Week 32

I thought that with a new week my life would somehow magically get together. Hah. Hah!! I recently finished the new Black Butler arc and caught up with Tasogare Out Focus. We also finished re-watching Severance with my mum this week. God, it's such a good show. And when you watch it again, it's insane how many clues you didn't realize were clues until later. 

On Tuesday, I was melting at home. The usual. I spent a lot of time tinkering with my blogs and finally updated the fashion blog. Now, the music and movie one left. Maybe I should write my Severance review. I hate talking about something I really liked, I know I just don't have the smarty-pants and evocative words to translate what I'm actually thinking. Anyway, there's actually a lot to deal with this week that I'm postponing. I guess it's time to grab the bull by the horns? I don't like that. Maybe I should check my horoscope, that I don't believe in but respect... I'm still playing Storm Lover Kai and finally made Mio my boyfriend, he asked me out, heehee.

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  Sounds like a threat for some reason. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

On Wednesday I went by the thrift store and got some cute clothes, mostly happy with the very girly tops I found. Some cute things I ordered online came in too. France played against Italy for a spot in the gold medal match, it was super fun. I really miss keeping up with volleyball. 

Thursday I continued to watch the Olympics, I am not super into the athletics portions but I did not know that runners were allowed to have cute ribbons and cool hairstyles! What a highlight. Honestly, if something cute doesn't get in the way of the sport, why shouldn't it be allowed? I'm glad dumb rules made by men are slowly leaving the scene. Well, not really, because many uniforms are super different for no practical reason. Take the women's and men's volleyball, gymnastics, and beach volleyball outfits. If it was so advantageous to wear a bikini and underwear style bottoms wouldn't guys be doing it too? I don't mean this in a prudish way, if ladies wanna wear less, that's cool. But if they don't want to they shouldn't have to either. 

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ Some of the best looks from the runners. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

We finished Andor too, it was kind of disappointing. Honestly, the last time I really enjoyed Star Wars was Clone Wars. It's really been down hill ever since. Well, except Fallen Order, that was excellent. We also had a big clean out, vacuuming and mopping. My next goal is to organize my closet.

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  My trashy corner as of right now. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

On Friday, we watched Women's breaking. I totally forgot they added breakdancing to the Olympics. And it was super cool! Actually, I tuned in exactly at the moment that the Australian b-girl (who is now a meme) was doing her part and I was like... woah, this is terrible. But later we saw the other athletes and I was blown away by how cool it was! I really thought 671 deserved to win but both Ami and Nicka were good as well. Sadly I didn't take any pics of this event.

On Saturday we had a disaster, the toilet stopped working. It's the end of the world. More positively, the gold medal Volleyball match was between Poland and France. Both teams are excellent but France did so unbelievably well. Few mistakes, some amazing moves, so on. It was great. In the evening time we watched Men's Breaking. I was hoping for Dany Dann to win but it was Phil Wizard who ended up with gold. It was totally bullshit that Victor beat out Hiro in the qualifying stages and took bronze from Shigekix. Nonsense! No offense to Victor, he's good, but not that good. 

 

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ Phil and Dany Dann fighting for gold. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

 

 

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ You're not that good, prettyboy! ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

Me and my sister also went out to the thrift store, I was able to convince her this time. She picked out a bunch of stuff for herself so I'm glad. I also ordered her a cute Hello Kitty keychain that should arrive at the end of the month.

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ I think Simona could be trained to be a cyclist. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

On Sunday I was supposed to call with my best friends V and S. Sadly, S was locked out of her house because she forgot her keys at home and had to wait until the evening when her mum would be back. Me and V called and talked about what's been happening in our lives and what we will do in the future. Everything is super hard, it's almost impossible to plan ahead without any small thing totally derailing all our plans. I feel bad because she has it even harder than me and I can't do much to help her. I miss her a lot and can't wait to see her again. 

