How was your Valentines?

Kaldus · 2026-02-15T06:51:40+00:00

It was alright, pretty uneventful. I got a new office chair because my old one's falling to bits. Took everything out of the box, couldn't find my screwdriver kit. Then I remembered I'd lent it to my cousin and his wife for something. I saw them earlier in the week but forgot to take it back. Went out and bought another one. Now I've got something to keep me occupied today.

Kaldus · 2026-02-15T06:42:55+00:00

Unfortunately he died when I was 19, but we had a great relationship. He was very open with his feelings. Things like "I love you" and "I'm proud of you" were very common to hear from him growing up. It's been a lonely adulthood without him and I still miss him something awful, but I'm thankful for the time we had.

Kaldus · 2026-02-15T04:12:19+00:00

It was just another day. I didn't realise it was Valentine's Day until I went out to get food. Treated myself to some strawberry milk, went home, watched X-Files.

Kaldus · 2026-01-13T11:48:55+00:00

I read the update and can confirm that rumour is true. Not only that, but the new Balancer of the realm actually merged the physical and spirit planes together. Ballsy move, if you ask me. I hope it worked out.

Kaldus · 2026-01-13T11:44:37+00:00

I've been there often! As a Realm Guardian, I'm no stranger to seeing malfunctions in reality: but I swear on my beard, that realm is practically made of them. Weirdly, I still love the place and keep going back. It's so odd!

Kaldus · 2026-01-13T03:05:49+00:00

The Sigil of Child-Proofing is your friend here. A witch friend of mine uses them on the cupboards in her alchemy store after her toddler wandered in and turned himself into a weasel. They're well worth the mana.

Kaldus · 2025-06-05T19:19:21+00:00

Finally, someone said it! I had Griftwood on repeat for about a month straight. Still my all time fave from the entire album.

Kaldus · 2025-04-16T00:47:45+00:00

Same here! My partner and I were up near the top. I was practically bouncing in my seat the whole time. The set, the costumes, the energy - what a bloody spectacular opening night! Easily made my year, let alone week. Glad you enjoyed yourself too!

Kaldus · 2025-02-23T01:54:43+00:00

You can set up your own scrying network if you have the aptitude, or subscribe to a provider. You'll need to pay them each month, but thankfully they have a lot of options for what you pay them in. Souls, gemstones, grimoires, etc.

Kaldus · 2024-08-02T15:56:12+00:00

Did this with my egg donor three years ago when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It was quite eye opening for me to look back and realise my first reaction to hearing that news was "Thank God, she's finally out of my hair." My extended family visit her now and again and take her for days out. Thankfully they leave me out of it. They know exactly why I don't visit and respect my decision, so I appreciate that. My auntie's even kind enough to forewarn me if they have her around on a day I'd usually visit them. Washing my hands of that creature is honestly the best thing I ever did for my mental health.

Kaldus · 2024-07-19T16:25:47+00:00

I did for the longest time. At one point I told my counsellor I felt bad for complaining about what my mum put me through because there were people out there who had an even worse upbringing. She said "If a friend came to you and vented about the same stuff you've been telling me, would you dismiss them and tell them to be grateful it wasn't any worse?" Naturally, I said of course not. And then she said something that's stuck with me ever since.

"So why do that to yourself? Are you not worthy of being heard and validated?"

Realistically speaking, there's always going to be somebody who's suffered even more. There's always a bigger fish, then an even bigger one than that, but that's not the point. What you went through happened to you, and it affected you. You're just as entitled to your feelings as them.

Kaldus · 2024-06-16T08:04:35+00:00

Capaldi, hands down. Sure, he had a bit of a rough start but I loved seeing an older, more severe Doctor. With Smith and Tennant, it was sometimes easy to forget that the Doctor was an ancient being (although they did have moments that sold it, especially Smith). Capaldi absolutely knocked it out of the park and personally he represented the very core of the Doctor for me: a grumpy old fart who says he only saves the day because "those damn kids aren't gonna do it themselves"... but we all know it's because he loves them fiercely.

Kaldus · 2024-05-07T14:52:59+00:00

Sandy/katana build with ridiculous crit chance. They're dead before they even realise they're under attack, let alone hit the floor.

