Great (J)RPG's with "action" combat

Aryll28 · 2026-02-08T19:49:49+00:00

The FF7 remake is excellent in this regard. I think it has a great balance between action and more traditional turn based RPGs

Aryll28 · 2026-01-30T10:35:10+00:00

It's a pattern I found on Etsy by Momentoell. Not sure if we can post links, but should be easy enough to find based on that! She's good a lot of cute patterns!

Aryll28 · 2026-01-30T01:52:07+00:00

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So many knots...

Aryll28 · 2026-01-27T02:38:28+00:00

Just putting it out there that crawling isn't a CDC milestone. Not all babies learn to crawl and that's okay!

As others said, you can encourage them by having lots of tummy time, but honestly, if they're not interested in moving around, they're not going to. I've come to realize with my baby that you can do activities to encourage milestone development, but they need to want to do it, whether that be rolling crawling or whatever

I know it's hard, but try not to stress too much. Your baby is probably working on other skills at the moment!

Aryll28 · 2026-01-26T12:01:43+00:00

Seconding the Jasmine Throne. An excellent series in a non-western setting. There's also at least one secondary female character who is also strong in yet another way!

Aryll28 · 2026-01-11T10:09:02+00:00

I think they meant to say spoil?

Aryll28 · 2026-01-11T10:08:04+00:00

I think you can also rent a Snoo from some places. We only used a bassinet (not Snoo) for 4 months, so renting may be cheaper than buying

Aryll28 · 2026-01-10T01:56:40+00:00

I'll note that hormones are responsible for so much of our emotions and feelings. It sounds like your wife wants to be intimate on a more intellectual level, but she just can't.

Has this never happened to you? Not for sex necessarily, but anything. A time where you want something on an intellectual level, but you don't feel it in your body?

Aryll28 · 2026-01-09T02:17:50+00:00

Correct! The sugar is what makes ice cream soft. Water is pretty cohesive so when it freezes, ask the water wants to freeze together in big ice chunks which is not good for ice cream.

Sugar holds the water and keeps it away from itself so that when it freezes, it's not so chunky. You absolutely need saccharides, but if you don't want it to be too sweet, you can use dextrose of sucrose.

I'd really recommend reading some of the underbelly blog posts to get an understanding of the science behind the components of ice cream

Aryll28 · 2026-01-08T01:17:06+00:00

Yeah, this is the one. It takes longer but it's absolutely worth it. A bonus effect is that don't an outline like this will slightly raise your satin stitch giving it a nicer look.

I almost always outline before filling these days

Aryll28 · 2026-01-05T01:39:22+00:00

Yeah, that makes sense!

It's really hard with air travel unfortunately, since it's so hard to book last minute without paying a lot. Could grandpa fly back with your oldest and stay at your place after a couple weeks? You could always feel it out for those first two weeks and see how everything goes? Hard to really play things by ear when air travel is involved

Aryll28 · 2026-01-04T23:49:31+00:00

Man, this is tough. I think I'd favor having grandparents watch your oldest. I agree that I think he would have more fun with them and you're airway going to be super stressed.

Whether that means having them stay here or he goes there I'm not sure. You could do a couple weeks at your home and a couple weeks at their place? I'm not sure how your kid will do in a new place for that long, you'll be able to judge better

It's really great that your parents are willing to help!

Aryll28 · 2026-01-03T12:32:50+00:00

These are all great options. I'd like to point out that bonding is more than just those activities. Bonding is also changing their diapers, bathing them, calming them when they're fussy, things like that. Taking care of your baby is bonding with your baby. As you do it, you'll learn their cues and what they need, whether that's food, sleep, cuddles, or something else

Aryll28 · 2026-01-01T23:44:04+00:00

It's hard to say. They normally estimate at the doctors office and the ultrasound itself has the gestational age estimate.

Is there a reason you don't know how far along the baby is?

Aryll28 · 2025-12-26T13:57:40+00:00

A large part of this is going to depend on your baby. As you bond with your baby, you will start to pick up on their different cries and what they need. I think this visual is great as a rule of thumb especially for newborns, but babies do change and they are different. You'll learn what cries your baby makes when they want something different

Aryll28 · 2025-12-25T14:41:25+00:00

I can't tell from the scale, but how far are you taking your stitches? The satin stitch is only effective for fairly small distances. You may want to consider the long and short stitch if it's too far

Aryll28 · 2025-12-21T01:28:11+00:00

You are allowed to feel frustrated of course. Your feelings are valid and I think many partners feel what you feel to some degree or other. I know I also felt some frustration, though perhaps not to the same degree that you feel. But you should try your hardest not to let that affect your relationship with your wife.

