The death of my eyebrow piercing, the joys of Okami HD, and more.
It's been a while since I posted a little life update, and I figured now was a good time. For a while I was aiming to make my blog less personal and more... "fit for the public eye", so to speak. Let's just say I wanted to make some money. My capitalist side was really overcoming me.
I read somewhere that the best blogs focus on only one subject. They are "niche", so-to-speak. Well, lemme tell you, I have too many interests to just choose one "niche". I tried, but nah. I wanna write about books. I wanna write about psychology. I wanna write about the beauty of the song "Human Sadness". And I also just wanna write about myself. So here we are.
Plus, now I've humbled myself, and realized that at the moment, I only have, like, three or four consistent readers (apart from the hundreds of people who attend my blog every day just to read my only popular article, "Understanding Moral Perfectionism".) So in that case, I'm like, lemme make this blog as personal as I want.
It is my blog, after all.
So here's my little life update, showcasing all the really great events that happened over the last few months.
My eyebrow piercing rejected and fell out of my face.
My beautiful eyebrow piercing, which I got in July (and soon became a key part of my identity), decided - after months of slowly being pushed out of my face through the process of rejection - to finally fall out.
This happened on January 1st. When it happened, it felt like a movie scene. I thought it was symbolism. Is this a coming-of-age? My piercing finally falls out? Maybe it is a sign that I have matured or grown in someway.
At the same time, I was deeply sad. Seeing that piece of metal that had once hugged my skull lying lifeless on my desktop... I went through the five stages of grief.
And then I almost instantly created an appointment to get my other eyebrow pierced (which was then cancelled, because someone at the piercing studio I was going to got covid).
Will I rebook my appointment to get my other eyebrow pierced? It's hard to say. According to the internet, most eyebrow piercings are impermanent, and will eventually migrate to the surface of the skin.
Mine happened to become rejected so quickly, so it's hard to think whether getting the other one pierced is worth it (the money, plus the time of cleaning it and taking care of it).
All my university classes are online (for now).
Yuhp, once again, my university classes are online - but this time, it is "temporary"!
I am almost done my second year, meaning I am essentially halfway through my degree and have not once been in person yet.
I'm not entirely complaining, cuz the reclusive grinch in me enjoys hiding in my house not having to be in a classroom.
This semester two-thirds of my courses are about crime. Yes. I am taking both Criminal Justice AND Crime & Deviance!
So expect me to be an expert on crime very soon.
I had covid for a solid two weeks.
I was not doing so hot. I thought the Omicron variant was just super duper bad cuz I was struggling for a long while.
But then it turned out I had a sinus infection ON TOP of covid and that was why it felt like every one of my teeth had a cavity, and my eyes were gonna pop out of my skull (on top of being in a state of feeling like the sun had descended and landed on top of my head).
Now, you will be pleased to know, I have recovered (after also discovering I am allergic to penicillin, thanks to the powers of my antibiotics).
I became addicted to playing Okami HD.
My brother is epic at recommending video games. He was the one who told me to get Stardew Valley, which quickly became my most played game on my Switch (and one of my favourite games of all time).
He ALSO was the one who told me to get Immortals Fenyx Rising, another game that I spent way too long playing.
But for Christmas, he bought me Okami HD after noticing the great reviews and the comparison to Zelda (which is, of course, my favourite video game series ever).
And let me tell you, it IS just like Zelda, and it might just be even better.
Okami HD is a Japanese videogame that is epic, entertaining, and highly original. It is also extremely addictive. While recovering from covid, it was all I played.
I have yet to finish it, but I am at the last storyline (of three different subplots). I am trying to savour it and save it for a time of greater need.
I decided to not go too hard on my New Year's Resolutions.
Last year I essentially failed all my New Year's Resolutions. So this year my resolution was "not to be such a try-hard when it comes to resolutions".
Yuhp. My resolutions are as follows:
Exist.
Maybe write down a dream or two.
Get some more tats.
And that's basically it. So wish me luck.
Anyways, that's about all I can really say about my life currently.
I am trying to post more frequently on this blog, and right now I am in a state of motivation. But be warned, I will probably end up taking a ten-month hiatus at some point, which I'm sure my tens of millions of readers will cry and scream about.
But right now, I can't stop writing, which is good.
Anyways that's my life update.
Stay safe.
-Sophie
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