Re: Tears of the Kingdom
Apr. 19th, 2026 09:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingAnyway my trick is that writing fanfic helped me remember how much I enjoy playing these games.
Like check out (this) design draft of Zelda from The Archives of Hyrule by the amazingly stylish Conito. How can I not love this character?
Like check out (this) design draft of Zelda from The Archives of Hyrule by the amazingly stylish Conito. How can I not love this character?
Tears of the Kingdom
Apr. 19th, 2026 07:43 amrynlingI also started a new game of Tears of the Kingdom!
My deep dark fandom confession is that, while I understand and agree with the (many) criticisms of this game, I’ve actually really come to love it. A lot of the big-picture story ideas are poorly considered, but most of the smaller game design choices are brilliant.
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* My answer to any and all questions concerning Ganondorf is that he’s a dramatic little bitch, so it's best just to sit back and enjoy the show. He raised an entire castle into the sky for fun! Are you not entertained? Give the man his flowers.
My deep dark fandom confession is that, while I understand and agree with the (many) criticisms of this game, I’ve actually really come to love it. A lot of the big-picture story ideas are poorly considered, but most of the smaller game design choices are brilliant.
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* My answer to any and all questions concerning Ganondorf is that he’s a dramatic little bitch, so it's best just to sit back and enjoy the show. He raised an entire castle into the sky for fun! Are you not entertained? Give the man his flowers.
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Apr. 19th, 2026 05:09 pmtropicsbearI was cleaning up some of the older tabs on my phone when I came across this. I’m pretty sure someone on my reading list shared this way back when, but I can’t remember who did.
The Ransom of Miss Coraline Connelly
Simply read my name three times into any mirror or other reflective surface and I will return her to you for the extremely reasonable tithe of nine (9) years of your life.
Lowkey tempted to write something for Queen Jaref/Constance Connelly. Unsure if I want to follow the epistolary format or not 🤔
Mudlarking 104 - Farewell to Beaumont Stairs
Apr. 19th, 2026 07:25 amsquirmeliaBeaumont Stairs in Chelsea have been my go to place when I want somewhere quiet, where I'm definitely not going to be bothered by tourists, and there probably won't be any other mudlarks.
I saw the remains of trees that once grew here and it amazes me that they are still here. The bus stop was also still on the foreshore. I thought once it was gone, but no.
After the tide had turned, I walked along, wondering if I could find the Saxon fish trap. I had seen a picture of it near some boats. I couldn't see any way down to the foreshore near the boats though. I think the tide was just too high on this day to see it. I walked on and found myself in Cremorne Gardens which used to be pleasure gardens from 1845 to 1877. They have saved the grand gate and it's in the little park there still. There used to be all kinds of entertainment there - from tight-rope walkers across the Thames, to hot air balloon rides, fireworks, dances, a marionette theatre, and so on.
Further on and I could see a mudlark on the foreshore but I couldn't work out where steps were to get there. There looked like there was a range of stuff down there.
Finds:
A piece of an Express Dairies milk bottle
A piece of a bottle that says Wells on it
Two patterned pipe stems - one looks to say “d market” on it and “nny” on the other side.
An original vulcanite bottle stopper from Barrett & Elers.
Part of a Hartley’s jam jar
A few pieces of mocha ware
A nice piece of Staffordshire style combed slipware
A chunky glass stem. I have another of these and liked to imagine it might once have been part of a penny lick.
A Bourne & Son stoneware base
A Doulton Lambeth stoneware base
A saucer shaped like a teapot, which I think is modern
A plate with a diamond mark - this shows the plate was made on 6th April 1868.
A toothbrush, missing the handle, made of bone.
Keys, attached to a Lego keyring.
(You need a permit to search or mudlark on the Thames foreshore.)
I saw the remains of trees that once grew here and it amazes me that they are still here. The bus stop was also still on the foreshore. I thought once it was gone, but no.
