Sorrow

No Nut November is something that has been trending recently on Twitter and I think Reddit. In fact, I think it originated on Reddit. It's probably on Facebook too, but I don't use Facebook, so I couldn't tell you. Anyways, it's basically an event of sorts in which the participant does not masturbate for the entirety of November. I've looked into it a little, and I've found four reasons for why one might participate. In order of absurdity, beginning with (in my opinion) the least absurd:

1. To kick porn addiction.

2. To see if they can.

3. Because it's alliterative.

4. Because they believe that masturbation is a sin.

I'll address these reasons in order of which I just listed them.

1. I understand that porn, just like anything else, can be a legitimate addiction, and, like pretty much every addiction, it's never a good thing. As my brother told me about two years ago, everything is poisonous; it just depends on the dose. For everyone trying to kick their addiction to pornography, I wish you well... but is No Nut November really going to help with that? An addiction can't be kicked by giving it up cold turkey for a month, then getting some sort of payoff at the end of it. There aren't really any comparisons I can make (AA meetings, etc), because I've seen various statistics that all say different things, so I'll summarise it by stating that to kick an addiction, you have to cut down. Giving it up completely, even if only for a short period of time, is just likely to make someone eager for the end reward. If they really want to kick their porn addiction, instead of going to the Internet - the main source of porn for most people - why don't they try talking to a therapist about it?

2. Honestly, I know I put this second on my list, but I'm beginning to think mayhaps I shoulda put it first because most people do things simply to see if they can for a cheap laugh. If they fail, they fail.

...

Yeah, definitely shoulda put that first. Hmm. Can't be bothered to change it. :/

3. Now, this one, I do actually have kind of an issue with, because this can apply to nearly anything. It's not just alliteration, either; it can be done in the form of rhyme.

"Your son's your son until he takes a wife, but your daughter's your daughter all her life."

W... what? What does that even mean? That your son cuts off all contact with you when he gets married, but your daughter's gonna be the same as she was before? No! That is ridiculous. When someone gets married, their relationship with their family may be a little quieter due to the presence of a spouse, but neither gender is completely reclusive/dependent in this situation. The only reason anyone says this is because it rhymes, in the same way that the only reason some people are participating in No Nut November is because all the words in the name of it begin with the letter "n".

4. Honestly, this one pisses me off to no end. Mayhaps I'm using the word "sin" erroneously, as that's quite a religious term and I understand that not all religious people hold this belief, but you get my point. They think it's the big bad. It's not! In fact, I'll clear up some misguided views on this:

"It makes you impure!"

Well, that depends on your definition of "impure". I'll use the dictionary definition, which is as follows.

"Mixed with foreign matter; adulterated."

"Morally wrong, especially in sexual matters."

Masturbation is a choice, so I'm not going to argue that it is indeed associated with morals to some extent, but that doesn't make it morally wrong. It does no harm; in fact, it leads to less rape cases because people find some other way to vent their sexual desires.

"Christ is watching!"

Well, he needs to fuck off and find something better to do. See, this is one of the many reasons I'm not religious. I mean no offence to anyone who is religious; more a statement supporting the idea that this particular kind of religious belief is simply hypocritical, as watching someone masturbate without their consent is far more sinful than wanting to please oneself.

"It's bad for you!"

Actually, it's good for you. It relieves mental stress, fulfils simple wants and desires and is actually good for your skin, believe it or not.

So, yeah! That is why I view No Nut November as an asinine trend that will hopefully die down in time.

It's been twenty-four days since I have posted an entry (well, I say "twenty-four", I really mean "thirty-six"; my last entry wasn't so much an entry as it was a shitpost) - mainly due to a lack of inspiration - but now, it must be done, and it's going to be a long one. You have been warned.

The title of this entry refers to the left wing and the right wing. As I'm sure many people are aware, the left wing pertains to democracy and liberalism whereas the right wing is more slanted towards conservatism... or, at least, that's how it used to be. The right wing is pretty much the same as it was before, mayhaps worse since the election of Donald Trump (though he doesn't really seem to be up to much, thank goodness), but the left wing... well, I'm not sure how to sum it up in one phrase, so I'll give the two major examples.

( Click for triggering opinions. )

You could argue that this entire entry is based on opinions... and, aside from the aforementioned statistical facts, I suppose it is. For that, I am not asking you to agree with me. All I am asking you to do is read this entry and view the relevant arguments from all angles, then form your own opinions. That's it. I believe that the points I have made in this entry are the most valid points I could have possibly made, but I know not all of you will feel this way. Really, I think I just needed to address the fact that the left wing has changed dramatically in recent years. If any one thing in this entry can be taken as fact, it's that. The left wing is certainly not what it used to be. Whether you see that as a good thing or a bad thing is for you to decide.

