Baking and Food
Tarte Tatin Again (Actually the Third Time)
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Fluff
And So It Begins…
Unicorn Overlord is out. It’s lived up to the demo so far and I’m looking forward to continuing my playthrough. My only complaint really is that I understand there is a kind of ‘choose Alain’s partner’ mechanic later on and I just… Don’t really want to? I get why it’s Read more…
Fluff
The Status of the Follow-Along
Simply put, I’m taking an indefinite hiatus from CS III. Not, of course, that anyone cares, but I figured I’d put it out there. I don’t know if the issues I have are a matter of Trails burnout, my mood right now, or personal issues with the game, but I’m Read more…
Books
What I’ve Read Recently
Warning! Out of context spoilers for an unnamed book. If you know, you know.And if you do know, gotta say it was a great ride. One of the best series I read last year. If I can get my Ramblings schedule in gear, I’ll get around to it at some Read more…
Fluff
Watchlist Whimsy
I’m pretty sure that’s how that episode went, anyway.So yeah, a little insight into what I’m up to these days. Don’t get me wrong: I’ve loved what I’ve seen from Record of Lodoss War so far; I’d absolutely recommend it (and certainly didn’t just get to it because I’m preparing Read more…
Ramblings
SRPG of the Year? Time will tell
TL;DR – You should try out the Unicorn Overlord demo. Right. So. I know that it’s about that time and I should probably be a bit more on top of some other stuff [Footnote 1], but my mind has been captured by Unicorn Overlord. Not, I mean, to the extent Read more…
Fluff
New Year, New Cold Steel
Happy New Year to all! I hope to be better about actually posting stuff here this year; no excuses, it was just the A N G S T getting to me as ever. But in the past month or so, I have been working my way through Cold Steel III Read more…
Martlet's Books
The Most Important of Lore: Hats
Approximate date and time I decided the Citadel-folk as a people wear hats: 12/16/2023, 12:00 A.M.…Approximate date and time I realized this has unforeseen and incorrect implications with Isotta’s pre-established character quirk: 12/16/2023, 12:02 A.M. Footnote 1: ‘You’re an idiot.’ — the Twisted JerkFootnote 1A: Approximate date and time I Read more…
Martlet's Books
Sir Cathán and the Dragon of the Wells: Part I
Sir Cathán and the Dragon of the Wells: First Transcribed in Modern English by Martlet di Rotstein [Footnote 1] Greetings and salutations, fair traveler. If you would share my fire for a time, then please grant me the favor of playing host. In these times of tribulation and despair, it Read more…
Fluff
Closing Out Cold Steel I (And all of II)
Well, here it is. The big, gargantuan post of my play-by-play on the first half of the Erebonia arc. And I have to say, I did really enjoy them. Far more than I expected to. They certainly have their flaws, but I was still immensely satisfied by the end [Footnote Read more…