Load order

FalloutNV.esm
DeadMoney.esm
HonestHearts.esm
OldWorldBlues.esm
LonesomeRoad.esm
GunRunnersArsenal.esm
Fallout3.esm
Anchorage.esm
ThePitt.esm
BrokenSteel.esm
PointLookout.esm
Zeta.esm
CaravanPack.esm
ClassicPack.esm
MercenaryPack.esm
TribalPack.esm
NavmeshOverhaul.esm
TaleOfTwoWastelands.esm
YUPTTW.esm
Vanilla Enhancements.esm
Main And Pause Menus Overhaul.esm
Uncut Wasteland.esp
Rebuild the Capital.esm
Functional Post Game Ending.esm
TTW Reputations.esm
MoreMojave.esm
SSTIndustrializedSloan.esm
TLD_Travelers.esm
AWorldOfPainFO3.esm
Regulators.esm
SSTGroundedRangerStationCharlie.esm
A World of Pain Revised.esm
Sweet Pain NV.esm
A Trail of Crumbs.esm
TTW New Vegas Speech Checks.esm
Home and Safehouse Tweaks.esm
mil.esp
Functional Post Game Ending - TTW Patch.esm
TweaksTTW.esm
Tactapack.esp
mil_Add-On.esp
Bad Touch.esm
[RWM]-Complete.esm
RtC-Hotpatch.esm
DYNAVISION 3.esm
Home and Safehouse Tweaks - TTW Addon.esm
Impostors and LOD Flicker Fix.esp
TTW FaceGen Fix.esp
MigSpeedFix.esp
The Mod Configuration Menu.esp
Vanilla UI Plus.esp
FOVSlider.esp
Power Armor Holo Panel.esp
PipBoyUITweaks.esp
ItemCards.esp
3DGrenadeIndicator.esp
QuickSelect.esp
JustAssortedMods.esp
TTW Ultimate Invisible Wall Remover.esp
TTW Dialogue and Interactions Expansion Overhaul.esp
Root 'n Loot.esp
Casino Exchange All.esp
Rebuild the Capital - No Pony Express Boxes.esp
TTWZetaRewards.esp
JIP Companions Command & Control.esp
MigArmorDegen.esp
WeaponRequirementSystem.esp
ImmersiveRecoil.esp
DynamicWeaponSpread.esp
DWS_JAM_patch.esp
Reload Reloaded.esp
DynamicDetectionSystem.esp
Supplemental Ammo Crafting.esp
Enhanced Movement.esp
S6S Perks.esp
ATMOS Ambient Overhaul.esp
New Blood.esp
S6S Base Game Perks Redux.esp
S6S Base Game Perks Redux TTW Side.esp
Friends With Benefits Perk Pack.esp
SP TTW Patch.esp
MMAWOP Patch.esp
GRA Scavenger Hunt Balanced NVSE.esp
Titans of The New West.esp
Titans of The New West - Power Armor Sprint JAM.esp
S6S Ingestibles NO DLC.esp
SSTMojaveOutpostSecurityBooths.esp
AfterglowNeonIllumination.esp
Aid Addon.esp
AK112.esp
B42Dropmag.esp
B42Inspect.esp
B42Bash.esp
B42Descriptions.esp
Player Headtracking.esp
B42Inertia.esp
B42Retrievables.esp
B42 RWMS.esp
New Blood TTW Patch.esp
Natural Interior.esp
TestHK33.esp
NVRA - Uzi.esp
M1C.esp
LaserRifleReplacer.esp
127 SMG Rebirth.esp
JSRS.esp
CharacterKitRemake-Hair.esp
Interior Rain.esp
Interior Rain - TTW.esp
CharacterKitRemakeHHandsFix.esp
RtC-RootnLoot.esp
RtC-TrailofCrumbs.esp
NewVegasQuickStart.esp
JustHitMarker.esp
JustHitIndicator.esp
JustHoldBreath.esp
JustLootMenu.esp
JustBulletTime.esp
JustDynamicCrosshair.esp
Casino Bets - Jackpot Limit and Chips Exchange v1.2.esp
10YearPack.esp
T60Pistol.esp
GhoulPistol.esp
dD - R.B.E.T Main NV.esp
dD - Enhanced Blood Main NV.esp
MCPipBoy2000MK6_clock.esp
HeadShotSplatter.esp
Atmospheric Lighting Tweaks TTW.esp
ATMOS Ambient Overhaul Patch - Atmospheric Lighting Tweaks.esp
FNVLODGen.esp
DNWeathers.esp
RTC-DNWeathers.esp
NeutralWeathers_TTW.esp
Realism Redux.esp
Mod list
+DYNAVISION 3 - Total Visual Enhancement
-Dusty Distance Redone
+Desert Natural Realism - Redux
+Blood Trails - ESPLess
+FNVLODGen
+OneTweak for FNV
+The Mod Configuration Menu-Quickfix
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+New Vegas Quick Start
+Natural Interiors
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+NV Compatibility Skeleton
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-Armor_separator
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+FNV Clean Animations - Alien Disintegrator
+FNV Clean Animations - Grenade APW
+FNV Clean Animations - Incinerator
+FNV Clean Animations - Rock-It Launcher
+FNV Clean Animations - Missile Launcher
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+Wasteland Warrior - A Melee Animation Overhaul
+Laser Pistol 3rd Person Latch animation fix
+Grenade Launcher - 3rd person bug fix
+No Reload Cancelling
+Hit - Anti-Materiel Rifle Anim Set
+Hit - B42 Interact Skinning-Human
+Hit - B42 Interact Skinning
+B42 Weapon Inertia
+Retrievable Throwables Reforged
+MadAce's Ragdoll compatibility patch
+Player Headtracking
+B42 Melee Bash
+B42 Inspect - aka Animated Ammo and Weapon Condition Checking
+B42 Dropmag and One in the chamber
+B42 Inject - Animated Item Use - ESPless
+B42 Optics - ESPless
+WAP B42 Optics Patch
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+B42 FireMode - Selective Fire and First Shot Precision - ESPless
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+SYNC - Remade kNVSE Animation Set - Classic AK-112 - The Adytum Rifle-
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+NVRA - Uzi-4k
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+NVRA - HK33-4k
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+Physically Based Plasma Rifles
+Fallout TV - The Ghoul's Handcannon
+WAP Year One and Bonus
+Laser Rifle Rebirth
+WAP 12.7 SMG Rebirth-4k
+WAP 12.7 SMG Rebirth-Reticle Fix
+WAP 12.7 SMG Rebirth
+WAP Lever Action Shotgun-4k
+WAP Lever Action Shotgun
+WAP F4NV Recharger Weaponry-4k
+WAP F4NV Recharger Weaponry
+WAP Single Shotgun-4k
+WAP Single Shotgun
+WAP 12.7MM Pistol-4k
+WAP 12.7MM Pistol
+WAP Grenade Launchers
+WAP F4NV Laser Pistol and Pew-Pew-4k
+WAP F4NV Laser Pistol and Pew-Pew
+WAP Laser RCW-4k
+WAP Laser RCW
+DKS and Friends
+WAP - F4NV .44 Magnum Weaponsmith
+WAP - F4NV .44 Magnum-4k
+WAP - F4NV .44 Magnum
+WAP Bozar and LMG
+WAP Year One and Bonus-4k
+Tactapack
+Another Millenia
+Another Millenia Gun Add-on
+T60P - Power Armor Sidearm-NVAO patch
+T60P - Power Armor Sidearm
+Classic AK-112 - The Adytum Rifle-SYNC animation patch
+Classic AK-112 - The Adytum Rifle
+NVRA - M1 Carbine-4k
+NVRA - M1 Carbine
-Weapons_separator
+B42 Descriptions aka Pip-Info
+Character Kit Remake - Teeth
+Improved Vanilla Male Body
+Character Kit Remake - Hands
+Improved Vanilla Male Body - Seamless - 4k-f3
+Character Kit Remake - Hands-IVMB
+Character Kit Remake - Hair
-Character Kit Remake
-Character Kit Remake TTW Facegen
-Character Kit Remake - Uncompressed Faces
-Character Kit Remake-IVMB
-Character Kit Remake Facegen Patches For Many Mods-The Living Desert
-Character Kit Remake Facegen Patches For Many Mods-Uncut NV
-Character Kit Remake Facegen Patches For Many Mods-Sweetpain
-Character Kit Remake Facegen Patches For Many Mods-MoreMojave
-TTW Character Kit Remake Facegen Patches For Many Mods-Rebuild The Capital
-Character Kit Remake Facegen Patches For Many Mods-FPGE
-Character Kit Remake Facegen Patches For Many Mods-EVE
-Character Kit Remake Facegen Patches For Many Mods-AWOLP
-TTW Character Kit Remake Facegen Patches For Many Mods-The Regulators
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+HIPControl - Weapon Idle Position Adjuster - ESPless
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+GRA Unique Weapons Relocated
+TTW The Regulators
+TTW A Trail of Crumbs
-TTW - Wasteland Supplements-Uncut Extra Collection
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+Rebuild the Capital - A Brotherhood of Steel Expansion Mod TTW Edition-Hotpatch
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+MoreMojave- AWOLP
+MoreMojave
+Sweet Pain NV-TTW Patch
+Sweet Pain NV
+Improved Security Booths
+Grounded Ranger Station Charlie
+Industrialized Sloan
+A World of (Less) Pain - A Lore Friendly AWOP Revision
+TTW A World of Pain for Fallout 3-JIP CCC Avatar
+TTW A World of Pain for Fallout 3
+Uncut Wasteland
+The Living Desert - Travelers Patrols Consequences Increased Population and more
+Functional Post Game Ending
+Content_separator
+Realtime Weapon Modding System
+Essential Vanilla Enhancements Merged
+Higher Casino Bets - Jackpot Limit and Chips Exchange
+Friends With Benefits Perk Pack
+Sweet Perk Overhaul
+Sweet 6 Shooter Perks - TTW - NV
+Enhanced Movement
+Enhanced Movement-Ini
+New Vegas - Enhanced Camera
+Supplemental Ammo Crafting
+Combat Enhancer Updated
+Sweet Dynamic Detection System
+Weapon Jamming Tweaks - ESPless
+Reload Reloaded
+Dynamic Weapon Spread 2.0-JAM Patch
+Dynamic Weapon Spread 2.0
+Immersive Recoil 2.0
+Weapon Requirements System
+Real Weapon Mods 2
+ADO - Armor Damage Overhaul
+Home and Safehouse Tweaks
+Perk Styled CCC Icons
+JIP Companions Command and Control
+TTW - Mothership Zeta Rewards
+TTW New Vegas Speech Checks
+TTW Reputations
+TTW Merchant Supply Expansion-Flak
+TTW Merchant Supply Expansion
+Hardcore Perk Every Level
+TTW - Wasteland Supplements-Tweaks for TTW
+TTW - Wasteland Supplements-MAPMO
+Casino Exchange All
+Better Caravan
+Root 'n Loot TTW
+Tweaks for TTW
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+Quick Select - A Zelda BOTW Style Quick Menu
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-3rd Person Camera Overhaul
+High Resolution Screens
+Vanilla Fonts Revisited
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-Scum's Considerably Cute Corner Load Wheel
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*DLC: CaravanPack
*DLC: ClassicPack
*DLC: DeadMoney
*DLC: GunRunnersArsenal
*DLC: HonestHearts
*DLC: LonesomeRoad
*DLC: MercenaryPack
*DLC: OldWorldBlues
*DLC: TribalPack

I’ve had a lot of adventures in my life.
I’ve traveled, made friends, seen sights, competed in sports, and participated in events.
Sometimes, following any of these endeavors, a small object would find itself in my possession. A knickknack, a totem, a doodad.
Maybe it was a collection of Mardi Gras beads from my trip to New Orleans. Or a t-shirt tossed by a cheerleader at a sporting event. A toy from a claw machine. A mixtape from a friend. A thank-you note. A cheap piece of junk from a tourist’s gift shop.
Whatever they were didn’t matter — what matters is that they were often a representation of whatever moment in time they came from.
I never threw these things away. I set them on my desk or on my shelves. When those spaces filled up, I bought two small storage containers. They’re filled to the brim and I’m currently filling a third.
Why keep the color-coordinated bandana a stranger gave me in the park during Pokemon Go’s heyday? Why hold onto the Save the Date from my high school friend who ended up getting divorced not two years later? What significance or use could I possibly have for those goofy White Elephant gifts my kickball team gave at the yearly Christmas party?
No purpose, no reason and there is none, respectively.
And yet I don’t want to let them go. You see, they are reminders of times and experiences — Keepsakes. Mementos. Souvenirs. In some ways, they’re a physical collection and documentation of my life.
It reminds me a little bit of this weird quirk I have when I play video games.
--
I likely dumped more than 500 hours across all my Skyrim save files. There was no other game, there needn’t be any other game and there still hasn’t been any other game since.
In my adulthood, I returned to one of its many definitive editions for one last victory lap. With my experience, memory and fully-formed adult brain, I approached the game methodologically, in an optimal order, carefully. I built my ideal character and crafted only what was needed — down to the last iron ingot. I explored, I experienced — I did every major and minor quest, making it my perfect playthrough.
One thing I love about Skyrim is the loot. Yes, there’s 20 million iron daggers and boring, inventory-cluttering useless items… but then there’s the special ones.
There’s the unique weapons at the end of each Daedric quest. The trinkets from the Thieves Guild. Spellbooks, statuettes and storybooks. The eerily-delivered note for the assassin’s questline. The robes of the king, the rings and necklaces of Jarls.
You know them — the items with one-of-a-kind names and designs that are specific to each of their quests.
You see, these items carry a story with them. How you stole for them or killed for them. Traveled, battled, talked, stealthed, lied, solved your way into their possession. They’re the game’s biggest treat.
That’s why, at the culmination of my final ever Skyrim playthrough, I bought a house in Whiterun and filled it with these objects.
Weapons and armors on the walls and on the racks, items and books placed carefully on shelves - but not just any weapons, armors, objects and books. Only the special ones. It was a house that told the story of all of my adventures.
I sat down in a chair next to Aela the Huntress in my castle, my throne room. I saved my game one final time.
--
For all of gaming’s swashbuckling adventures, magnificent worlds and large stretches of land to traverse, they don’t always give us too much to remember them by, do they?
I appreciate Skyrim so much for understanding the nature of the epic they were creating. The ability to fill your house with display cases, armor mannequins and weapon racks demonstrates the developer’s awareness of their playerbase and the scale of the adventures they were sending them on.
These are adventures to cherish, to tell tales of, to be remembered.
Will anyone else give me what Skyrim did?
