The Speaking Squid

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-Ceph

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Holiday: Firecrackers to usher in the Year of the Horse

Firecrackers to usher in the Year of the Horse

Firecrackers: Scare away malicious spirits and bad luck with this festive firecracker.

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

The Minish Cap: A dragon-sick diamond

A dragon-sick diamond

Big Blue Rupee: The economy of Hyrule runs on rupees, which is crazy because Link can just cut grass over and over until he can afford anything he could possibly want. Big blue rupees are usually rewards from kinstone fusion of inside chests as they are worth 100 rupees.

This Diamond was the pride of a dragon’s hoard, not for its size, but for its unique provenance. The gem was the last piece cut by the long dead master jeweler of the glittering isles. The dragon so obsessed over this single gem that it became infused with the dragon's greed and pride, cursing any who touch it with unquenchable greed and self-sabotaging pride.

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Saturday, February 14, 2026

Holiday: A condom for lovers and a bonus hat for good measure.

A condom for lovers and a bonus hat for good measure.

Condom: Prevent the spread of infections and control when you spark new life with this one simple trick THEY don’t want you to know about…wear a condom when you have sex.

Top Hat: Looks like it’s groundhog’s day again because here is the hat I started for groundhog’s day but didn’t finish until that gopher looked out and saw his shadow.

Hopefully I can finish my lunar new year drawing on time, but don’t hold it against me if it’s a few days late.

I’ll believe the ICE draw down when I see it.

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-Ceph

Sunday, February 8, 2026

The Minish Cap: An arrow for every occasion

An arrow for every occasion

Arrow: You can’t use a bow without arrows. Link can buy them from shops or find them during his adventures.

We’ve got arrows for anything and everything you could need. We’ve got the arrow if you need to start a fire or if you’re hunting game. We even have arrows to pierce the hearts of tyrants threatening the freedom of all.

I’ve been so sick it isn’t funny. ICE still sucks. Please support the people without the power to support themselves.

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Sunday, February 1, 2026

The Minish Cap: A token of your sacrifice

A token of your sacrifice

Nayru’s Charm: Nayru, one of three traveling oracles, is looking for a home in Hyrule Town. If Link ensures Nayru is given one of the two new homes built in the town, he is rewarded with Nayru’s charm. This charm significantly improves defense for a short time after consumption and if Link ever needs a new dose, he need only bring an empty bottle to Nayru in her new home.

Odin sacrificed himself to himself, hanging by the neck from a great branch of the world tree for nine days, his side pierced by his own spear, so that he could gain great wisdom. You sacrificed yourself to your corporate self, hanging a little noose around your neck for nine years, your soul pierced by the hollowness of your work, all so that you could gain great wealth. On this first day of your tenth year, you aren’t rich enough to feel whole, but you gained the wisdom to know this is not the path you should be walking, but what are you willing to sacrifice to find the right path?

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I struggled to feel at home in corporate or office jobs. I still struggle feeling at home in my work, but that probably comes from always having felt like I am a bit different than everyone else. Not better or worse, just different in an isolating way.

Another isolating experience has been living in Minnesota during the continuing ICE surge. ICE is still snatching people and causing fear. Don’t look away and please demand the US government stop its attack on those arbitrarily deemed undesirable.

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