the <^> game | v. twenty-four

[akü]

hardboiled egg and pb+j sandwich with a cup of oolong. usually it's just hardboiled egg + oolong, haven't gotten tired of it yet

^ everyone is getting sick this winter season... feel better soon!
> worst schedule for the foreseeable future dropped and i'm a bit distraught because it exceeded expectations. may the days pass quickly. gourmet sandwich to soothe my exasperation.
v done anything interesting recently or had something nice happen to you?

[avokado.]

yes! yes, yes. i have. was at a friends birthday party and actually felt not-lonely for once. i also had a very productive therpy session today. and two previous days i've been on a ceramics course with my mom, am making a statue for dionysos. and i had a really deep talk with my grandma, made me feel better to be able to spend time with her since i know she's a bit lonely nowdays. im being cautious because i know life has a funny way of going up and down when you least expect it, but i'm positive i'll get through it this time just like i have before :> in short, i finally feel hope.

^oh man, good luck with that /genuine
hopefully that gourmet sandwich helps, remember to make lots of those to keep the mood up then :> (sorry i have no more words of advice)
>very tired from having too little sleep but its ok cus winter break is soon. also discovered a new favorite snack: 70% dark chocolate with a raspberry no-sugar no-additives drink. not only are my tastebuds happy but it also doesnt make me feel [censored] and slug like most snack foods do. yay
v whats something youve been missing lately?

[Rabid_Jaguar]

writing... been too busy and braindead from work to devote time to it anymore which is honestly pretty upsetting :<

^ I'm glad things are looking up for you ^^ therapy is so awesome I have a session today... hopefully I can steal your productive energy
> my last day of work and then mini vacation yayayayayay >_< just gotta get through the overtime
v do you have a favorite little trinket that you own?

[Disintegration]

YES I was gifted this little black sheep trinket and he sits on y desk in my dorm room.... He's my good luck charm

^ yaaay I hope your enjoy your vacation!
> Trying 2 get back into the groove of drawing..... chem exam tomorrow.......
v What's a hobby you used to love? Why did you stop doing it?

[lemonbumb]

omg i used to loooove drawing. specifically with charcoal pencils. i loved the contrast it created and how messy it was it was so fun. i stopped drawing entirely back in like 2019ish because of a high stress situation and couldn't be consistent with it and just. never picked it up again. i doodle now and then but drawing is definitely a skill that's very "use it or lose it" yk? and i just did not have that kind of energy. but! now i have other creative hobbies to fill the void that i thoroughly enjoy so it worked out lol!

^ good luck with both exam and drawing endeavors!!

> taking a nap was the right move. don't feel as yucko about life. crazy how decent sleep can help. also good food but that was last week's problem that i have since fixed. really takin the whole college student life thing literally lately. oops

v what's your best and worst habit?

[urizen]

1. i drink a lot of water
2. when my phone got low battery, i charge it and migrate to my laptop to get my 8 hours of screentime. such as right now

^ puts effort in practicing good sleep hygiene, and is able to take really good naps. i am envious. i tend to wake up drenched in sweat feeling more haggard than ever. what is your secret. also for good cheap college food i recommend beans and rice
> there is a big plush seal sitting on my bed. i dont know where to put him. he is very rotund, a quarter size of the bed
v do you have a pet? what is their name

[q t]

i have three dogs ! marley is technically the only one that is mine tho... he's 13 ! and i have honest (9) and enzo who just turned 2 !

^ heh.. i can take that plush off ur hands for u..... plenty of room over here......
> everyone in my house is sick except for me. i feel impending doom. also i'm getting a slushie rn i'm so excited i'm jumping for joy and clicking my heels in the air
v hello i hope you are well ! any games you've been obsessed with recently ?

[Chevalier]

I've been playing Death Stranding recently! (unfortunately I bought it right before it went on sale but anyway...) I was a bit hesitant when people said that it was a "waking simulator" and that the story was hard to understand, but it had Norman Reedus in it so I thought I'd give it a shot. Yeah, the first couple hours are cutscenes where basically nothing is explained, but I found the premises really interesting and I was just looking forward to learning more about everything. I'm about 30 hours into the game now, so I'm starting to get a decent idea of how the world works and I do enjoy the lore. I'm not usually a fan of apocalypse settings, but I think they did a really good job of reimagining the zombies theme and making it unique.

Also, it definitely is a walking simulator, but it's actually very engaging! The gameplay is about Sam, who is a porter, so you spend most of the game carrying very heavy luggage. That means the controls and everything feel very weighty, so for every step you make you have to weigh up (ha) your options: if you turn too quickly, Sam will lose balance and you have to recentre it holding left and right trigger (literally like how you hold straps on a backpack); the terrain is also very uneven and there's often cliffs and rivers you have to get over; you can continuously hold L and R but that means you can't run, etc. I think its hard to do it justice in text LOL but once you play it you get a feel for it. Funnily enough because of the walking it is definitely a game that feels more on the chillax side, even if the lore definitely isn't.

^ Oh I love slushies. Bright blue raspberry was my favourite. Hope you avoid the plague.
> Started a new drawing project on a whim yesterday not expecting it to go much anywhere, but then I got so into drawing it that today I /woke up early/ to make progress before class. Dear reader, the last time I willingly woke up early for anything was 2020 ACNH.
v Are you working on any projects, creative or not?

[Gristle]

I never don’t have something going haha.. I do have an ongoing webcomic though I haven’t updated it in too long, partially because I’m not necessarily sure if I want to spend the time to finish it as I’ve lost motivation Z it was more just a “prototype” of sorts/ practice before I start on things in that medium that I take more seriously, but at the same time I haven’t wanted to start any new comic without finishing it as it is still a story that’s meaningful to me. It’s 101 pages in and probably about midway through. We’ll see I guess..lol..

^ Things always seem to go on sale just after they’re bought, lol. Hope your motivation keeps up too, it’s a good feeling to be engrossed in something
> My birthday is tomorrow/the 13th, it’s insane how fast that came up.. and how fast it came up previous years too haha.. I already got a very kind gift in advance tho I’ll be on my own for the day, I’ll probably go for a drive and find something to do just cause
v If you put your music/ playlist of choice on shuffle, what are the first 5 songs that come up?

[urizen]

From my baddie playlist:
1. Say It Right – Nelly Furtado
2. The Way I Are – Timbaland, Keri Hilson, D.O.E.
3. Two Weeks – FKA twigs
4. Edge of Seventeen – Stevie Nicks
5. TiK ToK – Kesha

^ Happy birthday, cs user Gristle. May you have a good one.
> Valentine's Day has the worst candy selection. All of it is chocolate. I'm gonna knock over all the shelves.
v How are you feeling about this upcoming Valentine's Day?