After the tide had turned, I walked along, wondering if I could find the Saxon fish trap. I had seen a picture of it near some boats. I couldn't see any way down to the foreshore near the boats though. I think the tide was just too high on this day to see it. I walked on and found myself in Cremorne Gardens which used to be pleasure gardens from 1845 to 1877. They have saved the grand gate and it's in the little park there still. There used to be all kinds of entertainment there - from tight-rope walkers across the Thames, to hot air balloon rides, fireworks, dances, a marionette theatre, and so on.
Further on and I could see a mudlark on the foreshore but I couldn't work out where steps were to get there. There looked like there was a range of stuff down there.
Finds:
A piece of an Express Dairies milk bottle
A piece of a bottle that says Wells on it
Two patterned pipe stems - one looks to say “d market” on it and “nny” on the other side.
An original vulcanite bottle stopper from Barrett & Elers.
Part of a Hartley’s jam jar
A few pieces of mocha ware
A nice piece of Staffordshire style combed slipware
A chunky glass stem. I have another of these and liked to imagine it might once have been part of a penny lick.
A Bourne & Son stoneware base
A Doulton Lambeth stoneware base
A saucer shaped like a teapot, which I think is modern
A plate with a diamond mark - this shows the plate was made on 6th April 1868.
A toothbrush, missing the handle, made of bone.
Keys, attached to a Lego keyring.
(You need a permit to search or mudlark on the Thames foreshore.)
Marinating I guess?
Apr. 19th, 2026 03:37 amnausicaLocal gal shirks responsibility of classwork to continue to fuss with HTML and CSS learning.
I got myself into a bit of a funk I really need to wiggle my way back out of it, I'm just not sure how. I feel like my best bet is to ride whatever wave I'm feeling right now and get important tasks in order (laundry, school assignments). I'm definitely stressing a little bit but I know I've made it work in the past, I just want to stop relying on this fight or flight to make deadlines response I've been leaning on for years. I shudder to think how many grey hairs I could have spared myself.
I do feel like I've just been really lazy versus it being normal executive dysfunction. Although I'm really starting to wonder how much the weather is messing with me. We got confirmation that humidity is basically not being cycled out of the rooms for most of the year I feel abysmal during peak daylight hours in my current room. Plus it wouldn't be the first time I've had a living situation completely sap all my strength because of the weather and formerly untreated health issues. Hopefully, though it's just a matter of sleeping regularly because I can do it for a week and feel phenomenal, then I just eat shit and its back to old habits.
Outside of that I've been listening to more new music and thinking about shows I really love. I started a decent amount of books and some manga re-reads, just getting my brain to stick with it. I also have some RPGs in progress, however I have just not had the energy to boot up any of them.
One show I've been thinking about a lot is Elementary. I just finished re-watching the first season again with a friend of mine and I have a lot of thoughts about it. It's crazy that the show is over a decade old now because it still feels very relevant. Even if certain elements date it, it makes insanely good cultural commentary on many topics in the US. I thought I might tack it on here, but my thoughts on the Season 1 finale really deserve their own post because it's nuts how tight and satisfying that seasons story and direction were.
Well it's almost four in the morning for me so I'm going to go ride the wave like I said and shuffle laundry around and hopefully get some of my stuff re-organized.
FANFIC: voyeur's instincts (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Apr. 19th, 2026 08:50 amqueenslayerbeeThis is the first of a short series of drabbles I wrote for a prompt meme in early 2025, written for fairyniamh.
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Willow watches them dance; more accurately, watches her dance.
She’s a dark beacon, a bewitching spectacle. Her energy pulls them in, men and boys flocking towards her and lavishing her with their attention; attention she enjoys and feels entitled to, a proud large feline in her place of honor in the couch, but that she doesn’t hold in high esteem, doesn’t need.
Willow feels envious. Willow feels… lacking. Much later, she’ll realize it’s only the attention of her light counterpart that Faith demands and craves and screams for. A hungry void, a demanding black hole, not too different from herself.
fairyniamh.Title: voyeur's instincts.
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Character/Pairing: Faith Lehane/Willow Rosenberg + minor Buffy Summers/Faith Lehane.
Rating/Warnings: T, none.
Summary: For the prompt: "Buffy + bewitching."
Word count: 100.
