#got it for xmas & it’s so good

[ravewing]

looks at the xmas tree with my neurodivergent eyes (i will actually lose it if i have to wait another day to open presents)

#i want to open them so bad #my whole xmas list was amrev + frev books and anomalocaris toys #this also reminded me to ask if anyone knows any good online autism tests #because all my friends and my mom think im autistic #i took the raads one #and i got 126 but i mean i dunno gang #idk if it means anything but i have like 132 iq or something too .. #anyways yes please recommend me good autism tests #wof #wings of fire #wof art #wof oc #xmas #christmas posting #christmas

[dragonknightofsummerset]

Louise's poem about her family got to me okay??

#i love this family so much you guys have no idea #bob & linda care about their kids so much and the kids are such good siblings to each other 🥺🥺🥺 #if i could insert reactions in the tags i would cause fuck. the xmas episode got to me #i love the great north too (another amazing family dynamic) but as for the recent xmas eps. bobs burgers wins <3 #bob's burgers #bobs burgers

[dovesick]

red eyed reindeer

#anthro art #furry art #anthro #sfw furry #christmas art #happy boxing day guys! #i haven’t uploaded much lately #been busy & forgot lol #also been ill #i think i’m getting better bleh #hope u all had a good holiday season #if u celebrate rn #i just wanted to draw a cool reindeer dude #was gonna do a pokemon one too but i couldn’t get it finished #been playing too much legends arceus omg #got it for xmas & it’s so good

[acerikus]

Man. I really need to play isat huh

#all my mutuals liveblogging it makes it sound so good #i DO have it a friend got it me on steam for xmas but like. i have so many games I've started or need to play 😭 #i also need to finish inscryption. started it even before skiddle but i sucked at it lmao

[cowgremlin11]

all my knowledge from rdr2 comes from you, so gay cowboys is all my knowledge, and this greatly annoys my rdr2 friend. just felt like informing you of this development

theres more than gay cowboys! theres lesbian cowgirls and a ton of people being stupid and thinking that arthur is somehow jacks bio dad when he AINT-

#grem rambles #BUT NO SERIOUSLY THE GAME HAS SO MUCH DEPTH ITS SO GOOD ID HIGHLY RECOMMEND CHECKING IT OUT #i literally got arthurs leather jacket for xmas hahaha #im one mental breakdown away from getting his hat and wearing it around campus #rdr2

[landofgay]

we're going to have GROWN UP DINNER. I am making a SALAD. there will be CHAMPAGNE. it will be FANCY. we will be smoking WEED.

#its our one year anniversary hehehehe #apologies to anyone who one year ago today had to deal with my incessant posting about this beautiful amazing hilarious supportive #loving caring divine gorgeous angelic man that i love so so so much !!!!!!! #gonna marry that man. eventually. when we no longer live with his parents #im making a spinach salad with strawberries and pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries and goat feta and raspberry vinaigrette #and then one of those cracker barrel baked mac kits (because im lazy but theyre sooo good and quick but FEEL fancy) #and then for drinks we're having french 75's!! which are fantastic even if u dont have real champagne #(which we do from new years/xmas and just never popped it) #its basically a shot of gin a shot of lemon juice/simple syrup (or just lemonade) and topped with champagne (or just sparkling white wine) #its sooooo tasty #and we have like 3 types of gin so like 👀👀👀 we cna get creative #i have bombay raspberry/blackberry gin that would be soooo good with it #or hendricks amazonia that we got in the cancun airport #or just classic empress gin which is expensive but niiiice and its purple hehe #but so is the raspberry one hehe

[yuukimiyas]

૮꒰っ´༥'ς꒱ my tummy is full of chicky nuggets & my ps4 controller is in hand!! time for this girl to relax after a v long day (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)⁾⁾⁾

