rip to a FUCKING LEGEND

May actually start that XIV replay I’ve been threatening just cos the Valentine glam is adorable and I kinda want it for that Mystic Timbers Lalafell I’ve been sitting on.

Referring to pretty much anything as food, mostly indicators in fights. “Watch out for the bacon on the floor!” “Stay out of the minty freshness!” “Here come the cookies!” Also whenever it’s Moogle Tome time, someone is required to announce it’s “Time to Prae every day!”

Updated Monster High shelf. Uh. We are at max capacity, not sure where to go from here, lol. Venus and Deuce may lose their box soon.

Help! Picked up this board book, “Geeky Baby’s Guide to Colors”. Most of the illustrations are obvious nods (see the gray page), but me and several friends, family, and coworkers are all stumped. Who is “orange hair”?!?

This is the only ride I’ve ever done a soft opening on. Knew it was likely to happen while I was there with my husband and brother in law and dragged them over when it looked like it was happening. I still don’t think either of them have forgiven me.

COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS

“…we are bound together In our desire to see the world become A place in which our children Can grow free and strong We are bound together By the task that stands before us And the road that lies ahead We are bound and we are bound”

So, Kings Island. We’re getting an Archie plushie on opening day, right? RIGHT? Screenshot from the latest Phantom Theater Opening Nightmare behind the scenes video: youtu.be/HF6PzycCUNE

I don’t ramble about I much, but I love picture books and the Caldecott is my Oscars. So these are the ones I’m pulling for this year.

Stephen, to a point. He’d be good with readers advisory, collection development, and generally helping people. Kids would eat him alive tho Jayih’a is surprisingly good with kids, so he’d be fine I was gonna say no for Cab, but she’s good with people. So, the book part, no. Everything else, yes.

Stephen’s name is pronounced how it’s spelled, not like “Steven”. His nickname ended up “Stevie” anyway.

Deserter bros! Still mildly salty we never got to see these two interact much. (Only once, if I recall?) But, alas, Cid’s pretty much been regulated to side quest hell and Maxima is stuck behind his and Lucia’s table in irrelevancy land. 🥲

Every single fucking time, I swear.

Been feeling a pinch of XIV burnout. …but then I logged into a group of Lalafell playing Wonderwall in Limsa and got the warm fuzzies.

Now people probably better than me can have a go too! #FFXIV #Art

i miss when this guy was the only LLM

…dang, I need to draw Banshee in Skullector Scarah’s outfit.

So, 2025 has overall been crappy. But it was a great roller coaster year for me. 32 new credits, 3 new parks. Hit 75 (Goliath) and 100 (Fury). First time at Coaster Con. Got a photo in Roller Coaster magazine. Had an amazing hobby year, at least.

Jayih’a and Maxima didn’t take each other’s surnames, for several reasons. However, their kiddo, M’aria, decided she wanted to take both of her fathers’. Maxima’s was no problem. But Aria, being a Seeker, decided she needed to get approval from Jayih’a’s Keeper tribe to take their name. (1/2)

Still in 7.2, but since the 7.4 spoiler embargo is up, I’ve been taking peeks. Not gonna go into detail, but every new tidbit I see makes me wanna catch up more. 😅

5.3. I was a bit misty-eyed for most of it. I was fine while the Scions wrapped up their affairs. But then Urianger suggested talking to Seto and I recall yelling at the screen “I see what you’re doing! Don’t you dare!” …and then I ugly cried through the rest of the patch.

For years, people have wondered why Andy Williams's description of Christmas includes "scary ghost stories." The answer: Andy Williams is cool

So, OC musings. This is Doc JP. He was originally created as the villain in a story I came up with way back in high school. He’s been around in some iteration since then, currently a grumpy mentor. …but I’ve been entertaining the idea of him being a villain again. Probably just as an AU thing.

Strega Nona fanart! I think more of us should draw fanart of our childhood faves. What were the kids’ books that you remember fondly?

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.

I am so showing this to my non-FFXIV-playing folks for a round of “Guess Which One Is Soken”.

Stephen never knew his. Cab doesn’t talk about her clan at all. Jayih’a, per Keeper tradition, doesn’t keep in touch much with his, but they’re all on good terms. His dad is a traveling merchant, who often sets up in Radz-at-Han. So, yep, they reunited around EW. (1/2)

My grumpy ol’ moon cat, Jayih’a. Bonus cameo in the last image with Husbando’s handsome moon cat, Lir.

Eee, they look so good! youtube.com/shorts/fDrlC...

Also! Happy IAAPA! aka “What’s gonna be on next year’s @coastermaynia.bsky.social list?” 😆

Is it just me or does Jonathan Bailey have a lot of G’raha coming through on this? ❤️ But yes. Needed these feels today. 🥰 (…can’t shake the mental image of Elmo as WoL now, lol) youtube.com/shorts/x0eyh...

Had his backstory gone slightly differently, Jayih’a would have ended up with Cid. In an AU where he’s not the WOL, this happens. I did briefly think he’d work well with Y’shtola, but he disagreed. Also, Cab and Zenos could be a strange power couple if he ever had a full redemption arc.

I’ve been sitting on the character name Mystic Timbers in FFXIV for longer than I care to admit. I’m kindasorta entertaining the idea of starting a new playthrough and live-blogging it. I think that’s why I made her in the first place, but stuff happened.

If I had a nickel for every time I was asked if I worked at a park while wearing merch from an entirely different park this year, I’d have three nickels. Etc etc etc. …this happened once at Holiday World and TWICE at Carowinds. Second two times in a hoodie with a huge “KINGS ISLAND” on the sleeve.

Give us back “HOW VERY GLIB.”

Started playing during 2.2. Believe I was caught up 2.4? Definitely by 2.5.

Best part of Haunt at Kings Island? Stumbling across this. Word got out about the fountain shows real quick (deservedly!) but didn’t hear a peep about this. ❤️ 🏴‍☠️ #kingsisland

My planned birthday trip in October slowly fell apart into not happening at all, so Husbando and I made a whirlwind trip to Carowinds to at least do a part of it, albeit a month late. Got my 100th credit on Fury! Then we did our first mountain coasters as a quick stop on the way home.

Oh, it’s gonna be a fun day in the FFXIV fandom. That’s our catboy! ❤️

Long time no art post. Been working on some Phantom Theater art cards. I’ve finished Lionel Burymore and still want to do William Warbler. Maybe Houdini’s rabbit and Arpeggio. #kingsisland

It’s his day.

…with diamonds.

Gentle note to be patient with and be kind to your local librarians. Odds are good they’re going through A Time right now. 🙃 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Oh! And the girlie finally came home! ❤️ She’s so much cuter in person. #kingsisland

Semi-impromptu KI Haunt visit last night. Busy, so no rides, but found at least one new nifty lantern activation spot. And while I knew about the thing at the fountain on the hour, I had not heard about the Festhaus clock. That was a cool thing to stumble upon!

Art folks! Does anyone have any free iPad-compatible drawing programs to recommend? Been playing with a few, but don’t want to spend the money just yet until I get more comfortable with it.

I do love Nyte Walkers at Kings Island, but I always get distracted during the curtain call by the shimmying witch and the gyrating devil with a 12-pack…