Photo of a tree that bears a strange resemblance to a standing stone beside an old fashioned overhead power cable. They're both on the edge of a sheep field, next to a little brook. The sky is very blue and clear.

Photo of a small black and brown Miniature Pinscher standing on a clean bridlepath. To the right is a huge orange-flowering gorse hedge (I think) and on the left is a normal hedge. Smol dog is standing side on and staring at me like she's asking, “Wait, are you LOST??” (At this point, slightly yes.)

Photo of a sign on a bridlepath that reads "Derby Nomad Way circling Derby city," which was slightly alarming as none of these places are particularly near Derby...

It was a very pretty journey, an interesting use of three and a half hours, and I wouldn't mind doing it again. It was nice to find somewhere peaceful.

Screenshot of the map from my watch app, showing my journey from the end of Back Lane (yes I cut off the journey from my house), to Shardlow canal row patch, and from there a meandering journey around Great Wilne (including one section in a big circle; yes I did know I did that), past Church Wilne (I think I saw the church in the distance) then along a strange but pretty bridlepath that led me to Breaston... where I then goth on a bus, but forgot to pause my watch, oops. There's a little knot of trail where we went over a huge green bridge to cross the railway, which smol dog enjoyed.

Church Wilne, sorry. I DID say I had no idea where it was. Or what it's called, apparently.

Unintended foreshadowing: on seeing a signpost, I said to smol dog on the way, "You know, I don't even really know where Great Wilne is."

An hour later, Google Maps puts me somewhere between there and Little Wilne.

I STILL have no idea where it is.

Took smol dog for a walk. I meant to go to Shardlow, walk down the tow path, then go to the pub and walk back.

I saw an interesting footpath I'd not noticed before, and the next thing I knew, I was in Breaston and had to catch two buses back home.

I'm making one last push to let people know about this online talk -- sponsored by the British Library in conjunction with their current exhibition on fairy tales. The live stream starts at 7:30 tonight, but if you buy a ticket *before* the event you can watch it any time over the next 7 days.

3D render of a white man with long brown hair wearing silvery ribbon straps bound around his neck and chest. He looks down and to the left thoughtfully with his lips parted, both hands relaxed in front of his waist.

Testing out Mousso's new character, ForlornVoid's new hair, JoeLeGecko's new lights and Luthbellina's new straps.

We are looking at a painting of St Liphardus - a 6th-century lawyer, hermit and abbot in Meung-sur-Loire near Orléans, France. He is wearing bishops clothing including a surplus and mitre and is holding a crook. On a lead is a small knee high green and blue dragon.

We’re very sorry sir but you cannot bring your emotional support dragon in here.

Audible is trying to get me to preorder the new Murderbot book that I... uh, already preordered, and it knows this (I double-checked), but it's still waving its hopeful little flag anyway,

Kids Say Things - Gator Days Characters Bolero Bolero - Blue Frog - A little speaker of profound things. Some might call him weird. We all know he's deep. And weird. You can be deep and weird. Tammy - Green Frog - Bolero's mother. She loves her son and thinks he's the best. Charlie - Red Frog - Bolero's father. He loves his son and thinks he's the the greatest. Transcript Panel 1 Bolero's family is getting their day going. His parents greet him cheerful smiles and inquires about his night. Bolero's dad, Charlie, has a mug that says "Big Boy Mug". As he is a big boy, he has found this mug to be suitable to his needs. Tammy: Good morning, Bolero. Charlie: Did you sleep well. Panel 2 Bolero stares off into the distance. He looks as if he has experienced a thousand life times. He speaks. Bolero: I dreamed that everybody looked like me and I didn't know who I was and I was everyone and no one. Panel 3 Bolero looks blankly in a random direction. Tammy looks at her husband with concern. Charlie is entirely unsure what they are supposed to do in this situation. Panel 4 Bolero looks back to his parents and asks an extremely important question. Bolero: Can we have chocolate pancakes? Tammy throws her arms into the air in celebration. Tammy: YES! Charlie: I'll start it now! The family had a fine morning.

Kids Say Things - Gator Days

On a related note, the ramyun scene in D.P. Deserter Pursuit lives rent-free in my head. It's not bad, it's a very relatable scene where the two mains are eating ramyun in the packet (not cup) and discussing the chemicals in it.

It's the first role I saw Koo Kyo-hwan in, and made me an instant fan.

Fuck the blender donut guy. There are much better tutorials and even aside from being an AI shill, he's a creep

I'm (more) depressed and not in the mood to cook, so it's jin-jjajang ramyun with the handy warning "Product is very hot after heating" for dinner.

This ramen pot is genuinely one of the best things I've ever bought.

I wish I had any faith the next decade would be any better...

Affinity: We totally didn't sell out when we got bought by Canva!
Canva: *currently running ads about how well they work the creepy privacy-invading Meta Ray-Bans*

Yeah. Totally didn't sell out there.

A flatscreen display on a "smart" water fountain, demanding to be reconnected to the internet.

In 1999, I was playing a decker in Shadowrun, and tried to distract a guard by hacking a water fountain to overflow, and my GM said "why would a water fountain be on the network? That's fucking stupid. No you can't try."

Well it's 2026 and I just want you to know, Phil, that I FUCKING CALLED IT!

