I know I don't have art rn but that's because I'm working on some stuff. I didn't go to school today because I had an appointment with my neurologist who works over an hour away. So we basically just spent the day out (since my mom and I barely get to have a day to ourselves).

We dropped off my little brother and got some Chick-fil-A for breakfast. Delicious mini-biscuits.

Then we drove and chatted for a bit on different topics. I wasn't even on my phone, which says something since I'm usually glued to it (an unhealthy habit).

She actually let me talk about anime (she doesn't really enjoy it). I accidentally got my little brother addicted and she doesn't like how dark and/or sexualized most of them are. And since he wants to watch what I do, it's even harder to find good ones (and the ones that are fine he wouldn't watch because he's six and wants a bunch of action instead of character development). He does like Miraculous, which my mother approves of, so we're thinking of maybe trying to watch that with him and see if it satisfies him for now.

She doesn't like most of my picks since she's correct: they're mostly dark, I don't have a lot of non-dark anime on my watchlist. But she let me discuss a movie I watched recently: A Silent Voice.

It is absolutely beautiful and has wonderful symbolism, and I think it's fine that my mother views manga as merely Japanese comic books (she's fine with me having them and I'm fine with her calling them that, because let's be honest they're very similar if not the same). She views anime as an animation style which, again, is basically true. She doesn't mind the movies because those are typically made for kids (the first anime I watched actually was one from the same studio that made Spirited Away, I just can't recall the name of the movie).

A Silent Voice is wonderful and I highly recommend it to anyone who has the time to watch it. I watched it on Netflix but I'm sure you can find it in other places. However, it deals with sensitive topics such as bullying and things related to it, so if you want to watch it I recommend checking the trigger warnings through online research if you do have trauma with sensitive topics like that.

Anywho, I had a wonderful time with my mother. We went out to a clothing store and I picked out some clothes and a purse. Now, my fashion sense is actually pretty garbage, or used to be. But I actually did pretty good when picking the them.

I needed a new purse and this one was to my liking. Bigger and over the shoulder. Goes well with outfit styles I want to try getting into.

It looks big from the way I'm angling and the fact I have some stuff under it, but I like how it looks.

There's also this. It's actually pretty cute. My stomach kind of shows in both outfits but my mom and I think they still look great, and I look forward to losing more weight so I can fit into them more naturally.

Speaking of weight, I lost around thirty pounds since my last visit. I am celebrating because I am actually very overweight. I used to be 197 pounds, and now I am 165 and hopefully will be less. If you compare me now to my freshman year, there's actually a huge difference in my face alone. It's a slow but steady process back to being average weight for my age. I want to have healthy eating habits and I'm already getting better. So my family, doctor, and I are very proud and very encouraging.

I also got to try bubble tea! It's milk tea. It's delicious.

The lady asked if I'd had it before and I said no, and she told me to stab the smiley face. I knew to do that but the way she said it made me laugh.