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I was feeling nostalgic, so I pulled up Road Not Taken and played it for a little while earlier. It took a bit to get back into the swing of things, but I started to remember some of the hidden details and combinations after a while.

It's been ages since the last time I played, and I'd forgotten just how much I love it. It's so helpful if I want to turn off my brain for a little while. I can't believe it's been over a decade since it was first released.

Current Mood: nostalgic

jjhunter

Let's take a breath for poetry. It is April, and as good a time as any for a collaborative poetry fest. Please find below a starting stanza or two of a brand new haikai (what's a haikai, you ask? Think extended haiku: alternating stanzas of 5-7-5 and 7-7). Comment with a following stanza to build on that seed. Someone (most likely me) will respond with another stanza, and so on and so forth throughout the day.
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daffodil focus
bell song, valdrome, pheasant's eye
live stained glass glory

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princessofgeeks

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Current Mood: lonely

jjhunter

Let's take a breath for poetry. It is April, and as good a time as any for a collaborative poetry fest. Please find below a starting stanza or two of a brand new haikai (what's a haikai, you ask? Think extended haiku: alternating stanzas of 5-7-5 and 7-7). Comment with a following stanza to build on that seed. Someone (most likely me) will respond with another stanza, and so on and so forth throughout the day.
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even single cells
know the daytime sync and sleep
for wake tomorrow

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james

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princessofgeeks

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Current Mood: stressed

settiai

In tonight's game, ( the rest under a cut for those who don't care. )

And that's where we left off.

Current Mood: accomplished

jjhunter

Let's take a breath for poetry. It is April, and as good a time as any for a collaborative poetry fest. Please find below a starting stanza or two of a brand new haikai (what's a haikai, you ask? Think extended haiku: alternating stanzas of 5-7-5 and 7-7). Comment with a following stanza to build on that seed. Someone (most likely me) will respond with another stanza, and so on and so forth throughout the day.
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every wooded path
The Lost Forest, every hole
home to mystery

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umadoshi

Reading: Still working my way through The Spear Cuts Through Water--somewhere past the halfway point now.

Watching: I finished my Guardian rewatch!

scruloose and I finished season 1 of Kingdom and did indeed opt to hold off on season 2 until after we finish season 2 of The Last of Us. (Is Kingdom complete at two seasons? Anyone know offhand? Fear of spoilers makes me not want to search up the info.) We also saw the season premiere of TLoU and the first episode of The Pitt.

Playing: Because the evil 368chickens game keeps track and springs the number on you when you beat it, I know that when I finally rescued 368 chickens a few days ago it was after 454 tries. And for reasons that are not clear to me, the victory screen (at least in the browser version) also informs you that you can't play anymore and is all that shows if you reload. (There are ways around it, of course--incognito tabs, simply using a different browser, whatever--but it just seems weird to me. I have thus far avoided going back to it, but that just means returning to my default couple of games that I play endlessly when my brain is completely incapable of focus but needs to be doing something. >.<)

Adulting: Mid-week,

scruloose and I took the day off for my birthday and both dropped off our tax documents with our tax guy (bless our tax guy) and voted in the federal election at the Elections Canada office. I'm glad we got the voting taken care of so early--sounds like lineups for advance polls have been unusually lengthy this weekend (and here's hoping that's a good sign for the outcome!).

( under the cut: fruit and meat consumption (separately) )

Current Mood: okay

princessofgeeks

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Current Mood: calm

tropicsbear

it takes time

“Pish posh! Of course you will! You’ll find that one special person like everyone else! Like us!”

As well-intentioned as these statements can be (and I’ve addressed things like that in prior writing on this blog), I’m going to shove those to the side right now because this is about me and the other aces like me. Because this isn’t about assuming the positive: it’s about how we’re allowed to grieve our missed milestones, or at least the fact they might come on a different timeline.

