"I wanted to make something fun and a little silly, but also focus on the power of youth and their unfortunate position as heirs to a damaged world with no choice but to save it themselves."
- @emhubbard.bsky.social on the origins of Rocket Club
New design diary here:
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Also great if you are a fan of classic mid-20th century scifi.
You’ve heard of Stockholm Syndrome.
Welcome to Budapest Envy.
We started with The Bird Rivals, which was fortuitous as it makes a good first encounter with the game. The second one we played, The Bear Lovers, was slightly more difficult to get started but the characters were equally fun.
The contents of Zhenya's Wonder Tales displayed, including the cloth map, the rules booklet,, and some of the cards from the two tales we played: The Bird Rivals, and The Bear Lovers.
Six cards from Zhenya's Wonder Tales for the story "The Bird Rivals": the pitch, Zhenya herself, and the four characters Klara, Pavel, Ondrej, and Dorota.
Six cards from Zhenya's Wonder Tales for the story "The Bear Lovers": the pitch, Zhenya herself, and the four characters Anna-Alojza, Lada, Janusz and Basia.
Today we were missing one player for our Blades '68 game so we cracked open @jmstar.bsky.social's Zhenya's Wonder Tales and played a couple of tales. Everyone greatly enjoyed it!
A really good reflection (no pun intended) on some of Artemis II's inital images:
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Two black cats sleeping on a chair, heads at opposite ends.
One chair, two jealous cats by my side.
“In our survey of American dietary habits, we were alarmed to find that the vast majority of respondents reported eating fewer than two bees in an average day,” said the wheezing health and human services secretary
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Things that get me through my day:
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Just gorgeous images to look at on the NASA Johnson Flickr this morning www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...
Yeah, I had the feed on all day but I turned it off right then.
I guess the standard is for viewers to wish they were the actors on stage but I always wish to work on the sets, the props, the costumes….
Exactly like it looks.
Yeah, that’s a solid strategy…
“Critics raised alarm over the proposal to consolidate research stations while much of the Western United States is suffering from record temperatures and prolonged drought that increase the risk of wildfires this summer.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/c...
San Francisco alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea coerulea) on asphalt pavement.
Oh, I forgot to share my lizard picture last week. A gator lizard in the Bay Area. In March.
(Taken in front of our staircase.)
Coffee mug labelled « Stop petting my peeves ».
Today’s coffee motto:
this is incorrect, the count is Eleven, a tesla was launched in 2018
Just like a lot of bumper stickers are less funny when you're in an accident or pulled over by a cop, a lot of April 1st pranks are less funny in a world gone all 1938 on us.
That includes full access to over 50 courses by prominent, top-notch scholars, ranging from 2-hour seminars to university-level full-length courses.
I'm always tremulous when mentioning the bible, but if you;re interested in a non-religious, evidence-based approach, the Biblical Studies Academy is a fantastic resource. Right now you can try it free for a month: www.bartehrman.com/referbsa/
White clam chowder sprinkled with Tabasco sauce
New England clam chowder: white milk- or cream-based soup
Manhattan clam chowder: red tomato-based soup
San Francisco clam chowder: New England clam chowder with a dollop of hot sauce!
And that's the very best news I'm going to get today. Or this year.
Trump Demands Allies Do Their Fair Share To Fuck Up The World
Trump Demands Allies Do Their Fair Share To Fuck Up The World theonion.com/trump-demands-allies-do-...
Ouch, there goes another piece of my childhood.
If you're interested in my Eric Carter necromancer books, the audiobook versions for all 9 books from DEAD THINGS to CULT CLASSIC are 50% off until 3/31.
Angry, sweary necromancers who make poor life choices, obscure LA history, Aztec death gods and John Wick levels of violence.
I just cancelled today's blood pressure check appointment because the day is so stressful, I'm only going to blow it anyway.
