Getting the writing stuff going
Apr. 21st, 2025 08:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
estiroseI find myself a bit rusty when it comes to writing fic (well, at least I haven't really managed anything for the past few months) so I decided to try to do bits and pieces of the (very threadbare) plot of the freemium game "Starbrew Cafe" over the next 10 days.
Hopefully my muse will come out of hiding so I can finish an actual fic request.
Hopefully my muse will come out of hiding so I can finish an actual fic request.
FENRIR: Chapter 21
Apr. 21st, 2025 07:42 amseawasp York was bemoaning the lack of trouble...
( ... and far be it from me to disappoint my characters... )
Can you SMELL what that chef is cooking?
( ... and far be it from me to disappoint my characters... )
Can you SMELL what that chef is cooking?
Judge rules against anti-trans passport ban
Apr. 19th, 2025 03:20 amfirecathttps://www.erininthemorning.com/p/judge-blocks-passport-ban-citing
There’s lots to like in this temporary ruling, but the bit that makes my geeky soul sing is where the judge bases her ruling in part on the ban violating the Paperwork Reduction Act.
There’s lots to like in this temporary ruling, but the bit that makes my geeky soul sing is where the judge bases her ruling in part on the ban violating the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Fantasy Life i first looks
Apr. 18th, 2025 07:25 amestiroseSo far they've shown off the intro quests for four (ETA: now five) different Lives (classes):
1. Woodcutter (English)
2. Alchemist (German)
3. Miner (Traditional Chinese script)
4. Mercenary (Simplified Chinese script)
5. Chef (Korean)
I think they're due to show 3-4 more, and I'll update this as they pop up. They seem to be doing 1-2 a week.
Also a 4-minute showcase of the quick Life-change video, which seems to indicate you need to go to the guild only when you're starting a new Life?
In the 3DS game, you could use the basic functions of a Life without being in that Life (I admit that when I'm in Wizard/Magician, I tend to whittle down bosses with a great-sword from the Mercenary Life then use a wand) - you just missed certain advanced moves, some class-specific higher level tools (for example, the Fashionista's Needle could only be equipped when you were actually in the Tailor's Life), and the class stat boosts.
But in the video released today, a woodcutter seemed to insta-change into a carpenter? Interesting!
(I want to see - especially with the combat and gathering/crafting quick swap - how they handle armor. In the original game, my characters tended to be under-armored because I couldn't bother with switching to heavier armor when I was spending half my time being in crafting and gathering classes, which do not lend themselves to stronger armor.)
ETA: There are some small amount of voice lines - for example, the greeting the guild lady gives you. However, this does not seem to have been voiced in all languages. Western languages get the English-language lines, Eastern languages get the Japanese-language lines.
( Some musings on the intro quests so far )
1. Woodcutter (English)
2. Alchemist (German)
3. Miner (Traditional Chinese script)
4. Mercenary (Simplified Chinese script)
5. Chef (Korean)
I think they're due to show 3-4 more, and I'll update this as they pop up. They seem to be doing 1-2 a week.
Also a 4-minute showcase of the quick Life-change video, which seems to indicate you need to go to the guild only when you're starting a new Life?
In the 3DS game, you could use the basic functions of a Life without being in that Life (I admit that when I'm in Wizard/Magician, I tend to whittle down bosses with a great-sword from the Mercenary Life then use a wand) - you just missed certain advanced moves, some class-specific higher level tools (for example, the Fashionista's Needle could only be equipped when you were actually in the Tailor's Life), and the class stat boosts.
But in the video released today, a woodcutter seemed to insta-change into a carpenter? Interesting!
(I want to see - especially with the combat and gathering/crafting quick swap - how they handle armor. In the original game, my characters tended to be under-armored because I couldn't bother with switching to heavier armor when I was spending half my time being in crafting and gathering classes, which do not lend themselves to stronger armor.)
ETA: There are some small amount of voice lines - for example, the greeting the guild lady gives you. However, this does not seem to have been voiced in all languages. Western languages get the English-language lines, Eastern languages get the Japanese-language lines.
( Some musings on the intro quests so far )
Fenrir: Chapter 20
Apr. 18th, 2025 08:06 amseawaspStephanie may have the easier job...
( ... the President's may be harder... )
Oh, come on, York, what's the chances of an author throwing in more complications just to make the characters have a hard time?
Fenrir: Chapter 19
Apr. 16th, 2025 08:01 amseawaspThe project's well under way...
( ... and the Director had better start Directing! )
Things seem to be going smoothly....
( ... and the Director had better start Directing! )
Things seem to be going smoothly....
Color-Blind Policies Only Work If Society Is Already Colorblind, or Prejudice is Alive And Well
Apr. 15th, 2025 06:11 pmseawaspAnd today's rant is about how the Right has convinced people that attempts to address inequality are part of an evil plot to oppress white people.
( Cut for length )
( Cut for length )
Murderbot on TV
Apr. 15th, 2025 07:55 ammarthawellsIf you are planning to watch the Murderbot TV series (starting May 16!) on Apple TV, if you could add it on your watchlist, that would be a big help. It's kind of like pre-ordering a book, it tells the publisher/streaming service that you're there for our show.
There's a link here for US viewers: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/murderbot/umc.cmc.5owrzntj9v1gpg31wshflud03
I'm pretty sure it's different for Apple viewers in other countries.
You can also see the trailer at this link.
There's a link here for US viewers: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/murderbot/umc.cmc.5owrzntj9v1gpg31wshflud03
I'm pretty sure it's different for Apple viewers in other countries.
You can also see the trailer at this link.
If You Aren't Scared Yet, You Should Be
Apr. 14th, 2025 06:44 pmseawaspTL;DR: Trump REALLY IS well on his way to Hitler 2, Electric Boogaloo, and you'd better accept it fast.
( Cut for Length )
( Cut for Length )
FENRIR: Chapter 18
Apr. 14th, 2025 07:54 amseawaspThey're actually BUILDING this darn thing!
( ... and they'll need some help with that... )
Time to go to work!
( ... and they'll need some help with that... )
Time to go to work!
Another Requirement of Responsibility, or Yes, You Do Owe Society, Stop Whining
Apr. 12th, 2025 04:09 pm
FENRIR: Chapter 17
Apr. 11th, 2025 07:55 amseawaspBuilding the ship was not even half the real problem...
( ... the real problem's politics! )
More than you know, Mr. Secretary.
(no subject)
Apr. 10th, 2025 11:26 pmfirecatI’ll take “Weird little knowledge gaps” for 500, Alex
I have listened to “In A Gadda da Vida” more or less since it first came out and I was today days old when I realized the phrase comes from “in the Garden of Eden.”
I have listened to “In A Gadda da Vida” more or less since it first came out and I was today days old when I realized the phrase comes from “in the Garden of Eden.”