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she/her | queer | MA in critical theory and cultural studies | a(u?)dhd | sadly not actually a fat lil dragon like my userpic | tragic i know | usa/uk | cat parent
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this is the masterpost of threads about my venture through all of xiv msq new game plus, for the sake of lore and meta and fun wol things! threads will start with the tag #drividotngplus
you know how

one day, in december

your brain decides to check out until the new year?

…yeah i think that’s going to happen for me very soon this year
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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anti ai, pro hag
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Please keep creating art. Every day of the past 5 years has felt like a swift kick but we need real creation more than ever for morale and humanity
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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"Im not ready to be alone, to be me."
I still really like this Lyse art!
#ffxivart #ffxiv #Lyse
December 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Britain ends new fossil fuel exploration. The government has introduced a legal moratorium on all new oil and gas exploration licences, ending five decades of North Sea expansion and aligning policy with 1.5°C targets. buff.ly/Il1RhPb
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK
Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: …
buff.ly
December 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Just really sucks that so many of us are barely getting by (if that), and the people who stole from us are rewarded with billions. It's hard to put into words how demoralising that is.
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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2025 year in review
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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I hate this idea that stepping outside of white narratives is medicinal rather than entertaining. And it's patronising to be sidelined from the creative awards, as though all our craft, design and ingenuity is secondary to our work "being good for you" or meaningful solely in identitarian terms.
December 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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To friends overseas, please don't visit the US right now unless it's an unavoidable necessity.
December 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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for sadness, for sadness

Daniel Halpern
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
the cottage, 100%
What forest feature do you most identify with?

1. murky & mysterious pond
2. weird log
3. mossy haunted cottage
4. sleepy old bear
December 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
got intimidated out of my hobby of turning Productivity Apps into Silly Gamer Shit by how no-nonsense and aspirational the big goal tracker apps are

will recoup my confidence tmo by messing with notion goal tracker templates of the Cute/Aesthetic variety
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Volume 2 of the Final Fantasy XIV Cookbook is out. I have a blog post up about the project, my favorite recipes, and recommendations for beginner culinarians.

Thank you to everyone who helped bring this book together - especially my fellow WoLs, without you this book would not exist!
The Ultimate Final Fantasy XIV Cookbook, Vol. 2 - Pixelated Provisions
Take an aetheryte once more through the expanded and rich culinary world of Etheirys from the beloved game Final Fantasy XIV, traveling beyond Eorzea to the realms introduced in the award-winning Shad...
pixelatedprovisions.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
got the morbs and a tummyache lads

languishing in bed staring at the app store on my phone

which one of them will fix me…
December 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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nap #ffxiv
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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i'm not immune to them...
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
in order: nanamo, ysayle, yugiri, aenc thon, fourchenault, wuk lamat, stephanivien, prishe, and maxima.
#wolqotd Oh no! Some non-specific bad thing has happened and literally *all* the Scions are dead or comatose or isekai'd!

You get to pick one NPC from each expansion, one job/role quest NPC (minus Estinien), one alliance raid NPC (minus G'raha), and one extra to replace them. Who do you pick?
December 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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In case y’all need this
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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a mushroom art print that I drew ✨
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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I read 80 books this year! Check out my entire reading list and some ideas on how to read more books here:
incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/my-year-in...
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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I hope his peace is contagious
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM