the mysterious turtle who controls the clouds. huge nerd, works at the library. here to follow interesting people, not necessarily to be interesting myself. he/him.
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"You're in idiot"
I somehow haven't encountered the Japanese Battle Patrol before. They are oh so pretty.
Actually it's G1 Astrotrain's! Gotta love a weapon that's as long as its owner.
Goddammit
"There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken." - me, after learning that Taco Bell brought back my beloved Ranchero Chicken taco, only it's spicy this time
A little too useful on ye olde Internette these days
But how did the other mutants get into their pajamas? (I love following along with your deep dives, I simply could not help myself just this once)
THX 1138: marginally more watchable than the Star Wars Holiday Special. Marginally.
Uh oh
The Croissan'wich craver
it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
I worked at a movie theater for many years, so I have a handful: 1) sold Elliot Page a pretzel 2) gave Allison Brie directions to the nearest restroom 3) Edward Norton complained about the speaker system in his auditorium
Good news - they have indeed published a dictionary already. I hope you get the chance to check it out sometime.
Apparently I must also strongly recommend that you look up the term "based on." It seems you may not be fully clear on what that means, either.
I beg you... BEG you... to look up the word "allegory."
I hope you understand that sometimes, "alternative realities" are not actually based on fantasy.
The fact that all of this shit is exhausting by design, sadly, doesn't make it any less exhausting.
I recently discovered that the beast mode head on mine had fallen off due to crumbled hinges, as well.
Inside Gout
Look Who's Stalking
With the marshmallow on the outside, I'm pretty sure that would make it a nega-s'more
At least with the marshmallow avalanche, you'll also be compressed down into a second thing
I've had this comic stuck in my head for ten years now, and it turns out its creators are here on Bluesky - so, shout out to @bluemilkspecial.bsky.social
The horrors persist, but so do I. And therefore, another small Bluesky-themed, post-birthday book haul. Featuring @djangowexler.bsky.social, @robbpearlman.bsky.social, @seananmcguire.bsky.social, @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social, @annleckie.com, and @brandonsanderson.com
Ew, Mutants
28 Days Late
...Huh. Did he always look kinda like Zod if you flipped him around backwards?
That's fair, but you have to admit that "transformed from the norm by the nuclear goop" is a killer line
This word is irrevocably associated with Calvin & Hobbes for me. I still don't have a ready retort, though.
That there is what we like to call "irony."
Well shit, I guess I didn't want to live in precedented times either.
I really, firmly believe that every movie would be just that little bit better if it ended the same way Buckaroo Bonzai ends.
Trying to erase this
Hey it's okay, we can't all be number one
Based on current world events, I may never financially recover from this decision. But it's all about the friends we make along the way.
Dangit, you have captured my vote (and hard-earned money) at the very last minute.
Now I finally understand cricket
Ohhhh, so automobiles are supposed to be WASHABLE
Eh, I am neither prepared nor equipped to get into that debate. Thank you for explaining your position - I don't agree with it, but I now understand it.
I guess I feel like that's ignoring the point that while, yes, age limits and term limits are both restrictions... they're distinct restrictions, designed to mitigate two different potential problems.
... But it's okay if we tell you that you can't vote for the person you want because they're too old? I am legitimately not following your argument here.
I use it all the time, and I have to admit I had forgotten until just now.
Bone Jovi
I'm genuinely not sure any of us would survive being Crispin Glover
I have some great news for you! bsky.app/profile/scal...
Looks like the horrors are gaining, I'm gonna need a bigger distraction.
I have read What Moves the Dead, so I've been looking forward to following up.
I also really liked it, so when I spotted a really good deal on the trilogy, I had to pounce.
Will finally be picking up "Shards of Earth" from my library once I get through some more of my backlog. Or when I decide to skip the line, which let's be honest, is much more likely.
A small Bluesky-themed book haul, to distract myself from the horrors. Featuring @scalzi.com, @seananmcguire.bsky.social, and @tkingfisher.com
Kinda embarrassing, but it took me five whole episodes to catch on to why a one-eyed, peg-legged droid, who has a ridiculous stereotypical accent, and is first mate on a friggin' pirate ship... Is named SM-33.
If I had never actually seen an urSkek, this is what I would naturally assume a combination of a Skeksis and an urRu would look like
That's how they snookered me
We'll run it up the flagpole and see
Everything will have legs
Wait til you find out what else he bought
Not anymore, Ray bought it.
After all, there's only one more sleep 'til Christmas
Do you want a yule tide? Because that's how you get a yule tide.
Finally got mad enough at myself to sit down and watch Morbius. It couldn't even manage to be bad, it was just aggressively not-good. It simply never felt like there was anything at stake.
Can't believe you're actually siding with the fucking "I'm not actually touching you" defense.
One in a million.
It's because he can only stand perfectly upright once per year, on the vernal equinox.
Look, it brings me no pleasure to report this,
Bought a Cybertruck.
I've never demanded a "dislike" button before, but the line has now been crossed.
That is just fucking astonishing animation. Holy crap.
Moana 2 was... very pretty, I suppose? I wish they had remembered to write some songs, though.
Not even implied, flat-out stated. These guys are hilariously predictable.
As kids, my sister and I had no idea that this was a reference to anything... probably because we weren't particularly familiar with oddball Hitchcock marketing campaigns from the '60s. The episode was fantastic, though, and I still quote it too often. starsandletters.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-...
I thought I had all three... and decades later, found out there were actually four all along. Same with the Axelerators. So vexing!
Elf on the Shelf before he sold out
Always upvote shiny green Beachcomber.
Post a picture you took to bring some zen to the skyline
Boy, is my face red
Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912.
In keeping with tradition, of course.
Hard same on all of this.
But how can you free yourself if your clock is indestructible...?
I particularly appreciate the googly eye for detail
I was actually looking forward to the upcoming Riven re-remake until Cyan infuriated me with their previous Kickstarter. But I still have multiple previous versions to enjoy... and now I'm tempted again
Ironically, playing it the seventh time is somehow also a Myst Opportunity
Hey, I did the thing! You, too, should go and do the thing.