…
The answer’s yes, actually.
It’s a fascinating yes, too — because not every keepsake system is cut from the same cloth. Games offer unique takes on the mechanic that energize it, give it new life and perspective and add layers of meaning to it in fresh ways.
And I’ve got plenty of examples.
--
In The Outer Worlds, special items you collected while out adventuring would be placed in specific locations throughout your ship, The Unreliable, upon return. These included things like:
• Posters• Signs• Various ISO items• Tossballs & Tossball cards• Golden bird statuettes• Many, many more
Sometimes these were stored by the game in your captain’s quarters, but other times, they’d appear in your squad’s quarters instead.
No matter where they got stored, these items were more than just junk. They were signature weapons of terrible villains whom you defeated, they were outlandish garb from flamboyant characters who painstakingly passed away to protect your life, they were motifs of resource-gouging corporations whom you shutdown for the good of cities and planets.
They were special, they were keepsakes. Their addition made The Unreliable feel alive and lived in, part of your own, unique journey, filled with the stories and tales of your adventure and — importantly and specifically to The Outer Worlds — your choices.
—
The second and third installments of the Mass Effect series contained model ships you could buy from vendors that would then go on display on desks or on racks in your spaceship, The Normandy.
These are a little different because you buy them, rather than slice somebody’s head off for them, but they still count.
What makes them still count here is twofold:
• Some model ships only become available after completing certain missions that actually involve the ship you’re buying a model of, so they still serve as a reminder and memento of specific accomplishments in this way
• If you transferred your save data through the games, models you collected in ME2 would appear automatically on The Normandy in ME3. Being able to carry souvenirs into a sequel is exceptional, and a feat I’ve not found any other game to match.
Mass Effect: Andromeda saw a return of this feature, too. You ended up re-gathering old ships of yore in this installment, however. Andromeda also featured a more traditional collectible-style search; these model ships were looted from various locations in the world.
The original trilogy used the model ships as landmarks for its major moments, to be remembered across the series, while Andromeda paid homage to the previous games and encouraged its players to explore its world more thoroughly.
—
In Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, building up your burgeoning young settlement of Ravensthorpe is a central gameplay mechanic — as you acquire more resources to build with, the size of the village grows both in length, width and inhabitants.
The game includes optional side quests that change those who wander your evolving home and hub in medieval England. They include:
• Capturing a stray cat• Saving a fox from a burning home• Befriending a fallen hunter’s wolf pet
In each instance, the living being will join your settlement — the cat will stay underneath Eivor’s seat in your longship, the fox will wander Ravensthorpe and the wolf will welcome you in your personal quarters, howling at your arrival.
You can interact and pet them whenever you like, playing a short animation displaying the affection between the two.
These three “collectibles” don’t feel like trinkets, but living, breathing additions to your home that give it joy and life, as well as keep you young.
—
Speaking of Norse culture, central to Biomutant is a form of Yggdrasil — the WorldTree.
Central to Biomutant’s story is saving the old, decaying and currently-being-eaten-by-giant-monsters WorldTree. And there are two impressive quests in the game that reflect back to the player their efforts in saving it.
One quest saves the tree from festering toxins below its roots — and the tree’s colors change from green to fluorescent white as a result.
Another quest by the name of Aurora has you activate monoliths around the map that direct energy to the WorldTree. The quest climaxes by having the tree give off a swirling, sparkling aura that hangs perpetually while you travel the world and complete more objectives.
It even matches your affinity — if you’re taking the side of love and justice, the aura is white, while if you play for the destruction of the planet, the aura will hang black.
What’s special about these to me is that they don’t do anything. They don’t get you any closer to saving the world or the tree, but they definitely did something important –
The WorldTree’s central location in the map and absolutely massive scale allow for it to be seen at all times from just about anywhere in Biomutant’s world. This means, after I had completed these two quests, the fruits of my labor were on gloriously beautiful display at all times.
Biomutant’s mementos aren’t keepsakes you can’t take with you when you leave the planet — they’re visual celebrations of your hard work, an ever-present reminder of your endeavors and care for a dying world.
—
More briefly, Cyberpunk 2077 allowed you to fill V’s apartment with keepsakes as well, featuring dream catchers, posters, paintings, action figures and more.
In Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance Ace Azzameen’s personal quarters would fill up with medals and displays as you progressed through the game.
In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, some of the most legendary Zelda equipment ever was available to the player, including the Sword of Six Sages, the Fierce Deity Sword, and the Biggorons Sword — all of which can be hung in display cases in Link’s home.
Meanwhile, Uncharted 4 greets players near its opening sequence with an attic filled with memorabilia and keepsakes that Nathan Drake himself has kept after all these years. It’s not us — the players — ourselves collecting and hoarding, but it was lovely to see Drake thinking along the same lines as us souvenir psychopaths.
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I’ll end with gaming’s classic — Mario. The red-hatted Italian also did the keepsake thing in one of his most beloved installments.
