Tonight's movie was 1969 masterpiece It's Alive, in which the main guy from Catalina Caper is a palaeontologist at risk of being fed to a backwater weirdo's pet dinosaur Friends, I would very much like for you all to see the dinosaur

Nobody ever thinks about how hard Spooktober is for us folks who ALREADY watch terrible horror movies all the time 😔🎃😔🎃😔🎃😔

ohohoho OHOHOHOHOHO

ARCEES HAVE SHIPPED IT'S DOUBLE ARCEE MONDAY \○/

The thing about being moderately online is that I only ever learn about YouTubers when they do something unbelievably heinous; whenever I look they always have 50 million subscribers and thousands of comments saying "noooo not Squigglyfloop, he was my entire childhood" and I'm like

List 3 things you can talk about for 3hrs with no prep: 1. Greek mythology and its relation to historical geographical and cultural movements 2. The short but messy history of ASMR, its techniques and subcultures 3. Marvel continuity and its many shifting trends, 1939-2025

I bought a bag of pretzels to snack on at work today and I didn't notice that they were the festive Christmas tree-shaped ones I'M PART OF THE PROBLEM, GUYS 😭😭😭

Thought the Rapture was happening but it was just me standing up too quickly while not being in my twenties, false alarm everybody

I hate to damage my image as the community's foremost Diaclone-not-carer, but I have to admit this guy is pretty cool

This was waiting for me when I got back home yesterday and if you're wondering why your favourite obscure character isn't statted up, I want you to know that it's because I *personally* made sure that those pages were used to include all the members of A-Next instead You're WELCOME.

Mr Hasbro: what did you do? I told you that he still needs to turn into a gun Designer: wait no you didn't Mr Hasbro: I clearly said that he should be luger Designer: ...ohhhhh

"I asked ChatGPT-" yeah well I asked Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone and they said to sneak around the sleeping goblin, turn to 280 To draw your sword and attack, turn to 112 To Test your LUCK, turn to 309

God, I am so ready for this dig to be done this week, I am incredibly sick of the sound of rain on tarpaulin 😩😩😩 Can't wait to spend the rest of the year sitting in my silly little lab running tests and blasting retrowave

Embarking on a reread of what is probably still my favorite fantasy series and I appreciate how up-front it is about the type of reader it's aimed at I think a lot of folks will see the 92-character Dramatis Personae at the start and justifiably say "oh, fuck OFF," saving themselves a lot of time

One dad in a trenchcoat

And so the TFN Haul finally comes to a close (😭😭😭), but what a way to go out These things are ridiculous. RIDICULOUS.

SPIDER-BLOOD SPIDER-BLOOD RADIOACTIVE SPIDER-BLOOD

This is the altmode Megatron had in 1996

He's packed with tiny violence! Adorable!

The end of the very rainy first week of the dig, so trip to the diner Have a great weekend, everybody!

Yikes, hope he turns up safe and well It's stuff like this that made me doublecheck there's sufficient six-degrees linkage between my online friends and RL friends that the former have options for finding out/checking up in the event of something happening to me rather than being left wondering

He's just a little GUUUUUY 😭😭😭 Sir... I love him

Planning out a new will to have done next week and I am beginning to realise that some bequests are like "hey I think you would like this thing" and some bequests are more like "this is YOUR problem now, CHUMP *runs away*"

Ordering an ML Arcee this morning and thinking "well that's September sorted; now I just need a little treat for October and that'll just see me through to the next TFNation in November" Emotionally healthyyyyyyyy \o/

I mean sure we've strayed so far from the light of God that we can no longer recall even the echoed memory of grace, but... would, tbh

I have a little assistant while I go through old photos today

Okay I get it now 😭😭😭

Me five minutes ago: I sure do love being the only person on the planet who's immune to nostalgia Me now: crying screaming throwing up

Whoof, the post-con blues hitting HARD today; might have to open one of those Missing Links tomorrow as a treat... although it's no real substitution for friendo times 😭😭😭

'S too warm in the house so I'm just sitting outside watching a bat circle the garden

This year was a definite reminder of why a few of us do TFN Wednesday Crew despite the added expense; it really lets you enjoy the whole of Thursday - when loads of people start to arrive - completely rested because you haven't had to travel and you can sleep late. SO MANY GREETS

In what critics are calling "the greatest injustice of all time" I am back at work 😔😔😔

It's still-boxed rubsign hot even after midnight 😔😔😔

Picked up new meds this morning after a late visit with the doc yesterday afternoon and there's already been a massive reduction in the nausea and joint pain \o/ Yay but this would have been very useful five days ago 😭😭😭

I WAS OUT 😩😩😩 What with the MPs not doing Sunbow characters lately I was genuinely out of toy collecting, but thanks to the wild generosity of @jakelab.bsky.social I'm right back on the horse again ;;;;

A full night's sleep has left me almost - ALMOST - physically capable of unpacking and doing laundry today I'm not saying I'm a hero, that's for other people to say

Back home to my BOYS

We say we're a family at @tfnationltd.bsky.social a LOT, but it's true - I'm coming away having seen beloved best pals, embraced friends I haven't seen since 2019 (with those six years just melting away), and met the coolest new people - and this happens every year. EVERY YEAR. Love you all 🩷

On the train home; it says something that even when poor health left me low energy and unable to hang as much this year, I still had ridiculous fun at TFN this year - thank you so so much to the organisers, the volunteers and everyone who came for all the good, good goofin'

This alternate 1984 Starscream concept, oofa doofa

Me the last few days: TFN WILL NEVER END, GOOD FRIEND TIMES FOREVER \○/ Me today: AAAAAAAA IT'S THE LAST DAY I'VE HARDLY HUNG OUT WITH ANYONE ;;;;

-> go to bed at sensible time -> still tired rude

Mornin'

Spot the moon...

Okay I'm actually pretty tired so I think we should have a rest day tomorrow and do TFN Friday on Saturday

Only been here a couple hours and I've already received the world's greatest T-shirt from @jakelab.bsky.social and @puffin-lady.bsky.social

Wellll, I guess I might start making a move towards Birmingham

I don't want anything from this year's TFNation except for every person who attends to bring me exciting flavors of potato chips from around the world, is that too much to ask? NO, says this humble reporter

Maan, I can't wait to mooch on over to Birmingham tomorrow afternoon. Whether you're a returnee or a first-timer, I can't wait to see you again/meet you! TFNation: Restorative to the Spirit (Destructive to the Body, but you can't have everything)

Temple's Actually Useful TFN Tips #10: Simple one, but don't be afraid to ask for help, and not just from the awesome volunteers in colorful shirts; TFN is an incredible community and an endless resource for you to tap into if you ever need advice, direction or folks to hang with. See you there!