I read Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite, Vol. 6 by Julietta Suzuki. Excellent development in this volume. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #manga #bookreview

KPop Demon Hunters screenplay is available for reading. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

It’s that time of year again! And by that I mean time to read this hilarious story.

I read Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite, Vol. 6 by Julietta Suzuki. Excellent development in this volume. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #manga #bookreview

Wishing you all a peaceful and happy holidays.

Visiting my childhood home town. The old town was lovely. No snow, but pretty cold. And the sun showed up too. Been rare lately.

My 14 year old son Luca took me here after cricket training today. He said there is hope in that sky Mum, I’ve never seen anything like it, the locals said there are half a million starlings here. Keep your families close, hug your children, help those who need us, do a 1000 piece puzzle, enjoy!

This tree has an eye. 😮

I have arrived at my Christmas destination. It’s very relaxed here … for some.

Dear writer: No, Mary Shelley was not influenced by Charles Darwin while writing Frankenstein. Charles was born in 1809. She started writing it during the House Party From Hell in 1816, and published in 1818, when he was 9. Please ensure your editor fixes this laughable error you all made.

I took this photo last night right before going to bed and I was too tired to write anything about it. So, behold, my lovely pink Christmas tree at night.

A parcel I've been waiting hasn't moved since yesterday. I'll leave for Christmas today, and the chances it arrives before that are pretty low. Or I'll get the delivery notice right after I've left. 😕

I read Please Look After the Dragon, Vol. 1 by Yuki Higashiura & Shoun Makise. A delightful series starter. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #manga #bookreview

I recalled this book for the first time in ages this week. Can't remember why though; maybe a random thought about imaginary bestiaries created by people letting the camera ai app 'enhance' nature photos beyond recognition or something. Anyway, excellent book.

I don’t know who needs to hear this except my tortured soul, but you can get the beautiful old screenshot behavior back by turning off Full Screen previews under Screen Capture and you can get the beautiful old Safari menu bar by selecting “Bottom” under Safari >> Tabs

Here's a 🧵 on how I came to write the article I'm working on right now, and you can decide for yourself whether AI was ever going to go in this direction:

...happy #wintersolstice everyone!

🍊THE WINTER SOLSTICE🍃 Today is 'Tōji' (冬至), the Winter Solstice. On this day we traditionally enjoy 'yuzu-yu' (柚子湯), a bath steeped in yuzu🍊☺️♨️ #Japan #Kyoto #tōji' #冬至 #wintersolstice #yuzuyu #柚子湯

TODAY ONLY (12/21), The Mask of Mirrors ebook is discounted to $2.99 on Kindle as an "Editor's Pick Goldbox" deal! (US customers only; my apologies to the rest of the world.) Affiliate link: www.amazon.com/Mask-Mirrors...

I read Please Look After the Dragon, Vol. 1 by Yuki Higashiura & Shoun Makise. A delightful series starter. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #manga #bookreview

Husband found a wallet outside our building this morning that appeared to have been thrown from an upper floor window, with the cards spread all over. He took everything to a police station, which was closed, but a patrol took it. Later this afternoon, we saw a man clearly looking for it outside 1/2

Oh oh oh… 😼🎄

I read Scaveners: Another Sky Vol. 1 by Ryo Furube. This one wasn’t for me. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #manga #bookreview

I read Super Psychic Policeman Chojo, Vol. 1 by Shun Numa. This had an odd old-fashioned feel to it. It wasn’t really for me. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #manga #bookreview

Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower

(Mod post) We have a little Christmas treat! Smoke Bitten is the Kindle Goldbox deal today for the US for $1.99! And in addition, the UK edition of Fire Touched by Orbit is only £2.99! So its the perfect chance to grab these to gift or complete your ebook collection! a.co/d/9hWvRPy

Heads up: as pointed out by @radlein.bsky.social, Nine Goblins by @tkingfisher.com is on US ebook sale for $3. In my excitement, I missed that it was $3 and not $2, so I got more than I usually do for random giveaway. Alas and alack, whatever shall I do.

Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 10 copies of Feed (Newsflesh Book 1) by Mira Grant, who is nigh-indistinguishable from @seananmcguire.bsky.social, which I have, and have given away *lots*, and will hopefully continue to do so in the future. Note that the author lives in the Seattle area.

I read Scaveners: Another Sky Vol. 1 by Ryo Furube. This one wasn’t for me. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #manga #bookreview

I read Super Psychic Policeman Chojo, Vol. 1 by Shun Numa. This had an odd old-fashioned feel to it. It wasn’t really for me. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #manga #bookreview

You knowe the useful thinge about LLMs? Aye, me neither.

I took my kids to Lapland on the Santa Claus Express – but would the big man deliver?

Our tribute to Natalie Zemon Davis, in the Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte. Please share widely! www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...

I read You're All Mine Tonight by Takiba. Excellent one-shot second chance BL romance. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #manga #BL #bookreview

told myself that this time I would not go on a dark urge rampage but here I am two acts later sat on a pile of bodies wondering where it went wrong

First three from the new/old Sony DSCF-828. Been 19 years since I last took a photo with one of these cameras. Bought mine in 2003. As a Christmas present to myself. Found a practically mint one today in Ebisu. Was never really a low-light camera. But I'm still super happy to own one again.

I read You're All Mine Tonight by Takiba. Excellent one-shot second chance BL romance. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #manga #BL #bookreview

The last Mission Impossible movie is 3 hours long??? I don’t have energy for that anymore. 😩

May I Ask for One Final Thing? had a very satisfying ending. #anime

Smashwords End of Year sale continues. I have a collection of Two-Natured London paranormal romance Christmas short stories, which can be read without reading the series, as most characters are new, though there are some familiar ones too. Half-off on SW: www.smashwords.com/books/view/7... #Booksky

Me: (working on novel) Brain: Hey, got a great idea for a novel. Not this novel. Me: (typing) Not now, brain. Brain: Don't you wanna know what it is? Me: NOT NOW, BRAIN Brain: I'm not gonna lie, it's SUPER cool Me: LET ME FINISH THE NOVEL IN FRONT OF ME, BRAIN Brain: Okay, I'm gonna tell you

A month ago I adopted a one eyed hamster from my local animal shelter

Ooh, many interesting new series coming up!

I didn't finish my WIP today, even though it was only one chapter short, mostly because I didn't feel like writing. 😀 Instead, I went shopping for the last missing present and cleaned the house. I think that's good enough.

On a happier note, though, stuffed in a pocket at the back of the same notebook: