Spring break! Books and Owl City

 Hi everyone!!

I officially started spring break yesterday, but it doesn’t feel like a spring break…. Just because I’ll be so focused studying for my two exams after spring break. 🥲 How can it be a break like this??!!!???? Anyway… 

I haven’t been doing very well, but on the positive side of things, I got to spend time with my best friend this weekend. It’s always a pleasure hanging out with her!! I have been trying to find the little joys in life, and one of them has been reading. I really have been enjoying Frances Hodgson Burnett’s books. I specifically have been reading The Secret Garden and A Little Princess, but I hope to read more of her books in the future! I can only best describe her writing style as “magical”; I think that’s the perfect word to describe it. 

Books have always been a source of escapism for me, but so has music! I’ve been loving Owl City’s album “Ocean Eyes.” An amazing musician who is criminally underrated!! Please give him a listen when you get the chance! My favorite song from that album is actually the starting track, “Cave In.” It’s a wonderfully charming little song with a big theme on breaking free to a brand new place without looking back. The production of Ocean Eyes is a lot more sophisticated than Of June, Adam Young’s first album under the name “Owl City” (he previously released music under a different name, AKA Sky Sailings.) I still love Of June, it was the first Owl City album I fully listened to, and the track Hello Seattle will always have a big place in my heart. Owl City music is also “magical” to me in a way, because it’s so imaginative. Listening to an Owl City song feels like I’m daydreaming, drifting off to a new situation and place in my mind…

I’ve been really enjoying these two things lately, and I’ve been trying to fill my spring break with as much joy as possible, even though I still have to work and study. Those two things are difficult, but I’m immensely privileged to even work right now and go to college, so I always remember that what I might complain about now is someone else’s dream. As for dreams, I struggle for them all of the time, but I know that in the end, my hard work will be all worth it, and I’ll look back on my younger self with pride. It’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel sometimes, but there are ways that we can make the journey more tolerable.

See you next time, look forward to my next post!!!! xxxx

PIC 📷: Gyaru makeup attempt number ??

Hiii

I’m really happy with how this make (from a couple weeks ago) turned out and wanted to share ^_^ I think I’ve found a way to make a droop that complements my face shape. Next time, I’m going to make the blush a bit more visible and make my eyebrows lighter using more concealer. In the meantime, I’m really excited to continue improving!!

School is in sesion!! +what i've been up to

 Hello there, it's been a while!!

Next week will mark my 3rd week at school, and honestly, it's been a bit hectic (T_T) ...hence why i haven't been able to post any cool pics yet.. it's since I don't really have much time to myself!!! I'm in an anatomy lecture+lab class, and the workload is definitely intense. I'm used to it, though, bc I've had experience with other tough classes, but boy is this one tough!! Every lab period (2x a week), we have 3-4 pages worth of bones to label, memorize, and study for (we usually have a quiz the next class meeting). And that's just lab, I haven't even mentioned what I have to do for the actual lecture yet !! And of course, this isn't the only class I'm taking, so the workload has just been a lot to manage!! BUT I am really looking forward to Valentine's Day this weekend!! Woohoo for it being on a Saturday!! So excited about that. 

In the meantime though, i've been really enjoying journaling (I think it's more like scrapbooking??) , it adds a lot of joy and structure to my life!! I always felt like journaling wasn't really my thing, but i stand corrected!! It's nice being able to get out all of my thoughts on a page, and i really enjoy writing so its very therapeutic and a nice short thing to look forward to on the days i choose to do it :)) I've also really been enjoying listening to new music, challenging myself to sing new songs out of my range and style, and dancing!! At some point, i'd like to join a dance club/class!! :)) i'm a total beginner but i think it'd be super fun, and over quarantine i danced to way too many kpop dances..... LOL

Anyway,that's what i've been up to lately!! As of now, i'm frantically catching up on some HW and studying I wasn't able to get to yesterday ( I drank a super strong coffee without knowing how strong it was, and it messed me UP) , but i thought about blogging again since i've really been missing it!!! Hopefully i'll be able to post some nice pictures for V-day!! See you all soon!!!!:))))<333

Playville Tour!!!:))

A mobile game most dear to my heart, LINE PLAY, shut down in May of 2024. Ever since then, I haven’t been able to find a game that even comes close to it T_T and I never expect to, because LP was truly one of a kind!!! But last year, I was really into a game named Playville. It has a pixel art style with so many intricate fashion and decor items which really drew me in. The artistry should really be applauded!! In the game, you dress up your avatar using items you get from gachas or specific quests. You get home decor items by crafting, mining, and gachas.

Anyway though, here is a tour of my courtyard!! In this game, you have both a house and a courtyard, but my courtyard is a lot more elaborate looking than my house… 

^^^^^ Here is a photo of my front porch. I was really inspired by people who, very early on the game, would remove the fences around their farm to use in front of their house as an imitation front porch. I put my bouquet-making table here, lots of plants, and a small table and chair to sit and enjoy a snack at. I lined the edges with some flowers.

^^^^^ Here is where the main functions of the courtyard happen: harvesting crops and receiving goods from your animals.

^^^^^ And here is… my favorite part of my courtyard!! It’s a tea party gathering area! I made macarons (an item with a very complicated recipe) and tiramisu just for this area. :P I put my wish fountain here (players can wish on each other’s fountain for friendship points), books (of course) and a couple of swing sets. I lined it with bushes and fancier white fences to make it feel like a hidden and special area.

Would you like to be a part of the tea party? :P You can check out my avatar on Playville (I’m not active anymore though, I’m sorry in advance!) by searching up the name “Queenie.” Each username comes with a hashtag and number afterwards. I am Queenie#019 ! Thanks for coming to my tour :))))

See you next time <3333 

My first celebrity encounter

 So this is a really funny story i think i've only ever told one person about, and a certain song is trending this month and so i thought i'd just bring this story up again :P 

A long time ago I tweeted about how two songs sounded like "sisters," as in they had the same vibes, similar production style and vocal effects, but were still unique in their own ways!! Then, just a few hours afterwards, I received a reply to my tweet that said "It's my fault . . . I'm the sisters." 

I was a little bit confused so I responded, "I'm not quite following but I'm listening." BUT THEN I googled his name, and IT'S ONE OF THE GUYS WHO PRODUCED "LIKE A G6"....... I WAS SHOCKED!!!!! 

After I realized, I told him I probably replayed one of his songs 200 times and thanked him for his amazing work. But it was so hilarious and completely unexpected!!! :P I just thought this was a very cute and nice moment in my life to be able to interact with him briefly. He responded with two hearts after I replied to him. So nice to be able to talk to cool producers!!!! T_T What he meant by his response was that he produced both the songs I was talking about! Having a signature production style that allows people to recognize you from songs is serious talent!!

P.S. In case you were wondering, the two "sister" songs are 3 Strikes by Terror Jr and Gold by Kiiara

If you ever listen to these songs, comment and let me know... do you agree that they sound like sisters??!

See you next time <3333

*gif by pearlieprincess on Tumblr

I'm going to join a book club!!!!

I'm so excited, i'm going to join a digital book club!!!!! I've really wanted to get into reading again, but as someone who's chronically ill and has a pretty busy life (full time college + part time job), i didn't think that joining an in-person book club was possible for me :( maybe in the future though!!! However i absolutely leaped in joy when i was exploring Bentewee, this one online private server game i'll talk about sometime soon, and i found a user named Maple's blog!! I checked it out and she was running this awesome digital book club!! I can't wait to join, i'm gonna send an email to join tomorrow!! I absolutely can't wait to begin reading again and checking out books from the library again!!! :D

The book club's name is BookBug if you want to check it out!! The page is https://bookbug.neocities.org !! Check out their "about me" section to read up on the requirements of joining the blog. Also, i will include a link to my BookBug Blog on the right-hand side of my blog if you want to check that out and read some of my musings :P

See you next time <3333

Will I make a neocities??! (+ cleaning out my closet)

 The short answer is: YES, just not now!!

Tbhh it's because I was way too excited to start blogging right NOW that (as someone who has 0 experience in code and is currently burnt out from 4 months of science hell (it was a pretty fun and interesting semester, just the most stressed I've been in a long time)), i'm not equipped right now to make a full on website yet. But that doesn't mean i'm not willing to learn and make one eventually!! It could be a fun summer project maybe! :) But for now, i'm really happy with my Blogspot and i'm excited to post more on here!! 

I think that you have lots more freedom with neocities. With blogspot, you can edit the html if you want to, but i don't know if there's any restrictions with that. You have a lot more freedom with Neocities given you're essentially making your entire website from scratch. Also, i feel like not a lot of people use blogspot/blogger nowadays, while Neocities is a lot more active. At least that's the impression I get. However, that's also why I chose Blogspot specifically to start out. I'm not used to posting anything of myself publicly (I've never posted a photo of myself on Instagram even though i've had the app since 2019!!) so I just want to start small so that I'm not overwhelmed. I like the fact that Blogspot feels a little bit more private hehe...

Organizing my closet...

I've been having this burning urge to declutter my closet but also my entire room. Today my mom reorganized part of her closet and we ended up finding a lot of things we didn't need. I have a huge bag right now of clothes to donate!! There are some other things that we are deciding to sell, though, because our family could use the extra income. I've organized quite a few things from the tops section of my closet (because I share my closet with someone else, it's is too tiny to hold space for both tops and bottoms, so I keep my tops hanged and my bottoms in a dresser). I just really like the idea of only having the things I need. I need to look through my dresser eventually!! I love decluterring because it's such a win-win on so many levels: you get rid of stuff you don't need, but you also find such cute nostalgic things you've lost along the years!! Will forever love decluttering!!!

If I find anything cute, I'll for sure have to show you guys :))) 

See you next time <3333