This morning, it was cool. Cool enough I could open up all the windows and get a cross-breeze... There are a couple of warmer days later in the week, but they'll be survivable. And then, possibly, that'll be it for the too-hot of the year? I can hope.
I started playing Fire Emblem Heroes again because after eight-and-a-half-years they finally kinda put in a unit for one of the original cast. Turns out the game is taking care of a lizard-brain need to click things that had been unfulfilled lately, and sure, I'll go with this. I don't care about the story so I can just skip through, level folks, and whatever happens?
Finished up a non-Gundam kit over the weekend. I've just been calling him Red Dude, but technically he's a Sword Shadow. There's also a green one, who is also a Sword Shadow despite having guns instead? Since they're red and green,![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
taichara pointed out they can be Cain and Abel from the first Fire Emblem game and now I'll need to get the green one.
Working on the ExCreR that I got a month or so ago. It's a SD-styled kit even though there's art in the manual of a non-SD version... It's a bit of a brick, and the places in the manual where it says 'cut the pins if tight' - just cut the pins in advance, self. I broke almost every pin in the waist and had to glue it. ^^;; (Not a huge deal. Glue happens, especially on non-Bandai kits.)
Also finished the first two seasons of Natsume's Book of Friends. I had read a good chunk of the series through the library and should get back to that...
Thank you to folks who've sent postcards and whatnot lately! (Several have vanished into my work bag, which needs a good clean.)
I started playing Fire Emblem Heroes again because after eight-and-a-half-years they finally kinda put in a unit for one of the original cast. Turns out the game is taking care of a lizard-brain need to click things that had been unfulfilled lately, and sure, I'll go with this. I don't care about the story so I can just skip through, level folks, and whatever happens?
Finished up a non-Gundam kit over the weekend. I've just been calling him Red Dude, but technically he's a Sword Shadow. There's also a green one, who is also a Sword Shadow despite having guns instead? Since they're red and green,
taichara pointed out they can be Cain and Abel from the first Fire Emblem game and now I'll need to get the green one. Working on the ExCreR that I got a month or so ago. It's a SD-styled kit even though there's art in the manual of a non-SD version... It's a bit of a brick, and the places in the manual where it says 'cut the pins if tight' - just cut the pins in advance, self. I broke almost every pin in the waist and had to glue it. ^^;; (Not a huge deal. Glue happens, especially on non-Bandai kits.)
Also finished the first two seasons of Natsume's Book of Friends. I had read a good chunk of the series through the library and should get back to that...
Thank you to folks who've sent postcards and whatnot lately! (Several have vanished into my work bag, which needs a good clean.)
Before I forget! Here's your reminder that the Rush will be next weekend, 22-24 August. Mods, please confirm your availability by claiming an anchor post or just generally flailing in my direction, and if you've ever wanted to be a Mod, please do that!
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I woke up instantly from dead sleep at 4:30 AM because I heard, "mama." It was Clyde cat, getting a bit excited playing with a toy. He was actually saying ma meow, LOL. Mommy radar never leaves you. My kid is in his 20's and now 4 hours drive away.
Kid packed up the car and left Friday afternoon. He said everything is good, he is settled in at the new apartment, and classes start Monday morning.
Husband is visiting a relative in Arizona. He will not be back until Tuesday.
I have nowhere to go and not much to do...also no motivation to do anything. But the weather is lovely and not crazy hot today, so I am going to get off my butt and try to do some housework. I usually can't take naps during daylight but it might be needed today. But first, coffee and cake!
Clyde cat. He is very chatty.
Rocky. He is still good, there are fewer pics of him because every time he sees me he has to come running to say hi.
Breakfast
Lovely summer day with Dead Mater.
Kid packed up the car and left Friday afternoon. He said everything is good, he is settled in at the new apartment, and classes start Monday morning.
Husband is visiting a relative in Arizona. He will not be back until Tuesday.
I have nowhere to go and not much to do...also no motivation to do anything. But the weather is lovely and not crazy hot today, so I am going to get off my butt and try to do some housework. I usually can't take naps during daylight but it might be needed today. But first, coffee and cake!
Clyde cat. He is very chatty.
Rocky. He is still good, there are fewer pics of him because every time he sees me he has to come running to say hi.
Breakfast
Lovely summer day with Dead Mater.
M, Boycritter, & I went down for the local-enough Gunpla Builders World Cup event, which was about an hour away. Getting there was fairly straightforward, and we had time to look around the hobby store it was being held at. (And will be returning to, they had many things!)
Lots of fun conversations in the car (it has been awhile), and the actual Gundam models on display were all fantastic. (We actually got asked to help judge if we wanted to but there was no way - I thought they all had something truly great about them.) Aside from the modelers, the audience was the three of us + one other guy who knew the modelers, but we were delightfully enthusiastic and the store owners were great, too. A lot of fun. There were extra Participant pins, so we each were given one. (I'm also fairly sure I promised to bring an entry next year, so I guess I have four months to plan something and another eight to make it? Or something like that?)
