I can't sleep, let's play video games.
So I vanished from the net for a week or so. I'm usually lurking anyway, so it probably went unnoticed.
Some good stuff happened, some bad stuff happened. I'll tackle the bad stuff first.
On Monday I hadn't managed to get any real sleep (after a few hours, I figured I wasn't going to fall asleep and opted to play video games instead). When leaving for school, I noticed that there was a dead cat in the road right in front of our house. It was not a pretty sight, but it wasn't Snack or Spoz. I was still pretty upset over it though. Two out of the three cats I've had have been hit by cars, one of which didn't survive it. I do not like the fact that my family lets the cats outdoors. And having had no sleep, I was second-guessing myself all day, wondering if I didn't make a mistake when I looked at the colors. I mean, it had the same white markings as Snickersnack. This was really very irrational, but I couldn't get over it. So I spent all day being miserable until I came home and found Snack sitting in the mudroom. Then I petted him and went to bed (and continued ruining my sleep schedule).
And then there's the issue that my older brother has managed to make me feel very unwelcome at home. No matter what I do, he comes over to chew me out for it. I get hungry in the middle of the night? He gives me crap for making noise while everybody is sleeping (and I really go out of my way NOT TO). I need to shower? He tells me that the running water is too noisy and that the shampoo smell bothers him. Laundry? Apparently I put in too much/it's dirty (Why do you think I'm washing it?)/it's the wrong color/I'm wasting water. I need to stay home from school because of sleep issues? I'm being lazy and a burden on the entire family. Nobody else is bothered by any of this, what gives?
The lack of sleep/stress combo has started me hallucinating too. This is why I've taken days off specifically to SLEEP.
But it's not all drowning puppies.
I've been drawing a lot more than I noticed until I looked at the big hunk of files/pile of papers that would be my art productivity. Somehow I'm drawing 3-8 pictures a day. They're mainly sketches though, which is why I feel like I haven't been doing anything. Sooner or later I'll get around to doing a nice, completed piece. Probably of one of the Nintendo characters that have been haunting my brain.
Er, actually, I'm working on some painting at school. It's of some whales and is kind of boring. I'm going to donate it to an auction because that's why I started it in the first place. It's not all that great though, and I'd much rather stick to digital stuff.
And I'm playing some games that I haven't picked up for a while. Mainly SSB and SSBM. I've started to like Melee a lot more than I used to. It's probably the excessive use of bunny ears. I've also wasted a lot of time playing K64 mini-games. They're very interesting when everybody's arguing about what Dedede's supposed to be. The consensus among my friends is that he's a chicken.
There is also Twilight Princess, which I just started. Is it ironic that it reminds me of Wind Waker more than Ocarina of Time? Well, it does. Though this may simply be because I'm playing it on the gamecube. It's fun, but I kinda suck at it and make smart decisions like jumping directly into fires.
I was also talking to my younger bro about some characters that would be cool to play in a Super Smash game. A few of them are already going to show up in Brawl, which is cool. We came up with a lot though, so maybe I can compile a list sometime.
Stafy is on that list of characters who would be nice to see in a Super Smash game.
Haha, in my last entry I was complaining about it not being cold enough. Now it's cold and I realize I don't have a good jacket. Oh joy!
Some good stuff happened, some bad stuff happened. I'll tackle the bad stuff first.
On Monday I hadn't managed to get any real sleep (after a few hours, I figured I wasn't going to fall asleep and opted to play video games instead). When leaving for school, I noticed that there was a dead cat in the road right in front of our house. It was not a pretty sight, but it wasn't Snack or Spoz. I was still pretty upset over it though. Two out of the three cats I've had have been hit by cars, one of which didn't survive it. I do not like the fact that my family lets the cats outdoors. And having had no sleep, I was second-guessing myself all day, wondering if I didn't make a mistake when I looked at the colors. I mean, it had the same white markings as Snickersnack. This was really very irrational, but I couldn't get over it. So I spent all day being miserable until I came home and found Snack sitting in the mudroom. Then I petted him and went to bed (and continued ruining my sleep schedule).
And then there's the issue that my older brother has managed to make me feel very unwelcome at home. No matter what I do, he comes over to chew me out for it. I get hungry in the middle of the night? He gives me crap for making noise while everybody is sleeping (and I really go out of my way NOT TO). I need to shower? He tells me that the running water is too noisy and that the shampoo smell bothers him. Laundry? Apparently I put in too much/it's dirty (Why do you think I'm washing it?)/it's the wrong color/I'm wasting water. I need to stay home from school because of sleep issues? I'm being lazy and a burden on the entire family. Nobody else is bothered by any of this, what gives?
The lack of sleep/stress combo has started me hallucinating too. This is why I've taken days off specifically to SLEEP.
But it's not all drowning puppies.
I've been drawing a lot more than I noticed until I looked at the big hunk of files/pile of papers that would be my art productivity. Somehow I'm drawing 3-8 pictures a day. They're mainly sketches though, which is why I feel like I haven't been doing anything. Sooner or later I'll get around to doing a nice, completed piece. Probably of one of the Nintendo characters that have been haunting my brain.
Er, actually, I'm working on some painting at school. It's of some whales and is kind of boring. I'm going to donate it to an auction because that's why I started it in the first place. It's not all that great though, and I'd much rather stick to digital stuff.
And I'm playing some games that I haven't picked up for a while. Mainly SSB and SSBM. I've started to like Melee a lot more than I used to. It's probably the excessive use of bunny ears. I've also wasted a lot of time playing K64 mini-games. They're very interesting when everybody's arguing about what Dedede's supposed to be. The consensus among my friends is that he's a chicken.
There is also Twilight Princess, which I just started. Is it ironic that it reminds me of Wind Waker more than Ocarina of Time? Well, it does. Though this may simply be because I'm playing it on the gamecube. It's fun, but I kinda suck at it and make smart decisions like jumping directly into fires.
I was also talking to my younger bro about some characters that would be cool to play in a Super Smash game. A few of them are already going to show up in Brawl, which is cool. We came up with a lot though, so maybe I can compile a list sometime.
Stafy is on that list of characters who would be nice to see in a Super Smash game.
Haha, in my last entry I was complaining about it not being cold enough. Now it's cold and I realize I don't have a good jacket. Oh joy!