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[halfcactus]

thefridayfive 25.09.05
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1. When did you "lose your innocence"?
The first time I got into an internet fight as a teenager, the clique of white American girls I was fighting with devolved into wildly racist remarks and threats. I was too unaware of the world to be hurt by this behavior, but it was certainly eye-opening for someone who didn't even know that racial stereotypes existed. I guess it's true that you never forget your first. XD

2. Would you say you have an accent?
Yes, and there isn't any single language where I pass for native. Schoolmates have pointed out oddities in my Tagalog pronunciation; parents have laughed at how I pronounce some Cebuano words (I think I don't pronounce vowels hard enough?); superborb has ID'd my English as having a Filipino accent. This kind of thing used to bother me when I was younger because I have social anxiety and identity issues and people IRL are so weird about accents and languages... but now that I have a stronger sense of self, I've realized that... people are just stupid lol.

3. Do you hope to be married (married again if divorced)?
Every time I see my married/soon-to-be-married friends with their SOs, I think, awww, I might want they have. Marriage is conceptually hard for me to see myself in, though, especially since divorce is illegal where I am. I just want someone to take care of me haha.

4. If you could take one technology to a desert island (the obvious satellite phone excluded), what would it be?
My first thought was some kind of water filtration system and then I realized I am too dumb, lazy, and un-resilient for survival to be worth it.

5. What is the last activity you bought a ticket for?
A staged concert for Les Miserables in 2026. I'm not actually that hyped about it since I've already seen a full production and also ~outgrown~ my love for Les Mis (and all formative fandoms), but I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy it when I'm there. The last FINISHED activity was a bus ride a couple days ago for an errand. And a few days before that, another musical.

This week:

Boosting geraineon's post on how to support Indonesia through Grab.

Trying to do Yoga With Kassandra's latest 30-day challenge which is 10–15 mins of yoga and pilates. On one hand, it takes away any exercise-related decision-making. On the other, I'm NOT enjoying it. As a very un-fit person whose activity is mostly mobility work, I'm suffering lol. But I have an accountability buddy so I haven't fallen off. Yet.

Picked up I Am Setsuna again since I got a notification that Nine Sols is 40% off which reminded me that I have a Switch. It's been four months since I held my Switch so I have completely forgotten what I'm supposed to do and where anything else is, but thankfully the game is super linear and the world relatively small. I'm at the point where I have 15 Orichalcum and I am experiencing decision paralysis on what to spend them on (as if it matters with the casual way I game!). And I think I'm on my way to the last leg of the main story? But I'm worried there won't be any more item/spritnite shops from hereon out so I've just been procrastinating. XD Favorite combos for revisiting previous dungeons are Blowbeat (Endir / Nidr - physical attack VS all enemies with a chance of afflicting Stun/Paralysis) and Astral Bloom (Aeterna / Julienne - AOE damage with all elemental attributes)... There's also one with Endir, Nidr, and Kir that targets all enemies but I forgot what it's called.

Comments

[geraineon]

Thanks for the signal boost!

"It's been four months since I held my Switch so I have completely forgotten what I'm supposed to do and where anything else is" <-- MOOD

I've abandoned so many games because of that. Can't remember game objectives, can't remember controls, etc. Good that you can pick up and continue!

[halfcactus]

The worst is when you stop in the middle of the dungeon. 😂 I did that with Eiyuden and immediately DNF'd it when I loaded my save. 😂

But yeah, I Am Setsuna is thankfully veryyyyyyy linear AND the dungeons are relatively short! But I'm realizing that as nostalgic I am for ye old JRPG games, I'm no longer built for them. :(

[nnozomi]

there isn't any single language where I pass for native. Schoolmates have pointed out oddities in my Tagalog pronunciation; parents have laughed at how I pronounce some Cebuano words (I think I don't pronounce vowels hard enough?); superborb has ID'd my English as having a Filipino accent.
I've had some students like this, mostly kids who have spent their childhood in multiple countries so they don't have a physical or linguistic home base but can speak several languages. I wish there was more writing about this experience.

and good luck with the yoga etc.! For me, as you say, taking away the decision-making is a big help--I don't want to have to _think_ about what I do next. (Right now I put a YouTube exercise thing on my phone while watching baseball on the TV, which keeps me distracted enough to get through it...)

[halfcactus]

so they don't have a physical or linguistic home base but can speak several languages
I wonder how they feel about that! I guess not everyone thinks about it so much, but yeah, it'd be interesting to see it more talked about.

Ahahaha I've tried the "Youtube exercise thing + watching a cdrama I'd been procrastinating from watching" method and failed. ^^; It didn't work for me, but I'm glad it's working for you in the meantime!