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Tweak says, "keep your strength up sunshine"

FLAIRY (flairy) wrote,
@ 2011-12-12 03:51:00

Current mood:

happy

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So, after the hellish week I've tolerated, it was time for a good weekend. And it was so!

Friday I hung out with Xia and Nick, and we went to dinner at a Chinese restaurant called Good Fortune. We were going to go to Pho 88 near Chris' place, but we decided it was too far and we could get banh-mi another time. We ate and talked and had fun, and it got kind of late so we went home early. I missed hanging with them, I wish they had more time to do stuff.

I met up with Chris around 5 or so on Saturday, and he showed me the new shelf he put up in the bathroom, which is now apparently Lulu's new favorite spot to lay. She apparently almost jumped out the window too! (He's on the second floor and she wouldn't absorb a fall very well with only 3 legs!) I took my antibiotics and we got in the car to go to David and Daniel's house for dinner. We talked and talked about all sorts of stuff while I did my makeup in the car, and he was worried about how many people were going to be there since David hadn't specified that to me. I knew he had a friend staying with them for a week, plus Brandon and Patrick would be there, but there were more people we didn't know about!

Either way, we ate Chicken Parmesan, salad, and lots of yummy breads while talking to everyone. One of the people we met, Jonathan, works at Universal Studios as a manager and we spent a lot of time talking about the old rides and what they're about to do with what used to be the Jaws ride. We're thinking it might be something to do with Harry Potter, since that's getting expanded ... I'm excited!

We watched youtube videos and ate red velvet cake, had some wine, and we played Apples To Apples. I'd never played it with more than four people, so it was really fun! I'm happy to say that I won, too. Chris picked my cards every single time, by the time I was at five green cards he was like "FUCKING SERIOUSLY?" Six of my seven green cards were from him. I certainly know how to play to the judge! <3

We left a while after, because it was getting late and I think he was getting antsy. We came back and played some Minecraft, and he showed me the bong he made out of a plastic water bottle that used to go on a bike. We used it twice and decided it was too much effort to work with ... he was also afraid of it melting. I somehow don't think he thought this plan through ... It was pretty neat looking though. We cracked open a couple beers, switched to the pipe, and played Minecraft, but I think in my intoxicated state I just walked around and sheared sheep. I got a heck of a lot of wool though, so there! We also spent a whole hour laughing at videos of flashlights and pictures of Keanu Reeves.

We watched Breaking Bad while he played Skyrim for a couple hours, then I just watched him play until bedtime. I love his bed, I'm going to steal it one day! And I especially love sleep-cuddles.

I woke up about 10AM and took my meds, fed Lulu, and read websites until he woke up, and we got showered and dressed. He was going to go into work early, but we had a couple hours to kill so we went to Dandelion and decided to check out the event that was going on there. I could have sworn he and I went there together, but I guess it was me and David. I got ceylon tea and he got this weird green tea, and we got a vegan burrito to share. It was pretty good, but nothing beats Lime's burritos. Chipotle is a close second ...

After we ate we walked around the event which is apparently called Sparkle, and it's a bunch of hippy-new-age stuff that people make by hand and sell. There were clothes, toys, purses, soap, lotions, musical instruments, and all sorts of stuff. There was a guy selling ceramic ocarinas, and we stopped to talk to him for a bit. We asked if he had a website that people could buy from, but he said he "didn't like using websites". @_@ I guess he doesn't like selling stuff then! Dandelion Communitea Cafe is a really small place (It's built out of an abandoned house) on a little lot, so we went through the place pretty quick. We came back and watched some more of The League before he had to go to work, and I saw him off and cleaned his apartment after he left. Swept, washed dishes, made bed, fed cat, cleaned bathroom, dusted. Left my mark upon the whiteboard and packed my things after I did some homework and took a shower, then went home with my brother when he came to pick me up.

Came home, passed another practice math test, and played some Minecraft. I'm trying to remodel my house, but I have no clue what I'm doing. It's such a mess!

Anyway, I'm really tired and I hope tonight I sleep good. I think I deserve it!