Super Mario: Odyssey allowed you to decorate The Odyssey with stickers and trinkets from your escapades by spending purple coins you could collect while out adventuring on one of the game’s many worlds.
A vanilla Odyssey player’s ship might look the same as it did at the game’s start, but a completionist might have a slew of trinkets and décor, like:
• Peach’s Model Castle• Dinosaur models and trophies• Shiverian Nesting Dolls• A plush frog• Flowers and a watering can from Steam Gardens• Statues of Pauline, Jaxi, Jizo• A lamp and rock fragment of the moon
Hell, the game director himself sounds like he’s read this very article:

“But what about decorating the ship? There’s a shop that appears in many kingdoms where you can buy souvenirs and stickers using the purple coins you’ve gathered.
Collecting memories is one of the best parts of traveling, don’t you think?” –Kenta Motokura

The ability to make The Odyssey your own evolved the traditional fetch-quest nature of collectible gathering and drove the player to go that little bit of extra distance in exploring and engaging with the various kingdoms and mastering the game’s platforming.
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Video game narratives and their accompanying worlds are monstrously large nowadays. As enjoyers of the medium, us gamers spend a lot of time in them.
Like, a lot.
In recognition of this, game developers have given gamers a number of distinct tools to document their triumphs and sagas — each with their own unique flavor of congratulations and commemoration.
For our enormous investment with huge worlds and long, winding quests, something tangible we can keep hold of provides value, meaning, memories. They make our journey — one which we have committed so much to — special, transcendent, our own.
They give us things no other entertainment medium can give.
So fuck photo mode. A picture isn’t worth a thousand words — my keepsakes are.
(A special thanks to the members of patientgamers for their contributions to this post that helped inform this essay with games I have and have not played.)

Started crochet in like November & I’ve been trying amigurumi & it’s way harder than it looks man . I made one small octopus ( his name is Ozzy btw) & ever since then I feel like I can’t make anything else . Ughhh . So frustrating. I’ve gotten the of hats and stuff . But I wanna do little plushies . I think that would be super cute . But it’s either like everything is super hard or maybe I’m super dumb? Can anybody give me any good semi beginner amigurumi to make . I brought a bunch of stuffing with a shit ton of eyes. Nothing to do w/ it . Oh & I’ve made a doll as well . (Still haven’t made clothes for her)

I’ve been crocheting Fizzarolli hats and thought maybe he might have handmade his first one! spoiler just in case!

I'm not a huge fan of modern Nintendo but I love most of their older titles, mostly from TLOZ, Mario, and Pokemon games. I'm looking for games that feel similar to those, either through aesthetic, gameplay mechanics, level design, etc.
For example, A Hat In Time reminded me of Super Mario Galaxy. Bug Fables is inspired by Paper Mario. Cassette Beasts is a neat take on the Pokemon formula. Tunic is Dark Souls meets 2D Zelda.
Any other games like these? I'm open to games from other Nintendo franchises as well if they do a good job of capturing old Nintendo's spirit.

Bedroom - blanket - sampler of stitches - need to crochet in thread & get idea of how much yarn is needed to purchase
Living Room - pillows - 1 full pillow + buttons
Hat - Octopus - tentacles (just do it)
Pouch - for plants - one more granny square, join - needs button and lining to finish
Pouch - for hooks - button
Plod - for gifting - all the African flower granny squares forever until the end of time
Bag - Wildrose - finish strap
Bag - Tobago - add strap
Junimo - finish antenna, embroider eyes
Roses - gift - all Cardigan - gift - all
Sophie's Universe - Part 1 done
Projects upcoming Blanket for gift Table runner for gift Panda for gift Plants galore Devil fruit 3 Couch cozy Blanket for living room Jellyfish for gift Snail for gift
Notable things that have happened this week 1. Finally done un-hanking yarn bought last month 2. I get why people hate the African flower amigurumi, it's time consuming and tedious. Will definitely consider not doing more in the future 3. Planning out yarn purchases to finish out projects + get me set for the next 3 months of new projects 4. Broke down an old pillow and washed the stuffing to use for stuffing a new pillow 5. Started my first massive project - will definitely be a WIP forever and a day 6. Puff stitches are the worst

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Hey there! I'm Dani/Goblin. It's that time again where I question what subculture I'm in if any because I see so many people have an aesthetic or subculture and I'd really like to figure out where I fit in because I want to be able to be more comfortable in myself. My fiance is a metal head and my best friend is punk. I always feel kinda crap when they start talking about their subcultures and stuff and I'm just sat there like hi!! I don't know where I fit 😅
So some information about me: My usual every day style is dungarees/overalls. I REALLY LIKE OVERALLS! Because they're comfortable and convient. That being said, I do like decorating my dungarees with lots of patches and I've even made crochet granny squares for the back pockets of my black dungarees. In terms of what I pair with my dungarees it's usually a plain coloured t-shirt. If I'm not in dungarees I'm usually in leggings again because comfortable and if wearing leggings I'm in a graphic Tee like my legend of Zelda shirt or my neko-mancer shirt. As for shoes I wear purple and white trainers and I've changed the laces to yellow so they resemble the non binary flag. I do also accessories, I collect novelty earrings and they're all dangle earrings as well, I also accessorize with a bandana on my head tied into a headscarf.
