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After waiting as they went a long, slow afternoon in the oven, I just went to town on some baby back ribs. Holy cats, they were good. Super messy, of course, but delicious! And I have leftovers, so I'll be able to repeat the experience this week!

The pecan shortbread (pic) turned out well, too. I'm a little sad there's no blood orange gelato to go with them, but once the chicken tenders are gone, I will definitely be making it!

In more fannish news, there was a post I saw somewhere on tumblr that talked about a crossover (or fusion? it didn't go into great detail) between Batfam and Dungeon Crawler Carl, and said that the Bats would all be outside during the collapse, and feel obligated to go into the dungeon. And I don't necessarily disagree? But I also don't necessarily agree, either!

In DCC, we're told the collapse happened at approximately 2:20 am PT, which means it was 5:20 am ET, and if you (and by "you" I mean me) believe Gotham is in New Jersey, that is probably after they are all home, and hopefully showering/sleeping, so I'm not sure they survive just by nature of being on patrol. Maybe if Tim is out in San Francisco with the Titans, where it would also be 2:20 am PT, he'd survive, but I'm not necessarily convinced he would go into the dungeon, either. Because there's whatever survivors on the surface to take care of also. Maybe they'd split up? Some would go into the dungeon to see what it was about and others would stay up top to manage any survivors, lead any fighting against alien invaders?

Like, could Kon take being underground for so long without access to sunlight? He should probably stay on the surface and help that way. (I also think this is a hard crossover to make happen simply because...there are canonical aliens in the DCU and also the Green Lantern Corps. So you'd have to do some fast talking/handwaving to get to the interesting parts, because how do the Green Lanterns not know about this? Otoh, you could go full AU/fusion and have Krypton be a world that was stripped ages ago and everyone is shocked to see Kryptonians on Earth. Same with Tamaran or Mars I guess.)

And I do wonder how Batman specifically would fare in a dungeon where killing is the preferred (by the AI and the Syndicate running the thing and a large portion of the audience) way to survive and advance. He and Cass would find other ways, and I'm sure they would amass fans and, eventually, sponsors, but it'd be harder, I think, especially on the earlier floors. I think we have seen him kill aliens though, at least in the animated universes, so maybe he'd be okay at first with killing goblins and ogres and ghouls etc. Idk.

Jason, otoh, would be all, "I'm built for this!" and shoot his way to glory, or at least do the killing when Bruce and Cass couldn't. Steph and Dick might be pragmatic enough to come around to killing mobs, at least, ( spoiler for Dungeon Crawler Carl )

And while I think a fusion might be a better way to go than a regular crossover (I know there is someone writing a Superman and Carl are BFF in the dungeon, or at least creating art for it, but I don't know what they've chosen to use for backstory), I would love to see Damian interact with Princess Donut.

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Just a quick summary of the media I've been enjoying whilst I've been inactive here!

The Shades of Magic Series by V.E. Schwabb

It's been a while since I've eaten up a book series as quickly as I have this one! I'm over halfway through the third book (A Conjuring of Light) and I just learned that there's a fourth (The Fragile Threads of Power), and a prequel graphic novel series ( I intend to at least read Fragile Threads of Power after I'm done with the one I'm currently reading.)

Thus far, I can say (despite the amazing world-building), the first book was...predictable. The second one gets it off the ground, and the third...fills in all the blanks I thought were missing from the first two. Like, I am enjoying the ride, but I'm also chronically frustrated...😭😭😭

~~There is a main character I feel the series doesn't need...but maybe I'll rant and rage about that in a separate post.~~ 💀☕

The Legend of Vox Machina & The Mighty Nein (Critical Role)

I've wanted to get into Critical Role for years, but between my alternating ADHD hyperfixations and not having work that allows for me to pay attention while also listening to the tabletop campaigns (and that series is looong), it's been a struggle. These animated series helped me more quickly wrap my head around what went on in the campaign (alongside some YouTube videos explaining the differences/similarities between the campaigns and the shows), and I loved them both! My wife and I binged both shows together, and it was a fantastic time!

AND NOW FOR MY DISAPPOINTMENTS!

The Unseen World duology by Kat Howard

I finished the first book back at the start of 2025, and I needed a long break after that. I was intrigued by the idea of a hidden underbelly of magicians in New York (I grew up with Harry Potter, so fantasy worlds layered under the mundane is fascinating to me, and this seemed like an interesting adult take). While I was left very underwhelmed by the first book, I wanted to give the second book a chance, in case it filled in details that might have been omitted from the first.

What I didn't expect was for the second book to actually be worse than the first one! 😖

The pacing was horribly rushed throughout. There was ONE character I liked, and he was unceremoniously tossed in the side-character category and wasn't allowed to really go anywhere with his ambitions. The author decided to throw unwarranted importance on characters who get very little screen-time and...I kind of wish I hadn't wasted my money on it? But I annotated the hell out of it, so at least I know, specifically, what to avoid when perusing the spoiler-free synopses of books I'm considering.

So yes, this is where I've been! If you've read/viewed any of the content aforementioned, feel free to leave your thoughts below!

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I am now on holiday from work! I have no concrete plans, except sleeping a lot and maybe actually playing some danged video games! I've got some sort of cold (I am snotty and have a sore throat), and it's been that way since last week. At least now I can rest myself when I need to.

Work has not been a fun time lately. Last week, I covered two shifts for someone who was off ill, so ended up doing almost forty hours over six days. Come Sunday, I was pretty much dead on my feet and fed up of everything. This week just gone wasn't as bad, and nobody was off sick. Though had I been asked to do any cover, I would have straight up said no. But it wasn't an issue, so it was fine, thankfully.

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Other stuff is bullet points?

# I bought some more Ohuhu markers, even though I haven't been drawing much lately. I bought the 48 set of pastel colours. Because I was feeling sad and I knew I wanted them anyway.

# I've just splurged on a set of gemstone beads from Hobbycraft. I was legitimately getting other things, and then I saw this set in similar items and I was like, you know what? I want that! I am sort of thinking about doing stuff with beads - not necessarily jewellery, although I was inspired by a customer at work who was wearing a bracelet made from rainbow coloured multifaceted beads. They were probably plastic, but the bracelet looked really nice, and it evidently caught my eye when I saw it. Though as I keep telling everyone who'll listen, I think I was a magpie in a past life because oh boy do I like my shiny shit.

# A while back I bought myself a foldaway walking stick, just in case I need it. I bought it after this incident when I left work and felt like all my joints had seized up. It is teal green and it looks amazing. I feel "guilty" about having it, but that is a whole bunch of internalised ableism (and also some ageism) that I need to work through.

# I can't remember if I have anything else to say, though no doubt I'll remember five more things after I've closed my computer down.

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I made this Shanghai scallion flatbread this afternoon and it is really good but if you should endeavor to make it, I have 2 warnings:

1. whatever you think is "medium heat" when you're cooking it is too high. No, lower than that. Or don't go the full 12 minutes recommended, but I think that might be harder to gauge.

2. be careful when flipping it over! Remember that sesame seeds will pop in hot oil and things will spatter, so really and truly, be careful!

Otherwise, it's delicious, A++ will make again. On lower heat next time. The only thing I did differently was use toasted sesame oil on the inside before I put the scallions on. Also, I think it could hold more than 1/2 cup of chopped scallions, but that is just me. Oh, and I used five spice powder instead of ground Sichuan peppercorns because I don't like that much heat and so I do not actually have Sichuan peppercorns in the house. Anyway, I did it all by hand and it was easy enough. I can't recommend a Danish dough whisk enough if you enjoy making bread and don't have a stand mixer.

I had big plans to also make blood orange gelato - blood oranges are in season right now and on sale! but the ones I got are like, bruised to hell, so that is probably why the sale price - but I don't have room in the freezer for it. Bah. Pre-made chicken tenders were also on sale and I bought them to make for lunch this week and they are taking up a lot of space (there are only about 12 in the bag but the bag is enormous. so annoying! I suppose I could rebag them in something less full of air. Hmm...). Anyway, I am contemplating zesting and juicing the oranges and freezing that, but again, space is at a premium in there. One day I will have a full-size fridge. or a chest freezer. Either way. and I will be so happy.

Soon, I will take the rack of babyback ribs I bought this week (not on sale alas) and give them a dry rub before they go back into the fridge overnight to be roasted low and slow tomorrow. And in the morning, before I have to devote 4 hours of oven-time to the ribs, I plan to make pecan shortbread because I still have like 2 lbs of pecans from my Christmas candied pecans project. It's an Ina Garten recipe, so I anticipate it will be good! And I will eat a few of them for breakfast each morning next week.

And after reblogging this post, I have also been contemplating making gyoza for Easter since I'll have a 4-day weekend and could do it in stages, though I have never done it and don't know how to pleat them so I'm going to have to watch some videos - any recs for that? I'll also try to clear out some space in the freezer to freeze some for later. *g* But they look so good! I do love a dumpling.

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It's been a while since I posted a wip! Real life has been throwing a lot at me, and my brain has been sort of meandering between projects. In between outlining and canon review for the next FFXIV longfic, I have also been working on some one-shots, of which this is one. I've really been itching to write some more about Y'shtola as she's become a bit of a favorite, and replaying ARR not long ago has had me thinking about scenes that would be interesting to explore from an NPC perspective, particularly that period after the Garlean attack on the Waking Sands when Alphinaud has the WoL going after Garuda instead of looking for survivors. Though this takes place in Ariverse, she is not present. CW for death and grief. Spoilers for the Heavensward patches.

( It was evening, the day's light fading... )

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I was shocked and saddened when

devildoll just texted me this: Nicholas Brendon, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star, Dies at 54. I knew he had troubles, but also thought he had time to work them out. He's a year younger than me!

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Okay folks! I'm still catching up on sleep and am otherwise not up to doing anything strenuous, but I *would* like to stream this weekend to get back into it as it's been a few weeks!

Final Fantasy XI stream! (tonight)

Therefore, tonight's Final Fantasy XI will be a "Chill & Chat" stream! I plan to just grind levels on one of my non-main jobs tonight. What job? WELL, THAT'S UP TO YOU!

Feel free to vote on the poll even if you don't intend to watch the stream. Wanna watch? I'm at https://twitch.tv/altheavalara

Poll #34390 FFXI Job to Level?

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What Job Should I Level in FFXI?

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Warrior (Currently level 1)
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Red Mage (Currently level 55)
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Ninja (Currently level 37)
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Dancer (Currently level 40)
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Monk (Currently level 1)
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Black Mage (Currently level 50)
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Thief (Currently level 53)
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What other job(s) should I unlock tonight?

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Paladin
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Dragoon
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Corsair
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Puppetmaster
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You can read about the different jobs here: https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Category:Jobs

Final Fantasy XIV Stream! (tomorrow)

Tomorrow, I also plan to take it easy. We'll be doing the latest Hildibrand, then clearing out more open quests from my journal. I also might just keep an eye on the discords and hop around to FATEs or hunt trains. Whatever looks interesting and chill.

Start time is 7:30pm for both streams -- or later. Lately, we haven't even started dinner until 6:50pm (much to my displeasure, but can't be helped). I'm also not sure how long I'll stream, but I figure it will be at least 60-90 minutes?

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Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV
Rating: Mature
Archive Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Haurchefant Greystone/Warrior of Light, Alphinaud Leveilleur & Warrior of Light, Unrequited Minfilia Warde/Warrior of Light, Unrequited Aymeric de Borel/Warrior of Light, Pre-Urianger Augurelt/Warrior of Light, Alisaie Leveilleur & Warrior of Light, Warrior of Light & Thancred Waters, Y'shtola Rhul & Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr & Warrior of Light, Hydaelyn & Warrior of Light, Urianger Augurelt & Warrior of Light, Minfilia Warde & Warrior of Light, Ardbert & Warrior of Light
Characters: Warrior of Light, Haurchefant Greystone, Alphinaud Leveilleur, Urianger Augurelt, Y'shtola Rhul, Thancred Waters, Emmanellain de Fortemps, Artoirel de Fortemps, Edmont de Fortemps, Alisaie Leveilleur, Minfilia Warde, Midgardsormr (Final Fantasy XIV), Tataru Taru, Ardbert (Final Fantasy XIV), Warriors of Darkness (Final Fantasy XIV), Scions of the Seventh Dawn, Unukalhai (Final Fantasy XIV)
Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Survivor Guilt, Elezen Warrior of Light, Female Warrior of Light, Healer Warrior of Ligh, Angst, Suicidal Thoughts, Religious Angst, Depression, Patch 3.0: Heavensward Spoilers (Final Fantasy XIV), Patch 3.4: Soul Surrender Spoilers (Final Fantasy XIV), Canon-Typical Violence
Series: With Lilies and With Laurel
Length: 51,264 / 82,000
Chapter: 10/15

