Kiri Callaghan's Blog, page 8
May 19, 2017
Where’s Kiri?
Hello, you marvelous Curios!
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Ugh. How the time does get away from us. We think we have a hold on it, and then it laughs when we realize it’s actually been five days ahead of us this whole time.
That’s a bit nonsensical, isn’t it? Well, I’m not sure what to tell you, that’s sort of what we do here.
I’m about to make quite a few appearances and it seemed smart to tell you about them!
First thing is first is the signing I’ve been blathering about for nearly two months now:
Alys: The Terra Mirum Chroicles Book Signing
Come join me and hang out, get a book (or something else, I suppose) signed, take a picture, snag a hug, just say ‘hi’!
Saturday, May 20th, 11:30am-2:30pm (PST)
Barnes & Noble (Glendora, CA)
1315 E Gladstone Street, Glendora, California 91740
B*t©#, I’m Here For The Story
We’re heading back to Thedas to help save the world. Dungeons need not slow us down, we’ve got codes and no desire to pause for a slog through a horde of darkspawn. Sure, it’s cheating when it comes to fight mechanics, but bitch? We’re here for the story.
Sunday, May 21st – 7am – 3:30pm (PST)
http://www.twitch.tv/kiriosity
Liquid Tabletop
I’ll be joining The Divvy the Loot crew up in the Pacific Northwest for a very special episode of Liquid Tabletop. Come get your Bard on.
Saturday, May 27th, 8pm – 11pm (PST)
https://www.twitch.tv/dvylootz
ENTER THE GAUNTLET
You helped make me my team’s MVP, and so it looks like (barring any weird scheduling conflicts) Triss, the totally human (what are you talking about these aren’t horns, it’s a skin condition and how dare you even mention it) is venturing back into the Gauntlet to try her luck, and battle new frightful things!
Thursday, June 1st, 6:30pm-8:30pm (PST)
https://www.twitch.tv/hyperrpg
Crumpets & Flagons!
Bethany and I will be venturing across the pond to explore the UK! And we’ve set aside time specifically to meet up with any Curios able to come meet us. I WILL have a VERY small # of books with me. EXPECT MALARKEY!
Tuesday, June 6th, Time TBD (late lunch)
The Eagle and Child, Oxford (I believe it’s cash only so be prepared).
OR
Saturday, June 10th, Noon – ?
Exact location pending, we’re looking around the Camden Market area for some tasty tea and such. We’ll meet and explore the stalls!
March 14, 2017
Out of the Broom Closet - Ink & Stardust
In my most recent letter to Stephanie (video below), I was challenged to do one thing that scared me.
In taking time to consider what I could do that 1. Genuinely scared me and 2. Would not break my bank (ala bungee jumping etc), I realized there was something I’d been… not avoiding per se, but that I had in certain times been very careful to tip toe around.
And I realize that’s silly. Because while I do feel this is something very personal and unique to me–it’s still part of me, so it would be strange for me to AVOID talking about it if it’s relevant to the moment.
And to be honest, I’m not sure when it ever really would be relevant beyond being open about myself and letting people know where I’m coming from. It’s a part of me and avoiding talking about it should it come up would be disingenuous. I’d much rather prefer to just be open.
And in doing this I realize there are other things that I’d like to be a bit more open about as well. But those are for other videos.
Out of the Broom Closet
In my most recent letter to Stephanie (video below), I was challenged to do one thing that scared me.
In taking time to consider what I could do that 1. Genuinely scared me and 2. Would not break my bank (ala bungee jumping etc), I realized there was something I’d been… not avoiding per se, but that I had in certain times been very careful to tip toe around.
And I realize that’s silly. Because while I do feel this is something very personal and unique to me–it’s still part of me, so it would be strange for me to AVOID talking about it if it’s relevant to the moment.
And to be honest, I’m not sure when it ever really would be relevant beyond being open about myself and letting people know where I’m coming from. It’s a part of me and avoiding talking about it should it come up would be disingenuous. I’d much rather prefer to just be open.
And in doing this I realize there are other things that I’d like to be a bit more open about as well. But those are for other videos.
March 10, 2017
“Rise” – Dragon Age: Inquisition Cover Song - Ink & Stardust
Patrons get song downloads! Visit http://patreon.com/kiri to see which support tier might be right for you!
Filming Location: The Palace of Fine Arts
Camera Work: M Rawlings
“Rise” – Dragon Age: Inquisition Cover Song
Patrons get song downloads! Visit http://patreon.com/kiri to see which support tier might be right for you!
Filming Location: The Palace of Fine Arts
Camera Work: M Rawlings
February 14, 2017
I See Fire - Ink & Stardust
Patrons get song downloads!: www.patreon.com/kiri
This, above all, was an experiment. I filmed audio during a livestream, I wanted to see how hard it would be to do vallaslin by hand (answer: hard) despite that this is totally a LOTR dwarf song, not a Dragon Age Dalish song, and I wanted to see if I had the proper equipment still to do a proper keying/greens screen effect (spoilers, I do not, but I’m still fairly happy with this regardless).