The feed for the trend "A Knight's Tale". ‪Solar London‬ ‪@london.solar.v.cx‬ · 47m The sun will rise in #London #England tomorrow at 5:58, 127 seconds earlier than the day before. It will set at 20:00, 100 seconds later than the day before. ‪Velvet Smoke‬ ‪@smokey347.bsky.social‬ · 2m #PinkFloyd Pulse 1995 #LiveAlbum #Album #LiveConcert #LiveMusic #BlueSkyMusic #SkyMusic #Smokey347Music #Concert #Art #PsychedelicRock #ProgressiveRock #London #England #90s [Image of a beach with the tide coming in with some pyramids to the right, a large blue iris with a rocky planet aiming at the pupil, a flock of birds against a sea-and-sky-scape and clouds.]

Yet again bksy's trending list is an absolute embarrassment.

Is this that vibe-coding shit they're apparently suddenly very big on? Or just general incompetence? It's so hard to tell with this lot.

#AprilAdventure
Yve thinks his enemy is the group of suited individuals that keep following him around and trying to grab him, but there's someone in the shadows who might just pose a greater threat...

A shame it's not like Yve can remember why.

Field Comic Panel 1 A determined Field has slammed their hands on the desk and is determined to do the things that need to be done. Field: OKAY! I just have one small task to do. Panel 2 A stressed Field is staring blankly at a blank screen. Narration Box: -Stares at nothing for two hours instead-

One small task

Screenshot of Bluesky's 'Spring Blooms' trending feed, showing a dramatic monochromatic image of the Waldorf Astoria in New York, taken from a low angle and aimed upwards. There is not a spring bloom to be seen, which is not the fault of the photographer in the slightest as they didn't ask to be in this feed.

I'd love to know what goes through bsky staff's heads when they curate their trending lists.

'Indie Books' leads with several tradpubbed bestsellers, and 'Spring Blooms'?

Look at all the spring flowers. 🙄

(Not the photographer's fault. It's a fantastic photo.)

I saw the new season of Dorohedoro was on Netflix, which reminded me I wanted to try the show.

I... did not expect it to be this delightfully unhinged. The characters are incredibly sturdy (especially Noi and Nikaido) and weirdly likeable. Caiman is such a himbo.

It's insane and I love it.

Helpful Reminders - Gator Days Characters August - Alligator - A soft spoken single father who works in IT. Gustopher's dad. Gustopher - Alligator - An easily excitable child who loves making friends. August's son. Mewbert and Nougat - Cat - Animal - August and Gustopher's pet cats. Transcript Panel 1 August and Gustopher have a place they need to be later. August is making a note to keep track of the time so they don't end up being late. Gustopher is eager to assist with this. August: We have to leave 5:00. I should keep an eye on the time. Gustopher: I'll help. August's did not set an alarm. His destiny is set at this point. Panel 2 Gustopher is playing a video game on his bed. Nougat is keeping him company. Gustopher notices the time and decides it's a good moment to yell a reminder to his Dad who is in another room. Gustopher: DAD! WE LEAVE IN FIVE HOURS! August: Thank you! Panel 3 Gustopher is now petting Mewbert on the couch. An hour has gone by and so Gustopher decides to give his dad another reminder. He's being extra helpful today. Gustopher: WE LEAVE IN FOUR HOURS! August: Got it. Panel 4 Gustopher hasn't given his Dad a reminder in a while. He has gone into the office to let him know. Gustopher: We were supposed to leave ten minutes ago. August: WHA-!? August mentally reminds himself to set an alarm in the future. He probably won't.

Helpful Reminders - Gator Days

They also rereleased the original songs they first put online almost... uh... 20 years ago? (*sigh*) So I bought that too. Seemed rude not to, after all these years of enjoyment they gave me for free.

There aren't that many bands who've been consistently epic for this long.

*flails* Oh my gods, a new Machinae Supremacy album!

3D render of the Crow Prince, a young white man with floppy black hair, dark brown eyes, and a glossy black crow's wing for a left arm. He wears a billowing red sash covering his chest and hips and has a cracked, glowing halo over his head. He is smiling at the camera and makes a little heart gesture with his right hand.

I only meant to go for a little sulk. 😂 Then I realised that since my day job is 80% social media, I was happier not doomscrolling. Then I just forgot to come back. 😅

I'll probably dip in and out, but I don't think I'll be busy here any more.

Have a render of Crow I meant to post, uh, last month.

Ahah, it's fun being so shit I can't even give books away. 🤦

#SFFChat Q4. After leaving the Netherrealm, Ashrah starts studying concepts so far unknown to her.

(Yes, she calls him "Master Kurtis Stryker" every single time 🤷🏽‍♀️)

#ChroniclesOfTheRealms #SayaAshrah #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters

A medieval illustration of a hedgehog with grapes skewered on its spines

It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea

a box featuring a toy bear on the cover with the name PICNIC BEAR versus the same box opened and the picnic bear looks like a hollowed-eye withered version of a bear who was witnessed THE HORRORS and nothing in this life can spare him from the memory of it

oh look they made a toy about writers’ social media versus writers’ work

Trans kids are dying, will die (these are proven facts) for no purpose other than the distaste of powerful people who have zero experience or apparently empathy.

Wow, bsky really took a look at a 17MB file and went "you know, I can compress that EVEN HARDER."