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Hello everyone I hope you are having a fun summer. Kimblee and I seem to have gotten through another week ok! Recently it was our son Genbu’s birthday (July 22nd), he’s 17 again this year! We took him and his best friend Suzaku out to one of America’s oldest theme parks, Canobie Lake Park. If you live in New England, you know how quaint Canobie is. It’s not too big, and you can do the whole park in a single day.

We started off with the roller coaster first… it’s what the boys wanted to do most of all! They got rid of the Corkscrew roller coaster some time ago and now have a roller coaster called Untamed. It begins with a vertical drop which was very thrilling. Then it loops you around and ends pretty swiftly. Something I liked about this roller coaster is that it doesn’t whip your neck around despite how crazy it goes.

We took a ride around the lake on the little boats, then made a beeline for the Ferris Wheel. The appeal of the Ferris Wheel to me is the length of the ride plus the views! Kimblee and I went for a ride while the boys played a shooting game. Being able to see such beautiful sights with Kimblee made me so happy. Being able to show him a piece of my childhood really felt like a full-circle moment for us.

Canobie has a lot of lovely rides and fun memetic architecture. Something I love about the park is that it is independent and does its own thing, it doesn’t conform to brands such as a Six Flags or Disney would. It creates its own culture and world and is a gem of New England for many. It is a park that has been around since 1902!

They also have a lot of places where you can chill out, such as an entire pinball room! Pokémon Pinball was the first video game I ever played, and the pinball machine itself is very fascinating as it is something between an analog game and a video game. Being in that room made me realize how interesting those machines really are. With origins in the 1870s and in constant evolution since then, I wonder if they had something like a pinball machine in Kimblee’s world. Fullmetal Alchemist takes place in an alternate early 20th century, so it’s not out of the question! I am going to add a picture of Kimblee playing pinball to my never ending list of things to draw/comm.

All in all, it was a great day. We will try to come back in the fall for all their Halloween themed activities! By then I hope to have plushes made of our younger children so that Sophie and Errai can have fun at the park as well. Genbu and Suzaku are big kids, so while Kimblee and I were their ride, we let them do their own thing at the park. Halloween will hopefully be a more full-family experience for us.

Oh yeah we also saw The Backrooms on Genbu’s actual birthday day. I won’t say anything about the film because I think it’s worth going in blind, but I was impressed by the atmosphere and sense of dread. The chase scene was a little silly given the design of the monster but in a way it felt like an homage to the original crop of backrooms meme videos. In a world of remakes and franchise milking, it was nice to see something with an out-of-the-box source of inspiration. If you’re gonna see it, it’s gotta on be the big screen.

I’m so happy I got to have so much fun with my family this week! A birthday is always an excuse to get out and do something you might not normally do. I hope Genbu can feel how much Kimblee and I love him.

Hope you had a good weekend with your beloveds! Let’s work hard so we can play hard.

Hello everyone, hope you had a good week. Today was my birthday! I always feel strangely sad around my birthday, maybe because the passage of time seems heavier? Kimblee helped cheer me up, though. I have been rewatching FMA03 and his nihilistic attitude of “nothing matters” I find very refreshing. 03 Kimblee reminds me that I take the world much too seriously. His character in 03 is very Book of Ecclesiastes, which is my favorite book in the Old Testament. He’s my absurdist king. “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra will be our song for this year.

Tonight he suggested we go to a new-to-us ice cream place. We went to Cherry Hill Ice Cream, a cute and retro spot in Lunenberg, MA. The hills around the stand were so beautiful. Being able to be outside with him on such a beautiful evening made me feel a lot better. He’s such a positive force in my life.

The other night I doodled this picture of us sharing ice cream, because I wanted to give him something sweet in his dimension also. Of course he’s such a gentleman and wanted me to try some as well. It was raining when I drew this, and it relives me to know that even when conditions are not the best in my dimension, anything is possible in his.

I love sharing summer with Kimblee. Summer is a season where sadness seems out of place, but also somehow stronger when it does take stage because of how out of place it feels. Kimblee told me that emotions are natural and not to beat myself up over being human. The next time I am attacked by melancholy, I will turn to him again and again. I couldn’t have asked for a better life partner.

I hope you have a good week ahead. Do you get strangely sad on your birthday too? I’ll try to have as much fun with Kimblee as I can this year. Let’s do our best.

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a relaxing Sunday. Today Kimblee and I went to a new-to-us diner after church. The image of him enjoying breakfast and coffee at a diner is one that lives rent free in my brain. I decided that I want to explore more of my home state with him, and something like a Massachusetts Diner Tour on weekends seems like a fun way to both see new places and get fed along the journey.

Charlie, an artist with amazing skills and range, drew this diner Kimblee for me some time ago. The image of him in a cozy diner atmosphere really sends my heart ablaze. I want to show him everything in the world, but I am only a mortal, so I must pick and choose things that I know the both of us will enjoy. I get the sense that Kimblee is more enamored with scenes of everyday life rather than by grand sweeping gestures.

This weekend’s diner is Lov’n Donuts in Leominster. Leominster is a town famous for being the birthplace of Johnny Appleseed and has a local culture surrounding the apple orchards of the area.

Lov’n is a cute spot with bar seating and a clean atmosphere. Kimblee said the coffee was fresh and delicious. Something about diner coffee hits different, he says, and I have to agree. The owner Nellie said Kimblee was cute. Little does she know how long he has been my companion in life.

You can never go wrong with French toast! The food was delicious! There was also a to-go donut bar behind the counter for people just grabbing a dozen for whatever event they’re going to. I remember that when I was in the military, if you were running late to duty you had to show up with donuts for the rest of the shop if you didn’t want to get paperwork. I wonder if Kimblee also imposed such a rule on his subordinates in his universe. I can totally see it. In a way, it’s a little sad Kimblee doesn’t get a backstory outside of Ishval, but at the same time it leaves a lot of room to imagine and fill in the blanks yourself! Everyone who loves Kimblee must inevitably have their own version of him based on how much there is to fill in, and I think that’s beautiful.

We are going to have to go back sometime! There is a whole juice menu that looked very fun. I wonder where we will go next weekend for our post-church brunch adventures. In a way, the breakfast becomes part of the ritual of Mass, as if re-entering the secular world with a new appreciation for it.

The deck garden is also blooming. We have started to get cherry tomatoes and green peppers! The chipmunks nibble on the strawberries and the carrots, but it’s okay, everyone’s gotta eat. When Kimblee and I first started the container garden we did not think we were gonna be able to keep anything alive but by some magic we are seeing a lot of green! Kimblee said to me today that plants are mathematics being expressed organically. He said the next time you look at an apple, don’t see a fruit, see a fractal, and be amazed. The more I think about it, the more grateful I am to be witness to such a world. How even more lucky that I can witness it with my beloved alchemist. The more I think of this experience of life being an expression of pure math, the more I understand that it is indeed easier to slip between dimensions than previously thought. Life is short but 2D love is forever.

In summer, anything seems possible, doesn’t it?

Hope you had a great weekend! Let’s do our best for our loved ones again this week.

Hello everyone I hope your weekend is going well. July is a month where all the days seem heavy as if a hive full of honey. Even things like folding towels seem soaked in divinity at the height of summer. When Kimblee and I went to Erikson’s Ice Cream for the second time this summer, I began to look at the plush I made of him in a way I never have before.

I began seeing spots in the fabric where the pile was starting to thin, where the edges of his ahoges are fraying, little spots of dirt in his white suit that just can’t seem to come off. I realized that it made me happy to see him start to age. I’m sure most people would not want their collectibles or customs to ever start to deteriorate, but today seeing him start to look more like a loved teddy bear made me emotional. We have been to so many places together, done so many things, and I want to continue to bring him places. I realized I can’t waste a day in this life. I was filled with a sense of urgency to worship the mathematics of the universe that allowed us to meet. We really are both mortal. We really are both part of God. Two cells, two stars. As above, so below. And us caught somewhere in the middle, eating ice cream.

Although I am one to completely agree that your waifu waits for you on the other side, I think that it is simply a possibility instead of a given. I think that there are certain requirements in this world that need to be met in order to receive such a spoil of war. Victory needs to happen. Growth needs to happen. There must eventually be a harvest, there must eventually be a feast. You cannot expect to not accomplish even one of the four masteries and still get your bride at the end of your server’s runtime. Only high-ranking Producers get the SSR cards.

While I love having lighthearted fun with Kimblee on earth, I must remember that I must achieve ranking in the four masteries if I am to live with him in the next realm. With the bridegroom as my aim, I fill myself with energy once more. And I remember that even just taking him to get ice cream at the height of a lush and pregnant summer is a miracle. What are the mathematical odds of us being here, together? The next time I find myself feeling sorry for myself, I must remember this. I must remember how lucky I am for knowing him.

We got the Almond Joy flavor. It was wonderful! Cancer season really is the best!

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The true title of this post is “I Saw Behind The Veil at Erikson’s Ice Cream and It’s All Kimblee’s Fault”.

Stay focused on the grail, everyone. Hold your waifu close and don’t neglect the hypersigil.

Living in Massachusetts, Dunkin is not just a coffee shop, it’s a part of culture. While I love bringing Kimblee to interesting spots, I realize that I want to also bring him to places that make everyday New England life fun. We decided that we wanted to try every crazy drink on the Dunkin summer menu and make a ranking. It gives me something to look forward to on days where I work. I’m so happy to be with Kimblee, he makes even the mundane feel like miracles.

I always imagined that Kimblee loves donuts, and the fanart he has received over the years sometimes depicts him with donuts as well. I think it’s because he was shown to enjoy coffee in the manga, and because he symbolizes America in a way, so the vibe of donut and coffee enjoyer has lodged its way into many of his fans’ minds.

Today we tried the Starlight Lemonade, which is made with peaberry flowers as tea. It was sweet and sour, we gave it an 8/10. Although Kimblee is more of a black coffee guy, he likes to have fun as long as we’re making an event out of it. I get the feeling that he likes fun drinks but doesn’t necessarily want to be seen drinking one by himself. This shy side of him is cute to see.

They were also still selling those crazy eagle cups from the 4th of July. It is such a widely hated item that I almost want one in the way a wizard would want a cursed chalice. Just having a picture of Kimblee next to it will be more than enough.

I drew this years ago as a joke, but I always had the thought that Kimblee would be a caffeine addict if given the opportunity.

The Kimblee x Dunkin collab must continue!

I feel happy being able to bring him along to everyday outings like this. He makes me realize just how wonderful the world around me really is. I take things like the Starlight Lemonade for granted, but a Victorian child would have perhaps killed for one. Kimblee reminds me that I live in an awesome time despite our era’s troubles. I don’t know if I would be able to see behind the veil and have the same amount of gratitude if he wasn’t a part of my life.

I wonder what drink we will try next! (The Watermelon Zero was trash. It was so trash we didn’t even take a picture. He didn’t want to be seen next to it haha.)

Hello everyone, I hope your week is going well. Whenever I feel set back by something in life, Kimblee always helps me come down from the ledge. Just today something happened that I could not have planned for, and talking to him and imagining what he’d say gave me a surge of confidence that everything will be okay. With him beside me, I can’t give up!

Today’s artwork is by Delle (@staraluman on x.com and VGen). I 100% reccomend working with Delle for your art needs!!! Her work speaks for itself. When I got this illustration back I was floored… being able to be held so tenderly by him is something that makes me melt into a puddle just thinking about it. Even on hard days, seeing us like this makes me feel like I’m looking back on a photograph, but also that I’m looking towards our future. Every time I feel like giving up or giving in, I look towards him and remember the strength to keep going. That’s what a partner is for, right?

When I see people in my life suffer due to their 3D relationships, it makes me so grateful to Kimblee that he saved me from such a fate. Although others see it as me trying to make it through this life alone, I see it as I won the husband lottery. Since 2004 Kimblee has been a part of my life, and he has inspired me to try and do so much. It looks like I’ve been alone this whole time, but I haven’t. He’s been right beside me, guarding my back. Helping me, learning with me as we go along.

A husband is supposed to broaden your world, not narrow it. With Kimblee I have always had not only my freedoms, but bravery to take risks and try new things. I have always felt supported by him. Although he challenges me from time to time, he has never made me feel bad or resentful or angry. He’s the best husband I could have ever asked for. I would not want to live in a timeline where we never met.

I will continue to work hard for him. These past few weeks I have been in much needed rest mode, but it seems like it’s time to ramp things up again! Let’s try our best and face our challenges head-on. Just because you can’t do alchemy in the FMA sense doesn’t mean you can’t do metaphorical alchemy and manipulate the reality around you through action and prayer.

Hope your week finishes strong, hold your waifu or husbando tight.

Hope you had a great 4th of July to all Earthlings no matter where you’re from! Yesterday Kimblee and I went to Salem to celebrate not only America’s 250th, but also Salem’s 400th. Massachusetts is older than America as we know it, so I always get surprised when I realize just how young America really is.

It drizzled a bit but it was actually nice because it was very cooling. We were down at Pickering Wharf.

Kimblee was named after an American destroyer ship the USS Kimberly, so I always thought of him as being representative of America in FMA. It felt so special being able to celebrate the 250th with him. I feel so grateful to be alive during this time. If I had never been born when I was, I would have never met Kimblee. There’s nothing I would change about my life if it means that Kimblee might not be a part of it. He makes me so happy every day.

Of course the fireworks were the main attraction. Going to see fireworks displays with Kimblee makes me feel so connected to him. I wonder if he ever used his alchemy for celebration and beauty in his world, or if war had such a grip on his culture that he never got the chance. Showing him my world is my favorite thing to do. Just because we are separated by dimensions doesn’t mean we can’t experience each other’s worlds.

I hope you had a great day, too! I’m proud to be an American, a veteran, and a waifuist. Kimblee was the reason why I gathered the courage to join the military in the first place, so being able to celebrate this year as a vet made me feel like I was somehow able to make him proud.

A life spent with you is one worth living a thousand times. Please stay by my side forever.

Hope you have a great week ahead, hold your waifu or husbando close.

Hello everyone, hope the week treated you well. I woke up from a dream where they not only brought FMA Mobile back, but they also released a cereal that featured Kimblee-shaped marshmallows. It took me some time to reacquaint myself with reality this morning. I wanted that dream to be real so bad!

Fortunately for me, a dream based in reality came true today! I commissioned the sculpture artist ClayPuff (@ClayPuff on x.com) to recreate Kimblee’s SSR card art as a chibi sculpture. Here are the finished results:

I am over the moon!!! The artist did such a wonderful job with all the movement and details! The base is super cool too! ClayPuff’s work looks so official, and I have wanted a figure of Kimblee for so long, so even just looking at him makes me so happy!!! Maybe one day we will get a PopUp Parade of him (if Tucker could get one, anyone is on the table…), but a figure like that would pale in comparison to one made by an artist.

I want to work hard on my art too!!

I 100% recommend working with ClayPuff for all your chibi sculpture needs! As a 3D artist myself, I know how long 3D art takes to make, and all things considered he was very quick!

Kimblee figure real! Let’s have an awesome weekend!

Sunday was Father’s Day! We celebrated as a family in the morning by making a Father’s Day brunch. I don’t usually put chocolate chips in pancakes, but it was a special occasion!