This really resonated with me. There was a time in my early 20s where I wanted a significant other. Or at least, the idea of having a significant other was really attractive. (Even now I'm not sure which one appeals to me; I feel like they're different things.) I remember sometimes crying myself to sleep because I was scared that I'd end up staying single forever and dying alone.

These days ... it's not accurate to say I couldn't care less, but much like the author, I'm ambivalent. I could stay single forever but maybe I'll meet someone. I could die alone or not. Either way, it's no longer something I spend much time ruminating on.

princessofgeeks

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Current Mood: determined

princessofgeeks

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Current Mood: nostalgic

james

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settiai

Since a number of staff at Unnamed Nonprofit are either Christian or Jewish, they've announced that they're closing the office at lunchtime today. Which, you know, as someone who isn't celebrating a holiday at the moment? That's still a nice little treat for me.

I finished my fourth Dragon Age: The Veilguard playthrough last night, so I think that I'm going to pick back up with my fifth one (which is in Act 2 right now) for a bit and then maybe switch to Baldur's Gate 3. D&D is cancelled again tonight because it's the DM's spouse's birthday, so I can properly settle in to play for hours which is something I haven't had the time to do in ages.

Current Mood: hopeful

jjhunter

Let's take a breath for poetry. It is April, and as good a time as any for a collaborative poetry fest. Please find below a starting stanza or two of a brand new haikai (what's a haikai, you ask? Think extended haiku: alternating stanzas of 5-7-5 and 7-7). Comment with a following stanza to build on that seed. Someone (most likely me) will respond with another stanza, and so on and so forth throughout the day.
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'May I pet your dog?'
Each side quivering in yearn-
Yes!! May sniff, get pet

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princessofgeeks

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Current Mood: shocked

jjhunter

Let's take a breath for poetry. It is April, and as good a time as any for a collaborative poetry fest. Please find below a starting stanza or two of a brand new haikai (what's a haikai, you ask? Think extended haiku: alternating stanzas of 5-7-5 and 7-7). Comment with a following stanza to build on that seed. Someone (most likely me) will respond with another stanza, and so on and so forth throughout the day.
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inhale for your lungs
open every air-loving
door for oxygen

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princessofgeeks

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Current Mood: annoyed

tropicsbear

SK8 the Infinity Extra Part (9/10)

A handful of vignettes about the cast, mostly post-S01 with the exception of Joe and Cherry’s section which is set during their high school days.

Surprising absolutely nobody, my favorite part was the TadaAi vignette, Morning Routine.

For the first part of their vignette, Adam and Tadashi aren’t even in the same room. The screen is split down the middle and shows how they spent most of their day.

( This is too many words for a snippet that’s only around six minutes long. )

The contortions my face went through during this entire segment … I wanted to grab and squeeze and shake something because of how filled to the brim I was with squee. Adam and Tadashi have come so far! I can’t wait for S02 so I can see how much more their relationship has changed.

Now that I’ve gotten my screeching out of the way, other random points about the rest of the OVA:

Miya becoming more comfortable with Reki and Langa, and getting along with Reki’s sisters! Good! (And possible Miya/Koyomi? I’ll accept it.)
Langa carrying Reki piggyback while they look at a rainbow … you cannot give me a straight explanation for this.
Nice to know that Joe and Cherry have been bickering gremlins since high school. I wonder if they go even further back. Pre-schoolers wrestling on the playground? Babies throwing bottles at one another?
Shadow’s the biggest cinnamon roll 😭 I’m sorry Manager-san is already taken. I hope you find someone in S02!

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Road Not Taken

Haikai Fest: "'The World's Most Popular Spring Flower'"

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Haikai Fest: "Circadian Cueing"

Baby Quilt

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Titansfall D&D: Summary for 4/20 Game

Haikai Fest: "Small Child Adventures"

Weekly proof of life: media, adulting, food

The Pitt S1

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it takes time

and another thing

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Haikai Fest: "Consorting With Canines"

Wheel of Time S3

Haikai Fest: "Gas Exchange Organs"

human psychology; why so weird

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SK8 the Infinity Extra Part (9/10)

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