#realwizardshit

[irlactualhuman]

Story time. I need to put this to words.

I was at the clinic, and they asked me multiple times if I had a preferred or chosen name different from the one listed on my insurance and medical records.

Yknow. So they could address me as who I am. That matters to them.

And multiple times I lied.

I said "No. It's fine. I'm still figuring it out. No worries. [Redacted] is fine."

Multiple times, I said this. Not because I wanted to hide or I didn't want to share.

I did this because I was 98% certain that hearing my true name out loud from someone else in an accepting and, even, celebratory manner (because these wonderful people were exactly that and more besides) would cause me to break down in tears that I've been wanting to shed for a few months now.

And I think I regret that a little. Just a little.

I'm going back in three months. I'm going to correct this. I don't care if they have to mop me up off the floor.

[irlactualhuman]

I haven't dated in a while.

At what point do you let them know that you're a wizard?

[irlactualhuman]

Favorite Wizard Words II

Defenestration (The Current Favorite)

Faeling

Thaumaturgy

Glamour

Legerdemain

Hornswoggle

Tetragrammaton

Prana

Pataphysical

Covenant

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[irlactualhuman]

Curly hair is innately wizardly.

I shower. It curl.

I sleep. It curl.

I sweat. It curl.

I repeat. It curl.

Curly hair has an arcane superposition that it must always attempt to replicate.

[irlactualhuman]

Want a good staff base, or perhaps a few wooden bangles enhanced with the same magics?

Drift wood(most any kind that isnt rotten), Bodark, and Blackthorn. Hickory is a niche choice. The grain is straight. Solid for channeling, but not so good at maintaining magics. Oak is too flexible and soft, and Elm, a bit too shatter prone. Don't get me wrong, most woods will work alright, but don't expect the kind of longevity or efficiency you'd get from those first three choices.

Want an incredible blasting rod that requires little to no effort on your part?

Lightning shattered trees. That's it. Accept no substitute.

I will say (and this is a bit of a workaround) that one of the three woods I mentioned before will work similarly well if charged and consecrated in a lightning shattered tree. I bound the haft of mine in copper to make the transition from me to rod a bit smoother.

Remember!

Found is always better than sought. Let the gifts come to you and appreciate them when they arrive.

[irlactualhuman]

the utter indignity of a wizard being left 'on read'

[irlactualhuman]

you think they would stop putting me in leadership positions at work if I start referring to myself exclusively as an 'eepy girl' in need of either spankings or snuggles?

[irlactualhuman]

Yknow.

I'm a wizard. I wield phenomenal cosmic power *and* tout a modest yet roomy living space. The whispers that cascade in staccato rhythm from my expert's tongue might topple empires or seed new growth for a forest.

But I'm still just a girl. Kind of a sad girl right now, tbh. Date got canceled.

The wizard will be painting her nails, drinking whiskey, and listening to Adele in the Sanctum this evening.