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Willow watches them dance; more accurately, watches her dance.
She’s a dark beacon, a bewitching spectacle. Her energy pulls them in, men and boys flocking towards her and lavishing her with their attention; attention she enjoys and feels entitled to, a proud large feline in her place of honor in the couch, but that she doesn’t hold in high esteem, doesn’t need.
Willow feels envious. Willow feels… lacking. Much later, she’ll realize it’s only the attention of her light counterpart that Faith demands and craves and screams for. A hungry void, a demanding black hole, not too different from herself.
revamped tagging system
Apr. 19th, 2026 01:06 ammeganehavenso i finally learned how tagging with a colon works on here! lol
heres what all i did:
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as for personal updates, this week urgent care did malpractice against me then i was in the ER 2 days later (seems i recently passed a kidney stone, the Actually Good doctor said. urgent care was awfulll but ive dealt with worse doctors before). IM FINE NOW just not happy about having more Future Bills to get in the mail ofc
been working on commissions as well, finished lineart on one today! just gotta do flat colors, send for approval, then shade. THEN after submitting on vgen, i print it and mail to my client! (:
+ i finished a piece of my oc Solithe, which i will be sharing here soon! tomorrow if i dont forget— ah its 1am... TODAY if i dont forget!
heres what all i did:
- removed "games" tag, added "game:" before relevant tags (ex. game: kirby)
- the above with "my art", "oc", "character", etc
- removed tags of characters im not invested in (ex. astarion, i dont really think about him. nor is he up there in fave bg3 characters, so i wont post about him much if ever again)
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as for personal updates, this week urgent care did malpractice against me then i was in the ER 2 days later (seems i recently passed a kidney stone, the Actually Good doctor said. urgent care was awfulll but ive dealt with worse doctors before). IM FINE NOW just not happy about having more Future Bills to get in the mail ofc
been working on commissions as well, finished lineart on one today! just gotta do flat colors, send for approval, then shade. THEN after submitting on vgen, i print it and mail to my client! (:
+ i finished a piece of my oc Solithe, which i will be sharing here soon! tomorrow if i dont forget— ah its 1am... TODAY if i dont forget!
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Apr. 18th, 2026 08:59 pmdustbunny105Ended up spending a lot more of the day than expected with my sister and the kids. We didn't even go to the library! Turned out the kids weren't ready to give up the books they'd checked out, lol. Instead, we had lunch, made sock puppets, went to the store and then had dinner. Unexpected and kiiinda inconvenient but still fun.
Alien Romance, the daily comic strip
Apr. 18th, 2026 11:42 pmgs_silva
"We need to tell that lady we stole her cat," Maurice tells Jon as they walk together in jackets, hats, and scarves. He wants Jon to do it for him, but Jon only retorts, "You know how to use a phone."
Maurice calls the hospital. "Hi, I want to talk to Angie Upton? No, I'm not family. Maurice Arzamastsev. Arza... no, Maurice. A, R, Z... Z! A... tell her it's the horse guy."
He finally gets to talk to her, and she asks her to come in person.
"My poor baby." Ms. Upton's eyes tear up. It must be hard to cry while immobilized in bed in an industrial-sized neck brace. She doesn't move her hands at all, either. They sit limply on her lap across several panels. Finally, Maurice reaches over and puts his hand on hers to comfort her.
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I need to tell you all the story of Typhoon's early-life medical escapades. Not right now. It's nearly midnight and I didn't mean to stay up this late. It's below freezing again tonight and I'm annoyed. I tried to keep the windows open as long as I could, but the cold snap won. It's going to be a long one. Check back with me in a week to see if Real Spring has arrived.
April Manga TBR 6
Apr. 18th, 2026 06:44 pmbluapapilioUsed my manga TBR boardgame.
I read 20/21 on my last board in one week and honestly it wasn't too much of a struggle, I did end up only reading mostly one chapter for non-BL again though. There were some really enjoyable things in this batch. ☺️ I don't know if it's any more efficient than smaller batches at a time, maybe I should try and keep it around 15 this time.
