OCC Week is Over!
It was technically over this morning, but as I am still suffering from mystery illness number 282817481, my days and nights have been
completely screwed up. I only feel awake during night hours, and struggle with excessively feeling sleepy during the day. The only days
of the week I tend to feel my greatest is today, Sunday, even though I don't do anything articularly noteworthy Saturday nights.
I did however, very unfortunately for everyone in my life, start playing my favorite game again, Dreamhouse Days, since I had to switch back
to the smartphone for a sleep study. I am once again filled with aggressive passion about a game I cannot mod, and desperately want a
substantial update for, but there's not way it'll ever happen. I've decided to maybe making my own spiritual successor, but before I ever
even THINK of the code and game functions and numbers, I'm making assets first. All the assets will be done or close to done before I dare ask
Tekk or any other coder in my life to touch it. Since OCC week is over, I may use this here site for my dev logs, lol.
So, overall, I think I did pretty well save my mysterical ailment and breaking my freaking 3DS screen. I will admit I have not gamed on it
for a few days, both because I can't play just 1 game for very long and also because seeing the damaged screen upsets me. So, no updates on
the story.
Same with Rozen Maiden - I def wanna at least finish rewatching season 1 though I was too busy being a youtube couch potato all day today.
I can stomach camping videos again after unwillingly camping for a year due to homelessness, so I caught up on my fave camping youtuber's
post. He makes fishing so much fun!
I'm also trying to at leats sketch some Tarot cards for a game Tekk wrote - but I have to dance around my anxiety that I get when I draw. I just
wish it'd go away already, it's been almost 3 years. I guess I just gotta keep drawing.
Hopefully outdoor furniture comes soon so I can sit outside. I took a walk yesterday, but it was cloudy. Maybe I'll take one tomorrow too to
get my sun qouta.
Day 5!!! We made it a work week boys!
I vaguely recall the tmobile flip or something in terms of phones I'm thinking of that may be better for my purposes. However, the
biggest issue I currently have is that because I have an iphone (evil, I know) even if I switch my number to a different device, imessage
will still send other imessages to my iphone. I'd have to completely disable the iphone for it to stop accepting messages completely, which
would simply be annoying. Maybe one day I'll be brave enough to return to being an android user.
Little fun fact about me:
When I left for college, my mom took my old android, without wiping it, and gave it to my aunt who needed a phone at the time. I say
without wiping it because there were some...spicy images of me and a current boyfriend on the phone. I managed to get it from my aunt
while she was drinking and stealth delete, though I have to wonder if she ever say anything. I don't think she did; I feel like she
would've told me. Anyway, that haunts me! I'll never forget, but thanks for not blowing my cover, aunt Erica....
Stella Glow Updates:
Done with chapter 3! I also dropped a two bell analog alarm clock on top of the touch screen of my 3DS, creating a
dead pixel spot that incredibly noticeable. I'm very upset. I don't know if I could ever get the thing fixed. I can't believe I did
something so stupid.
The newest character(s) in the main cast I don't particularly care for. It's the fire witch Sakuya and her shinobi Nonoka. The whole thing
with Sakuya is that she's being crushed by expectations placed on her culturaly which causes her to be two faced, and mean behind closed doors.
I don't even think she's that mean - she's just snappy? Nonoka is your typical defined-by-person-they-serve bodyguard who exist solely for
comedic effect, as she has a cardboard box on her head and walks around in a literal bikini. If your american, think of these two characters
as like, a wild west vetern chief of police combined with mayor of the town and his less adequate new police recruit that can't shoot straight
unless his eyes are closed who walks around in assless chaps. The characters are obviously meant to be characatures of Japanese archetypes - but
I don't care for it since it's not my culture. I am getting close to where my memory completely fades story-wise at least.
Rozen Maiden Updates:
Episode 3 introduces the doll Suigintou, a black raven pale skinned maniac who traps Shinku and Hina-Ichigo in a bathroom. You also see the
extent of Jun's hikkimori tendencies, as she has a very obvious panic attack when he attempts to go outside. It's been literal actual years
since I've interacted wit Rozen Maiden, so I don't remember what exactly causes him to become a shut-in, but in my therapy-assisted judgement
he's obviously experienced some sincerely traumatic event that has lead him to refuse to go to school, and outside.
You don't get much regarding Suigintou except that she is very strict in terms of the rules of the 'Alice Game' that all Rozen Maiden dolls play,
and highly regards the creator of all dolls. Back at it again with the heavily japanese thematics. If you don't know, a lot of manga and stories,
especially around the time period Rozen Maiden was first created (as, fun fact, it VERY recently ended) was about old versus new, or more
specificaly, tradition versus change, as those are the tug-and-pull of Japanese culture at its most simplest.
Health-wise, I'm still sick in a bizarre way. Waiting for a sleep apnea sudy to come in the mail so we can see if its the cause of my issues.
For now, my psychiatrist has said that I need to sit in the sun for 30 minutes a day. I bought some cheapo outdoor furniture so I could
read outside in the mornings to get my perscription. I don't think it'll help, but no harm in trying.
It's the end of day 3 already, gosh.
