It's been a while

Oops, silly me~!

I'm very sorry that I haven't been here to write, it's been at the back of my mind. However I have been wanting to come over and say hello. But I didn't expect that to take almost a month.

Currently, I'm on school brake until around the 13 October, then it's back to school for me. Annoyingly, I haven't done any school work during my time off but again, at the back of my mind with my blog. I've wanted to but I just haven't, hopefully I will make some progress soon.

I've been playing a lot of Skyrim lately, made a good amount of progress in that, I've also applied for a couple of jobs but I know that no one is ever hiring here so it's hard to make some extra money. (There is a Paypal button to the top right if you'd like to donate a bit to help me pay for school, that'd would help me so much!)

The YouTube thing is going really slowly, which is to be expected with a new channel. I've been uploading every Friday since I started, but right now, I'm not sure on how long I can keep it up. I may be able to keep that up until the end of October but I'm really not sure on what to do after that.

I upload un-boxing videos every Friday at 4:00PM AEST, and for the past week, I've also been uploading a video daily for Super Smash Brother for the 3DS.

If you want to visit my Youtube channel, it's called SmiliePlays and you can you visit it if you CLICK HERE.

Below, I will put a few of my videos so you don't have to venture too far to see some.

Interesting happening with a fight for the title of Australian Prime Minister

So~! From what I hear, Tony Abbott my not the Prime Minister of Australia anymore. If that is really true, thank the heavens for the change. Tony Abbott is a sexist, racist biggot and he dose not deserve the title of PM. He should not have been in charge in the first place and I welcome this change, I really do hope that this new guy Malcolm Turnbull can start to turn things around. I don't think he'll be able to accomplish much but if he can start to undo some of Abbott's bullshit, he will automatically be a better PM.

I could use your help with school...

If you come to my blog every so often, you may have noticed a new button on the top right, under my banner. It goes to my BegsList fundraiser page. Putting it simply, I need about $500 (AUD) to pay my school fees. The goal is set to $360 because I'm assuming that all donations are in American (USD). The money that I need, when converted is about $358 USD, hence why I've set it where I have.

If you want to know more about what exactly is going on, I have written why I'm asking for this money in more detail on the fundraiser site. This ends on the 15th September, because that's when I need to pay by, if I don't pay by then, or if I can't get an extension, I'm going to have to drop out. I would really appreciate it if you could donate even just $5, any money that I can get would help so much. I can possibly pay up to $150 (AUD) if I stretch out my budget so much more. But again, I'd still need about $350 AUD to pay.

You can either click HERE or on the button, both will get you there. Thank you so much!

GAME REVIEW - Drive Any Track

Drive Any Track is a game on Steam that I happen to come across yesterday and haven't been able to stop playing. I bought it on sale for $5.99UDS [$14.99USD original], I'm very glad that I bought it for the price I did. It overall is a great game and I love it.

It's currently still in Early Access but from what I've seen and played, again, I'm loving it so much. It looks beautiful and plays great. It's easy to pick up and really anyone can play.

I can only assume that most players may be playing with a controller, which I am. If you decide to as well, you really only need the control stick to drive, A to select and use a boost, and X to drift. It took me a while to figure out that pressing X will let you drift, I knew you could be again, it took me a bit to figure that out.

I've included some screen shots of a couple of the tracks that I've done on the right and as you can see, the game does look super amazing. You have a choice of cars and the tracks that you can race in, just wow.
But the main point of the game, if you want to say it like that, is to go into your own, personal music library and your music tracks, become your race tracks!

I've been the first person to 'create' race tracks, because I've been the first player to race with a certain song, for example, I picked the song Werewolves by Short Stack [WATCH IT HERE] and I was the first player to select and race that song, so I was marked the 'creator' of the track and was rewarded 100 coins for creating a new track.

You may wonder, "But MySmilie, how mayny race tracks in the game are there?" Well kind reader, how many songs on file are there that we can access? That's how many race tracks there are!

Is there anything I would change or add. Yeah, of course! I wouldn't mind the ramps  being a bit more different from the barriers, just to make it easier to tell they are ramps. That is the only thing I would change, but I would like it if there were stats with the different vehicles, to make them more different from each other, other then just they way they look. I wouldn't mind if different cars were different weights (light, medium or heavy), different handling and drifting stats and maybe acceleration? That could just be me but I think that would be an interesting option, again, just to make the cars more different from each other. I also think the $15 price tag is a bit high, I did buy it on special, yes, but do think the creaters should consider lowering the price a bit, possibly to $9.99. But no lower then that, unless it's on special! :P

But again, overall, the game in amazing and I'm loving it so far. I can't wait to see what else they add and to see what else they do with it. I highly do recommend buying it when you get the chance.
I'll be uploading a few tracks I've recorded myself racing, onto YouTube over the next couple of days so if you want to watch that, head on over to my YouTube Channel!