#ᕱ⑅ᕱ.* journals! #work was p steady & went v well!! :3 & i got mcdonald’s for dinner as a lil treat!! #ooo speaking of treat!! i finally got a black mini skirt!! (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و shoutout my darling mai for the rec!!! <33 #& i got a good start on my xmas shopping too!! ໒꒰ྀི∩˃ ᵕ ˂∩꒱ྀི১ wooo!! i hope my friends like their gifties!!! #i hope you all had a v great day & that you got up to smth so fun!! <33 ily!! ໒꒰ྀི⸝⸝´ ˘ `⸝⸝꒱ྀི১

[elephantbitterhead]

I'm currently sewing a dress & yesterday I realized that I've intentionally made virtually every aspect of the process more difficult (fabric is plaid that needs to be matched, keyhole back changed to invisible zipper, zipper then requires a facing be changed to a lining, added piping to the collar & hem, etc.). I've also decided to bang out a last-minute Xmas sweater that involves carrying 3 colors for most of the knitting. Lots of questions for past me.

#I think this dress may be the project that cures me of sewing with plaids #I really do not enjoy pattern matching or knitting w/3colors #given which one might very reasonably ask why I undertook garments that require them #I do not know #I think pattern matching may be kind of like childbirth #ie if you wait long enough doing it again seems like a good idea #however in my defense I will note that the pattern matches flawlessly across the back zipper #including at the bottom of the zip #as well as at the shoulders & skirt sides #so I may be insane(r) now but at least I got the desired result #re: the sweater the 3rd color is red so if I omitted it that would really kind of kill the Xmas vibe #having written all this out I'm starting to see why my mood has not been great the last few weeks #nothing like spending hours a day doing something you find just a little too challenging #to wear your psyche down to a stubby pencil

[unproduciblesmackdown]

2023 was alot. Here are none of the bum times and some of the good times, but mostly just cheese plates and cocktails and getting dressed for gigs in public bathrooms and West Coast Summer and Extravagant Everything Else and Diane Kitten.

#does in fact also count as another feature for: #joe iconis christmas extravaganza #plus notably #tuuhstm #the untitled unauthorized hunter s. thompson musical #joe iconis #we've got features by: those shows; album release stuff; &family concerts stuff; rehearsal &/or development stuff; w/my limited ability #to recognize +name people danielle gimbal; jason sweettooth williams; lauren marcus; george salazar; giovanny diaz de leon; john simpkins; #jennifer ashley tepper; pretty sure a corner of eric william morris's head there; also whom i guessed were steph's parents i'm changing my #guess given that they keep showing up here like okay so are they your parents joseph lol. also my very own cameo there at the end (art) #bailey ford; tlt shoutout; also will front & center in a concert shot but also i believe an xmas extrav readthrough from 3/4 behind #will roland #summer stock #with at least one cameo by lihn & bmc (in poster form) (videos to watch at 0.25x speed for efficacy naturally) #starting 2024 honored fr to have made a Good Times Of 2023 montage....feeds right back into my own highlights reels

[ed-teach]

Taking a bath for the first time in AGES. thank god for mutuals with bathtubs

#at my friends' place. one of whom is a mutual #i got that new tattoo swag and a bath after a good day at work #i have many friends who love me and i love them and life is suddenly so good #i am writing my Bachelor's thesis on judas and my favourite prof (and friend) will be my second examiner #my dad is taking me to scotland for a couple days after xmas #I'll see my best friend in 3 days #the pain is finally paying off #quip

[stinkman007]

gonna open the notes on my little online xmas tree let's seehow many tears of joy i shed

#genuinelyi love all of you #shut up stinkman #xmas #opening themnow bcs im gonna goto sleep early so i got good energy for tmr cos ik ima needit

[pippipdoodily-doo]

Ummm. Yea

#was just fucking around with markers my friend got me for Xmas ☺️ #they’re not ‘good’ #but I personally love how they turned out so #not good enough for Instagram but fine for tumblr!! #holloysdoodilydoos #my art #vocaloid #vocaloid fanart #megurine luka #hatsune miku #kagamine rin #reze chainsaw man #marker art #mixed media #artists on tumblr #january 2023

[dandyshucks]

HUGE WIN !! one of the ladies at the group brought in a plastic bag full of cotton yarn and I spotted a small crochet hook in there (definitely a size I don't have yet, yay!!) and she was hoping someone would be able to take it off her hands because we don't have a thrift store anymore to give things to, and none of the other ladies were interested so I said I'd love to take it and I'd find a good use for it !!! YIPPEEEE !!

