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shinemagicI'm Wren (he/they), a 25+ aroace nonbinary web & game dev among other things. I mostly post about Yu-Gi-Oh, books and other types of media, and my various projects.
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1/11/26 - 1/17/26
Jan. 18th, 2026 12:41 pm( Media )
I got 3 of the things I need for my current circuitry project. I tried to order the other 2 things and it got stuck on processing the payment. I gave up after an hour. I'll have to try again next month.
I'm still having issues getting the calculator to run. I'm probably going to have to create an issue for it on GitHub.
I'll hopefully get the GUI (or at least a good portion of it) for the horror VN demo done this week. I've also been looking at prices for a different project (I won't actually start on it until the demo's out but I'm currently planning stuff).
I got 3 of the things I need for my current circuitry project. I tried to order the other 2 things and it got stuck on processing the payment. I gave up after an hour. I'll have to try again next month.
I'm still having issues getting the calculator to run. I'm probably going to have to create an issue for it on GitHub.
I'll hopefully get the GUI (or at least a good portion of it) for the horror VN demo done this week. I've also been looking at prices for a different project (I won't actually start on it until the demo's out but I'm currently planning stuff).
Snowflake Challenge 2026 - Challenge 6
Jan. 11th, 2026 07:29 pmI thought about this one for a bit and decided to go with my top 10 videos to write/code to.
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There are so many other videos that could have gone on this list. I definitely prefer mixes or extended versions. I tend to find more music either from someone linking a new song/mix or clicking on one from my recommendations. (Or realizing it's been 6-8 months so mild potato (the channel from the last link) has probably uploaded another mix by now. They don't upload often, but they're consistent about it.)
This challenge has given me the idea of either posting a separate weekly roundup of what I've been listening to or adding that as a section on my weekly journal posts.
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There are so many other videos that could have gone on this list. I definitely prefer mixes or extended versions. I tend to find more music either from someone linking a new song/mix or clicking on one from my recommendations. (Or realizing it's been 6-8 months so mild potato (the channel from the last link) has probably uploaded another mix by now. They don't upload often, but they're consistent about it.)
This challenge has given me the idea of either posting a separate weekly roundup of what I've been listening to or adding that as a section on my weekly journal posts.
1/4/26 - 1/10/26
Jan. 11th, 2026 12:16 pmI returned 2 books I had borrowed from my library via Libby early. Neither of them were holding my attention as well as I thought they would. I still have Pierced Peony (for a challenge on Librarything) and The Spellshop to read so I'll hopefully read one of those this week.
I made a Tumblr side blog a couple days ago because I had no place to reblog posts that weren't about Yu-Gi-Oh. I've already accidentally reblogged posts that were meant for that one onto my main blog.
I posted Picnic Under the Stars on AO3 for Jounuary. I'm probably going to wait until after the event to post it here and on my fic archive so I can just cross-post everything I write for it at once.
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doodlemancy. It's a list of places to find art references that aren't filled with AI stuff.
I made a Tumblr side blog a couple days ago because I had no place to reblog posts that weren't about Yu-Gi-Oh. I've already accidentally reblogged posts that were meant for that one onto my main blog.
I posted Picnic Under the Stars on AO3 for Jounuary. I'm probably going to wait until after the event to post it here and on my fic archive so I can just cross-post everything I write for it at once.
Figured I'd share this post from November by
doodlemancy. It's a list of places to find art references that aren't filled with AI stuff.
Snowflake Challenge 2026 - Challenge 5
Jan. 9th, 2026 10:52 amIn your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it and include a link to your wishlist if you feel comfortable doing so.
1. I have a Holiday Wishes post here.
2. Art of any of my fics. My AO3 is here and my Dreamwidth tag is here. (The Dreamwidth tag has 12 fics that aren't on AO3.)
3. Slice of life Yu-Gi-Oh fic recs.
1. I have a Holiday Wishes post here.
2. Art of any of my fics. My AO3 is here and my Dreamwidth tag is here. (The Dreamwidth tag has 12 fics that aren't on AO3.)
3. Slice of life Yu-Gi-Oh fic recs.
12/28/25 - 1/3/2026
Jan. 4th, 2026 12:40 pmI've been playing only Duel Links. I started reading The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle for a challenge over on LibraryThing, but I DNF'd when
I have plenty more things to read this month though for other challenges on LibraryThing and The Spellshop forbookclub_dw.
I've been trying to recolor the Windows Calculator and I finally figured out how to run the repository, but Visual Studio says it can't read a few files. I'm thinking I might have to download and use the 2022 version of Visual Studio instead. (The last time the read-me on GitHub was updated was 2 years ago and that was just for higher quality screenshots so it says the latest version is fine, but that might not be true.)
I'm trying to figure out my general goals for the year ahead. I have some craft stuff planned and I set a goal of 6,000 words in TrackBear. I'm hoping to write more than that, but at least with a small goal, it's really easy to get ahead so if I have to take a break from writing for some reason it'll be fine. I also want to get back into photography this year.
CW: Animal Death
his cat died.I have plenty more things to read this month though for other challenges on LibraryThing and The Spellshop for
bookclub_dw.I've been trying to recolor the Windows Calculator and I finally figured out how to run the repository, but Visual Studio says it can't read a few files. I'm thinking I might have to download and use the 2022 version of Visual Studio instead. (The last time the read-me on GitHub was updated was 2 years ago and that was just for higher quality screenshots so it says the latest version is fine, but that might not be true.)
