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Clarissa C. S. Ryan

@wintersweet.bsky.social

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I guess I'm here now? But also wandering.shop? Where are any of us, really? 🏳️‍🌈🚀 sf/f writer, artist/designer, fan of things, GW2 player. Forever temporospatially disjointed. Ozarks→NorCal→Southern Tier NY. She/her, ish. 中文 OK

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 10h

My mom was a big fan of this one <3

Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 10h

How to Amuse a Stone, Richard Shelton
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

The Poetry Foundation

Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 10h

I was just looking something up in my archive PDF and there were so many names I just don't remember at all 😭

Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 10h

Yes, me too!!

Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 12h

I miss my Livejournal people

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 13h

here's the post btw! This is not to hate on a game I haven't even played; I'm just sort of fascinated by in-game economies and real-world game revenue strategies. www.tumblr.com/thegreatyin/...

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💬 33 🔁 2818 ❤️ 3986 · TLDR; ffxiv has had player housing for years. it's a very popular feature, and it's one of the most popular ways to personalize your account in the endgame. it's also an ex…

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Fran Wilde @franwilde.bsky.social · 15h

This feels apt today.

(& If you love the Canarviers, give them a shout, tell someone to catch theirs today !)

A stack of Thieves books from 100 Acre Books with the caption : when the poor live in an SF world and the rich live in a fantasy, only thieves can make it right.

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 14h

My own home is extremely sparse because I have so much other in-game stuff I'm still working through. I guess that's not really a bad thing.

(This post brought to you not by ArenaNet but by having just read a long post about the ins and outs of how FFXIV's houses work 😬)

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 14h

Housing in GW2 is still new, but people are doing fun things with it. And I'm OK missing out on some of the cool features of FFXIV's system given that there's no monthly fee to have/keep a homestead 😅

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Getting my homestead ready for trick-or-treaters

YouTube video by Giraffe Wars 2

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 1d

omg incredible

Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 1d

Truly the ship name ever

Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, a lot of times I think "footnote it once and then go on" is the best choice, but I get why a/v productions tend not to go that route

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 1d

(tbh I'm not sure if 闷 in 闷油瓶 means stopped up/sealed or depressed/melancholy/bored but regardless, 闷油瓶 seems difficult to translate satisfyingly into English. I couldn't tell you which choice is best. Nicknames are difficult even when the language barrier is less intense, IMO)

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 1d

There's a character in a Chinese series who's often referred to as 闷油瓶 mènyóupíng (something like sealed oil can) bc of his silence/lack of affect. I've seen this TL'd as Pokerface, Stuffy, or Deadpan. Recently I watched another version of the story, which subbed it as

Shtum

(Genius? Madness? idk)

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yuck, that'll mess everything up!

Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 1d

How do you mess up a peppermint mocha????

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 1d

assuming you don't live where my parents lived, anyway (In that region your choices are generally Walmart Supercenter, Walmart Neighborhood Store, or Aldi)

Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 1d

Of course, it really depends on what each person tends to buy. BUT...since the last 4 years and recent months have caused wildly varying price hikes, if money is a concern and you have time, it's worth revisiting the prices at different stores if you haven't done so in a while

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 1d

I know most people are convinced that Wegmans is super expensive all the time but I just priced an item and it's $15.49 at Wegmans vs $18.99 at Costco

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 2d

fwiw I visited Lan Su and liked it a lot--there was live music (erhu, IIRC) and the teahouse is actually really nice

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 2d

#TaipeiPride🌈 celebrates its 23rd year on Oct 25: "Only by crossing the barriers built from prejudice and fear, and by appreciating each unique life experience, can we weave a more resilient society, making #Taiwan ever more diverse, equal, and truly respectful." www.taiwanpride.lgbt/2025-theme-s...

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 2d

If you want a sample of what the Deadlands can bring YOU, please read my short story "doorbell dot mov" that they published just last year!

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 3d

unfortunately for me pop songs with whistling have a +10 to earworming

(I can't understand these lyrics very well–like I can't even catch the words in pinyin–and they don't seem to be online anywhere. alas.)

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这场爱情的游戏

YouTube video by Assen捷 - Topic

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 10d

It's Black Speculative Fiction month!

All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.

1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...

2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 5d

💕💕💕 Even though it's unlikely, it still makes my day!