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dustbunny105Maybe I was more worried about the fire safety inspection than I thought because I woke up today with a nasty, nauseous headache that turned into a migraine. Ended up calling out. I still don't feel great now, tbh.
Possibly the worst part, though? I tried to put a positive spin on it, thinking that I'd at least be home to set Peppercorn free after the inspectors came through. Then, when I double-checked the time? I realized I'd misread or misremembered the notice-- the inspection is tomorrow. Go figure!
Possibly the worst part, though? I tried to put a positive spin on it, thinking that I'd at least be home to set Peppercorn free after the inspectors came through. Then, when I double-checked the time? I realized I'd misread or misremembered the notice-- the inspection is tomorrow. Go figure!
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Jun. 9th, 2025 07:33 pmdustbunny105Fire safety inspection tomorrow. Aaand I've got stuff all over the place because of being partway into reorganizing-- not only my room either. And my mom is out of town, so it's on me.
I wish they would give more advance notice of these things. Be nice if they did them on the weekend, too, even though I get why they don't. S'just frustrating. I hate having to leave the front door unlocked, I hate having to lock Peppercorn up all day and I hate people being in here when I'm not here. Blergh. Might or might not be a good idea but I left the tidying up for the morning. My head was just not there tonight and I knew if I started, I was going to be so inefficient as to keep myself awake later than I should and probably still not get things done to my satisfaction. Even if getting things done mostly means piling the clutter into my closet. Some sleep and the urgency of the morning will help me power through it. Maybe I can convince my sister to hang out here with the kids until the inspectors come and go, so she can lock up and set Peppercorn free.
I wish they would give more advance notice of these things. Be nice if they did them on the weekend, too, even though I get why they don't. S'just frustrating. I hate having to leave the front door unlocked, I hate having to lock Peppercorn up all day and I hate people being in here when I'm not here. Blergh. Might or might not be a good idea but I left the tidying up for the morning. My head was just not there tonight and I knew if I started, I was going to be so inefficient as to keep myself awake later than I should and probably still not get things done to my satisfaction. Even if getting things done mostly means piling the clutter into my closet. Some sleep and the urgency of the morning will help me power through it. Maybe I can convince my sister to hang out here with the kids until the inspectors come and go, so she can lock up and set Peppercorn free.
Chall, Daydreaming...
Jun. 9th, 2025 10:27 amkallowayOne day, I'll just take a lot of pictures...
I finished Plutone and decided that, before working on Exia and Starfall, I'd see what's in the shoeboxes and whatnot under my desk. The answer is more projects and a lot of stuff to sort, but I managed to clean up a bit for now. Even if everything is stacked nicer, that's a start. I don't remember what I was going to do with all this non-model paint... and I don't know what I should do with it if it's still good... (I feel like I should just start on murals in my garage or something?)
I have a kit on the way that's hopefully going to be part of a contest entry. I'm not expecting/hoping to win or anything, but I want to challenge myself. The contest also ends right around when![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
iddyiddybangbang is due, so maybe a double-deadline will help? (I have multiple ideas for IIBB, we'll see how this goes?)
I finished Plutone and decided that, before working on Exia and Starfall, I'd see what's in the shoeboxes and whatnot under my desk. The answer is more projects and a lot of stuff to sort, but I managed to clean up a bit for now. Even if everything is stacked nicer, that's a start. I don't remember what I was going to do with all this non-model paint... and I don't know what I should do with it if it's still good... (I feel like I should just start on murals in my garage or something?)
I have a kit on the way that's hopefully going to be part of a contest entry. I'm not expecting/hoping to win or anything, but I want to challenge myself. The contest also ends right around when
iddyiddybangbang is due, so maybe a double-deadline will help? (I have multiple ideas for IIBB, we'll see how this goes?) Chucky (TV)
Jun. 10th, 2025 08:48 amscaramoucheDespite following the Chucky TV show closely in season 1, I never got around to catching up with the later two seasons before it got cancelled. But the show has dropped on (our) Netflix! Only the first two seasons, but that's still given me the kick to rewatch season 1 before finally checking out season 2.
I just finished season 1, and I have to say that bingeing it feels really different from the anticipation and build-up of watching week to week, plus it makes the mild swerve at the back half of the season feel more of the swerve that it is. I love the lore of the franchise, and the arrival of Tiffany, Nica, Andy and Kyle was SO exciting back then, but in this rewatch I got annoyed by it because it took time away from the new characters, and all the great character work that we got at the start of the season thins out to make way for the amped-up shenanigans.