So far:
I hate using my tiny Nokia. I love the aesthetic of it but I have unfortunatly grown very used to a full touch keyboard. I think maybe
a happy medium would be one of those sick phones with the slide out keyboard! I just wanna be able to text as easily as possible.
I went to a different city without using a navigational aide today! I'm familiar with the city itself, but since I don't live there, I
don't really know where anything is. It was kind of scary getting around with literally only an offline map, but it's not like
humanity hasn't already solved this problem - GPS-es are still avaliable to purchase. If I decided to stick with a 'dummy' phone, I
could just install a GPS to the car.
I picked up some furniture from an Ikea pick up point to finish out furnishing my home. I'm trying to get as little furniture as
possible since I plan on moving next year, but I've wanted a vanity my whole life....this has resulted in my building a weird affront
to God so I can pretend to have a makeup table. I'm going to make it cinnamoroll themed! I wish Miniso delivered....
I also visited the Daiso we just got! I was so excited for all of the plastic I was going to be consuming only to weirdly realize
I didn't actually need that much stuff....I did manage to get some pourable containers I was curious about for a good price. I hate
having bags of food things, so the transition to the container was more than welcome. Everything else was like, neat, but I found myself
asking why I would bother buying much of it. I should've gotten more stickers and sationary though. I just realized I had no idea what
I even actually wanted from the place. I have to make a list for when I go back...
Stella Glow Updates:
Chapter 3! I'm actually really glad I started over, I forgot so many random little details about the game. It's...slowing down now?
In terms of progression - chapters are beginning to get longer which makes sense. Popo doesn't piss me off still, though her constant
saying-her-own-name deal irritates the crap out of me. But I think she's still the character I see myself the most in, funny enough.
However I do not have the body to pull off being cute. Maybe I'll cosplay her one day as an apology (?)
No Rozen Maiden today because I was driving - however I did watch episode 2 yesterday.
The doll 'Hina Ichigo' was introduced! I remember her being my favorite even though, funny enough, she is EXACTLY like Popo.
A big baby who talks in 3rd person who's terrified in being alone. I have zero idea why she was fine to me as a kid but
Popo was crossing the line. I kind of want to wait till Fall to start season 2, only because Shinku drinking tea is soooo
contagious. But it's way too hot for me to whip out any of the teapots.
Overall, decent day. I got my test results and they were normal. I miss playing Love Nikki :(
It's old computer week!!! Yahoo!!!
I've spent most of my life on the internet, funny enough. I used it to cope with a lot of what had been happening to me.
When I first heard about old computer week, I thought Tekk was insane for wanting to be away from the big distraction
under the ocean, but as I've gotten older and people online act the same, this became really appealing to me.
The hardest part so far is not checking Discord - but I have my status set so that anyone who actually wants to talk to
me can just text me. Them not reading is not my problem, lol.
I slept 'enough' that I was functional today, but all I did was legally acquire Rozen Maiden season 1 and play Stella Glow for the 3DS.
I was super close to finishing it when I had first bought the game, but either got burnt out or distracted. So, now I'm taking the
time to try to finish it completely.
In terms of Rozen Maiden (S1)
- I have realized that I unconciously based Tydfil on Shinku. Episode 1 was great, show is as perfect as I recall it being.
The thing I enjoyed most in RM was the music, and the opening and ending themes are still in fact bangers.
In terms of Stella Glow (Chapter 2 Currently)
The game is....shorter? Than I remember it being - I feel like as a kid it took forever to get through it. I was also a kid, though,
so who knows what I was doing while playing the game. The character I know I passionately liked the least was Popo, but I think I was just
a massive hater. Her character to me now is probably...the most relateable? Funny enough? I think that may be why I hated her so much.
Other things I did today:
I did some much needed landscaping for the house I'm renting. There's this....thornbush? Right by my front door that smells VERY strongly.
It also poked me in the toe >:(. I trimmed it so it's not as much as a hazard for anyone coming up the front stairs. I finally also took care
a bunch of junk that was sitting in my car that I was just refusing to clean - though I'm saving the actual trash for the car wash. There
was a bunch of random clothes and rags and stuff in my backseat that I had zero idea where there, so I'm happy I took them out to get them washed.
After that, I trimmed this insane vine that sticks out on the driver's side of my driveway. I filled my trashbin with nothing but branches
from the monster. But now, I don't have to worry about smacking agaisnt them when I walk out to come inside.
I also got a lot of the boxes and trash from indoors too.
I have a lot of anxiety because I'm not looking at Youtube, or Discord, or any of the 10 million other apps I use.
I did order some screens on Amazon so I could leave the windows open at night without fear of losing my cats.
This has been reminding me of being a kid, when I used to spend all day in thelibrary reading. It's a great feeling.
Hopefully, I'll be able to ditch my smartphone tomorrow. Just waiting on some test results.
Cheers!
OCC - The Old Computer Challenge
OCC is a challenge my partner created with the aim of using old technology for a period of time.
While I have no ancient technology at my disposal, I've used the challenge to instead challenge myself to disconnect.
The only internet usage I have is related to this website. I have an older nokia phone I'm using for cell and text needs.
If I have anything entertainment wise, it's my 3DS XL, PSP or anime appropriate for the time period. I also have some
books I've planned to finish