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ Listening to a Jimmy Eat World record. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ Staying near the cooler ground floor. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ My stupid face. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

Before dinner my sister did make up for everyone in the family, me, my brother, and my mum. Everybody looked amazing but we were sweating way too hard to be runway ready. Then me and my sister watched Ninjago and drew some of the characters. After that we finally finished the Director's Cut of the Fellowship of the Ring. 

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ My take on a few characters. Yes, Zane looks like Vash basically. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ My sister's art. She is so much better than how I was at her age but she gets mad when I say that. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

So that was this week, somehow both busy and uneventful. I want to try harder next week but whenever I feel unwell, due to the heat or another migraine, everything just seems like such an uphill climb... I guess I'll have to weather it regardless.

◀・week 33┆✦ʚ❤︎ɞ✦ ┆week 31・▶

Self-Care List

I am making my own personalized self-care list so that I can refer to it whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed or like doing something that brings my mood up.There are spread about between a few categories. Some of these are probably a little strange but this is just my personal list. However, if something here works for you, I'm glad! If you've got a list of your own, I'd love to see it.

˚୨୧⋆｡˚⋆ Media ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

1. Watch a movie

2. Watch episodes (anime, television, cartoons)

3. Listen to an entire album or CD

4. Listen to a podcast

5. Buy a manga, a CD, or DVD

6. Look at my old pictures or videos

7. Read or flip through a magazine

8. Surf the web through archives/ the indie web

9. Play a game on my PSP or DS

10. Make a mixtape

˚୨୧⋆｡˚⋆ Social ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

1. Go to a thrift store 

2. Call a friend

3. Write to a forum or internet friend

4. Visit a nearby town or city

5. Go to an event

6. Do an art gift or exchange

7. Write a letter

8. Prepare a gift

9. Go somewhere with my family

˚୨୧⋆｡˚⋆ Creative ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

1. Draw a paper-doll

2. Take photos or videos of stuff 

3. Doodle a whole page

4. Re-visit old art projects

5. Draw with watercolours

6. Write an entry for one of my blogs

7. Read some zodiacs or horoscopes

8. Make a fansite or a fanlisting

9. Coordinate an outfit

10. Practice a make up look

11. Do some clothing DIY

12. Make some crafts

13. Write something about my characters

14. Make pixel art

15. Do an art challenge

16. Make a quiz

17. Work on a visual novel 

˚୨୧⋆｡˚⋆ Organization ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

1. Organize a space in my house 

2. De-clutter clothes 

3. Fix something

4. Make a list

˚୨୧⋆｡˚⋆ Health ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

1. Bake something

2. Make a fun drink

3. Take a walk to a new or favourite place

4. Do a manicure or pedicure

5. Do a facemask

6. Do something nice for my hair 

7. Do a home spa

8. Go swimming

9. Schedule and spend time with no internet

10. Schedule my meal plans

2024 Wishes {Summer}

 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆  2024 Wishes {Summer Update} ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆

This is a very late entry, as more than half of 2024 has already passed. But as they say, the best time to plant a tree is thirty years ago (unfeasible, I'm not even 26 yet...) and the second best is actually anytime after that because 'today' is relative.

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆ Wish 1 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆

◻ Find a job

I have been unemployed for over a year, partially because I am too anxious to look for work but mostly because of my document situation. I am still waiting to receive my titre de sejour and am supposed to have a temporary ID meanhwile... that hasn't been renewed for unknown reasons. Once I'm finally get it, I will try to start with part-time at stores, maybe at LIDL or Leclerc.

Week 32 - Wrote an email to a defense attorney who specializes in rights who has been looking over my case. Just reaching out to ask her if she has any news on my temporary document.  

Week 33 - Reached out to attorney again, she says she did not get a response,

Week 34 - No response still.

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆ Wish 2 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆

◻ Hack my banana phone

I own a Nokia 8110 and have always wanted to put custom firmware on it which will require some work with KaiOS that I do not know how to do. I need to find time to sit down and attempt it. 

Week 32 - No progress, I need to schedule some time to sit down and get down to business.

Week 33 - I did not do this this week.

Week 34 - Haven't used my banana in a while. Maybe it's time...

