes no sense.). That's it for today. No song - taking a break for today. New update tomorrow or Monday, not sure yet.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 09/02/18 11:28:11 PM #113:	Xillia's final boss took me all of 6 minutes and 6 seconds - a FIFTH of the time it took me the first time. Hah. Starting new playthrough tonight (Milla route). `Weight Loss` Tomorrow is a day off, but I still intend to get under 800 calories. It will be easier to access fruit for when I am hungry but much harder to control myself whenever I am not in my room. Mind over matter. I need to do this so my stomach can shrink again and I can go back to losing weight. I have been so naughty as of late and thus the results aren't showing. I can't undo my progress now! I got 7500 steps today - not bad considering the humidity and then rain. The city will flood, however, so that will make it very, very difficult for me to go anywhere. We don't need any rain for the next year or so. WHY DO WE KEEP GETTING SOME! `Song of the Day:` The Temptations - Cloud Nine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BdhhQayeWw" data-time=" Another quickie! Sorry about that. --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:908008980] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>Xillia's final boss took me all of 6 minutes and 6 seconds - a FIFTH of the time it took me the first time. Hah. Starting new playthrough tonight (Milla route). <cite>Weight Loss</cite> Tomorrow is a day off, but I still intend to get under 800 calories. It will be easier to access fruit for when I am hungry but much harder to control myself whenever I am not in my room. Mind over matter. I need to do this so my stomach can shrink again and I can go back to losing weight. I have been so naughty as of late and thus the results aren't showing. I can't undo my progress now! I got 7500 steps today - not bad considering the humidity and then rain. The city will flood, however, so that will make it very, very difficult for me to go anywhere. We don't need any rain for the next year or so. WHY DO WE KEEP GETTING SOME! <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> The Temptations - Cloud Nine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BdhhQayeWw" data-time=" Another quickie! Sorry about that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/04/18 11:13:48 AM #114:	`Gaming:` Let's just say that this NG+ of Xillia is going a LOT quicker. I also am realizing that I didn't need to do the overkill in the last go - much of what I was going for unexpectedly carried over. I wasted my time and admit that. Oh wellz. Not much I can do. I'm already to Nia Khera. ~~That rock-crab boss thing when you first meet Presa was as pathetic as the weakling enemies around it.~~ I think the Devil's Arms being so OP is what's making the game so easy for me. Again, because I did unnecessary overkill. When I go back and play this again, I'm not going to carry over so many things that make it way too easy. It'll probably be consumables, 5x EXP, arte usage, maybe a couple of other things. The SP1 and Devil's Arms make this way too easy. ~~Except for the Xagut Floodmeadow. I went to level there just to see how challenging it would be. That's more like it!~~ `Weight loss:` I somehow succeeded in fasting yesterday despite my dad wanting me to fail (I called him an asshole to his face - you don't try to tempt someone with peach-bacon cobbler right after they told you that they're fasting) and only once leaving my residence. I would have gone for a walk but the rain was bad. Only 1800 steps, unfortunately, which will make 70,000 hard - but dammit, I am going to TRY. Weight is staying steady, which is good considering what I've eaten. Again, the 70,000 steps will be brutal given the three-day weekend, the flooded city, and doing yoga today. Still going to try my damndest. More rain is coming, however... UGH. `Song of the Day:` I'm missing something obvious. Meat Loaf feat. Lorraine Crosby as Mrs. Loud - I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cnPZSM85j8" data-time=" `AUS Survivor 2017` Only got one episode in over the weekend. Shame to lose Mark - who had the skillset to be a good player, but made the mistake of directly challenging Henry instead of just accepting that his pair was broken up and thanking them for sparing him. You secretly harbor a grudge and strike when it best benefits you. That won Natalie Anderson the game. Here, Mark was screwed even with King Luke trying to vote out Jacqui. What's hilarious is that Henry hated what Sam did in barking out orders, then did the exact same thing himself. King Luke hated both of them doing it and started doing it, too. They're all criticizing their own behavior and I think only Luke realizes it. For a moron, Ben was spot-on with words to describe King Luke in "spontaneous" and "bombastic" - big words that perfectly suit him. Henry throwing the challenge was pretty dumb, however. Would have been better to wait for a swap and continue the massacre instead of giving Samatau momentum. Almost everyone is here to PLAY - but many of them aren't playing well. That's what makes this season so great, though - casting was spot on. I don't think there's anything else for me to discuss. I need to do some home cookin' soon. I'll raid the farmer's market tomorrow for ideas, provided enough people show up. The flooding can't be good for the farmers... --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:908089041] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming:</cite> Let's just say that this NG+ of Xillia is going a LOT quicker. I also am realizing that I didn't need to do the overkill in the last go - much of what I was going for unexpectedly carried over. I wasted my time and admit that. Oh wellz. Not much I can do. I'm already to Nia Khera. That rock-crab boss thing when you first meet Presa was as pathetic as the weakling enemies around it. I think the Devil's Arms being so OP is what's making the game so easy for me. Again, because I did unnecessary overkill. When I go back and play this again, I'm not going to carry over so many things that make it way too easy. It'll probably be consumables, 5x EXP, arte usage, maybe a couple of other things. The SP1 and Devil's Arms make this way too easy. Except for the Xagut Floodmeadow. I went to level there just to see how challenging it would be. That's more like it! <cite>Weight loss:</cite> I somehow succeeded in fasting yesterday despite my dad wanting me to fail (I called him an asshole to his face - you don't try to tempt someone with peach-bacon cobbler right after they told you that they're fasting) and only once leaving my residence. I would have gone for a walk but the rain was bad. Only 1800 steps, unfortunately, which will make 70,000 hard - but dammit, I am going to TRY. Weight is staying steady, which is good considering what I've eaten. Again, the 70,000 steps will be brutal given the three-day weekend, the flooded city, and doing yoga today. Still going to try my damndest. More rain is coming, however... UGH. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> I'm missing something obvious. Meat Loaf feat. Lorraine Crosby as Mrs. Loud - I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cnPZSM85j8" data-time=" <cite>AUS Survivor 2017</cite> Only got one episode in over the weekend. Shame to lose Mark - who had the skillset to be a good player, but made the mistake of directly challenging Henry instead of just accepting that his pair was broken up and thanking them for sparing him. You secretly harbor a grudge and strike when it best benefits you. That won Natalie Anderson the game. Here, Mark was screwed even with King Luke trying to vote out Jacqui. What's hilarious is that Henry hated what Sam did in barking out orders, then did the exact same thing himself. King Luke hated both of them doing it and started doing it, too. They're all criticizing their own behavior and I think only Luke realizes it. For a moron, Ben was spot-on with words to describe King Luke in "spontaneous" and "bombastic" - big words that perfectly suit him. Henry throwing the challenge was pretty dumb, however. Would have been better to wait for a swap and continue the massacre instead of giving Samatau momentum. Almost everyone is here to PLAY - but many of them aren't playing well. That's what makes this season so great, though - casting was spot on. I don't think there's anything else for me to discuss. I need to do some home cookin' soon. I'll raid the farmer's market tomorrow for ideas, provided enough people show up. The flooding can't be good for the farmers...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/05/18 1:30:27 PM #115:	`Gaming:` A tiny bit of Xillia. No meaningful progress. `Weight loss:` I'm trying to be more satisfied with smaller portions in hoping that it helps. I had a doctor appointment today and my weight is six pounds more than on my home scale. "Oh." I'll double down so I can reduce that even further. I simply have to be smart. My step count yesterday was only 12,200, putting my weekly total at a measly 21,500. That's not good. It's raining AGAIN today so that's going to make it more difficult for me to get the 13,500 I need to have sufficient chance to get 70,000 this week. And believe me, I am going to TRY to get as many steps as possible. I just have to be more creative. Being at the hospital to see my neurologist only helped so much. I was going to go for a walk this morning but that got rained out... I could rant about the rain but you've heard enough of me complaining. The city is flooded and the damages are probably over $100 million by now. We keep getting battered when we have more water than we know what to do with. Ugh, why can't we take those one-ton tanks and use the water to fight the wildfires out west? It resolves our problem AND theirs - and it's worth the fuel consumption if it means saving lives. Climate change is slowing because we caught it. We need to be smart with that stuff... `Song of the Day:` I have lost track of what I have done and what I haven't. You might get a duplicate or two. Hence why I am labeling them. Deep Purple - Soldier of Fortune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGHbzP96WWA" data-time=" More Coverdale, I know. Just what I'm feeling today. These daily updates are getting really "meh" even for me. Perhaps I should trim them down... --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:908161529] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming:</cite> A tiny bit of Xillia. No meaningful progress. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> I'm trying to be more satisfied with smaller portions in hoping that it helps. I had a doctor appointment today and my weight is six pounds more than on my home scale. "Oh." I'll double down so I can reduce that even further. I simply have to be smart. My step count yesterday was only 12,200, putting my weekly total at a measly 21,500. That's not good. It's raining AGAIN today so that's going to make it more difficult for me to get the 13,500 I need to have sufficient chance to get 70,000 this week. And believe me, I am going to TRY to get as many steps as possible. I just have to be more creative. Being at the hospital to see my neurologist only helped so much. I was going to go for a walk this morning but that got rained out... I could rant about the rain but you've heard enough of me complaining. The city is flooded and the damages are probably over $100 million by now. We keep getting battered when we have more water than we know what to do with. Ugh, why can't we take those one-ton tanks and use the water to fight the wildfires out west? It resolves our problem AND theirs - and it's worth the fuel consumption if it means saving lives. Climate change is slowing because we caught it. We need to be smart with that stuff... <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> I have lost track of what I have done and what I haven't. You might get a duplicate or two. Hence why I am labeling them. Deep Purple - Soldier of Fortune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGHbzP96WWA" data-time=" More Coverdale, I know. Just what I'm feeling today. These daily updates are getting really "meh" even for me. Perhaps I should trim them down...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 09/05/18 3:41:24 PM #116:	Noms, btw: 15 of those are trades - thanks for helping Tear out! I'd have nominated a few more folks (Maya Fey, even though she didn't have the same impact on me in SoJ, for example) if I wanted to, but there were only five I absolutely WANTED to nominate. I don't go through "phases" as much as my tastes evolve. Tear, Rise, and Leia are all constants and always will be. Others come and go. --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:908169448] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>Noms, btw: 15 of those are trades - thanks for helping Tear out! I'd have nominated a few more folks (Maya Fey, even though she didn't have the same impact on me in SoJ, for example) if I wanted to, but there were only five I absolutely WANTED to nominate. I don't go through "phases" as much as my tastes evolve. Tear, Rise, and Leia are all constants and always will be. Others come and go.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/06/18 12:50:02 PM #117:	Short update! `Gaming:` Xillia this and that. Hamil is filled with paranoid, xenophobic people who don't get visitors simply because they pelt them with rocks for no reason at all. That's as paranoid and xenophobic as things get. Poor Elize... what kind of monster throws rocks at a 12 y/o girl over nothing but her birthright? `Weight loss:` 11,500 steps yesterday - not terrible considering the rain. Had to take my lunchtime walk inside. Unfortunately, my step count on the week is a measly 33,000 after four days. If I can't get 16,000 today, which is the goal... yeah, going to be tough. Making headway, though. Fasting today as well. Hopefully this will veer me back in the right direction and when I weigh myself tomorrow, I'll be lower, not higher. The doctor scale concerns me. I have another doctor visit for something else next week. It'd be amazing if I was five pounds lower for that due to scale variance. `Song of the Day:` I haven't shown enough love to Lindsey. Lindsey Stirling - Lost Girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWn7PYm-W90" data-time=" Hoping to see her in concert when she comes here, even though that would mean not watching a Survivor episode the night it airs for the first time in over five years. Worth it tho >_> --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:908226461] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>Short update! <cite>Gaming:</cite> Xillia this and that. Hamil is filled with paranoid, xenophobic people who don't get visitors simply because they pelt them with rocks for no reason at all. That's as paranoid and xenophobic as things get. Poor Elize... what kind of monster throws rocks at a 12 y/o girl over nothing but her birthright? <cite>Weight loss:</cite> 11,500 steps yesterday - not terrible considering the rain. Had to take my lunchtime walk inside. Unfortunately, my step count on the week is a measly 33,000 after four days. If I can't get 16,000 today, which is the goal... yeah, going to be tough. Making headway, though. Fasting today as well. Hopefully this will veer me back in the right direction and when I weigh myself tomorrow, I'll be lower, not higher. The doctor scale concerns me. I have another doctor visit for something else next week. It'd be amazing if I was five pounds lower for that due to scale variance. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> I haven't shown enough love to Lindsey. Lindsey Stirling - Lost Girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWn7PYm-W90" data-time=" Hoping to see her in concert when she comes here, even though that would mean not watching a Survivor episode the night it airs for the first time in over five years. Worth it tho >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tom Bombadil 09/06/18 2:36:20 PM #118:	heck yes lindsey stirling I saw her a few weeks ago I had Red and Rise in my noms too but I eventually cut em :\ Do have Godot though! --- Look at all those chickens I can be impulsive! I just have to think about it first! <cite>Tom Bombadil posted [p:908232459] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>heck yes lindsey stirling I saw her a few weeks ago I had Red and Rise in my noms too but I eventually cut em :\ Do have Godot though!