We left and had to take a somewhat meandering route back, because road construction, and also having to cross Woodward on Dream Cruise weekend. But we did get to see a lot of cool cars at various points, including a Datsun, a yellow VW Beetle, a VW Bus, etc. Lots of yellow cars, which made for a lively game of Yellow Car. We also saw a Cybertruck and all burst out laughing because nothing could make that design salvageable.
Stopped at... a conveyor sushi restaurant! AMAZING! I had no idea there was one in reasonable distance (possibly that there were any in the US, tbh) and we had a blast. Ate ourselves stuffed because there were so many things we wanted to try. A++ would do it again when properly budgeted for.
All around fantastic day, though we didn't get back til ~3pm and I didn't get to sleep til after 4pm. Definitely going to have to do some mad science to get back on schedule.
I ended up snagging 00 Gundam + XN Raiser which I heartily debated on until 'weird 00 sidestory shit' won out. Also a 30MM Spinatio, HG Command Quanta, and MG Shenlong because that kit has been following me around for weeks now. And some accessories including a pack of little metal HO-Scale gravestones that will need some work and me learning how to trim up metal. ;_;
Lots of fun conversations in the car (it has been awhile), and the actual Gundam models on display were all fantastic. (We actually got asked to help judge if we wanted to but there was no way - I thought they all had something truly great about them.) Aside from the modelers, the audience was the three of us + one other guy who knew the modelers, but we were delightfully enthusiastic and the store owners were great, too. A lot of fun. There were extra Participant pins, so we each were given one. (I'm also fairly sure I promised to bring an entry next year, so I guess I have four months to plan something and another eight to make it? Or something like that?)
We left and had to take a somewhat meandering route back, because road construction, and also having to cross Woodward on Dream Cruise weekend. But we did get to see a lot of cool cars at various points, including a Datsun, a yellow VW Beetle, a VW Bus, etc. Lots of yellow cars, which made for a lively game of Yellow Car. We also saw a Cybertruck and all burst out laughing because nothing could make that design salvageable.
Stopped at... a conveyor sushi restaurant! AMAZING! I had no idea there was one in reasonable distance (possibly that there were any in the US, tbh) and we had a blast. Ate ourselves stuffed because there were so many things we wanted to try. A++ would do it again when properly budgeted for.
All around fantastic day, though we didn't get back til ~3pm and I didn't get to sleep til after 4pm. Definitely going to have to do some mad science to get back on schedule.
I ended up snagging 00 Gundam + XN Raiser which I heartily debated on until 'weird 00 sidestory shit' won out. Also a 30MM Spinatio, HG Command Quanta, and MG Shenlong because that kit has been following me around for weeks now. And some accessories including a pack of little metal HO-Scale gravestones that will need some work and me learning how to trim up metal. ;_;
In which some non-Unicron stuff gets cleared up.
this month might be a wash, writing-wise. Not only has it been too damn hot for the thinking-meat to work, I've been going maskless for two weeks and I've already picked up The Crud. Never again. -_-
this month might be a wash, writing-wise. Not only has it been too damn hot for the thinking-meat to work, I've been going maskless for two weeks and I've already picked up The Crud. Never again. -_-
FFXV Fandom Event Round Up - August Edition
Aug. 15th, 2025 09:54 amreclaimingvox posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
finalfantasyHappy Mid-August everyone, sorry for posting again but wanted to update y'all! Here's a round up of the ffxv fandom events going on and coming up that I hope y'all don't mind me sharing. FFXV Zine News (Bsky is the best resource for people to use for up to date news as the lovely mod there reblogs news constantly. If anybody knows of any others please let me know?
( FFXV Fandom Events )
I'm not as up to date with FFVII news but here's one which I know is coming up.
//FF7 Fandom Event//
Strifesodos Week - October 6th - 12th (Ao3 Collection)
//Zines//
Final Fantasy Gents Zine - Preorders Open until September 7th (Bsky, X)
Have a happy Rest of Summer! 💚
(X-posted toffxv & finalfantasy)
( FFXV Fandom Events )
I'm not as up to date with FFVII news but here's one which I know is coming up.
//FF7 Fandom Event//
Strifesodos Week - October 6th - 12th (Ao3 Collection)
//Zines//
Final Fantasy Gents Zine - Preorders Open until September 7th (Bsky, X)
Have a happy Rest of Summer! 💚
(X-posted to
ffxv & finalfantasy)I am still alive!
I am officially laid off from Nickelodeon. There was another round of mergers, with a new CEO. No new projects have been greenlit for my department during the turmoil, and although they tried keeping the artists as long as possible I have been out of work since end of June.
After jumping through all the hoops I am getting unemployment payments from the state. I am honestly surprised since I was a remote worker for the New York division, but Nick has been taking out all the proper taxes so I did qualify. That only lasts 6 months and it has already been a month...clock is ticking on the job search. I am on the internet every morning going through the job boards, but it is not easy. Last week I found one new listing, for a Canadian company that might be open to remote work. This week I have not found anything. Hope is that Nickelodeon will start new projects now that the top exec shuffling is done, but who knows how long that will take. Execs have a bad habit of tossing out favorite projects of previous department heads, and it was just a year ago that my last department was touted as the "way of the future" by the now ousted boss. All the politics are way above my pay grade. Us artists just want to work and pay the bills.
