Participate in an EoFF event

Today was a full day. This was something I had been planning for for a few weeks and helped organize.

Participate in an EoFF event
This is an event that gives awards to forum members in fifty different categories. I wrote a lot of speeches for it, and participated as well as I could in the TeamSpeak event and congratulating all of the winners.

It was a lot of fun and I'm happy to say that I won Best Let's Play and also Best Contributor!

Also, my previous song writing post has been updated to include a song I sung for these events!

Try a new chili

Today we were planning on a barbecue but it was raining hard all afternoon, so that one didn't work out. These thing happen though, so we moved on to plan B!

Try a new chili
This one was a bit of a challenge as I've tried many of the available chilis around here. We finally decided on Applebee's because I know I hadn't tried theirs since we never eat at Applebee's.

The things is, I don't like onions, and as you can see, it came with some on top (that is a website pic, not a pic of the one I had). Mine actually came with even more onions. But luckily, once I scooped them off, it was actually pretty good. I would give it a 7.5 out of 10, would eat again.

Donate clothes

Today was a big day for me. I have some personal stuff going on, but I am happy to say that aside from doing today's challenge, I also attended my first training session to complete another one of my challenges. But for today, I picked this one to do on my way back.

Donate clothes
A while back, my boyfriend's mother gave me a bag of clothes

Sadly, the clothes were not the type I was comfortable wearing, nor were they my size. So I had been taking note on places to donate and there was one today on my way back!

Ta-da! The clothes have now been donated to a good cause. I felt a bit sad because the bins were completely empty, but I guess they are empty no longer!

Tell someone how special they are

I was looking at the lists of things I haven't done many things from and one of them was things involving other people. I was planning on a different one, but this one fit better today.

Tell someone how special they are
I have a friend who is going through a rough time. This friend is an excellent person and someone I am happy to call a friend. I sadly cannot fix their problems for them and I can't take away the negative feelings that they are experiencing, but I can send them a message about how special they are and how much I appreciate them.

I encourage you to reach out to a friend or anyone who is special to you and tell them how you feel! Who knows, it might just make their day!

Submit a drawing to the Fan Art showcase or monthly contest

Alrighty, so I wasn't planning on doing this but as I was drawing for my 30 day Fanart challenge, I drew something that I am quite pleased with. It isn't my best work, but it probably is my best work without a picture in front of me to imitate and that has helped me feel like my art is progressing, however slowly.

Submit a drawing to the Fan Art showcase or monthly contest
On the Final Fantasy forum I frequent, there is a weekly art showcase. My drawing is nowhere near to the same level, but I still think its pretty and like I said, its more a representation of how far I've come in my art.

Here is the picture:

Hopefully others enjoy it when the showcase goes up!

Write a song and sing it

This one I was nervous to do but it landed well with an event going on. I feel a bit silly and it wasn't the easiest, but it was fun all the same.

Write a song and sing it
Unfortunately this song is supposed to be a surprise for Saturday so I won't post up the lyrics or the recording just yet. I'll place a reminder on my Saturday or Sunday challenge and I will edit it in to this post, so make sure you check back!

In the meantime, the song is set to this music:

Alrighty, I'll see you back here on the weekend for the song in all of its glory!

Here it is! My song:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1ZHCB3YQpWM

Identify animal tracks

This started out as a walk in the woods and we were going to attempt to spot some birds. We didn't spot any birds, but we did spot some animal tracks!

Identify animal tracks
My boyfriend did most of the identifying, but this was still fun. We sadly weren't out long because of the very muggy heat, but we did get to see a few tracks!

We actually have a forest right in our backyard so I took some nice pictures of that as well

And here are some of the animal tracks we spotted!

Deer

We suspect those are baby deer,

And Raccoon!
It was fun to walk around in the woods and look for animal tracks!

Get a haircut

I wanted to do this two weeks ago, but that didn't work out. Luckily, I made an appointment and today I was finally able to get my hair cut!

Get a haircut
I haven't had a proper hair cut in over 2 years, so this was refreshing. I was very impressed with the woman as she did exactly what I asked and more! I will certainly go there again. She also heard me comment on my struggle to have straight hair and she went above and beyond to straighten it and give me some pointers as well!

Window shop for furniture

I noticed I haven't done a lot of my field trip challenges, partially due to car troubles, partially due to funds. So today we picked one of those from the list!

Window shop for furniture
There's a furniture store not too far from here, so we decided to stop by and see what kind of furniture we liked!

This first set, I really liked the couches and chairs and found them very comfy. I wasn't a huge fan of the coffee table, though, so if I bought it I would pick a different one.

