Late pt. 1: birthdays and moogles

Here I am on a relaxed Saturday afternoon sitting with legs crossed, quietly enjoying several alluring songs composed by the talented Yuki Kajiura. A very large finished cup of Jamba Juice stands on a sand colored stone coaster awaiting its disposal into the wastebasket. It anticipates its union with the empty butter popcorn bag below. My fingers lift away from the keyboard at one minute intervals to massage a slight ache on the left side of my neck. This ache has feasted on a small amount of my calm composure and now delivers irritation and pain to my nerves. As this all happens, my eyes remain glued to the flat monitor.

JULY 10:
Although my birthday celebration plans had gone completely awry from the beginning, it turned out for the best. I didn't need my friends' presence or a shower of gifts to fill my heart with joy on my day. All it took was some good food and quality time with my most favorite person in the world. My present and a new dress were just the cherry on top!

JULY 19-20:
If you do not know me well enough, you do not know that I am close with my only female cousin who resides here in Texas. We always try to make plans every now and then to see one another. This past weekend in particular was reserved for plans that consisted of playing video games, watching anime, and spending the night.

Months ago she bought a moogle (Final Fantasy gamers are familiar with this creature) stuffed toy and named it Tinky. As soon as I had laid my eyes on it, I felt an attachment to it and wanted to name it Chocho instead. When I arrived at her place on Saturday, I came into her room and saw another moogle waiting idly on her bed just for me - this was my birthday present.

I call these two my babies! My cousin's moogle, Chocho Tinky, is on the left, and my moogle, Kiri, are brother and sister. Aren't they cute?

More updates to come..!