Last night I picked up my cat from the emergency vet (he swiped one of my dogs pain meds from his bowl which we found out is extremely toxic), total vet bill was $4000. He seems to be okay, but when he got home the vet said to unwrap his IV bandage. That was a mistake - TW: Blood

Guys sorry I've been pretty unresponsive. A lot of life stuff has come up to manage and any free time is immediately sunk into redoing the MogTalk website to try to have phase 1 beta ready by the time the world race starts.

I keep thinking "what if I program myself into a hole" - but honestly it is probably more important to make something, and figure it out later instead of freezing up on making the "best" decision. Even if you have to fix something, at least you have something in the first place.

Programming is hard. I write some code, feel good about it, then while writing some more code realize what I wrote before doesn't work anymore and have to rewrite it. It's such a vicious loop. Every big progress step turns into a small step. But at least there's steps...

I'm working to completely remake the MogTalk website by personally coding it. I'm both excited and exhausted about it... It's important to me to have a tool to handle the projects I want to bring to life and this website is a part of it. I'm a webdev newb, but I'll try my best

Everyone needs to make money, and to create content as a career requires knowing how to properly monetize creativity. If you can't figure that out, you may lose all creativity and find yourself in a depressing inescapable spiral of chasing the bag. Few do it well, I couldn't.

Most of the people who give me energy and help me stay positive you'll never know. There's a lot of really awesome people and most of them aren't on social media front page. Without them, I would have stopped long ago. I'm sure you have people like that too, appreciate them.

Thunder God Cid's Theme (Final Fantasy Tactics) arranged for guitar. Composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto. youtu.be/GPQoGfgrSBA

Truly the best part of @gatewayfate.bsky.social is getting together with friends and sharing our passion for FFXIV in the same space! Huge thank you to everyone who attend panels with myself, @frostymog.bsky.social, @rookuri.bsky.social, and @fisherfruity.bsky.social this weekend too 💞

Beautiful friends! 💕 The best part of any #FFXIV gathering! I swapped so many stickers with all of you, chatted with people I wish I could see year round like Vicky, @frostymog.bsky.social & @emunarum.bsky.social, and met tons of Warriors of Light! 🥰 @gatewayfate.bsky.social is such a special time

It was an absolutely wonderful weekend at GATEway FATE! I am always floored at the friendliness and openness of the FF community. Thanks to everyone involved from attendee to staff. Safe travels!

WoLs Playing Mahjong, oils on canvas (2025)

I want to say Kev was literally the best co-host I could have had for this panel. Absolute inspiration, not just a Chocobo racer, but as a human being.

Did you attend any panels? Thank you to all our panelists for pouring their passion into the presentations! From fishing to kimono dressing, to music, to economics, the topics were so varied!

I really love @gatewayfate.bsky.social - it's so comfy. It reminds me a lot of what I want to do with MogTalk, but in the form of a convention. Very proud to be a part of it and appreciate them having me.

Come join @frostymog.bsky.social and I to chat about Chocobo racing! 1:00PM at @gatewayfate.bsky.social #gatewayfate #ffxiv #ff14 #cosplay #viera #chocoboracing Ears by @turtlesmithy.bsky.social

Next up in the @gatewayfate.bsky.social panel docket is Off to the Chocobo Races with @frostymog.bsky.social and @arcanekani.bsky.social. Very excited for content chatter about something I love and direly needs more made for it.

Imma be real I never touched chocobo racing ever Im pretty sure I had the first certificate you get in my inventory for over a year but the Off to the Chocobo Races panel has been very chaotic good funny 🐥 Thanks for hosting @frostymog.bsky.social @arcanekani.bsky.social #GATEwayFATE

Was fantastic to finally meet @jasoncharlesmiller.com in person. (Bonus Amanda in the BG)

Anyone else get super excited for a game, it gets released and you aren't in a position to play it, then it's a year later and it's on sale for steam and you're like "wtf..."

Welcome to the xivfanmerch.network where you can both browse and submit your very own #FFXIV fan merch shops! Stickers, prints, accessories, nice-smelly things, plushes, keychains, sculptures, and so much more! There is so much talent to be seen! #XIVmerch #XIVart

"What it Sounds Like" from KPOP Demon Hunters makes me tear up, even more so when my daughter tries to sing it poorly in the car while going to the zoo. My brain is so stupid.