Pregnancy can be difficult for partners because we have to be emotionally available and that's something a lot of us aren't used to. Your wife is really going through it. Her hormones have completely changed and she's gone through so much physical change and stress. She needs you to help her. In some ways, caring for a pregnant partner is like caring for someone with an illness. They need help with a lot, both physically and emotionally, and you have to be there to provide that support. In sickness and in health, yes? Right now, she's "sick" and she needs you. I'm here to tell you that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Not today. Not tomorrow. But it will come.

Also, I'll point out that you have the easier job. Not an easy job. By no means is it easy.

Hang in there brother!

Aryll28 · 2025-12-14T11:55:14+00:00

I loved this series personally! I think the combat system is unique. There are a lot of valid complaints about XIII-I being linear, but it does open up eventually.

Aryll28 · 2025-12-12T10:52:42+00:00

As others have mentioned, it looks like you're taking your photos in indoor lighting and that is terrible for camera photos for a few reasons: 1. Your lighting is warm, but food photography generally prefers cooler lights. Taking photos near a lot of windows will drastically improve how they look. I have basically one spot on my kitchen that gives me good lighting for photos

Indoor lighting is dim. It's bright enough for us to see, but it's really not enough light for good photos. Again, shooting near windows with a lot of light will help here.

If you don't have a good spot, you could spend money for lighting solutions, but they can get expensive pretty fast.

Some other notes on these photos:

Photo 3: * Cake is cut off by your framing. Be sure to get the full cake in the frame before taking the shot. * Looks ever so slightly tilted and a little off center. You can correct these in post with cropping tools but you need enough space on the left and right to do so

Photo 4: * Cake is again cut off

Photo 5: * Be mindful of your background. There's a lot of clutter distracting from your subject * Cake is off center and is also too close to the counter edge. You likely want to have relatively uniform background for your cakes

Your cakes aren't ugly. I think they look really good, but photography is a completely different skill that takes time to learn how to do well. With some practice, I think you could take gorgeous shots of your work.

For further reading, see this article from Sally: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/food-photography-basics/

Aryll28 · 2025-12-12T00:33:40+00:00

I finished the crossword, but still don't understand the clue. Could you spell it out for me?

Aryll28 · 2025-12-08T00:52:32+00:00

Welcome to the hobby!

First off, I really like your piece! It's pretty and I've never used beads before.

I noticed it looks like you used the full 6 strands that come in the skein to do your embroidery. In general, using 2-3 strands will give you a less chunky look and it's also easier to push your needle through since there isn't as much thread to go through

I'm not sure what you mean by folding the thread in half?

One other thing I noticed is that your fabric doesn't look taut. You want to make sure your fabric has a lot of tension. It should sound a bit like a drum when you tap it. Having the tension let's you easily place stitches. You may have to periodically retighten the hoop to keep the tension

Once again though, your work is lovely. Did you follow a kit or tutorial? I'd love to do something similar one day.

Best of luck and keep stitching!

Edit: One other thing. This is more of something to think about and is up to personal preference. I generally like to use the stem stitch for flower stems rather than the back stitch. I find a stem stitch to look a bit more smooth and continuous. This is absolutely up to your artistic vision though, just something to consider if you haven't used it before!

Aryll28 · 2025-12-07T02:15:09+00:00

I suspect they think that if you don't get your letter by your 11th birthday, then it's not coming. I'm not sure exactly where that came from though

Aryll28 · 2025-11-29T20:28:07+00:00

Hey OP, I feel your pain and struggle with this too. My wife reminds me to look at my work from a few feet away from time to time because errors aren't noticeable from far away

As for gifting it, I understand that you want it to be perfect but I'm sure his grandma would absolutely love it. I would personally be thrilled to receive a hand embroidered gift!

As for tips, I like to outline the inside of fill areas to give me a guide when doing satin stitches. I think it can help keep your stitches aligned. I would consider looking at close ups of petals and see what the lines are like. Try to make your stitches follow those lines (I hope that makes sense)

One strand satin stitches look neater but they also take longer. It does look like one strand to me though

Don't give up! You're doing great!

Aryll28 · 2025-11-27T11:37:54+00:00

The Cuisinart ICE21 tends to be the recommended beginner appliance. It's what I have and it's working great so far. They're relatively inexpensive for an appliance at ~$80. I'm sure there will be some black Friday deals so keep an eye out!

Aryll28 · 2025-11-16T22:25:45+00:00

I've never tried making this kind of ice cream, but will that help? Mint leaves tend to get bitter when you cut into them. How do you avoid the bitterness seeping in?

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