please tell me i'm not gonna want an Arcana Tear Rod, today i'm getting my first package that i've imported from Japan since this tariff crap started and it's already been so expensive and i haven't even paid the tariffs yet (if there even are any it seems like kind of a crapshoot)

but i personally need to see something extra to be drawn to them, and Luluka absolutely has that. she's really something special

pretty much every main precure character could be plotted on a four quadrant graph with "competent" and "bumbling" on one axis and "genki" and "cool" on the other. and for some of them, whatever parts of the graph they fall on are basically their entire personality

i know how super popular she is already, but..... yeah, i really do like Luluka a lot. pretty sure she's gonna be my favorite in tanpre

also next week's episode is gonna go SO hard i'm ridiculously excited for it!!

i might be being a little too uptight with my game but even that produces funny moments. i think i'll make an effort to lighten up a bit though, at least with certain characters, and see what drama unfolds

forgot to mention that my Mii wanted to propose to Peach on literally day one of them dating. when i told her no she was like "so true bestie, love IS fake as hell" calm down!! i'm just telling you to tap the brakes a little!!

- Kohaku has had a crush on Aira since i played the demo but won't say anything about it. he's just quietly pining. boy, say something!! they're even living together now but he won't say it!!
- as soon as my Mii met Enta she started reading her fics to him. girl, stop!!!

- ...but Enta got a crush on Kazuki the day after that lmao. they're just mutually crushing now, haven't said anything yet
- Kazuki ALSO got a crush on Toi the very first time he saw him, but i told him no. i shed a little tear, but i can't do triads, so it isn't part of The Plan

here's the hot goss from my Tomodachi Life game so far:
- there's only one couple so far... and it's my personal Mii and Peach. i didn't push for it, it happened organically!
- Shin got a crush on my Mii after that and i decided to squash it. bummer
- in a shocking twist, Kazuki got a crush on Enta

it was pretty great, aside from the Peach scenes that's the main one i've thought about the most afterwards

Luluka hype 100% justified, she's so cool

seriously! i wonder if they even get typing lessons in school anymore like i did back in the day...

i've attempted to write single scenes while laying in bed on my phone on days where i'm really tired and i give up so quickly 😭 it's mechanical keyboard or nothing

heck yeah!! seriously considering it for next year... but i have plenty of time to decide on that

i don't lolita anymore, too expensive/uncomfortable, but i could definitely do something lolita adjacent!

i also liked putting on bunny ears and giving out candy when i went 🥺 a con on Easter weekend is such a fun idea to me. our biggest local con is always Labor Day weekend and that pretty much just amounts to normie families also being at the resort where it's held and giving us weird looks lmao

those badge ribbons, i hadn't seen them at aaallll at Colorado conventions until like 2 years ago. but i had seen them online for many years prior to that! right now it seems like they're almost exclusively being distributed with purchases from AA artists, though

thank you for the write up! i'm so glad it went smoother this year. i miss Sakuracon/Seattle so i'm interested in hearing about others' experiences with it. have thought about going back again... looks like flights from my city are quite affordable so that's something to consider for next year!

oh goodness i didn't know that could happen sdfkljsdfj note to self to not shave my head

can't believe they make us deal with gacha in games AND game in merch, smh

literally the one time enstars did this is when i made an itabag lmao

that's so cool though, it's gotta be more of a thing

IT REALLY WAS i was so happy the whole time i was watching it since i knew pretty much immediately what was going on

OOF oh no, not looking forward to that lol. maybe i'll try to pick them out ahead of time so i can skip them

hell yeah i was the comfiest and nice and cozy in that cold theater!

the verdict is it's pretty mile-a-minute and not too substantial but is 100% amazing visuals and i'm also easily pleased by fanservice of my favorite characters so i was VERY happy in that regard lol

THANK YOU!! 🥰 it is super comfy! perfect for watching a movie in a chilly theater!

Photo of my small Princess Peach plush sitting next to a bag of Haribo Peach gummy candies... Smuggled into the movie theater~

Photo of me showing off an outfit to go see the new Mario movie. I'm wearing a pink t-shirt with Princess Peach on it, a purple cardigan with white stripes over it, and baggy pink pants with pockets on the legs. Also a small white tote bag with a small Princess Peach plush keychain hanging from it.

Photo of the same outfit, just showing off the shirt better. Also wearing a pink beaded necklace that I made myself.

i went to see my beautiful wife's new movie 👑💗

literally can't even find a parking space in the lot where the gym is at around the time i could get there in the evening. used to be quite empty until they built it

Photo of two Huggy Good Smile figurines of Aira and Kohaku from Ensemble Stars, both laying in the palm of my hand. They're small, hard plastic figures that are shaped like cute plush toys with round limbs. They also have stars in their eyes.

successfully acquired these little adorable little guys! 🥹💗

thank you so much! 🥰

same here, my Aira mostly looks okay but he would look perfect with that lol