Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.

My first Big Fish of 7.4!

Finished Arcadion this morning (enjoyed almost all of it. Not 100% but still one of the best plots and experiences ingame) 7.4 MSQ just finished. Mixed bag. The meat of the patch? Enjoyed immensely. Dungeon, Trial, Town, New cast** How it started? No. The specifically 8.0 setup? Disliked greatly.

Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive. www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...

FFXIV - Rroneek mount grind done, next up the Barreltender

Installing is so much fun! Saahlinda Naay/The Haida Gwaii Museum is busy getting ready for the next show, 'the weaving of aay aay,' which opens this Sunday, July 13 at 2pm, everyone welcome!

Torpedoed this country

coping by distractions by finally writing that one spite fic I've meant to write for years (which when finished needs a better title than "Hate Letter to Kidnap Fam")

Fucking hell. Got to force myself to stop doomscrolling

First rule about growing up in a Navy house, especially if both parents not only worked at the Naval Academy but connected to sports, is to be incredibly petty towards the Army. Lesser extent also Air Force (esp w/ Naval Aviation dad) So there's just a *tiny* bit more Schadenfreude at that parade

the thing these people have not understood is that Americans don't really ~do~ military parades. it's not in our national character. that's good, actually!

This was the Dashcon ball pit of military parades.

#NoKing Corpus Christi. That's in Texas, y'all.

And returning after dinner to check that the window was just about to pop, I decided to go for even though I hadn't prepped and was almost out of bait - naturally that's when I catch the last fish I needed. Fish Log is complete once more

A DEVASTATING LOSS. What I've most enjoyed about #TheWheelOfTime is how often the power of women, in particular women of color, has been central to the action. No on-screen fantasy series comes close to #WoT in normalizing women as the greatest badasses. #WoTskies #WheelOfTime (Google Search image)

Egwene: "Rand, Let go! Rand : *doesn't* aka channeling the WoT Show, my anger over its cancellation, hope for another to pick it up #WoTSkies

I’m swinging between angry and sad. angry at the usual corpo BS. sad bc it was legit good-to-great in S3 and so promising. it was just beginning. I’m thankful for all the artists who breathed life into this thing we cherish. #WoTSkies There are neither beginnings nor endings to #TheWheelOfTime

Amen

FOULEST MOOD DROP When RoP gets renewed makes it extra disheartening and incomprehensible

#AndorSpoilers so glad it looks like my major negative gripe with S2, particularly the ending, is the widespread opinion and equally widespread love for Kleya

The years long grind is done. I no longer think it's one of the ugliest mounts - still not one I visually love, but I do love the Diadem music. And the bragging rights of completing this #FFXIV achievement.

In S3 of "The Wheel of Time" Tv series, some scenes were filmed on Socatra. The tell? A character known as the Dragon-reborn was resting under a Dragon Tree (Dracaena cinnabari). And frankly, that was far deeper of a botanical cut than I expected for this series.

Key lime pie with fresh blackberries is a good combo

Eelfinn costume details posted by the amazing Sharon Gilham to Instagram..Can you spot the faces? And ears and noses!! #TheWheelOfTime

I spoke with #TheWheelOfTime showrunner Rafe Judkins about the Season 3 finale, narratively building up to some of the episode's biggest moments, which story decisions he fought for and snuck in, and more:

Egwene’s arc is reason why the rest of Siuan’s bookarc lacks triumph, not just the laundry and romance. Egwene must earn all Aes Sedai respect; a living Siuan must never regain it. In death, a lionized Siuan is more than just cautionary foil. #WoTBookSpoilers #WoTShowSpoilers #WotSkies

#WoTShowSpoilers Finn: What is your need??! Fandom: Season 4, NOW! #TheWheelOfTime #WoTSkies

#WotShowSpoilers #TheWheelOfTime . . . . Yes I am a huge Faile fan, and of course I love the Aiel and the Maidens. But this has always been my favorite scene from the books, and the adaptation was everything I could've wanted and more. Absolutely beautiful

