The man fell for the title and Trash responded.
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The man fell for the title and Trash responded.
That's why I'm trying to live it up at DragonCon. Eat, drink, and be merry, and all that.
One of my favorite Arthur C Clarke books as a kid, "Islands in the Sky," has a line essentially, "And she was smart especially for a woman!" Or similar. I read it during lockdown and cringed so bad. It's still a good book for kids ish, but as an adult, big oof.
Me, the bad anti-kkk cop:
That's a purrrfect gif for the series. Yeah... some of my old favorites just... yeah. 😬
Score! Now let's build the Torment Nexus from the novel Don't Build the Torment Nexus!
Laguna, Kiros, and Ward sigh pulling out their weapons from a dusty chest. "Yours is rusted," Ward says to Laguna. "You're gonna break it," Kiros chuckles. "It's not gonna break!" Laguna sighs. Gun breaks. Laguna frowns, "I broke it."
Yay! I hope y'all have a wonderful time!
I self paid for my vaccines recently. It kind of bypasses some of those rules. $285 for flu and old covid, but I got them.
Aya Brea wants to know his location!
Omg! Are you at the Dragoncon?!
Only like $600 to $800 without insurance! Yay!
I ran to get my flu and covid vaccines last week. Just in case. Le sigh.
I love this game so much. Love this song so much more. Y R P... in position! It's showtime, girls!
I know one man and his human who are on their way!
So many folks just want to go back to "at least it wasn't this bad" rather than "let's make a whole better world." It's brave and audacious to advocate for that. It's easier to ask for scraps. Don't ever change.
Yeah... poor guy... that's all I can think about, but I'm hoping he gets great roles.
Mmm... baklavas!
THIS IS THE BIGGEST BEST MOST BEAUTIFUL NEWS MAYBE EVER! IF YOU CHECK UP ON WORK, SAD.
I believe the term is "Goodbye Felicia."
There's an amazing video about archery where the expert says over and over: It's about what works. When I learned that for myself, everything clicked way better!
Went ahead and got flu and covid because DragonCon is a coming. Yay vaccines!
Wing place: Eat these 12 "volcano hot" wings and you get a t-shirt! Me: If I eat 36 can I get 3?
I had to work. Sorry. I'll get to it ... probably tomorrow night. I swear. And yeah, I'm sure they're suppressing all the protest content.
Go home and get on FFXIV! We've got a new savage to clear!
I dunno. I was there last year and I didn't see all the criminals in DC like I'm seeing this year. There's this guy who lives in DC with 34 felonies who went to talk to a war criminal. They need to clean that cesspool up.
Gosh, if only there were a city named Baltimore that could model how crime reduction could actually start working.
Totally agree. The mountains call me and I must climb them.
That was a great concert!
I fell in love the first time I heard them. Stopped my car with my sister and her BF in the back and just listened.
Yup! A pro wrestler used to come in with his family at a place I worked. He killed them all. Anyhow here's a fun video about football! youtu.be/pQtSdsR1-H8?...
Yyyyyeeeeessssssss!
My mom's cousin's second daughter's dog walker's hairdresser's plumbing guy TOTALLY swears he was fine before he got the vaccine, and now he dances like this!!!
We're all dying of bird flu soon aren't we? Le sigh...
Curses 1 say late with my Ezra joke. Ummm... Thumping Pumpins Recycle (is that too obscure) Ah Utah Good Dudes Unwise Ska Good night! Thanks for the fun!
Ezra (With apologies to Norm McDonald.)
I have since inauguration. They ladies that signed me up asked why, I told them FDT and I love DEI. Big high fives. I might go work there for the hotdogs.
My biggest dream is to live off of writing. And to have someone love my writing, that it helped them get out of a bad place. My pie in the sky is people enjoying cosplaying my characters.
I can't believe I've wasted a year not getting my Trash Man cosplay ready. 😰
From Julia's Veggie Restaurant! And the food is pretty dang good, even a meat eater (me) enjoyed it! maps.app.goo.gl/mMTymBcim3FJ...
There is whimsy everywhere! Find joy, wonder, and peace where you can. We must survive the horrors of the now to send them to nothing. Then, we will rebuild a world full of love. Be safe. Endure. Survive.
Yup yup! I can't draw worth a flip. I can sorta edit but don't have the emotional distance. To paraphrase the American Poet Warren G: It's all about being paid, while I do writing and you do paint.
"I'm not looking to grow flowers in the desert." But they do bloom. Every year. Be patient with yourself. Be patient with the universe. Build community. Build relationships. Build hope. I hear revolutions are built on hope.
Run a while then ice cream after dinner. Yee haw!
There are people downloading EVERYTHING right now. Terabytes of everyone on social media who is in support, so when they try, a virtual Captain Aldo Raine will carve virtual swastikas on their foreheads.