Which is all the more a shame because although they organically got the story to a point where it makes sense for Jake and his bully Lexy, and his crush Devon, to work together and trust each other, I felt there they needed one or two more scenes to acknowledge that growth and what Lexy especially had learned about herself. There was even an opportunity for it when Lexy, who has gone through a hero arc, confronts Junior, who has gone through a villain arc, at the end and they could've both expressed how they'd gone on different journeys and are seeing each other from new vantage points.
Also, Devon doesn't get as much as the other two to work with, innit. He's the Perfect Crush and then the Perfect Boyfriend, and despite being a teenager he always knows the correct sensitive thing to say at any given moment, even when he sadly backs away from helping out. They don't explore what should be his fascinating headspace, as a boy who has a widowed cop for a mom, and is deep enough into true crime that he has has a competently-made podcast. Devon doesn't even really get to react when his mom dies, I was so startled by that! That said, a sincere and cute youthful gay romance, especially in a horror franchise, is special in itself, so my guess is that a black boy like Devon being smart and desired is more subversive than if he were not, regardless of the lack of depth in the character himself. (Which also results in spiffy gender dynamics among the teen characters, where the "Smurfette" is the bully that needs redeeming instead of the love interest.)
I just finished season 1, and I have to say that bingeing it feels really different from the anticipation and build-up of watching week to week, plus it makes the mild swerve at the back half of the season feel more of the swerve that it is. I love the lore of the franchise, and the arrival of Tiffany, Nica, Andy and Kyle was SO exciting back then, but in this rewatch I got annoyed by it because it took time away from the new characters, and all the great character work that we got at the start of the season thins out to make way for the amped-up shenanigans.
Which is all the more a shame because although they organically got the story to a point where it makes sense for Jake and his bully Lexy, and his crush Devon, to work together and trust each other, I felt there they needed one or two more scenes to acknowledge that growth and what Lexy especially had learned about herself. There was even an opportunity for it when Lexy, who has gone through a hero arc, confronts Junior, who has gone through a villain arc, at the end and they could've both expressed how they'd gone on different journeys and are seeing each other from new vantage points.
Also, Devon doesn't get as much as the other two to work with, innit. He's the Perfect Crush and then the Perfect Boyfriend, and despite being a teenager he always knows the correct sensitive thing to say at any given moment, even when he sadly backs away from helping out. They don't explore what should be his fascinating headspace, as a boy who has a widowed cop for a mom, and is deep enough into true crime that he has has a competently-made podcast. Devon doesn't even really get to react when his mom dies, I was so startled by that! That said, a sincere and cute youthful gay romance, especially in a horror franchise, is special in itself, so my guess is that a black boy like Devon being smart and desired is more subversive than if he were not, regardless of the lack of depth in the character himself. (Which also results in spiffy gender dynamics among the teen characters, where the "Smurfette" is the bully that needs redeeming instead of the love interest.)
which crystal?
Jun. 9th, 2025 01:50 amtaicharaWhat it says on the tin -- how should I focus my Final Fantasy attention, assuming I should focus at all?
(not listed here is Blank Project, which I really should just fire up in earnest; Mobius FF my beloved)
(not listed here is Blank Project, which I really should just fire up in earnest; Mobius FF my beloved)
Poll #33232 many Finalities
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 2
what am I playing?
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Final Fantasy C2
0 (0.0%)
Final Fantasy Tactics A2
0 (0.0%)
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
0 (0.0%)
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
1 (50.0%)
a Free Enterprise seed
0 (0.0%)
Final Fantasy IV Ultima+
0 (0.0%)
Final Fantasy Restored (or similar debugged patch)
0 (0.0%)
Final Fantasy V (it's 4JF season)
1 (50.0%)
[I have a suggestion to make in the comments]
0 (0.0%)
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Jun. 8th, 2025 07:52 pmdustbunny105The Madleen has been hijacked and the activists aboard, including a member of EU Parliment, have been kidnapped by the Israeli military. Their communications were jammed, they were attacked with chemical weapons and they were ordered to throw their phones into the sea. I have no doubt in my mind that the aid they were carrying will be destroyed, if it hasn't been already. I'm unclear whether this assault took place in Egyptian, Palestinian or international waters but the fact either way is that Israel has no right to divert this mission. Not that it frikkin matters.
We all saw something like this coming but it's still so disheartening to see it happen. These activists come from France, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Netherlands and Turkey. What we all can do now, what they've asked us to do, is to put pressure on their foreign ministries. The more eyes on them, the safer they'll be until their release.
