Pickles

@preservedcucumbers

Quiche lover, FFXIV player, Jak and Daxter nerd. 40+, they/them. I draw sometimes. GenAỊ is garbage slop for pissbaby losers, period.

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Pickles@preservedcucumbers· 19d

I made a batch of vegan strawberry gummy candy, and they are SO good. Super soft, melt in your mouth. A little too sweet, I'll try adjusting the sugar next time. Or add more citric acid.

A photo of a container of cubed red strawberry gummy candy, coated with granulated sugar.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jul 8

A screenshot of a Sandworm from Final Fantasy XIV, with a heart emoji and the text "senpai noticed me" at the bottom.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jul 8

A convo in discord had me searching for the "missouri mentioned" meme but I couldn't find it so I made this for handy use when my hometown of St Louis is brought up

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jun 22

More storms on Sunday 6/21. ~1 hour in CSP

A digital painting of blue and white clouds against a blue sky spattered with smaller clouds. The largest cloud looks like it could become a storm.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jun 18

We had some storms today. ~1 hour, CSP, referenced from a photo I took around 3:15pm.

A digital painting of clouds. There are dark clouds in front of bright white clouds, with a bit of blue sky visible behind.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jun 17

Mass Effect 2, 2010.

A screenshot from Mass Effect 2, during the Overlord quest. A dialogue line reads: "Archer: Theoretically it should have been safe, but... with artificial intelligence there is no such thing as safe."

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jun 15

Found the Mass Effect 2 Missingno. #picklesplaysME

A screenshot from Mass Effect 2. In the description of the M-22 Eviscerator Shotgun, a colorful garble in shown where a diagram of the weapon should be replaced. It's pixelated in a way that vaguely resembles Missingno, the "lost" glitch Pokemon.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jun 14

I love painting with watercolors but I am also an impatient person and they take a long time to dry.

A photo of an artist table. A small watercolor painting with just a blue-green wash of paint, still wet, is taped down with masking tape. A small palette with several colors, some brushes, and a bowl of water the same color as the paint are close by.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jun 14

I'm howling, I either forgot or never noticed that your third party member sits on the stairs during Tali's loyalty mission trial Garrus looks so dejected at not being included lmao "I hope we get McDonald's after this" #picklesplaysME

A cropped version of the previous image from Mass Effect 2. Garrus, in full armor, sits out of focus on top of a flight of stairs. His arms ar resting on top of his knees.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jun 13

haha oh #picklesplaysME

A screenshot of the Asari character Shiala from Mass Effect 2. She says, "I don't think I could have... Is it always like this? Yesterday's problems lingering in some new form? Isn't anything ever just fixed?" The player has a response wheel with three options: It's not all bad, Focus on today, or Only with death.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jun 13

The "going feral" meme, showing two panels of a crudely drawn person with red eyes holding a small person/stuffed animal in their sharp teeth. In the first drawing, they are still, with a caption reading "hhrf.....hrhrg" In the second drawing, the person is shaking their head violently back and fourth, shaking the small person they have clenched in their teeth. The caption reads "GGRAAARARAJJSHHHSLDJFSLKJ" and various keysmashes.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jun 9

Donald has an uneven number of fingers.

Cover art for the Kingdom Hearts Collection. Donald has three fingers on hisnright hand and four on his left.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jun 9

Okay I KNEW I wasn't crazy, I found a photo from my PS3 play through and there was absolutely a short messy hair option. I remember choosing it because a girl ain't got time for perfect hair when she's been raised from the dead and is fighting to save the galaxy #picklesplaysME

A photo of a screen showing a female Commander Shepard in Mass Effect 2 on the Playstation 3. Hwr name is Elora B. Shepard. She has red hair and brown eyes. Her alignment is primarily Paragon.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Jun 9

Love you babygirl #picklesplaysME

A screenshot of a custom female Shepard in Mass Effect 2. She has short red hair, slightly tanned skin, and brown eyes.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· May 31

Whoops there I go down this highway to hell once again Remember me as I was Kissing space velociraptors

A screenshot from Mass Effect of your first meeting with the turian Garrus Vakarian on the Citadel. He says, "Shepard? Garrus Vakarian. I was the officer in charge of the C-Sec investigation into Saren."

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· May 31

If you own a PS4/PS5 and haven't played the Legendary Edition of the Mass Effect trilogy, it's currently 80% off on the Playstation store

A screenshot from the Playstation store of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. It is 80% off, selling for $11.99 instead of the original $59.99.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· May 29

Quick sketch of Elora to prove to myself that I can still draw her #ffxiv #wol

A color digital illustration of a redhaired miqo'te woman wielding a White Mage cane in one hand, as if she is casting a spell. She wears a white and black tunic.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· May 29

Commissions are open! I have time before my summer classes start to get two in, possibly three if I have time. These are not first-come, first-serve. Fill out the form to put your name in! forms.gle/CwRrKxfgxzT1...

