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Back from the biannual plant fair. A smaller event this round, overall less plants with less variety. Making up for that however were some really odd things on show.

above: Bucephalandra sp., mat forming Aroid known for living in very wet habitats (in and around streams), prob from Borneo. Apparently becoming popular as an aquarium specimen.

That said, there is one very long reach -> Miranda Flower Maidens with their pink petals, who call down the rain of light, who burst into flames on any spark*

Malenia I think the Malenia fight does a few things really well. Firstly, a good offense-defense rhythm (which ER in general lacks, way too many enemies you can just mash into). Her heal on attack discourages mindlessly attacking. Waterfowl is always an opening action, hence whenever you go the offense, you also need to have an escape plan (and the stamina to pull it off). There's a time to strike and a time to back off, you have to respect the dance of it.

I also like how clear Malenia is. She is a fast curved-blade fighter, she moves and attacks as you would expect. Comparatively, many of the harder DLC bosses inflict a lot of SFX clutter; where the boss physically swings is secondary to the projected light show. With Malenia, not being touched by her sword is all that matters, it feels like a return to basic swordplay concepts in DS.

In general, I also think more bosses should have some kind of healing ability. I like that it creates uncertainty, rather than being able to count the number of hits till you inevitably win.

Godrick ER bosses tend to come in 2 size classes (there's pros and cons to both). Godrick falls in a middle zone where he's big enough that you can target different body parts (Dragon-arm etc.), but you can't just hide next to his ankles the whole time. He also has attacks that are clearly a "jump tutorial" (and they do a good job of it), ER doesn't really utilize jump as a defensive action enough.

Fire Giant The most interesting and functional Giant fight, has a well rounded moveset of swings and magic, short and long range. I also like that you approach it with very DS style mechanics, less about timing and long combos, just position and sprint well.

The Giant also has some very interesting moves, such as the elbow drop that exposes the entire torso to attack. Or how the floating orbs ask that you think ahead about your positioning. I also think its neat that many of the boss' spells are Giantsflame incants that the player can learn.

Maliketh Love how distinct the phase 1 vs. 2 are. Phase 1 is very low to the ground, slow pace. Phase 2 is fast, with long jumps and air aggression. Very cat energy. Also love that the arena isn't just a blank space, pillars are a meaningful gameplay feature.

Tibia Mariner Disrupting boss behaviour is rare in general (you can parry/spell absorb a few things). With the Mariner, you can trigger an explosion (blowing away the skeletons) by hitting the boss enough times during certain animations. The Mariner also has many attacks with friendly fire. It creates this dynamic where you can manage the skeleton horde by using the boss against them. I find it so interesting that an otherwise gimmicky fight (summoner boss) can be so interactive.

My grandparents had an antique spoon, it was surprisingly light.

Some of the "Cosmetic Spoons" from Ancient Egypt are pretty cool looking.