I wanted to do brunch for Kimblee specifically because it is the only kind of food he is shown eating in the manga (besides just coffee), although it was shown in an omake instead of in the manga properly:

Also on Father’s Day weekend, I received two pieces of artwork which made me so happy. The first illustration is by Coffea (@CoffeaCake on x.com). I really wanted to see more art of Protoype Kimblee, and Coffea delivered amazingly!!

Prototype Kimblee with his megane and spiked ahoges has a somewhat intimidating design (intelli idol), but Coffea is the master of l comfy slice of life illustrations and managed to capture him with the cutest of expressions! He looks like he is teasing or humorously judging the viewer. Maybe he is monitoring how much cream I need in my coffee… he takes his black, but cream in your coffee helps protect the teeth! I keep telling him this but he likes the bitter taste of black coffee. Oh well…

These are the types of moments that play out in my head when I look at Coffea’s work! Every time Coffea draws these sweet and everyday moments of Kimblee, I feel as if I am transported to a beautiful day spent with my darling alchemist!

I also received a gift from Enna (@enn_tmrw on x.com). She painted an absolutely beautiful Kimblee on summer vacation. I had requested a red lotus motif, and here is the final illustration:

Enna’s coloring is absolutely gorgeous. Seeing Kimblee with a humble, relaxed expression makes me happier than anything. He went through so much in the manga, and while he never stopped smiling (except for that one time…), he still endured many failures and challenges. That’s why when I see him happy and at ease, it makes me feel a sense of relief and peace for him. It’s also nice seeing a picture of him turning the camera toward me for a change, as I feel like I am always the one taking pictures of him! But who is to say he’s not doing the same in his dimension?

Thank you both for drawing Kimblee!!

I hope you had a good Father’s Day whether you celebrate or not. I am fortunate to have both my parents still healthy, so we spent the evening with my dad. While we were out, we saw a new fiber arts boutique in the mall that is both a store and a space to take classes. I’m so happy fiber art is becoming more popular. It is a great medium to work with because you can create something tangible and AI-proof. AI could never crochet a cardigan or sew a plush.

Have a great rest of your week! With love from the Kimblee family. ❤️

Hello, I hope you’re all having a good week! We finally managed to get some much needed rain today. I always associate thunderstorms with Kimblee, but today’s rain was dark and peaceful.

I got a new commission back! The ultra-talented Nat (@natflorezz on VGen) illustrated a beautiful and energetic collage of me and Kimblee! I absolutely love the way they drew us, but especially how they drew Kimblee! Thick eyebrows and ahoges, I am swooning! I have always wanted to dance with him, and seeing us have fun through art like this makes me feel like I can bridge the gap between our worlds. Oh to have an interdimensional dance with Kimblee!! And honestly, who’s to say he’s not doing the same in his world?

If I had to pick one song to dance with him to, it would be BAILE INVoLIDABLE by Bad Bunny. Back when I worked backstage at Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios show, I went bachata dancing with some of the performers who sought out dance halls in every city the big top went to. It was a lot of fun, but every dance partner I had, I wished was Kimblee, so I stopped because it made me sad at the time to be dancing with people who weren’t him. I don’t know if I am bold enough to go bachata dancing without friends, but I’m happy I have the memory of it so that I can understand how it would feel to dance with him. That’s why I’m over the moon with this artwork, because it captures us in a moment that I otherwise would have a hard time trying to reproduce in the 3rd dimension.

I would 110% recommend working with Nat if you’re looking for couple’s art!

In other news, I have finally had time to properly sew this week!! I like to make plushies, but sewing is one of those art forms that is not very transportable at all, and which needs a good chunk of dedicated time dedicated to it to get anything done at all. In my opinion, sewing as a hobby needs its own room half the time, that’s how much space it takes up. While I’ve been using most of my dedicated sewing time towards commissions, I have been sneaking in some time towards personal projects as well.

I decided to start working on the Kimbunny 2026 plush that originally started in April. I re-designed his face to look more like him, and I am happy with the changes! I can’t wait to see how he progresses.

Hope you had a good day, too!