Tixl

 Hello all! I hope everyone has been well. Unlike myself, who currently has a cold. It's minor though, so don't worry. I think I'll survive it.. maybe.  So, I went to the Melbourne Pokemon Regional Championships on the weekend just gone for the video game. It was held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and I stayed at the Crown Metropol which is basically right next door.  The hotel was amazing, and the views were omgggg. I posted some on my IG and in discord. I  didn't even really leave the Crown for the entire weekend. So much shopping there, including a DFO (direct factory outlet - idk if you call it that in other countries). Didn't actually gamba, but I still had a lot of fun.  For anyone interested, the team I used is available for view here. I didn't create it.  https://pokepast.es/5ae4b509bdaaa388 It was probably the last tournament in the world that was being hosted on scarlet and violet. I'm glad that era is now behind us, as we move to champions g...

 Hey guys,  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I haven't posted for a few weeks, and in my last blog, I did indicate I would do a post entirely on what it's like being adopted, how it may have impacted me, both negatively and positively, and... I don't know what else. Let's see where it takes us.  So my birth mother (my biological mother), the one who actually gave birth to me - in case that wasn't clear - gave me up for adoption prior to my birth. She was only 15 when she fell pregnant with me and was far too young. I went into foster care for a few months before being handed over to my adoptive parents. This is back in 1988, so I guess things have changed a lot since then. But it was a closed adoption, meaning everyone's personal identity was hidden. I don't know my biological parents names, they don't know my adoptive parents names, all that stuff. To this day, I've never met by birth parents, nor have I tried to seek them out, and I'll g...