Thanksgiving is on Thursday this week in America. I personally don't really feed into holidays too much because it's full of BS. Yes I know, it's all about spending time with family and making memories and enjoying this and that. However, when you work in retail or when you see the darkness in the world and how people can act like savage animals one day after they scream how thankful they are, you begin to realize how stupid holidays are.

Most holidays have been twisted to a commercialized empire that feeds off of the mindless drones we call humans. Millions of people salivate and obsess over holidays. People get killed fighting over ingredients for holiday dinners. Just let that sink in. Like I said above, on Thanksgiving we sit at our tables and preach about how we love each other and we're so thankful for everything we have - yet when Black Friday sets sail into your town, I guarantee either you or the person next to you will rip a bitch in half to try and get something that's on a great sale.

I will admit that I indulge in these savings but I personally prefer the online route. I will do some shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday from the convenience of my home while the Amazon and whatever else companies I buy from slave over millions of packages to give to us lazy fucks in our rooms. I don't like conflict so I prefer to stay out of the Black Friday mess. Who doesn't love shopping in pajamas?

But aside from getting some great deals on stuff, I don't buy into holidays really. I will get my mom something for Christmas and if my bf ever decides he wants something, I will buy him something, too. Those are probably the 2 most important people in my life, and so I give credit where credit is due and they deserve a little something. If I'm going to buy something for people, those two have got to be the priorities ya know? But when I've known my mom for 25 years and my boyfriend for 7 years...it's really hard to shop for them. Ya feel me?

But anyways, despite all of the BS of holidays and false histories and stories we feed into children's minds and media, let's get on with the real topic. Being thankful & counting our blessings.

I say this every year and I will continue to say this every year and not just around Thanksgiving, but all year long as I have been. I constantly remind myself of my blessings and how privileged I am to have the things that I have. It is only human for me to desire more than what I've been given or can acquire immediately, but it's not wrong to want stuff. But I will say that if you are a person who has everything you could possibly desire, I suggest taking a step back from yourself and maybe blessing someone less fortunate than you. In fact, we should all take part in this. Whether we are rich or poor, we all have more than someone else and so now is the time of giving and we should spread the love by giving to those less fortunate. It doesn't need to be some massive check for $10,000 or anything of that nature...shit if I could afford to do it, I would but I don't have that kind of financial stability here. I mean things like just showing appreciation to your co-workers or classmates. Maybe buying someone a coffee if they're having a bad day. Offering someone a ride home or invite them out to dinner with your friends. Small things can go a long way and can turn someones day around. Trust me. Doing big and amazing things is always a great story to tell but small things are convenient, cheap, and acceptable. It's hard to accept things that are way out of your league of comfort. Small gestures and simple things are much more easy to process both for the person giving and receiving.
The concept less is more applies to more than just art - but life overall!

I wanted to make this blog because I've been sitting here just kind of smiling over how blessed my year has been but I have to correct myself by saying how blessed my life is. I would like to reflect on this year specifically.

Okay so this is going to get a little silly but if you're a gamer, you'll understand.
So, I've been playing the notably famous World of Warcraft for around 10 years now.
I've devoted hundreds of hours in collecting mounts, achievements, pets, gear, etc...
Well my favorite mount in-game is Ashes of Al'ar which drops from the very last boss of a raid called Tempest Keep. This raid was content from a previous expansion, Burning Crusade, and it's an iconic mount that almost everyone strives to acquire.
Fortunately for us, you can solo the content now and the mount is still available for anyone to acquire. Unfortunately, the drop rate is really low. Some people get it their first try and others, like myself, have to try repetitively for years, until one day it finally drops.
Well, just a month or so ago, it finally dropped for me.
Isn't this mount gorgeous?

So this mount drops for me right? So I'm mega stoked. Then I also got several nice pieces of gear to improve my character in the game. My guild also kills Heroic Archimonde for the first time, which we had been wiping on for a long ass time. I also win some nice stuff after the fight that same night.

Outside of the game, some cool stuff happened, too.
I've been at my job for almost 4 years and I got a promotion! Yay!
I moved up into a full-time position and got a raise to go along with it and I've always worked hard at my job but this step forward has given me a stronger drive and motivation to do my best and be the best at what I do. I really like success. I will continue to acquire more of it!

So at my job there is a yearly audit. I basically spend the entire year doing things in preparation for the audit. Basically, the auditor comes in and scans X amount of items. They count for a certain amount of points and if any mistakes are found then my score goes down. Well my first few years I got 98%, 99%, 99.5% and this year...I finally scored a 100%.

So I'm totally stoked on this year. I feel like everyone has a moment in their lifetime that really stands out as their "best [blank] ever" and this year is definitely my best year ever so far in life. I wouldn't go as far as to say this is my best day ever or my best week, but this year is definitely my best year ever.

I am so blessed to have a great family and circle of friends. I have a great job and I make enough money to pay my bills and enjoy things in life. I have a home that I am comfortable at and I live in a relatively safe area. The crimes that happen here in Palmyra are comical because well people are stupid - let's put it that way. If you're going to be a criminal, you seriously need to be a smart one to get away with it because everyone I see in the news is a dumbass...just sayin'. I am happy to have a really powerful computer and the ability to play whatever video games I want. I'm so blessed to have ears that are able to hear because I don't think I would have any will to live if I couldn't listen to music. Music is like heroin for me. I listen to music all the time. If you've read my other blogs, you will know how much I listen to music. @_@

I'm going to go celebrate now with some vodka. Skadoosh. ~