Blog Every Day in August | 3 August 2015

So today I woke up about 9:50am, I turned on my phone's Wifi and checked my email. I go out of bed, soon enough and went out to the living room. I played Animal Crossing: New Leaf for a bit and watched The Shining. I also helped my sister organize her Pokemon cards.

My sister and I both collect pokemon cards. She organizes them into number order of the pokedex and sets energy and trainers aside. I collect differently. I pick a set, right now it's X&Y: Furious Fists, and I collect the set, booster pack by booster pack, organize them into card number until I have the whole set. I'm about half way at least by now.
I've also decided today that I'm going to also, collect the X&Y Base Set. I started to sort out the few that I have into my folder and I also added numbers into the spaces that need cards. As you may have noticed to the right of this paragraph.

But sorting these cards out, both hers and mine took enough time but it was fun whilst it lasted. I have 3 more booster packs on the way, 2 Furious Fists and 1 Base Set. I'm hoping they arrive by the end of the week. Hopefully. I think my most expensive card right now is Dragonite EX from Furious Fists.

When I had finished, I got on my laptop and went on YouTube like I always do in the morning. When I finished, over to Netflix to continue to watch Gilmore Girls.

I haven't done much apart from that today, so I guess a short(?) post from me today. Tomorrow, I have class and it's also payday. I'm hoping my money will come in before I have to head to class, so I can buy myself lunch from the store, which will probably be a muffin again, maybe some orange juice as well.

VEDA? Why not BEDA? Day 2

So, I went on YouTube today, as I do in the late morning, and I see 2 people participating in VEDA: Vlog Every Day in August. On of these people was Dodie, on her second channel, DoddleVloggle. She announced she would be participating so she'd have a project to do so she wouldn't go insane.

I was thinking, I should do it too. My problem is that my life is boring as hell and I don't do anything. Also, I think I'm terrible on camera. I did try and start recording however, my first attempt did not go well. The camera I wanted to use, decided it no longer wanted to record video, it'll take pictures happily but it won't video. Good thing it was intended to take photos! So, I also took my phone outside with me to start and it felt weird.. Mainly because I didn't know what to take about.

I came back inside, took out my camera which was intended to record video, and I started recording. Then again, I didn't know what to talk about so... That was fun. Quickly after turning off my camera, I thought, why not write a blog instead?! So I think that's what I'm going to be doing.

So this will be me doing BEDA: Blog Every Day in August. Welcome~! I may write a better post later today as my entry, however I think this is good enough.

United States of America Marrige Equality

This week on the internet, the United States of America has finally made it legal in all states to allow same-sex marriage. Which is great and I am super super happy for you over there! Really, I am! What else I am hearing is that Australia needs to catch up and do the same thing, and I wholly agree 300%, the only thing stopping us is one thing. One man. Tony Abbott.

He is highly against same-sex marriage, because his views of everything, including women, lie back in the 1950's. He is a sexist, homophobic bastard who needs to take his head out of his ass and get things together, because he has ruined this country and it's name.

We will not see marriage equality here in Australia for another year or two, when he is voted out. Once that happens and someone with a brain in voted in, THEN we as a nation can openly, and easily, try to convince the new PM to make this thing legal. But until then, until Tony Abbott is voted out, we will have to wait for the ability to marry anyone we please, with no problems.

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News articles about Abbott and his view down below:

• PM Abbott says same-sex marriage views unchanged after historic US ruling
• US gay ruling clearly adds momentum: Turnbull
• Same-sex marriage 'not inevitable', conservatives warn Tony Abbott

My view: Wacom Intuos Small Graphic Tablet (with pen+eraser)

My first sketch

On the 28th May, 2015, I ordered my very first graphics tablet. It arrived in the mail the next week and I was happy to get it so I could get it set up, ready to use.

Since I haven't used a graphics tablet before, this was a weird thing for me to get use to, but it took me no longer then a day or two. Obviously, when it was set up, I opened up Photoshop and started drawing, again, it was weird and odd at first. I decided quickly, that the easiest way for me to get use to the tablet, would be to simply, use it as a mouse or an expensive trackpad with a pen. I do think that did help.
Now, going into this, I wasn't the best drawer, was alright, was not the best; but I do think it will encourage me a bit to draw a little more. I have been getting use to it. I've been taking photos of things, and tracing them in Photoshop, like for example, my sister's dog and my King Dedede amiibo. It's been a nice experience and I really am enjoying using this new thing.

I picked a Waccom tablet because I feel they are a good, reliable maker of graphics tablets, and I've had my eye on them for about two years, which is how long I've wanted a graphic tablet for. But now I've got one, it looks great and I'm loving it. I know this is a basic tablet but I know I don't need anything fancy since this is my first.
I would suggest, that if you were thinking about getting a graphics tablet, please look at what Waccom has to offer~!