As for my hobbies, I really like crafting. I mostly crochet and I like to make plushies, bags, bandanas/headscarves. I can also knit, sew, cross stitch and embroider. I do also play video games, mostly only Nintendo though as its the most enjoyable for me and I really like the legend of Zelda. I don't really have many other hobbies unless you count the sometimes drawing that I do and my long forgotten diamond painting 😂
As for music, I'll listen to like anything! I mostly like beat heavy music so remixes, EDM, techno etc are ideal because it gives me so much dopamine and it can really scratch an itch for me. I did have a kpop phase (hence the username) And I also like an artist called Tottomori who does what I can only describe as like open world video game like music. It's the sort of music you'd hear on games like Genshin Impact, legend of Zelda, just really chill makes you daydream. I don't know if that makes any sense 😂 if it helps at all I can link my Spotify and y'all can see what I usually listen to
https://open.spotify.com/useaphysdino?si=4-4T3kMhS82VUzT8rWvHIQ
Anyways! Hope someone can help :) if y'all have more questions just ask

I’m totally new to this actress/character. I’ve read it is a spinoff from another show. The reason I started watching was that she seems to have a mental state that is a step to the side of common society. Loved that she always carries a few totes and wears items which appear handmade. I kept expecting to see her crocheting while she is talking to people—I have watched all of the released episodes and it’s almost painful that I haven’t seen her making a single thing! It’s a huge gaping hole in the series to me. I have done a few basic searches online and expected to find droves of patterns for her hats/scarves/totes. All I have found is one pattern for her granny square scarf in the first episode. If producers would have her crocheting an item every time she is sitting or standing for even a minute (it would be in one of those totes) and post the patterns for her accessories, it would be a good social network community. Crocheting is coming back with 20-ish people (Gen Z) as a “mindfulness” exercise. The last group to crochet with earnest is generation X—Elsbeth’s generation.
Have I missed where anyone is posting patterns for the items in the show? About to make/post my own only because I can’t find them and they seem to be such an integral part of this character (even if the producers are ignoring it!).

Hey! So I can't find a flair for this but does anyone have any tips to make hat making go faster? I promised a friend I'd make a cat beanie for her ages ago but dropped it because I hate how long they take 😭 I do hdc (half double crochet) in every Back loop to create a ribbed effect but it just takes SO LONG 😭 If anyone has any tips on how to make these hats go faster in terms of make time I'd love to hear them 💜

Can someone please tell me if the k-12 dress is vip only merch? I don't really understand what vip merch means, like does it mean merch being sold in vip only or just the stuff you get with it like the dolls. If it isn't vip I'll be selling my crochet for money to buy the dress. I probably will set up an easy soon.
ILL BE SELLING MELANIE DOLLS AND VOID HATS AND MAYBE EVEN POTALS EAR HEADBANDS ASWELL AS AVERAGE CROCHET STUFF

Recently Iñaki had an interview with Mexican Youtuber FullHakiMarco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa3mePaqqSw&ab_channel=FullHakiMarco
Here are the most important and new tidbits:
-He had a plushie of Dr.Simi (Mexican drug store mascot) and Viz’s OP volume 1.
-Iñaki mentions he had only used discord some years ago back when he played GTA Online. He downloaded discord just for the interview.
-He had never been on a twitch stream prior to this one.
-Iñaki is studying Japanese 2-3 hours every day.
-Right now he’s reading a Chaplin biography. He considers Chaplin´s humor and physical comedy similar to One Piece’s.
-Every straw hat has visited Mexico already. In fact Iñaki has a tour for his foreign buddies that visit. Jacob even went to Iñaki’s aunt wedding.
-Iñaki and Mackenyu became gym bros while training for OPLA S1. After training they used to play APEX Legends.
-He is a HUGE fan of Nintendo. Loves Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Pikmin, MOTHER (He calls the series MOTHER btw, not Earthbound). Super Mario Galaxy in his opinion is one of the best works of arts ever. His favorite Zelda is Majora’s Mask.
-Iñaki mentions he just went to Similandia. (WTF I didn’t even know there was a Similandia haha.) he gets excited and FullHakiMarco (Interviewer) mentions how Iñaki getting excited for going to Similandia is so Luffy. (Similandia is a park with Dr.Simi stuff basically. Not super big or anything I imagine).
-He knew Luffy from Super Smash Flash. “He is the guy who smiles a lot.”
-At first he didn’t know what the audition was for. Once he knew what the audition was for, he watched a “Who is Luffy?” from a spanish-speaking youtuber while taking a shower. He is asked what youtuber it was, but he doesn’t remember.
-Iñaki watches OP content from Spanish speaking youtubers (In fact he was the one to contact FullHakiMarco for the interviewer).
-When asked about Oda Iñaki says that Oda was very involved in his casting. “Es buen compa”, “He is a cool dude”. And that Oda is always aware of the OPLA stuff.
-Oda-san is reserved but charismatic, friendly, very fun. Very confidant, in a good way. Extremely humble down to earth person. He LOVES eating meat.
-When asked what the rarest thing he saw when he met Oda. Iñaki didn’t want to say too much. He just said “the bathroom/restroom” (Bathroom and restroom are said the same in Spanish…) (I think there are some photos of Oda’s bathrooms so just google them if you are curious).
-Iñaki is currently watching OP anime, right now he´s on Punk Hazard.
-Iñaki is spoiled of current events (He knows of everything that has happened on Egghead).
-Top 3 things Iñaki wants to act: Vivi’s farewell in Alabasta. I want to live. Marineford
-FullHakiMarco teases Iñaki saying he will be 40ish with gray hair and 3 kids and the series would probably not have finished. He asks him if he believes the LA can cover the entirety of the manga. Iñaki doesn´t really respond to this, but he seems confident and nodding. Is not that Iñaki doesn’t want to reply to this tease, but before he was to reply FullHakiMarco continues and asks if they have talked about that, or if Iñaki is worried about that to which Iñaki replies: “I am happy to play Luffy and will play Luffy for as long as it makes sense. Whatever time it takes, if I am playing Luffy is because I am happy to play him, I want to play him, and it makes sense for me to play him.”
-Iñaki wanted to be an actor since he was a kid. He is fond of Luffy because, just like him, he always knew what his goal was. Iñaki mentions that due to his hard work, maybe destiny, maybe just luck and with the help of many people he achieved his goal.
-Talking about goals, FullHakiMarco mentions how some people don’t have the luck, the means, or just don’t try to reach their dreams, he asks Iñaki to motivate the nakamas watching to follow their goals. Iñaki first makes a playful remark mocking viral salesman. Then he says, “Dreams can be accomplished. I say this because it happened to me. Maybe today, tomorrow or in many years… OR maybe never. But as long as you are alive there is a chance for your dream to be achieved. Whether I would have gotten the role of Luffy or not, I would have continued to do what I like. I would have continued trying. Persevering. Destiny can be beautiful, but the best moments are the moments in between your goal and how long it takes. As long as you are doing something you like, it doesn't matter how long it takes for you to be successful. Enjoy the process. I don’t know where I Will be in 10 years, whether I will earn an Oscar or if I won’t be to be in a role. Don’t let anyone mock your dreams.”
-Top 3 Iñaki moments from OPLA S1: When Garp launched the cannon balls and Luffy inflated into a ballon. Nami’s “Help me”. Every scene when Luffy eats. Because Luffy is a savage when he eats. Iñaki spilled some salsa on his lips. The make up artist tried to clean it, but Iñaki said to keep the salsa in his lip.
-When asked why he wanted to be interviewed FullHakiMarco first says some people thought this interview was all a Netflix PR stun for OPLA S2 which Iñaki denies, he said he just wanted FullHakiMarco to interview him. Iñaki says that without fans they (Actors) would be nothing.
-FullHakiMarco then asks Iñaki questions but tells him to answer them as if he was Luffy. Q: His favorite straw hat? A: All of them. Q: Favorite attack? A: All of them. Q: When you poo, is your poop gum too? A: I don’t know. I’ve never checked. Q: Do you think about your mom? A: Nah! Q: Can I join your crew? A: Can you fight? Do you have meat? If you do, you can join.
-Finally Iñaki sings happy birthday (Las mañanitas) to FullHakiMarco. He has a Pinguino (Small cake sold in Mexico) with a small candle on it.
-Iñaki hints at a secret project. (I doubt it’s OP-related).
-In the last part of the interview FullHakiMarco says Iñaki has all the qualities of a great actor. He is talented, disciplined and he has balls to which Iñaki replies, “The crown jewels” (The phrase Luffy mentions when he refers to his balls in Amazon Lily).
-Iñaki mentions if a Luffy skin comes to Fortnite he won’t ever stop playing it.

Recently Iñaki had an interview with Mexican Youtuber FullHakiMarco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa3mePaqqSw&ab_channel=FullHakiMarco
Here are the most important and new tidbits:
-He had a plushie of Dr.Simi (Mexican drug store mascot) and Viz’s OP volume 1.
-Iñaki mentions he had only used discord some years ago back when he played GTA Online. He downloaded discord just for the interview.
-He had never been on a twitch stream prior to this one.
-Iñaki is studying Japanese 2-3 hours every day.
-Right now he’s reading a Chaplin biography. He considers Chaplin´s humor and physical comedy similar to One Piece’s.
-Every straw hat has visited Mexico already. In fact Iñaki has a tour for his foreign buddies that visit. Jacob even went to Iñaki’s aunt wedding.
-Iñaki and Mackenyu became gym bros while training for OPLA S1. After training they used to play APEX Legends.