#free yarn !!! and at least one crochet hook!!! #i just got home and I'm putting away the bit of groceries i acquired on my outing so I'll take a look in a couple mins :3 so excited omg #i can make dish cloths w cotton yarn !!! #and also a book I'd preordered w some of my xmas money came in too :D very good day so far !!! #also the card maker lady (mickey is her name) came today and sat beside me so i got to watch her make some rly cool stuff :3 #and i made good progress on my dice bag that I've restarted!! figured out how to do the crocodile stitch again after many failed attempts #yippee!! today is being very kind to me and i appreciate that sm fjfkdl the last few days have been rough to say the least LMAO #im going to see if i can work on some digital art this evening too... I've got dinner already figured out so !! it'll be a good evening!! #or at least i hope it will be LOL but if i have anything to say abt it then it WILL be djdkdl #dandy.cmd

[hurryupmerlin]

"Hey Chicken, how's the house buying going?" you ask, friendly.

I immediately throw up on your shoes and collaps into a sobbing heap.

#the message from my banker this morning was the final straw. #i spent the entire day in a constant state of forcefully holding myself back from running amok in the office building #So I decided I should probably stay in home office tomorrow eh... #diary #chicken buys a house #And yes the problem with THE OTHER HOUSE isn't solved either. #meanwhile my mum is in hospital because she got her other hip done. and she doesn't feel good. #And oh did I mention we went to Tarzan the musical on Sunday? #yeah I spent 400 bucks on the ticketd for my family it was their xma present. #anyway my grand aunt has something close to a heart attack in the middle of the first act #so we had to get a paramedic. #Yeah WHAT A FUN WEEK SO FAR #I haven't had this much anxiety in fucking months #Oh wait i didnt mention how i spent 40 minutes pressing down my car's brakes yesterday #because these asshole landlord's of our company's parking space didn't care that it was snowing all day #(it's on a hillside) #Only god knows how I finally managed to get my car from sliding against the goddamn wall #and sure enough my leg still feels like shit today because of the strain #did I mention SUPER FUN WEEK HAHAHAHA yet??? #I need a time out. #personal

[torsamors]

Listening to The Record vinyl and um oh my god<3

#it sounds so good. boygenius… #i got a really gorgeous orange swirl vinyl of it for xmas<333333

[solidandsound]

Annual~ video~ game~ retrospective~~~

My goal for this year was to beat every game in my backlog from the year 2004, having already cleared out everything prior to that. I did succeed at this goal as it was set... but since then I have also added a bunch more games to my backlog, thanks to my partner and I buying up a bunch of stuff before the Wii U virtual console store closed. As a result, I'm setting the same goal again: to beat everything in my backlog from 2004 or earlier. As a subgoal, I'll try and get a head start on 2005 as well, as that year is packed for me!

In terms of numbers, I only beat 26 games this year. That's a fair bit fewer than last year's 33. I blame some of the meaty titles I tackled this year, as well as the stuff I played a lot of but can't say I'm done with. If I want to boost that number, I may decide to play more tiny indie games next year.

