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tenshinoakuma) wrote2009-11-25 10:41 pm
tenshinoakuma) wrote2009-11-25 10:41 pm
Not!summary of Ten's 4 days away from the internet
- I was offered to be taken out to a casino, since I've been old enough to go to one for some time now. However, I flatly refused. I didn't really think about it too much at the time, but in hindsight, even though I tend to try things out at least once, it was a very good thing I didn't. My experience from 'gambling' in video games is that I don't have enough self-control to stop. The one time I did play cards for money was a clear demonstration that I won't stop unless someone else stops me, even if I don't have the cash. It's like... my mindset is such that I think I'm going to win the next one and I'll cover my losses, which is exactly what I do in video games. But, in video games, gambling and winning is significantly easier for very good reason. So yeah, casinos and I would be a very bad mix.
- I can't help but feel (at times) that I'm a bit of a disappointment because I don't act like a preconceived notion of what a girl should be like. I can't help but forgive, though, despite my dislike of feeling pressured into feeling like I should be this preconceived idea of a girl; there was a time that I was that girl, but if you timeskip to who I am now, associating my current self to my past self would be very difficult. And that's sort of what happened. It's like I'm being thought of as being on the girly girl train tracks, when in reality, I changed tracks long ago. Sadly, it's hard to make that forgiveness apparent; I tend to get irritated when I feel pressured, but at least I'm not as snappish as I used to be.
- The idea that you need to be 'doing something' (such as shopping or watching a movie) to enjoy a day out in some place you're unfamiliar with is really bizarre to me. For my birthday, I was down (or is it up? I forget) at Mandurah, where there isn't all that much to do except fish (we didn't bring any fishing gear), walk by the river, sit in the shade and watch other people walk by the river, watch the birds, or eat good (sea)food. I thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent there since I absolutely love watching animals and people, and there were plenty of both there. But not everyone agrees with me; there was 'nothing good' in Mandurah except for the food, and we could've spent that time shopping instead. Personally, I tend to dislike shopping unless it's 1) for games, 2) for books, or 3) hanging out with friends, which is less about the shopping and more about the company. And even then, for 3), there needs to be someone who isn't wishy-washy like I am, or else it turns into a very frustrating day.
- The concept of refusing gifts out of 'politeness' can get very frustrating for me. When someone takes you out for lunch, you don't try to pay the bill for them ! If they're taking you out and are offering to pay the bill, trying to pay for them is throwing their hospitality in their face! Related, refusing every. single. gift given isn't being polite; it's being extremely frustrating for the giver, even more so if they've specially gone out to buy/make the gift. I don't mind if it's just one refusal before being accepted (because idk it seems to be a Chinese culture thing) but any more than that sometimes makes me want to scream "JUST TAKE IT, GODDAMMIT!"
- Never be the driver if no one in the car knows exactly how to get to a place.
- Finished Pikmin for the first time and got the best ending. Difficult last boss was difficult, though. I feel completely horrible for losing so many Pikmin. Nearly half my total population.
- Finished Metroid Pinball (by finished, I mean unlocked everything, since you can't really 'finish' a pinball game. Though, you can finish the storyline, which is what I did when I unlocked everything).
- Getting worse at Brawl. I'm not sure what this really means. Still can't beat the boss rush on intense. Discovered I can only connect to Wi-Fi at home if I fork out 180 bucks. Not happening.
- WiiSports is... well, I would've preferred to have WiiPlay or Raving Rabbids or something. Still, watching parents play it is kind of amusing. Baseball in particular is hilari-bad. Even more so when my teammates are Miis of my OCs/RP characters/game characters. I haven't been able to make a single home run on it, though. Not even with Ness. Claus seems to take great joy in catching people out, and surprisingly, Trian is a very good shortstop. Maybe because he doesn't have floorhair as a Mii?
- Up to the Darkrai chapter of PMD2: Explorers of Sky. Haven't actually gotten up to fighting Darkrai because... let me just say. There are lots of fire Pokémon in Darkrai's dungeon. My MC? Is a grass Pokémon. Damn those 1 hit KOs.
- The broken TV is pretty much completely broken now. It's wigging out pretty much all the time.
- According to two of my lecturers, I did well in my related exams ! I guess that's pretty good news, since I'm not sure whether students will be getting their results or not because of union action :|a
- An artist can be incredibly pleased with a piece of art they did, but then often the artist will move on to their next piece of art, even if the viewers do not.
- The less than a week or so away from the internet felt really good. Now that I'm back, I'm sort of flailing and trying to catch up to everything. It also feels pretty good to be back, though the things I owe/need to do because of my sudden yanking away from the nets feels like a mountain I need to slay.