Hmm. How's about some sexy, jazzy J-rock to mellow this entry out a little?

I am slightly obsessed with Allan from Fantasy Life.



I'm a mercenary, so my first available ally is Jude, who has cool hair but is a wuss and a loser.



His in-game description is; "A fainthearted mercenary who believes that running away is just another type of battle strategy."

*blows raspberry and sticks middle fingers up* Bo-ring! Allan is way better than you, Judey-boy. t('-'t)

*sigh* It's not fair! I want to stay a mercenary, but I love Allan so much even though I barely know anything about him (other than he's totally sick). If I wanted to befriend Allan, I would have to become a cook. I may create another file (there are three save slots) just so I can become a cook and add Allan as my ally because I adore him so.

Come on, I think we all want a friend like this.



I need to create a cook file and write Allan fanfiction. I'm sorry, but it's happenin'. There's nowt you can do to stop me now.

*blows party horn* Happy seventeenth birthday to me!

Although... I don't... feel seventeen. I mean, look at this.



Yes, that is me. I'm sorry you had to see this... but it's my birthday and my blog, so I'm allowed to ruin my entries with pictures of my face. Anyways, my point is... I resemble a kid. I am not ready to be seventeen. It's not just my physical appearance (and voice, I sound like a kid, too >.<), though. I just... I dunno. I still feel sixteen. I'm not ready for this! I aged too quickly! Someone turn aging off like in The Sims! :O

Speaking of, I bought a couple of Origin cards with my birthday money today so I can get TS3 Supernatural. I already have two households, so I'll be creating a third later tonight. :)

It's my birthday in eight days (woop, woop ~('-')~), and I haven't bought any new clothes in FOREVER, and really, I needed some, so I figured it wouldn't hurt if I got a nice new dress. I also got a flower hair clip and some shoes. The shoes make me feel tall as fuck because they have two-inch heels. I'm 5'1.5" in these! So tall! XD

Anyways, the tag on the shoes said the following:
"4 UK/IRL
37 EUR
6 USA"

Wait.



"4 UK/IRL"? "IRL"?

In... real life? What!?

Mayhaps I'm wrong - mayhaps it's "something retail something" - but to me, that looks like "in real life". It just reminds me of an old Google fail meme entitled "if you die in canada do you die in real life". Think. The tag didn't say anything about Canadian shoe sizes... so there it is. Only the UK is real, Canada is a dream sequence, and everything else is just an alternate reality in a faraway dimension. Holy shite. That's it. I've figured it out. o.O

To start this entry, I would like to announce something...

...I failed my GCSEs! :D



Mm. Nah, in all seriousness, that's nowt to be happy about; and I'm not happy about it! I only passed three, and I needed six, which sucks, because I was only taking seven (about three less than the other students) and I was only off by about one grade on three of them. I woulda been happy with just this.



But, no... that being said, there is some ambiguity. One of the exams I allegedly failed has a "P" next to it on the sheet of paper. That could stand for "pass"... but I don't know, because the schools insist on putting a load of useless information the students don't need just to confuse them. Honestly, I didn't even know how to read my results sheet until I asked my friend, and even then, it's still not completely clear. It can't just say the grade I got, then "pass" or "fail", can it? -_-

Still, hope is not lost. As I was away for almost a year during most of year 10 and the beginning of year 11, and because I was only taking seven GCSEs, the teachers there told me they'd stick up for me as long as they could see that I at least tried (and I did... my lowest grade was an E, and that was sociology. The only reason I got an E is because the questions were so long I could only answer about half of them. If I had more time in the exams, I probably could have got a C or a B). That's no definite guarantee I'll get into sixth form, but it's still cause for optimism. :)

Now, for the thigh battle.

"Thigh battle?" I hear you ask. "What's that?"

Well, my lovely, the thigh battle is something inspired by this crack drabble I wrote after receiving crackfic advice from reilaflowers. So, gather round, kiddies, it's story time (oh, little lamb, it's dinner time >;D because Dying Table by KAMIJO)!

Ahem...

There once was a man named Hitomi who's thighs were so nice that they were really nice. But a man named Yuuki went up to him one sunny afternoon in the middle of July at 2 o clock in the afternoon and said "My thighs are better then yours."
So Hitmoi took of his many rings (oh shit its bout to get reel) and said "you what" sassily. he walked up to Yuuki and tickled his thighs making him giggle like a shy hentai girl until they melted all over the floor.
"Hahaha" laughed Hitomi triumphly.
The end

Thigh Battle. Ninety-eight words of complete and utter cringe right there. Anyways, I am commencing the thigh battle now because, after feeling disappointed that Hitomi never got his yummy-looking thighs out for so long, I found this last night!



Mmm! Yummyyyy. *drools*

So, who wins the thigh battle; Hitomi or Yuuki?