I went on a bit of a Fire Emblem kick this year. After doing my second playthrough of Three Houses, I still wanted more, so I tried Shadow Dragon for the first time. I'd always dismissed the game for its art style and knowing that it has a more bare bones story than other games in the series. Both of those things are true, but it ended up being such a blast to play regardless, and so interesting to see where the famous Fire Emblem permadeath mechanic began. I then went on to (re)play Fire Emblem (GBA) and Sacred Stones, and thought a lot about the pros and cons of FE's approach to permadeath and how it's changed as the series progressed, and ended up taking some notes on how I would approach it in a game of my own. And I closed off the year with a replay of Fire Emblem Echoes to top it all off!

I also went on a bit of a Zelda kick to prepare for Tears of the Kingdom. Unlike a lot of folks my age, I only got into Zelda as an adult, and there was still a lot of the series I hadn't gotten to yet. To remedy that, this year I played Minish Cap, Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass, and Skyward Sword. MC was charming. I loved Twilight Princess! It had such strong imagery, intense vibes, and Midna is possibly the best character in the series. Phantom Hourglass was kind of awful and I ended up dropping the game; they took the basic Wind Waker art style and then decided they didn't need to do any actual work on making the game look good. Skyward Sword was a mixed bag and ultimately feels pretty low-to-mid for the series; it's competent enough but excels at very little. And then, of course, there's Tears of the Kingdom, which I mostly loved. It's an impressively dense game with a world that feels very lived in, and it makes some smart balancing changes coming from Breath of the Wild. I wasn't too fond of the ending, though.

I went on a bit of an Etrian Odyssey kick, too. After Untold 2, I was really craving more, so I made the jump into the more traditional side of EO with EOIV. I had so much fun building my party and coming up with their personalities and backstories.

Here are some more highlights from the year:

Hades. Supergiant doesn't miss!

As a side adventure to my FE obsession, I played Dark Deity, an indie FE-like. It was quite fun early on, but became more tedious later, as well as much buggier. I eventually dropped it, but I'll be curious to see how the sequel turns out.

Voice of Cards: the Isle Dragon Roars. This game has a card-based aesthetic where you flip over cards to reveal the world map. It was great to play on the Switch touch screen, and I'll be sure to check out the other VoC games in the future.

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together. I've been chipping away at this game on and off since last year. There's a lot of great stuff in here, and I can see why it's considered an early SRPG classic, but it also feels clunky and underdeveloped in places. Still, it's a Matsuno game, so it has an excellent sense of place and politics.

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. My second Matsuno game of the year! Starts off strong, but eventually the story pacing slows and you run out of new abilities to learn, so I did kind of rush the ending after a while.

Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright. A much meatier game than I expected from a crossover title, this is probably one of my favourite Layton games. I do think the villain got off easy, though.

Resident Evil 2 Remake. This was my pick for Spooky Month, and it was a good one!

Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. My third Matsuno game of the year, and the best game I played this year. I've attempted it multiple times before but always got stuck somewhere or other. I suppose I'm finally old enough to wrap my head around its mechanics, and I'm so glad. I was truly blown away and could not stop thinking about FFT for a week after beating it. That ending!!

I also continued my quests through the Yakuza series (Kiwami 2) and Higurashi (chapters 4 and 5), replayed the excellent Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy for the first time since I was a teen, and put hundreds of hours into Splatoon 3 and dozens into Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. The latter is part of why I moved FFXII and FFT up my list, so I could have greater appreciation for their soundtracks while playing TFBL.

I'm likely to go on a bit of an SMT kick again next year with SMT V, Soul Hackers 2, and/or Persona 5 Strikers. I've also been wanting to replay Fire Emblem Awakening with new context, as well as do my third run of Three Houses. Other than that, I have a lot of Wii U virtual console titles to get to now. That'll include my first forays into some classic Nintendo series like Metroid and Pikmin, so it should be a good time!

#personal #got some games for xmas but have instead started stuff from last xmas lmao #gifted games do go on the priority list because it feels bad not to touch something someone gave me #but even then there are over 40 games on that sublist #also i haven't done gifts with my parents yet so i don't know all my options #but even with the stuff i do know i'm very excited about games #games... good!!!