Achaius's Journal Entries | AYearAgo.Today

eggmas / death stalks at every turn

egg! egg! egg!!! Feeling overtaxed by my own social/gaming schedule right now, aka a problem entirely of my own making. Today is THE FIRST DAY OF NOTN WOOOOO. But also, I have raid from 1-4. Then nap. Then in the evening, we’re playing the hottest new game of the year, V Rising. To back up slightly...

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holiday season 2k24

NotN is coming in three days! (egg egg egg egg egg) Vibrating with excitement over here. In 2022 I got 64 eggs, and last year I got 47, so for this year I’ve set a modest goal of 50 (because it would feel bad to get less every year). As always, I’m impressed that people literally live in the coli du...

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bullish on the pancake market

Apparently, it’s a saying that the first pancake is always lumpy. It’s a motivational saying indicating that your first effort may not be great, but it paves the way for better efforts to come. I’ve never heard this as a saying. However, it is empirically true. The first pancake is always lumpy. How...

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the hunt for ralts

I’ve decided: We really need a Ralts. To assist in this endeavor, I’ve written up a set of guidelines for the Minimally Acceptable Ralts.At least one main skill trigger by level 50 (can be either ability or nature) and a second one by 100. (ofc, the sooner the better)No ingredient+ skills/nature (u...

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“mid”

“We had the office holiday party today,” I said. “It was mid.” “You’re not allowed to say ‘mid,’ ” HGR said. “We have a word for ‘mid.’ It’s mediocre.” “It was better than mediocre. It was mid.” “I don’t buy it.” I was going to write about the holiday party, but I don’t have a lot to say, since it w...

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family christmas tree, cont.

I decorated the family Christmas tree on Saturday morning. There’s so much memory and history invested in my parents’ tree. Here’s a hand-quilted star made by Mom with a photo of my brother at one year old. (Dad saw the photo and exclaimed “BB!”) Here’s a pair of wooden ornaments: a carved nativity ...

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the family christmas tree

It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving, and I’m heading to my parents’ house. It happened like this: I originally planned to spend Thanksgiving at home, and Christmas with the rest of the family. Then my parents persuaded me to come down for half of Thanksgiving weekend as well. They originally suggeste...

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the passage of time, and other nonexistent things

Last week was the first snowfall of the year. I wanted to go walk in the snow, opened my closet to get my black winter coat, and couldn’t find it. Where’d my coat go?? Answer: I don’t have a black winter coat any more. I replaced it years ago (2019 maybe? pretty sure it was pre-covid) with a gray wi...

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long lived the queen

newbie and HGR were planning to watch anime after raid today. “Or even during raid,” said HGR, “considering who we’re fighting.” We beat Sphene EX today, which is good, because we don’t have to come back to it after Thanksgiving. Another good thing: For the ice tethers, I only got front positions. (...

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munch on lunch

Lunch is a tad awkward these days. It wasn’t awkward back when I was the only one in the office. I’d leave around noon, take a long walk, grab something to go, and bring it back to eat at my desk. Mid-afternoon, when I would get sleepy, I’d take a second trip out for coffee or some other snack. A na...

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let us rise above death

The start of the latest MSQ patch is so insanely goofy (derogatory). FFXIV: Dawntrail spoilers ahead. Guess I'd better write some more text to fill up the preview window. umm...did you know the subligar is an actual garment from ancient Rome. it was worn by athletes and actors on stage . . . . . . R...

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the very boring outside log returns

It’s that time of year when the days get shorter and my resolution to walk outside every day starts to slip. Today (November 1) I went outside after my nap at around 5:30, and it was already the tail end of dusk. In a few days, daylight savings will hit and this time of day won’t even be dusk, just ...

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