My “minor celebrity” encounter Meeting a jolly “Admiral Motti” who confidently claimed his trading card was the rarest of all. Anyway, he signed his card and his action figure before he sobered up

I won a Mutie!

Some classic SFF arrivals Black Opera by Mary Gentle (£4!) SF Gateway omnibus of Barrington J. Bayley novels. @andyjohnson.xyz introduced me to Bayley’s Garments of Caean and it was great fun Omnibus volumes of Jack Chalker and Gary Kilworth on way as well, found in the Blackwells sale 🪐📚💙

One thing I do like about Octopath Zero is that it (so far) returns to the basics of the first game in terms of interaction skills with npcs and a static night or day. Octopath 2 had a more interaction choices and npcs, but it almost got wearisome switching between time zones constantly

A cosy read next from a Japanese writer The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa 📚💙 #booksky #cats #books

A very rare victory in Looot (a viking based tile placement board game) for me. 123 to 72 Last time I'll ever win mind you!

Not a lot of science fiction in this one, but it’s still a great collection by someone who understands Christmas storytelling. Will be looking into more of her books Next up.. not sure. Dashiel Hammett, Monkey, Antimemetics and Moomins all possibilities

Tonight's game with @nachtangel.bsky.social was Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. An indie homage to, and worthy successor of Jet Set Radio and JSR Future. Tricks, grafitti, gangs, Police, music, dancing. All good stuff. #Nintendoswitch

Delerium was my Christmas movie. Serena Grandi was a new actress to me. A very memorable woman. The film is a late giallo which is not always considered a giallo. People are murdered. Why and by who? Decent denoument eventually. Lots of skin on show. Lamberto Bava showing his skills. Worth keeping.

Octopath Traveler Zero How it started Vs how it’s going

Very tempted to add ‘Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time’ to my pile of new Christmas games Reviews are very good and a slow-life rpg blending Zelda and Animal Crossing appeals to me

Succumbed and bought a particular author's collection of classic science fiction novels. Which I completely blame on @andyjohnson.xyz for introducing to me to said author

The purpose of Christmas is to provide new ways for cats to amuse themselves.

I hope everyone was nice and not naughty this year. Don't piss off Santa, he's seen sh*t "for the flame of Northern lightnings burned in Claus's eyes, and he raged like a wild berserker if any bade them stand and give account of whence they came and where their mission lead them" - The Roads (1938)

Merry Christmas all!

Game 21: Bloodstained Ritual of the Night What could have been a decent Castlevania style game, is instead let down by atrocious performance issues, poor bosses and one of the most bloated number of items and weapons I have seen in a 2D game #videogames

Read some scifi short stories, read a Santa Claus fantasy novella, played some games, fought off mini anxiety, ate lots of food, wrapped presents Just leaves one more thing to do today..

Going to squeeze in my annual read of The Roads by Seabury Quinn (1938) after a walk. Sword and sorcery origins of Santa! 🪐📚💙

Having started my Flash Gordon collection, I (briefly) looked into The Phantom serial comic strips Over 30 volumes at £35-50 a pop..

Christmas Science fiction reading for the rest of the week courtesy of Connie Willis 🪐📚💙

My Metroid 4 Amiibos arrived from Nintendo. Plus my two Flash Gordon volumes

BBC headline today reads "Year of octopus" declared after warmer seas leads to record UK numbers In other news; “Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A pile of books I would like to get to next year that cover scifi, crime, fantasy and gothic Including; Dunsany, Hawkmoon, Leigh Brackett, Jack Vance, Continental Op, John Carter of Mars, The Monk, Nnedi Okorafor, lost 19th New Zealand scifi Subject to change next time I pass a bookcase.. 🪐📚💙

My shop is closed until after Christmas. Time to start the eatin'! And the gaming. And the reading. And the sleeping Actually, it's just a normal week really

Tonight's #TTRPG was a switch to Western Hack. Trigger Mortis got to stare down a no'gooder before shooting his pistol out of his hand, whilst chewing on an apple. Good fun. The party worked well to prevent a blood bath and resolve a theft between two parties #roleplaying

Explore strange new card games in Star Trek Chrono-Trek, a time-travel themed, unpredictable time-line changing card. Read the blog at: www.3spellcastersandadwarf.com/gaming-blog/... #BoardGames #BoardGaming #TabletopGaming #StarTrek #StarTrekChronoTrek

