Christmas, and Other Happenings
Dec. 31st, 2024 10:51 pmPlan to make a post about New Year's and 2024 later. For now... Christmas was actually somewhat pleasant this year, and not a mess of religious trauma feelings! Holy cow! First time that's ever happened to me.
I got a gift from my boyfriend mailed to me – it's the limited-edition Christmas Cinnamoroll Build-a-Bear, and I love it so much! I also got some really cute clothes (a calico cat-themed cardigan from my favorite shop, Leikya, plus the matching hat), Furret plushies (one shiny and one normal, named Marmalade and Mocha respectively), and, my big prize of the year, my Steam Deck!! I considered asking for a whole gaming laptop, but then I remembered that the most graphic-intensive game that I own is literally Fields of Mistria, a pixel game, so I decided I prooobably don't need one. But Misty, my computer, bless her heart, is just absolutely garbage at running video games. I also love portable gaming a lot (I've literally never taken my Switch out of handheld mode), so the Steam Deck being extremely similar to the Nintendo Switch already had points in its favor. It also turns out there's a button mode to make the ABXY buttons the same as they are on the Switch! I also immediately got to modding the appearance of it to match my aesthetic tastes, of course. It's super easy to mod and customize, because it's essentially a small Linux computer and has a built-in browser! Here's what it looks like for me currently:

I also customized the sounds for the UI to be the sounds from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I was surprised there wasn't a Needy Streamer Overload UI soundpack, but, looking over the source code, it seems relatively simple to make, so I'm considering just making it myself. I already have all the soundbites from my computer customization, so it should be pretty simple!
(Okay, between you and me, I just took a break from writing to completely create a Needy Streamer soundpack and submit it. I was right! It was easy.)
All of this, of course, means I have hopped directly back on to my Fields of Mistria addiction. I've been playing it, like, nonstop for the past few days. God, I love that game.
I also have other things I'm working on: all of which I need to write down, lest I forget. I'm working on a Dungeon Meshi MV, of sorts, and also pixel art of my Fields of Mistria player character. I wanna do my 2024 Year in Review, plus something about my relationship with art lately. Since I've graduated college now, I need to get my certification, and I also have to start driving lessons so I can get a job, and put the money I got from Christmas in the bank.
Whew. It helps me to list out the things I wanna do like that. It stops my brain from pacing around my to-do list like a tiger in its cage.
I got a gift from my boyfriend mailed to me – it's the limited-edition Christmas Cinnamoroll Build-a-Bear, and I love it so much! I also got some really cute clothes (a calico cat-themed cardigan from my favorite shop, Leikya, plus the matching hat), Furret plushies (one shiny and one normal, named Marmalade and Mocha respectively), and, my big prize of the year, my Steam Deck!! I considered asking for a whole gaming laptop, but then I remembered that the most graphic-intensive game that I own is literally Fields of Mistria, a pixel game, so I decided I prooobably don't need one. But Misty, my computer, bless her heart, is just absolutely garbage at running video games. I also love portable gaming a lot (I've literally never taken my Switch out of handheld mode), so the Steam Deck being extremely similar to the Nintendo Switch already had points in its favor. It also turns out there's a button mode to make the ABXY buttons the same as they are on the Switch! I also immediately got to modding the appearance of it to match my aesthetic tastes, of course. It's super easy to mod and customize, because it's essentially a small Linux computer and has a built-in browser! Here's what it looks like for me currently:

I also customized the sounds for the UI to be the sounds from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I was surprised there wasn't a Needy Streamer Overload UI soundpack, but, looking over the source code, it seems relatively simple to make, so I'm considering just making it myself. I already have all the soundbites from my computer customization, so it should be pretty simple!
(Okay, between you and me, I just took a break from writing to completely create a Needy Streamer soundpack and submit it. I was right! It was easy.)
All of this, of course, means I have hopped directly back on to my Fields of Mistria addiction. I've been playing it, like, nonstop for the past few days. God, I love that game.
I also have other things I'm working on: all of which I need to write down, lest I forget. I'm working on a Dungeon Meshi MV, of sorts, and also pixel art of my Fields of Mistria player character. I wanna do my 2024 Year in Review, plus something about my relationship with art lately. Since I've graduated college now, I need to get my certification, and I also have to start driving lessons so I can get a job, and put the money I got from Christmas in the bank.
Whew. It helps me to list out the things I wanna do like that. It stops my brain from pacing around my to-do list like a tiger in its cage.