Katabasis was a bit of a let down. Too much info dumping that's not advancing the plot. A heavy handed editor might have turned it around, but ultimately not enough of a pay off for me. A 3 out of 5 for me

Horsie time on the beach

Ooo, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi is good fun

Oh Boss

The tiniest potat

Bah, I miss my cats

Watching all precious metals go off the bloody rails as a jeweler

At Rainbow's End

Big sleeps

The family drama this year is 'exactly how many different fathers did my dad's brothers and sisters have'? Currently up to 3, waiting on more Ancestry.com tests to come back

As many of us begin Christmas meal prep, allow me to share the advice that my ER nurse sister puts in the chat every year: A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.

Second bird in the house rescue of the day. He was reading me the riot act in the house

Merry Ribmas

Merry Ribmas

Exciting Xmas morning. Helped this little guy escape a house with two VERY eager cats

Titus is watching Pluribus, too.

Solid season finale for Pluribus. I would like season two now pls

Avatar 3: fun fluff, if a bit too much of a rehash of what's come before. Need more of this lady, less of bad dad Jake. Over 3hrs w/o an intermission, so be prepared to run for a pee

Rewatching The Good Place because it brings me joy

Indeed

Back in NZ for a few weeks and my dislike of Paul Henry has been renewed

Just gotta make it to mid-Feb, fam.

Can't escape, the long white cloud has me

TikTok dubbing Yungblud as 'Evil Harry Styles' is my laugh of the day. Dude seems like a genuinely good guy though

i got mad enough that I wrote my first blog in 3 years please clap. also posting blogs without an editor is so scary please hold my hand hungrybirds.tumblr.com/post/8036941...

Silver just hit $70 USD/oz.

"We got caught being evil so we'll pause this for a little bit until we think no one is paying attention again"

you must get this.

We need laws that protect consumers against this kind of predatory pricing bullshit, but it feels increasingly unlikely that any governments will have the guts or interest in protecting their citizens against this kind of garbage 🫠

"For 4.99€ a month, members can enjoy one hot dog a day for 30 days" That is Too Many Hot Dog

Seeing a lot more 'Head of Community' and other similar roles for larger scale companies that also explicitly call out that you'll be 'hands on' with players. i.e. They want you to do the strategy and the day-to-day operational tasks.

Finally got to see a wēta this trip! She was hiding in the Xmas tree. I relocated her to the hedge, and she thanked me by giving me a big bite.

In Canada, the 60 Minutes clip about CECOT that Bari Weiss canned was broadcast. @jasonparis.bsky.social‬ captured it. Enjoy. Bluesky only allows 3 minute videos max. I hope this works. 1/5.

My partner saw a sign for an Anglican church, pronounced it 'Ang-lycan', and now I have religious werewolf comicbook dreams

I bought this as a white elephant gift for a family member one year. They kept it next to their bed to troll dates they brought home

The cat sitter got this photo of Kaiju and I can't stop laughing at it

I fully missed this went up, but hey, I wrote a blurb about why Despelote is one of the best games this year for @theavclubgames.bsky.social! www.avclub.com/best-games-2...

Pandora coming out of her box to scrape mankind

These people are clowns.

@hazelmonforton.com being feral about AI on LinkedIn is like the one reason to go there anymore

Huh. TIL there are kookaburra in NZ

I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

Mitre 10 duck is all of us after 2025

This is delicious

Dopplekitties

My painting NORTHERN ENGLAND

Lil inchworm

Man you can really tell when someone understands CAD, but has never done jewelry design. So many designs that are going to snag, break, rip clothing, etc

Tis a pretty place