The Perfect Snowfall

I've complained about the winter weather on this blog a few times before.

It's been a winter with very little snow. And I kept waiting for snow, and hoping it would fall so that I could bask in its glorious blanket of silent fluffy perfection.

And today, my prayers were answered! At around noon, the first snowflakes started falling. A few minutes later, it was more than a few, and pretty soon a beautiful snowfall began and lasted a couple hours before subsiding. And now, as I look outside, the shrubs and the trees are covered with delicate ivory-white snow; neighbours are out and about shovelling the sidewalk (which I'm about to go do after publishing this post); it finally feels like winter.

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I went for a walk, more than an hour long, with some tunes and my vape. BC Organic Dancehall. What a trip. My cheeks are still flushed and burning somewhat after my little trek in this big city. And during my trip, I wondered what it would be like for someone who's never been to this place to be placed smack dab in the middle of it, seeing the graffiti and the trees and the fancy houses while walking amidst a maze of side streets and garages and cars. Dare I say, I was grateful for all of it, and that my own two feet could carry me through the snow; swoosh, swoosh.

Opalescent daydream

Pretty pink presents precipitously pulling pale & pallid posters posthumously prepared.

Blue buds barely being bare; revealed, relish rapid renewal, rhythmically rinsed rightfully; righteously.

What worldly worthless writs wear within, wrung worriedly?

Obscure oaths offer opulence once orchestrated; might manifests majestically, morally, musically.

Prevailing breathless winds; opalescence.

© Gabriel G-H 2024

Hooked in until the hour strikes 60min

 "'twas a good loss actually"

Those are the words I muttered to myself as the overtime wick burned for one last time this game. Right click left click wham; wait for CDs; right click left click WHAM; wait for cooldowns. Shift, shift, shift.

GAH. I'm not inspiring enough. I need to keep inspire up. Damage, heal, damage. Tank is acting insecure; so I step in. I dash out. I dance for a bit, then I wipe my mouth and explain the basics of Briggy to a beginner.

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I look to my left; outside, the sun beats down on a cool spring day; WAIT. it's the middle of winter. It's wintersummer. Why is there no snow. Why is there no snow...

My mom thinks I'm crazy because I keep mentioning the fact that there's no snow. No, I know there was snow in this beautiful city. I know it will come back; the molecules are waiting, waiting to fall as crystalline glass in the jar of the globe.

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Mei is one of those heroes that I first mispronounced the name of, before hearing it from Athena. D.Va, too. Brigitte, too, come to think of it. 

My.

 D dot V A.

 Brijette.

Words on a screen; names on a plate; voice actors should get paid.

As for me, I've given up on voice acting. Abandoned. Thanks, AI, I guess. /s

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I must not end on such a negative, chaotic note. Hey Lyra, life has been dull & boring; but when you're bored, you're probably not snoring, which is good in my case.

The K-Pop Rabbit Hole

Alright it's time to come clean.

I've fallen into the K-pop Rabbit Hole. When I stumbled upon a karaoke version of Fifty Fifty's Cupid, by a VTuber (full disclosure: I fell into the the VTuber rabbit hole first!) named Takanashi Kiara, it got stuck in my head. I still cannot believe how much time I spent watching V-Tubers on YouTube, but that's a story for another time... if I'm brave enough.

Anyway, here's the song. I think it's apt to share, now that it's February. I should note I feel the beginning of the song is extra-special to me because of the lyrics: 

A hopeless romantic all my life
Surrounded by couples all the time
I guess I should take it as a sign

 

Cupid is so dumb

I think this is just the beginning. After Le Sserafim collaborated with the Overwatch 2 team for a really unique in-game event, the k-pop vibes have lurked in the back of my brain, waiting to emerge. It helps that I kind of love South Korea: they have the best e-Sports scene in the world bar none, the people that I've met here in T.O. have been nothing but a pleasure to interact with (shout out to the LoL PC bang in Koreatown, and my old friend B-S Kim), and kimchi is probably in the 0.1% of the most nutritious foods on earth (and I crave it). Need I go on?

So yeah. K-pop is going into my music library. Anyone have any suggestions?

Tearful love

I'd rather be a comma, tha(e)n a full stop. 

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - Coldplay

Commas help me breathe. Literally.

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It's been a long day for me. I got up early, and went for a walk around the neighbourhood. I did a bit of rearranging of my bedroom, and found drumsticks. I used the drumsticks to practice air percussion, and also, some ground strokes.

Speaking of sports-speak, I'm thinking of picking up badminton again. Except this time, I'll play left-handed. I expect this will be an enormous challenge, especially if I play against people who have played before. Because honestly, pickleball is straining my nerves.

Another bright day ahead tomorrow.

Waiting in queue for a chance to queue for QP (GFN Release!)

 I don't care how good Apex Legends or The Finals is: I keep going back to Overwatch 2.

I miss 6vs6 dearly, but it was total chaos. I laugh as I say this, because I don't really have friends who play this game with me. Only randos I met online, which is fine, but I'm afraid of people I don't know because it's only normal.

Something I notice now, though, is that instead of having a main tank and a side tank, you now have a main DPS and a side DPS.

As of current patch, healers get healed by hiding. Of course I'm gonna play support; I ain't about to pop off on Widowmaker with my Joy-Cons, lol.