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I need to get better at this. I've gotten better at writing in my physical journal. I just don't write online as much as i used to. I'm sorry, guys. Forgive me? I hope so!

Anyway, the last week has been a bit of whirlwind and a mixed bag. Had a bit of a meltdown on Monday with Mom and Cal.. things are fine. It was just a little misunderstanding with Cal, and we sorted it out. It's all good.

So far I have really enjoyed Pokemon Moon. I wish I had more friends codes so I could trade with/battle my friends online. (-HINT HINT- to anyone who reads this!! Leave your code in a comment unless you know for a fact we've exchanged. I'll leave my code here, too. ) There are two characters I've connected with so far that I could easily write fics for. One is Lillie, and other is first island's Captain, Illima. Haha. Illima is pretty handsome and fun to look at. Lillie and I just seem to think of Pokemon as pets and friends rather than battle partners. Of course I battle, and of course I catch the wild ones, but I also just like caring for them, too!

The only critique I have for Pokemon Moon is that I miss the mini games that Y had.

Today I got some goodies in the mail and from the neighbor friend. From my friend Anthony (my first GAMING friend I met on Wii U), I got the squid Amiibo that has been eluding me for the last year. Well I got one of the two. I still have to order the orange one. I will probably do that after I buy plane tickets for California next month.) and he drew two drawings. He's a great artist!

I got my Disney Infinity figurines in the mail too, which means I am only missing ONE Avenger figurine, and I'm not even sure if he has a figurine for Infinity. I will need to do some research to find out. These were a birthday present from me to me for my birthday: Stitch, Baymax, Hiro, Rocket Raccoon, Captain America and the Hulk. These are all for Disney Infinity 2.0. If I can actually start getting some power disks next I can play more of the sets and get things for my toybox, and little things I'm building. We'll see what happens. (Cause now I want 3.0 to get Rey!)

My neighbor Lisa and her family bought me a calendar for coloring! Well, she says it was from the family, but I think she honestly just went out and bought it and wrote everyone's name (including their dog, Riley) in the card. But it doesn't matter. It is the thought that counted! It's a calendar of mandalas, guys. And if you know anything about my coloring "career" you know I do a lot of mandalas. My coloring club has seen me do them for the last few months that I've been around.

Anyway, today I also went and played a new game with Lisa called Bunco. It's a lot like Yahtzee, but a lot easier, and simpler to score. I really liked it, and I can't wait to play again. Unfortunately I won't be playing next week because I have the luncheon with the ladies during the time Bunco is going on.

Anyway, birthday plans aren't until the sixteenth for a completely different reason. I am going to spend the day with Mom, which is great. Daddy's idea, of all things. I think Monday scared him as much as it scared Mom. He's never seen me get that upset over something he's done. Again, not really going to get into the details. But I wanted to put it here for record that he has learned from it, and that's a good thing.

Mom and I are going to out and get a Grouper sandwich together and then do Bingo night. Something neither of us have done for a long time together. I'm excited about it, even if it is a wait. Hell, last year The Phantom of the Opera was a long wait, and I survived. I should be fine here, yeah? Yeah.

Before I get off here, I do have a little bit of a rant to get off my chest. I am tired of loaning out money to my parents. Here is the thing. Mom's pay has been a bit fucked up ever since we moved for varying reasons I really don't understand. And Daddy C is spending more than we're actually bringing into the house. So Mom has been borrowing money from me, leaving me LOW on funds every month. Currently, my bank account on the fifth of January, is sitting at 12.00. This is after I was okayed to spend the money on my figurines, and with some of my bills paid already. Plus the rent/phone bill I paid. I had to loan Mom another 70.00 dollars, plus I gave her the twenty I took out for myself.

Now. I normally don't mind loaning them money. They always pay me back. But it's been a while since I've been paid back, and I know they're putting some of it towards my Cali trip, so I can't be too mad, but I have other bills coming out this month, and I had one other thing I was going to do this month that I had budgeted in. That got fucked up, and I'm not happy about it at all.

The New Year holiday screwed up Mom's pay schedule so she doesn't get paid until Monday, and then I'll get paid back some of my money. Thankfully. I still can't buy Shadowhunters Season 2 until February, unless I use some of my birthday money when I get it on the 16th. We'll see what I decide to do. I might even decide to put it towards Super Mario Maker 3DS which I also wanted. Or something. We'll see.

Okay, that's done, and ranted about. I feel better now. LOL. It's amazing what makes my day these days. Anyway, going to head off here and think about bed without going to bed actually.... I should be reading more of Divergent. I want to be nearly done with that book before Carve the Mark (also by Veroncia Roth) is released on the 17th. I am currently doing a re-read of the Divergent trilogy, then I will begin my Cassandra Clare suggested re-read order for The Shadowhunter Chronicles (That is the Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, The Bane Chronicles, Tales from Shadowhunter Academy and Lady Midnight collectively). She has a specific order to read them in so I figured I would do it that way to give myself a different experience.

Of course in between my re-reads I am reading all new books, and this current book series, Doronthy Must Die, has captured my heart and imagination! I love it. I will write more about that later. Hope to see you guys soon...(aka tomorrow)!