…Well as expected yesterday was nightmarish levels of busy to the point of getting settled in for the evening at home was around 22:00 comparing that being up and running yesterday morning around 07:00. This week isn’t looking much better, at least right now, so it’s probably going to be a bit scarce here unfortunately.
However, with it being this turbulent this week, next week (and thereafter until close to December holidays), it should begin to return to some sort of normalcy – hopefully.
Most of this weekend was catching up from the chaos that was last week, and this included everything we put off due to Patch 7.1’s launch. We did hear back in regards to the PS4 controllers not working via Bluetooth and it’s apparently due to not using the official PS4 USB receiver that I, and probably most folks, have forgotten was a thing. The next patch, 7.11, that’s to be fixed to allow for a bypass that if it’s not using said adapter, it will work like it used to prior to 7.1.
Personally, that’s all I wanted. Apparently there’s some fancier features the game utilizes if one uses the official adapter instead of just any old Bluetooth connection. I just want to use the controller again, not really concerned with any additional bells & whistles it could potentially do with the official adapter.
Anyway, aside from that, there’s still more RL tasks to address, but those will have to wait till this upcoming weekend or the holiday one after that. Some of it is kind of getting critical, while others are just nice to try and get it all done sooner than later – one being the audio project, which that has reached organization mode now as all of the legwork has been taken care of. Portrait of Ruin is reaching the climax as well, and decided to watch Wolverine & Deadpool too. Wolverine & Deadpool was alright, but I think even Ryan Reynolds can’t fix what Marvel Cinema/Disney has already done, so I think for now I’m staying away from any/all superhero movies.
I’m going to hopefully have at the very least the MSQ recap up this week. Echoes of Vana’diel recap may not be up this week as there’s a lot more to discuss in that regards. I will say I loved the first raid for this series and want to see more of where that goes. The MSQ… well, not so much right now, and that’s fine. I’m glad to be experiencing it, but it’s a far cry from the 6.x series or the 5.x series to me thus so far.
That’s all I got for this one. Happy Monday y’all! Let’s make the week before Thanksgiving an absolutely wonderful one! Kick lot’s of tail!
Episode LV! – When one wants to relax, be lazy, and lounge around in comfy clothes, but also have to be an void entity from the Thirteenth stuck in a mansion. I’m fairly certain a couple of denizens from there would look at us in bewilderment.
I can’t believe it’s already been a whole year since we started Kosmikros’ Corner. It’s really been a wonderful year sharing our adventures here, but when I first started out I honestly wasn’t sure exactly how or how much I was going to. Getting into the habit of trying to post regularly was probably the biggest hurdle, but now it just seems almost like 2nd nature, and it’s really a nice feeling.
For those of y’all who ‘tune’ in on the regular, I appreciate y’all lots. When I started this, I just did it as a way to tell tales and continue to write about things that came to mind. It never has been a major consideration as I just post what I feel like, I also never really expected any sort of audience either, so it is really lovely to know & hear from y’all who do drop by and take the time to read/see things.
Here’s to another wonderful year ahead of adventures & memories!
This one is going to be probably a bit shorter and jumpy as we’re now on the tail-end of the Cardassian Struggle missions by this point. After finishing ‘Jabberwocky,’ it was off to ‘The Factory,’ which all I can remember from this one was it frustrated me to no ends.
KA-BOOOM~!
I think it was either the fact that my away team kept getting lost, or the mobs here just hit super hard. In either/both case(s), it was rough for me to get through it. Once that was all said and done, we we’re off to the last mission for the Cardassian Struggle, ‘The New Link.’
I just liked the view.
This one I remember being pretty straightforward and pretty fun. Not super long like some of the past ones, but not really super short either. Not really much to recall on this mission, aside from enjoying it and it ending with us heading over to meet a bunch of changelings. This was shortly after I finished the last season of Picard, so it did catch me a little bit off-guard.
Erm, H-hi! I-, ah, well okay. Take care?
