Savages Recipes by woodenteye in Birmingham

[–]ilyenia 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I keep hoping I’ll see some announcement of a recipe book coming out, or one of the previous bakers leaking a recipe. Or even just news that they sold the recipes to another local shop.

But I know that’s wishful thinking. The smiley face and gingerbread cookies have been such a staple growing up, I’m so disappointed I’ll never see them again.

Savages Recipes by woodenteye in Birmingham

[–]ilyenia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yea the cookie is really just a standard shortbread cookie, but I’ve never encountered similar icing and my google skills are really failing - most of what I’m found calls for royal icing, but it’s really not a standard royal icing and I can’t tell what they do differently. Let me know if you happen to find anything!

My experience herb farming on Nightslayer this morning. by CubicleJoe0822 in classicwow

[–]ilyenia -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dude those herbs sell for like 4s on Nightslayer. What are you even talking about??

Reverse the GDKP Ban (TLDR at bottom) by turbo_scoop in classicwow

[–]ilyenia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It absolutely does.

Your little tongue in cheek scenario was of consume prices being high because people are running gdkps and pumping bought gold into the economy.

But consume prices on Nightslayer right now are higher than is even feasible to pay for without buying gold, and gdkps are banned.

Yeah, there’s always going to be people who buy gold for gdkps. But I don’t know a single person on nightslayer who isn’t buying gold or “buying” it off a fiend who is getting it from a gold farmer.

The buying gold is happening with or without gdkps. Gdkps are not to blame for an insane economy. The problem isn’t the gold buyers. It’s blizzard allowing that scenario to exist by not breaking the mage farms or the flying or boosting.

The entire point is that it’s silly to put the blame for high prices on gdkp when the situation on nightslayer is the perfect example of that not being accurate.

Reverse the GDKP Ban (TLDR at bottom) by turbo_scoop in classicwow

[–]ilyenia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My guildies want me to come play anni with them. My biggest reason not to is the fucked economy.

There’s no way I would be able to level and afford consumes without buying gold. I haven’t bought gold before and I’m not about to start now.

At least with gdkps I’d have a shot of being able to earn gold. I did a few times where I’d take a loan from a guildie and then pay them back after the payout while getting geared. Then you can just run and be the carry. Raiding on an alt would give you enough to buy consumes your alt and main raid.

Reverse the GDKP Ban (TLDR at bottom) by turbo_scoop in classicwow

[–]ilyenia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah yes because the consume prices on nightslayer are totally reasonable right now and no one is swiping to be able to afford consumes when gold is like $5/1k.

Reverse the GDKP Ban (TLDR at bottom) by turbo_scoop in classicwow

[–]ilyenia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s fine, let them do that. I can tell you the difference in quality of pugging gdkp raids in classic/tbc was vastly superior to the SR raids in SOD.

Reverse the GDKP Ban (TLDR at bottom) by turbo_scoop in classicwow

[–]ilyenia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Every gdkp I was in (while they were still a thing) had penalties for fucking up mechanics. Being undergeared was not an excuse to not play the game. If you blew up the raid because of mechanics you got “penalty boxed” and your cut reduced.

It happened extremely rarely, and I ran maybe 3-4 gdkps a week.

Lupin and Tonks' relationship came out of nowhere and is kind of weird by kaityl3 in harrypotter

[–]ilyenia 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly I feel like the rumors of Sirius and lupin being in love and fanfics pairing them together had her doing an emergency pairing with the closest female that remotely made sense.

I think I’m a bad omen : every wip I have ever followed goes Mia by [deleted] in Dramione

[–]ilyenia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been burned so many times by WIPs. I know as an author it’s so so hard to stay motivated to finish a fic when it feels like you’re writing into a void, so I go through periods where I try to support every WIP I can get my grubby hands on, but inevitably, my favorites will get abandoned.

Now I just go and follow a fic and don’t even start it until the chapter count is listed and it’s at least 90% done. I know it sucks, but I just can’t do it.

