For Now

It looks like this 'posting every couple days'  thing will continue for a bit longer. I think I will start demanding a post daily again after this next Tuesday. Though, no promises!

I can not believe that it is already the end of January. When did that happen? But at the same time, Christmas feels like it was a very long time ago, not just one month! Sometimes I can't believe how much time can vary.

Days are also getting longer, and quickly. The other day I looked out side and I could see some daylight at later than four o'clock. And so many robins. I wonder if spring is going to be here months early. I think this year has had the smallest amount of snow that I can remember. In the past, Tov and I have cut a snow flake for every time it snowed. This year, had we done it, we would have had probably no more that five total. Which is really unusual for this area.

What we have had a lot of, is fog. As I am typing this up, there is fog outside and there has been most all day. Before this year, we rarely had fog. Last month, we ended up having fog for several days straight which is so unheard of.  Our weather has been so strange.

I sure write about strange things when I write at 3:00am

Until next time; may your day be wonderful.

Books and Games

As you would expect, I have been spending most my time playing Dragon Age. I keep having my mind blowing at just how large this world is. I thought there might be two or three open world maps but no, there is a ton. And there is so much more you can do even outside wandering the wold. It is crazy. This game is pretty close to the prefect game for me. I could use a little more city building kind of deal but that is it. I love everything, including the saving mechanism (weird point to love but it makes saving over other saves easy to avoid!).

Though I have been mindlessly playing Dragon Age, I have also been able to do other things. Not many mind you, but some! I have been playing Don't Starve Together with Tov after he has gotten some DA in. I have started working on my apartment because my family will be over for dinner this weekend (I think). And one day, I only played the game for two hours because I spent the rest of the day webcam-ing with a friend.

I am also reading when Tov is home but I had to set the Abarat to the side and start reading Fool Moon by Jim Butcher. I was putting up with everything in the Abarat but when he had the main character fall deeply in love with a character she had known for an hour, I had to be done for a bit. I am all about love at first sight and all but the way she is acting, it is as if she has known this character for ages. It could have been so easy to make her go from not trusting to loving him and not have it in a boat ride. "As the weeks went by, things changed. First Malingo noticed; then the Johns who shared jests and snickers when out of Candy's earshot. It wasn't long before the whole crew knew, Candy was falling in love."

There a reasonable time of getting to know than just the other persons name and down in three sentences. I understand that there isn't that kind of time in the current plot but I wish they had met earlier. Maybe close to the book? There have been many times that would have been perfect. Currently it just feels like one character asks if she has ever fallen in love then the author was like "hey, know what? I should make that for shadowing and make her fall in love! Now!" Candy is asked that, then meets her crush at the end of the same chapter.

Enough rambling from me though!

Until next time; may your day be wonderful!

I tried

I really did! I sat at the computer yesterday with the post open and and the "insertion point" blinking but I couldn't think of anything to say! "I played Dragon Age Inquisition. That is all. Good bye."

Though to be honest, this post won't be much different. Except this one contains an apology.

I have been reading when I'm not on the game. I'm reading the third book of the Abarat Series and it is so much darker. I still haven't decided how I feel about this book. So far, it has felt extremely rushed. If for some reason I loose something I have written, I quickly, and poorly rewrite it so I can get back to where I was. That is how this whole book has felt up to this point.

Another aspect of the book that is strange is that despite only being the middle of the book, it feels like we are at a climax. Like all the bad stuff is happening which really feels like it should have happened at the end of this book. Maybe that is what feels wrong over all, like this book should have been split into two but instead it was shoved into one.

Hopefully it will get better as I go. And I'm crossing my fingers that Cliver Barker rediscovers his passion for the tale so the fourth book can be better.

Anyway, enough about my book rambling...

Until next time; may you day be wonderful!

-edit- For whatever reason, this didn't post the intended day! So sorry!

Wandering

Well, if you read the previous post, you will not have any doubt about why there was no post yesterday. Dragon Age: Inquisition. It took 32 hours for it to download but it finally happened.