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	ririka 2011-12-12 02:15 pm UTC (link)
	Sounds like you had fun! I wonder why that restaurant would have 88 in the name? We have a supermarket where I get my Asian foods, and it's called 88 Tian Tian Grocery or something like that. Maybe it's a pun or something. Good luck remodeling. I wouldn't know where to begin either! (Reply to this) (Thread)

flairy
2011-12-12 05:53 pm UTC (link)

From what I understand, in China (at the very least, to my knowledge) the phonetic sound for 88 in Chinese is similar to saying "bye bye" in English, which a lot of people in China say. So when they say "bye bye" in a text message they say "88". That's all I can gather from it.

Another neat thing: I think it's in Thailand or Vietnam, I cannot remember, the sound for laughing sounds like "5" in that language. So on facebook or in texts or IMs they'll say things like "5555555555555555" to mean laughing!

Oh man, I love Minecraft more than I probably should. So so SO fun!

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ririka
2011-12-12 07:48 pm UTC (link)

I have friends who are really obsessed with minecraft, and did this thing with farming that has many many stories, and the water all flows down and washes the food to the bottom. I'm not too familiar with anything else in it, except that things come and kill you if you aren't careful. XD My mindless game of choice is Mahjong or if I'm feeling like paying more attention, Shin Megami Tensei online.

That's cool though, with the language thing! I think that someone once told me that wwwww was clapping in Japanese but I could be wrong. Someone else told me a w meant warau/ to laugh. It's crazy what people come up with!

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flairy
2011-12-12 08:32 pm UTC (link)

I'm on my way to being obsessed. I actually have two farms like that! You flip a switch and it harvests the food for you :)

I played MegaTen online very briefly, but I couldn't get into it because I was too into WoW at the time. I might pick it up again ... I liked the mechanics of WoW and I love love LOVED tanking in that game, but I have some bad memories attached to WoW so I don't play anymore.

I had Mahjong on my phone, but I mostly play Bejeweled if I want something to do that doesn't require thinking!

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ririka
2011-12-13 04:45 am UTC (link)

I went on a MegaTen binge for a while, then just quit for a few months with no desire to play. Then started playing it again yesterday... I'm so fickle about sticking with things. It's the only game besides the original Ragnarok I've stuck with though. I've never tried any others except Mabinogi and that got boring fast even if the avatars were cute.

On my phone I play bubble shot. XD Jewel games are fun too, though.

Do you play PSP games or anything else?

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	flairy 2011-12-13 05:53 am UTC (link)
	Let's see ... I tried Maplestory, Gunbound, World of Warcraft, Diablo II, KOTOR, CounterStrike, Day of Defeat ... and I ultimately went with Warcraft for like ... 5 years. Then Minecraft happened and I haven't gone back. xD I don't have a PSP, but sometimes I play PS3 games. I mostly been playing Bioshock and Ratchet & Clank. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ririka 2011-12-13 06:24 am UTC (link)
	Wow, that's a lot! XD I'm more of an RPG person, but I'm just kind of bad at finishing anything in general. That's why a portable system is better for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flairy 2011-12-13 06:35 am UTC (link)
	I used to be all about RPGs but after a while I realized I no longer had the attention span for them. I desperately tried! FF8 and Suikoden 3 are the only RPGs left that I love :( I had a DS! And I played Animal Crossing like I was addicted to it. I wish I knew what happened to my game :( (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ririka 2011-12-14 04:50 am UTC (link)
	I like Suikoden, although I only know Suikoden 1, and a few characters that my friends used to RP. They are on my to-play list... but yeah, attention span is lacking here too... ^^; I put my DS down for months because Fire Emblem pissed me off. I probably won't touch it again for another month or so, lol. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flairy 2011-12-14 06:38 am UTC (link)
	If you haven't played Suikoden III but still want to experience the story and characters, there's a manga of it. I have the first eight volumes! The manga and the game go hand in hand--the game tells the story better while the manga goes into character development better. (Reply to this) (Parent)