Stuff I did this weekend:
- Went for coffee with Bea
- Had breakfast with parents
- Went to the car show with my dad
- And the usual chores 'n things.

The car show was cool. Obviously you need to calibrate for Fort Mac, but there were still some very neat rides. And I'm glad I got to do something with my father - we don't normally hang out at all.

Talked with Bea about her being banned from Pride events. It's similar to what I expected - she accidentally made someone uncomfortable. Multiple people, apparently. ...and apparently including me? I remember the conversation that apparently caused it, and whoever overheard it wildly misinterpreted what went on. So, uh. There is that.

I don't think there's anything we can do at this point. But, anyway. I'm glad I was able to meet up with her at least.

Disappointed that I wasn't able to find the time/energy to work on any fic this weekend. Maybe next weekend.

I didn't have the energy to make my bed this morning. I feel like a slug.

I managed to score a ticket to see Sigur Rós in Edmonton later this year! They're going to be performing with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

This is super exciting. They're one of those bands that I've enjoyed for a long time, but never thought I would be able to see perform live. I remember seeing Takk in the store and buying it based on the album design, completely unaware of what their sound was like, and then getting my mind completely blown.

I've never actually been to Edmonton - like, I've gone around it plenty of times on the way to visit family down south, but we never stopped anywhere other than Costco. So, I'll probably take an extra day or two to go to the Royal Alberta Museum and the Art Gallery of Alberta. Maybe will also do some shopping and whatnot.

If anybody has suggestions of Fun Things To Do in Edmonton while I'm there, I'm open to ideas. I'll probably be taking the intercity bus to get there.

Ahhh I'm super excited for this concert. <3 <3 <3

So, after injuring myself at judo yesterday, I decided it would be best to go to the walk-in clinic to get it checked on.

The doc doesn't think x-rays are necessary. Basically if something happened where it would be necessary, I wouldn't have the range of motion that I do have. So, that's good.

He gave me a prescription for a topical cream, the same stuff that I had when I had that foot injury. I still have some of that stuff, so I'll finish it first.

I'm going to be out until the end of the month at the very least.

I'm kind of pissed because I was going to go to a kickboxing class this Sunday, and also a jujitsu class on the 29th. ...Maybe I'll be able to make it to the class on the 29th, I guess we'll see. But, uh. I will definitely have to take it easy.

Going to be hard to keep in conditioning though. There are some bodyweight exercises I can do, obviously - squats and so on. And I've been meaning to work on that, because I feel like I could do more/further in previous years compared to this one. But I wish the circumstances were different.

+ Went to the Pride opening ceremony. We thought it was going to be pouring, but it turned out all right, just a little chilly. There was a nice bunch of people there. I had hoped Bea would show up, but she didn't.

+ This year pride month is PACKED with a ton of things I want to do, but I don't think I'll be able to do all of them. That's disappointing, but it's okay. There is one thing I have to go to because I bought tickets (drag brunch), and then also the main festival toward the end of the month, but everything else is like... optional. So hopefully I won't burn myself out too much.

+ I bought one of those book box things. There's a Canada-based company that does them, and in addition to the quarterly subscriptions you can also buy one-offs. The box for June has a book by an author I've been meaning to read (Stephen Graham Jones, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter) so I figured I might as well give it a try. I've been curious about these things for a while; it's expensive, but it seems fun. Whether it will be worth the price is another question.

+ I had poutine for lunch. I think it might have been a bad idea.

+ Wrote a little bit. Feeling very so-so about the ficlet I'm working on. I feel like I don't really know what I want it to be like. But the only way to figure it out is to keep writing it. I think when I started it (months ago) I had a more solid idea about what I wanted, but that's all disappeared now.

Signed up for the 3k race. The upside of the 3k is that it is short; it will take time out of my day, but not that much. No biggie.

Have put it into my calendar so I won't forget.

+ Weekend wasn't very restful. Kind of disappointed in that.

+ Managed to get some work done on a fic, though. Not a lot, but it's something. Finished one scene, started another. I've decided to kind of let it go wherever it wants to go. It's for that Prussia/Romania fic I've been poking at for ages. The pairing is growing on me a lot - it's a weird kind of thing, because I don't like Prussia much as a character, but I do think this pairing is interesting, and it's easy for me to see why Ro would like him... maybe Prussia will grow on me. Like mould.

+ I feel like part of the reason I've been having trouble writing, aside from lack of time, is that I'm not excited about anything I'm working on. Like, I write, but I'm just going through the motions. I did kind of have fun working on this thing today, though. I found myself thinking, "Why don't I put this little thing in? I could do it. Sure, why not". So then I put the thing in. The writing isn't amazing, but the scene is cute.

+ Went for a long walk today. Very tired now.

+ It's very hot out.

+ Looked through the personal trainer suggestions that were recommended to me. Not all of them suit me, but one of them seems like a good match. I'm going to contact her. But first I'm going to put together my list of priorities (which I've been meaning to do but keep having trouble finding time for). I think it will be easier to send an email requesting more info if I first have a concrete idea of what I want.

+ Pride month starts next Sunday. I'm looking forward to it.

I was Today Years Old when I realized that the reason typical eyeshadow techniques don't work for me is because I have hooded eyes.

Like, I was aware that I couldn't do them, but I thought maybe I was just doing it wrong. Nope. My eye shape is different from the shapes typically shown for tutorials, and that's why I seem to have so much less room to work with, and why my eyeshadow is less visible and it creases/smudges like a motherfucker if I don't use a quality primer.

I developed some techniques with practice that work pretty well for me, but it's nice to know that I can now look for specific techniques for my eye type if I want to try out something new or more complicated, now that I know the keywords to search for.

I just wish it hadn't taken me so long to realize this. ...Would have come in handy during my goth stage.

Wanted Japanese food for lunch. Felt like a cheapass, though.

AND THUS

I cooked some soba noodle soup myself.

Upside: Saved myself twenty+ bucks.

Downside: Now I need to clean up the kitchen. :(

Upside: It was delicious and I made enough for leftovers!

Downside: ...Do I have enough room in the freezer for this?

Upside: I feel very responsible.

Downside: I really don't want to clean the kitchen. :(

La la la such is life.