The whole day it was downloading, I played Final Fantasy XII 3, read my book and just general staring at the download bar. Since then, the only thing I have done is played the new game save for when Tov is home. My poor computer must be so tired.

What I can't believe is that even my custom built, gaming computer gets tripped up on it sometimes. It is understandable, the graphics are stunning and amazing and must take so much processing power. Luckily I haven't experienced any extreme glitches or problems yet. I was so worried about it because it has gotten such poor reviews for the PC version. But all is well! Especially because I got the deluxe version. I could not be happier that I get a deer-esque mount. It actually reminds me a lot of the mount from Princess Mononoke.

I would say that now I should talk about something else, but there really isn't anything. Dang games and their ability to consume your life. Ah well.

Until next time; may your day be wonderful! 

58% and counting!

So I decided to purchase Dragon Age: Inquisition yesterday. As I write this, it has been 21 hours since I started downloading and we are at 58%... I can't believe I started downloading on Sunday and I might be able to play it late Tuesday. Dang slow, free internet...

But that is okay, only a couple more months and we will be moved out! I am so excited about everything; hopefully a washer/drier, dishwasher, not living on a death hill, better internet...not living on death hill (it is very difficult to deal with in the winter or when dumb college kids are around).

We want to try and clean everything in the apartment at least once before the final clean in May. Having been an apartment cleaner for many years, I know how gross apartments can get in just a couple of years. I also want our move to be as stress free as possible. So if everything gets to be too much, and we can't get the cleaning done in May, at least it won't be too bad.

Because of this, yesterday we started on the bathroom. We got the first round of bleaching the mold done. Amazing how it can grow but kind of go unnoticed for so long. It starts out so small. Now that we have started cleaning it off, I realize just how much was there. The walls are so white and the bathroom seems a little bigger! While we were at it, we also bleached one of the walls in the kitchen.

Sadly, somehow the bleach got a hole in the bottom?  I came back a while later and it had leaked all over out counter. Thankfully it didn't seem to affect the color any. But we had to toss what we had left because it was leaking so much.

Well, I'm off to stare at my download bar. I'll probably update this to say when it finished downloading.

Until next time; may your day be wonderful!

Queensryche!

Yesterday, pretty much my entire family went to Queensryche. My mom, stepdad, sister, her boyfriend, my boyfriend and I went together. I still can't believe that they came to such a small town area! We hadn't been planning on it for a long time or anything, my mom just called up like two weeks ago to say they were going to be in the area.

This was my first ever concert! I wish I had known more of the songs but it was still amazing. It was hard to remember that we were feet away from 'famous' people. I mean these people have traveled the world and can afford to do anything they wanted any time. My mom got to shake hands with Todd La Torre twice during the concert. The light show was pretty awesome except it continued to shine straight into my eyes.

It was such a strange feeling how we couldn't hear afterwards. When the music first stopped, people's clapping sounded almost like ping pong balls clacking together. We stayed around after everyone filed out for several minutes, letting our ears recover and
to let the traffic thin.

When we got home, we were able to force ourselves to the store for the week's groceries. It is a pain but it is so worth it. I would recommend to anyone that they make a week's menu and get all the ingredients in one trip. I find the weeks that we do that, I have much healthier meals. I don't plan which day I have what, that way we don't feel forced into any meal.

Yay for Encore! (though the crowd started doubting if we would have one)

Until next time; may your day be wonderful!

Late but Worth It

So I went to my first concert tonight! It was Queensryche and it was awesome. However, that is a discussion for another day (tomorrow). Of course I had to start writing about the previous day, the day I have a concert I want to talk about!

Yesterday was a good but not very productive day. I worked a bit on character outfits but that's it really. I spend a good amount of time on Final Fantasy 13 2... There is one area in the game where you have a quiz machine and honestly a lot of the questions are unrealistically difficult. Imagine an alien came to Earth and they joining a game show. Their questions would be like "What book was written by J. K. Rowling." "What is the first line of the last song of the show Friends" "Head or Tails."