A color digital illustration of a miqo'te black mage from FFXIV. The text "Full body color with weapon, $150" is overlayed.

A color digital illustration of an au ra paladin from FFXIV. The text "Full body color with weapon, $150" is overlayed.

A color digital illustration of a miqo'te sage from FFXIV. The text "Full body color with weapon, $150" is overlayed.

A color digital illustration of an au ra monk from FFXIV. The text "Full body color with weapon, $150" is overlayed.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· May 26

Posting an anime we love? Bet (I could not find a single gif from the movie or OVAs, augh)

Promotional art for the 1995 anime Legend of Crystania, a spin-off/sequal to the Record of Lodoss War.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· May 25

When a bunch of millennials play Quiplash

A screenshot from the JackBox game Quiplash 3. The prompt at the top reads, "The worst thing to hear after saying 'I love you.'" Two answers are given, one reads "Why?" the other just reads Why?

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· May 13

Got a new sticker for my car

A yellow sticker with daisies that have frowny faces on them that reads, "can't tell if my bad mood is from perimenopause or the fall of democracy"

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· May 4

An overhead photo of a birthday cake in a pan with white frosting and rainbow sprinkles. In messy red icing is the word "BIRTH." It looks vaguely gruesome.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Apr 27

I never finalized her wedding dress design. Elora agreed to tolerate a full scale Ishgardian wedding with Halonic mass, but her wedding gown was HER decision, made real by Tataru. Screw Ishgardian fashion conventions.

A digital sketch in blue pencil on a white background. A short haired Miqo'te woman from FFXIV wears an off-the-shoulder wedding gown, flowing and long with puffy sleeves and lace details. On the ground in front of her, Tataru Taru sits on the floor with her back to the viewer, seeming to be sewing the dress, suggesting that it's still being made. A box of sewing supplies sits next to Tataru.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Apr 27

After playing FFXIV for six years, I finally have a pajama glam for my character that she would actually wear.

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV of a red headed catgirl. She's wearing a plain blue t-shirt, loose pants, and blue slippers. She's standing next to a bed and looks sleepy.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Apr 26

Sometimes happiness can be finding a nice paper organizer to use as a drying rack for small watercolor paintings and not know that it's 40% off until you take it to the register to pay.

A photo of a white cube oranizer with 12 horizontal shelves inside that are stacked close together. A few small paintings can be seen on some of the shelves.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Apr 25

Me: Endwalker was years ago, I've even replayed it, I can watch Amanda Achen sing Flow live without gross sobbing Me as soon as I hear "my brave little spark":

A cartoon meme of a person leaning over a table with big streams of tears pouring from their eyes.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Apr 22

Mr Pickles and I were in St Louis recently and we had time to stop st the City Museum. The Labyrinth was like stepping straight into a Riven puzzle, including ambient sounds and music. (Psst @mysteriumcon.bsky.social possible future location?)

A photo from the City Museum in St Louis, MO. A dark, industrial room is lit with blue shimmering light, making it appear to b underwater. What looks like a large round boiler is lit with orange light, and the walls are lined with pipes and rivets.

A photo from the City Museum in St Louis, MO. The photo shows an upward view of spiral stairs that go up several floors. They are industrial metal and are lit with eerie pink, purple, and blue light.

A photo from the City Museum in St Louis, MO. An industrial room is full of metal grates, rivets, and pipes. The room is quite dark, but is lit with blue ambient light, and some small yellow industrial lights.

A photo from the City Museum in St Louis, MO. An industrial light fixture is in the center of the frame on the ground, about 4 feet tall. It's made of many vertical metal rods placed close together with a light inside. The light coming out is casting an eerie star pattern on the floor. More industrial details can be seen around it.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Apr 19

Today I made seitan for the first time. It was interesting! I followed the instructions on the back of the vital wheat gluten package, and ended up with a VERY dense and chewy end product. Overall it was okay and I'll experiment with other recipes until I find something I and Mr Pickles both like.

A photo of two plates of seitan, a vegan protein made from vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, and spices. It's golden yellow in color. On the left plate, the seitan has been shredded into rough half-inch bits. On the right plate, the other half of the seitan "log" sits whole. It is visibly dense.

Pickles@preservedcucumbers· Apr 10

Happy sibling day to Elora who wishes she was related to literally anyone else (they are half siblings)