Chinkoln

Oh no.

It happened.

R.I.P. old profile pics

I have decided, that I must really like messing up.

Otherwise I wouldn't do it so often

Well, fellas, I've finally gone and done it.

It took a long time (and a lot of money), but I've finally finished the Milestone.

It's essential, for people like me, to do at least once in their lives. A necessity for brethren across the fandom.

Sooooo, I almost died. I was doing 6 backhand springs to a back pike. I stopped halfway through. I landed on my upper back/neck and rolled over my neck. I slid a few feet on my back, then rolled over my neck again.

Happy storming birthday!

Sooooo, I almost died. I was doing 6 backhand springs to a back pike. I stopped halfway through. I landed on my upper back/neck and rolled over my neck. I slid a few feet on my back, then rolled over my neck again.

Sooooo, I almost died. I was doing 6 backhand springs to a back pike. I stopped halfway through. I landed on my upper back/neck and rolled over my neck. I slid a few feet on my back, then rolled over my neck again.

Sooooo, I almost died. I was doing 6 backhand springs to a back pike. I stopped halfway through. I landed on my upper back/neck and rolled over my neck. I slid a few feet on my back, then rolled over my neck again.

Sooooo, I almost died. I was doing 6 backhand springs to a back pike. I stopped halfway through. I landed on my upper back/neck and rolled over my neck. I slid a few feet on my back, then rolled over my neck again.

Holy crap

It's Tolkien's birthday

SSSSSNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heyyyyyyyyyyyy so it's my Shardiversary!

No way I'm thanking all 92 of you... so don't feel bad if I leave you out, you're awesome peoples and my ADD brain just forgot you don'tfeeloffendediloveyouallplatonically

@Vapor and @Mist! I love you guys! I've been missing you, Mist, and will continue. It's always so fun when I see you on and can say hello! Vapor, you're definitely a lot closer to me than Mist physically (hah we share a room) so obviously I don't miss you, but I'm so glad we can be here to support each other at the same time as we fight. Happy Shardiversary, V! I was definitely on first.

@Zephrun's Imperium, Happy Shardiversary! I love sharing a Shardiversary with you. Congrats on 3 years, and here's to many more! I love your art, it's soooo gooooood! Thanks for the coloured pencils and always being there to chat!

@Channelknight Fadran! Where would I be without you and your amazing RPs, exuberance, and support? Thank you for being there for V when she needs you. I'll never forget joining the Shard and being welcomed as a very amateur RPer by the Fellowship of the Thing!

@DramaQueen! You are so talented and fun to be around! You also look epic in a goatee. Thanks for being welcoming, can't wait to see Kimora back, and sorry about the train thing.

@Ed Venture, you are an amazing human. You're so caring and kind and are always there when I'm feeling down - even when both of us should probably be sleeping. Thanks for keeping me accountable for my own self-health. Drink more water, remember you're beautiful, and read Blue Matter on Webtoons!

@Tesh! aaaaaaaaaaaaa Hadestown music is so good! As soon as I learn the lyrics, I'll be ready to spam them with you! (don't worry, mods, not on the Shard.) Lost my feather, but what really mattered was knowing you. I hope you and Kaladin have an epic new year!

@DoomStick, gotta love your lower-than-average height, ya shortie. It is incredible how you are always on Discord when I get on. Seriously, do you never sleep? Thanks for being a friend, and maybe someday I'll find the right pair of heels to top you.

Ene! Can't find your username, am I just losing my mind? You're epic! I'm running out of things to say, dang it. Thanks for the cute mitten-wish I could actually wear it.

Ok speed run time

Hey CG you rock
Nath I love your poetry
Emi kippies are the cutest
Hen I haven't seen you in a while
Enter nice backpack
EmLee love your art
Writer hi! cute pfp
Bearer come back
Fish you too (jk life i get it)
Ward hey sorry I'm such a slack-off (also post on Crystellation)
Dannnnnnnnnnnex you deserve all of the ns
Darkfinder is a cute snek
Noam hi! love you platonically
Goob still love your pfp
Jester Ara's my favourite
Knight your colour of green is my favourite also yay hollow knight
Mat hi where have you gone
Syn! art is on point love your thread
Null pls come back
XP hey I think CAP is done for
Truthless! Long time no see, where you gone?
Random hey mini me
rev hi good art (running out of steam)
fox! Both of you! hi!
spock you going on another shopping trip?
Kindness you brighten my day!
all of the szeths hi there don't know you so well
sald hi *thumbs up*
truth you rock love talking to you
wind come baaaaaaaack
aaaa xino I should probably have summoned you up higher hi this might be long. Hey we should do something for Fellowship but mostly I love you platonically your cat face is amazing hang in there

Anyway I know I missed a lot, but I hope I got a lot of you. At least, I hope I get everyone who checks this. Oh wait maybe - Hi, Storming Stormfather! You're so good at checking status updates!