French:
Email: alertes.cdc@diplomatie.gouv.fr & courrier.scec@diplomatie.gouv.fr
FB: France Diplomatie & Jean-Noël Barot
IG:francediplo & jeannoelbarot
Twitter:francediplo_en & francediplo & jnbarot
Brazilian
Email: portal@itamaraty.gov.br
FB: Ministerio das relacoes exteriroes
IG:itamaratygovbr
Twitter: ItamaratyGovBr
Spanish
Bsky:jmalbares & .bsky.social ![[bsky.social profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user_other.png)
exterioresgob
Email: consular@maec.es
IG : [Bad username or site: exteriores @ maec]
Twitter:spainmfa & maecgob & jmalbares
Swedish
FB: SweMFA
IG:swedishmfa
Twitter:swemfa
Website: https://government.se/contacts/
Dutch
IG :minbz
FB : ministeriebz
Twitter:dutchmfa
Turkish
IG :tcdisisleri
FB : T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı
Twitter:mfaturkiye
German
IG:auswaertigesamt
FB: Auswärtiges Amt
Twitter:germanydiplo
We all saw something like this coming but it's still so disheartening to see it happen. These activists come from France, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Netherlands and Turkey. What we all can do now, what they've asked us to do, is to put pressure on their foreign ministries. The more eyes on them, the safer they'll be until their release.
French:
Email: alertes.cdc@diplomatie.gouv.fr & courrier.scec@diplomatie.gouv.fr
FB: France Diplomatie & Jean-Noël Barot
IG:
francediplo & jeannoelbarotTwitter:
francediplo_en & francediplo & jnbarotBrazilian
Email: portal@itamaraty.gov.br
FB: Ministerio das relacoes exteriroes
IG:
itamaratygovbrTwitter: ItamaratyGovBr
Spanish
Bsky:
jmalbares & .bsky.social exterioresgobEmail: consular@maec.es
IG : [Bad username or site: exteriores @ maec]
Twitter:
spainmfa & maecgob & jmalbaresSwedish
FB: SweMFA
IG:
swedishmfaTwitter:
swemfaWebsite: https://government.se/contacts/
Dutch
IG :
minbzFB : ministeriebz
Twitter:
dutchmfaTurkish
IG :
tcdisisleriFB : T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı
Twitter:
mfaturkiyeGerman
IG:
auswaertigesamtFB: Auswärtiges Amt
Twitter:
germanydiploBook Log: The Queen's Thief reread & read (part #3)
Jun. 9th, 2025 09:28 amscaramoucheOnward, to Thick as Thieves! Which feels a little like hitting on the breaks after the momentum of the previous books, but I think makes sense for the series as a whole because it's a return to its roots with a road trip underpinned by a lie Eugenides has set into motion from the beginning, plus as a breather of sorts before the final book. I think I was a little impatient with the book the first time I read it, despite very much enjoying Kamet and Costis's dynamic, but this time round I relaxed myself into the worldbuilding and set up for the open confrontation with the Medes that was obviously going to happen in the final book.
Then, FINALLY, Return of the Thief. I've only read it once but I think I'll read it one more time before I arrange the whole series properly on my bookshelf. I enjoyed it a lot but it's such a bittersweet read for having to say goodbye to the characters and the world, and by necessity this book had to be more straightforward in tying all the plot threads and set up together.
I said in a previous post that The Queen of Attolia didn't work for me as much because although it has so much happening plot-wise, the lack of a strong POV to hook our emotions onto weakened it for me, and here! Return of the Thief does EXACTLY what I wanted QoA to do, by introducing a compelling new character to follow and to be the eyes with which we view the plot, and Pheris SO GREAT. I love him, what a good boy, and amazingly Turner has made yet another new POV character that's distinct and different from everyone who's come before, especially in terms of interrogating the series' thing about unreliable narrators by having a character who is at pains to notice and make sense of the world's truths, even the awful ones, and good gravy is his personal story tough to get through.
( A little crit behind the cut )
Then, FINALLY, Return of the Thief. I've only read it once but I think I'll read it one more time before I arrange the whole series properly on my bookshelf. I enjoyed it a lot but it's such a bittersweet read for having to say goodbye to the characters and the world, and by necessity this book had to be more straightforward in tying all the plot threads and set up together.
