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dmitri-smerdyakov Ā· 5 years ago
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So itā€™s been a while, huh?
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I donā€™t know how many people are actually still following this blog/are interested in it but...hi again! I already wrote a post sort of explaining where I disappeared to and why (long story short: it was tumblr staffā€™s fault) but I also want to talk to you guys properly and update you all on whatā€™s been going on since.
I donā€™t want to abandon this blog but I have another blog that Iā€™m using now -> itā€™s @alwaysahiccupandastrid. Itā€™s not as Beasts oriented as this one was, Iā€™m afraid, but still feel free to follow it and chat to me! Itā€™s much like this blog was when I used it in that I donā€™t really post exclusively for one fandom, itā€™s just a mix of whatever I like!
Anyway, updating! I already told you guys that I graduated university in July, finished my degree...that was stressful! A lot went down at university but it sorted itself out in the end and I survived! Our final assessment was at the end of May, and we performed a show that we created four times, three nights and one matinee. Iā€™m very proud of what we achieved all things considered! But yes...I am no longer a university student!
What else has changed?
I no longer work for the cinema anymore - I quit a few weeks ago after getting a job at a fancy hotel that was supposedly better...I quit the day after my first shift because I had a ā€œme tooā€ experience with another employee...without too much detail, he touched and started kissing me, and I left. I struggled for a couple of weeks trying urgently to get a new job, and Iā€™m now working for Superdrug! My first shift was Wednesday afternoon/evening and Iā€™m excited to start properly! Itā€™s not permanent: Iā€™m also hoping to hear back from Nikon soon about an admin position thatā€™s closer to home and pays extremely well!
I no longer see that therapist who likes Harry Potter - I think I talked a little bit on here about my counsellor who was also a Harry Potter fan and who I liked? Yeah...turns out not so much? I stopped going to her because she a) screamed at me for waiting in the waiting room until my bus was due to arrive down the road and b) she got pissed because I couldnā€™t do a few certain weeks due to show rehearsals. Iā€™m honestly all the better for it frankly.
More tattoos! - Okay so itā€™s not a super important thing but itā€™s a change so...! I think when I was last on his blog I had 3 tattoos - I now have 8! So in addition to the wand, the ā€œworrying means you suffer twiceā€, and the Deathly Hallows symbol, I now have a tattoo of Letaā€™s flower from the Lestrange family tree (with her name and the words ā€œbeautiful. Separate.ā€; a tiny tattoo of Harryā€™s scar/glasses; a Night Fury/Toothless tattoo with the words ā€œheart of a chiefā€ and ā€œsoul of a dragonā€; the Chief symbol from HTTYD 2; and the words ā€œNight Furyā€ in Viking runes.
My hair?! - Again, not important but hey! Letā€™s celebrate! My hair finally grew back and is now blonde! Itā€™s not too long, just about to my shoulders, and my roots are dark blonde whilst the bottom is more bright blonde from dying it in March. Itā€™s silly but hooray!
I met Kevin Guthrie in March! - I met Mr Abernathy himself at Comic Con in London and he was LOVELY. He was such a wonderful man, so cheerful and amazing with the fans. I had some pretty interesting conversations with him about Fantastic Beasts and whether heā€™ll be in the next one...we shall see! He also told us that Poppy Corby-Tuech (Vinda Rosier) is ā€œall about the cosplayļæ½ļæ½ļæ½! And ofc I got some photos with him :)
Iā€™m now 21 - my birthday was obviously in January and Iā€™m old(er) šŸ˜‚šŸ˜­ I didnā€™t do anything too special, just saw CoG with the family and then a few days later went to the WB Studio Tour again (which was amazing because my sister has a friend who works there and was showing us props lots of people wonā€™t ever see!)
