if you give a mouse a cookie

Maxim 29: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less. -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries As written by Howard Tayler ( @howardtayler.bsky.social )

"Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel." ... that's hard mode? Okay then.

If you see this post your favorite Pokemon. ... which should surprise NOBODY, three way tie. (At least currently. This is subject to change based on what's available in a game.)

Instead of a song being stuck in my head, today what's stuck in my head is the "fuck ya life. bing-bong!" pigeon video.

Legit....

What I'm wearing to the Bluesky Christmas party? Something... fit for a Gentleman. (Shoes off inside, of course.)

"Post a meme from your abandoned memes folder." Just remember: YOU ASKED FOR THIS!

A reminder: Blocking a troll account removes all the air and attention they crave. Especially here, where it makes the reply which prompted the angry response disappear. Send 'em back to Twitter.

Today is a day to spin up something lovely... Yes I'm sharing the music, but the pecan pie is for me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Jq...

Well, look at that. A group up to standard tabletop RPG nonsense! :) ... it's standard to try to use magic items in ways the GM never thought about, isn't it?

Who wants to read about a warrior mouse who rides a bad ass cat and fights hawks to save his forest? Ice Hawk's Aerie is Part 1 of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw and is available FREE as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...

#BattleTech I jumped into a discussion on memes on someone else's post, and don't want to hijack much more for this bit, but... I am willing to laugh at the "mighty UrbanMech" memes, because I respect it for what it is capable of. Which isn't much, outside its chosen role. Cheap. Simple. Ambusher.

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

Seeing an article: "Does Critical Role have a Star Wars problem?" Before reading: "What is that supposed to mean?" Article: (Explains how the Mighty Nein series changes canon considerably from the live show and likens it to Legends vs Disney.) After reading: "So I want my click back..."

Enjoy a bit of surreal humor. I saw this so now you have to. www.youtube.com/shorts/Xn44T...

I feel like sharing this, because "malicious compliance" does not need to be actively malicious. Actually, does this even qualify? It's certainly not "standard compliance"... "absurd compliance"? "Technically compliant"? Hmm...

#BattleTech Well I got it earlier this week. Now time to plan out painting the minis and setting up for a run in the solo campaign.

That moment you realize you thought you were good at trolling people with something silly, then a master shows you how it's done.

What if we had some comedy sketch before the end of the night? Should we check a menu? www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5oL...

Just for laughs...

I'm working on some animal based sword and sorcery stuff. But... I could do some BattleTech meets Redwall when we get to that level of the Chain Story...

I just released my "Brief Guide to Writing Short Fiction." It's a solid guide to writing short stories and more; and has a special focus on Sword and Sorcery stories. It costs $10, which, as a set of instructions to write stories you can sell, is rather inexpensive. Like and share. That helps!

A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.

So, yeah. Had to answer questions for why I bought $100 in games over the weekend - which were gifts for my sis-in-law and her kids to enjoy. Because "Super Mario Galaxy" is a massive threat to moral guardians.

I'll admit it. I'm a bit fearful of seven. Seven eight nine, that's all I'm saying.

#BattleTech Me: "I could make a faction-specific force which would be an absolute nightmare-" Also me: "Or I could stick with what I painted and do something fun to play." ... Clan Jade Falcon it is. (Again.)

#BattleTech Gothic today in honor of Halloween. All eight Mechs vs a wave of abominations. They *ate* today. Ate the head of an Atlas, knocked down and gutted a Firestarter, exploded a Marauder's ammo, ventilated and exploded the head of an Urbie. We killed six groups of ten. Technically a win!

#BattleTech How about some well loved Marik dice? (Getting hard to read the one.)

I was inspired to cook lunch, by watching this with my mother last week and determining this looked like an interesting experiment to cook. French Onion Soup from an older recipe using milk instead of broth. @tastinghistory.bsky.social 's video is here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5UP...

It's a spooky season, and if you ask me, genetically engineered giants wearing a battle suit that can rip mech to shreds are damn scary. Especially if it is middle of the night and they have Summoner mech for a company. #battletech #artup #mechwarrior #digitalart #scifiart #art #artwork #procreate

Cozy reading day~~ For the very kind Desp! thank you! <33

Milo has something to say, and he feels strongly about it.

"Whats the house line number again?"

Old posts for the new feed

For those who need a light and something pleasant during the day... I'm sharing B. Dylan Hollis' adventures in baking. And not an infamous one. www.youtube.com/shorts/qrbvj...

"The fact is, what I do is not a bad occupation. Someone is always willing to pay." "I would find it... tiring." "Oh no, it's quite restful. It's almost peaceful. No need to believe in either side, or any side. There is no cause. There's only yourself. The belief is in your own precision."

I'll nominate... "No questions, no answers. That's the business we're in. You accept it and move on."

Catching up on videos from yesterday... and sharing this one. Overly Sarcastic is normally worth the watch, but this one I felt like sharing. Partly because it includes a nod to "Fridging, when it was coined by writer @gailsimone.bsky.social ..." www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zkx...

I think I love this guy's short-form stuff. www.youtube.com/shorts/RHm_U...

I know I've been blocked by some folks, and I've also blocked folks myself, soooooo... Here's a facebook style meme I threw together in Krita that I'm okay with folks reposting and sharing around. Just remember the alt text!

Catching up on some videos while I write: "I touched the wrong thing many years ago, and I've had this THING stuck to me ever since. Half the people at the museum have been maimed touching the wrong thing. Whatever else shows up tonight, DO NOT touch it if you do not know where it came from."

#BattleTech campaign play. Currently working through editing photos up and getting my report all cleaned up. Taking less time than I expected, but now... on to "how much damage do I need to pay to repair?", which is only slightly more important than "what's salvage?" [Caption: Mistakes were made.]

Been playing through the Halloween content (which is recurring!) for Guild Wars 2. There's nothing like accidentally walking through somewhere and hearing Sam Riegel as a random voice. Like, strolling through Lion's Arch and... there he is. It's like a jumpscare, only more pleasant.

Yes, Pat, furries will in fact be leading the revolution

Yes I'm buying the new Pokémon game. Yes, I know just about all the usual complaints about why it's wrong to like it. If you want to try to ruin my fun, go ahead and save yourself some time and block me now. Thanks.

#BattleTech campaign play A little peek at "how it was going" this morning when my brother and I picked up our campaign scenario... That Zeus has already lost its large laser, and that SRM Carrier is too far to hit well. I'm sure everything will be fine. It's fine. It's *fine*.

A thread of #BattleTech storage thoughts For a long time, I mostly just kept the cardboard boxes the Kickstarters shipped in. They were sturdy, double-walled, and I could collapse them easily enough to save space. They took a lot of space, but I wasn't planning on painting those minis anytime soon.

#BattleTech Last scenario of a campaign contract, and hoo boy. - 14k BV (without skill adjustments). - Using two of the City BattleMats placed together at the long sides. - Let my brother pick out two SRM Carriers and two LRM Carriers, and wasn't able to kill them quickly. Leading to: - Head. Hits.