Yeah, there's some problem with editing the alignment of the last two paragraphs in my latest update. I'll hopefully be able to fix it soon (yeah, I get really bothered by inconsistent alignments).

Eunoia

Inspiration. It's a beautiful feeling - to feel inspired. It may be that sudden rush of thoughts and ideas, your fingers suddenly itching to write them down to remember for later. Or that gradual feeling of warmth seeping into your system, finding beauty and amusement in small things. And with the inspiration, motivation would surely not be far behind. Feeling both inspired and motivated would surely lead to many achievements (hopefully good ones).

Living in a constant state of inspiration and motivation is what I aim to achieve. To be inspired, and to hopefully inspire other people. Knowing that I was able to give inspiration and motivate someone (again, hopefully for a good cause) gives me a sense of achievement. In this world that may bring you down, even a small act of kindness can bring comfort and peace.

You may then have certain ways of getting inspired - listening to music, going outside, talking to people. I personally seek inspiration through other people's works of art, striving to create beautiful pieces as well. Kind people also give me inspiration - the ones who are genuinely nice to other people without expecting anything in return and the ones that have gone through so much in their lives and yet they continue to smile and keep moving forward. I wish that one day. I'll be able to achieve that mindset in order to also hopefully help others.

(Adventures may also lead to inspiration in many different ways)

Just a little ramble there, sorry about that. For the past few days, I've been trying to be even more inspired and motivated to do things, yet I suppose my conditions have been compromising me from doing so. But I would like to thank the people who have come to be my sources of wonderful ideas and contentment. I wish for the day I would be able to give you the same feelings in return.

Though this post may seem like a mess of my inner thoughts, I feel as if it's appropriate for me to post this after regaining a neutral state of mind that would appear to be satisfactory. The book I would like to recommend for the day would be Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, a novel I've read a few years back. In some way, I find it slightly similar to Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell in a way that it's both humorous and thought-provoking, which I suppose may be appropriate for this update. A song that I would also like to bring up would be Begin Again by Purity Ring, a song that actually puts me in a good mood. Thank you for reading today's update, and I hope that wherever you are, you'd be inspired to continue on.

Instead of making a proper update today, I'll be posting tomorrow. It's not part of the tale series, but it's something I genuinely want to talk about. Thank you, and have a nice day!

Lingering Inkling

Trying to include what I found to be 'interesting', considering how the entire thing was pretty eventful.

Biology camp. A three-day trip in which three biology classes would come together in order to enjoy the what the world has to offer. The thought was pretty fun. But that's just it - it was just the thought.

So on the first day of camp, we were supposed to get settled in at the dorms. It was pretty awkward considering how there was a corridor-like setup in which there were about 24 or so of us, some other groups sleeping separately in rooms. And it would've been fine if it weren't for the fact that every single move someone would make in bed can be heard through the entire hallway. And it was pretty tedious in the morning (considering how I end up waking up at some ungodly hour like 2 am or whatnot), hoping to wait for a friend to be awake with you so it wouldn't be too awkward to go outside.

The original plan for the first day was to go through the bush in order to fill out the first section of the activity booklet we had to complete for camp. The walk was supposed to go for only about 2 or so hours, but we managed to end up going through the forest for almost 5 hours straight. My friends and I were just a mess - Lara annoyed wit how she had to rush the drawings she had to make, Gellie being exhausted, and I was just pretty much a combination of both annoyance and exhaustion with how loud people were. The three of us were basically done with the camp on the first day.

The second day was supposed to be some transect investigation, going out deeper into a (different) forest and to study the organisms within a certain area. The activity was supposed to be a job for four people, and since we were only three, I just offered to do the extra tidbits and whatnot. Let's just say I was pretty glad I decided to wear pants that day, going through the forest filled with sharp-pointed leaves and all. Though everything else was fine at first - we were making progress and no threats were thrown at each other so far. But of course, it had to start raining. My friends and I somehow managed to finish our work even with the heavy rain and our soaked booklets, but when we got back to the bus, pretty much 90% of the other groups' booklets were destroyed in the rain. When we got back to camp, the teachers decided to cancel out that activity. And yeah, okay, I was sort of frustrated, but hey, what can you do?

The third day was pretty uneventful, but we basically finished off the booklet and went back to school.

And now for the 'fun' parts of the camp:

Throughout the three days, a group of friends and I have been playing this card game Rat Race (here's a bit of info about it), and the games were pretty intense. They consisted of screaming, shoving, and banging noises. Personally, I like to believe I'm the low-key player. One of the reasons as to why I'm not really into games is the fact that I get pretty competitive. Even with simple mobile phone apps, I pretty much have the mindset of having to win or take down the top players. And I guess that was sort of the problem during the card games. In one of the games, we all managed to slap the pile and while we were all pulling our hands back, we managed there was a stain on the table (which wasn't there before). Then Emma, one of my friends, noticed her hand was bleeding, a gash by the base of her thumb. That's when we realised - one of my nails must've gotten in the way while we were diving in for the cards, which somehow managed to stab her hand. As if it wasn't enough, during another game on the same day, one of my nails finally broke, which basically caused three-quarters of my nail to come off (and yeah, more bleeding). Let's just say after that, I just watched by the sidelines with Ben while we ate some chips and drank soda.

I guess we also had some 'personal, heart-to-heart' talks which involved coming clean and getting emotionally closer with one another (okay, maybe I just sort of watched that unfold, but hey, it's pretty much all I can contribute). And it was also quite interesting - I somehow managed to talk to some other people in our biology class whom I rarely talk to and I got to know them a bit better (though I also came to the conclusion that I would not be able to live with certain people, whether they'd be my friends or not).

Another bit that I found amusing during the camp would be chores. So basically each group was assigned to clean after meals and whatnot, and (luckily) the other group that we had to work with, I'm pretty much okay with. Our two groups were assigned to handle teatime (or whatever you call it - it's basically having drinks and dessert after dinner). Though it was kind of awkward at first, we all soon ended up making bad jokes and casually sharing what's been going on in the camp (and maybe it also involved breaking a few cups and whatnot, but, oh well). But hey, shout-out to Lachy for letting us use his phone and for being an overall cool person.

(the only decent shot which does not involve weird faces)

I have to admit, I haven't really been able to get some time to read again. Between drawing up new pieces and people asking me to hang out with them (to which I'm thankful for though, ahem), I haven't really read anything new. Though after this "tale series" thing ends, I'm actually pretty excited on what I have to post. A song that I wanted to share is actually something I found on Tumblr and I may or may not be addicted to it. It's entitled Radioactive Paradise, which is basically a mashup of Radioactive (Imagine Dragons) and Paradise (Coldplay). I'm already a fan of both songs and groups, and the mashup is literally music to my ears. Kudos to oneboredjeu Mashup (check out some of their other mashups as well; another favourite of mine being Fix Your Demons). Anyways, I hope you're all having a lovely day. Thanks again for reading, and I'll update again soon.