Seriously, how can you even know? So I decided I would write down the questions and what answers were right or wrong, though apparently there is a huge question pool. After three pages (of a small notebook), I answered all 10 questions correct at the machine. After all that work, I then realized that all the other machines, have different question pools. So much unhappiness after that; I even dreamed that I was answer the questions last night.

So that is what I spent my night doing (until Tov got home and we played games together). The rest of tonight probably won't be much different!

Until next time; may your day be wonderful!

Feeble Internet

So sorry for all the days that have been missed! No I haven't forgotten about this; my internet is pathetic. At first it started where I could use Skype to message people but that was it, It couldn't even load google. Finally, I decided to restart my router to try and get it working. It took it nearly 24 hours to reconnect. Of course, it reconnected right as we were about to take it into our provider to get a new one. I am hoping to be able to stick with this one just a little longer being we will be moving soon.

Though I complain, I am also grateful for it, as the internet we are using is free (well, included in our rent at least). There have been times in the past where I don't know if we would have been able to afford good internet. That being said, I am extremely excited for an internet that runs a bit faster. Most things that we want to do, we are able to, but it is really, really slow to download anything. We don't really notice until we have something to compare to though. Once we were chatting with Tov's Brother-in-law and said that the download had taken just 15 minutes... it had taken us over an hour.

But enough about the internet. What else have I been up too? Well for the fun stuff, I have been working more on my art and my webcomic. I'm still struggling with the same character. I also have found out that I am still struggling with my style. Headshots have been coming along nicely but now I'm not sure how to do the rest of the body in my new style. I managed to make a really nice, realistically proportioned body only to find that my head style doesn't work with it many more. So I'll have to work on figuring out that style when I get my tablet back from my sister.

For the not so fun stuff, I have been to the dentist twice this week. First was just for a routine check up and cleaning. I got a new hygienist who I adore. I have always had a really hard time with my gun health (thanks dad for those genes haha) and often the hygienists criticizes me, saying that I need to work harder. This one, Angie, she was super supportive, helpful and kind.

The second visit was the next day to do something called 'Scaling and root planing' aka she took evil pointy tools and scrapped my roots and jaw clean. Needless to say, my mouth now hurts quite a bit. I am also taking an antibiotic for the next three months and have to get cleanings done four times a year instead of twice. Hopefully this works to help keep my teeth in my head for as long as possible.

Final note before we go, I think from now on, I'll be writing my post about the previous day. This has been much easier and I can do it any time of day instead of having to wait so late that I may forget.

Until next time; may your day be wonderful.

Missed Again!

What is the saddest part of missing my posts is both days, I had been ready to write them. The problem having been that it was to early to write them. When you stay up until three, writing about your day at six is hardly "writing about your day." More of a "Writing about your morning" kind of deal.

But enough about that missed opportunity, today has been a good day! Five years ago, two high schoolers stood outside her house as he asked her to be his girlfriend. With a quick "sure" before fleeing into the house, my first relationship began. Fast forward and here we are, filled to the brim with too much food and having played games together all day.

I can't believe that it has already been five years! Half a decade! We are both so silly that neither of us thought of anything to give each other, so we have just made sure to spend plenty of time together instead. We might get a digital picture frame next time we are at the store so that I can put all our pictures of us on there.

Well, rather than make you read any more about my relationship, I shall be off to play more Don't Starve Together (We have made it through two, almost three winters!)

Until next time; may your day be wonderful!

Late!

I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date!

Missed my deadline but I'll still write something up anyway. The reason I missed it is I may or may not have fallen asleep waiting to Tov to finally be home.

I attempted to work on my webcomic characters again to day but I am super stuck on one character. I have her basic bare bones of a personality but that is it. She is going to be a really tricky character for me to work with and I want to make it as painless as possible but I'm not sure how. The reason it will be so difficult is she's so very different from me and so full of energy.

I eventually ended up playing some video games instead after spending too much time agonizing. Luckily I didn't feel bad about my video games because I worked out first thing this morning. Tov has been working out with me which makes it easier. But I do feel bad that he is spending what little time he has doing silly work outs with me. Maybe once the habit is easier for me, he can spend his time doing other, funner stuff.