Summary:

A heartbroken Warrior of Light struggles to come to terms with loss, and the world she has been left to save.

Notes:

If you're new here, please start with Chapter 1!

Final Fantasy XIV is owned by Square Enix. This is a non-commercial work of fanfiction.

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I have watched some TV!

Shrinking: ( spoilers )

Abbott Elementary: ( spoilers )

The Pitt: ( spoilers )

Here is a cool video interview with Alexandra Metz, who plays Garcia. I don't think there are any spoilers past earlier s2 episodes.

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Games: Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3), Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3D Blast, Pokemon, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, GTA series, Hitman series, WWE series, Tomb Raider (original games series), Crash Bandicoot 1 & 2, Legacy of Kain series
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Still trying to figure out how to present myself online. Be yourself... But what does that really mean? What does it mean for me, and what are the consequences of it, given that I have always felt like such an outsider?

I'm always seeing those heartwarming stories of people who say they felt like weird outcasts learning to "be themselves" and finding community and feeling more comfortable with being how they are. Yet such things have never happened to me, and at some point I gave up trying. Social isolation then leads to a lack of practice of social skills, which worsens the feeling.

I think it took about 18 months to feel somewhat normal again after my dad died, at which point I was so utterly sick of things being terrible that I started trying a lot harder with everything, even though it was painful and difficult. I guess I didn't really stop being depressed so much as I just became so bored and tired of it that I was willing to try anything else rather than continue that way... It's not even that it was a matter of willpower or motivation or anything though. And none of the clinical treatments for my mental health have ever truly had more than a slight impact. I'm not sure why I suddenly hit that point of finding it so irritating that I got up and started acting, but it makes sense in a way, since when faced with nothing but the exact same repetition of bullshit for years, most humans will reach a breaking point at some point.

I'm not cured or anything and will probably never be, but it's better to be here than elsewhere.

Anyway, the reason I mention that is that I am now faced with trying to present myself to the world again, as a person, and as a professional, and I have to ask myself what kind of image I want to present, what really is me, what is natural for me... Trying to unmask autism is definitely a part of this and I've been reading about a lot of other people's experiences there trying to make sense of it. I do remember the time in my life when I simply acted with no self-consciousness. But I was a child then.

I don't think most people have to do this sort of thing, they just are who they are, and beyond managing general social rules and expectations they don't really think about themselves very hard. It's strange to be in a place where I sometimes don't even know how to respond to very simple scenarios. A big thing is that I'm trying to learn to slow down more and if I don't know how to answer something, don't panic and rush into it. It's okay to not know things. Or not want to answer certain things. This is a difficult thing not just because of being autistic but also because of having experienced emotionally abusive relationships. I don't think it's uncommon for people who have been through that to find it difficult to adjust to situations where they don't actually have to micromanage every single word they say to make sure everything is completely correct and safe and inoffensive, lest it set off a violent reaction.

It's important to remember that I have met thousands of people in my life and the vast majority of them simply don't care much about how I say things. And a large amount of them liked me, in whatever form I was in at the time. I hope that if I can manage to put myself out there more, that will continue, and I will learn how to care less about the minutiae of how I appear and just be comfortable existing.

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Age group: 20s
Country: NZ
Subscription/Access Policy: whatever! don't like, don't read.

Main Fandoms: Willow (the 2022 TV show), currently rewatching Buffy and loving it (especially Faith my beloved), Deadloch (can't wait for tomorrow!!!), We Are Lady Parts, North of North... basically anything with a strong woman-heavy cast and a bit of humour. I love Dan and Phil, they're my dudes, but I'm not especially a shipper. Deeply obsessed with Little Mix, Renee Rapp and Towa Bird at the moment too...
Fannish Interests: I write fic - a lot of RPF, a lot of femslash!, I like reading meta (and being right... of course), I vid a little, I'm really interested in fandom archiving work and getting involved in fandom-first sites like Dreamwidth, Fanlore, and smaller archives. I call myself a fan of fandom itself!

I like to post about: Things I'm reading/writing/watching. I'd love book/tv recs for sapphic/woman-heavy sci-fi, fantasy, romance, mystery, etc. Maybe my in-progress romance novel & the writing process! Pop music/culture ~~(don't forget I liked Chappell Roan before she was cool).~~
About Me/Other Info: To quote an incredibly dated yet formative show for me, Faking It (2014): the best way to get to know me is to understand the things I hate. These include:

Genre fiction that gives lip service to queer politics but is ultimately politically conservative or regressive,
Everything that's going on with the proliferation of pull-to-publish fanfiction. Respect your roots!
Being anti-RPF but still caring about celebrities/not knowing the meaning of the word parasocial but still throwing it around,
The general hellscape of late stage capitalism and the panopticon,
Taylor Swift.

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Name: I go by angrybubbles, or Mr. Bubbles online :)
Pronouns: I use any and all
Age group: Late 20s
Country: USA
Subscription/Access Policy: 18+ only please! My journal is primarily public, but I will hide Meta or Analysis I'm shy about in access-only entries.
Other Info: I'm a college student, and media analysis is my hobby. Since I'm a Vampire Chronicles person, you'll probably see discussions of dubcon, grooming, incest, and abuse on my page, so please approach carefully. I do have a Harry Potter ship in my OTP's, but I'm not touching the series again until that woman is safely dead.

Main Fandom: AMC's Interview with the Vampire
Other Fandoms: Mob Psycho 100, Mushishi, Fullmetal Alchemist (any media), Dandadan, Kuroshitsuji,
Fannish Interests: I write fanfic, draw fanart (occasionally), but I primarily post analysis or short stories. Lots of Gothic Horror around these parts.
OTPs and Ships: Daniel Molloy/Armand, Armand/Louis de Pointe du Lac, Marius de Romanus/Armand, Claudia de Pointe du Lac/Madeleine Eparvier, Elizabeth Midford/Ciel Phantomhive, Harry Potter/Tom Riddle|Voldemort, Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku,

Favourite Movies: Basically every Ghibli Film ever, Speed Racer, and Talk Radio.
TV Shows: AMC's Interview with the Vampire, AMC's The Talamasca, Fellow Travelers, The Haunting of Bly Manor.
Books: The Daevabad Trilogy, Sha Po Lang (Stars of Chaos), Heaven Official's Blessing (Tian Guan Ci Fu), Little Thieves, The Nevernight Trilogy, The Illuminae Files, Dark Rise, The First Sister series (Linden A Lewis), The Dandelion Dynasty, and Viscious (V.E.Schwab).
Music: I listen to a lot of OST's: currently obsessed with Mushishi's OST, and Iron Lung's OST. Otherwise, I listen to Pop Punk and Rock.
Games: I don't really play video games, much. I grew up playing Diablo, and have put 200+ hours into Diablo 3.
Comics/Anime/Misc: Not a comic-book person, but I'm definitely an anime freak. The ones listed above, but also Hunter x Hunter, Psycho Pass, The Ranking of Kings, Soul Eater, Yuri on Ice, Sailor Moon, Dungeon Meshi, Boku no Hero Academia, Card Captor Sakura, Princess TuTu, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, Fairy Tail, Hyouka, Detective Conan, Fate/Stay Night and Madoka Magica. I'm sure there's plenty of others, too, but I haven't had time to sit down and watch a new anime in a while (Dandadan is the exception to this).

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