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I’ll be there!
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To any of you attending Dragonsteel Nexus, I recommend (if you have any spare time and want to do other things in the city) attending the daily Tabernacle organ recital! It’s daily at noon and lasts half an hour.
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There are so many good things to do in slc
there’s a super good little cafe like a block from the salt palace, they have awesome sandwiches. There’s also a Melting Pot but I have a hunch no one’s that rich
but definitely go to Temple Square, they have BEAUTIFUL Christmas lights and organ and choir music and it’s just an awesome place to be
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Also, I find writing advice around "silencing your internal editor" to be rather difficult to follow. I'm always worried I'm not going to remember the thought I had about that one particular line, and if I'm going to make a note about the change, why not just...make the change right then?
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The uncomfortable realization that I may have just lifted the conceptual designs for my MCs straight from Stardew Valley
That is not at all how I would have described them, but I was browsing for references and it just makes too much sense
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints corner
Slowswift replied to Kelsier'sGodComplex's topic in General Discussion
Surely I'm not the only one who thinks "I seek not for power, but to pull it down" sounds like a Radiant Ideal. (Alma 60:36) -
“He’s here?” I asked, hoping he’d decided not to come for once–maybe he’d fallen ill, or out a window.
Writing is fun sometimes.
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Y'all, the day I had--
I'm so glad it's Friday. It's felt like Friday for the past three days. If today had not been Friday, I dunno what I would have done. (Well, actually, I think I do--see below.)
Almost immediately after starting work, a guy comes up to me and informs me that the men's room is flooding.
So I head over there, where I find another guy who is very relieved to see me, and sure enough, there's water all over the floor. 神様ありがとう it wasn't sewage, otherwise I might well have quit on the spot and burned the place down for good measure. Called the supervisor, got it taken care of, everything's fine.
Then, right before the end of the day, as I'm cleaning an elevator, something catches the light. I look closer and see that someone has very lightly etched "[BEEP] ME" into the stainless steel surface.
Well, that's a first. It's subtle enough, and this finish is already kinda beat enough, that I genuinely have no idea how long it's been there. Hopefully just a day or two. Ain't no way I can get that out myself, so another report filed.
(I love my job, by the way.)
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I expect a bounteous harvest at the end of this month--it's nice to be reminded how much I like writing. I'm looking forward to sharing some of these scenes here!
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I should be taking advantage of DST ending in order to get more sleep. Instead, I'm using it in order to write. I'd say it's going well, but I can just tell I'm actually going to look over it and see, not poetry, but that special brand of sleep-deprived, incoherent nonsense when I wake up in the morning.
Blah. Good night, and happy writing to my future self--who I hope will be sufficiently spiritually recharged to make it over the finish line to the caffeine and food. And then he can write to his heart's content, which will probably not be enough.
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Fair enough! I've heard that sandpaper will do the trick for basic tuning, but I don't blame you either way.
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Here's a couple more inks I mooched off some kind pen-friends at the Hub, this time Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun and Graf von Faber-Castell Moss Green (in a Pilot E95S and a Esterbrook x Bungubox Estie, respectively). Finally! Sorry to hear he couldn't do anything about the nib, though. Given that he's included the spare parts, have you considered giving it a go yourself? See, one would think this would be right up my alley...and one would be right, but my distaste for Discord outweighs other considerations. Super cool that this exists, though!
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Another two for you:
This one's not perfect--I'd adjust the line spacing slightly, but this is already the second time I'd written it out and I don't want to waste (too much) space in this notebook. Also, I made the most basic of typos. Pls forgive
Anyways, the pen is a Pilot E95S, fine nib, and the ink is Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun.
Here's a link to the song, which actually came recommended by one Dan Wells.
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This next one is a pen I love but find frustrating. It's a very dry writer, meaning ink doesn't flow very well which can lead to a lot of skipping or hard starting if you also use with it a dry ink. Fingers crossed this one will work well--it seems to, so far. It's an Esterbrook x BunguBox collab, Kachofugetsu, with a fine nib. The ink is Graf von Faber-Castell Moss Green. (GvFC also make an ink called Yozakura, which would be perfect for this pen, but alas it is one of the dry inks I alluded to earlier. I tried and it was super pale because it wasn't putting enough ink down.)
Link to the song, which is one of my favorites of its kind. I'm not a country guy, normally, but when I get an itch for Americana this album shoots to #1 for a while.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints corner
Slowswift replied to Kelsier'sGodComplex's topic in General Discussion
I thought of a metaphor the other day that I think explains the dichotomy between our church and the rest of Christianity. Imagine Christendom as a puzzle. It's a beautiful, inspiring painting, but intricate and esoteric at the same time. We can see the general subject the painting is trying to depict, but the details are hard to make out and nobody can agree on the interpretations of certain portions. We look at those and say "Hey, there's some missing pieces here." Hence, the Restoration. The rest of Christianity, however, proclaims that there can't possibly be any pieces missing, therefore we must be looking at a different puzzle entirely. -
Tomoe River, in a Galen Leather notebook. (Not sure what batch of TR it is.) The pens are an M120 Iconic Blue and a Pineider Avatar. So, you were close. No worries, take your time to recover! Happy I could provide some distraction, at least.
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Hate to triple-post, but here's a couple detail shots of some new inks: Edelstein Apricot Achat, which may be the first orange that gets regular use from me. It's so gorgeous and gentle. And Edelstein Topaz, in the form of a cartridge I picked up at the Hub, which matches the pen perfectly. However, Sailor Sky High is very similar, so I think I'll try and use up that bottle first.
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Playing around with some new inks. More to come later, I hope.
First, Pelikan Edelstein Apricot Achat, their 2025 Ink of the Year, in a Pelikan M120 with a fine nib. I love this pen, but it is quite small in my hands and for the life of me I can never get the color to show up right on camera. It's supposed to be a gorgeous, rich blue, not...whatever this is. (It does come through a little better in the second one.)
Second, Pelikan Edelstein Topaz in a Pineider Avatar, medium nib. I adore this color, but as I already have one so similar (Sailor Sky High), I don't think I'll be getting a bottle.
This song slaps, by the way. Possibly my favorite from the decade. (link)
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The Hub was a success! It went the same way these things always do for me: I come feeling very nervous for some reason, expecting to just hole up in a corner and not talk to anyone. Then I remember I'm among my people and we're off to the races. I recognized several people from last year's Hub and subsequent meetups, including one of the guys from church I mentioned a while back! I met some cool new people too. Seriously, getting to just be in a room with other people who are just as nerdy as you are about that one specific thing is a joy unmatched. And It's incredibly gratifying to have people ooh and ahh over the pens you brought. Also, the Ink of the Year, Apricot Achat, is super pretty. I'll be doing some more writing with it in the next couple days, and I'll see about sharing some pics. I was able to try out some other inks while I was there and found some good matches for my pens--which is a blessing and a curse, as I already have much more than I could hope to use. ETA: I seem to also have developed a hairline crack in the section of one of my Platinums. This would explain why my fingers always were inky, even after I cleaned it. Guess this is on me for being too impatient to clean it like a normal person. Thankfully it’s not the super nice limited edition, but still. Maybe I can see about one of those JoWo/Platinum housings.
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Favorite streamer, singer, actor, etc. Not normally a word I'd use, actually, but I was leaning into the bit. Thank you! That's the plan! Indeed. Sounds like it'll be in good company when it does arrive, at least.
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That sounds incredibly aggravating. What are you using in the meantime?
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I think I have a new oshi. Anyways, looking forward to the Pelikan Hub on Friday!