Okay. Yeah, it's been an amazing two years! It's been a ride, but y'all have gotten me through it. I'll be posting some art later, so stay tuned, but I love you all platonically! Sorry for all offenses, imagined and real, and I hope we'll have many more years together!

One of my favorite things: being able to hear the keys and hammer action on solo piano recordings. Maybe this bothers some people, but I absolutely love it.

Well, it’s that time of the year again. The beginning of winter is always such a special time for me. Three years ago, I got the Mistborn trilogy as a Christmas gift, and the rest is history; those books have changed my life forever. Without them… Well, storms, I wouldn’t even want to think about where I’d be today. But oh my goodness, how I’ve grown in the last three years. I joined the Shard still struggling to find my identity, and now I’ve found it. The characters I used to rely on as my only friends still reside in my heart, but now? Now I have you guys. Thank you so, so, so much, everyone. So, without further adieu, let’s start with the shout outs.

I can’t talk about early winter without talking about my boyfriend @The Ward's Guard. When I met him, I was in one of the worst places of my life since the pandemic started. I have grown miles because of him. I don’t tell him how much I love him as often as I should, so… Guard, babe. I love every piece of you, from your floofy hair, to the spaces between your lovely toes. I look forward to the next time we can hug each other with all my being. Thank you for keeping my soul warm. You deserve the world, but since I don’t have that, I’ll just give you mine and we can share. 

@xinoehp512: You’re a gem, hun. I am ALWAYS here for you, and I think the rest of the Shard would be willing to talk to you when you need it, too. You’re the best writer I know and I bow to that skill.  I know you’ve been going through a hard time recently and the deepest wells of my heart are just dripping with hope for you. You’re a phoenix, after all, aren’t you? Phoenixes rise from the ashes. I don’t know when, but one day, you’ll feel better. For now? Just keep pushing forward and being nice to yourself. Have some hot cocoa. Go to sleep early. Make time for yourself to relax. And finally, I just want to say thank you. Your ideas for CBST and Keyed have shaped the person I’ve become for the better, even if you’re not writing them right now. You have a very special place in my heart, darling. So fly, fly, Phoenix, fly. 

@Ed Venture: Oh, c’mere, you sweet little teddy bear, you. *hugs* I’m so freaking proud of you, my Vennie. I’ve watched you evolve over the last two and a half years and you are so much more mature. I know our relationship has been pretty rocky, but that just makes it all the cooler than we’re friends again now, even if we don’t talk to each other all that often. I wish only the best for you. Thank you so much for being willing to hear all my rants about CBST and Keyed. You’re truly a saint to have put up with me for that long.

*ruffles hair* You are my precious child, @King of the Oreo and I love you. Thank you so, so, so much for all the gifts you sent me;  treasure each one. You are so thoughtful and so strong to have gone through all that you have. I’m so glad you’re willing to reach out to me when you need it; that can be really scary sometimes. Your art is incredible; I love how many difficult poses you try to tackle, that’s impressive. I really hope I can meet you one day and give you a hug for real. You truly remind me of myself when I was younger; just infatuated with books that have shaped you, and more than a little bit broken. If you ever need anything, I am right here. Love you, my man. 

@Condensation and @Vapor: Girls, I loved seeing you SO much, and I hope we can hang out again if we come to Utah this summer. I love your art so much, Connie, you just keep working at it. You’re a very special kid, never forget that for me, okay? You are seen, you are loved, you are Connie, and I believe Connie to be a powerhouse of love. Keep drawing, keep RPing, keep struggling against a life that tries to drown you. You’ll make it to shore one day, all the stronger, all the brighter for what you’ve gone through. *smiles encouragingly* And Vapor… It’s like what I said to Xino. Things will get better. It’s always darkest before dawn, but after the rain, the sun shines again. Thank you so much for confiding in me. Sometimes I honestly think of you as my kid; I just love you so, so, so much. I am always here for you. Stars, I wish to the ends of the earth that you could see yourself through my eyes; you’re so beautiful, inside and out, with the kindest, gentlest soul. Keep living. If not for yourself, then for us. I’m not the only one who sees you the way I do, that I promise you. 