I think I seriously underestimated how many people were also assuming from the start that a TV adaptation would kill Siuan off exactly where they did. I was more certain than not that Moiraine would barely squeak through S3. But 85% sure Siuan wouldn't. #WoTSkies #WoTBookSpoilers #WoTShowSpoilers

*deep breath* Well, I'm pulling out my text editor again, so you know I've Got Shit To Say. Who am I to be saying them? I'm a queer woman who has been a WoT fan since 1995. However, even among queer people opinions differ, so I'm speaking only for myself. (1/12) #TheWheelOfTime #WoTShowSpoilers

#WotShowSpoilers . . . Eelfinn: "What is your NEED?!" Me: "RENEW THE WHEEL OF TIME!!!!" @primevideo.bsky.social #TheWheelOfTime #RenewWot #WotSkies

Also as a #1 certified Book Rand HATER, I've loved his character this season and all his scenes in E8 were perfect #WoTSkies #WoTShowSpoilers #WoTBookSpoilers

Finished E8. Yes loved most of it- some dialogue was a little "explain for dumb viewers", the very last shots were rushed, I NEED S4 #WoTSkies #WoTShowSpoilers

IT'S SO GOOD IT'S SO GOOD IT'S SO FEARLESS AND SURE-FOOTED AND PROCEEDING WITH SUCH A PROFOUND AND ALL-INFORMING LOVE OF ITS SOURCE MATERIAL WITHOUT BEING SHACKLED BY IT IN ANY WAY IT'S SUCH A FUCKIN TRIUMPH OF ADAPTATION

The Sign we should be tapping should read "The Show is not made just for Book Readers, it's for a wider audience. Take your wins, mourn your losses. We bury our dead and we move on. What else is there?" #WoTSkies #TheWheelOfTime

#WoTBookSpoilers my two biggest predictions for later season character combinations, in very specific limited ways, is Gawyn to Gareth Bryne and Berelain to Tylin, and I’m not sure which I’m more certain of but they are the ones I believe most. #WoTSkies

Just. Delightfully entertaining recap of S3E7. Enjoy #wotskies

#Thornhedge was an adorable quick read, and even if I hadn't figured out who the author was not even a month ago thanks to BlueSky, I still would have recognized Digger's voice from twenty years ago. Thank you for Toadling.

Made a thing (alt text continues to refuse to work for me, see reply for description) #TheWheelOfTime #WoTShowSpoilers #WoTskies

#WoTSkies continuing my Aram grabs the rest of Gaul’s arc for the rest of the series: Bain and Chiad joke that the former Tinker boy is as loud as a Stone Dog as the three of them plus Faile are sneaking in to rescue Perrin #WoTSpoilers

#WoTSkies grabs my 14yo self: look your two top OTPs from this book series that you’re reading this week, Lan/Nynaeve and Perrin/Faile. Twenty years from now you are going to be so happy. So so happy

#WoTSkies #WoTShowShowSpoilers #WoTBookSpoilers Kinder fate for Aram yes? Give him the rest of Gaul's character plot please? 🥺

#WoTSkies #WoTShowShowSpoilers Perrin walking into battle holding both axe and hammer, Faile with her knives protecting his back YES PLEASE

#WoTSkies #WoTShowShowSpoilers Made a poll about which character(s) would be toast this episode. The least popular option won (but it was the one I thought extremely likely) Glory to the Builders!

#WoTSkies #WoTShowShowSpoilers #WoTBookSpoilers 😂Are we retooling the maligned Rescue Faile Arc into "Faile w/Bain, Chiad, and Aram plot to rescue Perrin"? Also Galad's purpose now invalidated and not really sad

And lo, the trailer did drop: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2... #murderbot

Happy Appomattox Day to all who celebrate and I expect each and every one of you to celebrate.

Do you know Tolkien had all that "this ruins stuff" in LoTR, particularly when it came to how Saruman fucked up the forests/land around Isengard and the Shire later? Because he grew up witnessing the pollution of Industrialization in the late Victorian era. You know, factories.