Rules are rules. And I’d gladly follow this one, even if it wasn’t presenting traditionally femme things as strong. That’s just the icing on the cake. ;)

Today is an excellent day to set up my new art room chair because there is nothing I can do about the international catastrophe unfolding. Guard your joy, folks.

What the hell, USA?!

This head cold has absolutely outstayed its welcome and it’s starting to piss me off.

Nope, out of organizational steam. The big pile of shredding will have to wait. Need dinner and entertainments.

Electronic housekeeping day! Time for backups and updates and filing and such.

Okay! Here is my tiny daily art project for 2026: A devil a day, every day of the year A devil-themed doodle, for as long as I remember to do it. Join me if you like! #365devils Fill the internet with good devils! Not genAI shit! (pictured is a devil drawing from a few years ago I really liked)

Happy "national take a photo of your odometer if you track mileage for tax purposes day" to all who observe it

A few more Once A Year tasks to finish, and I’ll save cleaning the oven either for last or more likely tomorrow, ‘cause there’s a few things I still want to bake / cook yet.

New Year’s Day hash of all the leftover roast veggies remains phenomenal and enough for two or three days. Later I’ll make “all the leftover cheese” dip.

Happy Public Domain day to all that celebrate!

And to Tiny 2025, who DID die, the little rat bastard,

May 2026 be as gentle as 2025 was rough.

Officially finally on my winter break, hurray!

“financially devastating but morally exhilarating” is the mood to aim for

My labors concluded and my voice shot, I return to the companionable silence and greater mysteries of Blue Prince.

Gonna refer to all poached eggs that fall apart as “transporter accidents” from now on.

If I write an open letter to the spec fic community about the responsible way to punch people in the face for no reason because I’m not going to stop punching people in the face for no reason will you all jam that sideways into my feed over and over again too? I could certainly use the publicity.

A note: we have received 700+ submissions in 29 days. I can buy 4-6. CONSIDER THE ODDS. Imagine if all 700 submitters were also supporters of the magazine. Imagine how many I could buy then. Join our Patreon before 12/31 to get in before rates go up Jan 1.

Gardening friends! Any good durable glove recommendations? Bonus points for large sizes. I can handle a US-import if needed. Thanks! In related news all the seed catalogs have arrived...

CALLING ALL LONDON TTRPG FOLKS THIS THREAD IS VERY IMPORTANT

I'm doing it. Time for the furniture of my people: the bisexual chair.

Some lessons learned the extremely frustrating way, but continuing to learn. This game is such a joy.

HACK THE PLANET!!! (Also their admin security is... less good than I thought, but better than feared.)

I mean... I'm not NOT saying this might be true?

ARGHHH why does this genteel country estate have such good admin security?!?!

Then your deduction is RIGHT and you feel SO PROUD of yourself!!!

Noooooooo I just discovered something so cool and then messed it up noooooooo!!

Accomplished the one time-sensitive thing I need to do today and I’m knackered. Today’s become Italian penicillin in the slow cooker and me on the couch the rest of the day.

Yup, it’s the Christmas cold. Must mask up and venture out for decongestants and apple juice.

Reorganizing the ego shelf (and all the other books) in my office to make some room for the new book (THESE SAVAGE STARS!! OUT JANUARY 2027!!). Got me thinking about how much my view of the world and what I have to say, and where that fits in wider culture convos, has changed in last 15 years.

Two crappy days after an epic four and a half hour long one and my brain is fried. Still stumped on several puzzles, but my navigation techniques are refining.

Just once it would be lovely to not have an art form that’s deeply egalitarian and flourishes when people do interesting things with it not be colonized by rich twats.

This house’s distribution of clocks is driving me bonkers. Why do NONE of the terminals tell time?!

There’s a Bookshop! Eee!

This is definitely my longest Blue Prince day yet, as I’ve entered the “meticulous notes and wild experimentation” stage.

Time to get a bit more serious about Blue Prince note taking. Twiglet is helping.

There’s some kind of air show / gathering of helicopters going on and it’s so loud. Is it reserves weekend? Is someone running training exercises?

Oooookay then!

Welp. Need a lever.

There’s going to be a music puzzle!!! Eeeeee!!!!

Every time I get a clue for a puzzle, more puzzles are discovered. I am going to be playing this game for MONTHS.

I gotta set of a folder of screenshot captures for Blue Prince, this is amazing.

Haven’t busted out the highlighters yet, but the option remains — back to Blue Prince!

Blue Prince is amazing and I have to tear myself away to go to bed now.

That was the most pornographic roast beef I’ve ever eaten and there’s so much left food is amazing.

The Beast, it roasts. I never have enough keys in Blue Prince.

I have a giant pile of cheese, bread, crudities and spinach dip. @alasdairstuart.bsky.social got me Blue Prince and my favorite chocolates. See you in January! *dives in*

Merry Christmas from the Tower, every body!

Happy Christmas to people celebrating <3 Hope you have a wonderful day! Happy Thursday to people not celebrating <3 Hope you get to have a nice chill day. Hope everyone gets good food and time with good people <3