I'm trying to figure out my general goals for the year ahead. I have some craft stuff planned and I set a goal of 6,000 words in TrackBear. I'm hoping to write more than that, but at least with a small goal, it's really easy to get ahead so if I have to take a break from writing for some reason it'll be fine. I also want to get back into photography this year.
Snowflake Challenge 2026 - Day 2
Jan. 3rd, 2026 10:52 amChallenge #2: Pets of Fandom
Loosely defined! Post about your pets, pets from your canon, anything you want!
I have a black cat named Ryuk. We adopted him from a shelter as a kitten and he's grown up to be a menace, but I love him anyway. He knows he gets his treats after I eat dinner so he's gotten to the point where he stares at me the entire time I'm eating. He'll grab someone's sleeve or pant leg if they stop petting him before he's done being pet.
The only pet in Yu-Gi-Oh is Honda's dog, Blankey. She only appears in the manga and only once, but I love her.
Loosely defined! Post about your pets, pets from your canon, anything you want!
I have a black cat named Ryuk. We adopted him from a shelter as a kitten and he's grown up to be a menace, but I love him anyway. He knows he gets his treats after I eat dinner so he's gotten to the point where he stares at me the entire time I'm eating. He'll grab someone's sleeve or pant leg if they stop petting him before he's done being pet.
The only pet in Yu-Gi-Oh is Honda's dog, Blankey. She only appears in the manga and only once, but I love her.
Snowflake Challenge 2026 - Day 1
Jan. 1st, 2026 11:53 amThe Icebreaker Challenge: Introduce yourself. Tell us why you're doing the challenge, and what you hope to gain from it.
I have an intro post here. (I'm going to have to update it at some point now that I know what I post on here, but it still has the basics).
I want to get used to posting on here more often than my weekly journal posts since this is basically the only place where I post stuff (on Tumblr I mostly just reblog and I'm basically never on Bluesky unless something happens).
I also want to meet new people and this seems like a good way to do that.
I have an intro post here. (I'm going to have to update it at some point now that I know what I post on here, but it still has the basics).
I want to get used to posting on here more often than my weekly journal posts since this is basically the only place where I post stuff (on Tumblr I mostly just reblog and I'm basically never on Bluesky unless something happens).
I also want to meet new people and this seems like a good way to do that.
Website Update
Dec. 29th, 2025 02:03 pmMy site should now have an automatic light or dark mode on all pages. I want to add a toggle later, but the base is there.
12/21/25 - 12/27/2025
Dec. 28th, 2025 12:34 pm( Media )
I haven't made any progress on the calculator project. When I follow the steps that Microsoft says to do to run it, it doesn't work. (The read-me also says that they're planning on adding graph calculator functions so it's very outdated.) I haven't gotten much done in general because it's been A Week and I'm glad it's over.
For Christmas, I got House Flipper Pets Edition and an Ace Attorney game collection (both for the Switch), I got one of these with textured sides (and it's been my new favorite thing), and a star projector night light. And everyone else in the house liked what I got them so that was a good part of the week.
I haven't made any progress on the calculator project. When I follow the steps that Microsoft says to do to run it, it doesn't work. (The read-me also says that they're planning on adding graph calculator functions so it's very outdated.) I haven't gotten much done in general because it's been A Week and I'm glad it's over.
For Christmas, I got House Flipper Pets Edition and an Ace Attorney game collection (both for the Switch), I got one of these with textured sides (and it's been my new favorite thing), and a star projector night light. And everyone else in the house liked what I got them so that was a good part of the week.
12/14/25 - 12/20/25
Dec. 20th, 2025 01:36 pmThis entry is a day early because I'm going to be busy tomorrow. (My mom has a thing happening today so we moved our day to tomorrow and it's also the Winter Solstice.)
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I haven't gotten any game dev or web dev stuff done. Still going through the chronic illness flare unfortunately. Next month I'm planning buying some things for circuitry stuff so I'll hopefully have something else to do other than games and books. I love both of those things, but sometimes you get restless from doing the same types of things all the time.
I'm going to be trying to make a custom theme for the Windows calculator sometime this coming week. Wish me luck because I'm gonna need it.
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I haven't gotten any game dev or web dev stuff done. Still going through the chronic illness flare unfortunately. Next month I'm planning buying some things for circuitry stuff so I'll hopefully have something else to do other than games and books. I love both of those things, but sometimes you get restless from doing the same types of things all the time.
I'm going to be trying to make a custom theme for the Windows calculator sometime this coming week. Wish me luck because I'm gonna need it.
Winter Solstice 2025 Countdown - Day 12
Dec. 20th, 2025 01:28 pmThe solstice is tomorrow and it's the end of the countdown because my solstice day fic plans aren't working out. At least I'll have more of a lead in 2026 to write and figure things out instead of starting the month of.
Rating: G
Characters: Anne, Emily
Relationships: Anne/Emily
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Rating: G
Characters: Anne, Emily
Relationships: Anne/Emily
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12/7/25 - 12/13/25
Dec. 14th, 2025 12:53 pm( Media )
I didn't get any game dev stuff or website dev stuff done this week. I've just been feeling tired and kind of blah. I hate chronic illness flares.
I didn't get any game dev stuff or website dev stuff done this week. I've just been feeling tired and kind of blah. I hate chronic illness flares.