[Oct 2024] October Recap

 

Hi angels, hope you're having a great week so far. I'm sure I've mentioned this before but fall is usually the busiest time for me with work because that's when Call of Duty releases. This was one of my toughest years tbh and I was still struggling a lot with my grief. I tried really hard to put on a brave face and thug it out, but I ended up needing to go to grief counselling because of how hard the anniversary of my dad's passing was hitting me.

I think I've always used my appearance as an outlet for these kinds of feelings since I was old enough to whether it was piercings, tattoos or dying my hair. This time around all my maintenance appointments all lined up at once so I got my nails and hair done around the same time, which helped me cope a lot tbh (｡ᵕ ◞ _◟)

I got this fruit themed nail set instead of going for a Halloween theme. I felt like I needed a little whimsy and uplifting instead of something spooky or gloomy.

I wasn't feeling very inspired or creative with my hair but I was tired of blonde so I kind of settled on this pink and blonde split dye. I thought it was cute at first but I ended up really disliking it once it faded because it just didn't feel like "me". Also I feel like pink hair reminds me too much of my rancid ex best friend so I desperately wanted this off my head after like 2 weeks.

Despite all that I made it to launch day and was happy to add another cool project to my resume. We launched Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and the office was decorated with lots of cool branding though I can't show a lot of the in-office stuff for privacy and legal reasons. 

We also got a bunch of custom treats to celebrate. I'm always impressed by the local cake making talent because what do you mean someone made a bunch of fondant bullets and stuck it on a cake for us ∘ ∘ ∘ ( °ヮ° ) ?

Unfortunately I was so mentally and emotionally exhausted at this point I didn't even really celebrate this achievement at all. I want to say that it got better soon but 2025 was also really hard for me work-wise. Honestly things didn't really get better for me until I got my promotion this year and tbh I still feel very drained but I'm optimistic that things are getting better for me with each passing day so I just need to keep my head up (ᵕ • ᴗ •)

That's all for this post! Sorry it wasn't the most cheerful but I promise the next post will be a lot more exciting. Chat to you again soon! ♡

[Oct 2024] Gyaru GRWM Video ‧｡⋆

 

Hi angels, how are you? I was just thinking about how much fun I had making videos a few years ago so I feel like it's weirdly fitting to be making this post now. I ended up getting really burnt out with work and life so I think this was one of the last things I filmed and posted. I'm in a much better place now and I really want to explore more vlog/video projects so if there's anything you'd like to see from me please let me know in the comments!!

I was inspired to film myself getting ready because I wanted to make a video with some fun editing/transitions. I really enjoyed making this but it's funny looking back at this now because I don't do my makeup like this at all anymore LMAO. It's ok it's nice to see my progress I guess (ㅅ´ ˘ `)

You can check this out on youtube or instagram ⋆⭒˚.⋆

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Idk if people even like tutorials or get ready with me videos anymore?? I feel like a lot of the stuff I see online these days are just crazy before/after makeup transformations with some insane transition editing. 

I'd totally be down to try but I don't think I have the patience to be living in key frame hell during my 5-9 (╥ ᴗ ╥) 

Anyways I hope you enjoyed this and I'll see you in the next post!! ( ⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝)

[Sept 2024] 10 Year Anniversary ♡

Hi angels! Hope you're doing well. It feels funny to be writing this post because I just celebrated my 12 year anniversary last week but I guess that's what happens when you have a permanent 2 year backlog hahaha (ᵕ ´ᗜ`)

After coming back from New York I was already immediately missing Reina and Vix. I was trying not to be to glum about it but Kevin was sweet and took me to the mall to cheer me up. He bought me a lil guy for my bag and some treats which really lifted my mood. We picked out this Mickey because it reminded me of Kevin and I couldn't help but laugh at his little expression every time I looked at him lol (•ᴗ•,, )

Later we met up with some friends for dinner. We went to this new (at the time) katsu specialty restaurant where they give you unlimited rice, salad and soup refills. We took some silly photos first of course (¬ᴗ ´¬ )

I thought it was insane that you could even get refills on anything here because the portions were gigantic already. We all left completely stuffed and probably could've just saved on gas money by rolling home ꉂ (´∀｀)

I ordered the katsu with radish and ponzu. It was absolutely decadent.

I didn't like any of the selfies I took that night but my makeup that day was on point af. I think to this day, this is still one of my all time favourite eye looks I've ever done. Maybe I'll make a tier list or ranking post next so I can share them all with you (╭ರ_•́)

On our anniversary day Kevin told me he had a very special and fancy dinner planned so we kept the day pretty lowkey. I made us lunch which was baked mackerel, rolled omelette, miso soup, and rice with some kimchi. I tried to take an aesthetic photo but after I snapped it I realized my table decor was seriously lacking!! \(”˚☐˚)/

I've since gotten rid of these placements and got some cute ones instead. I'll show you next time (ㅅ´ ˘ `)

To make this milestone anniversary extra special, Kevin had made us a reservation at Okeya Kyujiro. It's a theatrical omakase restaurant that opened in Vancouver in 2022 but because it's reservation only with very limited seats every night, we just never really found a reason to check it out before this. 

The seating is quite intimate and we were so fortunate to have gotten the seat directly facing the chef.

picture from google

our view ( • ̀ω•́ )✧

It was a really involved experience with a lot of different courses. For each one there was a theatrical element/performance to it and the chef would explain the ingredients and preparation to us. Funny enough I think every other party seated with us that night was also either celebrating a birthday or anniversary so the overall vibe the whole night was incredibly positive and heartwarming!!

Every dish we got was so beautiful I felt so bad eating it but the flavors made me feel a bit less guilty about ruining these tiny works of art (˵ • ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧ I've never had anything like this before so this was truly one of the most fun and memorable dining experiences I've ever had.

I don't think I have photos of each course because there were literally like 25 of them but I think you get the idea ദ്ദി◝ ⩊ ◜.ᐟ

I was so touched that they had prepared a special dessert for us and the chef offered to take our picture where we both look stupidly polite for some reason ( •᷄ᴗ•́)

Overall it was a wonderful dinner and anniversary. At this point I had just put an incredibly difficult year behind me so I was (and still am) very grateful to have such a loving and caring partner by my side through it all. I feel very blessed to be this loved ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡

Thank you for reading! See you next time ˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