Also I uploaded this prior to putting on the front and end cards because they seemed kinda inappropriate for the mood and because Adobe decided to crash on me no less than four times in the relatively short editing time this took.
The things I have learned.
I hope you enjoy!
I See Fire
Patrons get song downloads!: www.patreon.com/kiri
This, above all, was an experiment. I filmed audio during a livestream, I wanted to see how hard it would be to do vallaslin by hand (answer: hard) despite that this is totally a LOTR dwarf song, not a Dragon Age Dalish song, and I wanted to see if I had the proper equipment still to do a proper keying/greens screen effect (spoilers, I do not, but I’m still fairly happy with this regardless).
Also I uploaded this prior to putting on the front and end cards because they seemed kinda inappropriate for the mood and because Adobe decided to crash on me no less than four times in the relatively short editing time this took.
The things I have learned.
I hope you enjoy!
January 9, 2017
Dreamfall Chapters – The Final LiveStream & More! - Ink & Stardust
What: LiveStream of Dreamfall Chapters Book 5: Redux (The final book)
When: January 13th (Friday–Yes, Friday the 13th!), 7:30pm PST (When is that for you?)
Where: http://www.twitch.tv/kiriosity
We’ve come to it. The final book. I’m biting my nails because I’m not ready for this game to end! I’m already preparing for a stream the next day because I’m going to require some serious comfort gaming after this, loves. I will be a bit of a wreck, I’m sure.
Haven’t made it to a stream before? You can catch up here!
As I said, after this I will need some comfort gaming, which means…
Next Stream: January 14th (Saturday), 1pm PST – 5pm PST, Possible Extension: 8pm PST – 12am PST
Game: Dragon Age: Origins
My love of Dragon Age is not a secret. I’ve written two tribute songs (Halamshiral, Lost) and one original (Bring You Home) about my game experiences. Don’t watch those if you haven’t seen/played the game and care about spoilers.
I haven’t streamed or really shared game play of these games because I figured my fangirl level was a bit too high and would not actually be interesting to watch. And then several Curiosities laughed and said I should do it anyway.
Note: I WILL be using mods from Dragon Age Nexus (appearance, some extra scenes etc) but I will be sure to link them in the description of the VODs.
I may also employ the dev console code to get through fights faster. Reason being that while I LOVE the Dragon Age series, I must confess Dragon Age: Origins was not super exhilarating with fights, and skipping past random battles so we can get to the story seems preferable considering the LENGTH of the game itself.
So here we go. Saturday. It’s happening.
Dreamfall Chapters – The Final LiveStream & More!
What: LiveStream of Dreamfall Chapters Book 5: Redux (The final book)
When: January 13th (Friday–Yes, Friday the 13th!), 7:30pm PST (When is that for you?)
Where: http://www.twitch.tv/kiriosity
We’ve come to it. The final book. I’m biting my nails because I’m not ready for this game to end! I’m already preparing for a stream the next day because I’m going to require some serious comfort gaming after this, loves. I will be a bit of a wreck, I’m sure.
Haven’t made it to a stream before? You can catch up here!
As I said, after this I will need some comfort gaming, which means…
Next Stream: January 14th (Saturday), 1pm PST – 5pm PST, 7pm PST – 12am PST
Game: Dragon Age: Origins
My love of Dragon Age is not a secret. I’ve written two tribute songs (Halamshiral, Lost) and one original (Bring You Home) about my game experiences. Don’t watch those if you haven’t seen/played the game and care about spoilers.
I haven’t streamed or really shared game play of these games because I figured my fangirl level was a bit too high and would not actually be interesting to watch. And then several Curiosities laughed and said I should do it anyway.
So here we go. Saturday. It’s happening.
We Have Forums!
Hello Curiosities!
Now for a while now, I’ve had a few people individually reach out and ask if I’d consider making a Curiosity Forum, thus creating a central location for Curiosities to gather and chat about whatever they please other than the Twitch chat when I’m streaming.
You have asked and I have answered! Now it’s not the PRETTIEST forum because it’s a relatively simple WordPress integration, but I think it will serve the purposes we need. You can find them in the top bar. Right now we have a community forum and if anyone wants to discuss The Terra Mirum series, I have made one of those as well.
Partially because I’m fairly certain my publisher would have shamed me if I didn’t make a forum for it, and partially because I want to create a space for discussing the books where someone who hasn’t read them won’t accidentally stumble on a spoiler.
My only rules are fairly simple. Be kind. Don’t harass anyone, don’t spew hate, etc etc. This is a place for support and anyone being a jerkface will be dealt with by a swift boot to the pantalones.
How to Register:
Beneath the “Party Members” section on the right panel, you’ll see a “Login” section. Below there are options to register or recover your password. Click Register.
Editing your Profile:
This is a little stranger than it should be because there’s a slight disconnect between the forum plugin and wordpress itself.
To edit your avatar, you’ll need to click your name in the top black bar that appears when you have logged in. It will take you to link a gravatar account.
To edit visible info to the forum, you need to click your name on the right side panel (where the login info was). For some reason, this info doesn’t seem to populate itself when you fill it in with wordpress.
Post any further questions you may have about the forum in the comments and I will be sure to update this blog post with the relevant information.
Thank you!