This one is kind of behind stuff, but that's a shelf I really liked the look of.

This was a kitchen table I liked. I didn't really like the chairs, though.

I liked this one except for the big cushion in the middle and the fact that its a bit too big.

Again, I don't like the cushion/furniture in the middle. I get the point of it, but I much prefer a coffee table. However, i did like that couch and also the media unit behind it.

This is another shelf unit that I like a lot.

This is the type of coffee table I really like, except I would prefer a black material over the wood.

That is my favorite end table. I really enjoy the way it looks.

Those couches with the chair were my favorite of the day. They were comfy and I think they look really good. However, my boyfriend didn't agree.

This is another shelving unit (or several stacked together) that I really like.

Sadly, we didn't find any bedroom sets to our tastes, but it was still fun to go and check stuff out!

Eat at a buffet

Well today we had planned something different, but thanks to the deadly heat, we decided to save that one for another day. In the meantime, we went for this challenge.

 Eat at a buffet
I love buffets. A really good one around here is the Golden Coral, which people seem to hate but I really enjoy. I stuffed my face on a lot of my favorite foods. This is what I ate:

-Mashed potatoes and gravy
-A taco
-Creamy cheese and broccoli soup
-Spicy rice
-Chocolate pudding
-Rice crispy square
-Ice cream
-Root beer

A very unhealthy meal, but it feels good to splurge once in a while!

Complete a video game

This one is more of a challenge than you would think. I do very much enjoy video games, but I have a hard time staying motivated at them enough to complete them. Well today (very early today) I did just that!

Complete a video game
I'd long heard of the game called Chrono Trigger and I finally had the chance to play it. 21 days later, with a total of 17 hours played, I completed Chrono Trigger!

It was a short but fun game. I'm glad I decided to play it!

My Let's Play of it can be found here:
http://home.eyesonff.com/showthread.php/156113-Let-s-Play-Chrono-Trigger

Draw 10 things in one day

This one was a bit of a challenge, but I got a head start this morning since I had to catch up with a 30 day drawing challenge. The challenge is to draw something everyday from a list of 30 things, all Final Fantasy related. I missed 4 days so I had to draw 4 pictures today. Since I'd already drawn 4, I decided to go for this challenge.

Draw 10 things in one day
I'm not super happy with all of my drawings so I won't list them all here, but I will tell you what I drew and I'll post my favorites!

1. I drew Squall and Rinoa from Final Fantasy VIII
2. I drew an Archer Viera from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

3. I drew Shiva from Final Fantasy VIII
4. I drew Ozma from Final Fantasy IX
5. I drew Ranma from Ranma 1/2

6. I drew Ranma and P-Chan from Ranma 1/2

7. I drew Akane from Ranma 1/2

8. I drew Ayla from Chrono Trigger

9. I drew Osmond from Dark Cloud

10. And finally, I drew Xiao from Dark Cloud.

This definitely was a challenge, but I'm glad I did it because I got try experiment with new things and I got a few new drawings to add to my scrapbook!

Order something online

This is something I do fairly often, in fact I've done it a few times since I've started this list, and today I did it again!

Order something online
I actually ordered something to help me complete another thing I have on my list, which is to watch all three Lord of the Rings movies in a day.

So I hopped on amazon, found a good deal, and ordered it. It's estimated in about 5 days!

Excited to watch it!

Get an article published to the frontsite

This one came to me more than I picked it out. It is another forum challenge!

Get an article published to the frontsite
I don't know if the article is fully published yet, but after over a week of writing, re-writing, and editing, the article I wrote is finally posted up and ready to go!

The article is a review of the 3DS game, Theatrhythm, a music and rhythm game. I'm happy with the results and glad the editors at the forum could help me make it the best article it can be!

It wasn't my first article, but it is exciting. I may not get paid, but I am technically a published writer. It feels good to accomplish something.

Sew up the loose ends in Sneezer Bear (stuffed bear I made)

Today we were planning to go to a bake sale but when we went, it wasn't exactly... a bake sale per se. So that plan unfortunately fell through, which makes me a bit sad because I was looking forward to it all week. So I had to pick something else instead.

Sew up the loose ends in Sneezer Bear (stuffed bear I made)
A few months ago I made my very own bear for my boyfriend. I had never made one before, and I had never sewn before (successfully) so the bear was pretty rough. It still is, but what can you do. It was my first one.

Anyways, after a few months, some of my sewing became undone and today I decided to sew him back up and make him last a few months longer before I have to do it again. I even got to use a sewing kit I got for Christmas!