*slaps shoulder affectionately* First of all, @Channelknight Fadran, thank you so much for being a part of Masquerade (you, too, Connie and Vapor). It wouldn’t be as great as it is without your creative genius. You never fail to make me happier after we chat, you master wordsmith, you. *boops nose* You just keep being your wonderful self. I look forward to collaborating with you further on the Masquerade novel.

And last, but certainly not least, @Jaywalk. My doppleganger. I hope you’re doing well at college. I miss having you around to talk to. Your characters are incredible and I wish you all the success with your novel. Thank you for being an awesome human. 

And for those of you who didn’t get called out... I love each and every one of you. ~~Except for Steve, but don’t tell him that~~ I loved seeing some of you at the meet ups this summer, and others I dearly wish I could meet up with in person. Thank you for making this a great, accepting community where my younger self could discover what she was made of. Shards, I can’t believe it’s been three years already. Tempus fugit, I guess. Hopefully this year will be a little better than the previous one; I do feel like I’m finally reclaiming my life from the depression and anxiety guarding it, but that doesn’t mean there’s still work to be done. Still, you’ll all be happy to know that upon writing this… I’m on top of the world. It’s been too long since I’ve felt like this, but I’m eating it up like a woman starved. *wistful sigh* Happy new year. May it be your best one yet. 

Well, it’s that time of the year again. The beginning of winter is always such a special time for me. Three years ago, I got the Mistborn trilogy as a Christmas gift, and the rest is history; those books have changed my life forever. Without them… Well, storms, I wouldn’t even want to think about where I’d be today. But oh my goodness, how I’ve grown in the last three years. I joined the Shard still struggling to find my identity, and now I’ve found it. The characters I used to rely on as my only friends still reside in my heart, but now? Now I have you guys. Thank you so, so, so much, everyone. So, without further adieu, let’s start with the shout outs.

I can’t talk about early winter without talking about my boyfriend @The Ward's Guard. When I met him, I was in one of the worst places of my life since the pandemic started. I have grown miles because of him. I don’t tell him how much I love him as often as I should, so… Guard, babe. I love every piece of you, from your floofy hair, to the spaces between your lovely toes. I look forward to the next time we can hug each other with all my being. Thank you for keeping my soul warm. You deserve the world, but since I don’t have that, I’ll just give you mine and we can share. 

@xinoehp512: You’re a gem, hun. I am ALWAYS here for you, and I think the rest of the Shard would be willing to talk to you when you need it, too. You’re the best writer I know and I bow to that skill.  I know you’ve been going through a hard time recently and the deepest wells of my heart are just dripping with hope for you. You’re a phoenix, after all, aren’t you? Phoenixes rise from the ashes. I don’t know when, but one day, you’ll feel better. For now? Just keep pushing forward and being nice to yourself. Have some hot cocoa. Go to sleep early. Make time for yourself to relax. And finally, I just want to say thank you. Your ideas for CBST and Keyed have shaped the person I’ve become for the better, even if you’re not writing them right now. You have a very special place in my heart, darling. So fly, fly, Phoenix, fly. 

@Ed Venture: Oh, c’mere, you sweet little teddy bear, you. *hugs* I’m so freaking proud of you, my Vennie. I’ve watched you evolve over the last two and a half years and you are so much more mature. I know our relationship has been pretty rocky, but that just makes it all the cooler than we’re friends again now, even if we don’t talk to each other all that often. I wish only the best for you. Thank you so much for being willing to hear all my rants about CBST and Keyed. You’re truly a saint to have put up with me for that long.

*ruffles hair* You are my precious child, @King of the Oreo and I love you. Thank you so, so, so much for all the gifts you sent me;  treasure each one. You are so thoughtful and so strong to have gone through all that you have. I’m so glad you’re willing to reach out to me when you need it; that can be really scary sometimes. Your art is incredible; I love how many difficult poses you try to tackle, that’s impressive. I really hope I can meet you one day and give you a hug for real. You truly remind me of myself when I was younger; just infatuated with books that have shaped you, and more than a little bit broken. If you ever need anything, I am right here. Love you, my man. 

