What Are You Looking Forward To?

[Moonface]

My birthday this weekend. Just because I always get excited wondering what @"ShiraNoSpook" is gonna do and I've not had many birthdays in the past decade or so that had surprises in store for me.

[Kyng]

Christmas. Kind of an obvious answer; however, my sister's coming home for it in six days' time, and it'll be very nice to see her again .

[Moonface]

I'm less looking forward to Christmas the day and instead more the Friday after it when @ShiraNoMai and I are getting together with our friends for a gift exchange.

[Mr EliteL]

I'm only looking forward to the three days off from work. Sure it's good to see family and all, but for the three days? Although I suppose I'm lucky I got the two off around Xmas while working in retail. Probably more fun with a group of friends or just partner like what my brother is doing.
EDIT: Made it sound worse than it is for me, but nah should still be a good time.

[ShiraNoMai]

I feel ya, EL. I'm looking forward to my week off between Christmas and the New Year that I'm always granted at my job, though I'm super not looking forward to/having to deal with presently that lead up to it. Just because we're all out of the office, doesn't mean all that work isn't getting done during that time I actually have to work a bit this weekend to make sure I get it all done in time.. ugh. Can't wait to have days to myself again instead of just the one Sunday.

[Kyng]

Christmas Day, but I think that's pretty obvious .

After that, my friends are hoping to meet up on Friday, most likely to see a movie (not The Rise of Skywalker, though, since one of that group isn't interested at all). Then, I'll be going out for a Christmas meal with my family on the Sunday, at my local Indian restaurant .

[Moonface]

Can't wait to have days to myself again instead of just the one Sunday.

So getting a day off with me on Saturday isn't good enough for you?

[queenzelda]

I can't wait until the weekend & I can go shopping for the video game I asked for & didn't get. *face-palm* xD

[Kyng]

Not going to work tomorrow, when everybody else has to .

(I took the day off, simply because I was out all day on Saturday, going to see my sister in Oxford. I had a nice time, but I wanted a second day at home afterwards!)

[Moonface]

Going to England in May!

[queenzelda]

Setting up Pokemon HOME & fiddling with it. ^^

[Dragon Lord]

I'm looking forward to the upcoming MLB season and watching every team and fanbase rip the Astros apart.

For those who don't know: The Houston Astros got investigated and found guilty of cheating during the 2017 season in which they won the World Series. They used electronics to steal opposing team's signs and then would rely the signs to the dugout, which a player would then bang on a trashcan to inform their batter which pitch was coming. This gives a HUGE advantage to the batter and it was proven that they had not only cheated during the regular season, but also during the play-offs, including the World Series.

The part I have a problem with is the attitude of a lot of their current players who were there in 2017. Some of them act offended by being called out for the cheating, and others are basically shrugging it off and saying, "We're still the 2017 champs, bitches." You guys got caught in the biggest cheating scandal in Major League Baseball in 100 years and THEY complain about people coming after them for it.

What's worse is that MLB didn't punish any of the players for it. It was the players and one of the coaches at the time who came up with the system of cheating, and they don't get punished for it at all. What MLB should have done, if they had any balls, was strip the Astros of the 2017 title (like the NCAA does with College teams), ban them from post-season play for 3-5 years and suspend all players involved at the time (even if they are on other teams now) for the entire 2020 season, in addition to the loss of draft picks and the $5,000,000 fine the Astros received (which is actually a small amount for a billionaire ownder).

There's also sufficient evidence that the Astros cheated in 2018 and 2019 (including in the World Series again), so it wasn't just an isolated incident in 2017. It makes it even more hilarious that the Washington Nationals not only beat the Atros in the World Series, but they took all four of the games in Houston, where the Astros were doing most of their cheating. I saw a report tonight that said that other teams actually called Washington and warned them about the Astros and gave them tips to throw their cheating off. Apparently it worked out very well.

But yeah, long story short: Screw the Astros and their trash fanbase who is actually defending them after all of this. If it was the Twins who had done this, I would be completely ashamed of them and would be looking for a new team to root for. I just hope I never have to worry about that with them.

[queenzelda]

Spring; cause I'm tired of flipping winter already. D:

Going out & doing some shopping today. ^^

[Mr EliteL]

Next week or this coming Saturday when I get a week off from work. 8 and a half days of rest after a month of overtime on top of normal hours I've been doing.

Also for May when Moony visits.

[Kyng]

Next weekend, I'm planning to do something with my friends (which will make a nice change, since I haven't seen them in over a month!).

We haven't yet agreed on exactly what. It might be trampolining, or it might be an escape room .