all made up with nowhere to go

I just impulse bought my first ever Fitbit! Argos had one of the older models on special offer, and I'd been eyeing it up a few months ago when one of the lasses I work with bought a different one for her mum for Mother's Day. So I didn't know it was still available (or even available for delivery*). But it was, so I impulse bought it!

Which is hilarious when you consider that, after I'd had my tattoos done, I was considering not wearing a watch at all because it was annoying me. (I tried taking it off one day in work recently, and got really frustrated because it turns out I look at my watch A LOT).

Anyway, as with the Huawei ones that I've had in the past, this one is adequate for what I want it to do, and that's fine for me. I just want a watch that tells me steps and distance, and the time. I don't trust sleep trackers, and I'm not fussed for a heart monitor (although this one will have both those things). Also it would be nice to have a watch that connects to my phone again - my current Huawei one doesn't because the software isn't available for my Pixel, booo.

I did think about getting a more expensive one, but I think the money saved is better spent on something I actually need, rather than something like this, which feels like a frivolity right now.

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I dyed my hair red again for the first time in YEARS and as soon as I saw myself in the mirror, I was like, "YES! THIS is my hair colour!"

It's not that I begrudge my natural colour (very dark brown, going grey in some places), but a redder toned hair just feels right to me for some reason. So I'm probably going to keep this up going forward. I said to my sister in law the other day that I'm not vain, but I do like dyeing my hair and doing my nails (currently Brisk Blue by Barry M). It makes me happy, you know? And despite what my brain tells me, I do deserve to be happy sometimes.

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In other news, I downloaded and logged into Pokemon Go for the first time in almost five years. I did this so I could swap mons with my nephew, as he is big into Pokemon at the moment. And also I've been wanting a game to play with him that doesn't require us to be in the same room/building, so this is ideal.

So much has changed since I last played! My village now has two gyms, and a whole load of stops! (There were THREE STOPS in the entire place last time I played, and the nearest gym was the bandstand in town).

Hopefully it won't drain my phone battery as much as it used to, but I'm not planning to play it in the same way as before - I'm legit going to only play when I'm stuck at the bus station, or something. Or maybe if I go out for walks when it's not raining, idk. I get a lot of steps in at work, though, so I should be able to hatch a bunch of stuff? I don't know. I don't even know if it plays in the same way as before. Time to go back to Trainer Tips videos, I guess? (Assuming he's still making them, that is).

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*Sometimes they'll show you stuff and then when you input your postcode for delivery they're like, "Ah, nope, sorry! You can't have that!" Which is fun! (not)

# I had a good drawing day yesterday! I finished off a highly complicated picture I'd started the day before, and did some other stuff as well. And then I did some more this morning!

# I've been in a pretty good mood lately (despite some shitty stuff) because some things I've wanted to happen for years are finally in motion. I'd rather not talk about it in public right now, and if you manage to guess what it is (or you think you know), please keep it to yourself. But anyway! Yes! Good things! I am very excite about them!

# My hair is now long enough that I can put it up and most of it goes/stays there. Only a couple more months and it will be the length I want it. I also bought some clippers so I can actually have a half-decent undercut for once (and not have it so short that I feel like some kind of reprobate*).

I have also learnt that my hair takes purple dye okay-ish. Which pleases me, though I wish it would take it better.

# I'm going to go and make a brew and do some more drawing, I think!

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*A couple of years ago Jackie did my hair as a proper undercut for me, and I spent the time feeling like a right thug until it grew back. Which is entirely on my brain and nothing else.

Wahoo, I remembered to internet for once! I mean, I have ulterior motives other than "check my inbox, check DW", or "buy stuff", but here I am!

I had a nurse appointment for some mood stuff, but it turns out it is all hormonal, and she can't really help, apart from stuff which has been of no help in the past. So it's down to vitamins and supplements. Which feels unhelpful, but I guess there's not a lot she can do, since my body seems to be such a picky fucker with what it will and won't accept as helpful.

UUGGGHHHH.

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I'm going to dye my hair again, likely green, as I know it can take that, and there are no decent purple dyes within my grasp.

(Except the Stargazer ones, which I've used one of before, but the pictures on their website aren't especially helpful??? Also for the price they charge for postage, I might as well pay bus fare and get something else. I've been eyeing a range that Superdrug/Boots have that's waaaay cheaper than Swartzkopf. Though I've been using them for years and I know they work well. I will just have to investigate further!)

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(Maybe if I whine enough about my crush on the internet, something might happen in real life. I mean, that's how it works, isn't it?)

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I have almost finished one of the DK weight scarves I started the other day. I am incredibly pleased. I guess I should finish the sock weight one after this...

I don't know wtf is up with my hair, but it feels really gross every time I've washed it this past week. Including the one time I had a shower and wet it but didn't wash it. IDK if there's some dye I didn't manage to get out or something, but I would've thought it would've come out by now? It's a week since I put the stuff on.

I've never had this much trouble with dye before. I don't know what's going on.

(I did wonder if I got a bum batch, but there's no way to know that. Though I got my next box from an entirely different shop, so if that goes all right, it might turn out that that was the case???)

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Another bunch of music I've linked to on twitter:

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~ I am thinking about growing my hair out. Partially because I just don't know what to do with it any more. I get bored with haircuts, eventually, and I've been bored of this undercut for going on a year now. I mean, I'll still keep it as an undercut, probably, just longer.

I'm also thinking about dyeing it again, because I like doing that, you wouldn't believe how many grey hairs I have (not that I care any more; I kind of like them), and Schwartzkopf have a pillar box red dye that looks AWESOME. (I suspect it wouldn't come out that red on me, given how dark my hair is naturally, but who knows??)

~ I updated my profile a little bit. There's not much different, though I did actually add pronoun information after waffling about it for literally years.

~ I've been meaning to cull a bunch of blogs I'm following on tumblr for the following reasons: either they're inactive, or I'm not interested in the content any more. I went down from 203 to 168 and wow?? Not sure how that happened, but it did.

~ I've spent all day looking at pictures of the P3/4 characters on the Megaten Wiki and intermittently posting about P4 on twitter because it's been foggy all day. Now I am crying (not literally) because AUGH SHINJI FEELS.