Avatar:
Natsume
Skill: Re-draw a prompt once
Roll #1:
A 4, prompt: entertainment industry - On Doorstep.
Roll #2:
A 3 and the trap tile. Went back and new roll is a 5, prompt: manga based on a webnovel - Men of the Harem.
Roll #3:
A 6, prompt: _verse. I couldn't find a Gudieverse I wanted to went with Omegaverse in Kashikomarimashita, Destiny.
Roll #4:
A 3, prompt: sex friends become lovers - Fuck Buddy.
Roll #5:
A 5, prompt: mystery element - Chess Isle.
Roll #6:
A 4, prompt: manga by a woman that got an anime - Blue Exorcist.
Roll #7:
A 6 and the trap tile, went back and rolled a 2, prompt: BDSM - Brand-new Star.
Roll #8:
A 6 and generate from CR tile, #36 which is Junjou Romantica.
Roll #9:
A 4...trap tile...again. I'm trying to keep this under 15 hereee. New roll is a 6, prompt: romance element - Mine.
Roll #10:
A 1, prompt: read a manhwa - Legroom.
Roll #11:
Aaand the trap tile again with a 5. (: New roll is a 3, prompt: non-human/animal companion. I need to read more Shugo Chara!.
Roll #12:
A 4, read a popular mannga - Kimetsu no Yaiba.
Roll #13:
A 2, prompt: witch/etc - Witch Hat Atelier!
Roll #14:
A 1, prompt: royalty/nobility - Basara.
Roll #15:
A 5, prompt: longest titled - Touken Ranbu Anthology: SquEni Formation.
Roll #16:
A 1 and the generate from TBR tile... #1274 and oh, it's another Nitta Youka - Otoko ga Otoko wo Aisuru Toki.
Roll #17:
A 5 and generate from CR list. #94 - Wizardly Tower!
Roll #18:
A 6 aand the end. Reward is Wind Breaker!
~Manga TBR List~
[BL/Romance] On Doorstep ✔️
[Reverse Harem/Politics] Men of the Harem ✔️
[BL/Romance] Kashikomarimashita, Destiny Drop
[BL/Smut] Fuck Buddy ✔️
[Action/Mystery] Chess Isle ✔️
[Action/SPN] Blue Exorcist ✔️
[BL/Smut] Brand-new Star ✔️
[BL/Romance] Junjou Romantica ✔️
[GL] Mine ✔️
[BL/Horror] Legroom
[School Life/Fantasy] Shugo Chara!
[Action/SPN] Kimetsu no Yaiba
[Fantasy] Witch Hat Atelier
[Fantasy/Adventure] Basara
[Fantasy/Slice of Life] Touken Ranbu Online Anthology: SquEni Formation
[BL/Romance] Otoko ga Otoko wo Aisuru Toki
[Adventure/Fantasy] Wizardly Tower
[Slice of Life/Action] Wind Breaker
x3 shoujoi/josei, x6 shounen/seinen, x7 BL, x1 GL, x1 other
I read 20/21 on my last board in one week and honestly it wasn't too much of a struggle, I did end up only reading mostly one chapter for non-BL again though. There were some really enjoyable things in this batch. ☺️ I don't know if it's any more efficient than smaller batches at a time, maybe I should try and keep it around 15 this time.
Avatar:
Natsume
Skill: Re-draw a prompt once
Roll #1:
A 4, prompt: entertainment industry - On Doorstep.
Roll #2:
A 3 and the trap tile. Went back and new roll is a 5, prompt: manga based on a webnovel - Men of the Harem.
Roll #3:
A 6, prompt: _verse. I couldn't find a Gudieverse I wanted to went with Omegaverse in Kashikomarimashita, Destiny.
Roll #4:
A 3, prompt: sex friends become lovers - Fuck Buddy.
Roll #5:
A 5, prompt: mystery element - Chess Isle.
Roll #6:
A 4, prompt: manga by a woman that got an anime - Blue Exorcist.
Roll #7:
A 6 and the trap tile, went back and rolled a 2, prompt: BDSM - Brand-new Star.
