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Talys is on Semi-Hiatus
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Writing, Felting, Gaming, Plants, Struggling 🦔

Current obsessions: XIV, BG3, Bee & Puppycat, Blue Eye Samurai, Lies of P, Solo Leveling, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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🚫 No AI - it's trash. No NFTs - They're also trash.
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I... see...
A screenshot of the queue login for FFXIV. It shows "The server is currently congested. Players in queue: 387 ."
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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After reading through page after page of people complaining about the mouse and saying it was broken, I stg I think this just saved my (mouse's) life..!! ; v;

The age old practice of...
Blow on the damn thing. 😌
A screenshot of a Reddit thread reply from PratyPraty, 2 years ago, which states "FIX and EXPLANATION: This issue is caused by statis electricity buildup inside your mouse (if the mouse isn't broken). To fix this, simply breathe into the gap between the mouse and the mouse button. Our breath has enough moisture to discharge the static electricity."
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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I love any chance to pull out a gpose I actually already have. ✨

Left image credit: (Early/Very Old) Gpose by Me
Right image credit: (Old but very good) Gpose by Zhimbrolizard

#TalysTalksOCs
Baron, a viera with warm brown hair touched with pastel pink, holds their Xaela partner, Kae, with a warm and gentle smile. Kae has fallen asleep in Baron's arms as they sit upon a rocky cliff side in the evening, by the light of a single lantern. A Xaela (Kae-il) cuddles between two of their partners, a Viera (Baron Fulke) and a Miqo'te (G'raha). Kae-il rests their head and a leg upon Baron as G'raha cuddles up to their back and wraps his arm around them. Kae-il smiles as they sleep soundly and Baron holds their hand.
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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I think I technically got started a bit earlier on another version of Kae that doesn't exist anymore, but this is my first achievement on their page - all the way back in early 2019!
I can't believe next year will be 7 years! 😱
#TalysTalksXIV
A screenshot of a FFXIV Achievement from February 19th 2019 for "Mapping the Realm: Middle La Noscea".
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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I'm so pleased at how they came out!! Look at these adorably perfect little pies. 🥹

Can't wait to dig in after dinner. 🥰 I hope they taste as good as they look! Husbun is making minestrone for a proper meal~

Truly indulging in the feeling of Fall tonight. 🍁🍂🎃
A closeup of a homemade pumpkin pie that is baked perfectly golden. A closeup of the second homemade pumpkin pie, with the first in the background. It is also baked to a perfectly golden brown color.
October 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Now it's just me making it, but with the same mixer all these years later.

This model was made somewhere between 1962 and 1979... but it has managed to hold out for me year after year.

One of the few things I have left of home... and my Mom. 🥹
An old, cream colored KitchenAid mixer is shown while in the middle of making homemade pumpkin pie filling.
October 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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First pumpkin pies of the season are in the oven. 🥰 Pumpkin pies are a very personal show of love for me, so it means a lot that my husband enjoys them so much!!

It is a family recipe and one of the first things my Mom taught me to make with her. Eventually it was just pretty much our job.
Two pumpkin pies sit within a heated oven as the camera peeks over the cracked-open oven door, they are homemade and just starting to bake.
October 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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I also, as usual, can't stop staring at my golden (plant) children who continue to be the most gorgeous part of my home. 🥹 Those leaves!!

Maeve, my larger Monstera, just made a new leaf (the bright green near the top center of the image) and is already working on another. 🥰
#TalysTalksPlants
A larger Monstera is shown with large stalks and leaves extending from a moss pole, pressing to the sunny window. Beside the larger plant, a smaller and younger Monstera Thai Constellation is growing. A still-wrapped new leaf is shown, still waiting to be ready to unfurl.
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I have the *tiniest* late season strawberry who is so utterly determined to Do a Thing. 🥹

Isn't it just the cutest little one you've ever seen doing its very best? 🍓✨

#TalysTalksPlants
A small, single strawberry persistently grows and takes on more of a blush color from the previous pale state.
October 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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🤤 Success!! 🍯🍞✨

What a delicious return to a special recipe!
A freshly baked and plated batch of Monkey Bread is pictured; Golden brown and with dark sugared crusting upon each individual piece. It is a sugary pull-apart bread dessert.
October 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Do you ever just drag your Partner into baking with you late at night over a recipe you haven't made in 20+ years?

I am so excited for Monkey Bread. 🥹✨ I really hope it turns out...! 🤞
A kitchen and oven countertop is shown with focus on the edge of a bowl that has remnants of biscuit dough, an oiled bundt pan, a small bowl of melted butter, a large bowl of brown sugar and cinnamon, as well as ingredients that had already been used for the dough in the background such as a bag of flour. A bundt pan sits full of small balls of dough that have been covered in cinnamon sugar and stacked upon each other within the pan.
October 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Got that bitch 😌
A screenshot from Monster Hunter Wilds in which two Player Hunters, Syn and Nifft, stand before a destroyed Omega Planetes frame among the snow and ice.
October 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Now it truly feels like Autumn. 😌🖤🎃✨

Got this scythe during map night with friends. I was determined to make a glam with it!

