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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · Mar 18

Will the real Bulbasaur please stand u- oh.

A Bulbasaur-themed Mimikyu plush and a Ditto Bulbasaur facing each other

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 9h

I do not apologize for the incessant flossposting
I am not using "hyperfixation" to describe this lightly
I was too busy cross-stitching on my birthday trip to even acknowledge video games

(I do however apologize for you learning that "flosstuber" is the accepted term for a cross-stitch influencer)

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 9h

I got my first larger cross-stitch kit today and I would be lying to say this thing doesn’t terrify me.

30 colors of thread?
6 different types of stitches?
Combined colors?

I’m in so deep 🪡

A picture of the RIOLIS Northern Fairytale cross-stitch kit and its contents

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 15h

Mosaic of the Strange is the latest take on Mosaic/Minesweeper puzzles from Mark Ffrench, who is very good at making logic games I just want to chill out to. (Please don't ask how many hours I have in Logic Town.)

This one goes a step up with the ability to change difficulty levels, and a story!

Screenshot from Mosaic of the Strange, putting notes onto a case board

Screenshot from Mosaic of the Strange, solving a logic puzzle

Screenshot from Mosaic of the Strange, a Fatality Report

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 1d

same 🙃

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 1d

This includes volunteer submissions, a link to that form can be found on the Oengus page!

They've got spots open for Hosts, Tech Checkers, Restreamers, Chat Mods, Producers, and Social Media!

TransSpeedrunCollective @transspeedruncollective.win · 1d

oengus.io/marathon/TDOR2 Submissions close Tomorrow at 11:59:59PM EST so a little over 24 hours left

a black background with the words dawn of the final day

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 1d

Cats & Cups is a cafe management sim, but it's also has you do extra little steps to prepare the drink/foods, like Cooking Mama sprinkled throughout.

Using mouse wasn't as intuitive, but the added layer of gameplay didn't feel clunky or shoehorned in, just a very cozy time.

Screenshot of the milk steaming mini-game in Cats & Cups

Screenshot of the neighborhood map in Cats & Cups

Screenshot of an ingredient store to restock in Cats & Cups

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 1d

Part of me says “I shouldn’t invest in this, what if the hyperfixation that drops off, I just started last week!!”

The other part of me says “lol another 1.5h just passed while you were stitching some more and you don’t get to do the really cool video game patterns unless you buy materials 😇💸”

zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 1d

I was going to play more demos (and eat dinner!!) but I looked up and suddenly four hours had passed.

Picture of an in-progress cross-stitch of the deteriorating Master Sword from Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 1d

I forgot this was coming out so soon D: D: D:

zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 2d

My strongest memory of it is the typos 😅 and THEN the worms (and even then, in a "I wish this were Trauma Center" way)

zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 2d

It's been a while and I don't know how much of October 2025's Next Fest I'll get to

but also you're damn right I fired up Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era almost as soon as I got home 😤

HoMM3 is my great love in the turn-based strategy series and this felt like reuniting with a dear friend.

Overworld map in HoMM: Olden Era. John Johnson is about to approach an enemy for a normal-difficulty battle.

A barebones human/fantasy settlement in HoMM: Olden Era

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 2d

A magical weekend, much more than expected

So of course leaving would be a hassle 😅

I reflected on how I’ve grown as a person (as happens when you travel with someone you’ve known all your life), and I’m so lucky to have become who I am now

(Totes gonna forget this introspection tomorrow though)

A cloudy day at Epcot, the Morocco, Japan, and American pavilions can be seen in the far distance across the lagoon. In the foreground are red and green bushes

In front of the Guardians of the Galaxy ride at Epcot. In the background, Spaceship Earth and the monorail can be seen.

The torii at the Japan pavilion, grounded in rocks. Spaceship Earth can be seen in the background through the torii.

A mural at the art walk at Disney Springs - birds fly alongside a hopping rabbit in the grass; the coloring is a gradient from red at the top to green at the bottom

zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 2d

oh my god I’m so sorry

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 3d

I agreed to an hour wait for these cookies which I think truly emphasizes just how much I love my sister and will do shit for her

(the wait actually ended up being like 35 minutes but y’know)

A box of cookies from Gideon’s Bakehouse. Five wrapped cookies and a trading card sit inside a black and gold cardboard box with the inscription “Memento More for me”

Screenshot of The Frankenstein cookie from the Gideon’s Bakehouse site. The text reads “the frankenstein (limited)
One of our most popular and irresponsible Cookies of the Year! The Frankenstein is a Halloween month celebration, made from pieces parts of all the candies you want in your bag, and topped with M&M’s that we lovingly and meticulously place on top to be sure you get all the colors. Break it open and you’ll find crushed Oreo Double Stuff and Chocolate Pieces. Available only in October!”

Screenshot of the Cookies & Cream from the Gideon’s Bakehouse site. The text reads
“cookies & cream
We have come to know this one as our Cult Cookie. People who love it want everyone else to obsess over it along with them. Why? It’s like a Cookies & Cream milkshake in a cookie. It starts with our ultra-soft vanilla bean cookie filled with chunks of hand-cut Double Stuff. We top it with a complete covering over crushed cookies to solidify Cookies & Cream in a way you’ve never experienced. Not the prettiest but so sweet and tasty.”

Screenshot of the Banana Bread Chocolate Chip from the Gideon’s Bakehouse site. The text reads
“banana bread chocolate chip
The Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookie is so good it had to become a permanent offering! Enjoy a decadent Vanilla Bean Cookie blended with real Bananas, a mix of Dark and Semisweet Chocolates, Candied Walnuts, and finely crushed Banana Chips. This one-of-a-kind recipe took over 20 years to finalize! It had to be perfect and we’re pretty proud of this beauty!”

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes you don’t know you have goals for a trip until it hits you

A pair of Disney pins on a bag strap recreating the cosplayer meme. On the left, Mickey’s hand makes a heart. On the right, Minnie’s hand does a thumbs up.

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 4d

Two different people have used the word “pilkshake” at me today and I am. upset.

(Granted in both cases I instigated it but!!!)

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 4d

Okay, I know I could’ve just said “I’m a slut for dumplings”

but really, I eat ‘em for the articles

zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 4d

When they judge me for my dumpling promiscuity at the end of days, I will have no choice but to accept my judgement 😅🥟

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 4d

Flew all this way to bring Stitch to his ohana

The Stitch Munchling plush in front of a stand labeled Hawai’i

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 4d

Deal 🤝

zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t know how to tell them this but I am a very tiny person who has never needed this much leg room 😅

(I got reassigned to the exit door seat 🙃)

The lotus leaf rice Stitch plush sits in a person’s lap, on an airplane. The space in front is wide open and has no seat.

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 5d

Month no. 6, trip no. 6 🛫

A Disney Munchling plush of Stitch as a lotus leaf-wrapped sticky rice dim sum sits on top of a suitcase in front of an airport window

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 5d

I would love to hear more!

zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 5d

Coming to the realization that if someone gave me a Picross puzzle but had me solve it by cross stitching it onto aida instead of filling out a grid that would legitimately be the end of me

Like you'd never hear from me again, I'd be so ensconced in it

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zokubun @zokubun.bsky.social · 6d

I don’t have a problem
I don’t have a problem
I don’t have a problem
I don’t have a problem
I don’t have a problem

(second one in 24 hours
I need to pack to fly in in 17 hours
everything is fine 😅)

A completed cross stitch of two dumplings, a green onion, and a chili pepper