It feels like the last one really wasn't that long ago, and yet it'll be the Rising again in just a week. Absolutely unreasonable, the flow of time.

Looking forward to the Rising though, it's always such a nice time. I always make sure to keep my bgm on for a while for it.

I’m leaning on my Botanist retainer for materials for crafting collectables, and it’s striking how much more effective retainers are for previous expansions’ gathering. I’m making Rarefied Tacos de Carne Asada, and I can get 20 White Pepper or Yyasulani Garlic in an hour … or 50 Dark Rye in 50 minutes. It definitely beats gathering all that stuff myself, and I might just keep that retainer permanently on Dark Rye until I’ve got all the crafting materia I want to prepare for the next patch.

thank goodness for glamaholic so i can save these glam plates that i use for five minutes