I have been so proud of the work I've done in FF Tactics - Ivalice Chronicles. The run is now consistently under 3 hours and I have outs for all major roadblocks in place. So why not take a chance and see where things lead?

Congrats to everyone accepted to #agdq2026!

OMG OMG OMG I JUST GOT MY VERY FIRST "Um, actually" YOUTUBE COMMENT!!!

29 minute time cut! I forget how much free dopamine it is to grind down a brand new game, get the big number reduction, and all the pretty pride splits. I WILL get sub 3hr SOON!

Super excited for a sub 3:40 on my first pieced together Ramza Only run in FFT Ivalice Chronicles! It's only gonna get faster and more refined from here. Cheers to more Ramza Only speedruns in the future!

Sorry for the long gap in posting. I'm getting married in 6 days to @shyguyvai.bsky.social! It's a costume wedding, and our outfits are gonna SLAY!

It is done. Now the True Work can begin. #silksong

Happy Silks-mas Eve!

Had some zucchini and yellow squash. Instead of going Asian again with it, I threw it into a turkey mushroom red sauce and covered it all with feta! Super delicious and amazed at how it turned out.

Howdy all! Given current gaming events, I think a #HollowKnight #Randomizer would be an acceptable use of tonight's time, don't you? Starting now! www.twitch.tv/alymra #twitch #streamer

I don't know how people do multiple consecutive conventions. SGDQ, then a weekend of wedding planning, now Dragonflight, and I may have oops'ed into PAX now. Yay convention networking but my social battery is COOKED.

I love our monthly work lunches. We always go to the best places. Sushi time!

My priorities are in the right place. #silksong

I've been working conventions now for 15 years and haven't once put any presentation or panel tutorials on my YouTube. What is wrong with me? That will be fixed shortly.

It's. Actually. Happening! SOON!!! @shyguyvai.bsky.social

Howdy all! First stream back from vacation and I'm playing a #HollowKnight #randomizer while my fiance @shyguyvai.bsky.social tries to get True Ending! Come join the shenanigans, STARTING NOW! www.twitch.tv/alymra

I have landed. I am full of sushi. I had fiance cuddles. Now Nightreign.

Last night in Alberta now that the convention is over. Gotta send it off right.

I think after my trip I'm gonna do a food pic thread because the restaurants in Edmonton have been SO GOOD.

What's this? My very first Talent badge, that's what! LFG!!!

Landed safely in Edmonton. Didn't get many pics in flight due to cloud cover, but got this really awesome one of Mt. Rainier sandwiched between the low lying clouds and the higher ones.

Last year, I traveled by myself for the very first time ever. It was to SGDQ, in a state and city I'd never been to. Today I travel internationally for the first time, also by myself. It feels weird that both travel milestones are a year apart, but I'm hoping this makes traveling more comfortable.

The fruits of my Ramza Only challenge last week: A completed run! Threw this bad boy up on my YouTube, and it may be a sign of things to come. I can definitely go faster and I'm already looking at more challenges. youtu.be/6A8u7cfslks #FinalFantasyTactics #FFT #ChallengeRun #Speedrun

Apologies for the lack of stream yesterday and the general sparseness of posts as of late. Things have been getting on top of me again. Hoping something will change soon.

Howdy all, I apparently haven't learned my lesson yet so we're back to more Final Fantasy Tactics and doing Solo Ramza Challenges again. Lets see if we can get a clear with no game overs today. STARTING NOW! www.twitch.tv/alymra #twitch #streamer #challengerun #FFT #finalfantasytactics

We have co-workers in from the UK this week and they brought me a treat! I don't know how long they'll last though. :3

Howdy all, the time has come for me to finally follow through on learning a Zelda speedrun. It's time to learn Link to the Past No Major Glitches. The things I do to get better at SMZ3... Starting NOW! www.twitch.tv/alymra #twitch #streamer #zelda #speedrun

I haven't done a lot of cooking recently due to wibbly mental health, but I want to change that. Dinner tonight is chicken in a soy, mirin, and garlic marinade with mushrooms, onion, and zucchini.