Vote now! ^_^

Also, check this out.



That's one of my daughters on The Sims 3. Her name is Rose, and her parents and her twin sister had taken all the seats in the house, so she ate her food on the toilet. XD

Why am I so addicted to this song?



That song is so beautiful to me. If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was written for their previous bassist Zill, who passed away in 2010.

That's all for this entry. I just had to say something about this song, it's so emotional...

Also, RIP Zill. I know he died a while ago, but I still wanted to say it. You never stop caring about someone after they die... I'm sorry, I'm getting pensive, aren't I? Maybe it's because it's almost midnight. I feel like people always become a bit more thoughtful around midnight. Either that, or Snowing is just having this effect on me.

Damn you, Moran! Damn you for being so talented! I miss you guys. X(

It's been a few days, hasn't it? Ah, well. Mayor Gesu is here now! Let's see how things have been going in merry Shangri, shall we?

I had my fortune told by Katrina on Wednesday.





You know what, I did actually buy a sunflower tee the day before. Unfortunately, I only bought it because I want to get all the mannequins from the Able Sisters, so I sold it soon after. Just my luck, eh? -_-

Anyways, we completed the new bridge yesterday! :D



Also, I changed Deirdre's catchphrase to "you ass".















It just makes her sound so sarcastic. Call me immature, but I think it's the best thing I've done in this game so far. Well, that, and design Yuuki's cheerleader dress.



I designed it today. If what I've read online is to be believed, I should unlock the QR code maker tomorrow, which means you'll get to see my designs. I'm taking design requests, by the way, so if there's a particular top/dress you'd like to see, just leave it in the comments and I'll get right on it.

These are the designs I've already done:

* Hizaki's dress



* Hizaki's schoolgirl outfit



* Top inspired by DIV's Taste Of Life outfits (oh, good lord, just look at Chisa in this picture XD)



* Kanon Wakeshima's black dress



* Final Fantasy Explorers black mage robe



* Final Fantasy Explorers white mage robe



And, of course, Yuuki's cheerleader outfit.

I can't guarantee I'll be able to do everything you request. For instance, I was gonna do Jasmine You's dress, but the big roses on it made it too difficult. I may attempt that one again in the future, but we'll see. Also, I'm not the best ACNL artist! Have faith, though. :)

Anyways, there'll be a shiny new fence in town tomorrow! I've constructed it so I can have a cute little picnic area in town. I won't be online much tomorrow, as I'm going to my grandmother's, but you'll see it sooner or later.

Okay, but check this out.



DIV fanservice! My ichiban Chisa getting his cute little butt sat on by Chobi. I love the way Chobi holds Chisa's waist in that picture. Also, I dunno who that is in check print on the right, but he is lucky to even be witnessing that (I mean, Chobi is way luckier, but whatever). I think it's a he, anyways. Could be a she.

Anyways, that shite is hot.

I'll start this entry by introducing my newest villager. His name is Frobert, and he is adorable.



The eyes! So adorable. ^_^

He moved in two days ago. I have a new villager moving in tomorrow, and look where he's decided to place his house.



RIGHT. IN FRONT. OF THE TOWN. HALL. I've heard so many ACNL fans complaining that they can't decide where the other villagers place their houses. I never understood it until today.

*sigh* Anyways, his name is Jacques.



And yes, I am wearing Hizaki's schoolgirl outfit in that image of me near Jacque's future house. I designed it last night. Just now, I designed a top inspired by DIV's Taste Of Life outfits. I was gonna do Jasmine You's dress, but the big roses made it pretty much impossible.

But I digress...

Last night was the fireworks festival! ^_^





I even got to make a custom firework.



It's DELUHI's logo! It's also my town flag. ^_^

Also, who wants to guess what's in Pavé's chest-of-drawers?



I mean... I don't mean to use superficial stereotypes or owt, but... Pavé looks like this.



He's hidin' somethin' in that chest-of-drawers. You know it, I know it, and my ACNL character knows it better than either of us.

Also, I enacted the wealthy town ordinance today, which basically means that items will be priced at 20% higher than average, but they will also sell for 20% more, which is good because I sell a lot more than I buy. Hehe, I'm such a cheapskate. XD

Now, I shall end with a fun fact.



My tall bowtoid is a type of gyroid; a decorative statue that makes noise and dances a little. They are a recurring feature of Animal Crossing, and they can only be obtained by being dug up (hence why Benedict said he wanted to dig one up). Gyroids are very similar in appearance to haniwa.

Gyroid:



Haniwa:



During the Kofun period (from the third century to the sixth century) in Japan, haniwa were buried with the dead as funerary objects. That you may only acquire a gyroid by digging it up implies you have just desecrated someone's grave. And people say Nintendo can't make a hardcore game!