Roll #8:
A 6 and generate from CR tile, #36 which is Junjou Romantica.
Roll #9:
A 4...trap tile...again. I'm trying to keep this under 15 hereee. New roll is a 6, prompt: romance element - Mine.
Roll #10:
A 1, prompt: read a manhwa - Legroom.
Roll #11:
Aaand the trap tile again with a 5. (: New roll is a 3, prompt: non-human/animal companion. I need to read more Shugo Chara!.
Roll #12:
A 4, read a popular mannga - Kimetsu no Yaiba.
Roll #13:
A 2, prompt: witch/etc - Witch Hat Atelier!
Roll #14:
A 1, prompt: royalty/nobility - Basara.
Roll #15:
A 5, prompt: longest titled - Touken Ranbu Anthology: SquEni Formation.
Roll #16:
A 1 and the generate from TBR tile... #1274 and oh, it's another Nitta Youka - Otoko ga Otoko wo Aisuru Toki.
Roll #17:
A 5 and generate from CR list. #94 - Wizardly Tower!
Roll #18:
A 6 aand the end. Reward is Wind Breaker!
~Manga TBR List~
[BL/Romance] On Doorstep ✔️
[Reverse Harem/Politics] Men of the Harem ✔️
[BL/Romance] Kashikomarimashita, Destiny Drop
[BL/Smut] Fuck Buddy ✔️
[Action/Mystery] Chess Isle ✔️
[Action/SPN] Blue Exorcist ✔️
[BL/Smut] Brand-new Star ✔️
[BL/Romance] Junjou Romantica ✔️
[GL] Mine ✔️
[BL/Horror] Legroom
[School Life/Fantasy] Shugo Chara!
[Action/SPN] Kimetsu no Yaiba
[Fantasy] Witch Hat Atelier
[Fantasy/Adventure] Basara
[Fantasy/Slice of Life] Touken Ranbu Online Anthology: SquEni Formation
[BL/Romance] Otoko ga Otoko wo Aisuru Toki
[Adventure/Fantasy] Wizardly Tower
[Slice of Life/Action] Wind Breaker
x3 shoujoi/josei, x6 shounen/seinen, x7 BL, x1 GL, x1 other
April Manga Wrap-Up 5
Apr. 18th, 2026 05:21 pmbluapapilio
Read Aimai na Wolf and rated it 9.5/10!! 
Read A Story of a Lonely Fox Seeking Love + After Story and rated it 5/5!!. Read. ep. 2-4 of Chess Isle. I read Our Sunny Days and it got a 10/10!!!. Read Nekasenaide and rated it 7.5/10. Read ch. 12-13 of Yugioh Duelist. Read Anniversary, rated it 3/5. Read ch. 182 of Kimetsu no Yaiba, finishing this manga may kill me. 😫 Read ch. 949 of One Piece. Read ch, 6 of Touken Ranbu Anthology: SquEni Formation. Read Eien no Shichigatsu, rated it 6.5/10. Read ch. 173-174 of Wind Breaker! Read Cardcaptor Sakura, ch. 40-41. I read Kare no Shousou to Koi ni Tsuite and rated it 8/10! Read Brave 10 S ch. 3! Read ch. 76 of Blue Exorcist! Read ch. 1 of Silver Diamond! Read Nanji Ware wo Kouryaku Seyo, rated it 7/10. (Re)read ch. 3 of Ookiku Furikabutte! Read ch. 2 of Magic Knight Rayearth.
The Wind Waker
Apr. 18th, 2026 06:13 pmrynlingThe Wind Waker is a marvelous game. A miraculous work of art. A blessing directly from heaven. A beautiful shining treasure on this earth.
I haven’t gotten to the relaxing part (the sailing) yet, but that’s okay. I always forget what an incredible charm offensive the opening hour of the game is, and I’m always delighted.
I love how, when Link is leaving Outset Island, the music crescendos into a heroic swell as he waves goodbye to everyone on the island from the stern of a pirate ship – but just when the song is about to reach its climax and transition into the classic Legend of Zelda theme, it crashes to a halt when Tetra is like, “Are you fucking done?” I love her so much, and also. That’s thematic foreshadowing babeyyyy.