- I can't help but feel (at times) that I'm a bit of a disappointment because I don't act like a preconceived notion of what a girl should be like. I can't help but forgive, though, despite my dislike of feeling pressured into feeling like I should be this preconceived idea of a girl; there was a time that I was that girl, but if you timeskip to who I am now, associating my current self to my past self would be very difficult. And that's sort of what happened. It's like I'm being thought of as being on the girly girl train tracks, when in reality, I changed tracks long ago. Sadly, it's hard to make that forgiveness apparent; I tend to get irritated when I feel pressured, but at least I'm not as snappish as I used to be.
- The idea that you need to be 'doing something' (such as shopping or watching a movie) to enjoy a day out in some place you're unfamiliar with is really bizarre to me. For my birthday, I was down (or is it up? I forget) at Mandurah, where there isn't all that much to do except fish (we didn't bring any fishing gear), walk by the river, sit in the shade and watch other people walk by the river, watch the birds, or eat good (sea)food. I thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent there since I absolutely love watching animals and people, and there were plenty of both there. But not everyone agrees with me; there was 'nothing good' in Mandurah except for the food, and we could've spent that time shopping instead. Personally, I tend to dislike shopping unless it's 1) for games, 2) for books, or 3) hanging out with friends, which is less about the shopping and more about the company. And even then, for 3), there needs to be someone who isn't wishy-washy like I am, or else it turns into a very frustrating day.
- The concept of refusing gifts out of 'politeness' can get very frustrating for me. When someone takes you out for lunch, you don't try to pay the bill for them ! If they're taking you out and are offering to pay the bill, trying to pay for them is throwing their hospitality in their face! Related, refusing every. single. gift given isn't being polite; it's being extremely frustrating for the giver, even more so if they've specially gone out to buy/make the gift. I don't mind if it's just one refusal before being accepted (because idk it seems to be a Chinese culture thing) but any more than that sometimes makes me want to scream "JUST TAKE IT, GODDAMMIT!"
- Never be the driver if no one in the car knows exactly how to get to a place.
- Finished Pikmin for the first time and got the best ending. Difficult last boss was difficult, though. I feel completely horrible for losing so many Pikmin. Nearly half my total population.
- Finished Metroid Pinball (by finished, I mean unlocked everything, since you can't really 'finish' a pinball game. Though, you can finish the storyline, which is what I did when I unlocked everything).
- Getting worse at Brawl. I'm not sure what this really means. Still can't beat the boss rush on intense. Discovered I can only connect to Wi-Fi at home if I fork out 180 bucks. Not happening.
- WiiSports is... well, I would've preferred to have WiiPlay or Raving Rabbids or something. Still, watching parents play it is kind of amusing. Baseball in particular is hilari-bad. Even more so when my teammates are Miis of my OCs/RP characters/game characters. I haven't been able to make a single home run on it, though. Not even with Ness. Claus seems to take great joy in catching people out, and surprisingly, Trian is a very good shortstop. Maybe because he doesn't have floorhair as a Mii?
- Up to the Darkrai chapter of PMD2: Explorers of Sky. Haven't actually gotten up to fighting Darkrai because... let me just say. There are lots of fire Pokémon in Darkrai's dungeon. My MC? Is a grass Pokémon. Damn those 1 hit KOs.
- The broken TV is pretty much completely broken now. It's wigging out pretty much all the time.
- According to two of my lecturers, I did well in my related exams ! I guess that's pretty good news, since I'm not sure whether students will be getting their results or not because of union action :|a
- An artist can be incredibly pleased with a piece of art they did, but then often the artist will move on to their next piece of art, even if the viewers do not.
- The less than a week or so away from the internet felt really good. Now that I'm back, I'm sort of flailing and trying to catch up to everything. It also feels pretty good to be back, though the things I owe/need to do because of my sudden yanking away from the nets feels like a mountain I need to slay.
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*huuuuug*
Agreed with the gift refusal, but offering to pay when someone else takes you out for lunch is perfectly fine with me. I don't know why. My dad's side of the family has made a game out of it, the Bill Wars, where whoever snatches the bill away from the rest of the family and pays for the night wins. We're pathetic. ^^;
/patpat
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/touches
If it's a game, sure, if both sides (payer and payee) are playing. But I think the reason I got so annoyed is that the person going to pay for us was shoved out of the way. And two days later, we took them out for lunch. We paid, no fuss.
To me, paying for meals is a little like giving and receiving gifts; you give and you take. But for someone else to give to you, you actually need to take as well.