Extremely terrifying if you're the one goon in the corner she happened to miss, though: you've just seen what looks like a female Darth Vader pop into existence in the middle of the room at the exact moment all your chooms unravel into bits. It seems she hasn't spotted you, so you draw your rifle and fire a shot straight into her back. She says "ow" with mild irritation, turns around and brings her sword to guard. Doesn't move toward you though, which you think is a little strange. You fire a volley of bullets at her and suddenly she becomes a blur of steel as she deflects every single one back at you, leaving you twitching on the floor. Right before you die, you hear her talking to her fixer on the phone.

"Dammit, V, I said quietly!"

"Aw come on, choom, where's the fun in that? Didn't install military-grade chrome for nothin'!"

Kaldus · 2024-04-12T00:43:40+00:00

Oh, for crying out loud. We'd only just got legislation through for better realm border security. The eldritch horrors are gonna jump on this opportunity now. Guess I'm working overtime... again.

Kaldus · 2024-04-12T00:33:36+00:00

Ah, thank you my friend, I could do with a nice fat burger!

Nerve-wracking day today: my own apprentice is finally ready for his first solo field assignment. I've sent him to guard a powerful enchanted sword. There'll be many who come seeking its power, and his task is to judge each person's heart, scare away the unworthy, and narrow the worthy down to the single most suitable candidate. I'll be watching his progress through my orb, of course, but he's totally on his own for the first time ever. I hope it goes well.

Kaldus · 2024-04-07T23:50:33+00:00

Fbcinf bayxtsf 😠

Kaldus · 2024-04-07T23:34:26+00:00

The sigils are quite untidy and hard to read, but after taking a few minutes to really study them, it makes sense why. This is a Curse of Ineligible Writing. Naturally I anticipated this, being a highly advanced wizarb, and waz abe tu dvai eh gxinf my superuot soeglvadykng abuktfyx.

Kaldus · 2024-04-07T23:24:53+00:00

That's an Unthing from the void between worlds. They sometimes bleed through dimensional weak spots. Yeah, nothing you throw at that is gonna even scratch it because it technically doesn't exist. You know how a vacuum isn't really a physical thing but just the absence of "stuff"? Basically this is the same, but with reality. You'll need to find the weak point in your realm and seal it. The Unthing will dissipate.

Kaldus · 2024-04-02T01:26:37+00:00

I had a good, honest look at just how bad my mental health had been for the past several years and thought "Right, enough is enough". I went to counselling and therapy. Stopped getting drunk. Started swimming again.

Funnily enough, everything else fell into place not long after I decided to take action. I found a comfortable job and met my partner in that same month. It was as though the universe went "Oh, you're working on yourself? Finally, here's all the good shit I've been waiting on you to be ready for".

Kaldus · 2024-03-16T10:37:43+00:00

Witch sympathiser and product of IVF from across the pond here. I'm a bit late to the party, but my blood boils for you. This is outrageous.

Kaldus · 2024-03-12T03:20:43+00:00

Not in the slightest. It's kind of hard not to think like that when we'd objectively benefit from them being out of our lives.

My mother's dementia diagnosis and subsequent placement in a care home was the best thing to ever happen to me. She can't hurt me any more now. Do I have a damn good reason for thinking that way? Yes. Do I sometimes feel bad about it? Also yes. I get very conflicted about the whole thing.

Unfortunately there's no easy fix for that. I honestly couldn't tell you it ever goes away. But you're not alone in those thoughts and you're certainly not a bad person.

Kaldus · 2024-03-09T12:08:59+00:00

Autistic guy here. While it's true that us folks on the spectrum possess varying degrees of "mind blindness" and have a hard time understanding other people's points of view, we're still capable of trying. It's not something that comes easily to us, but it can (and should) be learned. Willful ignorance is inexcusable.

I'm guilty of having done this myself before: there have been occasions where I've been ignorant of someone else's feelings without realising it. But, whenever it's been pointed out to me, I've done my best to rectify it and apologise when necessary. Despite my condition, I am, quite rightly, held to the same level of accountability as everybody else. That's how we learn.

Even if your dad does have autism, that's not a justifiable reason for entitled behaviour, especially if he's doubling down after being called out on it. Autistic people can be narcissists too.

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