#MyCoolestPokemon is definitely my first shiny mega-able, a Luxray named Mercutio!

(Yes, I'm peeking at the Advent Calendar even though I've been laying low and pretty much hiding while I've been really sick! Hi guys >~< )

Chicken mugget

I suppose I should probably share the most important update? The only update which REALLY matters?

All of my cats are doing really well; Pudding is currently in my lap, trying to chunch my arm. Ash has appointed herself to be my alarm clock; unfortunately it happens way too early. Oreo is... annoying as ever. Eevee routinely eats paper. Caramel is still strictly outdoors and won't let me pet him because he's skittish, but he brought us a stray Russian Blue kitty today so now I have an additional outdoor cat to feed

That's the only update people actually wanted, I know :3

Please give me some grace in replying to people over the next day or so! There are A LOT of messages in my inbox and I'm amazed 💜

Also a lot of visitors on my profile

Y'all

C'mon, I'm not that interesting!

Hey guys 💖

Forgive me for being gone so long? c:

Shoutout to Duolingo for fixing their microphone so that it actually picks up your voice; that was long overdue

Literally I wasn't even the only one hollering over Hobi's radiant charisma last night; 5300 other people had the exact same thought

Okay not to be That Person who is just incessant but you all already know that I'm incessant, so

Jung Hoseok out here in the front row really looking like a million bucks; that smile is enough to power lower Manhattan for a year

They restocked the preorders for Jinki's solo album ahhhhhhhh

I made the potato mochi recipe from Legends Arceus and it was amazing -- here is the recipe in short form and here is a step-by-step walkthrough of the process ✨

Side note, apparently there is no mochi emoji? There's a vague amorphous dumpling and some dango but nothing actually resembling a mochi,,,

Since I'm sure we all fell for some April 1st pranks today, let me present you with a video which is exactly what I'm telling you it is:

Turn off all the lights in your room, pop in some earbuds, and watch this beautiful immersive video of a moonlit drive through Tokyo set to some bubblegum pop 🌸

I actually have nothing to do and nowhere to go this afternoon, for once, so I'm going to spend the whole thing playing Legends Arceus and reading

Could this really be happening????

Strawberry-scented nail polish remover exists and if that's not the most thoroughly Maddie thing you've ever heard,,,,, 🌸🍓✨

I changed my text notification sound to Irida's flute and every time I get a text it makes me smile 💚

Um, there's a toasted cashew lying on my bed right now

#EmeraCharityGW

I like how there are certain things which need no explanation within the Pokémon fandom, like someone can just say "7.8/10" and literally everyone else knows exactly what they're talking about

Or you can just toss out keywords like

"The piano in that one house in Undella Town"
or
"Trumpets"
or
"Baguette"

and everyone just gets it

I really want to add Flabébé to my "Plushies I'm Collecting" panel but it looks so nice with two rows of four askdfjsksj

This call has now been going on for upwards of two hours, so here are some more highlights:

[Raj unbuttons sweater on camera]
Drew: "HEY THAT'S MY T-SHIRT"
Raj: "... ... ...Can I borrow it?"

"I will literally trade you Raj for one packet of microwave mac and cheese"
"Keep him, I don't want him"

"You know what I want right now? Coffee"
"Maddie and her endless love affair with seeing how much caffeine it takes before she gives herself a heart attack"
"Maddie, if you die in this call I'll never forgive you"

"Reminder this Fourth of July is the ten-year anniversary of Raj shooting me in the face with an airsoft gun; I still have the divot above my eye"
"Raj, this summer you should shoot her on the other side of the face so it'll be symmetrical"

"He told me he wanted to major in psychology, but he also spelled 'psychology' wrong two different ways in one text message, so I don't have very high hopes"

Without further ado, may I present this week's episode of "Highlights from the Call":

"Look who finally decided to join the call"
"The first thing I heard when I connected was Nate saying 'very attractive' so I can only assume you guys were already talking about me"

"Good things come in small packages"
"Like what?"
"Diamonds"
"Gold coins"
"Fruit snacks"
"Fruit snacks are not an item of value"
"SPEAK FOR YOURSELF"

"Guys, I've got an idea"
"Oh no"

"Maddie, who's your fictional crush of the week?"
"Oh, look, the carousel of unceasing nonsense"

"I was in Oceania twice and it was beautiful"
"Where's Oceania?"
"West of Mordor"

"Do you guys want to go to Denny's tomorrow?"
"I'm not emotionally empty enough to go to Denny's"