From there, it was all completed. We headed out, more than likely back to Deep Space Nine for some much needed R&R before heading off to a new set of missions. At the time of getting ready to head out, little did I realize this would bring the U.S.S. Astera IV to go facing off with the Borg! This also is where flying a Galaxy Class was quickly reaching its conclusion too.
RL took its toll to a higher degree on 7.1 Launch Day, so the initial getting into things was a lot rougher than expected. The biggest hurdle was actually playing the game as all PS4 controllers via Bluetooth currently do not work. After ~45 minutes or so, there was semi-success of utilizing some daisy chaining antics to get something long enough to work. However, due to aforementioned RL bleeding later into the evenings, it was a subpar outing unfortunately.
Aikirees and I should hopefully have better luck this evening, and the cousins did manage to get some items accomplished. Hopefully the issue with the controllers gets fixed in the next week or so as that’s a pretty rough hurdle in itself. Anyway, aside from those sorts of frustrations that I know will be addressed, there will be some sort of 7.1 retrospective once we tackle the new MSQ and have a second to digest it all and very much so for the new Alliance Raid as well.
As Aikirees sleeps deeply one night, faint memories that are, but also not, hers come passing through her mind. A world she once would have called her home in a past life, Vana’Diel. As vague as the images are, she’s able to make out what they are and when in time.
The first being an early memory of many many summers past. Just starting out as a fledgling Summoner, barely after befriending what would become one of her closest soul bound friends, Carbuncle. There she was standing in front of a large floating crystal – even now she could sense that the presence inside was the powerful primal, Titan. One of many she had to encounter on her journey back then to be able to fully weld the power of the Primals. Ultimately, Aikirees succeed in such an enormous task, and seeing the memory once more brings back the rest of the journey she took to do so. At first all she had was Carbuncle, but in the end she had many friends to call upon for aid.
Some of the memories she tries to make out whisk by far too quick for her to recall clearly enough, but once the memories of the Primals had faded away, one of a looming and dark castle pierces through the fog in her dream.
She knew this place, and knew a dark presence lived there. Even in her sleep, she curled the edges of her mouth with a low snarl. Castle Zvahl Baileys was the name of this foreboding place, and it was here she with her friends took on a defeated the Shadow Lord. Unsure as to why this memory pierced her mind so clearly, even as vague as it came to her, it didn’t make her feel well nonetheless.
A lot of whirlwind memories continue passing by with such force, but a couple become less vague and more clear with warmth behind them. Some of the friends she made along the way appear as she adventured throughout some parts of Vana’Diel.
They were with her through a lot of trials and tribulations, but also for the small quiet moments as well. She remembers a lot of the silly memories that they all made together, but also the ones that got everyone to save the world over and over again. Everything from small group gatherings in a few places, to taking on Ark Angels on floating continents, there was no short of moments happening throughout her life there!
But… why now, what does it all mean? She knew this life, and it was two lives ago now – not counting the one she was gifted recently. More of the moments pass by quickly, but she begins to have a hard time focusing on them. Her conscious returns to the now, and all of the images she kept seeing disappear within a dark cloudy haze.
Aikirees slowly wakes back up, back home in HQ. Sitting up for a moment, she decides to hop out of the top bunk bed and head out of the bedroom for a moment. Trying to not stir me in the processes (she almost did so successfully, but I am Viera after all!), Aikirees heads outside to help clear her mind.
As she stepped outside, the cool crisp night air of Ishgard helps clear her mind a bit. Unsure of it all, she takes a moment to pause and star at the stars. Will there be more of these dreams? Are they an omen of things to come? She shakes the thoughts from her mind, and heads back inside to get some rest the remaining part of the night. Only time will tell why now of all times these memories of a past Echo come rushing back.
The good was the weekend had incremental progress for the audio project, but the not-so was the lack of rest I sorely needed. Another issue did get addressed, or rather came to a compromise, which was good but ate well into Friday evening causing a bit of setbacks on its own. I’m glad it was figured out ultimately but was certainly a reminder to avoid such tasks during a work week twice over.