Sorry about being late but at least I still wrote one!

Until next time; may your day be awesome.

Yay Internet!

I have been without the internet all day long. I got it back probably ten minutes ago. It is always interesting to see how differently a day will go if you don't have access to the internet! I can't imagine if I had gone with out internet several years ago. I would definitely say I was addicted back then.

Luckily, now, I just randomly want to research something every once in a while but I can easily and happily do other things. I read some of the third book in the Abarat series which is always fun, though I can tell this book will be much darker. I also worked on my webcomic some, figuring out more about my characters and starting a character sheet. Unlike normal, I have having a much easier time with their vices than I am their virtues.

Dang internet didn't leave me much time to write this up! Who knew the internet was so important (besides everyone really...) Anyway, off to make some hot cocoa!

Until next time; may your day be wonderful!

Back from the Abarat

I always found writing in a journal or diary difficult. I did it maybe fifteen times in my whole life. I guess I just have never know what to say. And here I have set out to do it every day to the internet. Wonder what I have gotten myself into... I could do stream of consciousness when in school so that is probably what these are going to be for a long while.

Maybe I am having trouble today cause I'm still in the "Just finished a book" haze. It is even harder to get over when you are leaving behind a wildly fantastic world. I just finished The Abarat; Days of Magic Which is such a vivid wonderful world. Terrible, but wonderful. I also have a version of the book containing so many of Clive Barker's paintings and they are just brilliant. If you are interested in fantasy books, the Abarat series is well worth diving into!

Tov and I always thought it would be fun to decorate our walls with fantastical maps. We have one of Skyrim already, though it isn't up yet, but I think an Abarat map would be awesome to hang up as well! Oh, maybe one of Middle Earth too... Well before I venture too far into that awesome realm of thought, I shall be off to do my chores before Tov gets home.

Until next time; may your day be awesome.

Oops.

I was laying in bed at 4am this morning trying to sleep, as you do, when I realized I had completely forgotten last nights post! I would apologize but there isn't actually anyone out there to apologize to yet! That and "these things do happen." It may be the first time I have forgotten but it certainly will not be the last!

So in the last post, I mentioned that we had a good half foot of snow. Out at my mom's she had so much snow, it took her 30 minutes to travel less than 10 miles. She lives out in the country and the plow hadn't gone out all weekend. And my mom is an expert at driving in the snow... So I can not even imagine what it was like out there.

Lucky for all my family, the snow is gone. It was gone by the morning yesterday! Amazing how fast we both got and lost that snow fall. Today, even the snow up on the mountains is gone. When I look out the window, the only evidence of snow I can see, is a little stubborn pile that the plow made.

I am sad that it is gone, I find snow to be so beautiful, but I am very happy my family isn't driving in it any more. My mom is probably still dealing with it out at her place but hopefully it is manageable now.

On another note, I think my poor kitten (I use that term loosely as she is over two years old) is sick. A couple of days ago, she had a runny nose but since then she has been super warm to the touch and sleeping all the time. She is usually such a spunky kitty. I wonder how long I should wait until I start worrying about her (seriously worry at least, as I am already worrying).

I feel like I should decide what I should talk about in these. I wonder if I should keep posting just general life posts or if I should start planning a head...

Until next time; may your day be wonderful.

First Real Snow!

Today we finally got the first real snow of the season. It started falling last night around this time and didn't really stop until late this evening. I believe that we have about six inches where it has been untouched.

We live pretty much a cross the street from a big playing field that has hills surround one whole side. Because of this Tov's (pronounced like Tod or Tom) sister called us saying that she was going to sledding down the hills. At first, it was only Tov who was going to join but after he had left, I decided to get all bundled up and follow suit.

I didn't end up using the sled, not really my thing but I did try to take some pictures. They probably didn't turn out well just because it was so dark but it was still fun, and freezing, to hang out.

