Oh hiya, Dar'Jen! *Stabbities stabs back*😁  

How about L? *stabs Eirik* 

An S please, Great Mistress and Lord, and I offer pecan pie for your table! 

Ohh, yummy! Is that like Sukiyaki I think? Maybe that's the Japanese version? So good! 

My sister-in-law is Vietnamese, I remember when we (my brother and our family) brought an entire roast pig down the street where she lived to ask for her family to allow them to marry. It was so lovely.  Whole pig draped in flowers and all! 😄

7 hours ago, Rhea said:

Pie

 

(not sure how this game works)

Blueberry! 
 

I guess throwing the pie at the next poster isn’t the point? 😇

This year I am really thankful for my partner, my chosen family, and for DM. I am especially thankful for my Sourva Sisters, Elgee and Kara who have proven to me again how powerful the connections we build are! And for Moose, my Wolfkin~Warder 🐺 out in the wilds! 

I am particularly thankful for all of those who held the place together through the years, so that when my life allowed I could return here. Mother and her team, and to Rhea especially who represented the Whites on her own for many years, I would express my gratitude for keeping the lights on, no matter what. So many have come and gone through these Halls, only to return later and say it was like coming home, so that is thanks to all of you. 

I am also grateful for the new people who have joined! Without them the Tower couldn't continue. So the poor tortured aspies, one on each path, are so valued! These threads are lovely, and so I am grateful for those as well! 

And to those interested people who are looking in, I am grateful for you too! 🤍

I actually forgot Thanksgiving this year! lol So, I have no plans really. But I love turkey, homemade mashed potatoes, and good stuffing! 

I usually make special stuffings. My favorites are a port plum and hazelnut stuffing. Toast the hazelnuts, dry, in a pan, and simmer the plums (cut in 1/4s) in the port until plump. Mix and add to a basic stuffing! 😋

10 hours ago, Ryrin said:

Roasted: 

Chestnuts! 

Am I doing this one right?

I really must check these outside boards more often!

@Leyline Have you found the entrance to the Tower? We are down here! And there is lots more inside! 🤍😄

May I have a U please? 

12 minutes ago, Crestfall said:

Hello everyone, my name is Michael! Glad to be a part of your community!

Hello Michael! Feel free to make your own thread in the forum so you can have a proper hello. And please come and visit the Tower ! 

*Stabs the Great Lady back* Thank you! 😄 It looks like fun! 

Hmm... Could I have a T please? 😄 

Ohhh! Great Lady! *grovels and stabs anyone nearby, especially if it gains points to reach level 2*

The eye? Really?  
*stabs randomly*

25 minutes ago, LilyElizabeth said:

I'm sorry. I would be Lanfear if I could. Are you joining us, Delenn?

 *pulls knife out and whispers to Eirik* I could certainly see that. 😵‍💫
 

*clears throat* 

Well, I thought I would take a look around, if that’s alright, Great Lord. Do, uh, I need to sign anything?  😇
 

*Stabs Eirik* 

So, is Lanfear a rank? 

Asking for a friend of course  

It's getting more active! Lots of people wandering the main White Tower area and saying hello in PMs, even if its just for a moment. It's really lovely. 

*is not being pulled to the Shadow by the brilliant philosophy question* 

I guess I should admit that I have the odd opinion that guilt has little value in general, except to prevent a person from repeating a harmful behaviour. If there is no intention to repeat the behavior then the feeling is not particularly useful to hold on to. 

However, I admit guilt and guilty pleasures can be used in small ways to moderate your own life. They can motivate and even guide. Be a cheeky little reward, or keep you from over doing. But it can also trip you up. Leaving a person living by shoulds and controlled by shame. 

The longer I look at it, the more I think guilt around pleasure is mostly a method of control. And it's something I do think of often, as it comes up in so many conversations, in various ways. But the core seems to stay the same. It is usually imposed from the outside and used to reinforce social norms (which is both a good and bad thing). But the idea of guilty pleasure in particular coming from a third party is problematic. By its very nature it automatically gives control of personal happiness to whoever created the guilt.

The pleasure is then controlled by the other person and can become a method of reward and punishment. If the first person 'indulges', the guilt comes in and they turn to the person who created the guilt in the first place to make it right. Usually, a further surrender of personal power follows and in place of the thing that brought them pleasure they seek the person who now controls (or forbids) the pleasure. It is easy in this way to eventually create a situation where the pleasure is replaced with the person who controls it instead. 

Also, I have observed that when a person does "indulge" they tend to go overboard and then they can even fall into very self destructive cycles. Where as, measured and rational enjoyment creates a more sustainable enjoyment of the..... pleasure. 

@thehumantrashcan Just in case you were waiting for my formal post, I am ready to jump in as Delenn. Also, it's great to see you again if I haven't said it already, I am so glad there are people who stuck around! 

It's not too much information for me at all. But some of it may push DM's limits if we are much more explicit on the open boards. *grins* I think I would really enjoy giving this rp a shot if you are interested? I am a little nervous inviting myself but I think we are of a very similar mindset and would have a good time. 

Well, I am interested and have been, but I have had some nerves around being good enough for it too. Also, I wanted to give others a chance but I am dying for some WoT related rp. @HeavyHalfMoonBlade But may I ask why you wanted a male companion? 

On 10/8/2021 at 4:55 AM, Cairos said:

OMG its Del!

 

*tackles the oldie White*

 

Its been so long! How are you?

 

*hopes you remember me*

OMG Cairos I do remember you and was just thinking about you! I am sorry I missed that this thread had continued. We are playing and hanging out around the Tower again. Mother, is trying to get some old games and seasonal things going! Didn't the Greys used to post recipes and things around November time? I know it's been ages since you posted I sure hope you come back for another Huggletackle 🥺

*Frets a bit*

On 10/18/2021 at 5:16 AM, Ryrin said:

I need to get back on there. I used to have lots of fun in the old chat room.

 

Welcome back, Delenn. Are you of the Red?

Thank you for the long ago welcome back. Sorry, I missed your reply at the time. 🙂 I guess by now you know I am an old White. But I was mentored by Kara in the Greens 🙂 Then I'm bonded to Mother, who was raised from the Reds, so maybe I am peppermint? 😄 

No takers? 

I personally couldn't do it. I think of writing rps and that it must be a bit like that but doubled? Slipping inside the head of someone who is already a creation of someone else's mind? 

Wait, that sorta sounds like Rand! 😅 Certainly a few levels beyond me anyway!