Yeah i like the smell of the incense they use in the temple. I don’t know what scent it is but i like it. Although, it does cling to hair and clothes so i always have to wash my hair after hahaha.

Oh lool that’s funny and kinda cute, hahahah. I’m glad that you had an easier time sleeping this time.

Yeah i got one of the items with a free pass and the other from a quick trade. I’m glad i got the set relatively easy this time lol. Usually it takes a few more days to get it. XP

Oh yeah, I noticed that when I visited a few temples in Japan, they got incense too. I did visit one temple that I knew was a Buddhist temple because it had a giant Buddha statue. Like it was huge. It was actually really cool from an outsider's perspective.

Yeah I was telling someone about it and they are like "I'm glad she's going back to her normal self." LOL

Yeah I need to use my free pass on the pet...? Last years pet. IDK I haven't really been on DV like I should. I just feel lucky coming onto kofk and actually replying lol.

there's different types of temples as well, just like how there's different types of...western?....churches. the main one we usually go to is a Guanyin temple, with the main buddha/goddess as Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Mercy/Compassion. :>

well i'm glad she's feeling a bit better. :>

the pet? which pet? XD uh. those north/east whatever shard pets?

Ooh, honestly did not know that. I like learning about this kind of stuff tbh, even if I don't believe in it myself.

Yeah...now if she doesn't need someone to be with her 24/7 that would be better tbh. It's starting to take a toll on everyone. I legit go to work, hospital, home. Maybe play a game for an hour then sleep. Rinse and repeat.

Yeah the shard ones lol.

Yeah i guess its similar to how there are catholic, christian, protestant…whatever churches. I personally don’t understand the definition or how they’re separated. But…hmm…i’m actually not quite sure anymore. About buddhist temples. I was just reading up on both temples that i attend and i think there’s not really any difference, i think the main difference is which main bodhisattvas are worshipped and whether they have their own prayer hall.

Like one that i attend only during the lunar new year since its the closest to where i live, its a bit larger because it has a really large main hall, i’m not sure which buddha it contains. The other slightly smaller one, has several smaller prayer halls/prayer statues for different bodhisattvas and gods, like Guanyin (goddess of compassion and mercy), the Tudi Gong (earth god) and i think there’s a few protective/martial gods, as well as saints/monks as well. So yeah, i don’t know if there’s a difference, apart from which gods/goddesses/bodhisattvas are arranged in the temple.

Yeah sounds like ya’ll need to catch up on sleep. QnQ

I see. I think i’ve only gotten one extra for those shard pets. XD;; its too much work collecting them all.

I don't even understand all the different Christian...devotions? I guess that's what they are called. I actually know more of Catholicism than idk whatever I was raised up in. There seems to be more mega churches around nowadays anyway. Which that's a whole different thing.

That is actually very interesting.

Dude, I am more tired today (I slept so damn well last night) than I was yesterday (with less than 4 hours of sleep)

Yeah no kidding. I need more turnips, but my birthday is this month so just going to wait for that to happen.

Yeah i’m kinda boggled when i see all the…uh…different devotions for western churches? Like wow didn’t know there were so many. 8u

I suppose so. XD its a bit like the western version of paganism, worshipping different gods/goddesses/bodhisattvas. Buddhism is very different from western religions.

Lol so you’re more tired with more sleep than with less? XD;;

Hahah, i see. I’ll need more turnips too, if i want to buy an extra chest or pet.

It's like someone tells me their devotion and I'm like ??? Does that mean anything different than the other? I know Southern Baptist are the worst! They are the ones that are extremely homophobic and anti-choice. Disgusting the things they do. And fundamentalist are kind of weird if you look into that one. I watch like ex-fundie videos where they explain how it was to grow up in a strict religion. Kind of insane tbh.

Honestly, it's like, people who are super Christian don't open their eyes to other religions, but I find other religions interesting to learn about. Honestly wouldn't be bad if people aren't always shoving their religion down my throat (aka Christians)

Yeah it's really weird. And I can't sleep in tomorrow cuz I gotta get up early to get Annika to the vet by 8 in the morning. Sigh. I could have waited for another Saturday, but I need to get syringes so I can give her shot so blah.

Yeah I might end up getting another chest lolol.

OH speaking of not spending anything on my hobby and that I bought that Japanese snack box subscription: Bought a new cross stitch frame that is kind of popular in the world of cross stitching. It's got a 4 month eta for delivery and it's coming from the UK. Sigh. I just hope it was worth the price (the frame itself wasn't bad compared to other frames, but the delivery was quite high). Now to just get a floor stand someday. Got a lap stand that's okay, but it's starting to hurt my back now. Not like I haven't touched my cross stitching in over 2 weeks now.

lol i see. yeah it wouldn't make much sense to me either. and i'm not very devout or religious either so i'd be like ???. i suppose its one of those topics that rarely come up in common conversations, just like talking about politics or insurance. xD;;

well i still hope you can get your rest.

niceeee you should show me what you got in your mystery box when you get it.
oooo a new cross stitch frame. sounds interesting.

Very true. The only time I ever talk about insurance is when I have to pay it or someone is asking around for insurance.nor work. health insurance and all that. That reminds me I need to give the dentist office my new insurance card. Completely forgot with everything going on.

Dude okay so I stayed at the hospital until 12:30 am this morning. And my mom was doing fine (we had a talk and she was okay with staying by herself) but sometime after I left she started panicking. So now we still have to stay the night with her. Yay! Not really tbh. I slept so good when I got home. Like my head hit the pillow and I was out.

Oh okay. I'll show you the next one since I've ate most from the intro box. What sucks is I was eating stuff little by little that some of the bags I had open had gotten stale. Still eating them cuz it's a waste of money if I don't. Still haven't really ate much from the side stuff I bought too. I've been eating so much fast food lately.

Random fact: two sausage and egg biscuits cost the same as a deluxe chicken sandwich meal from Chick-fil-A.

And now if I find time to cross stitch. Maybe tonight. I just might have to focus on one project I need to finish this year cuz I'm putting the year 2023 in it unless I completely rechart a part of it which I've never done before. Plus I had bought a pattern last year for my birthday I never got around to doing so I was hoping to start that this month as like a birthday present since I'll be using it lol.