I said in a previous post that The Queen of Attolia didn't work for me as much because although it has so much happening plot-wise, the lack of a strong POV to hook our emotions onto weakened it for me, and here! Return of the Thief does EXACTLY what I wanted QoA to do, by introducing a compelling new character to follow and to be the eyes with which we view the plot, and Pheris SO GREAT. I love him, what a good boy, and amazingly Turner has made yet another new POV character that's distinct and different from everyone who's come before, especially in terms of interrogating the series' thing about unreliable narrators by having a character who is at pains to notice and make sense of the world's truths, even the awful ones, and good gravy is his personal story tough to get through.
( A little crit behind the cut )
Rounding Up and Rounding Down
Jun. 8th, 2025 06:59 amkallowayIt's June.
If you want free "romantasy, PNR, and monster romance" stories arriving daily in July, FaRoFeb's FaRoCation is happening again. As always, there will be quantity. (I usually end up liking one or two of them, and it's free. *shrugemoji*)
A couple of weeks back, I asked at the bank about check registers since my previous check orders hadn't come with them and I'd finally finished my last one (dated 2020 on the back - it has still been 2020 all this time!) and was out. Turns out the check printers stopped sending them and they thought check orders still got them. I ended up ordering a 20-pack off Amazon which will possibly last for the rest of my life. (However, I'd just assume share the wealth and if you need one, lmk. They're a bit on the 'for ants' side which doesn't bother me but might be a dealbreaker for you.)
I also still have those Riverside TrekFest goodies if anyone wants them.
The date for the first Gundam Mobile Base Pop-Up USA Tour stop was announced a couple of days ago, for Kentucky at the end of this month. A not-impossible drive, and I put in for the day off just in case. But a Michigan date has been announced for September so I'll do that instead. It's much closer but I'm not sure the drive is any better. (ha!)
Worked on gutters (not mine) yesterday, and went to an estate sale to look at tools. Ended up getting some fine, fine wrenches and other stuff. Well over $100 in stuff for $10; I almost felt a little guilty. (Almost.)
I officially got the airbrush out of its box and tried it! One hurdle, um, hurdled! It will take a few sessions to figure out exactly what I need as far as a set-up goes, but I will definitely need to liberate one of the extra chairs recently unearthed in the barn.
If you want free "romantasy, PNR, and monster romance" stories arriving daily in July, FaRoFeb's FaRoCation is happening again. As always, there will be quantity. (I usually end up liking one or two of them, and it's free. *shrugemoji*)
A couple of weeks back, I asked at the bank about check registers since my previous check orders hadn't come with them and I'd finally finished my last one (dated 2020 on the back - it has still been 2020 all this time!) and was out. Turns out the check printers stopped sending them and they thought check orders still got them. I ended up ordering a 20-pack off Amazon which will possibly last for the rest of my life. (However, I'd just assume share the wealth and if you need one, lmk. They're a bit on the 'for ants' side which doesn't bother me but might be a dealbreaker for you.)
I also still have those Riverside TrekFest goodies if anyone wants them.
The date for the first Gundam Mobile Base Pop-Up USA Tour stop was announced a couple of days ago, for Kentucky at the end of this month. A not-impossible drive, and I put in for the day off just in case. But a Michigan date has been announced for September so I'll do that instead. It's much closer but I'm not sure the drive is any better. (ha!)
Worked on gutters (not mine) yesterday, and went to an estate sale to look at tools. Ended up getting some fine, fine wrenches and other stuff. Well over $100 in stuff for $10; I almost felt a little guilty. (Almost.)
I officially got the airbrush out of its box and tried it! One hurdle, um, hurdled! It will take a few sessions to figure out exactly what I need as far as a set-up goes, but I will definitely need to liberate one of the extra chairs recently unearthed in the barn.
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Jun. 7th, 2025 11:54 pmdustbunny105Okay, now that the lighthearted post is out of the way. I am legitimately a nervous wreck about the Freedom Flotilla and about the protests in LA. I had more to say about this but nothing seems like it's enough. My thoughts are with all those fighting for life and justice right now. Please keep your eyes on them if you can, if you can't do anything else.
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Jun. 7th, 2025 08:53 pmdustbunny105Farmers market trip was an overall success. It did rain and I did forget to bring an umbrella but it was never worse than a drizzle. I was more worried about the niblings than myself but no issues to speak of. My sister's littlest refused to keep the canopy of his stroller up and his siblings didn't seem to care at all.
