I thought I ordered 5 bananas on amazon prime now to go with my headphones, turns out I accidentally ordered 5 banana bunches. Please come find me if you want a banana I can’t eat these all. RT to save a life
Shocked and sad is an understatement. The VGC feh discord has a giant gaping hole and I will never be able to look at fire emblem without thinking about you again. Thank you for all the laughs, advice, and everything in between.
A full day of hard labor later and it’s no longer my apartment... it’s our apartment! I love you
@Alberto310
and I’m excited for this chapter! Once we get the apartment in order..
I can't even describe what Pokemon means to me. From starting with RBY in the 90s, to making lifelong friends in the online community in high school, to starting VGC and meeting my wonderful partner and traveling the world, it will always be a huge part of me
#PokemonTogether
💖
One year ago today
@Alberto310
asked me to be his girlfriend, so today he gave me this bracelet. 4/10/17 is the day that we first talked and the back side has an emerald and a tourmaline for our birth stones. I’m so lucky 😭❤️
I’ve been to pop ups, vending machines, and the NWS, but after 24 years of playing Pokémon I finally made it to my first standalone Pokémon center in Yokohama 😭
One year ago I went on my first date with
@Alberto310
I couldn’t leave Indy without going to steak and shake and he graciously offered to take me. Today we are eating much better food in a much better place. It’s been an amazing year and I’m excited for our adventures to come❤️
The Trump twitter account bans reminds me of banning multi-accounting trolls on serebii. Except most of those were teenagers who had no authority over anything, not the goddamn president
Goodbye Puerto Rico!! A great belated birthday trip to a new place. Even if I scrubbed out of the tour, it was cool meeting a different group of people since only a few mainland Americans went, and the vacation surrounding it was amazing. Now comes the journey home 😵💫
I finally have a (temporary unfortunately) starting after NAIC!! It only lasts through the end of the year but I may be able to use it as a stepping stone to make my next hunt easier. And they approved Japan 😁
WE GOT APPROVED FOR A FANTASTIC APARTMENT IN PALMS!! 2 bed 2 bath in our budget in a super walkable neighborhood close to friends!! That’s one major life issue taken care of, I needed something good 😭😭😭
About a year ago I was debating whether LA was too far to go for Pokémon. Now here I am in LA again, waiting to get on a plane to travel the farthest I have ever been from home, for Pokémon. Things certainly have changed and I wouldn’t trade it for anything 😄
Ended at 6-3, one of my better placements to conclude this season. I went back and forth between practicing like crazy and not nearly enough, with some ok finishes but nothing outstanding. I think the biggest issue I didn’t want to fully acknowledge was anxiety about
Aaaand the flight I was looking at already went up $45 🫠 thank you
@playpokemon
for costing us more money every day you delay announcing the dates
#playpokemon
Ended 6-3 and FINALLY squeezed out some CP!! Played my heart out and despite some mistakes I think I have improved a lot. Not going to EUIC so pending locals my next event will be Portland.
I can’t believe it’s been a year, and the loss is still palpable. I get a pang every time I accidentally click in a rarely-used channel in the gacha discord or a character you like (or don’t like) gets an alt. Your voice of reason is sorely missed in these times too. RIP Angel
With the 2024 San Antonio Regionals wrapped up, here are your final NA Regional Champions for the 2023 calendar year! Congratulations, and see you next month in Portland 👑
🟢
@doonebug97
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@the_one_gio
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@Azul_GG
I knew
@Alberto310
was lying when he said he would voluntarily eat Panda Express and asked what I would recommend... sneaky boy got lunch delivered to my work for me. I’m so lucky 😭❤️
So you basically have to go to every IC to make it on points… and they put EUIC back in London… and we don’t have dates for the second half of the year when I have a wedding to plan
Wouldn’t it be great if
@playpokemon
would announce the worlds dates soon enough that we could take advantage of this sale? I wouldn’t bet that it will happen though 🫠
#playpokemon
Finally working a little more towards TO stuff and I got the ability to host PCs. I am going to try to start some on the west side because as much as psycho turtle is a great venue, it is a hike for me.
I called
@Alberto310
a baby in front of his nephew and he goes “he’s not a baby!! He’s super cool and knows everything about video games!!” I think Alberto paid him off when I wasn’t looking 🤣
I have said this before, but I have a lot of Pokemon fan friends from my years on SPP that are not necessarily into VGC. They expressed interest in playing with me when I have visited their cities for tours, but said no at the price. I can think of 8 people off the top of my head
I was 19 & still in college when I went to my first Regional in 2013. Most people at this age aren't financially stable. $70 is absurd & the barriers it creates for new players is insane. I know if Regionals were $70 when I first started playing, I would likely not be here still.
Found out my job is getting extended through February!! It’s not a huge extension but it gives me a lot better starting point to look in spring and also have the certification “officially” finished and not just pending. Makes my stupid cold from going to Wisconsin feel worth it
Private because I haven’t told my current supervisor but I GOT THE PROMOTION I WAS GOING FOR!! I get a shiny new Senior title and I’m working for a team that’s more aligned with my interests. And little to no more travel (after this eastern Washington trip in May) 🥳🥳🥳
My boss just texted me that I got another raise while I’m out on vacation. I can’t see how much it is but this is better than anything that could have happened to me at worlds 😄