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆ Wish 3 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆

◻ Re-furbish my website

My poor website, left on stand-by for longer than a year. I want to make some serious changes to it which I have finally started! I also plan to actually update it often and not leave it totally stagnant.

Week 32 - I have designed a home page layout but there is still a lot of changes I want to make.

Week 33 - I have chosen a layout inspired by a website from a design book.

Week 34 - Much progress! General layout is almost complete.

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆ Wish 4 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆

◻ Keep a video/photo journal

My brother bought me a camcorder I wanted super bad, the Canon FS100. I plan to use it to film videos as often as possible and to edit them to into some kind of a video dairy, hopefully burning it onto some DVDs in the future. At the same time, I want to stop flooding my phone with photos for no reason and maybe actually tie them to some memories.

Week 32 - Camcorder battery is acting up again, might need to replace it soon. I have been taking more meaningful photos so that I have stuff for this blog.

Week 33 - Battery still functioning but charge ends much faster than desired.

Week 34 - Considering ordering extra battery next month. Time to make that list of things I want to film.

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆ Wish 5 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆

☑ Pass A2 French

I have officially taken my A2 exam! The teacher said it went well. Now, I have to continue to self-study until OFII invites me to B1 courses. I also plan to review A1 topics by studying them with my brother, who is just starting French. 

Week 32 - I am continuing to self-study while I wait for my A2 certificate.

Week 33 - Lazy self-study at home. Studying A1 with Mo as well, good refresher.

Week 34 - Barely studied this week!

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆ Wish 6 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆

◻ Keep up with blogs

I have a bunch of blogs now, so I want to actually keep them in use by dedicating a day to each blog and taking some time to think about those parts of my life. 

Week 32 - Outside the movie and music blog is has been going pretty well.

Week 33 - Kept up well, some posts to my fashion blog and drafted some posts to other blogs.

Week 34 - Started an entry to my music blog but didn't post it yet. Made banners for most of the blogs and buttons for all of them!

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆ Wish 7 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆

◻ Pre-order Moon Mirror by Nada Surf

When I listen to Nada Surf, I feel a special kind of happiness. I will reward myself with the new album early in September when I accomplish all my self-study goals.

Week 32 - Waiting for the start of September.

Week 33 - Still waiting...

Week 34 - Waiting!

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆ Wish 8 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨❤︎୧⋆ ˚｡⋆

☑ Wait for my brother to arrive in France

This wish was out of my control for so long! At last, the French embassy in Tbilisi granted by brother a long-stay visa for a family reunion! We haven't seen him in what was almost 2 years... He finally got to celebrate a birthday with us. Goddamn all wars ever.

Week 32 - We are watching the Director's cut of all the Lord of the Rings films on his request.

Week 33 - Studying A1 with him. He is waiting for his interview still

Week 34 - Olympics really slowed everything down, we are still waiting.

My journey towards my goals continues: the autumn update of my 2024 goals.

Week 31

This has been a slow week so far because of the torturous heat. The planet is dying and there is literally nothing we can do about it. 

I finished the last artfight attack for the year... lazily. I want to make a promise now to make much more polished attacks next year, with backgrounds and everything. 

August is coming and I have achieved basically none of my goals for the month but it's fine, we're doing what can be done. One thing that is bothering me though is that I have been on my phone way too much recently... I miss having the Nokia as my primary phone. Anyway, it was mostly fine at first because I was watching anime on it but in the past few days I'm spending way too much time mindlessly scrolling. One day I will have a flip-phone and nothing else!! 

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ I'm trying to keep the cats cooled down, they really hate the heat. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

Otherwise, I've been really invested in juicebar. Just talking to different people. I do like forums, prefer it much to penpals, IMing, or Discord, total yuck. Was sharing my CD collection with some people and I'm quite happy with how its coming along. Now, do I pre-order Mirror Moon? I really want to. My love for Nada Surf knows no bounds.

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  Live, Avril Lavigne, K's Choice, I came across a lot of great albums. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

Wednesday was pretty uneventful, well, until the evening time. I had to bake a maple-banana cake that turned out so well! We are so back, I have been followed by the ghosts of many terrible baking incidents that occurred prior... At last, a return to form. My mum and sister then baked another cake...