Hello #XIVFMN, exciting news! We've been working hard in the background to bring a better experience to all browsing for #XIVmerch with us... Now we have a proper website! You can sign up, search shops better, and save favorites and searches both! xivfanmerch.network

Now time to prep my @gatewayfate.bsky.social panels...

THE XIV Fan Merch Network has had the pleasure of partnering with @frostymog.bsky.social 's to celebrate the #FFXIV World First Pilgrim's Traverse charity stream! Though the race might be over, our sales remain for a few days! Take a peek at some wonderful, unique creations within! #XIVMerch

Working on recovering, then I need to get through all the recent post event stuff and start preparing for taking Savage. I wonder what I can do now that I know more.

As a partner with @frostymog.bsky.social charity for @gamesforlove.bsky.social I have a special 5% off discount on my shop, plus you will also get a free mini-size little in or yang minion magnet! Happy 7.35 everyone! #ffxiv #ff14 #xivmerch @xivfanmerch.network #xivfmn zelas.etsy.com?coupon=MOGTALK

The deep dungeon community is one of the key pillars in the FFXIV community. They help tons of players extend gameplay for a MMO we all love. I'm extremely glad they are getting new content tomorrow & very excited to see them all tackle it. Good luck and have fun everyone!

We will be offering prizing from amazing artists at the @xivfanmerch.network for first solo achievement clear and first team Q40! Please sign up before the event starts to be eligible!

These little sin eater beavers are done, just in time for patch 7.35! I’m also collabing with @mogtalk.bsky.social and @frostymog.bsky.social to have these as prizes for the world first race charity event for the newest Deep Dungeon! If you want one now tho, check my link in bio!

Prep for this race has really wiped me out, I don't know if I'm gonna make it all the way to event end lol...

Announcement: We will be covering the Pilgrim's Traverse World Race for both the first Solo Achievement and first team clear of Q40! While doing so, we will continue to raise money for @gamesforlove.bsky.social Join us next week for our first time covering a Deep Dungeon race!

Some of you may not realize this, but I'm one of the most emotional people I know. I've just been expertly crafted by society to hide or numb it.

I'm going to be real busy next week...

Don't be afraid to promote yourself as a "safe place" or "wholesome/positive vibes only" creator. That shit is an oasis in the desert of outrage monetization. While there may be valid reasons to be outraged, we need relief from it from time to time in order to function.

Live just playing FFXIV and chilling twitch.tv/FrostyMog

Ah yes. It is Monday. That means...Miller’s Music Mondays! - twitch.tv/jasoncharles...

With my schedule being overloaded it's hard to make time for video games outside of FFXIV. I've decided to continue a process of forcing myself to play one game a month. Frosty's Video Game Bookclub game for October is of course going to be: Silent Hill F

FFXIV Chatting twitch.tv/FrostyMog

FFXIV Chilling twitch.tv/FrostyMog

I'll be speaking about the World Race and Chocobo racing live at GATEway FATE. Man, I must really like racing.

As we prepare to release the first draft of the schedule tomorrow (anxious nerves gag sfx inserted here), a reminder that if you can't join us in person you won't be left out in the Garlean cold. Follow or bookmark www.twitch.tv/gatewayfate so you can be ready to see some panels and shows virtually!

All my goals were met yesterday, thank you so much. 1. Provide a platform for FFXIV Creators to come together 2. Create something positive for the community 3. Highlight PvP & new content in FFXIV 4. Provide a good production 5. Support a charity that makes the world better

third place is still good right?

FISh

we will be meeting outside the POTD entrance on AETHER-CACTUAR if you wanna say hi before the run!

Everyone please wish me luck tomorrow

THIS FRIDAY SEPT 12 at 10:20 PM EST I’ll be commentating FFXIV on @framefatales.com!! Come join @dragor1n.bsky.social as she tears her way through Palace of the Dead in a dark knight showcase of floors 141-150 & help us raise money for Malala Fund! Catch all the action at twitch.tv/gamesdonequick