Mental Health crap - Obviously Iā€™m not ā€œcuredā€ or anything. Iā€™m still on Sertraline for my depression (havenā€™t taken the anxiety one for a while but that is a whole other kettle of fish!) and I still have problems but Iā€™m not as low as I have been these past few years on this blog. Iā€™m proud to say that I have been self-harm free since about March or April (itā€™s hard to remember since the months blur together), and Iā€™m genuinely all the better for it! Part of it is because I didnā€™t want to damage my tattoos on my arms but itā€™s also because Iā€™ve managed to resist the urge as well!
^ Having said that, Iā€™m on the waiting list to see a doctor/specialist because my GP said there was a possibility I could have autism/Aspergers/be on the spectrum. Itā€™s a LONG waiting list in the UK so it could be a while until I see a specialist, but thereā€™s that. Itā€™s not a bad thing necessarily since it might be a step closer to making sure I get the exact treatment/help I need.
Fandom junk - I already mentioned in my earlier posts that since late February/early March, Iā€™ve gotten REALLY into How To Train Your Dragon. Itā€™s now my main fandom, in fact, which is sad because the last film has come out and thereā€™s just a half an hour Christmas special left to be released this winter šŸ˜­ but HTTYD has had such an impact on my life and my mental state, like it has genuinely made me so much happier and (in my opinion) a better person. I still love Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter (I even went to Kingā€™s Cross at the beginning of the month for Back to Hogwarts Day!) but itā€™s not my main fandom right now; I had to take a breather from Beasts and the Beasts fandom because itā€™s really not a great place to be at times. But Iā€™m still into it and Iā€™m waiting for the third film to come out in 2021!
Other random/rather unimportant stuff:
My bed is now overrun with Build a Bear dragons (and the odd baby Niffler)
My sister turned 18 and Iā€™m so...old? I feel so old now omg
Iā€™ve been trying to help the environment by taking little steps like going out litter picking (both on my own and with my dad) whenever I can, and Iā€™ve been using the Ecosia search app as much as possible (for every 45 searches, theyā€™ll plant a new tree!)
I went to Disneyland Paris again in June and it was a lot of fun, I met Peter/Wendy/Alice/Mad Hatter again, there was a false alarm because some twat left their bag at the meet and greet so they had to get the sniffer dog and everything, and I also met Donald Duck, Stitch, Tiana/Naveen AND Rapunzel (Rapunzel is my sisterā€™s absolute favourite, so Iā€™m happy she got to meet her!)
This may be super lame but I got so happy because I got noticed on Twitter several times by Jay Baruchel (the guy who plays Hiccup in How To Train Your Dragon - heā€™s so awesome and loves the character btw), his fiancĆ©e whoā€™s a model keeps liking some of my posts on Instagram, and Cressida Cowell, who wrote the original How To Train Your Dragon books (which are vastly different to the movies but omg theyā€™re so amazing?!), liked a tweet I sent her about my Toothless tattoo and she loved it?! Iā€™m having a good year celebrity/famous people wise for some reason?! šŸ˜‚ā¤ļø
I dont know if my blog was still in use when this happened but Iā€™ll mention it anyway... I SAW EZRA AGAIN IN DECEMBER!! I went to watch Sons of an Illustrious Father play in London and it was GLORIOUS. Ezra Miller is GLORIOUS.
(I wonā€™t post pictures of all the stuff here but... soon maybe?)
So thatā€™s all I can think of...itā€™s been so long since I used this blog and I felt bad just abandoning it, so here we are.
I donā€™t know how much Iā€™ll still use this blog, but as I said, I definitely donā€™t want to just abandon it. At the moment, Iā€™m logged into this account on my iPod and onto my account on my phone, and I think Iā€™ll keep it that way. I donā€™t know how much posting Iā€™ll do here but Iā€™ll still be around, and Iā€™ll try to see if I can keep this blog alive alongside my current one, if people want me to!
I hope you guys are doing well, and Iā€™m glad to have this blog back. Even if you follow my new blog and have been for the last few months, itā€™s still awesome to be talking to guys again on this account!
If you guys want to chat or say anything, feel free! Like I said, if people still want me to be active on here then just let me know and Iā€™ll do my best! ā˜ŗļø
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