I also somehow managed to forget how cool the first encounter with Ganondorf is. I love the way his face distorts into the most bitter and unhinged smile, and the way he ever-so-slightly twists his chin to signal the Helmaroc King (his giant pet murder bird) to release Link back into the ocean. Ganondorf covets that wind, and I covet... his magnificent bone structure...
I haven’t gotten to the relaxing part (the sailing) yet, but that’s okay. I always forget what an incredible charm offensive the opening hour of the game is, and I’m always delighted.
I love how, when Link is leaving Outset Island, the music crescendos into a heroic swell as he waves goodbye to everyone on the island from the stern of a pirate ship – but just when the song is about to reach its climax and transition into the classic Legend of Zelda theme, it crashes to a halt when Tetra is like, “Are you fucking done?” I love her so much, and also. That’s thematic foreshadowing babeyyyy.
I also somehow managed to forget how cool the first encounter with Ganondorf is. I love the way his face distorts into the most bitter and unhinged smile, and the way he ever-so-slightly twists his chin to signal the Helmaroc King (his giant pet murder bird) to release Link back into the ocean. Ganondorf covets that wind, and I covet... his magnificent bone structure...
Get it Together (Fox, Fritz, and Naoki Collab)
Apr. 18th, 2026 06:00 pmno_apologies(Mood: Disappointed and in Disbelief over someone who doesn't understand what is fair and what is reasonable. Gotta vent and release... Genre: Hip hop rap with acoustic guitar)
( Lyrics )
https://suno.com/s/bqr1Sdb6Rh21nn8D What Suno did here, I love the duet and back and fourth between my self insert, Naoki, and Fritz soooo much. It's amazing. Sounds like my muse friends were really 1000% backing me up!! Just the kind of song I really needed. I love these guys so much. <3
( Lyrics )
https://suno.com/s/bqr1Sdb6Rh21nn8D What Suno did here, I love the duet and back and fourth between my self insert, Naoki, and Fritz soooo much. It's amazing. Sounds like my muse friends were really 1000% backing me up!! Just the kind of song I really needed. I love these guys so much. <3
The Cube is to Scream!
Apr. 14th, 2026 05:35 pmrowdyflowergirl April 14th 2026
Happy day 1,200!!! Today I have for you...
The World is to Dig (2026)
Oh, how I've missed you, John and John. I was excited for this since "Wu-Tang" dropped, and it's nowhere near the best track on here. "Slow" is trippy as hell and I love it "Sleep's Older Sister" is a nice callback to Join Us, and it might imply that a character from an old song is transgender?? Hype. "New Wave Will Never Die" is just true.
I don't have much else to say, it's just a really good album.
9/10
Favorite Tracks: Sleep's Older Sister, New Wave Will Never Die, Slow
Least Favorite Tracks: Telescope, In The Dead Mall
-ANYWAYS...-
My friend Liz released an album today, called I Am Screaming in a Cube!
You can check it out here.
It's not the kind of stuff I usually listen to, but I thought it was pretty good. 8/10.
The next Barbenheimer perhaps? The Cube is to Scream?
Much Love!!
Nora Meadow <3
Song of the Day: They Might Be Giants - Slow
I need a whole microtonal album from TMBG. Flying Microtonal Banana TMBG edition.
Tomodachi Life in 2 days!
Media Log 2026 - April 14th:
43. They Might Be Giants - The World is to Dig
2026 Album, Rating: [A]wesome
44. Liz MH - I Am Screaming in a Cube
2026 Album, Rating:[G]ood
COMPLETE ALBUM RANKING:
- John Henry
- Flood
- Lincoln
- They Might Be Giants
- Apollo 18
- The Else
- Mink Car
- I Like Fun
- Factory Showroom
- Join Us
- The World Is To Dig
- Glean
- The Spine
- Nanobots
- Book
- Here Comes Science
- No!
- Phone Power
- My Murdered Remains
- Long Tall Weekend
- Here Come the ABCs
- Here Come the 123s
- Why?
- The Escape Team