Still no peppers but we got there early enough that we had a good pick of the other produce I was looking for. Got peaches, plums, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, lettuce, green onion and a handful of basil. I wanted cucumbers, too, but it was like they disappeared once I went back looking for them. Pretty sure what actually happened was that the couple of booths offering them were among the more popular and I overlooked them past the crowds that had gathered by then. I also saw two or three people with these big buckets of strawberries that I could not find anywhere and Idk what was up with that, lol. Ah, well, I can try again another week.
We had lunch and then I got dropped off at home. I was inexplicably exhausted-- granted, I got up earlier than usual-- and took what I wanted to be a short nap and ended up being a long nap. Go figure. After that, I got on to my reorganizing and... the results are mixed.
My focus today was my closet, since I'm eyeing some stuff on the shelves to be moved in there, and it took less time than I'd have expected, granted I hit a roadblock before I could be what I considered finished. It doesn't really look at a glance like I did as much as it feels like I did but the difference in how things are situated now feels significant. I put aside a lot of stuff for Goodwill, a few items for the local little free library and got some forgotten recycling out of my way. That'll be dealt with this coming week. I have more "to-sell" stuff taking up space than I remembered and I'm gonna sleep on what to do about that. Most of that is Transformers-related and I was planning to try to unload it at TFcon in October but, well, that's October. It's in my way now. I think I'll go ahead and list the bigger ticket items on eBay, take whatever doesn't sell there to TFcon, then just donate whatever doesn't sell there.
So! Tomorrow's goals are cleaning up my shelves and listing a few things on eBay. Not too many to start with. I tend to get it into my head that I have to list everything or nothing and, uh. As you may have guessed, I tend to pick nothing. I'd rather have something listed than nothing. I'll do some routine tidying up and dusting as I go. I should also fix up my yarn chest, tbh; I've barely crocheted at all this year and it's still gotten so chaotic that it makes me never want to crochet again, lol.
Still no peppers but we got there early enough that we had a good pick of the other produce I was looking for. Got peaches, plums, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, lettuce, green onion and a handful of basil. I wanted cucumbers, too, but it was like they disappeared once I went back looking for them. Pretty sure what actually happened was that the couple of booths offering them were among the more popular and I overlooked them past the crowds that had gathered by then. I also saw two or three people with these big buckets of strawberries that I could not find anywhere and Idk what was up with that, lol. Ah, well, I can try again another week.
We had lunch and then I got dropped off at home. I was inexplicably exhausted-- granted, I got up earlier than usual-- and took what I wanted to be a short nap and ended up being a long nap. Go figure. After that, I got on to my reorganizing and... the results are mixed.
My focus today was my closet, since I'm eyeing some stuff on the shelves to be moved in there, and it took less time than I'd have expected, granted I hit a roadblock before I could be what I considered finished. It doesn't really look at a glance like I did as much as it feels like I did but the difference in how things are situated now feels significant. I put aside a lot of stuff for Goodwill, a few items for the local little free library and got some forgotten recycling out of my way. That'll be dealt with this coming week. I have more "to-sell" stuff taking up space than I remembered and I'm gonna sleep on what to do about that. Most of that is Transformers-related and I was planning to try to unload it at TFcon in October but, well, that's October. It's in my way now. I think I'll go ahead and list the bigger ticket items on eBay, take whatever doesn't sell there to TFcon, then just donate whatever doesn't sell there.
So! Tomorrow's goals are cleaning up my shelves and listing a few things on eBay. Not too many to start with. I tend to get it into my head that I have to list everything or nothing and, uh. As you may have guessed, I tend to pick nothing. I'd rather have something listed than nothing. I'll do some routine tidying up and dusting as I go. I should also fix up my yarn chest, tbh; I've barely crocheted at all this year and it's still gotten so chaotic that it makes me never want to crochet again, lol.
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Jun. 6th, 2025 08:56 pmdustbunny105I'm so glad to see the end of this week. It felt like it would never come!
Forecast for tomorrow, last I looked, is optimistic. The rain has been pushed back and so I think I can get to the farmer's market and pick up what I'm after without any problems. Then I can come home and get right to the chores and reorganizing I was planning. Gonna go back to the fifteen minute method, working clockwise, since that went well the last time I deep-cleaned my room. Some things are going to have to be left at "good enough" since I need to reconsider my storage system but that's fine. I think I'll do that for a set number of hours-- haven't decided them-- and then call it a day. Anything that still needs done, I'll get to on Sunday. I want to have some reading/hobby time too, after all.
