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* Babygirl has been sent back down to the AHL. I would be distraught, but I doubt he'll be there long.

* There is a team-building aspect to hockey, the inter-league weirdness and contracts that I am not looking into right now. There is a lot to the sport and I am trying to take a balanced approach... except when it comes to arena conversion videos. I will watch footage of areas switching back and forth between rink mode endlessly.

But, it is weird to me that Canada, who are so serious about player development, pretty much force NHL teams to roster Canadian draftees early or lose them to their juniors teams. And sometimes that means keeping then on the NHL roster and just scratching them every night, so no ice time. Top Canadian talent don't get a stepping stone between juniors and NHL the way other prospects do. We need to either not play them while they train and bulk up with no real play, or let them be penalty bait. We've gotten goals off of how hard other teams go after our youngest player, but that's not great.

Rachel Reid on What Chaos!

Watch on YouTube

Great interview, a lot of fun. Does talk one plot point on Heated Rivalry if you are trying to avoid that. I've really liked WC's interviews, and it's always great when the interview is by and for people who know the canon and not like general night show or morning show stuff.

Pride Loons

Because loons have stripes of dots on their backs, I had a vision:



This was the rough sketch:



I may redo it again having the colors be darker. I've been trying to futz with it. I feel like colors being too bright is odd? But also I'd like a version that works at a smaller size for like an DW icon or a pride pin.

Not Really Outer Wilds Spoilers

It's an amazing game, and I'd have loved to play it myself but the way the navigation mechanic works and my brain do not get along. Also, the specific light effects made me have to close my eyes. Easier to close eyes when on an LP. It really is a special game. I made a... thing, barely fan art, but it was an idea stuck in my head after playing.

( Not really spoilers but, some people are very hardcore about going in cold )