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 09/06/18 3:16:14 PM #119:	Lindsey is badass. And she's cute. She comes here in December. One of the few current artists I'd care to see in concert. Only concert I currently have on my schedule is Phil Collins on 10/22 (in Chicago). I only go to a handful of concerts. Three reasons for that: 1) I usually go solo, 2) the sensory overload of the sound and orgy of lights, and 3) Madison isn't a must-go place on tours and it's hard for me to afford a concert and a hotel right now. Going to assemble a bucket list. I can't do all my favorites without a time machine - for example, Freddie Mercury may have been a demigod but he's not coming back - since a different lead vocalist just... doesn't feel right. Hence a bucket list. Tom Bombadil posted... I had Red and Rise in my noms too but I eventually cut em :\ Do have Godot though! All of the ones after the first five are trades, some of whom I've never heard of, some of whom I legit like (Godot is the latter). Would like if you re-nominated Rise, but that's your choice ultimately! Because I keep my word, I'm not going to change any of said nominations. I don't care that few, if any, have a chance to get in. I'd rather nominate them than the "usual suspects" anyway. --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:908234967] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>Lindsey is badass. And she's cute. She comes here in December. One of the few current artists I'd care to see in concert. Only concert I currently have on my schedule is Phil Collins on 10/22 (in Chicago). I only go to a handful of concerts. Three reasons for that: 1) I usually go solo, 2) the sensory overload of the sound and orgy of lights, and 3) Madison isn't a must-go place on tours and it's hard for me to afford a concert and a hotel right now. Going to assemble a bucket list. I can't do all my favorites without a time machine - for example, Freddie Mercury may have been a demigod but he's not coming back - since a different lead vocalist just... doesn't feel right. Hence a bucket list. <cite>Tom Bombadil posted...</cite> <quote>I had Red and Rise in my noms too but I eventually cut em :\ Do have Godot though!</quote> All of the ones after the first five are trades, some of whom I've never heard of, some of whom I legit like (Godot is the latter). Would like if you re-nominated Rise, but that's your choice ultimately! Because I keep my word, I'm not going to change any of said nominations. I don't care that few, if any, have a chance to get in. I'd rather nominate them than the "usual suspects" anyway.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 09/07/18 12:05:49 PM #120:	`Gaming:` Xillia is so easy that I'm considering swapping out the Devil's Arms for weaker weapons so battles can be a challenge. My first attempt for more challenge was to try controlling Elize but... yeah, didn't help. I'll at least go for Teepo Switch spam so I can get Titles and then switch out the arms come Sharilton. It's boring to just steamroll everything, even if it's a game I like. I also am questioning there being two paths with Jude and Milla. The game could have worked with both as one; things like ~~the conversation between Presa and Milla and the pursuit of Elize + mayor of Hamil's meltdown~~ could have been kept for both. It's better to not require a replay for those things because it's easy to forget what happened on one path vs. the other unless you play the same parts on two files at once. `Weight loss:` Yesterday was insanely good. All great things until after 8 pm when a friend deliberately tried to drag me down by bringing up the very toxic garbage I've told him dozens of times I want to drown out. Not a very good friend. Thinking of cutting him out but am worried that may drive him to do something catastrophic to himself... I did manage to eat only 800 calories or so, which is awesome, AND walk 17,100 steps. Met my ambitious goal and then some. That puts my weekly total at 50,100 - within striking distance of getting 70,000 again. Going to have to work for it, then be a slug on Sunday. I need an entire day to just shut down. Period. Weight this morning was, when three weigh-ins were averaged, around my low of the past seven years on the same scale. That is HUGE! Here's the hope that, by the end of this month, I can go into uncharted territory. It makes me happier and healthier to have less weight - I tend to feel more positive, sleep better, and can get more done at work. Even if it's typing posts like this. Everyone should try it: Eat healthier, walk a lot, remove toxic influences (i.e. SJWs on social media, eternal pessimists in your life, politics in general), do shit (concerts, conventions, events, etc.), and get a lot of fresh air. All of it helps. `Event schedule:` Here's what's on the docket! This doesn't count meeting friends or my sister for dinner, doctor visits, or anything like that - just major events for the rest of 2018: Sunday, 9/14: Extended family reunion. Mom's side. Groan. Wednesday, 9/26: Survivor premiere Friday: 9/28: Adult Swim at the Children's Museum Saturday, 9/29: A wedding. One of my sister's BFFs who I've known half my life. Monday, 10/22: Phil Collins, United Center in Chicago (you better believe I'm getting some deep dish pizza) Saturday/Sunday, 11/17-18: Convention. Hour away. Hotel for one night (might go Friday and drive home) Thanksgiving TBD* Wednesday, 12/5: Lindsey Stirling concert. Here in Madison! (need tickets first...) Tuesday, 12/11: Move-in to my apartment. First day to take vacation at work so it works perfectly (they want me on the 10th but I'll be there a day late) Wednesday, 12/19: Survivor finale *Christmas TBD* I will update this from time to time and inform any readers about how these things go. As for my four pre-vacation personal days... one was for the last convention. One is for Phil. One is for Black Friday. The other is TBD. `Song of the Day:` Phil, of course. More Lindsey tomorrow. Phil Collins ~ Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2W-lxDq4-Y" data-time=" A bit of a Persona 5 tie-in tbh, xD No further updates. Some of my free time this week was spent caring for my sister's cats, hence the lackluster updates. --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:908288955] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming:</cite> Xillia is so easy that I'm considering swapping out the Devil's Arms for weaker weapons so battles can be a challenge. My first attempt for more challenge was to try controlling Elize but... yeah, didn't help. I'll at least go for Teepo Switch spam so I can get Titles and then switch out the arms come Sharilton. It's boring to just steamroll everything, even if it's a game I like. I also am questioning there being two paths with Jude and Milla. The game could have worked with both as one; things like the conversation between Presa and Milla and the pursuit of Elize + mayor of Hamil's meltdown could have been kept for both. It's better to not require a replay for those things because it's easy to forget what happened on one path vs. the other unless you play the same parts on two files at once. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> Yesterday was insanely good. All great things until after 8 pm when a friend deliberately tried to drag me down by bringing up the very toxic garbage I've told him dozens of times I want to drown out. Not a very good friend. Thinking of cutting him out but am worried that may drive him to do something catastrophic to himself... I did manage to eat only 800 calories or so, which is awesome, AND walk 17,100 steps. Met my ambitious goal and then some. That puts my weekly total at 50,100 - within striking distance of getting 70,000 again. Going to have to work for it, then be a slug on Sunday. I need an entire day to just shut down. Period. Weight this morning was, when three weigh-ins were averaged, around my low of the past seven years on the same scale. That is HUGE! Here's the hope that, by the end of this month, I can go into uncharted territory. It makes me happier and healthier to have less weight - I tend to feel more positive, sleep better, and can get more done at work. Even if it's typing posts like this. Everyone should try it: Eat healthier, walk a lot, remove toxic influences (i.e. SJWs on social media, eternal pessimists in your life, politics in general), do shit (concerts, conventions, events, etc.), and get a lot of fresh air. All of it helps. <cite>Event schedule:</cite> Here's what's on the docket! This doesn't count meeting friends or my sister for dinner, doctor visits, or anything like that - just major events for the rest of 2018: Sunday, 9/14: Extended family reunion. Mom's side. Groan. Wednesday, 9/26: Survivor premiere Friday: 9/28: Adult Swim at the Children's Museum Saturday, 9/29: A wedding. One of my sister's BFFs who I've known half my life. Monday, 10/22: Phil Collins, United Center in Chicago (you better believe I'm getting some deep dish pizza) Saturday/Sunday, 11/17-18: Convention. Hour away. Hotel for one night (might go Friday and drive home) Thanksgiving TBD* Wednesday, 12/5: Lindsey Stirling concert. Here in Madison! (need tickets first...) Tuesday, 12/11: Move-in to my apartment. First day to take vacation at work so it works perfectly (they want me on the 10th but I'll be there a day late) Wednesday, 12/19: Survivor finale *Christmas TBD* I will update this from time to time and inform any readers about how these things go. As for my four pre-vacation personal days... one was for the last convention. One is for Phil. One is for Black Friday. The other is TBD. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> Phil, of course. More Lindsey tomorrow. Phil Collins ~ Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2W-lxDq4-Y" data-time=" A bit of a Persona 5 tie-in tbh, xD No further updates. Some of my free time this week was spent caring for my sister's cats, hence the lackluster updates.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 09/08/18 10:34:55 PM #121:	No gaming updates. `Weight Loss:` My dad taking me to the football game today - I only found out yesterday afternoon - was the very boon I needed to complete my goal once again. EIGHT weeks in a row at 70,000 or more steps! My step totals on the week were: Sun: 7500 Mon: 1800 Tue: 12,200 Wed: 11,500 Thu: 17,100 Fri: 12,600 Sat: 11,700 Got a lot of walking in, but came home and passed out immediately. I am exhausted. Tomorrow is going to be a slug day - I am going to do NOTHING and if somebody asks me to, they will be fined. I need that for my mental health right now. That said, the weather has been phenomenal, so I'll probably go out and walk a little. Hopefully we won't get more rain for another year! `Song of the Day:` Something that gave me 140 steps today... House of Pain - Jump Around! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhzpxjuwZy0" data-time=" As most of you aren't familiar with Madison traditions... here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tODlPxhbGF8" data-time=" I lasted longer than I ever have with the actual jumping. In the past, I'd have to keep my feet planted. I suppose that's what all those steps are doing! (Lindsey will be tomorrow, promise.) --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:908378674] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>No gaming updates. <cite>Weight Loss:</cite> My dad taking me to the football game today - I only found out yesterday afternoon - was the very boon I needed to complete my goal once again. EIGHT weeks in a row at 70,000 or more steps! My step totals on the week were: Sun: 7500 Mon: 1800 Tue: 12,200 Wed: 11,500 Thu: 17,100 Fri: 12,600 Sat: 11,700 Got a lot of walking in, but came home and passed out immediately. I am exhausted. Tomorrow is going to be a slug day - I am going to do NOTHING and if somebody asks me to, they will be fined. I need that for my mental health right now. That said, the weather has been phenomenal, so I'll probably go out and walk a little. Hopefully we won't get more rain for another year! <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> Something that gave me 140 steps today... House of Pain - Jump Around! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhzpxjuwZy0" data-time=" As most of you aren't familiar with Madison traditions... here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tODlPxhbGF8" data-time=" I lasted longer than I ever have with the actual jumping. In the past, I'd have to keep my feet planted. I suppose that's what all those steps are doing! (Lindsey will be tomorrow, promise.)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 09/10/18 11:01:29 AM #122:	`Gaming:` Booted up Stardew Valley again and did only one day, Spirit's Eve. Felt restricted by the festival since I like going to those. It's year 2 for me so I have to get through this winter - and I plan on reorganizing the farm so it actually makes sense. In Xillia, I took care of some Sharilton stuffs and got to Bermia Gorge. Took care of the trophy where you switch Teepo 150 times. Platinum is looking easily achievable. `Weight loss:` Slug day yesterday. Very needed. Only 1100 steps... and too much pizza. I compensated by having an extremely light dinner to hopefully balance out my caloric intake. Necessary. I'm at 500ish calories so far today, but it's all fruit from here. These days are morning-heavy because I need sufficient energy to get through the day and attain a ridiculous step total. Have not weighed myself in a few days, but that's no matter. Will do that tomorrow. It's not because I don't think I'll like the result, it's because I just haven't had the mind and/or time to do it these last few mornings. Whoops. My bad. No real way to keep yourself motivated like not wanting to see a bad number. Last I weighed myself, I am hovering around my low since after my surgery. I was cleaning out my emails over the weekend and stumbled upon one from back then that indicates I was around the same weight I am now. The surgery, sadly, set me back by like 40 pounds - and then getting a job Downtown helped me shed all that. Now I need to finally do what I set out to do back then. That means another 15 pounds. `Song of the Day:` Promises are promises. This is still one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Lindsey Stirling & Kurt Hugo Schneider - Pokemon Dubstep Remix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99ZYIECx1Vw" data-time=" `Other things:` Only episode of Australian Survivor I didn't update on was the awful twist of "Surprise! You got voted out, but you're not out of the game!" And then the second vote to do the same. So unfair. There was no announcement - it was a surprise that ends up ruining the game of one of the better players this season. It's also a shame that it preserved the most despicable person in the entire cast in the "Aren't I something special?" brat Tara. It's so repulsive how she can accuse AK of using everyone as puppets when she wanted to do the same. The game doesn't revolve around you, sweetie. At least this DID help Anneliese, who's one of my favorites, but still. It's not a fair twist. It's unfair to every other person voted out in that it didn't happen to them. And it's unfair that it ruins the games of multiple people - the same way the Outcast twist ruined Andrew Savage. He had nothing to worry about if Lill wasn't going to be on the jury! Also, WHAT A GAME LAST NIGHT! Aaron Rodgers is something else. He comes back from a knee bruise to lead us to four scores, crushing the Bears' fans hopes for Khalil Mack and excitement over finally beating us. Oops! Trash talk: Sorry, Bears fans, but that's how it's gotta be when you get ahead of yourselves. Nothing else to report. --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:908465165] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming:</cite> Booted up Stardew Valley again and did only one day, Spirit's Eve. Felt restricted by the festival since I like going to those. It's year 2 for me so I have to get through this winter - and I plan on reorganizing the farm so it actually makes sense. In Xillia, I took care of some Sharilton stuffs and got to Bermia Gorge. Took care of the trophy where you switch Teepo 150 times. Platinum is looking easily achievable. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> Slug day yesterday. Very needed. Only 1100 steps... and too much pizza. I compensated by having an extremely light dinner to hopefully balance out my caloric intake. Necessary. I'm at 500ish calories so far today, but it's all fruit from here. These days are morning-heavy because I need sufficient energy to get through the day and attain a ridiculous step total. Have not weighed myself in a few days, but that's no matter. Will do that tomorrow. It's not because I don't think I'll like the result, it's because I just haven't had the mind and/or time to do it these last few mornings. Whoops. My bad. No real way to keep yourself motivated like not wanting to see a bad number. Last I weighed myself, I am hovering around my low since after my surgery. I was cleaning out my emails over the weekend and stumbled upon one from back then that indicates I was around the same weight I am now. The surgery, sadly, set me back by like 40 pounds - and then getting a job Downtown helped me shed all that. Now I need to finally do what I set out to do back then. That means another 15 pounds. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> Promises are promises. This is still one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Lindsey Stirling & Kurt Hugo Schneider - Pokemon Dubstep Remix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99ZYIECx1Vw" data-time=" <cite>Other things:</cite> Only episode of Australian Survivor I didn't update on was the awful twist of "Surprise! You got voted out, but you're not out of the game!" And then the second vote to do the same. So unfair. There was no announcement - it was a surprise that ends up ruining the game of one of the better players this season. It's also a shame that it preserved the most despicable person in the entire cast in the "Aren't I something special?" brat Tara. It's so repulsive how she can accuse AK of using everyone as puppets when she wanted to do the same. The game doesn't revolve around you, sweetie. At least this DID help Anneliese, who's one of my favorites, but still. It's not a fair twist. It's unfair to every other person voted out in that it didn't happen to them. And it's unfair that it ruins the games of multiple people - the same way the Outcast twist ruined Andrew Savage. He had nothing to worry about if Lill wasn't going to be on the jury! Also, WHAT A GAME LAST NIGHT! Aaron Rodgers is something else. He comes back from a knee bruise to lead us to four scores, crushing the Bears' fans hopes for Khalil Mack and excitement over finally beating us. Oops! Trash talk: Sorry, Bears fans, but that's how it's gotta be when you get ahead of yourselves. Nothing else to report.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/11/18 10:20:32 AM #123:	No gaming last night. Reason for that... `Weight Loss:` ...is my absolutely mind-blowing step total. I have no idea how the hell I did this, mind you, but somehow, some way, despite working a boring-ass desk job... I got 20,100 steps. Yes, that's ten miles. I walked ten miles in a single day despite the restriction of having a job where all my work is done at a computer. And I did all that while only having like 1100 calories on the day - increased because I'd walked so much, but still under half of my norm, and that got me down to my lowest weight since before my surgery! That. Is. Awesome. Only natural that I had little energy. Because of that, I went to bed at 9:30 and slept like a Chevy truck. `Song of the Day:` And you know how Chevy trucks sleep, right? Bob Seger - Like a Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b4cW9sx47A" data-time=" Short update but still huge! I like how I was able to make this one fluid, but.... yeah, that's not easy to do every day. The only news is massive news, with my highest step total on the year and my weight reduction taking me to new, uh, is it heights? Or lows? I dunno what sounds better. I need to keep going and keep up the positive attitude as best as I can, even with the toxic influences around me. Best to tone those out and focus on the positive ones. Good video games. Positive, kind, motivating people. That I can finally move out and assert independence. It's tough, but believe me, I am doing what I have to do. --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:908528774] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>No gaming last night. Reason for that... <cite>Weight Loss:</cite> ...is my absolutely mind-blowing step total. I have no idea how the hell I did this, mind you, but somehow, some way, despite working a boring-ass desk job... I got 20,100 steps. Yes, that's ten miles. I walked ten miles in a single day despite the restriction of having a job where all my work is done at a computer. And I did all that while only having like 1100 calories on the day - increased because I'd walked so much, but still under half of my norm, and that got me down to my lowest weight since before my surgery! That. Is. Awesome. Only natural that I had little energy. Because of that, I went to bed at 9:30 and slept like a Chevy truck. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> And you know how Chevy trucks sleep, right? Bob Seger - Like a Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b4cW9sx47A" data-time=" Short update but still huge! I like how I was able to make this one fluid, but.... yeah, that's not easy to do every day. The only news is massive news, with my highest step total on the year and my weight reduction taking me to new, uh, is it heights? Or lows? I dunno what sounds better. I need to keep going and keep up the positive attitude as best as I can, even with the toxic influences around me. Best to tone those out and focus on the positive ones. Good video games. Positive, kind, motivating people. That I can finally move out and assert independence. It's tough, but believe me, I am doing what I have to do.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 09/12/18 10:27:34 AM #124:	`Gaming:` Another day in Stardew was it. Last day of Fall, Year 2. Was mostly cleanup. Going to renovate my farm to optimize harvesting. Will probably also play a little more Xillia in the coming days. Needed a couple off from that. Hard to care when even bosses die like a Rattata on Route 1. `Weight loss:` Absolutely mind-blowing how many steps I got yesterday... considering Monday's total. Somehow I managed to follow the ridiculous Monday with a 15,400-step day. I wasn't winded! But my legs ache. Been trying to address that. I have something called "The Stick" to release calf cramps and a lacrosse ball to help get rid of aches in the soles of my feet - both suggestions from my massage therapist, who has been such a lifesaver. One reason I'm getting so many steps now is that I'm seeing her on Friday and that's going to make it hard to get more than 6,000 steps that day. Going to be a slug after that appointment like anyone who gets a massage should be. No weigh-in today, but that's okay. I had a lot of fried food last night meeting up with my Survivor buddy. He noticed immediately that I'd lost a bunch of weight. As did a former co-worker who I bumped into on Monday. People I haven't seen in two months or so are noticing how slim I'm getting. And I'm not stopping. My "manboobs" are going away! So... Sun: 1100 Mon: 20,100 Tue: 15,400 Total so far: 36,600. Halfway there in two days! If you said "Holy shit" you were right! `Song of the Day:` Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J255cf6s408" data-time=" Just like Ronnie sang. No "other" things that I haven't mentioned. And... I don't have a Survivor winner pick this time. I'm likely to hate the season. My interest in a new season has never been this low... --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:908594233] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming:</cite> Another day in Stardew was it. Last day of Fall, Year 2. Was mostly cleanup. Going to renovate my farm to optimize harvesting. Will probably also play a little more Xillia in the coming days. Needed a couple off from that. Hard to care when even bosses die like a Rattata on Route 1. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> Absolutely mind-blowing how many steps I got yesterday... considering Monday's total. Somehow I managed to follow the ridiculous Monday with a 15,400-step day. I wasn't winded! But my legs ache. Been trying to address that. I have something called "The Stick" to release calf cramps and a lacrosse ball to help get rid of aches in the soles of my feet - both suggestions from my massage therapist, who has been such a lifesaver. One reason I'm getting so many steps now is that I'm seeing her on Friday and that's going to make it hard to get more than 6,000 steps that day. Going to be a slug after that appointment like anyone who gets a massage should be. No weigh-in today, but that's okay. I had a lot of fried food last night meeting up with my Survivor buddy. He noticed immediately that I'd lost a bunch of weight. As did a former co-worker who I bumped into on Monday. People I haven't seen in two months or so are noticing how slim I'm getting. And I'm not stopping. My "manboobs" are going away! So... Sun: 1100 Mon: 20,100 Tue: 15,400 Total so far: 36,600. Halfway there in two days! If you said "Holy shit" you were right! <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J255cf6s408" data-time=" Just like Ronnie sang. No "other" things that I haven't mentioned. And... I don't have a Survivor winner pick this time. I'm likely to hate the season. My interest in a new season has never been this low...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/13/18 11:33:22 AM #125:	No gaming last night. I've been bad with managing my late-night downtime. I don't even remember what random world I was off in. I need to be better with managing my free time - I am hoping weight loss, better moods, etc. will help me with my ability to focus on such things. `Australian Survivor:` I did watch some Australian Survivor with my dad last night. Episode 8 spoilers... Henry is such an arrogant twit here. He thinks he has an iron grip on Asaga so he switches to Samatau so he can build trust there. Even MICHELLE knew what he was up to and articulated it just like Henry did at Tribal. Henry was too blinded by his arrogance to realize that his switching to Samatau allowed Luke, Michelle, and Jericho to pick up two free agents scrambling for their lives in Tara and Anneliese and use them to take out Henry's co-tyrant. Even if Tara is insufferable and self-centered, at least she has Anneliese - who's got quite the brain and recognizes the opportunity. The difference in their language is telling; Tara was all me, me, me while Anneliese was about how and why. I like Anneliese quite a bit - one of my favourites this season. And I have to say I am very unimpressed with Kent and Jacqui. They could not have handled themselves any worse. One, instead of fostering social relationships, they were giving orders - the very thing someone like Luke hates. Two, they targeted Sarah, who wanted to vote for whoever the majority of Asaga was, and that ended up making her a permanent member of the Asaga Four (one of my favorite alliances ever, mind you). Kent instructed Tara and Annelise to vote for Sarah but only AFTER openly targeting them. It was a no-brainer for those two to go with Luke's side. Luke was open and honest with information (like Jacqui/Henry being a power couple) and made it clear from the start that he valued them as allies. Michelle outright said she felt closer to the two of them after one day than she did to Kent or Jacqui after three weeks. Tara and Anneliese went with the side that was never going to target them and treated them with respect. They felt more disposable to Kent and Jacqui, who turned on Sarah so quickly too. Such an easy decision! `Weight Loss:` My weight seems to have gone up a couple pounds, so it feels like I'm plateauing at the same damn place. Unfortunate, but if I keep trying, I will get somewhere. I HAVE to, right? I haven't gone to this length probably ever. Step total yesterday was 12,300, so my total is 48,900. I only need 7,034 steps a day today through Saturday to make my goal. I plan to get over 10k today, so it should be easy with even with my massage. If I get 12k today and 6k tomorrow, that will make it easy even if I slug around Saturday. Which I might do, provided I have the steps on lockdown. And then do shit Sunday. `Song of the Day:` Billy Idol - White Wedding (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZQaYKZMTI" data-time=" --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:908662839] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>No gaming last night. I've been bad with managing my late-night downtime. I don't even remember what random world I was off in. I need to be better with managing my free time - I am hoping weight loss, better moods, etc. will help me with my ability to focus on such things. <cite>Australian Survivor:</cite> I did watch some Australian Survivor with my dad last night. Episode 8 spoilers... Henry is such an arrogant twit here. He thinks he has an iron grip on Asaga so he switches to Samatau so he can build trust there. Even MICHELLE knew what he was up to and articulated it just like Henry did at Tribal. Henry was too blinded by his arrogance to realize that his switching to Samatau allowed Luke, Michelle, and Jericho to pick up two free agents scrambling for their lives in Tara and Anneliese and use them to take out Henry's co-tyrant. Even if Tara is insufferable and self-centered, at least she has Anneliese - who's got quite the brain and recognizes the opportunity. The difference in their language is telling; Tara was all me, me, me while Anneliese was about how and why. I like Anneliese quite a bit - one of my favourites this season. And I have to say I am very unimpressed with Kent and Jacqui. They could not have handled themselves any worse. One, instead of fostering social relationships, they were giving orders - the very thing someone like Luke hates. Two, they targeted Sarah, who wanted to vote for whoever the majority of Asaga was, and that ended up making her a permanent member of the Asaga Four (one of my favorite alliances ever, mind you). Kent instructed Tara and Annelise to vote for Sarah but only AFTER openly targeting them. It was a no-brainer for those two to go with Luke's side. Luke was open and honest with information (like Jacqui/Henry being a power couple) and made it clear from the start that he valued them as allies. Michelle outright said she felt closer to the two of them after one day than she did to Kent or Jacqui after three weeks. Tara and Anneliese went with the side that was never going to target them and treated them with respect. They felt more disposable to Kent and Jacqui, who turned on Sarah so quickly too. Such an easy decision! <cite>Weight Loss:</cite> My weight seems to have gone up a couple pounds, so it feels like I'm plateauing at the same damn place. Unfortunate, but if I keep trying, I will get somewhere. I HAVE to, right? I haven't gone to this length probably ever. Step total yesterday was 12,300, so my total is 48,900. I only need 7,034 steps a day today through Saturday to make my goal. I plan to get over 10k today, so it should be easy with even with my massage. If I get 12k today and 6k tomorrow, that will make it easy even if I slug around Saturday. Which I might do, provided I have the steps on lockdown. And then do shit Sunday. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> Billy Idol - White Wedding (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZQaYKZMTI" data-time="</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 09/14/18 11:00:53 AM #126:	No gaming updates. Song: Huey Lewis & The News - If This Is It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTQAaJWW54" data-time=" Step totals: Sun: 1100 Mon: 20,100 Tue: 15,400 Wed: 12,300 Thu: 15,500 Fri so far: 2700 Total: 67,100 Odds of getting my desired 70,000 for the ninth week in a row are roughly 99.99%. And because .999~ = 1, that means it's a guarantee. Just walking what I need to walk the rest of today + tomorrow, I should be able to get 2,900 steps, even with the massage. Yesterday was the Madison Night Market so I didn't get home until late. It's also why today's my fasting day - well, that plus the massage. If I'm going to be relaxing, it's a good day for smoothies. On these fasting days (and at least one other day a week), I usually have a smoothie for dinner. It ALWAYS contains Greek yogurt for protein and a 4.2oz apple juice box (no fridge space for a jug until I move out). But I mix in at least two, usually more of the following frozen fruits: Blackberry Blueberry Cherry Mango Peach Pineapple Raspberry Strawberry I'll sometimes add peanut butter as well. Black Cherry Peanut is surprisingly good. I'll also sub OJ for the AJ in a Mango Peach Pineapple smoothie. I need to look for frozen bananas or kiwis more thoroughly. If I can't find them, it's easy to freeze bananas... Also I need to cook something. Anybody have ideas for an early autumn meal? Must have bacon - I have a lot of bacon. --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:908738312] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>No gaming updates. Song: Huey Lewis & The News - If This Is It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTQAaJWW54" data-time=" Step totals: Sun: 1100 Mon: 20,100 Tue: 15,400 Wed: 12,300 Thu: 15,500 Fri so far: 2700 Total: 67,100 Odds of getting my desired 70,000 for the ninth week in a row are roughly 99.99%. And because .999~ = 1, that means it's a guarantee. Just walking what I need to walk the rest of today + tomorrow, I should be able to get 2,900 steps, even with the massage. Yesterday was the Madison Night Market so I didn't get home until late. It's also why today's my fasting day - well, that plus the massage. If I'm going to be relaxing, it's a good day for smoothies. On these fasting days (and at least one other day a week), I usually have a smoothie for dinner. It ALWAYS contains Greek yogurt for protein and a 4.2oz apple juice box (no fridge space for a jug until I move out). But I mix in at least two, usually more of the following frozen fruits: Blackberry Blueberry Cherry Mango Peach Pineapple Raspberry Strawberry I'll sometimes add peanut butter as well. Black Cherry Peanut is surprisingly good. I'll also sub OJ for the AJ in a Mango Peach Pineapple smoothie. I need to look for frozen bananas or kiwis more thoroughly. If I can't find them, it's easy to freeze bananas... Also I need to cook something. Anybody have ideas for an early autumn meal? Must have bacon - I have a lot of bacon.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 09/14/18 12:40:28 PM #127:	Also, $121 in the hole for a Lindsey Stirling ticket. Yeah, concerts ain't cheap. This gets me a good seat, a signed gift of some kind (it's pre-signed, so no "Much <3 Andy" sorta stuff), and a "commemorative" ticket. All tickets are commemorative, though. But $20 more for a better seat and what appears to be a signed poster? Sure. I'd so do a meet-and-greet but that's $329+fees. Do I look like I'm made of money? At least I will check a concert off my bucket list. Most of the artists I'd want to see either are no longer touring or don't have their original lead vocalist. I am glad I'll be able to check off Phil Collins and Lindsey Stirling this year. I've paid for both but will require a bus ticket for Phil (I will get back VERY late) and parking for Lindsey. Last concert I went to was Weird Al two years ago. Had a perfect view from the front row of the second tier. I've seen him twice. Might do that again, too. I forget - he's half human, half some alien... how long do these half-aliens tend to live? --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:908744396] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>Also, $121 in the hole for a Lindsey Stirling ticket. Yeah, concerts ain't cheap. This gets me a good seat, a signed gift of some kind (it's pre-signed, so no "Much <3 Andy" sorta stuff), and a "commemorative" ticket. All tickets are commemorative, though. But $20 more for a better seat and what appears to be a signed poster? Sure. I'd so do a meet-and-greet but that's $329+fees. Do I look like I'm made of money? At least I will check a concert off my bucket list. Most of the artists I'd want to see either are no longer touring or don't have their original lead vocalist. I am glad I'll be able to check off Phil Collins and Lindsey Stirling this year. I've paid for both but will require a bus ticket for Phil (I will get back VERY late) and parking for Lindsey. Last concert I went to was Weird Al two years ago. Had a perfect view from the front row of the second tier. I've seen him twice. Might do that again, too. I forget - he's half human, half some alien... how long do these half-aliens tend to live?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tom Bombadil 09/15/18 8:13:11 AM #128:	oh hey lindsay and al were the last two concerts I went to as well! --- Look at all those chickens I can be impulsive! I just have to think about it first! <cite>Tom Bombadil posted [p:908795076] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>oh hey lindsay and al were the last two concerts I went to as well!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 09/15/18 11:04:07 AM #129:	^5. You have good taste, Tom. `Songs of the Day:` Here's more Lindsey and more Al, then. DOUBLE FEATURE! Lindsey Stirling feat. Lizzy Hale - Shatter Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49tpIMDy9BE" data-time=" "Weird Al" Yankovic - Like a Surgeon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=notKtAgfwDA" data-time=" `Weight loss:` Nine weeks complete! I got 6600 steps yesterday, putting my total to 71,000. Awesome! Fasting was a rousing success. It's best to pair those with a day you're being a slug so long as the necessity isn't your mental health - which you need to eat for. I am so looking forward to only having to do that once a week... but that's a long time off. I have a lot more weight to lose before then. I just have to let myself think I'm hungry, thus teaching my brain that I'm not. The massage was painful at first but wonderful after that. I had her start with my legs and feet because those were going to be by far the least relaxing. Still sore. At least the rest of it allowed me to relax... it was so nice and so necessary. I need to do one every 3-4 months, possibly more frequently given how much I'm walking now. `Australian Survivor` At the point where seeing people get voted out starts to hurt. I mean, sure, (episode 10 spoilers) Kent wasn't my favorite by any means, but he was interesting. I found the edit pretty baffling, however - he had to sit out of the reward challenge due to back issues and was pushed to puzzle duty despite being their bulkiest guy in a challenge where they needed that bulk due to those issues, yet they were considering keeping him for challenge strength? The what? That's ultimately why Anneliese refused to bite, I think. I liked Kent, so it's unfortunate and all... but really, this entire cast is stellar. The next episode is the Super Idol one. More time with this awesome crew. Wouldn't mind seeing several of these people play again - by all means a better group than S1, where the only people who should be considered for a return are Nick, Flick, Phoebe, Kristie, Andrew, and Craig. MAYBE Jenna-Louise. With this group... you have, in alphabetical order, AK, Anneliese, Henry, Jarrad, Jericho, Locky, King Luke, Michelle, Sarah, and Tess. And MAYBE Tara, even if she's not really that great of a villain (she's really just a whiner). If you throw in someone gone early like ~~...Tarzan...~~, that's HALF the cast! No gaming yesterday. Will resume NG+ of Xillia today. Need to get to Xillia 2 also... and then do a playthrough of either FF13, Suikoden, or KOTOR prob. Not feeling the idea of playing Berseria right after Xillia. --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:908800413] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>^5. You have good taste, Tom. <cite>Songs of the Day:</cite> Here's more Lindsey and more Al, then. DOUBLE FEATURE! Lindsey Stirling feat. Lizzy Hale - Shatter Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49tpIMDy9BE" data-time=" "Weird Al" Yankovic - Like a Surgeon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=notKtAgfwDA" data-time=" <cite>Weight loss:</cite> Nine weeks complete! I got 6600 steps yesterday, putting my total to 71,000. Awesome! Fasting was a rousing success. It's best to pair those with a day you're being a slug so long as the necessity isn't your mental health - which you need to eat for. I am so looking forward to only having to do that once a week... but that's a long time off. I have a lot more weight to lose before then. I just have to let myself think I'm hungry, thus teaching my brain that I'm not. The massage was painful at first but wonderful after that. I had her start with my legs and feet because those were going to be by far the least relaxing. Still sore. At least the rest of it allowed me to relax... it was so nice and so necessary. I need to do one every 3-4 months, possibly more frequently given how much I'm walking now. <cite>Australian Survivor</cite> At the point where seeing people get voted out starts to hurt. I mean, sure, (episode 10 spoilers) Kent wasn't my favorite by any means, but he was interesting. I found the edit pretty baffling, however - he had to sit out of the reward challenge due to back issues and was pushed to puzzle duty despite being their bulkiest guy in a challenge where they needed that bulk due to those issues, yet they were considering keeping him for challenge strength? The what? That's ultimately why Anneliese refused to bite, I think. I liked Kent, so it's unfortunate and all... but really, this entire cast is stellar. The next episode is the Super Idol one. More time with this awesome crew. Wouldn't mind seeing several of these people play again - by all means a better group than S1, where the only people who should be considered for a return are Nick, Flick, Phoebe, Kristie, Andrew, and Craig. MAYBE Jenna-Louise. With this group... you have, in alphabetical order, AK, Anneliese, Henry, Jarrad, Jericho, Locky, King Luke, Michelle, Sarah, and Tess. And MAYBE Tara, even if she's not really that great of a villain (she's really just a whiner). If you throw in someone gone early like ...Tarzan..., that's HALF the cast! No gaming yesterday. Will resume NG+ of Xillia today. Need to get to Xillia 2 also... and then do a playthrough of either FF13, Suikoden, or KOTOR prob. Not feeling the idea of playing Berseria right after Xillia.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 09/16/18 2:12:45 PM #130:	Before anything else... I'd like to extend my sympathy toward anyone living in the Carolinas and other areas who is affected by Hurricane Florence. I can't imagine how that is - it was bad enough with the flooding here, but it's not the same. It's worse out there. Thoughts and hugs for everyone impacted! `Gaming:` Played some Xillia yesterday. I find it a little odd that I'm controlling Jude for Milla's story. I was completely uncertain how they'd handle Milla's legs being burnt off with this path... but it's this that makes it clear that they should have had one track. The differences so far were just a few additional scenes here and there. And Cline being assassinated was still shown on Milla's story even though she wasn't there to see it. Why can't they show things like Milla's confrontation with Nachitgal on Jude's route if that's the case? It doesn't make sense. Still infuriates me that Gilland had the audacity to call the party "criminals" when it had murdered an innocent person as a show of power. It was also the one that disobeyed Cline's orders and attacked Sharilton. Nachtigal and Gilland are the criminals - ones who do horrible, horrible things comparable to Nazi Germany. Anyone who defies them is a hero to the people, not a criminal. The evil that is Elympios really does terrible things through the monster that is Gilland. I do hope that, in the sequel, they are treated with contempt by the flourishing Rieze Maxia. They deserve it for trying to invade and murder EVERYONE for no reason but their own gain. If they had instead approached peacefully, then I'd have sympathy for them. `Weight loss:` I am noticing I am eating smaller meals. That's a good thing. Wasn't the case for brunch today - waffles with chocolate chips, Cool Whip, and fruit, plus bacon and pie - but it was brunch. It served as two meals. I'll probably have a snack this afternoon (most likely fruit) and then something like a soft pretzel and a smoothie for dinner. I am going to be smart here. Step count yesterday was but 3600. I don't care. I got 74,600 on the week and that's stellar. I plan to get another 70,000 this week. That will make it TEN weeks. The aim is to keep this up for as long as possible. The most likely time I will first fail is Thanksgiving. Could be before then. We'll see how things go down. My dad and sister were both sick lately...and I hope nothing of the sort happens with me. My immune system has gotten really strong over the years due to having so much crap. I hope it stays that way. The only time I have taken actual sick leave from work this year was for a mental health day - it was psychosomatic, thus affecting my physical being. I expect that to happen again since I don't have proper vacation at this point. I don't want to go to work just to stare at my computer idly. `Football:` Well, that was awful yesterday. Badgers blew it bigtime through getting arrogant. And we lost to a cupcake we beat the shit out of in THEIR house last year! And THEY got cocky - I developed a strong hatred for the enemy as the game developed. But, uh, yeah, would rather not rant about that. GO PACKERS! Make it up! `Song of the Day:` Need more Phil. Seeing him in about a month! Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA" data-time=" Oh Lord. No further updates. --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:908865499] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>Before anything else... I'd like to extend my sympathy toward anyone living in the Carolinas and other areas who is affected by Hurricane Florence. I can't imagine how that is - it was bad enough with the flooding here, but it's not the same. It's worse out there. Thoughts and hugs for everyone impacted! <cite>Gaming:</cite> Played some Xillia yesterday. I find it a little odd that I'm controlling Jude for Milla's story. I was completely uncertain how they'd handle Milla's legs being burnt off with this path... but it's this that makes it clear that they should have had one track. The differences so far were just a few additional scenes here and there. And Cline being assassinated was still shown on Milla's story even though she wasn't there to see it. Why can't they show things like Milla's confrontation with Nachitgal on Jude's route if that's the case? It doesn't make sense. Still infuriates me that Gilland had the audacity to call the party "criminals" when it had murdered an innocent person as a show of power. It was also the one that disobeyed Cline's orders and attacked Sharilton. Nachtigal and Gilland are the criminals - ones who do horrible, horrible things comparable to Nazi Germany. Anyone who defies them is a hero to the people, not a criminal. The evil that is Elympios really does terrible things through the monster that is Gilland. I do hope that, in the sequel, they are treated with contempt by the flourishing Rieze Maxia. They deserve it for trying to invade and murder EVERYONE for no reason but their own gain. If they had instead approached peacefully, then I'd have sympathy for them. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> I am noticing I am eating smaller meals. That's a good thing. Wasn't the case for brunch today - waffles with chocolate chips, Cool Whip, and fruit, plus bacon and pie - but it was brunch. It served as two meals. I'll probably have a snack this afternoon (most likely fruit) and then something like a soft pretzel and a smoothie for dinner. I am going to be smart here. Step count yesterday was but 3600. I don't care. I got 74,600 on the week and that's stellar. I plan to get another 70,000 this week. That will make it TEN weeks. The aim is to keep this up for as long as possible. The most likely time I will first fail is Thanksgiving. Could be before then. We'll see how things go down. My dad and sister were both sick lately...and I hope nothing of the sort happens with me. My immune system has gotten really strong over the years due to having so much crap. I hope it stays that way. The only time I have taken actual sick leave from work this year was for a mental health day - it was psychosomatic, thus affecting my physical being. I expect that to happen again since I don't have proper vacation at this point. I don't want to go to work just to stare at my computer idly. <cite>Football:</cite> Well, that was awful yesterday. Badgers blew it bigtime through getting arrogant. And we lost to a cupcake we beat the shit out of in THEIR house last year! And THEY got cocky - I developed a strong hatred for the enemy as the game developed. But, uh, yeah, would rather not rant about that. GO PACKERS! Make it up! <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> Need more Phil. Seeing him in about a month! Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA" data-time=" Oh Lord. No further updates.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 09/17/18 11:59:36 AM #131:	`Gaming:` Xillia: It's nice to be able to use Leia again. So much fun! That said, I heard it was possible to beat the thing in the Vicalle Mine with just Jude and Leia, but... yeah, I doubt that's true with 2x EXP on Unknown. Even with the Devil's Arms, best armor available, a 40% Defense boost from foodstuffs, and an All-Divide, I got flattened in 30 seconds. I usually didn't last half that. Ugh. `Weight loss:` Only update is 1400 steps on a relaxing day yesterday. Weekends are necessary for recovery. For once I didn't have a pizza over the weekend... what is with me? Next thing I'm cooking is a rice dish with beef, bacon, green onions, and soy sauce. Keeping it simple and delicious. No other updates. Will weigh self tomorrow after I go for 800 calories today. Famishing myself is NOT fun, but it's only temporary. Once my weight improves, I can increase it to 1200 for those two days and make my goal maintaining it. Today, intent is: 210 for morning salad (most of that the white meat chicken) 100 for the banana 90 for the FiberOne Brownie 30 for the berry cup 200 for the peanuts 170 for the smoothie That's what one of these "fasting days" looks like (some are estimated). Another 400 would let me have a proper lunch. It would be three light meals in a day as opposed to two. On at least two non-fasting days a week, dinner has to be light. Biggest worry is the holidays. The goal is to keep my weight steady from Thanksgiving through Christmas. Urk. That's not going to be easy. `Rant time:` I'm bored. The plus side of a boring job is that I get paid to be bored. But it certainly feels like my life is unfulfilling because all I do is stare at a computer screen all day, doing redundant work and browsing GameFAQS to keep my sanity - a sanity that it feels like is unwanted due to "concerns." In other words, they don't trust me in regards to "getting a virus." Misconceptions and whatnot. Due to moving out in December, it's a time where stability is necessary for that same sanity, even if my job is boring and wants to be even more boring. I have asked for additional duties for nearly two years and while I'm finally getting some, one of them is nothing different from what I already do and the other is a headache. I want to keep this job because I love the location, the people are wonderful and understanding of me, the benefits are phenomenal, and I legit want to work for my boss. But the duties are boring, are wasting and/or dumbing down my abilities, and so redundant that it's getting to me. I am not in a job that encourages growth or development. Even though I am now a State employee as opposed to a contractor, this still feels like a dead end! WHY? Rant over. Thank you for listening. If you have any advice, please do tell! `Song of the Day:` On a more positive note... The Beatles/George Harrison - Here Comes the Sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfMXXMH9thc" data-time=" Can't go wrong with a classic brighten-up song. `The rest` Australian Survivor: Just the Super Idol episode. Unfortunate that Ziggy was the one, as it would have had way crazier results had it been, say, AK. The best part of the episode was when the Survivors were grilling the host as opposed to vice-versa... and much like contestants do, he was dodging questions and giving blunt, vague, and/or untruthful answers. Hysterical. American Football: Referees suck. HOW THE FUCK WAS THAT ROUGHING THE PASSER? Can you not sack a QB anymore without being penalized? It's BS. I might not watch any more NFL this year... --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:908922694] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming:</cite> Xillia: It's nice to be able to use Leia again. So much fun! That said, I heard it was possible to beat the thing in the Vicalle Mine with just Jude and Leia, but... yeah, I doubt that's true with 2x EXP on Unknown. Even with the Devil's Arms, best armor available, a 40% Defense boost from foodstuffs, and an All-Divide, I got flattened in 30 seconds. I usually didn't last half that. Ugh. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> Only update is 1400 steps on a relaxing day yesterday. Weekends are necessary for recovery. For once I didn't have a pizza over the weekend... what is with me? Next thing I'm cooking is a rice dish with beef, bacon, green onions, and soy sauce. Keeping it simple and delicious. No other updates. Will weigh self tomorrow after I go for 800 calories today. Famishing myself is NOT fun, but it's only temporary. Once my weight improves, I can increase it to 1200 for those two days and make my goal maintaining it. Today, intent is: 210 for morning salad (most of that the white meat chicken) 100 for the banana 90 for the FiberOne Brownie 30 for the berry cup 200 for the peanuts 170 for the smoothie That's what one of these "fasting days" looks like (some are estimated). Another 400 would let me have a proper lunch. It would be three light meals in a day as opposed to two. On at least two non-fasting days a week, dinner has to be light. Biggest worry is the holidays. The goal is to keep my weight steady from Thanksgiving through Christmas. Urk. That's not going to be easy. <cite>Rant time:</cite> I'm bored. The plus side of a boring job is that I get paid to be bored. But it certainly feels like my life is unfulfilling because all I do is stare at a computer screen all day, doing redundant work and browsing GameFAQS to keep my sanity - a sanity that it feels like is unwanted due to "concerns." In other words, they don't trust me in regards to "getting a virus." Misconceptions and whatnot. Due to moving out in December, it's a time where stability is necessary for that same sanity, even if my job is boring and wants to be even more boring. I have asked for additional duties for nearly two years and while I'm finally getting some, one of them is nothing different from what I already do and the other is a headache. I want to keep this job because I love the location, the people are wonderful and understanding of me, the benefits are phenomenal, and I legit want to work for my boss. But the duties are boring, are wasting and/or dumbing down my abilities, and so redundant that it's getting to me. I am not in a job that encourages growth or development. Even though I am now a State employee as opposed to a contractor, this still feels like a dead end! WHY? Rant over. Thank you for listening. If you have any advice, please do tell! <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> On a more positive note... The Beatles/George Harrison - Here Comes the Sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfMXXMH9thc" data-time=" Can't go wrong with a classic brighten-up song. <cite>The rest</cite> Australian Survivor: Just the Super Idol episode. Unfortunate that Ziggy was the one, as it would have had way crazier results had it been, say, AK. The best part of the episode was when the Survivors were grilling the host as opposed to vice-versa... and much like contestants do, he was dodging questions and giving blunt, vague, and/or untruthful answers. Hysterical. American Football: Referees suck. HOW THE FUCK WAS THAT ROUGHING THE PASSER? Can you not sack a QB anymore without being penalized? It's BS. I might not watch any more NFL this year...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/18/18 10:10:43 AM #132:	`Gaming:` Looked into it more. The thing in Xillia is beatable with Jude and Leia only if you're at level 60+. However, I do not understand how one can get to such a level unless they waste Grade. With Unknown being so easy compared to Abyss and Vesperia and the max level being a paltry 99 - half of what it was before - there's no reason to have 10x Exp. You'll max 'em out way too early, and there's no real benefit to that. Anyway, since Unknown was so weak, I decided to just give everyone their default weapons and body armor. The game is more challenging now, but still quite easy. I might downgrade the head armor, too - but my level makes it enough that the enemies are weak regardless of my equipment. I gotta be honest. It's getting boring. They didn't do the Grade Shop right in this one. They made it too easy regardless of what you choose. `Weight loss:` I am definitely plateauing. After a very successful fasting day yesterday, I'm still around the same weight. Googling how to break a plateau, it's suggesting things I already do. Cut back on carbs (I might stop having M&Ms entirely, actually), intermittent fasting (aka my diet), not skimping on protein (on fasting days, I have white meat chicken and Greek yogurt), avoiding alcohol (the only booze I've had this year was the Bantha piss on May the Fourth), eating more fiber (what do you think the FiberOne brownies and BelVita cookies are for?), being more active (why do you think I got 15,300 steps yesterday?), sleeping better (I have been), drinking water, coffee, or tea (not counting smoothies, 90% of what I drink is water, 5% is coffee, 4% is OJ, 1% is root beer, milk, and chai lattes), and managing stress (I've been good there for a month). I am doing everything I can. I need to keep this up to break through this plateau. It will happen eventually if I put my mind to it. That's what I need to tell myself. I can't tell myself "this is as good as it will get." It's not. If I do more, it will happen eventually. If I stop, all this work will be for naught. Once I get to my goal weight, I won't need to do such intensive fasting days except after I overindulge. The thing with fasting here is that it allows me to control my stomach size - I am noticing that I fill up way faster now. As long as I keep that up through self-control - i.e. only having one thing when I eat out instead of two and just doing water instead of soda - I should start losing more. I'm VERY happy with the 16 pounds I've lost and have noticed positive impacts on other facets of my life. I have a more positive attitude. I am able to focus better and be more productive. Girls are more willing to talk to me. I feel like doing more things with my life. Weight loss is a wonderful thing and, if you are scientifically obese, I suggest doing it. Even if you're still scientifically obese after losing 20 pounds, so what? You're doing great things to extend your life by making it more enjoyable in the process. I'd rather live a long life with a lot of energy as opposed to a short one that's about overindulgence. What's so satisfying about over-eating, feeling sick afterward, and forgetting about that meal in a month? Nothing! Spock said it right: "Live Long And Prosper." Rest In Peace, Mr. Nimoy. `Song of the Day:` I am going through almost every album I have on my phone to rediscover things that were hibernating on there. Pretty neat. For example: Christopher Cross - Sailing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7khQNR7s1Ho" data-time=" Beautifully metaphorical. I can understand why this guy swept the Grammys in 1980 and was considered "the next big thing." But then he couldn't follow up his spectacular debut because he set the bar so high. Still a great example of the kickoff to 1980s pop, the other most blatant example having been what I posted Sunday. --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:908981489] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming:</cite> Looked into it more. The thing in Xillia is beatable with Jude and Leia only if you're at level 60+. However, I do not understand how one can get to such a level unless they waste Grade. With Unknown being so easy compared to Abyss and Vesperia and the max level being a paltry 99 - half of what it was before - there's no reason to have 10x Exp. You'll max 'em out way too early, and there's no real benefit to that. Anyway, since Unknown was so weak, I decided to just give everyone their default weapons and body armor. The game is more challenging now, but still quite easy. I might downgrade the head armor, too - but my level makes it enough that the enemies are weak regardless of my equipment. I gotta be honest. It's getting boring. They didn't do the Grade Shop right in this one. They made it too easy regardless of what you choose. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> I am definitely plateauing. After a very successful fasting day yesterday, I'm still around the same weight. Googling how to break a plateau, it's suggesting things I already do. Cut back on carbs (I might stop having M&Ms entirely, actually), intermittent fasting (aka my diet), not skimping on protein (on fasting days, I have white meat chicken and Greek yogurt), avoiding alcohol (the only booze I've had this year was the Bantha piss on May the Fourth), eating more fiber (what do you think the FiberOne brownies and BelVita cookies are for?), being more active (why do you think I got 15,300 steps yesterday?), sleeping better (I have been), drinking water, coffee, or tea (not counting smoothies, 90% of what I drink is water, 5% is coffee, 4% is OJ, 1% is root beer, milk, and chai lattes), and managing stress (I've been good there for a month). I am doing everything I can. I need to keep this up to break through this plateau. It will happen eventually if I put my mind to it. That's what I need to tell myself. I can't tell myself "this is as good as it will get." It's not. If I do more, it will happen eventually. If I stop, all this work will be for naught. Once I get to my goal weight, I won't need to do such intensive fasting days except after I overindulge. The thing with fasting here is that it allows me to control my stomach size - I am noticing that I fill up way faster now. As long as I keep that up through self-control - i.e. only having one thing when I eat out instead of two and just doing water instead of soda - I should start losing more. I'm VERY happy with the 16 pounds I've lost and have noticed positive impacts on other facets of my life. I have a more positive attitude. I am able to focus better and be more productive. Girls are more willing to talk to me. I feel like doing more things with my life. Weight loss is a wonderful thing and, if you are scientifically obese, I suggest doing it. Even if you're still scientifically obese after losing 20 pounds, so what? You're doing great things to extend your life by making it more enjoyable in the process. I'd rather live a long life with a lot of energy as opposed to a short one that's about overindulgence. What's so satisfying about over-eating, feeling sick afterward, and forgetting about that meal in a month? Nothing! Spock said it right: "Live Long And Prosper." Rest In Peace, Mr. Nimoy. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> I am going through almost every album I have on my phone to rediscover things that were hibernating on there. Pretty neat. For example: Christopher Cross - Sailing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7khQNR7s1Ho" data-time=" Beautifully metaphorical. I can understand why this guy swept the Grammys in 1980 and was considered "the next big thing." But then he couldn't follow up his spectacular debut because he set the bar so high. Still a great example of the kickoff to 1980s pop, the other most blatant example having been what I posted Sunday.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/19/18 10:40:44 AM #133:	`Gaming:` Xillia: For a mage, Rowen is actually kind of fun to control. Still prefer speedy beat-em'up types. Which Leia and Jude are, as is Milla somewhat. Goal is to get the 150 Arte Timing uses for the trophy. Should be easy. I got to 69 in no time at all. Anyway, just sidequesting for now that I have the whole party together. Not much else going on. `Weight loss:` Reason for that is because I did something last night that makes it very hard to lose weight... A little over a dozen go to the parents. Two dozen to work. That leaves like 20 for me. Yeah. Homemade cookies are at least preservative-free, but still not healthy. Good therapy, though, until you get called names by horrible, horrible people in a Discord chat. My ignore list grew three sizes that day! NO excuse for that behavior, guys. YOU were the bullies to call names - something I never did. Telling me to "just ignore" somebody who wants to be included is deplorable. Calling the names you did is worse. And now, you don't exist. That's my "thank you" for trying to undermine the work I did to feel better. Please, go to Hell. It's where hypocritical toxic scum like you belongs. Just needed to vent. Anyway, those cyberbullies won't be reading this. Step count was 11,500 yesterday. ...you know what, why am I doing this for a board of horrible people that hate me? --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:909048961] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming:</cite> Xillia: For a mage, Rowen is actually kind of fun to control. Still prefer speedy beat-em'up types. Which Leia and Jude are, as is Milla somewhat. Goal is to get the 150 Arte Timing uses for the trophy. Should be easy. I got to 69 in no time at all. Anyway, just sidequesting for now that I have the whole party together. Not much else going on. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> Reason for that is because I did something last night that makes it very hard to lose weight... A little over a dozen go to the parents. Two dozen to work. That leaves like 20 for me. Yeah. Homemade cookies are at least preservative-free, but still not healthy. Good therapy, though, until you get called names by horrible, horrible people in a Discord chat. My ignore list grew three sizes that day! NO excuse for that behavior, guys. YOU were the bullies to call names - something I never did. Telling me to "just ignore" somebody who wants to be included is deplorable. Calling the names you did is worse. And now, you don't exist. That's my "thank you" for trying to undermine the work I did to feel better. Please, go to Hell. It's where hypocritical toxic scum like you belongs. Just needed to vent. Anyway, those cyberbullies won't be reading this. Step count was 11,500 yesterday. ...you know what, why am I doing this for a board of horrible people that hate me?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/20/18 12:08:06 PM #134:	No gaming. `Weight loss:` 14000 steps yesterday. 1400 + 15300 + 11500 + 14000 = 42,200 The "step goal" feature on the thing I'm using through work is daily only. Daily step goals are stupid. Getting "10K a day" is bad because it doesn't allow your body a day of rest. There's a reason I do "70K a week" - that's the same amount of steps, but it lets me be a slug on Sundays. It's healthy to do that. The reason athletes hurt their legs so often (pulled hamstrings, torn ACLs, etc.) is because they're pushing themselves too damn hard. They need TWO days of rest a week to allow their body to compensate for their strenuous activity. Many of them don't realize that and pay for it. Me, I'm all about self-care. That's why I do the things I do, like taking Sundays to rest, using The Stick, getting a massage every 3-4 months, yoga, etc. The goal is to lose weight but not at expense of my well-being in other areas. (Also, we didn't go to that family reunion thing, obviously - my mom was NOT interested) `Song of the Day:` A little different route today. Boyz II Men - End of the Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKO6XYXioc" data-time=" `Australian Survivor` More maddening stuff incoming! Episode 12. Okay, so the bullshit that was the first "swap" when it was a surprise that Tara wasn't voted out of the game and then they voted a second time was bad enough, but it was the ultimate payoff that makes it abhorrently unfair. Tara and Anneliese poisoned the entire Asaga tribe against A.K. - to the point that when A.K. ended up with Tara and an Asaga majority, there was NOTHING he could do to save himself. A.K. was also right that Tara shouldn't have even been there - she got voted out of the game. The intent was to remove her entirely and that she wasn't is unfair. And because of that twist and that plus a bad swap, A.K. got voted out at no fault of his own. And we have smug, narcissistic Tara agog about the entire thing, going so far to call it a "blindside" (it isn't - A.K. knew he was on the bottom and was fighting for his life). It's insulting to the game to have a waste of space like Tara outlast a strategically AND socially savvy player like A.K. , who did so many things right: He was self-aware of his earlier poor play. He picked up that Luke was playing him with ease. He saw right through Tara's stupid decision to act confident (how does that help? It makes A.K. more paranoid - she should act like she's going home!). He also knew the only person he could feasibly target was Tara. He knew he could get Sarah and he did (though she voted with majority). He also knew Odette was next to go if there wasn't a swap and tried but failed to get her on board. And he knew he had to charm everyone, but Tara's poison made it seem disingenuous even at the times he was being real. Meanwhile Tara is self-unaware, too clueless to realize that Ziggy and Jarrad liked A.K. as a meat shield, cocky AF, dumb to act confident when she should act scared, and just so... repulsive with her self-adoration. There's a reason she's the fans' most hated person on this cast... 's all. --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:909118085] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>No gaming. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> 14000 steps yesterday. 1400 + 15300 + 11500 + 14000 = 42,200 The "step goal" feature on the thing I'm using through work is daily only. Daily step goals are stupid. Getting "10K a day" is bad because it doesn't allow your body a day of rest. There's a reason I do "70K a week" - that's the same amount of steps, but it lets me be a slug on Sundays. It's healthy to do that. The reason athletes hurt their legs so often (pulled hamstrings, torn ACLs, etc.) is because they're pushing themselves too damn hard. They need TWO days of rest a week to allow their body to compensate for their strenuous activity. Many of them don't realize that and pay for it. Me, I'm all about self-care. That's why I do the things I do, like taking Sundays to rest, using The Stick, getting a massage every 3-4 months, yoga, etc. The goal is to lose weight but not at expense of my well-being in other areas. (Also, we didn't go to that family reunion thing, obviously - my mom was NOT interested) <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> A little different route today. Boyz II Men - End of the Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKO6XYXioc" data-time=" <cite>Australian Survivor</cite> More maddening stuff incoming! Episode 12. Okay, so the bullshit that was the first "swap" when it was a surprise that Tara wasn't voted out of the game and then they voted a second time was bad enough, but it was the ultimate payoff that makes it abhorrently unfair. Tara and Anneliese poisoned the entire Asaga tribe against A.K. - to the point that when A.K. ended up with Tara and an Asaga majority, there was NOTHING he could do to save himself. A.K. was also right that Tara shouldn't have even been there - she got voted out of the game. The intent was to remove her entirely and that she wasn't is unfair. And because of that twist and that plus a bad swap, A.K. got voted out at no fault of his own. And we have smug, narcissistic Tara agog about the entire thing, going so far to call it a "blindside" (it isn't - A.K. knew he was on the bottom and was fighting for his life). It's insulting to the game to have a waste of space like Tara outlast a strategically AND socially savvy player like A.K. , who did so many things right: He was self-aware of his earlier poor play. He picked up that Luke was playing him with ease. He saw right through Tara's stupid decision to act confident (how does that help? It makes A.K. more paranoid - she should act like she's going home!). He also knew the only person he could feasibly target was Tara. He knew he could get Sarah and he did (though she voted with majority). He also knew Odette was next to go if there wasn't a swap and tried but failed to get her on board. And he knew he had to charm everyone, but Tara's poison made it seem disingenuous even at the times he was being real. Meanwhile Tara is self-unaware, too clueless to realize that Ziggy and Jarrad liked A.K. as a meat shield, cocky AF, dumb to act confident when she should act scared, and just so... repulsive with her self-adoration. There's a reason she's the fans' most hated person on this cast... 's all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Underleveled 09/20/18 12:50:06 PM #135:	What the hell happened in Discord? --- darkx Please nominate Kate Marsh (Life is Strange) for Character Battle X! <cite>Underleveled posted [p:909120550] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>What the hell happened in Discord?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiteLens 09/20/18 11:36:23 PM #136:	KujikawaRising posted... Good therapy, though, until you get called names by horrible, horrible people in a Discord chat. That's not our Board 8 server, is it? --- http://www.backloggery.com/whitelens \| https://myanimelist.net/profile/WhiteLens Kashikoi Kawaii BK_Sheikah won guru! Harasho! <cite>WhiteLens posted [p:909157731] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>KujikawaRising posted...</cite> <quote>Good therapy, though, until you get called names by horrible, horrible people in a Discord chat.</quote> That's not our Board 8 server, is it?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 09/21/18 12:03:18 AM #137:	WhiteLens posted... KujikawaRising posted... Good therapy, though, until you get called names by horrible, horrible people in a Discord chat. That's not our Board 8 server, is it? It was, unfortunately. One user in particular was using those names. --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:909158974] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>WhiteLens posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KujikawaRising posted...</cite> <quote>Good therapy, though, until you get called names by horrible, horrible people in a Discord chat.</quote> That's not our Board 8 server, is it?</quote> It was, unfortunately. One user in particular was using those names.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/21/18 12:59:14 PM #138:	No gaming updates of significance. Random musings below. `Weight loss:` 14,800 steps yesterday, so total is 57,000 even. Hoping to knock out 70,000 today - and that would get me a gold trophy of "Average 10,000 steps a day for 10 weeks." Also I only had like 630 calories yesterday. My weight is hitting levels I haven't seen since 2011. All this calls for celebration. One night only. I might gain a pound, but who cares? I need to reward myself. If I don't reward myself on occasion, how will I stay motivated through suffering? To lose weight, sometimes you have to gain some back, then re-lose it - just so you can continue leading a satisfying life. It's about sustenance. If you don't allow yourself a "cheat day" at least once a month, you're not going to keep it up. Today is that cheat day. It's also my half-birthday but nobody cares about half-birthdays so yeah xD For the "celebration," I'm thinking Topperstix. MMMM! (I've posted about those before - particularly fond of the Chocolate Baconstix) Best part? They're BOGO through next Thursday! `Song of the Day:` Saw another great local band last night. This one might be more your guys' cup of tea. Sunspot - Arthuriana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW5tTOYoU2U" data-time=" The show was a LOT of fun. Was worth the $10 for the CD + the show, too. Have to encourage them to continue, y'know? All I did last night was stay for that show and walk around until the next bus came. And then this morning I got to stay at home a bit later and relax before getting a haircut. It'd been over two months which is crazy for me (I've had fast-growing hair for my entire life - yes, since birth, seeing as my first haircut was at something like 17 DAYS old!). Got home, did some testing on my computer to see how I could get game windows to minimize (didn't take much) and created a family in Sims with the parents being an interracial marriage and having triplet daughters (Ariana, Aliviana, and Aliana - Aliana has self-esteem issues with her sexuality and an inferiority complex in comparison to her sisters, who are both athletes - one takes after their mother's art, the other is an aspiring guitarist) and an "accident" little boy. Didn't have time to build a house. That's really the stuff I love about Sims - creating characters, coming up with a story to them, and building and furnishing a house. I don't care as much for the "life simulation" thing. I have a real life to worry about. Often times, I just create a family, build a house, start acting out their story but quickly get bored because it's nothing like I come up with in my head. I then go to change someone's hair for a dumb reason, change my mind and stop midway, and then quit and play something else. Yeah, I'm weird. I'm proud to be weird. I'm not Weird Al level weird, but I'm not a half-alien like he is so I'll take what I can get. --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:909184857] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>No gaming updates of significance. Random musings below. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> 14,800 steps yesterday, so total is 57,000 even. Hoping to knock out 70,000 today - and that would get me a gold trophy of "Average 10,000 steps a day for 10 weeks." Also I only had like 630 calories yesterday. My weight is hitting levels I haven't seen since 2011. All this calls for celebration. One night only. I might gain a pound, but who cares? I need to reward myself. If I don't reward myself on occasion, how will I stay motivated through suffering? To lose weight, sometimes you have to gain some back, then re-lose it - just so you can continue leading a satisfying life. It's about sustenance. If you don't allow yourself a "cheat day" at least once a month, you're not going to keep it up. Today is that cheat day. It's also my half-birthday but nobody cares about half-birthdays so yeah xD For the "celebration," I'm thinking Topperstix. MMMM! (I've posted about those before - particularly fond of the Chocolate Baconstix) Best part? They're BOGO through next Thursday! <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> Saw another great local band last night. This one might be more your guys' cup of tea. Sunspot - Arthuriana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW5tTOYoU2U" data-time=" The show was a LOT of fun. Was worth the $10 for the CD + the show, too. Have to encourage them to continue, y'know? All I did last night was stay for that show and walk around until the next bus came. And then this morning I got to stay at home a bit later and relax before getting a haircut. It'd been over two months which is crazy for me (I've had fast-growing hair for my entire life - yes, since birth, seeing as my first haircut was at something like 17 DAYS old!). Got home, did some testing on my computer to see how I could get game windows to minimize (didn't take much) and created a family in Sims with the parents being an interracial marriage and having triplet daughters (Ariana, Aliviana, and Aliana - Aliana has self-esteem issues with her sexuality and an inferiority complex in comparison to her sisters, who are both athletes - one takes after their mother's art, the other is an aspiring guitarist) and an "accident" little boy. Didn't have time to build a house. That's really the stuff I love about Sims - creating characters, coming up with a story to them, and building and furnishing a house. I don't care as much for the "life simulation" thing. I have a real life to worry about. Often times, I just create a family, build a house, start acting out their story but quickly get bored because it's nothing like I come up with in my head. I then go to change someone's hair for a dumb reason, change my mind and stop midway, and then quit and play something else. Yeah, I'm weird. I'm proud to be weird. I'm not Weird Al level weird, but I'm not a half-alien like he is so I'll take what I can get.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 09/22/18 11:00:28 PM #139:	`Gaming:` Multi-tasking playing Stardew and watching the Badger game. Will get a new farm upload when spring comes and things are in place. I am increasing the amount of crop space, even if just slightly. Will help me get that 10,000,000 goal sooner. That's it. `Weight loss:` The Topperstix were amazing. And a very necessary reward. I still have some leftovers - since it's BOGO Week, I spent $16 on two triple orders - $21 through their usual deal - and ate way too much. However, I have to enjoy life every once in a while, don't I? So having no control and eating something that delicious, even if it made me sick. You need to do that on occasion - sustenance is impossible if you don't let yourself gain two pounds every once in a while. That said, I ate too much - though not as "too much" as in the past. Celebration was so necessary. 14,800 steps again yesterday I have met my goal for TEN STRAIGHT WEEKS! That is awesome. Only 1500 today, but I needed to be a slug. Total is 73,300 (was at 69,800 when I overate, but hey, that was locked). Weight gain might be worse given today's lack of activity, but I am fasting again on Monday and trying a new plan. My sister gifted me a tumbler... so maybe I can take a smoothie to work. I can re-lose that weight. It's mind over matter, after all. If you guys wanted a pic of the 'Stix, btw... Chocolate Baconstix on the left; 3-cheese Garlicstix on the right. Both are incredible. I added cinnamon sugar to the Chocolate Baconstix and it was even more incredible. It was worth it. And it only made me sick because I ate too much. If I get the two singles for $5.99 apiece deal next time... I'll get two meals worth and not break the bank or the calories. Odd that I'm not in the mood to post a song today... --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:909270286] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gaming:</cite> Multi-tasking playing Stardew and watching the Badger game. Will get a new farm upload when spring comes and things are in place. I am increasing the amount of crop space, even if just slightly. Will help me get that 10,000,000 goal sooner. That's it. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> The Topperstix were amazing. And a very necessary reward. I still have some leftovers - since it's BOGO Week, I spent $16 on two triple orders - $21 through their usual deal - and ate way too much. However, I have to enjoy life every once in a while, don't I? So having no control and eating something that delicious, even if it made me sick. You need to do that on occasion - sustenance is impossible if you don't let yourself gain two pounds every once in a while. That said, I ate too much - though not as "too much" as in the past. Celebration was so necessary. 14,800 steps again yesterday I have met my goal for TEN STRAIGHT WEEKS! That is awesome. Only 1500 today, but I needed to be a slug. Total is 73,300 (was at 69,800 when I overate, but hey, that was locked). Weight gain might be worse given today's lack of activity, but I am fasting again on Monday and trying a new plan. My sister gifted me a tumbler... so maybe I can take a smoothie to work. I can re-lose that weight. It's mind over matter, after all. If you guys wanted a pic of the 'Stix, btw... Chocolate Baconstix on the left; 3-cheese Garlicstix on the right. Both are incredible. I added cinnamon sugar to the Chocolate Baconstix and it was even more incredible. It was worth it. And it only made me sick because I ate too much. If I get the two singles for $5.99 apiece deal next time... I'll get two meals worth and not break the bank or the calories. Odd that I'm not in the mood to post a song today...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/24/18 11:22:22 AM #140:	I really hate how the images stretch the page in IE11 on this site. When the hell am I going to get that Windows 10 upgrade? Why must my job say that IE11 is the "encouraged" browser to use? At least it's not IE9 anymore like it was until a couple years ago... Also, looking at the Chocolate Baconstix makes me really, really hungry. `Gaming:` Just a little Xillia last night. I got Rowen's Arte Timing count to 450. Probably not going to play as him again for a while. Standing around casting spells gets dull. I'd rather be more aggressive and/or varied. That said, this is boring. They really dropped the ball with the New Game+ this time. I want to get Milla's story done with but I also want to Platinum this thing. Making great headway toward that, at least. `Weight loss:` Only 2700 steps yesterday, but I needed two slug days in a row to properly recover, both mentally and physically. Still puts me in a good position to get 70K again. If I get 12,500 for five days in a row, that's 62,500 - which is the intent. Not fasting today - pushed that to tomorrow. My mom inadvertently tried to make it impossible by saying we were ordering pizza tomorrow, which I told her we were not doing. We have a commitment tonight. I got angry since she didn't tell me until yesterday, which would've been my second alternate fasting day. Sorry, I can't allow you to do that if you're not going to be accommodating. Tell me further in advance, please. If we were still doing pizza tomorrow, I'd cease losing weight entirely given how my stomach would be too big after gaining five pounds. I'd deem it not worth it, give up, and blame my mom. I can't afford that. Thus, it was downright cruel and abusive, even if unintentional. I already see my mom as toxic for trying to force me to be a cog in the machine against my will (classified as extreme emotional abuse) and spreading lies about me, so yeah. Moving out and only seeing her twice a month will be a very good thing. `Song of the Day:` I gotta do something that screams "AWW YEAH" so... Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock & Roll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFHg0uRAyVs" data-time=" ...aww yeah! `Australian Survivor` Let's just say (Episode 13) Michelle is badass. She managed to convince Samatau that she was with them when she wasn't while convincing Ben to shoot himself in the foot. He said that he only had to appear more trustworthy than Michelle - a fool's errand since if you still look shady, they're just going to kill you next - and boy, did he fail. He admitted to his schemes when she called him out when he should have simply denied them. "I don't know where you got that idea from. You're just acting in desperation and I'm not going to succumb to your lies." Instead, he turned the two people who most wanted to keep him - Henry and Jarrad - against him. Because Michelle outright sold that she was going with the numbers while Ben showed he was scheming against the tribe, they kept her. It was by all means a Live Tribal - one Michelle took advantage of - and it was beautiful. Easily one of my favorite Tribals ever. Much like Malcolm's Caramoan idol bluff, it was wonderful to watch the vote change at Tribal. Only this time it didn't change back. And it's unclear what the intent was since not everyone was on the same page, which makes it even more fun. Ziggy flipped her vote on her own when Michelle exposed that Ben leaked her Super Idol info. Henry and Jarrad felt they were being told to by Locky. Anneliese probably did it by her own choice since she worked with Michelle at Asaga. One of the best episodes of the season. And we're only half way home! --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:909354611] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>I really hate how the images stretch the page in IE11 on this site. When the hell am I going to get that Windows 10 upgrade? Why must my job say that IE11 is the "encouraged" browser to use? At least it's not IE9 anymore like it was until a couple years ago... Also, looking at the Chocolate Baconstix makes me really, really hungry. <cite>Gaming:</cite> Just a little Xillia last night. I got Rowen's Arte Timing count to 450. Probably not going to play as him again for a while. Standing around casting spells gets dull. I'd rather be more aggressive and/or varied. That said, this is boring. They really dropped the ball with the New Game+ this time. I want to get Milla's story done with but I also want to Platinum this thing. Making great headway toward that, at least. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> Only 2700 steps yesterday, but I needed two slug days in a row to properly recover, both mentally and physically. Still puts me in a good position to get 70K again. If I get 12,500 for five days in a row, that's 62,500 - which is the intent. Not fasting today - pushed that to tomorrow. My mom inadvertently tried to make it impossible by saying we were ordering pizza tomorrow, which I told her we were not doing. We have a commitment tonight. I got angry since she didn't tell me until yesterday, which would've been my second alternate fasting day. Sorry, I can't allow you to do that if you're not going to be accommodating. Tell me further in advance, please. If we were still doing pizza tomorrow, I'd cease losing weight entirely given how my stomach would be too big after gaining five pounds. I'd deem it not worth it, give up, and blame my mom. I can't afford that. Thus, it was downright cruel and abusive, even if unintentional. I already see my mom as toxic for trying to force me to be a cog in the machine against my will (classified as extreme emotional abuse) and spreading lies about me, so yeah. Moving out and only seeing her twice a month will be a very good thing. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> I gotta do something that screams "AWW YEAH" so... Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock & Roll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFHg0uRAyVs" data-time=" ...aww yeah! <cite>Australian Survivor</cite> Let's just say (Episode 13) Michelle is badass. She managed to convince Samatau that she was with them when she wasn't while convincing Ben to shoot himself in the foot. He said that he only had to appear more trustworthy than Michelle - a fool's errand since if you still look shady, they're just going to kill you next - and boy, did he fail. He admitted to his schemes when she called him out when he should have simply denied them. "I don't know where you got that idea from. You're just acting in desperation and I'm not going to succumb to your lies." Instead, he turned the two people who most wanted to keep him - Henry and Jarrad - against him. Because Michelle outright sold that she was going with the numbers while Ben showed he was scheming against the tribe, they kept her. It was by all means a Live Tribal - one Michelle took advantage of - and it was beautiful. Easily one of my favorite Tribals ever. Much like Malcolm's Caramoan idol bluff, it was wonderful to watch the vote change at Tribal. Only this time it didn't change back. And it's unclear what the intent was since not everyone was on the same page, which makes it even more fun. Ziggy flipped her vote on her own when Michelle exposed that Ben leaked her Super Idol info. Henry and Jarrad felt they were being told to by Locky. Anneliese probably did it by her own choice since she worked with Michelle at Asaga. One of the best episodes of the season. And we're only half way home!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 09/25/18 12:14:00 PM #141:	No gaming last night because of dinner with the relatives that are in town. Took longer than expected because my dad sent them to the wrong location -_- Still had a good time visiting. Which was nice. `Weight loss:` So tired today. For some reason, I didn't sleep that restfully. Don't know why. I got a little over six hours. Going to start mandating an earlier bedtime, even if I'm chatting with people. Not going to let them prolong conversations. It's bad for my health, thus bad for my mood, thus bad for my relationships. Step count yesterday was 16,200. Needed to earn that burger. Wasn't going to settle for less than 15K. Needed to burn a little after it, too. (Burger was amazing: Grass-fed beef, pork belly [extra-thick bacon], boursin cheese, and bacon/onion jam on a specially-made bun of Stella's cheese bread, a legendary item at the local Farmer's Market) Given the eating, I worry my weight is up significantly. Would definitely be up five pounds if I hadn't gotten confrontational about a mandatory fasting day today. Ordering pizza and dangling it in my face would be downright cruel when I NEED to fast after the Topperstix and the Farmer's Market Burger. I know myself well enough: If I overeat that much and skip a fasting day, my stomach would expand and I'd have to start from scratch (given how I'd eat more on non-fasting days). That's why I got angry. Glad it worked. I can resist the smell of pizza but... mandating it with relatives is too cruel a strategy. Especially when they could have told me before Sunday, which I could have fasted had I known. Once it was too late to do that, Tuesday was etched in stone. So if I had to visit with pizza in my face, I'd have been an extremely unpleasant host due to the discourtesy. This is what people get if they operate so last-minute: Sometimes others reject their plans and/or get grumpy because their input was ignored. I find it best to operate a week or so in advance, barring events like a Lindsey Stirling or Phil Collins concert. `Song of the Day:` Heads: Lindsey. Tails: Phil. It's heads. Lindsey Stirling - Gavi's Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLBZdLPIoRQ" data-time=" All the feels. Such a fitting tribute to a lost friend... ;_; No other updates. Still really bored at work. They could give me more things to do. Scanning shit into SharePoint gets so dull. And then I run out of things to do. The biggest thing right now is this titanic Epic Record that's 2100 or so pages. Never seen a single one this big! Previous record was like 1200. Yikes! Poor kid... --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:909419632] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>No gaming last night because of dinner with the relatives that are in town. Took longer than expected because my dad sent them to the wrong location -_- Still had a good time visiting. Which was nice. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> So tired today. For some reason, I didn't sleep that restfully. Don't know why. I got a little over six hours. Going to start mandating an earlier bedtime, even if I'm chatting with people. Not going to let them prolong conversations. It's bad for my health, thus bad for my mood, thus bad for my relationships. Step count yesterday was 16,200. Needed to earn that burger. Wasn't going to settle for less than 15K. Needed to burn a little after it, too. (Burger was amazing: Grass-fed beef, pork belly [extra-thick bacon], boursin cheese, and bacon/onion jam on a specially-made bun of Stella's cheese bread, a legendary item at the local Farmer's Market) Given the eating, I worry my weight is up significantly. Would definitely be up five pounds if I hadn't gotten confrontational about a mandatory fasting day today. Ordering pizza and dangling it in my face would be downright cruel when I NEED to fast after the Topperstix and the Farmer's Market Burger. I know myself well enough: If I overeat that much and skip a fasting day, my stomach would expand and I'd have to start from scratch (given how I'd eat more on non-fasting days). That's why I got angry. Glad it worked. I can resist the smell of pizza but... mandating it with relatives is too cruel a strategy. Especially when they could have told me before Sunday, which I could have fasted had I known. Once it was too late to do that, Tuesday was etched in stone. So if I had to visit with pizza in my face, I'd have been an extremely unpleasant host due to the discourtesy. This is what people get if they operate so last-minute: Sometimes others reject their plans and/or get grumpy because their input was ignored. I find it best to operate a week or so in advance, barring events like a Lindsey Stirling or Phil Collins concert. <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> Heads: Lindsey. Tails: Phil. It's heads. Lindsey Stirling - Gavi's Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLBZdLPIoRQ" data-time=" All the feels. Such a fitting tribute to a lost friend... ;_; No other updates. Still really bored at work. They could give me more things to do. Scanning shit into SharePoint gets so dull. And then I run out of things to do. The biggest thing right now is this titanic Epic Record that's 2100 or so pages. Never seen a single one this big! Previous record was like 1200. Yikes! Poor kid...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/26/18 10:26:29 AM #142:	Survivor premiere night!! ...I wish I was actually excited, though. I don't think I've ever felt this level of apathy. Sigh... `Gaming:` Did not have time to game much last night. Only got in a boss fight and a few mooks in Xillia. The only thing to talk about is that while Ivar may be an idiot... he's got psychologically diagnosable issues. I sense anxiety issues and probably BPD. He feels abandoned by Milla and gets frantic over it, he idealizes Milla but devalues Jude due to delusions, he has a serious hero complex, he feels worthless every time Milla shuns him, he's extremely impulsive and gullible, his reactivity leads to a highly variable mood, he has intense anger he can't control, and because of it all, he probably has some sort of depression. BPD is a fitting, logical diagnosis. `Weight loss:` I hate my body sometimes. I went to bed at 10:30 and my body decided to be like "LOL" and wake me up before 8 am. Uh, hello? I was trying to get 8 hours of sleep. WHY did my body not allow me that? I got less than I have going to bed at 11. What the fuck? Makes no sense. I'll try this again tonight and hope my body doesn't decide to play more cruel tricks on me. I don't want even less if my body wakes me up in the middle of the night again. I'm not a morning person. Can I get a good night's rest when I need it? That was the entire point. Yesterday was semi-successful in fasting. Due to my over-eating from Friday to Monday, I needed extra calories for dinner. Weighed myself this morning, however, and I didn't gain anything - so that's AWESOME news! Step counts: Sunday: 2700 Monday: 16,200 Tuesday: 11,800 + yoga Total: 30,700 Awesome progress. So long as I get 12,500 today, I'll be in a prime position. Remember, this is RAW steps - I can't very well accept under 70,000 I actually walked. I have that wedding on Saturday, too, so I won't be a slug for that. Will need to catch up on sleep, though, if my body is going to be mean to me. No idea why. Maybe eating more will help my sleep better... `Song of the Day:` Because tonight. Russ Landau - Ancient Voices (Theme from "Survivor") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjpBhWl55VA" data-time=" Phil tomorrow. --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:909475296] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>Survivor premiere night!! ...I wish I was actually excited, though. I don't think I've ever felt this level of apathy. Sigh... <cite>Gaming:</cite> Did not have time to game much last night. Only got in a boss fight and a few mooks in Xillia. The only thing to talk about is that while Ivar may be an idiot... he's got psychologically diagnosable issues. I sense anxiety issues and probably BPD. He feels abandoned by Milla and gets frantic over it, he idealizes Milla but devalues Jude due to delusions, he has a serious hero complex, he feels worthless every time Milla shuns him, he's extremely impulsive and gullible, his reactivity leads to a highly variable mood, he has intense anger he can't control, and because of it all, he probably has some sort of depression. BPD is a fitting, logical diagnosis. <cite>Weight loss:</cite> I hate my body sometimes. I went to bed at 10:30 and my body decided to be like "LOL" and wake me up before 8 am. Uh, hello? I was trying to get 8 hours of sleep. WHY did my body not allow me that? I got less than I have going to bed at 11. What the fuck? Makes no sense. I'll try this again tonight and hope my body doesn't decide to play more cruel tricks on me. I don't want even less if my body wakes me up in the middle of the night again. I'm not a morning person. Can I get a good night's rest when I need it? That was the entire point. Yesterday was semi-successful in fasting. Due to my over-eating from Friday to Monday, I needed extra calories for dinner. Weighed myself this morning, however, and I didn't gain anything - so that's AWESOME news! Step counts: Sunday: 2700 Monday: 16,200 Tuesday: 11,800 + yoga Total: 30,700 Awesome progress. So long as I get 12,500 today, I'll be in a prime position. Remember, this is RAW steps - I can't very well accept under 70,000 I actually walked. I have that wedding on Saturday, too, so I won't be a slug for that. Will need to catch up on sleep, though, if my body is going to be mean to me. No idea why. Maybe eating more will help my sleep better... <cite>Song of the Day:</cite> Because tonight. Russ Landau - Ancient Voices (Theme from "Survivor") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjpBhWl55VA" data-time=" Phil tomorrow.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tom Bombadil 09/26/18 11:28:19 AM #143:	man I hate when you go to bed early and wake up early enough to defeat the purpose --- Look at all those chickens I can be impulsive! I just have to think about it first! <cite>Tom Bombadil posted [p:909478369] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>man I hate when you go to bed early and wake up early enough to defeat the purpose</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/26/18 11:54:37 AM #144:	err why does it say 8 am? I meant 5 am >_> But yeah, I only got like six hours of sleep. I usually get 7.5. It sucks. I was going for 8+ when I needed all that. And now I am tired, groggy, and am not getting much done. I'm also not noticing typos, apparently. --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:909479770] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>err why does it say 8 am? I meant 5 am >_> But yeah, I only got like six hours of sleep. I usually get 7.5. It sucks. I was going for 8+ when I needed all that. And now I am tired, groggy, and am not getting much done. I'm also not noticing typos, apparently.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__LeiaRolando__ 09/27/18 2:59:13 PM #145:	I'm going "whatever" on today's. Posted thoughts on Survivor premiere in the proper topic. My high from a good premiere was brought down by another terrible Big Brother finale. Because of that, no gaming. 14000 steps yesterday. Fasting today - the smoothie in the lunch thing did not work out so well. Here's some Phil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vswLoSCNLlQ" data-time=" Tomorrow! --- ~ BlueCrystalTear (Sig in progress) ~ <cite>__LeiaRolando__ posted [p:909551787] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>I'm going "whatever" on today's. Posted thoughts on Survivor premiere in the proper topic. My high from a good premiere was brought down by another terrible Big Brother finale. Because of that, no gaming. 14000 steps yesterday. Fasting today - the smoothie in the lunch thing did not work out so well. Here's some Phil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vswLoSCNLlQ" data-time=" Tomorrow!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KujikawaRising 09/28/18 2:55:40 PM #146:	I feel sick. So... just quicks... Sun: 2700 Mon: 16,2000 Tue: 11,800 + yoga Wed: 14,000 Thu: 12,600 Total: 57,300 Need to get at least 10K today. Will get at least 8K as of now (at 6500 or so). Despite me feeling like crap, I think I can do this. Eleven straight weeks is crazy. I am hoping I can do that. I want to get to 20 so I can reward myself again. Weight is looking pretty great. No gaming updates. No Survivor updates. No song today. Just a lot of sleep. --- https://imgur.com/t3naEGu I'm BlueCrystalTear, probably at work. <cite>KujikawaRising posted [p:909612962] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>I feel sick. So... just quicks... Sun: 2700 Mon: 16,2000 Tue: 11,800 + yoga Wed: 14,000 Thu: 12,600 Total: 57,300 Need to get at least 10K today. Will get at least 8K as of now (at 6500 or so). Despite me feeling like crap, I think I can do this. Eleven straight weeks is crazy. I am hoping I can do that. I want to get to 20 so I can reward myself again. Weight is looking pretty great. No gaming updates. No Survivor updates. No song today. Just a lot of sleep.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 09/29/18 6:53:40 PM #147:	After getting 12,000 steps somehow yesterday - and STILL going to the Adult Swim for two hours before coming home to crash - I only needed 700 today. I got 800. That's quite a lot for someone who is sick and has spent five and a half hours of the day napping. Yeah, so the wedding didn't happen. My sister understands. Here's hoping the bride (my sister's close friend) does, too. There are only three valid excuses to miss a wedding after an RSVP: 1) personal illness (as in actually sick, which I am), 2) family emergency (death of a relative, discovery of cancer, birth of a child, etc.) or 3) travel issues (canceled flights, weather problems, etc.). So long as it fits one of these categories, it is valid. --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:909677881] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>After getting 12,000 steps somehow yesterday - and STILL going to the Adult Swim for two hours before coming home to crash - I only needed 700 today. I got 800. That's quite a lot for someone who is sick and has spent five and a half hours of the day napping. Yeah, so the wedding didn't happen. My sister understands. Here's hoping the bride (my sister's close friend) does, too. There are only three valid excuses to miss a wedding after an RSVP: 1) personal illness (as in actually sick, which I am), 2) family emergency (death of a relative, discovery of cancer, birth of a child, etc.) or 3) travel issues (canceled flights, weather problems, etc.). So long as it fits one of these categories, it is valid.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 09/30/18 10:57:19 PM #148:	1300 steps total yesterday to make 11 weeks straight! 3300 today. Not much else to talk about other than that I'm feeling better. Not 100% yet, mind you, but my sinus headache is dissipating. Still might take the morning off from work tomorrow but I can't afford any more than that right now. Depends on how I feel in the morning. Meh. I only played a little in the way of games this weekend (including a hankering for Skyrim) and watched one episode of AUS Survivor 2017 (#13, the one where ~~the Tribal Council degenerates only for it to turn out to just be a mutiny, which still somehow managed to be epic, likely only because of how much finger-pointing was going on~~). So not much really to talk about. --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:909743553] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>1300 steps total yesterday to make 11 weeks straight! 3300 today. Not much else to talk about other than that I'm feeling better. Not 100% yet, mind you, but my sinus headache is dissipating. Still might take the morning off from work tomorrow but I can't afford any more than that right now. Depends on how I feel in the morning. Meh. I only played a little in the way of games this weekend (including a hankering for Skyrim) and watched one episode of AUS Survivor 2017 (#13, the one where the Tribal Council degenerates only for it to turn out to just be a mutiny, which still somehow managed to be epic, likely only because of how much finger-pointing was going on). So not much really to talk about.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 10/02/18 10:32:35 PM #149:	oh yeah, this I haven't been doing much worth noting tbqh. 10,100 steps yesterday - incredible considering how it rained almost all fucking day. 15,500 today, putting my weekly total so far at 28,900. Pretty good! Gaming... a little Xillia... a little Skyrim... a little Sims 4 (I think the girl I made is my hottest to date, lemme know if you guys want pics even though she's virtual)... Sigh... --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:909858995] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>oh yeah, this I haven't been doing much worth noting tbqh. 10,100 steps yesterday - incredible considering how it rained almost all fucking day. 15,500 today, putting my weekly total so far at 28,900. Pretty good! Gaming... a little Xillia... a little Skyrim... a little Sims 4 (I think the girl I made is my hottest to date, lemme know if you guys want pics even though she's virtual)... Sigh...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 10/03/18 11:00:07 PM #150:	Steps today: 13,300. Total so far: 42,200. On track! Survivor was tonight. This season is great so far but I hope it continues. Certainly way better than the abomination that last season was. No gaming updates. Work has tired me out, but that should stop now that the big Statewide meeting is tomorrow. One that I do not need to go to, for that matter, as it has nothing to do with my role. That's a relief to some extent but kind of sad to another... --- BlueCrystalTear \| GNT BB4 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 3DS 4356-4163-4781 \| (((FREE HUGS))) \| You're living your own life. You're you. <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:909920917] in Andy Now D... [t:76821968]...</cite> <quote>Steps today: 13,300. Total so far: 42,200. On track! Survivor was tonight. This season is great so far but I hope it continues. Certainly way better than the abomination that last season was. No gaming updates. Work has tired me out, but that should stop now that the big Statewide meeting is tomorrow. One that I do not need to go to, for that matter, as it has nothing to do with my role. That's a relief to some extent but kind of sad to another...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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