Forecast for tomorrow, last I looked, is optimistic. The rain has been pushed back and so I think I can get to the farmer's market and pick up what I'm after without any problems. Then I can come home and get right to the chores and reorganizing I was planning. Gonna go back to the fifteen minute method, working clockwise, since that went well the last time I deep-cleaned my room. Some things are going to have to be left at "good enough" since I need to reconsider my storage system but that's fine. I think I'll do that for a set number of hours-- haven't decided them-- and then call it a day. Anything that still needs done, I'll get to on Sunday. I want to have some reading/hobby time too, after all.
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Jun. 5th, 2025 08:44 pmdustbunny105I want so badly for Trump and Musk to destroy each other. Like, I'm not ignorant of the damage they could do but they're already doing damage, you feel me? I'm also aware that there's a non-zero chance of this whole feud being a charade BUT-- and, yes, I know that none of us actually know these people-- I simply cannot wrap my head around the idea of either of their egos suffering this humiliation. Idk. It's a cold satisfaction I'm feeling but it's still satisfaction.
So help me, though, if the Dems don't shut their collective traps about opening the door for Musk... I am so tired of being roped into whatever weird humiliation kink these fools are indulging.
So help me, though, if the Dems don't shut their collective traps about opening the door for Musk... I am so tired of being roped into whatever weird humiliation kink these fools are indulging.
FFT and other FF and other things
Jun. 5th, 2025 02:48 pmtaicharaSo I woke up yesterday evening to the announcement of the long-awaited Final Fantasy Tactics remaster and after all this time, I find I'm kind of mixed feelings about it? Or maybe more accurately, I don't feel as much as I expected/would like to?
But then I can already play multiple iterations of FFT, and also this doesn't look like it's getting half the attention Tactics Ogre Reborn did (just the Collector's Box merch -- which had already sold out by maybe 1am my time last night), and something tastes bad about this finally turning up now that Squenix has basically admitted they're going to be virtually a dead zone for ~2 years, an nuked their global mobile games, and ...
... And, yeah. I'll no doubt get this, but right now I can just play FFTWotL. Or FFTA2, more likely, grand glorious DS game that it is.
All of this, of course, while I'm trying to sort my FF issues and also push some small blocks into place for making my own FF, as well as some other things-related chewing on my brainstem, like:
- Dissidia. I want to poke at (a) Dissidia.
- similarly, a Theatrhythm. probably the first one, pretty sure that one had the dungeon setup I liked more.
- doing incredible violence to basically everything using mtl to read the FFIV novels.
Also I finally after decades have the other volumes of the tiny original FFIV sourcebooks on the way, including the setting book. So I can check that one translation against crazed mtl and see what my brain makes of it (also pictures. it will be nice to actually own the book with the Kain's white magic command screencap in it.)
Unrelated, I finally got a bloody fiction zine put together and made a post over onmakezines about it. Go me. Now keep doing that. Maybe by, oh, making that bloody FF zine.
But then I can already play multiple iterations of FFT, and also this doesn't look like it's getting half the attention Tactics Ogre Reborn did (just the Collector's Box merch -- which had already sold out by maybe 1am my time last night), and something tastes bad about this finally turning up now that Squenix has basically admitted they're going to be virtually a dead zone for ~2 years, an nuked their global mobile games, and ...
... And, yeah. I'll no doubt get this, but right now I can just play FFTWotL. Or FFTA2, more likely, grand glorious DS game that it is.
All of this, of course, while I'm trying to sort my FF issues and also push some small blocks into place for making my own FF, as well as some other things-related chewing on my brainstem, like:
- Dissidia. I want to poke at (a) Dissidia.
- similarly, a Theatrhythm. probably the first one, pretty sure that one had the dungeon setup I liked more.
- doing incredible violence to basically everything using mtl to read the FFIV novels.
Also I finally after decades have the other volumes of the tiny original FFIV sourcebooks on the way, including the setting book. So I can check that one translation against crazed mtl and see what my brain makes of it (also pictures. it will be nice to actually own the book with the Kain's white magic command screencap in it.)
Unrelated, I finally got a bloody fiction zine put together and made a post over on
makezines about it. Go me. Now keep doing that. Maybe by, oh, making that bloody FF zine.(no subject)
Jun. 4th, 2025 08:58 pmdustbunny105The forecast for Saturday keeps changing and it's driving me up the frikkin wall. I want to go to the farmer's market but I can't plan for it if I don't know what weather to expect when. If it's going to be raining at what's usually the optimal time, I'd rather stay home and get an early start on my reorganizing instead.
But, hey, there are still two more days to go before then. Two. whole. days. This week has been slooow.
But, hey, there are still two more days to go before then. Two. whole. days. This week has been slooow.