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Dec. 2nd, 2020 01:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
girlofpreyIt's December already and I can't post in daylight, so here's my post now.
It's December already. That's fine, but I keep forgetting/trying not to think about the fact all Christmas shopping has to be done online this year, and all deliveries are delayed and messed up because of the pandemic, so I really need to get on with my online Christmas shopping and I haven't. To be fair, I also want to buy things for me to enjoy for Christmas, and things I need, and it adds up to an amount of money I'm nervous about spending when I don't have a job and um...jobs may not be forthcoming in the near future of the economy. But I did end up with about £2,500 after my last two paycheques and redundancy payments, as well as savings in an ISA, so I know that as long as I don't buy everyone Cartier diamonds for Christmas I will probably be fine. And should just buy things so that they arrive, and in good time to quarantine them. I have already ordered a winter coat, winter boots, presents for the cat and dog and part of my parents' presents. Just need to do the rest.
It is weird knowing we almost certainly won't see the kids this Christmas. Last year was weird, but my dad and I did drive down to see my MN (mum was working), and my YN and ON lived close enough to visit (along with my sister) on Boxing Day. This year, with the restrictions and mum and dad's vulnerable age group, none of that will be happening. In a way, given all the drama, that is quite freeing, but also a bit...empty. But we will call them at least. And I am going to get and send stuff over for them. It's just going to be weird.
So, the brother became a bit of a wanker, went a bit mad, then got kidnapped. Sort of? He thinks he might be descended from gods, and therefore be part god, and then someone else who thinks he might be part god too wanted him as a hostage and he agreed with that, because he'd seen his death in a vision and it wasn't to be killed by them so he just agreed to go along with that. I can only imagine my main character (who is FAITHLESS, and doesn't understand his WONDERFUL DESTINY) flailing. I think she still loves him though. Headcanoning secret childhood unrequited love into the whole thing means I'm imagining some very dramatic scenes and conversations though, and then those just don't happen and the main character doesn't get that bothered and it's jarring. The main person who's telling Brother he's probably a god and was acting like a massive dick is now trying to help us get him back, and I was prepared to hate him forever and maybe punch him, and then my main character was just like "let's drink".
Early on in the game the main character had a vision, and a Viking seer told her it meant she was going to betray her brother, so I'm concerned it's all going to end in tragedy. Brother is apparently having visions too, and I think they might be immortal enemies reborn as people who accidentally ended up as adoptive siblings. It will only make the angst better though.
Arranged Wife also wants to do the main character now. Which is awkward.
I chose to play as a purely female character, and all anyone wants to talk about is her father. Because only men matter.
I have also been enjoying the current series of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, which is mostly just a set of people who are nice really getting on and enjoying each other. But then the British public soured that by getting rid of almost all the women, and keeping almost all the men. I love Giovanna and hope she wins, but it's a bit sad that she's going to have to have a man in the room to pump the water for her whenever she takes a shower now. And then Shane Ritchie will probably win or something.
I give you the gift of animal bloopers from American news. Having pets is wild. My favourite is 1:22 because I'm a child. And then after everything, 13:30.
It's December already. That's fine, but I keep forgetting/trying not to think about the fact all Christmas shopping has to be done online this year, and all deliveries are delayed and messed up because of the pandemic, so I really need to get on with my online Christmas shopping and I haven't. To be fair, I also want to buy things for me to enjoy for Christmas, and things I need, and it adds up to an amount of money I'm nervous about spending when I don't have a job and um...jobs may not be forthcoming in the near future of the economy. But I did end up with about £2,500 after my last two paycheques and redundancy payments, as well as savings in an ISA, so I know that as long as I don't buy everyone Cartier diamonds for Christmas I will probably be fine. And should just buy things so that they arrive, and in good time to quarantine them. I have already ordered a winter coat, winter boots, presents for the cat and dog and part of my parents' presents. Just need to do the rest.
It is weird knowing we almost certainly won't see the kids this Christmas. Last year was weird, but my dad and I did drive down to see my MN (mum was working), and my YN and ON lived close enough to visit (along with my sister) on Boxing Day. This year, with the restrictions and mum and dad's vulnerable age group, none of that will be happening. In a way, given all the drama, that is quite freeing, but also a bit...empty. But we will call them at least. And I am going to get and send stuff over for them. It's just going to be weird.
So, the brother became a bit of a wanker, went a bit mad, then got kidnapped. Sort of? He thinks he might be descended from gods, and therefore be part god, and then someone else who thinks he might be part god too wanted him as a hostage and he agreed with that, because he'd seen his death in a vision and it wasn't to be killed by them so he just agreed to go along with that. I can only imagine my main character (who is FAITHLESS, and doesn't understand his WONDERFUL DESTINY) flailing. I think she still loves him though. Headcanoning secret childhood unrequited love into the whole thing means I'm imagining some very dramatic scenes and conversations though, and then those just don't happen and the main character doesn't get that bothered and it's jarring. The main person who's telling Brother he's probably a god and was acting like a massive dick is now trying to help us get him back, and I was prepared to hate him forever and maybe punch him, and then my main character was just like "let's drink".
Early on in the game the main character had a vision, and a Viking seer told her it meant she was going to betray her brother, so I'm concerned it's all going to end in tragedy. Brother is apparently having visions too, and I think they might be immortal enemies reborn as people who accidentally ended up as adoptive siblings. It will only make the angst better though.
Arranged Wife also wants to do the main character now. Which is awkward.
I chose to play as a purely female character, and all anyone wants to talk about is her father. Because only men matter.
I have also been enjoying the current series of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, which is mostly just a set of people who are nice really getting on and enjoying each other. But then the British public soured that by getting rid of almost all the women, and keeping almost all the men. I love Giovanna and hope she wins, but it's a bit sad that she's going to have to have a man in the room to pump the water for her whenever she takes a shower now. And then Shane Ritchie will probably win or something.
I give you the gift of animal bloopers from American news. Having pets is wild. My favourite is 1:22 because I'm a child. And then after everything, 13:30.