My King Dedede tracing

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New Year's Resolutions Are Bullshit!

Firstly, that's just my opinion.Secondly, it really is true.

As you can guess, I am not the biggest fan of New Year's Resolutions. Along with other things, making these promises to yourself, when you know you're going to fail is just.. why bother?! You know there is a high chance of failing, but you still have it in your head that this year is different. This year, you're going to make a chart, make a routine, write down your list of things you're going to do by the end of the year and boom, after about 3 months max. you're back on the couch, eating a jar of Nutella with your fingers little a toddler.

I see these resolutions / tasks like I see Valentine's Day. It's useless and you can do it, and start, any and every other day of the year. Why be romantic to your partner on 17th February when you literally have 365 days to buy them flowers, chocolates and take them out to a nice dinner. Why does it have to be that one day that you can only do that? Same with resolutions that you make on 1st January. Why January 1st? Is it because it's easy to say that you started on Jan. 1? Probably yes. But still.

If you are still wondering if I have things I want to do before the end of the year, no, I don't. I do have a list of things I wouldn't mind doing, but I'm not making it my year's quest do lost 20kg and read 30 books and travel to Iceland.

Make a list of challenges that you think you can possibly accomplish, not anything crazy, but more simple things that you can do on a more daily basis and start from there. Right now I'm thinking for me:

1. Read one full book a month.
2. Save all the money I can.
3. Try and work towards getting confidence to get a job.
4. Excersice via skipping

Simple enough list I guess, I make no promises that I'll stick to it and I'm also not setting an end date because fuck that shit!

Anyway,

I hope you can do what you can in 2015 and have the best of luck!

Happy New Year: 2015

So it's now January 2nd, 2015. I hope everyone had a good and safe night on new years eve, and I hope everyone is doing alright from your parties.

Yesterday, I was on Tumblr which is normal, and I saw a post. I normally see posts like this also but I decided to do something. All the post was, all it said was "Day 1 of 365". So, nothing special. But I decieded to open Google and write about my day, but I wanted to write it a bit different. Not like it was a journal, but like a book. Even though I know it won't be read by anyone but me.. But I'm now thinking of possibly posting it. One post each day. But right know, we'll see how we go, mainly because I doubt I'll last longer then 2 weeks with this. It'll start to fade. So we shall see..

Hope you have a great 2015~!

A horrible ending to 2014

So not too long after my last post, maybe a week or something, not too long before Christmas, my boyfriend and I decided it would be best to end our 2 and a half year relationship. At that point, we were living together for a bit over a year. We both saw it coming and it was shit.
So, I'm now single and back living with my mum, who lives about 2 hours out of Adelaide. Which put a big spanner in the cogs. It just fucks up my next year or two for school.
Right now I'm thinking, do another cert II, externally, and work on getting a job in the new year. The cert II I'm thinking of doing, and most likely will do, is only a 6 month thing. So, I will need to find something else to do in semester 2 of 2015. I'm thinking, if I have a job at that point, to do a cert III in Women's Studies externally, which is only a part time course so, it'll help if I had a job. But if not that, I may have a bit more money to work with, job or no job, so I MAY be able to choose a course to do externally, and pay for that. And I mean any course that they offer externally/online.. because at that point, I may be able to pay for it. Happily.

But anyways, I should try and sleep again. I hope you had a happy holidays, unlike me, and you have an alright new years.
 Talk to you again at some point... :/

Umm.. Hello?

Hello, Hello!

Sorry for not blogging but school, you know?! Happily, I've finished all my work, I handed the last of it in yesterday and my teacher is spending the next few days marking it (there were a few assignments I needed to finish in about a week and a half, too stressful). But once everything is marked and I've passed everything, I've got a certificate II in Women's Studies. Which will be my first certificate ever. I'm happy I have a certificate, finally.

A little while ago, I was thinking about what I'm going to do in the future, but a good few years ahead, not just the next thing I'm doing. But I'm thinking of possibly doing the certificate IV in Women's studies next year. I'm also planing on going into the school to learn it, so I can try and be more social and I'll also get out of the house. I'm hoping that since I have the cert. II, it'll make the cert IV shorter, hopefully knock off 3 to 6 months off of doing, or at least give me some more free time I guess. So that's my 2015, I'm hoping, then in 2016, I'm thinking of possibly doing a diploma or an advanced diploma in something, possibly marketing, advertising or even graphic design. I guess we'll see when it gets to it, however I am leaning towards the advertising right now.

As for a job, I'm thinking, once school starts and I get into a routine, I'll look for part time jobs, possibly get a little more work experience. But once again, We'll see!