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Hey! Just wanted to say that I'm planning to go to the Pokémon World Championships next Saturday afternoon since I'll be in the area. Originally, I was just going to visit the Pokémon Center store, which is something I've been wishing to do for years. Then I thought, even though I'm not into the competitive scene, this could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, so I bought a spectator badge for the event. I'm excited! I'll probably wear my helioptile hat, though I guess it'll depend on how hot it will be there.

EDIT: I went, and it was really cool to be there. The Pokémon Center was very limited (mostly gen 7 stuff), though it's understandable. I still ended up spending a bunch there. Have you seen the Brushwork Pikachu design? I thought it looked stylish and ended up buying a shirt with the design. I wanted that messenger bag too, but I don't feel comfortable blowing $200 like that yet... Oh well. As for the actual championships themselves, I saw the Pokkén Tournament final four live. Even though I've never played it before, it was super hype! Now I want to get Pokkén DX for the Switch eventually. Other than that, I pretty much just wandered around getting Street Passes and the event exeggutor. I wish I participated in some of the side events (mini tournaments), but I couldn't muster up the courage to do that (I didn't even prepare for them). >_< I didn't know this before going, but you get prize tickets for these side events. Those tickets could be traded in for prizes; they had the snow chespin plush that I'd been eyeing for a while!

After almost a year, I got a job using my degree! Ahhhhhhhhh~! This is a huge load off my shoulders and a good shot of self-esteem. For all you people like me who have social anxiety, you can do it! ^-^

Hey everyone! It's been like two months since I've done anything, and I feel really bad about it. I'm actually really exhausted right now, but I felt like I should come back and do/say stuff. Since the last journal, I've moved back home with family, and I think I've taken care of most things. I just need to find a job now, and that's been really difficult probably for two main reasons. 1) I'm picky about finding a job close-ish to home using my degree, and this isn't really the best place job opportunity-wise for my field. 2) I'm also helping my parents out at their shop. I'm just too tired to concentrate on the job search when I get home, yet me being at the shop really does help them out. Because I'm so tired, I haven't found the time to do much creative stuff since I've been home, though I'd love to be able to continue with it. Plus, there's so much I need to catch up on. Hopefully, things will work out soon enough.

But enough about what's going on with me. What about you guys? How's life been treating everyone?

Hey!  Hope you all have been doing well!  Sorry I haven't really been around too much.  Work's been pretty busy the past few weeks, since it's about to end.  And then I'm going to be moving back home with family at the end of the month.  So that means lots of preparation ahead, especially since we're (my brother's visiting/helping) driving back.  This'll be our first interstate trip where we're actually doing the driving, so it's pretty scary yet exciting.  Just letting you all know what's going on.  ^-^