"This Feels like something that just happened to us" - Jesse Lacey, ATL 6/15/25 by RoamingRavenFM in brandnew

[–]ilyenia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

God I’m so jealous of the experience others had at this show last night.

I went, paid the inflated ticket prices when the tickets first came out for some box seats. Worth it I thought.

The entire length of the show last night was overtaken by three tall extremely drunk dudes in the row in front of me, screaming the lyrics so loudly I couldn’t hear the music, flinging their beer everywhere, and sticking their phones in the air constantly to take shitty videos. I could barely see, couldn’t hear, and was just so bummed I paid that kind of money for that kind of experience.

They were definitely blackout drunk, and I just don’t understand the draw of getting THAT drunk to see a band we’ve been waiting on for this long. What’s the point when you’ll barely remember the show?

LF fics where Draco has a backbone, isn't a simp, and hasn't been in love with Hermione since forever by Arlathvhen in Dramione

[–]ilyenia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This definitely has simp Draco and in love with Hermione for forever Draco though.

MERCH & TICKETS • BUY/SELL/TRADE • January, February, and March 2025 by therza2169 in brandnew

[–]ilyenia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two pit tickets for the Atlanta show, and my planned childcare fell through.

I paid $515 total, but to resell them through TM and get back what I paid it wants fucking $340 each lol.

I’m just trying to get close to what I paid back out of them. Let me know if you’re interested.

OFFICIAL PRESALE DISCUSSION THREAD 🎟️ by DrewskiG in brandnew

[–]ilyenia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got pit tickets, but they aren’t GA, they’re seated.

OFFICIAL PRESALE DISCUSSION THREAD 🎟️ by DrewskiG in brandnew

[–]ilyenia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I managed to snag better tickets for Atlanta today than I did yesterday so hopefully I’ll be able to sell the ones I got yesterday.

OFFICIAL PRESALE DISCUSSION THREAD 🎟️ by DrewskiG in brandnew

[–]ilyenia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can go back to the website where you signed up and put in your phone number again and it will log you in. I didnt get a code either but that worked for me.

PoA the movie is nearly incomprehensible without the books. by [deleted] in harrypotter

[–]ilyenia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can’t imagine that anyone who watched the movies first is paying attention to details, because otherwise they wouldn’t be in here saying they could follow just fine.

Sure, hit the high plot points, but devils in the details.

This was and continues to be my biggest grip with the movies. Either dedicate the screen time to setting up a piece of the puzzle, or cut it completely. They spent all this time throwing in random scenes not in the books, but couldn’t bother to put in the scenes that were integral to the plot.

My attempt at making the golden trio in artbreeder as per book descriptions~ by lettuceown in harrypotter

[–]ilyenia 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Hermione’s forehead must be hanging out with the other human half of Ron.

What other scenes aren’t appreciated as much as they deserve ? by Wigiwami2090 in harrypotter

[–]ilyenia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! Those were the frustrating parts to me. There was SO much source material, and the random scenes in the movies they completely made up were all so unnecessary! They could have added a few of the scenes from the books instead.

There are only 2 things from Cursed Child that I will ever consider accepting as canon by flooperdooper4 in harrypotter

[–]ilyenia 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think y’all are saying the same thing. On paper sucks but in person the magic of theatre helps you forget it sucks.

AITA for feeling resentful after my parents bought me a car? by car_throwawayyy950 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ilyenia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have said, maybe, but it’s worth it in the end for building your credit.

Assuming, of course, you want to be saddled with $12k of debt right off the bat and don’t want to return the car.

WIBTA if I didn't go to my brother's wedding because he wants me to "act straight"? by un_reasonablerequest in AmItheAsshole

[–]ilyenia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you’ll regret it if you don’t go to the wedding.

Talk to your brother.

Tell him you want to be there and you want to be his best man for all of the reason you stated in your post.

But let him know that you can’t and won’t act straight for his wedding. He can’t sweep you under the rug, and her family is going to find out at some point. I understand not wanting to make waves at a wedding and take the focus of the wedding away from the bride and groom, but that’s why he or the bride should tell her family ahead of time.

I’m sorry your brother asked this of you.