Of course, they had to decide to go down the steepest longest of the hills in the area! My face was on fire and I was huffing by the time I got to the top of the hill. Yet another reason not to sled down in my opinion! The combination of that and just the general trudging around in the snow, gave my quite the workout today.

Sadly that was really the only work out I got done this week. It sure has been chaotic. Tomorrow I think the both of us are going to work out together and that should help be me started on that habit. I also didn't get all five days of chores done though I did work around the house a couple of times.

But that is okay! Not forgiving myself for mistakes will get me no where, Tomorrow is the start of a new week and I'll do better this time around! (Wouldn't want to fail you, my invisible crowd).

Also, I think I will save really talking about my progress until Sundays because I believe that talking about my workouts and cleaning daily would get boring for the both of us.

Look how long this one turned out... Amazing how starting a head of time really helps.

Until next time; may your day be wonderful.

Hanging Out With Family

Today didn't go quite how we thought it would. Not in a bad way really, just not what we had planned.

Here we were, about to start our games with a teapot heating up, when we get a phone call. It was my mom asking if she was supposed to be picking us up in an hour so that we could head out to my sister's place.

Originally we had planned that today the boys were going to help my mom out and afterward, we all were going to dinner at my sister's. A couple days ago, mom cancelled on the morning business so I thought the dinner was cancelled as well.

So, we were caught quite unaware, lounging around in our PJs still, by that phone call. But it was well worth it! I finally got to see my sister's place all set up cute and has a super tasty dinner. We also played Apples to Apples; my step-dad even joined!

Now off to try Don't Starve Together again. My boyfriend doesn't seem to be having nearly as much trouble with it as I am. Luckily I can easily respawn and find my supplies again...

Until next time; may your day be wonderful.

Oh No Titles!

When I posted my pictures online, the hardest part was coming up with titles... Now I'm going to have to come up with a year's worth for these posts! Hopefully more things will happen so that I can have more creative posts in mind!

The other thing that is going to be difficult about this, besides posting every day and working on my quests, is getting the posts typed up on time! (Yes, I love exclamation points and ... s). With my boyfriend working night shifts, nights seem to fly by. One minute will will be surprised he just left an hour ago and suddenly he will be home in five minutes. And, that also happens to be the time that I want these blog posts... posted.

Ah procrastination, way to help me wait until ten minutes before the post is due. When it came time for our special occasion speech in my Speech 101, my boyfriend and I jested about my procrastination. He gave Award speech, presenting me with the Procrastination ward and I did the Acceptance speech.

When everyone realized he was referring to me, a good portion of the class turned around to see if I was okay with it. It was so very amusing, especially because it had been my idea in the first place.

While I did procrastinate on writing this post, I did manage to do some chores today! I know that should be that exciting but it is to me!

So with only three minutes to spare, I present to you my post! Sorry that it was random but I imagine that most future posts will be.

Until next time!

Hello World!

Wait, this isn't a program.

Hello people of the internet!

Welcome to the first post of many. Hopefully, I will be able to stick to my guns and make a post every day of this year. The goal of my blog is this; complete my quests!

To the left is where all my quests are listed. My hope is to have them all finished by the end of this year. My quests are to loose weight, finish my mod, start a webcomic, get moved, and get into several good habits. I also have a section where I will be posting my smaller, short term goals.

The reason I started this is because I finally decided that I was ready to start changing myself for the better. And what better way to hold myself accountable than to tell all of the internet? My posts won't only able about my progress made on my quests but also just normal blogging material.

With that all out of the way... I hope everyone had a wonderful and save New Year's Eve! My boyfriend and I stayed home and drank sparkling cider because we are cool like that. I didn't get much done today. After hanging out with family this morning, I came home and purchased a new game, Don't Stave Together.

The combination of feeling like a weekend, having a new game and starting to feel sick, has made for a very unproductive day! At least it was a good day.

Hopefully tomorrow I will be feeling well enough to be more productive! But for now, I need to see if I can find something to stop my head and ear from feeling like an explosion.

May you have a wonderful rest of your day!