The relaxing I did manage to get involved getting ready for Patch 7.1 as much as possible, watching all of the current season of Tart Trek: Lower Decks, and getting in a little bit of Portrait of Ruin. All of this was very nice and much needed especially after last week and the weeks coming ahead.
I was hoping to get more back end tasks dealt with as well, but those hit some hard snags that I’ll have to plan according or otherwise risk losing a lot. There was a quirky little project that was in this category that did manage to get pulled off, which so far has seemed to help control things around the house a bit better (audio-project adjacent I suppose).
Hopefully I’ll have a full week of goodies for this one, especially with the aforementioned Patch 7.1 coming out tomorrow. Looking forward to it and seeing some of Aikirees’ past life in the process as well. Next weekend ideally getting in a lot more rest now that some of these tasks have been addressed too.
Happy Monday y’all! Kick some tail! Y’all got this!!
The first full week of November is coming to a conclusion, and it has been a pretty long one with that. The fact that it is so busy is fine, but it does take its toll on a repeated basis. Just glad and thankful I’m in a place & industry that I like surrounded by cohorts as well.
With that though, looking forward to a pretty quiet (audio project withstanding) weekend ahead. We’re pretty close to being in a good place for the launch of Patch 7.1 next Tuesday, and we’re all looking forward to seeing that. 7.0 has been a nice fun time though, so not ‘antsy’ per se, but seeing where the story is going to go now along with peering into Aikirees’ 9th Life will be a nice addenda for certain.
Small setback on the whole audio project thing last night, which crunched my night down by a lot. Made it through the remaining portion of the evening pretty well, but between that and the whole week, I’m pretty worn down now. Side-note, this is why I don’t do weekly projects unless it’s an emergency because it usually wrecks havoc on the next work day. It’ll work out though even with some additional trial and error, so no big thing to sweat about.
Happy Friday y’all! Have a wonderful day and weekend ahead!
Normally Aikirees and I stop into Old Sharlayan weekly to pick up a hunt, but in this case decided to stop for a quiet moment in front of this lovely fountain in front of the Leveilleur Estate. Listening to the fountain flow on a clear day with the sea breeze passing by was something we certainly needed.
Feels like forever since we took a small spell here. The last time I believe it was after saving the Star on a quiet Saturday morning in the spring. Aikirees was still prior-journeyed self having a biscuit while I was combing over notes for maps with a hot tea. That in itself feels like a lifetime ago and it’s not even been a year yet from my retirement. Having these little moments though does remind me that we need to continue to keep having them, even with being as running around as much as I have been lately.
Reminiscing aside, y’all have a wonderful day ahead!
I’m at a loss for words, once again this has happened…
We just need to keep fighting evil, continue doing all the good we can, and spread kindness & positivity as much as possible. Reach out lend an ear to friends and family, especially in LGBTQIA+. Give lots of hugs, and be the best one can be.
It’s going to get dark, but we’ll get through this and we have to make sure it cannot happen again.
Zonked out a smidgen earlier last night due to the time warp from the weekend, but did get some more audio organization done and some Horizon Zero Dawn in to round out the night.
So, today is Election Day in the USA, and for some baffling reason is a contest. This really shouldn’t be a contest as there is clearly one person who is right for the job (and no, it’s not the Orange Menace), but here we are. Hopefully enough sense will have come out to vote and this will be over in some way shape or form.
If you haven’t voted and can, please go out and do so as all of them count in some way shape or form. Sitting it out is really not something anyone can do as there is so much at stake currently and for the future. If you have voted already (or like me did it early), just relax, go on with your usual day. There’s not much else that can be done and we’re not going to know for some time anyway.
I’d advise staying off any Social Medias as there all going to be more negative than usual, if that’s even possible. I realize that’s not saying much as that seems to be the trend everywhere is to just be negative even if it’s for the sake of it. This is an article in itself I could easily write about now, but that’s (possibly) for another time.