Gotta let Deanna win one from time to time. #StarTrek #JellicoTrek #CaptainJollyco

Think it’s time to start buying the Alex Raymond Flash Gordon collections. I’ve only got the later Dan Barry ones. One a month maybe 🪐📚💙 #comicsky

Shall be starting Charles Saunders’ Imari soon, but getting book 2 in the same edition is an outlay of £25-£30. Decisions…

Today’s babbling brook for your relaxation needs during the festive rush. Took a chance on an afternoon walk before the weather turns

Delve into more than 85 years of the most iconic vehicle in superhero history. BATMOBILE: THE COMPLETE HISTORY (REVISED AND EXPANDED) Out now: https://bit.ly/3IcvkdW

Well, Fabcaro joining the comic series has freshened up it no end. More like its old self with genuinely laugh out loud satire and social commentary. Particularly in White Iris The stories themselves are nothing special, but otherwise this is the best Asterix has been in a long while #comicsky

Finished an omnibus of Leigh Brackett's works and it is a travesty we do not talk about her in the same way we talk about Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs or Michael Moorcock. Her planetary romances/sword and sorcery style SF are some of the best Def continuing on with another volume 🪐📚💙

"There's an issue with the outdoor light sensor. Someobody needs to get a ladder and go out in the wind and rain and have a look at it" Uh huh, "somebody"

This will be last yearly round up (prob). Such things served a purpose in the past getting me back to reading, but I find that goals, monthly rounds ups and annual challenges have superceded the books themselves and the joy of just reading w/o boundaries 2025: www.goodreads.com/readingchall...

G-8 and his Battle Aces is one of my favourite classic pulps

Christmas recommendation: Roads: A Legend of Santa Claus by Seabury Quinn (1938) A sword and sorcery style origin story for Santa. Normally I read it annually, but I think my Leigh Brackett omnibus, some comics and a crime novel will see out my reading over Xmas #wyrdwednesday #weirdfiction 🪐📚💙

Computer, one rimshot. #StarTrek #JellicoTrek

Having finished watching I, Claudius, I have moved into to some real Roman history - Asterix in Lusitania The previous volume wasn’t great, so I don’t expect much here. The series hasn’t been strong since the 80s if I’m generous #comicsky

Grab a copy of my space opera sci-fi adventure for ZERO dollars today through December 20. Aliens, artifacts, smugglers, and an alien in a box. An #SPSFC semifinalist, 4.5 average on ~700 ratings. Also available on audio. Shares of this post absolutely welcome - thanks!

Book mail from Waterstones The Continental Op by Dashiel Hammett, illustrated by John K. Snyder III Think this is out of print now, so I was lucky to find a copy of this beautiful edition online. Hopefully it’ll give me some inspiration for our ongoing noir/investigative TTRPG #noir ⚡️📚

When Dr Who was axed by the BBC in 1969, no one expected Verity Lambert and former Crossroads writers Letts and Dicks to bring it back for ITV. Cliff Richard was grounded on earth with his faithful hovercraft, Bessie and UNIT headquarters were based under Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction. #DoctorWho

New Review: Today’s review is the latest one by Joe Abercrombie, The Devils. I found this one laugh out funny and a great departure from his world of The First Law. www.fantasybooknerd.com/2025/12/book...

Team Cherry Holiday Sign-off! Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow revealed, the original Hollow Knight refreshed, and more! Read the blog post here: www.teamcherry.com.au/blog/holiday...

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From the look on his face in panel 4, I think Garak was imagining all sorts of 'accidents' that could happen to Captain Jellico. #StarTrek #JellicoTrek #CaptainJollyco

Very exciting book mail! My December subscription to @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird has arrived with goodies!! Possessed: A Lost Novel of the Occult by Rosalie and Edward Synton (1927) Champion and introduced by @johnnymains.co.uk #weirdfiction #occult

Current read is finishing off this collection of Leigh Brackett’s excellent SF adventure stories set on Mars and Venus 🪐📚💙

It’s Santa taking down an AT-AT!

More Switch games added to my queue.. - Shinsekai of the Depths - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night I’ll prob get Planet of Lana, Orbital Bullet, Dredge and Terminator 2D, this week too