Finances are tight but okay for the moment. We have a bit of savings left. I am dusting off and selling some collectibles from the basement finally. Apparently animation cels are worth money now? I should have grabbed armloads back when I had the chance, LOL. Ebay has streamlined the process of selling stuff, so the most complicated part is finding correct sized cardboard boxes for shipping.
Kid is moving back out this weekend for the fall semester. I will miss having him around, but our grocery bill will be cut down to a third.
Cats are still cute, weather is dreadfully hot but the view is lovely and the fruit trees are doing very well this year. Apples are slowly turning red. Chickens love the wormy cherries. Pitting the cherries are a bit of a pain, but the birds get so excited for them that it is worth the trouble.
I am trying to get up the motivation to draw something again. I need to do a drawing for Magic Rat.
Here is hoping that a new job will be found soon...wish me luck!
I am officially laid off from Nickelodeon. There was another round of mergers, with a new CEO. No new projects have been greenlit for my department during the turmoil, and although they tried keeping the artists as long as possible I have been out of work since end of June.
After jumping through all the hoops I am getting unemployment payments from the state. I am honestly surprised since I was a remote worker for the New York division, but Nick has been taking out all the proper taxes so I did qualify. That only lasts 6 months and it has already been a month...clock is ticking on the job search. I am on the internet every morning going through the job boards, but it is not easy. Last week I found one new listing, for a Canadian company that might be open to remote work. This week I have not found anything. Hope is that Nickelodeon will start new projects now that the top exec shuffling is done, but who knows how long that will take. Execs have a bad habit of tossing out favorite projects of previous department heads, and it was just a year ago that my last department was touted as the "way of the future" by the now ousted boss. All the politics are way above my pay grade. Us artists just want to work and pay the bills.
Finances are tight but okay for the moment. We have a bit of savings left. I am dusting off and selling some collectibles from the basement finally. Apparently animation cels are worth money now? I should have grabbed armloads back when I had the chance, LOL. Ebay has streamlined the process of selling stuff, so the most complicated part is finding correct sized cardboard boxes for shipping.
Kid is moving back out this weekend for the fall semester. I will miss having him around, but our grocery bill will be cut down to a third.
Cats are still cute, weather is dreadfully hot but the view is lovely and the fruit trees are doing very well this year. Apples are slowly turning red. Chickens love the wormy cherries. Pitting the cherries are a bit of a pain, but the birds get so excited for them that it is worth the trouble.
I am trying to get up the motivation to draw something again. I need to do a drawing for Magic Rat.
Here is hoping that a new job will be found soon...wish me luck!
It's here again! The hAPPy Birthday flash exchange is a super low-stakes flash to celebrate the autoao3app turning a year older.
The minimum word requirement is just 100, you can default with 0 penalty at any time, and signing up is ridiculously easy because you can just stick in the link to the app with all your previously requested fandoms under Creator's Choice of Previously Requested Fandom and walk away knowing that if you offer CCOPRF in turn only to find you can't write anything for your recip, you can just smash the default button guilt-free and browse the many, many CCOPRF fandoms for treat opportunities. We're sitting at over 2100 fandoms in CCOPRF (!) right now!
Signups close in less than 24 hours at 11pm US Eastern!
Yesterday was apparently an economic blackout day in the US, which I at least found out about in time. I didn't have anything planned anyway; I am so very exhausted of doing things and being around people. Last week was A Lot.
The quick version:
- new toolboxen!
- new chair for the male parent!
- work was A Lot!
- old toolboxen in my garage!
- hmm why does my back hurt?!
Old toolboxen got a rinse at the car wash hose at the other end of the complex; while I moved it once a year to sweep and dust, the bottom and wheels were impressively grody after more than a decade. But it's back together in my garage and I've started moving some extra tools and utility room tools into it. Plan is basically to have a shoebox of basics in here and the rest in the garage as needed. This will give me at least a bit of space back in the utility room; a full transfer will probably wait til my traditional Tokyo Game Show Dead Zone Utility Room Cleanout.
Got about 3/5 of stuff done that I wanted to do; I'll take it.
The quick version:
- new toolboxen!
- new chair for the male parent!
- work was A Lot!
- old toolboxen in my garage!
- hmm why does my back hurt?!
Old toolboxen got a rinse at the car wash hose at the other end of the complex; while I moved it once a year to sweep and dust, the bottom and wheels were impressively grody after more than a decade. But it's back together in my garage and I've started moving some extra tools and utility room tools into it. Plan is basically to have a shoebox of basics in here and the rest in the garage as needed. This will give me at least a bit of space back in the utility room; a full transfer will probably wait til my traditional Tokyo Game Show Dead Zone Utility Room Cleanout.
Got about 3/5 of stuff done that I wanted to do; I'll take it.