As a reminder, generally no stream/FFBot over weekends. Just a Monday-to-Friday thing for now (unless this blows up and people want 7-day-a-week Sniff content of manliness/automated boops and bops). Going to do lots of offstream grinding that would otherwise take up whole streams....like DRK.

Today's stream of FFBot Season 1, guest-starring FF11 on the side, is still happening! Just a little bit later than usual. Gotta do errands and such and these are the kind that, the sooner the better.

After jerking me around for 8 months and 3 weeks, a month and a half of which wholly unnecessary due to stupid phone reps, and having me go across 3-5 doctors repeatedly, MetLife has deemed me a whiny li'l bitch who should just shrug off brain/nerve damage. Complete with "so sue us, no balls, bai."

I'm surprised that so much has changed in FFXI. FFXIV's recent content has contributed significantly to me returning, and I'm considering doing a streamed playthrough of XI's story, with FFBot on a side-window for chat to enjoy. Do any interested viewers have a preference on where I start?

Preferred/desired starting nation: Bastok, Windurst, or San d'Oria?

New Magic the Gathering keyrings have been added to the site. This includes a number of Final Fantasy, as well as some others from Magic 2015, Innistrad, Modern Horizons 2, and others. #MagicTheGathering #MtG #FinalFantasy www.ringtastica.com

I'm shootin' a shot. If it gets attention and feedback, great. In the meantime, well, HEY I ENGAGED WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA WOW. ko-fi.com/post/Now-Is-...

Me every time I tell myself to try doing art again.

WRITE AN ARTICLE WRITE AN ARTICLE I DON'T WANNA WATCH YOUR 20 MINUTE EXPLANATION I WANT READABLE PAGES I CAN LOOK AT AT MY LEISURE GIVE ME THE WRITTEN VERSION INSTEAD OF FORCING ME TO SIT THROUGH 20 MINUTES OF GARBAGE FOR THE 2 MINUTES I NEED

"If you want to learn this class, go join a class discord" SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP MAKE A FORUM MAKE A FUCKING FORUM GO MAKE A FUCKING FORUM FUCK YOUR DISCORD SERVERS BRING BACK THE FUCKING FORUM

I'm thankful I took the time to bring my blog back, as blogging can be its own form of closure. avalonstar.com/blog/2025/a-...

Alright. I have a ko-fi set up to help cover the sudden expenses my family is facing. If anyone wants to chip in, here you go. ko-fi.com/kharne83

Wound care, even done well and with surgical precision, can still feel like someone shooting you, then sticking their finger in the wound, and wiggling it. I'ma....I'ma just lay down for eternity now, thanks.

Stand out and wear your pride with the new enamel pride, transgender, and nonbinary rings that have just come in stock! www.ringtastica.com/products/pri...

However, if subtlety is more your thing, we have also just stocked a few tiny bands that have a rainbow of rhinestones set into them, too. www.ringtastica.com/products/lov...

PART OF THIS DID NOT AGE WELL GIVEN CURRENT EVENTS.

Something to invent. An app that, when a robocall gets to the point where the human scammer is on the line, you press a button, the app mutes your speaker, then uses your microphone to blast a sound so loud that it makes the fuckface deaf or, at the very least, reconsider their chosen profession.

Toga thong.

Protip for Switch 2 owners transferring their data over who have Animal Crossing: DO NOT RUN THE ISLAND TRANSFER TOOL WITHOUT CHECKING IF IT TRANSFERRED OVER AUTOMATICALLY FIRST.

I looked up horse porn for someone's joke research. My algorithm might be irreparably damaged.

I can haz a bsky now? Fun, sparkly rings without all of the cost of sparkly rings. #SmallBusiness #bling #jewelry

Circle circle, dot dot. Now I got my doomscroll shot. Circle Circle, square square. Now I dodge it everywhere. Circle Circle, cube cube. Won't watch clickbait on YouTube. Circle PARALLELOGRAM! Let's just live our best life, fam!

Flintstones/Jetsons Musou. Fred, Wilma, Barney, Betty, Baby Pebbles & Bam Bam, George, Jane, Rosie, Dino, Astro, vs. Slate, Spacely, Cogswell, and The Great Gazoo. Chaff are the Water Buffalos, Definitely Not Copies of the Joe & Mac cavemen, and a bunch of robitts.

Special thanks to @firefallvaruna.bsky.social and the historic discovery of the baking soda volcano for saving my morning!

I accept my mission.

"I made an overnight withdrawal request for a thousandillion dollars in the beginning of Dectovember why did you lie and say it would arrive yestermorrow I'll never use you again!"

I am LEFT to PONDER the EVERYTHING.

"Quick question?" 'Yeah?' "Can you screen-share and demonstrate every type of call we're expected to get?" 'Not every one, we don't have time for all that. Can you provide an example?' "*the thing we demonstrated not even 50 minutes ago*"

10 minutes until we go on phones. No mock calls, nor review. Half the class isn't set up for the live environment. But it's "our fault" for needing so much troubleshooting. Totes worth cutting two weeks off the schedule to rush fresh meat to at-risk clients. This is fine. Customer Service banzai.

I leave an impression. Especially on clams.

This motherfucker has officially asked THE SAME QUESTION, 7 TIMES, OVER A FRIDAY AND THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.

I would do the most tasteful of lewd mouth things if it'd get me a call center system interface with UX worth a damn.

Today in training, as converted to MMO speak. "So class, we'll get ready to queue up, and then we'll start doing our first dungeon pulls---Chad, you had a question?" 'Yeah, so, I'm trying to create my character, and the name Cloud Strife is taken. How do I...how do I fix that?'

The feel when you miss a perfect score because evaluators are actually illiterate and don't remember "the Golden Rule" right.

Cool. 3/3 for call center jobs that expect you to come in early but not clock in early. The first two got hit with class-action lawsuits for penny-pinching on overtime. I'm sure this will go entirely different.

30 minutes in. "All tests are open note." 3 hours in. "Quick question, can I use my notes on tests?"

Minute 15 of day 1 of Zoom meeting training. Obvious dudebro with a dudebro slogan shirt he just rolled out of bed with. Minute 25. We just learned together how unmuting works.

Alternative title: "Tell me your customer service boss shoved a script in your hand and a gun to your head without telling me they shoved a script in your hand and a gun to your head."

"Sniff you should spread out and try more games. Here's this mobile on---"

Conan O'Brien's interview on Hot Ones is a glimmer of hope.. It is proof that the Spark of Madness, the holy primordial flame from which spirits of comedic genius like Robin Williams sprung forth, still lives. His answer to Sean's last question hit me on a profound level, like a lightning strike.

Watch as the crab Rangoon gather at the watering hole. One tests the sweet and sour sauce before allowing the others to drink

I was inspired.

Now and forever.

Cherry cordials: SO you can celebrate April Fool's Day any day.

"I can't see people happening!" - Driving with @omgfloofy.bsky.social, 2023

Inspired by and dedicated to one of my eternal muses, @omgfloofy.bsky.social.

Trimming down my can-always-boot-this-up list, little by little.

Watching a TAS playlist channel on Twitch, the following thought train occurred in my head:

When did Netflix start doing the "You idled on the preview of this for 5 seconds, therefore you must want suggestions based off of this in your algorithms. Starting right now," thing? Because that is a heinous amount of off they can now fuck.