If one wants to watch or keep up with the polls, do so in spurts, and from more neutral sources if possible as that should help things stay to what’s fully fact. Don’t forget to eat well, drink lots of water, and get a good sleep in as well. Whatever happens, we’ll get through this even if we have to kick a lot of tails in the process. Be ‘zee awesome’sies,’ be kind, and be well.
Y’all have a wonderful day ahead. Be good to yourself, and spread that goodness – even if it’s a fun tale or story that you like to read or tell.
Another Time Warp down, and only two months left of the year. Doesn’t really feel like it’s been a year as it certainly went swiftly by. That ole recollection talk is for the end of the year though. The past weekend was very lovely – saw family on Saturday night, albeit a shorter evening due to two of our work schedules just being tirelessly busy. It’s that time of year though with the holidays fast approaching everyone is starting to get ready for it all. I don’t mind as I do like the busyness and all.
Picked up Clock Tower Rewind for Switch the other day, and have kind of been plucking away at it slowly. I enjoy it a lot but I’m pretty bad at it! The controls are very much of their time, but they have that charm with it and it’s really not all that rough to get used to on the fly. It’s good classic creepy fun and as I go and unfold more of the story, the more I really want to not only see it to the end, but also get the best ending!
Still plugging along with Portrait of Ruin and still overleveled for the time being, which I honestly don’t remember being an issue when I first played this, but then again, back then Ecclesia wasn’t out yet so that might have something to do with it. Along with that, right now just keeping status quo with the weekly tasks in Final Fantasy XIV until patch 7.1. Music project is coming along nicely, with the support of an older PC that I resurrected, it’s moving quicker now so hopefully by the end of November, that will be all wrapped up.
I’m not sure how much I’ll have ready to post this week, with things getting more busy, but hopefully I’ll have things up daily as usual. Fashion Reports are all caught up now(!) so from here on out, those will be posted in rears if there’s one we made from the week prior. This week there will not be one, so might just slot in some more adventure items or a blog stuffs post. There’s still a few long posts coming down the pipeline once I get some downtime to work on those. Possibly as early as this weekend since I’m not visiting/seeing any family until Thanksgiving now.
Coming up to the first year of starting Kosmikros’ Corner up as well; it’s been a really wonderful adventure that I hope to continue on for as long as I can. I think that’s all there is to this one, until next time, happy Monday! Y’all got this, kick some tail!
Didn’t really have anything special planned for today, but Happy Spoopy Day everyone! Y’all have an absolutely fun filled one today! Enjoy some scary movies/stories, lots of goodies, moosics, and all the fun spoops! Upmost importantly, stay safe through it all and take care!
After catching up with Aikirees, we headed out to Destiny’s [Blitz] house in Shirogane for their 11th annual Halloween Party. The last time we made it to one was I believe four years ago. Their house hadn’t moved in that span of time, but it was certainly decked out for the season!
We got there about an hour or so into it, and the costume contest had just begun. There were all lovely and clever entries with one person dressed as a tonberry (much to Aikirees’ chagrin) taking the gold at the end of it. Our friend, Kaminila, took 3rd place in the contest! During all of this, one of the contestants complimented my outfit as well. The FC leader, who is a good friend of both Kaminila and I, was unfortunately absent, but it’s pretty easy for us to get here; so we’ll just have to pay a visit sometime thereafter to catch up with him then.
The evening was incredibly delightful! There was music, the costume contest, some games, and a bunch of goodies given away throughout the evening. I don’t believe anyone left without anything, but even still there was no way of not leaving without a smile on one’s face. I did get a special minion that reminds Aikirees of a certain Virtue from her past life that I can torment her with now! We stayed for a good long while, but once Kaminila headed out to sleep, we decided it was a good time to do so too.
My adorkable Sister, y’all. Along with Kaminila and I
We really want to go again next year, and at least try to catch up with our friends again soon, even though I know with all of our schedules that might take some time. Even still, this was a night we certainly won’t forget.