@Condensation and @Vapor: Girls, I loved seeing you SO much, and I hope we can hang out again if we come to Utah this summer. I love your art so much, Connie, you just keep working at it. You’re a very special kid, never forget that for me, okay? You are seen, you are loved, you are Connie, and I believe Connie to be a powerhouse of love. Keep drawing, keep RPing, keep struggling against a life that tries to drown you. You’ll make it to shore one day, all the stronger, all the brighter for what you’ve gone through. *smiles encouragingly* And Vapor… It’s like what I said to Xino. Things will get better. It’s always darkest before dawn, but after the rain, the sun shines again. Thank you so much for confiding in me. Sometimes I honestly think of you as my kid; I just love you so, so, so much. I am always here for you. Stars, I wish to the ends of the earth that you could see yourself through my eyes; you’re so beautiful, inside and out, with the kindest, gentlest soul. Keep living. If not for yourself, then for us. I’m not the only one who sees you the way I do, that I promise you. 

*slaps shoulder affectionately* First of all, @Channelknight Fadran, thank you so much for being a part of Masquerade (you, too, Connie and Vapor). It wouldn’t be as great as it is without your creative genius. You never fail to make me happier after we chat, you master wordsmith, you. *boops nose* You just keep being your wonderful self. I look forward to collaborating with you further on the Masquerade novel.

And last, but certainly not least, @Jaywalk. My doppleganger. I hope you’re doing well at college. I miss having you around to talk to. Your characters are incredible and I wish you all the success with your novel. Thank you for being an awesome human. 

And for those of you who didn’t get called out... I love each and every one of you. ~~Except for Steve, but don’t tell him that~~ I loved seeing some of you at the meet ups this summer, and others I dearly wish I could meet up with in person. Thank you for making this a great, accepting community where my younger self could discover what she was made of. Shards, I can’t believe it’s been three years already. Tempus fugit, I guess. Hopefully this year will be a little better than the previous one; I do feel like I’m finally reclaiming my life from the depression and anxiety guarding it, but that doesn’t mean there’s still work to be done. Still, you’ll all be happy to know that upon writing this… I’m on top of the world. It’s been too long since I’ve felt like this, but I’m eating it up like a woman starved. *wistful sigh* Happy new year. May it be your best one yet. 

Happy New Year!!!

I’ve been snowboarding for like 5 years now. Yesterday, I decided to teach myself to ski. I took my sister’s boots and skis, then went out to the slopes. I asked my dad to go down 10 yards then stop, and he did. After that I just… left. Within an hour and a half I could successfully do greens, blues, and terrain parks without crashing. I would have done some blacks, but the lifts for those had super long lines.

So I can now say that I know how to wakeboard, water ski, snowboard, and snow ski.

I’ve been snowboarding for like 5 years now. Yesterday, I decided to teach myself to ski. I took my sister’s boots and skis, then went out to the slopes. I asked my dad to go down 10 yards then stop, and he did. After that I just… left. Within an hour and a half I could successfully do greens, blues, and terrain parks without crashing. I would have done some blacks, but the lifts for those had super long lines.

So I can now say that I know how to wakeboard, water ski, snowboard, and snow ski.

Well of Ascension, eat your heart out 

Well of Ascension, eat your heart out 

Uhh... Merry Christmas, I guess? I expected some notifs for when I finally say hello today, but I didn't expect twenty from SU's alone.

Oh well. Goodnight, y'all!

I finally passed Syn in the monthly rankings!!! 

No one can stand against the night of my 15 hours per day activity!!!!!

I finally passed Syn in the monthly rankings!!! 

No one can stand against the night of my 15 hours per day activity!!!!!

My nephew’s 4th birthday party was today (his actual birthday is on Wednesday). He’s soooooo cute - he’s obsessed with Spider-Man, so the party was Spider-Man themed.

Yeah.

A few things are standing out to me on my reread of Mistborn - like, there seems to be something else going on with Kelsier. Like, when he’s talking to the plantation skaa and Mennis (my phone auto corrected that to “MENNIS” for some reason) in the prologue, a woman assumes he’d lost his soul, and he thinks “If only they knew…”.

Theory coming soon?

Coming never?

eh I dunno

It is INTERNATIONAL NINJA DAY