Rynling R&D

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I spent the past week driving through Germany and visiting friends. I walked around medieval cities and went hiking in the Black Forest during the day, and then at night I played Tears of the Kingdom. I won’t lie, it was magical. I feel like I’ve finally returned to full HP. Yesterday I flew back to the States, and now I suppose it’s time to get to work on my summer writing.

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I got super out of shape and lost a lot of weight over the winter. Now that the weather is finally normal again, I’m making an effort to go on a long walk every afternoon, and it’s like I can feel my HP bar refilling in real time. Praise the sun. ☀️

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It’s the end of the semester, and I’m running on fumes. The absurdity of the current worldstate isn’t helping. Still, I’m going to make a serious effort to vent less and be more chill and normal going forward. I set up my Wii U to play Wind Waker, and hopefully spending some relaxing time on the Great Sea will help. But I won’t lie, a productive eight-hour workday with a Death Note would help more.

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The weather is warm, and the sakura are in bloom. It’s going to take time to recover from this year’s horrible winter, but I’m getting there. 🌸

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I’m slowly clawing my way out of a horrible pit, but I’m starting to feel the sunlight on my face. Here’s to brighter days and warmer weather ahead. Eid Mubarak! 🌿

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Not much to report this week. At the moment I’m doing my best to look at the news only in small increments, and only according to a schedule I set for myself. To help keep myself sane, I’m thinking of picking up Final Fantasy XVI, maybe?

ETA: Because I was paying attention to other world events yesterday, I missed the big Pokémon announcement, which is that there's an upcoming new game called Winds and Waves whose fire-type starter pokémon is a Pomeranian named Pombon, and oh!!!!!!!! I am so in love ❤️

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I don’t have much to report this week, just that I’m getting GRR Martin vibes from how long this winter has lasted. I’m tired all the time, and I’m currently at a place where I consider it a win if I can write literally one sentence a day on any given project. This is frustrating, but what can you do. Anyway here’s a photo of my dog sleeping:

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There's another thing I did this week that I don't want to hide under a cut, because maybe someone who sees this would like to do it too:

- I applied as a writer to The Reins of History: A Final Fantasy XII Zine, whose site on Carrd is (here) along with links to a very short application. Anyone who signs up can contribute to this zine in whatever way they wish, and the head mod is a longtime community organizer. I have a good feeling about this project!

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I am tired of cold and snow!! This winter has lasted for at least ten years, and I would very much like it to be spring soon. Unfortunately there’s going to be a major snowstorm hitting the East Coast this weekend, and even the urban heat island of Philadelphia is expected to get a foot of snow. Best of luck to everyone affected by the storm. Best of luck to us all, honestly.

ETA: If you need some warm green energy, I just archived my short "Trees in Video Games" minicomic on AO3 (here).

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Not much to report this week. I’m a fan of Toronto, but the weather has been miserable. In retrospect, maybe I should have brought my sunlamp with me. That’s normal, right? In any case, I managed to do a successful academic conference, but I’m woefully behind on everything else.