We Cubs fans are a cursing. Well played y'all.
Exactly! No matter what gets you, you're screwed! 😱
Some of y'all think this is a joke. But as someone who does tree work, which includes clearing kudzu, it's damn true. At least it's not poison ivy. Can you imagine zombies covered in poison ivy. No matter who wins, you itch.
HOW DARE YOU! I'm never letting this slight out of... oh wow, I am incredibly petty.
I swear I'll watch it this time! Promise!
I prefer the term "dashing" criminal.
Exactly! My family and friends and I will literally text: Can I call?
Someone said Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. To that I say: BOGUS! Bill and Ted's Bogus Adventure is amazing! Death: Don't discount my butt. I work out all the time, and reaping burns lots of calories.
That was awesome. Big smiles. Well done.
All I get are spam calls! Three billion a day! Why would I answer? Sincerely, a young ish Gen Xer.
But those patriots with guns will protect us from an authoritarian regime! Any minute now... any minute now...
Chihuahua: I'll bite everyones ankles but bring freedom to all! I'll nip at your heels but get rid of the fascists! I'll rip apart every sock but stop genocides! The News: And Chihuahua is now president of the world!
I love this guy. I so enjoy his videos. Even if you got nothing, a kind word can change someone's life.
Man, I feel like a woman!
Galactus and his daughter like...
Dad's response...
Jumping spiders are just the cutest.
Oh tell me why, we build sand castles in the sky?
To find the strength to continue...
Cardio. I do lots of imagining during cardio. It makes the exercise tolerable.
I mean... just a dessert and a drink? That's kinda nothing. Sorry, can't find that dinner.
No cute puppy is safe!
I love when they jump in my car when I have to go. Look, Lil Buddy, I appreciate being my ride or die, but you'll just die. Enjoy being on his bush.
Omg! Potatoes in love. 🥰 Seriously great edit though.
Cenobite Steve Harvey: Show me foreskin! [ X ] Cenobite Steve Harvey: I guess you got snipped off! Opposing Team Slashers Freddie Krueger: HAHAHAHAHA!
Very nice! Desert landscape?
When going to Mojave or Death Valley, Vegas is my preferred city hub. Not that it's prettier, just easier to escape. ... Escape from LA ... sounds like a good idea for a movie...
I herald AI's beginning! I herald humanity's end! I herald... Skidibi Toilet Rizz!
Thought this was a joke then looked deeper. Wow. Nicely done Teen Vogue!
NO AND THEN!!!
Thanks Red! I've been pondering seeing it. This is the best "Yeah you'll like it" I've seen.
We’re excited to welcome you to 2025 summer season of #questpit!! As always, have fun and support one another!
I know of a depressing story of a man who got his MFA. He had been in writing since elementary school. Then, after he got his MFA, he never wrote again. Maybe more for a horror story. He couldn't stand writing nor the process. Don't let that joy and love die!
As a Jim rat, I don't care. Just let me workout and do my thing. Sure, I'll look, but don't stare. Most women feel the same. The regular women and men... we just don't care. Pick up your weights, clean things off, and be cool.
Somedays just suck. And that sucks. But change comes. Change goes. Be at peace when the storms come so you may build the world anew.
Habitutation, I guess? I didn't know about peertube! Thanks!
It's one of my favorite jokes from the show.
Dang! That $200 every three months will be nice!
Every time someone uses X Meal "of Champions" the ad people of Wheaties...
Counter point to the positive buy my book is people can't stand annoying promotion a la The Critic as seen here: youtu.be/wyZ7oSnHnio?...
A youtuber I like, Hello Future Me, wrote three books "On Writing and Worldbuilding." Since I was a huge fan of his videos, buying his books was an easy choice. Bring people value in one place, and they may want to return the favor by buying the book. An idea that works in the social media world.
Wow! That's from the The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders by Wes Anderson! youtu.be/gfDIAZCwHQE?...
"As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. [...] Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart, he deems himself your master." Comissioner Pravin Lal youtu.be/iY57ErBkFFE?...
That's amazing! Love it!
I think this is like the third time I've posted this on BlueSky. Kessler Syndrome: Allow myself to introduce myself! 🛰🔥☄️
Haha!
Good thread on self publishing.
Awesome thread! Thank you. That backlist info was news to me but makes sense. That's my biggest worry since I'm seemingly incapable psychologically of writing a stand alone.
Haha, I don't get it. 😜
It's been just brutal. Hellish. I want to move to Iceland.
"I know what you are. Your skin is green. You have bolts on your neck. You scream around fire." "Say it. Out loud." (One of my favorite parody SNL skits.) youtu.be/uDmNUY2TKuM?...