Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

In December 2022, I started paying for youtube premium.

The main reason: I had found some videos which helped me go to sleep, but being interrupted halfway through with a loud ad was causing issues.

After some time, this reason went away (I found other ways to get to sleep), but I kept it around because I like watching videos on my phone on the way to work, and not having to deal with ads or the video stopping when I switched to a different app was nice.

I'm so glad I'm a mollusc

@BatElite *whrrrs quietly, curls tail around you*

@BatElite *gays you back, in several ways simultaneously!*

@BatElite good morning, Petra of gayness!

What if we were both creatures
And we slept beside each other on a mountaintop under the stars

Real sleepy hours

Previously, only planeswalkers could travel between planes, and they couldn't take anything or anyone with them. Now anyone can travel between planes, if they find an omenpath that links the two.

On top of this: most of the old planeswalkers have either lost the spark they need to planeswalk (leaving them stranded all over the place) or are dead.

And I think it's great: it shows a real change to the status quo in the stories they can tell!

I'm also way more interested in the stories now that we're in a new arc.

The end of the last arc (the Phyrexia arc) saw the titular villains invade the entire multiverse all at once by tearing holes (omenpaths) between the different planes.

The phyrexians were defeated, and have left several interesting storytelling hooks in their wake...

It also is clearly inspired by strong understanding of mesoamerican mythology & society, including parts that are less well known:

* Things are discovered by going DOWN, rather than outwards.
* Time is counted in sets of 20.
* The importance of the sun, and the idea that this is not the first sun.

Plus, the story also prominently features a sapphic couple - Huatli, a warrior-poet from Ixalan, and Saheeli, an inventor of gadgets from Kaladesh.

So I'm really looking forward to the next set of magic the gathering - it's going to be the first set where I go to a prerelease event!

I really like the setting - aztec/mesoamerican inspired fantasy PLUS dinosaurs & pirates & vampires & merfolk - it's got enough worldbuilding to be really fascinating, and enough "just throw lots of things into the pot" energy to make it feel fresh.

@kat @dominic what about: spread the daylight savings out across the year, so the clocks are adjusted by 20 seconds each day.

thinking about slime rancher... I really wanted to get into and enjoy that game, but for some reason it just never stuck

...you!

oh so - I backed the Ironsworn: Starforged TTRPG a while back, and I've got the physical edition.

It's really beautiful and cool, and I look forward to playing it sometime.

BUT!!! They're working on a more nautical version of the rules for an expansion, and what I really would love love love to do is like, a space-faring sailing ships setting, that would be a lot of fun.

I wish I could just sail amongst the stars