Organize my closet

I had a pretty rough night, but surprisingly, I felt motivated to clean and organize my closet. This is one of the challenges I was dreading most and today I was actually motivated to do it, so despite being 3 am, I jumped on it.

Organize my closet
This was a tough job. It used to be organized, but then our bedsheets got a huge hole in them. Instead of throwing them out, because they were so massive, I put them in the closet to deal with another day. Then I got some clothes that I can't wear that I plan to donate, which just got shoved in the closet. Anyways, one thing led to another and the closet was a huge mess. Then of course because it was a huge mess, it was too discouraging to clean it, so I didn't.

But today I finally did! It took some work and a full trash bag (mostly sheets) but now it is nice and organized and you can actually see floor! Now I just need to keep it that way!

Take silly online personality quizzes

I have been in a pretty bad bout of depression, so today I decided to do something lighthearted and silly!

Take silly online personality quizzes
There are a number of really silly quizzes to take online, none of them serious, all of them for fun. Here are the ones I took and my results:

Which Ice Cream Flavor Am I?
http://www.quizrocket.com/what-ice-cream-flavor-quiz

Well that's kind of a lame result, but the message seems positive!

What Legendary Pokemon Are you?
http://www.quotev.com/quiz/4614665/What-Legendary-Pokemon-are-you/

I have never even heard of this Pokemon!

What Animal Are You?
http://www.quotev.com/quiz/4499071/What-animal-are-you/

Well I had never thought of myself as a guinea pig before. It's a nice result, though.


Which Christmas Character Are You?
http://www.quizrocket.com/christmas-character-quiz

That's always a good result to have!

What Pie Are You?
http://www.quotev.com/quiz/4704620/What-pie-are-you/

No description with that one, but I like Cherry Pie, so who am I to complain!

What Kind of Vehicle Are You?
http://www.quotev.com/quiz/4268121/Which-kind-of-Vehicle-are-you/

I don't like the vehicle, but the description is scarily accurate!

So I had fun doing some silly little quizzes today and getting my mind off of things. I used to do these all the time but I haven't for a while now. It was a nice change of pace.

Buy a couch pillow

I noticed the last subject I hadn't done a single challenge from, so I picked one from that list today! I have been wanting some couch pillows, so that's the one I picked.

Buy a couch pillow
So for our throw pillow/couch pillow needs, we headed to Bed, Bath, and Beyond, where we also got some clearance chocolate.

There were 2 kinds of pillows we liked, but we finally managed to narrow it down.

From there we picked the colour that would match our furniture best and not show all of the cat hair it will inevitably accumulate in between washes.

Overall I am happy with our selection. We got 2 of them in a bundle and they're comfy and fitting right in to our home.

Lift weights for 10 minutes straight

So I'd noticed I hadn't done anything from my sports/exercise section, so I picked one of those!

Lift weights for 10 minutes straight
I was originally trying to do the dance for 6 songs, but I overestimated my ability and made it through 4. So then I picked up some 8 lbs weights and did this one!

It was difficult, I'm not used to lifting weights anymore. Plus doing it after all of that dancing was a challenge in itself. But I'm happy I did it. I should do it more often!

Wear only my boyfriends clothes for a day

I wanted to go to the park today but it is much too hot, so I picked something else!

Wear only my boyfriends clothes for a day
Silly little challenge, but kind of fun. I am wearing only my boyfriend's clothes today! They're pretty comfy!

I think the shirt is Korean Star Wars, and I'm wearing his jean shorts and ankle socks.

Change forum sets

So for a more low key day, I decided to change forum sets.

Change forum sets
I am currently playing a game called Chrono Trigger, so I picked my favorite character (so far) from that game to be my new forum set!

Here is my new avatar:

And here is my new signature:

Feed the ducks

Today did not work out the way we planned. We were planning to get me a haircut but magically no one had any availability or anyone working. Then we were going to go see the sunset, but the clouds were too thick. Instead, we decided to feed the ducks!

Feed the ducks
We had some fun walking around the park and feeding the duckies some of our leftover bread. I'm pretty sure they enjoyed it too! Some of them got really close. I think they're cute when they wag their tails!

Appreciate a flowers beauty without picking it

So not only did I complete this challenge, I did one better.

Appreciate a flowers beauty without picking it
This is exactly what I did. In fact, not only did I not pick the flower, but I planted several!

My boyfriend helped me with this one. I got some nice flowers to plant for Mother's Day. So we found a nice spot for them.

And here is our end result!

As far as appreciating them, these ones are my favorites:

And so one more challenge complete! I got some really pretty flowers and I can go out and appreciate them everyday.