The first event I got to see over this last weekend was The Burgundy Room’s 6th Anniversary Show. I got involved with The Burgundy Room early into their second year, and have watched the Troupe since then grow with a lot of both ups and downs along the way. There’s a lot more to the story than that, which will have to in some way shape or form when I tell EOCA’s tale, but it is really wonderful to see how far the Troupe has come in these last 6 years.
Deep down I really didn’t want to miss this performance, even with my inactivity over the last couple of years, so I made up my mind and decided to plan on going. I’ll admit I was a bit nervous upon going but knew once I got there it would be a really wonderful time, and I was certainly right on that.
I got there about fifteen minutes before showtime, and to my surprise, most if not all of the portion of the Troupe that was performing that night was right there in the lobby! The greetings and welcomes I got were all very warm and welcoming, but I did end up freezing in place for a moment as I wasn’t anticipating that. Once everyone started to get into place for the show though, I felt fine and thus the beginning of the evening commenced.
The overall showtime was about two hours, which did catch me off-guard at the end, but it was alright. Each and every performance was so energetic and unique to one another with the creativity that I remember seeing/enjoying all coming back to me. Actually the overall energy and positivity was emitted the entire performance, and it was such a wonderful thing to feel & see!
Just about all of the performances shown that night I hadn’t seen before with only two being ones I remembered from years’ past. That’s not a bad remark though, just an observation as they were just as fun to see again as they were the first time I did. Some of the songs told personal stories, some were just plain fun as they liked the song and wanted to make a performance to it. The amount of heart and soul they all placed into them really showed.
The evening ended with a remix of ‘Lights’ by Ellie Goulding, which is a classic staple from prior shows, and is always such a treat to see. There were a lot of heartfelt speeches to the Dance Mom, Lily throughout the entirety of it and some emotional moments to parallel it. It really did remind me of those days long past.
Once it all wrapped up, I headed out from there to meet up with Aikirees (she didn’t come to this) and head over to our friend’s Free Company’s house for their big Halloween Party. Happy 6th Anniversary, Burgundy Room, to many many more shows and wonderful times to y’all! I’ll continue to be watching as best I can ♥🤍🖤
I’ll probably space out what happened in their own posts over the next day or so, but this weekend was just absolutely wonderful. The quick items are that I finished the Fallout Season 1, and loved how that concluded; with that though, I am now looking forward to the next season when it comes out. Haven’t started Star Trek: The Lower Decks new season yet, but should probably be sometime soon. Doctor Who might be up first since it’s nearing the end of the year though.
Still plugging along in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin with the 2nd painting cleared now. Probably will end up meandering the halls of Dracula’s Castle trying to remember where the next one was, which is fine as it’s been even fun doing that. I think I’m way over leveled right now due to said meandering, but once I find the next painting that will be put to the test I’m sure. Clock Tower’s remake comes out soon too, and I really want to play that – looks like a good scary fun time.
Now to the big fun things. I ultimately did go to both Burgundy’s 6th Anniversary show, and then Aikirees and I went over to our friend’s Free Company’s Halloween party right after that for the remainder of the evening. I’m really glad I got to make the 6th Anniversary show and see a lot of folks again. It was vibrant positive energy throughout the entirety of it and the performances were stellar as always! I got there a smidgen earlier than the show starting and was a little overwhelmed by the Troupe welcoming me to the point I kind of froze up. Once everyone started getting into place I was fine and it brought back a warm nostalgia that I hadn’t felt in a long while. After the performance concluded, I met up with Aikirees and we headed over to a friend’s Free Company’s house to enjoy their annual Halloween event. This was such a fun time with music, dancing, decor, costume contest, games, and some very lovely goodies for everyone who attended.
I’ll go into more about those both in a separate thing with some photos too. It was all so wonderful and fun; I can’t recall the last time I ventured away from HQ like this, and I am very glad to have done so. Happy Monday to everyone! Y’all have a wonderful day ahead! Last week of Spoopy Month, let’s make it count!
Episode LIII! – Upon arriving for the Ball, we we’re pretty certain that we have overlooked something rather important. However, we just couldn’t quite place our foot on to what that specific oversight could have been…
