*hits the breakcore button*

There is a lot going on right now. I think my left wrist is strained or mildly sprained or something. Also, I ran out of Crystal Light and am now drinking Great Value mango pineapple powder, which is a colossal downgrade. Also, Street Fighter 6 soon! None of my faves from V are in the starting roster, but that's ok. Also - uh, let me tackle the big stuff in an internet-friendly numbered list.

Three days until my derby game! Oh god!!! We're super short on players too, especially blockers, so I am going to be T I R E D.

Four days until Anime North - kind of. It starts on Friday, but we're only going the Sunday. The Saturday was kind of majorly ass last year? We were in line for, like, three hours. The Sunday line wasn't even ten minutes. Super hyped to maybe run into another Travis Touchdown again, that would be cool.

I have a driving test on June 2nd. Screaming, crying, AND throwing up about that.

I know I said it, but Street Fighter 6!!! Also on June 2nd!!!

So, as I said, it's a lot. To cap it all off, here's a little style exploration I did on a very long sketchbook that I had. I'm also trying to figure out how I want to tackle turnarounds, hence the super boring pose. It's not perfect, but I was going for kind of a 90s gamer vibe, and I think I sort of got it?

on cuba, crystal light & roller derby

Whew! After all this work, it is finally time to write a blog entry! This is the last thing I need to do before I launch my site!!!

I have been so, so busy this month. Not with my human job - that's going fine. It's everything else that's busy and a bit overwhelming.

For one thing, I just got back from Cuba a week and a half ago. I was there for a week with my family. I really wish my fiancé could have gone with us, but he's been so busy with trade school that he hasn't been able to get the time off. :( It was nice to take a vacation, though. I was able to get a good start on my next sketchbook and try out my new paints that I ordered.

Two days after I got back, we had a derby game that I couldn't play in because I was so sunburnt. They let me NSO instead. It was a really good time, so I actually volunteered to NSO another game just last night in another city. My team wasn't playing there, but it was a lot of fun anyway. That's on top of the four practices that I had in between these two events. I'm taking it a little easier going into this week, because my sleep is totally messed up and I need a tiny break.

I've been drinking a lot of crystal light lately. I think it's because I've been watching videos talking about #WaterTok and it got into my brain somehow. I have two boxes, and I'm going to finish those before I decide whether or not this is one of those weird short-term trends that my subconscious latches onto. Or maybe I'll just become a WaterTok girlie. Who's to say.

Finally, it is mother's day, and I am several cities away from my mother. I called her anyway, though, like a good daughter (which I am occasionally capable of sort-of being.) We did visit my in-laws and had a nice bbq with them.

Anyway, that's all for today! The sidebar on this subpage is looking a bit grim, but that's ok. I'll fill it out in time. Thank you for reading! :)