Simple and delicious breakfast from my favorite Mexican restaurant. Amazing way to start the day!

The submissions have been made. The anxiety is... still there but at least I actually did the thing. Only regret the shot you don't take, right?

I'm planning on submitting to GDQ's PAX West event, and I don't know why but I'm anxious about it. Like REALLY anxious. More than submitting to main line events. Hopefully I'll feel better after I do the thing. Until then...

Shoutouts to the #GDQHotfix team for the awesome challenges at #SGDQ2025 and the cool swag to go with it! Can't wait to see what you cook up next!

Snowcat and I at the #GDQHotfix Star Wall after filing out our speedrun wishes. #SGDQ2025

Hello from Hell's Kitchen, Minneapolis! The best way to kick off an SGDQ week!

Landed safe, checked in, badge obtained, let's get ZOOMING!

In the terminal waiting to board now. Hopefully the flight to Minneapolis will be smooth. Let's go #SGDQ woohoo!

Howdy all! Doing my last stream before heading off to SGDQ 2025. My fiancé Vai and I are playing Hollow Knight again! He's finishing up the game and I'm doing a #randomizer. Come check it out, STARTING NOW! www.twitch.tv/alymra #twitch #streamer @shyguyvai.bsky.social

Howdy @everyone! It's time to start real attempts of the Final Fantasy Tactics, Ramza Only, No Deaths, No Reloading #ChallengeRun! Come check it out, STARTING NOW! www.twitch.tv/alymra #twitch #streamer #speedrun

Howdy all! Sorry for the radio silence lately, life has been keeping me pretty distracted lately. But now it's Fiance Thursday! The day where @shyguyvai.bsky.social and I play games together on stream! He's teaching me to play Beastieball! Come check it out! www.twitch.tv/alymra #streamer #twitch

Howdy all! Today imma be working on a #ChallengeRun route for Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1). The challenge is Ramza Only without game overs or resetting. Come check it out! Also it's apparently my #twitchaffiliate anniversary today. www.twitch.tv/alymra #streamer #twitch

I'm at the point in game dev now where I'm making art for a demo version and finding the motivation to grind out backgrounds is HARD. The demo character's sprite sheet was easy, but every time I sit down to work on a building it's an immediate disengage.

Howdy all, we're gonna storm heaven in search of dopamine today in Monster Train 2! This game has been my off-stream obsession and I wasn't feeling speedrunning today, so lets slay some corrupted angels, starting NOW! www.twitch.tv/alymra #streamer #twitch

Howdy all! My fiance @shyguyvai.bsky.social is continuing his first playthrough of HOLLOW KNIGHT and I'm going to be co-streaming with him and doing a Hollow Knight #randomizer while he does! Come check out the shenanigans, starting now! www.twitch.tv/alymra #streamer #twitch

Birthdays are for spoiling one's self at a favorite restaurant, right?

I got a new desk friend to go with my Volcarona! Cutest mothman ever!

Got an early birthday present from family. This is probably one of the coolest pride support designs I've seen.

Howdy all! The Azure Dreams discord team just announced a new tournament will be setup in the next couple months. That means its #randomizer practice time to put up a good showing! Come join in the insanity, STARTING NOW! www.twitch.tv/alymra #streamer #speedrun #speedrunning

@metallama.bsky.social I've been using "cawfee" in Teams so much over the last few months at work some coworkers are now saying they're "going to go pay the crows" whenever they go to Starbucks. Thought you should know. ;)

My favorite local restaurant never fails to amaze. Hibiscus Cosmo, seafood Paella Valenciana, and a marinated skirt steak with Parmesan risotto cake. Any stream friend who visits is 100% being brought here.

Reflecting on a strange turn for me in gaming. I'm now actively learning to speedrun a game I pretty solidly hated as a kid and still don't care for now, just so I can get better at doing randomizers and Archipelago. It's going to be a weird ride but hopefully one I'll enjoy.