-He is a HUGE fan of Nintendo. Loves Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Pikmin, MOTHER (He calls the series MOTHER btw, not Earthbound). Super Mario Galaxy in his opinion is one of the best works of arts ever. His favorite Zelda is Majora’s Mask.
-Iñaki mentions he just went to Similandia. (WTF I didn’t even know there was a Similandia haha.) he gets excited and FullHakiMarco (Interviewer) mentions how Iñaki getting excited for going to Similandia is so Luffy. (Similandia is a park with Dr.Simi stuff basically. Not super big or anything I imagine).
-He knew Luffy from Super Smash Flash. “He is the guy who smiles a lot.”
-At first he didn’t know what the audition was for. Once he knew what the audition was for, he watched a “Who is Luffy?” from a spanish-speaking youtuber while taking a shower. He is asked what youtuber it was, but he doesn’t remember.
-Iñaki watches OP content from Spanish speaking youtubers (In fact he was the one to contact FullHakiMarco for the interviewer).
-When asked about Oda Iñaki says that Oda was very involved in his casting. “Es buen compa”, “He is a cool dude”. And that Oda is always aware of the OPLA stuff.
-Oda-san is reserved but charismatic, friendly, very fun. Very confidant, in a good way. Extremely humble down to earth person. He LOVES eating meat.
-When asked what the rarest thing he saw when he met Oda. Iñaki didn’t want to say too much. He just said “the bathroom/restroom” (Bathroom and restroom are said the same in Spanish…) (I think there are some photos of Oda’s bathrooms so just google them if you are curious).
-Iñaki is currently watching OP anime, right now he´s on Punk Hazard.
-Iñaki is spoiled of current events (He knows of everything that has happened on Egghead).
-Top 3 things Iñaki wants to act: Vivi’s farewell in Alabasta. I want to live. Marineford
-FullHakiMarco teases Iñaki saying he will be 40ish with gray hair and 3 kids and the series would probably not have finished. He asks him if he believes the LA can cover the entirety of the manga. Iñaki doesn´t really respond to this, but he seems confident and nodding. Is not that Iñaki doesn’t want to reply to this tease, but before he was to reply FullHakiMarco continues and asks if they have talked about that, or if Iñaki is worried about that to which Iñaki replies: “I am happy to play Luffy and will play Luffy for as long as it makes sense. Whatever time it takes, if I am playing Luffy is because I am happy to play him, I want to play him, and it makes sense for me to play him.”
-Iñaki wanted to be an actor since he was a kid. He is fond of Luffy because, just like him, he always knew what his goal was. Iñaki mentions that due to his hard work, maybe destiny, maybe just luck and with the help of many people he achieved his goal.
-Talking about goals, FullHakiMarco mentions how some people don’t have the luck, the means, or just don’t try to reach their dreams, he asks Iñaki to motivate the nakamas watching to follow their goals. Iñaki first makes a playful remark mocking viral salesman. Then he says, “Dreams can be accomplished. I say this because it happened to me. Maybe today, tomorrow or in many years… OR maybe never. But as long as you are alive there is a chance for your dream to be achieved. Whether I would have gotten the role of Luffy or not, I would have continued to do what I like. I would have continued trying. Persevering. Destiny can be beautiful, but the best moments are the moments in between your goal and how long it takes. As long as you are doing something you like, it doesn't matter how long it takes for you to be successful. Enjoy the process. I don’t know where I Will be in 10 years, whether I will earn an Oscar or if I won’t be to be in a role. Don’t let anyone mock your dreams.”
-Top 3 Iñaki moments from OPLA S1: When Garp launched the cannon balls and Luffy inflated into a ballon. Nami’s “Help me”. Every scene when Luffy eats. Because Luffy is a savage when he eats. Iñaki spilled some salsa on his lips. The make up artist tried to clean it, but Iñaki said to keep the salsa in his lip.
-When asked why he wanted to be interviewed FullHakiMarco first says some people thought this interview was all a Netflix PR stun for OPLA S2 which Iñaki denies, he said he just wanted FullHakiMarco to interview him. Iñaki says that without fans they (Actors) would be nothing.
-FullHakiMarco then asks Iñaki questions but tells him to answer them as if he was Luffy. Q: His favorite straw hat? A: All of them. Q: Favorite attack? A: All of them. Q: When you poo, is your poop gum too? A: I don’t know. I’ve never checked. Q: Do you think about your mom? A: Nah! Q: Can I join your crew? A: Can you fight? Do you have meat? If you do, you can join.
-Finally Iñaki sings happy birthday (Las mañanitas) to FullHakiMarco. He has a Pinguino (Small cake sold in Mexico) with a small candle on it.
-Iñaki hints at a secret project. (I doubt it’s OP-related).
-In the last part of the interview FullHakiMarco says Iñaki has all the qualities of a great actor. He is talented, disciplined and he has balls to which Iñaki replies, “The crown jewels” (The phrase Luffy mentions when he refers to his balls in Amazon Lily).
-Iñaki mentions if a Luffy skin comes to Fortnite he won’t ever stop playing it.