Man things are: not great! But I have finished rereading The Hands of the Emperor, jumped back to Derring-Do for Beginners, and am now about halfway through The Return of Fitzroy Angursell. (I also recently did the audiobook of Petty Treasons.) I just have a lot of feelings.

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I love Snorse

I love everything about this but maybe especially the choice of paint color.

Had to postpone today's D&D sesh due to player sickness (REST UP FEEL BETTER PALS <3) but this DOES mean I can spend all day watching #AGDQ.

Inspired by my horsie Fresanata in BOTW and TOTK. Wishing y’all ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stamina and Strength this year, we’re gonna need it. #art

This Tokyo subway poster warning passengers not to rush onto trains gets updated every year to match the Chinese zodiac. (This year it’s the year of the horse.)

Happy New Year, friends. 💜

The current #Zeldathon run is Ocarina of Time, and they're going through Jabu Jabu right now. @fleurdeliser.bsky.social looks up from her book, squints at the screen, and asks, "Why does this level look like that one part of Kingdom Hearts where you're inside the giant whale?" Me: "GET THIS-"

A small creechur has decided she lives on our patio now. The inside cats, specifically Raine, are NOT amused by this interloper.

I think @jyggy.live may have straight-up stolen a random person's ginger ale in response to my donation request for this segment/bit, and it filled me with delight and festive cheer. Zeldathon remains a wonderful force for good in the world!

You know that the Crave social team are Gen Z and not millennials because I had to make these myself. #HeatedRivalry

muppet 'bond' movie: entirely original spy plot, kermit as like 'plames blond' and it's a running gag that he has to keep repeating it. miss piggy as second lead/love interest (a barely fictionalized version of herself), gonzo as q. entirely muppet cast except for the villain, played by daniel craig

whenever this goes around I must rec @eruthros.bsky.social 's The Green Knight Taskmaster vid: vimeo.com/673999791?fl...

Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather

Wish you all a Merry Christmas. Stay safe and don't forget to check the weather before you head out. weather.gov.

Your yearly reminder that the Correct version of The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), aka the one that has the song "When Love Is Gone", is available on [that one D*sney streaming app] as an "Extra" under their ~official (lesser!!) version of the film.

I've never advertised anything in my life as well as I'm advertising this little Christmas Stream, and it's just because I'm having so much fun with these pictures

Never sure which comics I’ve uploaded here and which I haven’t

muppet christmas carol (happy holidays!)

A poem for Winter Solstice: "The Shortest Day" by Susan Cooper, author The Dark is Rising and numerous other luminous books. The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.

My response to anything over the next two weeks

Surely it was only petty treason.

As a treat for myself to get me through the last work week of the year I am rereading The Hands of the Emperor and DID YOU KNOW. Did you know that I have a lot of feelings about this book and these characters.

“Muppet Dracula with Deadly as Dracula” do u hear yourself. That’s a Gonzo role. The chickens are the brides. Get your head in the game.

—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter —Infanta? —No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly

BREAKING RAT NEWS

My love for em dashes is as old as the hills and as mighty as my inability to make a transition between thoughts literally any other way and I will be damned if I let the clankers take that from me

you’ve definitely heard of elf on the shelf but are you ready for

The blorbo juice that made Sanji is spiked with every liquor ever conceived while still tasting like candy. This is "oooh this is DANGEROUS" levels of blorbo punch

It's insane how chemically engineered sanji's second tragic backstory is as blorbo fodder. Like, this is the dyed fish food they feed farmed salmon to make them turn pink of blorbo meat

Many moments TAZ Balance have stayed with me through the years but the line most deeply embedded in my psyche is almost certainly, for better or worse, “hot diggity shit, that is a baller cookie”.

This absolutely happened to me and I just think it’s really beautiful that so many people share this experience!!! Shoutouts to my feral fungi druid goblin child Smedge, who gave me permission to try out being someone whose gender was “oh, none for me, thank you”. 🍄🍄🍄

to diminish the humanities is to miss out on a lot of little guys. that’s no way to live.

Watched an INCREDIBLY tense film for Spooky Film Club tonight (The Invitation (2015) hooooo boy!!!!) and I'm de-stressing by going around to every stable in Tears of the Kingdom and befriending every single dog. 🥩

Hi! Hello! #MusicAdvent starts tomorrow, which all about sharing songs with your social media friends. This year's no-pressure, low-stress theme, is: Alphabetical Order By Band Name. You can go ABBA, Bach, CCR or you can go Apples in Stereo, Beastie Boys, Sabrina Carpenter. Or a secret third way!

AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re- BEASTIES: MORSE AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of Beasties: COURSE MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy BEASTIES: MOOCHER MCA: We’re Christmas Past MIKE D: Christmas Present BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE

2026 is fast approaching.... don't you want something sexy to look at instead of the horrors #mgs ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ko-fi.com/s/a1ffa39b94

Treasure Planet was released 23 years ago today... and literally takes us off in this magnificent shot. ✨

fuck you pebble

You know it's the holiday season in Portland when the nose is lit on the White Stag sign.

I recently finished a BotW replay and I'm now working my way through TotK. I've been entertaining myself with wildlife photography--trying to get the best photo of all of Hyrule's animals. This video was a delight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o99A...

somehow forgot to link the song in the OP so here you are

Sixty years ago this week in the Berkshire (MA) Eagle: "Saturday, Richard J. Robbins, 19, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Arlo Guthrie, 18, of Howard Beach, N.Y., each paid a fine of $25 in Lee District Court after pleading guilty of illegally disposing of rubbish...." web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2

Happy Chompsgiving!