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thebrokenarrowscan i just express my supreme happiness over having chosen Pokemon of all things to fall in love with? like what a great franchise. what a great series. what a great game, with such a great history, what amazing characters... it's not the most emotionally complex series in the universe and it doesn't have to be. the anime is cheap and silly and shallow and that's totally fine, it's not trying to be NeoGeo Evangelion and it doesn't need to. besides, it's not about the anime, it's about the games: the glorious beacon of eternal hope that shines out at me every time i venture into the Pokemon world through the games. everywhere you look, there's a sign: don't stop! keep going! your friends love you and they love working together with you to achieve your goals together!
and the characters. pokemon influenced almost everything about my life: my spirituality [you think i'm joking? look at all those legendaries. i am looking into working with them as deities because why the fuck not!], my art and headworlds [magic systems, typing and elements, stats, attacks, you name it], myself as a person [the way i see myself and others is GREATLY improved by letting the shiny optimistic attitude of Pokemon influence me!]... it goes on and on.
i have memories of invoking the bird trio, particularly Moltres, as a young child ["fire of Moltres, keep me warm!"] without a second thought; it comes to me as naturally as that. born heathen, dirt worshipper, animal invoker, magic spell caster as a small child with no provocation or teaching. i intend to keep that going. that is my true nature and i will cultivate it. <3
on another note, bb and i tried our first gyoza [dumplings/buns] today. we got a pork one with quail egg. at first we tried to eat it with a fork, but it turned out to be easy enough to just pick up and bite into. it was good! perfectly edible. i'm not a big pork person, but if i was hungry, this would go down really well. it's a big round lump of soft bread and meat, like a sandwich but rather more interesting.
god, i love Grand Asia Market. may that place stand forever. may i always, no matter where i travel and live, be within reach of either this place or a place like it. not only is it ridiculously cheap to buy stuff there that would be really expensive at 'regular' grocery stores here [like spices and produce and other healthy food, fuck you western culture and your idea that good health should cost more than poor health, suck my ass], but just... the culture is great. the food is great. the people working there are great. the little deli in the corner of the store is wonderful. i'm always happy when i'm shopping there. i have to say this place is equal to Trader Joe's in my esteem when it comes to grocery stores. they're tied for my favorite, but TJ's is too far away for me to ever really travel to now :c
and the characters. pokemon influenced almost everything about my life: my spirituality [you think i'm joking? look at all those legendaries. i am looking into working with them as deities because why the fuck not!], my art and headworlds [magic systems, typing and elements, stats, attacks, you name it], myself as a person [the way i see myself and others is GREATLY improved by letting the shiny optimistic attitude of Pokemon influence me!]... it goes on and on.
i have memories of invoking the bird trio, particularly Moltres, as a young child ["fire of Moltres, keep me warm!"] without a second thought; it comes to me as naturally as that. born heathen, dirt worshipper, animal invoker, magic spell caster as a small child with no provocation or teaching. i intend to keep that going. that is my true nature and i will cultivate it. <3
on another note, bb and i tried our first gyoza [dumplings/buns] today. we got a pork one with quail egg. at first we tried to eat it with a fork, but it turned out to be easy enough to just pick up and bite into. it was good! perfectly edible. i'm not a big pork person, but if i was hungry, this would go down really well. it's a big round lump of soft bread and meat, like a sandwich but rather more interesting.
god, i love Grand Asia Market. may that place stand forever. may i always, no matter where i travel and live, be within reach of either this place or a place like it. not only is it ridiculously cheap to buy stuff there that would be really expensive at 'regular' grocery stores here [like spices and produce and other healthy food, fuck you western culture and your idea that good health should cost more than poor health, suck my ass], but just... the culture is great. the food is great. the people working there are great. the little deli in the corner of the store is wonderful. i'm always happy when i'm shopping there. i have to say this place is equal to Trader Joe's in my esteem when it comes to grocery stores. they're tied for my favorite, but TJ's is too far away for me to ever really travel to now :c
