What Are You Happy About Today?

New tillandsia plants have been delivered and added to my collection! They make me unseasonably happy. 🥰

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This giant form is pretty big! About 25 cm or 10 inches. Covered in trichomes which is why it looks so fuzzy and silvery. I love the way it looks.
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By comparison, this one is the size of my thumb nail! Tiny and cute. Also very pretty with a generous amount of trichomes on its teeny weeny leaves. It's mounted on cork bark.

Also, last month, I posted about my xerographica starting to spike. Here's an update on it.
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That's a month's worth of spiking. It'll flower when it's done spiking but that will take a while yet. I'm just excited to watch the inflorescence grow.
 
Yesterday my Lego McLaren arrived in the mail, and it took me 4 hours to build it. It was so much fun that I ordered the next Lego car today. :D Some people tell me it is weird for a girl to display model cars on her shelves, but I don’t think so. I also bought a Playmobil VW Beetle and VW Bulli (I forgot what it’s called in English) last Friday.
 
I'm still recovering from my cold, but I did want to pop back in to talk about something I'm happy about from late last night: we successfully captured and released the mouse that was living underneath our kitchen sink!! My mom and I went out on a late night drive to release him in a nice forest-y area far away from home, so he can live his best mouse-y life out there. It was nice to get out for a bit and get some fresh air, and the mouse was really cute too. ;v; Not sure what on Earth he was thinking when he tried to move in here though, we have two(!!) cats.
 
I was downstairs eating brunch, and I had some turkey lunch meat out. Lulu looked up at me and meowed with glints in her eyes. I couldn't resist, so I gave her a good amount of turkey to eat. She may regurgitate it later due to her diabetes, but I couldn't stand watching her suffer for longer. You can already feel her spine by touching the fur on her back. I want her to be the happiest kitty before she passes. 🥺
 
Wasn't online yesterday so going to cover both:
  • It was my birthday yesterday. My new colleagues made a fuss, my girlfriend unexpectedly managed to make time to come get coffee with me between work and other commitments, and then I got to enjoy cake and prosecco at my folks in the evening. 🥂
    • So, fun way to learn that my girlfriend is into crafts: she handmade me earrings and a gay pride keyring in addition to gifting me a bottle of red wine and chocolate. She included a note explaining the reason why she chose the beads she did in the crafts and it was very sweet. 🖤
  • I had a busy day today, but I still managed to take an hour of downtime to platinum a game that I've been wanting to clear off my backlog. Although I now might need to stay up a bit later to get some other work done that I really should have done first! Eh, worth it.
 
- Finished a card for someone's birthday on Saturday. Was stressing about the drawings, but it turned out OK!

- Went thrifting for a sundress

- Made the discovery that hummus on toast with an egg is delicious

- Heard about some new potential movie picks for movie night

- My friends have started to plan a 'potato party' for May 29 (everyone brings a dish where potatoes are the star). I love potatoes so I'm looking forward to it!
 
Today I'm happy because:

- After a busy day yesterday, I'm back in vacation mode today.
- I slept really well last night and got to sleep in this morning.
- I didn't have to work today and I don't have to work tomorrow.
- The weather was really nice again today, sunny and warm but with a gentle breeze blowing.
- I saw the calico cat in my neighbor's yard while walking my dog. It just sat there staring at us while I tried to talk to it. It was not amused.
- The Mexican pizza is back at Taco Bell and I got one for dinner tonight.
- My dog was sweet and relatively good today.
 
A happy day for me today. Yay! :D
  • I had a decent amount of sleep last night.
  • Feel free to skip this point. After dropping off my mother at work and heading home, I likely saw a 2001 Subaru Impreza WRX STI! Some people refer to it as the 'bugeye' because of its headlights.
  • I, my sister, and my mother went somewhere to buy some Jamaican beef patties! I haven't eaten them in a looooong time, so I was pretty much savouring them. We also had some fries from Mcdonald's and just ate in the car at a parking lot while listening to relaxing Gran Turismo soundtracks lol. I was just really having a great time eating with my mother and sister and living in the moment. 😊
  • I did a drawing today that I started last night and made lots of progress. In fact, I finished it with all the lines, colouring, and shading! I really loved how it turned out. 🥺
 
I went to my cousin's graduation today! It was super boring to sit through everyone walking out, but I'm glad she finally got out of there lol. I have to go to another graduation Monday for a few of my close friends. I'm very excited for all of them and I hope they can survive the cruel real world. 😅 🖤
 
⟡ I was slightly disappointed to see that Taco Bell no longer has the steak white hot ranch fries, but my mood was uplifted after seeing that the mexican pizza has returned.
⟡ I am going to a convention in Vegas that I don’t know too much about, but I’m going to be cosplaying there and I’m a bit excited about it. The last time I did any type of dressing up was my senior year of high school. The seniors got to dress up on Halloween and I was Ash Ketchum. My character is a surprise for now, but I will post a picture whenever I try the cosplay on.
⟡ I had a pretty decent day off today. I slept in a bit and got the chance to talk to my favorite person, in person. I also have another day off tomorrow.
 
Croconaw said:
⟡ I am going to a convention in Vegas that I don’t know too much about, but I’m going to be cosplaying there and I’m a bit excited about it. The last time I did any type of dressing up was my senior year of high school. The seniors got to dress up on Halloween and I was Ash Ketchum. My character is a surprise for now, but I will post a picture whenever I try the cosplay on.
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Looking forward to seeing it!

❀The folding chair for my veranda has been amazing! Even though my neighborhood gets noisy I have a lot of privacy from where I sit. I just keep the chair there and when I feel stressed I can go and sit outdoors. It's really been helping my mood. I think there's a certain way to sit in it for it to be comfortable so it feels better now.
❀Got my 3rd vaccine yesterday. I had some minor side effects today which I didn't have before (slight fever, feeling light headed) but then I remembered last time they gave me some pills in case I got a fever and after taking those I felt normal. I heard about how to get the "vaccine passport" through an app and restrictions are getting less strict so I feel less anxious about getting back into the country this summer after visiting family.
❀My mood was really bad because of work Mon-Wed which carried on throughout the whole day so I was feeling pessimistic but since yesterday I've been feeling a lot better and now I can enjoy the weekend stress free.
 
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