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Yesterday I was watching TV with my mom, changing channels to see if anything was good to watch and ended up on a channel that was showing a movie based on the Titanic. Not sure of the name of the movie, it wasnāt the 1997 one which my mom loves and watches it every time itās on. It didnāt take long for my mom to say āIām guessing this character is Rose.ā to which I replied with āWhat do you mean, Rose?ā and she was like āYou know, Rose and Jack from the Titanic sinking and the Heart of the Ocean, the old lady watching the documentaryā¦ā and thatās when I realized that all these years she actually thought that Jack, Rose and the characters related to 'em from the James Cameron Titanic were actual people. I had to tell her that they were made up for that movie while everything else in the movie was 90-95% how things actually happened. It was pretty much like telling a young kid that Santa doesnāt exist 
. She looked really bummed about it.
Funny thing is that for the past few days I was actually in a Titanic mood, binging on documentaries and such, even rewatching the 1997 movie and planning to watch A Night to Remember so the timing for this was just too perfect 
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6 minutes and 21 seconds that prevented me from earning the Big Boss rank for the first Metal Gear Solid. PAIN
Still Iām happy I managed to beat it without rations and saving Meryl. And that 47 saves, perfect.
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Unfortunately there was rain yesterday at Zurich as well, took an overnight bus friday night and a guided tour from 10 am to 4 pm but all on rain (thankfully had Umbrella).
However the Lindt Chocolate Factory tour was good (as it is under the roof). The interesting part was just while returning at 8 pm, the clouds were all gone.
I brought a Swiss knife and engraved a legendās name from this showroom.
Got two gifts for my daughter -
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Big Boss rank, No Rations and not using the special items for the OG Metal Gear Solid. This was a mix of fun and infuriating.
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So like 2 months ago in the excitement for House of the Dragon Season 2, I read Fire and Blood. Then, that got me to actually bite the bullet and read the main A Song of Ice and Fire books. And today, Iāve finished A Dance with Dragons!
Iād highly recommend reading the books, they offer quite a lot more depth than the Game of Thrones show, which even at its most faithful still cut a lot of details out. Itās also a much better experience reading them for yourself than simply watching a video summary of things that happen on YouTube. Even incomplete, the excellent writing makes reading them worth it.
And now I can join in with the millions of other fans of the series who for the past 13 years have been waiting for The Winds of Winter to come out. Itāll be out any day now!
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Fixed it for ya. 
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I just had a fun experience with two different animals. I took my dog (Bismarck) outside just now and as we got to the garage door a deer was standing next to our car. Bismarck started pulling on the leash trying to reach it (despite being miniature sized and only pulling in vain). The deer then got scared and ran away. Then as we walked to the side of the house a orange cat was just laying on the grass vibin. Bismarck hates cats and keeps growling and trying to reach the cat as well. Unlike the deer the cat showed zero interest in Bismarck and just kept laying on the ground watching us as we passed.
Was the cat wise? Or was this just typical orange cat behavior with zero survival instincts? We may never know.
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Today I begin a new job at a kidsā summer camp as an art specialist. Itās exciting and scary. In preparation, Iāve had to wrangle 40+ DIY arts and crafts to do for this summer, compile a schedule for said crafts, and make a document with instructions and supplies to send to the bosses. Iām quite nervous now since Iāve never taught kids before and thereās not really any templates to follow. Itās a lot of winging it with no script. It also doesnāt help that Iām the most boring person in real life who looks like the 
face all the time. Gonna have to work on thatā¦ And this morning as I prep the first craft, Iāve had to take breaks to breathe because Iām going lightheaded and my stomach is doing flips. Oof.
Anyway, this weekās theme is ārubber ducky weekā which is oddly relevant to this forum, so that should be fun to maybe sneak in a harmless reference or two lol. Might share some of the art later. 
Edit: Went well. Canāt share pics but the kids listened to instructions and enjoyed crafting their non explosive rubber duckies today 
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If you donĀ“t get two more pooches and name them Roon and Moltke, I will be seriously disappointedā¦
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How exciting. Try and have fun! Iām sure so long as you are then the kids will too.
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Congratulations! Most things seem a little bit scary when you do something for the first time. As time passes youāll probably grow more comfortable with your new job.
This is also me. Eventually I just learned to put on fake smiles when talking or interacting with coworkers or customers. You just sorta learn to force it over time.
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Aw thatās super sweet! (Meaning cool!)
Great of you to find a creative arts job thatās in a field you so passionately love. I hope you enjoy it this summer, and I hope the pay is decent!
Artists sharing art and art skills! Woo! 
āHey can you uhhā¦ send me one of them rubber ducky templates? 
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Thanks! It was a lot yesterday, but fun in its own way. Still sorting out the pay because apparently Iām listed as a camp counselor and not a specialist. I have to speak to someone about that, but it would pay well as soon as thatās sorted.
That sounds more empowering when you put it like that! Enter a World of Imagination 
Haha itās just free-handed ducks cut out of cardboard. But youād be amazed at what you can do with it.
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If youĀ“re contemplating it on Steam, IĀ“d probably get it, just in case (unless you already have). ThereĀ“s always the risk of delisting (be it due to a re-release as part of Vol. 2, though that is by no means a certainty right now, or just because the music licence expires), and even if that doesnĀ“t bother you, the fact is that this version of the game looks and runs great even on older HW and there is a ridiculous amount of fantastic mods which enhance the experience way beyond the already great vanilla game, and there is no guarantee that there will be versions of those mods for a potential MC version.
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Iām a console player, specifically my lilā shoebox Series S.
Ah, in that case, just take the delisting option into consideration 
Today I spent my lunchtime tearing down Reform UK (far right political party led by Nigel Farage in the UK) posters around my school thatāve appeared in the build up to a mock election. Iām still concerned that the student body will vote for the Farage party to be āfunnyā, but the amount of dopamine I got taking just one poster off a window gave me about as much joy a weekās worth of Hitman does. Canāt wait to see the tories out of government for the first time since Iāve been aware of who the prime minister was
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I had a dream last night and it involved Hitman 3 VR Reloaded being announced as multi-platform, and now I realise it was just a dream and I am sad 
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Frankly, I donāt mind if that guarantees MGSV in the possible Volume 2 wonāt be needing online features for stuff like some unlockable camoiflages and alike.