Thursday, it's my brother's birthday! He as usual went to bed at 3 AM so the surprise was ruined a bit. He was born at 4 PM though, which are the birthday rules my mum abides, so it wasn't a huge deal. I think that's a terrible rule because it means you get less birthday time...

In the morning we made him pancakes with maple syrup, sausage rolls, and other treats for breakfast. We looked at childhood pictures, laughed at some old seflies my dad took, and generally reminisced. My sister got annoyed because she was a baby for most of them (me and here are both Rabbits, yep, 12 years apart). Sometimes she will ask me something about 10 years ago and man, do I feel old...

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  Me with friends in 2014. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  Me with my family in 2014. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

 ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  Now. I'm allergic to the right side of photos. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

The afternoon was chill and at 7 PM we went to Monique's house (she's our friend and she basically saved us when we first got to France). We had tasty grilled chicken and vegetables out on her veranda. Then we watched some Olympics events, swimming and BMX racing. I went to swim in the pool, night time and water is horror movie material but is very pleasant in reality.

 ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  Monique's cat, Chipie. That roughly translates to 'naughty girl' or... 'bitch'. Monique is a funny lady. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  Rose's dog, Lolita. Rose is Monique and our friend. She talks with a deep voice and is a scrabble master. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  My mum with the lamp. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

 ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  Me and Monique checking the pool temperature. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  They're excited to see us back. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

Friday and the weekend were awful because of the heat. I feel ten times my weight, my brain is short-circuiting, and I hate everything. I started Storm Lover Kai and first tried to romance Soya but he got annoying so now I'm trying to get with Mio, but I actually like Wakana but you can't get with girls in this otome because its old! The two sides of 2000s games, better art but so much more puritan. 

 ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  You got annoying fast, babygirl. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

 ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  My weird dreamboat. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

 ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚  My actual dreamboat. But she don't want me... ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

I spent a lot of time drawing and visiting juicebar, that's fun. I really hope next week will be more productive because nothing much got done this time.

◀・week 32┆✦ʚ❤︎ɞ✦ ┆week 30・▶

Week 30

Monday was busy with house tasks: cleaned out the entire fridge and unfroze the huge block of ice that was attached to the back wall. Made peanut sauce chicken and rice noodles, excellent combo! 

I finally woke up from the spell America's Next Top Model had on me last week, I binged two seasons (8 and 9).

This week was my last day of classes as I took my A2 exam on Tuesday and won't get the results back any time soon. I was supposed to go on Thursday for an unofficial final class but totally skipped... The heat is kind of a bummer and I don't feel like doing anything. I forced myself to do some workouts in the bathroom because we've got no space anywhere else in the house anymore, it's crowded! And it's gonna get even more so when grandma gets here at the end of august. I'm not sad for a second though, having the whole family in one place is a kind of lucky I can't ever take for granted.

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ Cute post-it notes I got from Aliexpress. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ A cool necklace-pendant. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ Beautiful dusk pics by my sister. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

Otherwise we finished re-watching The Exapnse which was a blast. Man, I wish they kept on going and we'd find out what the hell was happening with the necromancer dogs on Laconia.

˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚ My necromancer dog. Big nostrils. ˚ʚ ☘︎ ɞ˚

On Friday, we watched the Olympics opening which was wild. It was half light show extravaganza half shit-post. I'm not sure what I'll be watching or where but I feel like it's gonna be the usual: fencing, volleyball, judo, skateboarding, and BMX. 

On Sunday we ended up going to a family friend's house to watch Women's Street but for some reason no one was broadcasting it. What a bummer. Still, we watched the Korean girls win an archery medal and some judo. After that there was a volleyball match, Serbia vs. France. It was weird to see so many familiar faces. Last time I kept up with the VNLs, Atanasijević still had some hair. And Brizard had less hair, I think. It was fun. 

◀・week 31┆✦ʚ❤︎ɞ✦ ┆the end・▶