The result feels very Bloodborne~
A Reaper Xaela is crouched with their arm extended before them and their scythe behind them, a lantern and glowing plumage at the opposite of the blade. The Reaper is dressed in all black; Tight pants with cutouts and warm metal embellishments, tall boots, long arm guards, a corseted top with a shoulder drape, and a wide-brimmed hat with facial wrappings. Their backdrop is a vividly blue, stormy sky and a rocky landscape with a cactus. A Reaper Xaela is crouched with their arm extended before them and their scythe behind them, a lantern and glowing plumage at the opposite of the blade. The Reaper is dressed in all black; Tight pants with cutouts and warm metal embellishments, tall boots, long arm guards, a corseted top with a shoulder drape, and a wide-brimmed hat with facial wrappings. This shot is from a higher angle, seeing more of the weapon and the small glowing jack-o'-lantern above the plumage and traditional lantern hanging below. The ground around them is rocky with rare grass patches.
October 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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My carrots did not do quite as well... But I'm amazed I even made these two tiny little guys! 🥰 I can't wait to try again in proper conditions.

(I need to get them more space and better light!)

#TalysTalksPlants
Two of the tiniest, thinnest, babiest carrots with long grassy stalks are shown upon a grey drying mat and white paper towel.
September 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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My first basil harvest from my tiny deck garden!! 🥰

My Partner is so excited to put them into the minestrone they plan to cook and that's got me feeling some type of way. 🥹

It smells incredible and the leaves are just so pretty and pillow-y!!

#TalysTalksPlants
A freshly cut sprig of basil leaves is pictured, vibrantly green, resting upon a grey drying mat and white paper towel. A freshly picked, washed, and towel dried basil leaves are pictured, vibrantly green, resting upon a grey drying mat and white paper towel.
September 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Me: I'm gonna try to raid with friends today!

XIV:
A screenshot of the XIV Status site which shows every world on Aether, Crystal, Dynamis, and Primal are all Offline.
September 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Think I'm going to be seeing my first marigold soon 🥹

#TalysTalksPlants
A bundle of greenery of small leaves of varied types - primarily young Bells of Ireland and Marigolds - are shown. In the center, against the backdrop of a green lawn, sidewalk, and a closer white railing, a single baby Marigold bud is shown that has yet to bloom.
September 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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First Phase 2 Phantom Weapon finally secured yesterday!
Second one (not pictured) was nabbed this afternoon for WHM.

I like chipping away at the relics steadily like this. ☺️
A Xaela Dragoon stands and looks over their shoulder near a residential gate, among colorful trees and vibrant green grass, triumphantly presenting the second phase of evolution of their Phantom Weapon as it glows. A Xaela Dragoon presents their second phase Phantom Weapon with a smirk over their shoulder. Behind them is foliage of pink and yellow against a pale blue sky.
September 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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It looked like this. A lot more worn and less vibrant now because I basically use it like a worry stone and take it with me everywhere. 😞
A bright, deep teal dragoon job stone from final fantasy xiv with a golden, shimmering emblem is pictured with glimmering flakes within.
September 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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🌙💎 Lunar Envoy, my beloved. 🥰

I had so much fun with this set. I was obsessed with getting the full set for each role and every weapon for every class.

That GNB weapon is also my favorite overall in the game.

And it's just so easy to play with the glam pieces. 😌🩵
The release image for the lunar envoy armor and weapon set for all classes is shown. There are themse of the moon woven throughout the gear and weapon sets. At base, they have a very neutral color palette of creams, browns, and greys, with accents of blue or red for some classes, and gems as embellishments with hold and silver metals. The set is somewhat formal with a royal air to it, while also maintaining the spirit of an adventurer.
September 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Oh my god thank you for this ask it is time for my child's favorite weapon!!

Iwatoshi-Shin.

Since level 67 (and long before I could obtain and equip it, actually) it always has and always will come back to that one lance.

In their canon lore, I can't imagine Kae wielding anything else. 🥰
A Xaela dragoon stands before the Sharlayan Aetheryte plaza in the evening, their gaze upward and out of frame as the tops of loose fists rest upon their hips. At their back is their lance, Iwatoshi-Shin. A lance, Iwa-toshi Shin, is settled at the back of a Xaela Dragoon who sits beside their tiny Yan companion at the edge of the Crystalline Mean.
September 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Them 🥺🩵✨🌈☂️
Two Warriors of Light stand together during an evening of gloomy weather, both sheltered by brightly glowing umbrellas. The Xaela, eyes glowing from behind small, dark shades, is dressed in more formal attire with a magicked Blue Mage umbrella weapon at their side and a pink iridescent umbrella as their shield from the rain. Their expression is neutral. The Viera, on the right of the image with his ears tucked beneath his beanie, stands in more modern attire, warmly lit, with a hand on his hip. Both have turned their gaze to the right, towards something out of frame.
August 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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But good news: Littlest man was the bravest and sweetest little honeycomb..!

Nothing serious showed up on tests for now so... we'll see how things go with some steroids and meds. 🤞
A brown taby cat with green eyes and a coral nose sits upon a yellow towel in a neutrally colored vet room. He looks Tired of This Shit, in terms of expression, but is sitting pretty and patiently as he looks at the camera.
August 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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An impromptu evening of enjoying the boat with frens! 🥰
A Hrothgar, Hyur, Au Ra, and Miqo'te all sit together on the deck of a large boat at night, the stars sparkling behind them, as they watch another friend ascend the jump puzzle ahead of them (not pictured). In the background, a couple of NPCs and PCs, respectively, are also upon the deck enjoying their various activities.
August 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Nothing fancy screenshot wise but I was testing a few things after getting their beach glam ready, hopped into Gpose, and-

😳🩵
A Xaela Au Ra looks towards the camera with a sharp gaze from behind green-tinted shades. They have multiple sets of horns, dark scales, and a long tail. They wear a couple pieces of jewelry - necklaces and rings - in addition to a dark wrapped top, dark swim bottoms with metallic decorations, and monochrome sandals.
August 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM