The ending was bound to be "This assumption might be addressed in future novels."

The "forbidden tome" locked in the castle is just a fantasy Anarchist's Cookbook full of fake and dangerous guesswork recipes. Except for one.

You can’t stop what can’t be planned,

We roll the dice, we take our stand!

The world’s on fire, we call that clever —

Chaotic Stupid Forever!

You can’t stop what can’t be planned,

We’re gods of dumb with dice in hand!

We break it all and call it better —

Chaotic Stupid Forever!

I blame Old Rasputin imperial stout

Chaotic Stupid Forever YouTube video by Twisted Game Songs - Topic

Life goals: my theme song for 2025 music.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Rl...

I've thought about doing this with Morrowind, but never did! I just started Stardew Valley and this seems perfect for the mood!

Thanks for being an inspiration!

I'm with the crowd on this. The red one on the left. Also chiku-rin is my most used ink. It's in my kaweko sport right now.

Spent the last four days in bed with Covid, but Jerri took great care of me and I read 2 novels, each in pretty much one sitting. Feeling much better, and so far no one else go it, so I can't complain.

For me this question maps to: "Does a skilled argument make something true?"

I don't think it does. I think I should change my mind with sufficient evidence for sure, but it's OK to look for verification.

Punk rocker with spiked Mohawk looking pensive in front of a stormy sky and "The Cadillac Ranch" art installation.

Happy Fallout Day from Bomb City!

For all who celebrate.

Also a good movie about life in my highschool days.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_City

www.dshs.texas.gov/texas-radiat...

I'm definitely going to try the Sailor Ink Studio 943 blue

And this weird purple with gold shimmer bottle without a name that my daughter gave me. There's a unicorn on it and an X on the back? What could go wrong?

I have 3 fountain pens about to run out of ink.

Now I'm eyeing all the vials of ink I haven't tried yet, and it feels like Christmas.

On the other end of the timeline, the oldest I can think of is Tramalchio's Dinner which was supposed to be about the tasteless stupidity of wealth, but is taught as a "glimpse of Roman life."

Candy from babies. Steve's billionaire lifehack.

No Kings protest live updates: millions march against Trump in nationwide day of protest Democratic lawmakers including Bernie Sanders, Raphael Warnock, Adam Schiff, Cory Booker and Chuck Schumer attend rallies

www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Omni is still my favorite magazine of all time.

The real m̶i̶n̶o̶t̶a̶u̶r̶ was the fiends we met along the way

Tweet from Shafiqah Hudson on 10/7/23: People looked at me all kinds of sideways when I suggested that the aggressive rollback of mask mandates, free testing, and other COVID-related services were essentially world governments enacting slow mass slaughter. But they’re fully aware that COVID kills on the comeback.

They were funny, respected, well-loved activists. They were rightfully scared about what COVID could do to them. They were “the vulnerable”—chronically ill Black women who needed $$ for healthcare costs—the government wanted, and wants, us to find acceptable to abandon. They knew what was happening.

Tweet by Shafiqah Hudson on 9/18/2023: “I’m going to say, again, that when long COVID effects kill me—sooner than later—I need y’all to recognize and say LOUDLY what it was. Long COVID is keeping my blood pressure at 230/128, in spite of taking an elaborate cocktail of meds. Long COVID is shredding my kidneys.”

I remember when Hudson tweeted this. It was one of her last tweets.

Just trying the Astramentis Document Brown for the first time from a sample, and I love it!

A wolf won't howl at a new moon.

Sending hopes for a positive outcome, and speedy recovery!

"Tom Clancy's House of Leaves"

Black and white photo of a tense standoff on a city street. A lone protester stands facing a line of uniformed police officers in riot gear and helmets. The officers form a tight formation blocking the street, while the man stands directly in front of them with his hands in his pockets, staring at one officer. The background shows stone buildings and an arched doorway.

Also the 80s, if you were in Austin, TX
(credit: www.vice.com/en/article/p...) And the article is sadly still very relevant 11 years after it was published.

Enough that we can retire, still pay the bills, travel a bit, and help our daughter and granddaughter with emergencies and medical bills. I only care about momey because I don't have a viable alternative to survive.

I remember when the shift started. I was sucked into national news as an escape from the despair and horror of our local news. Geopolitics felt more removed and somehow manageable.

That's right out the window these days, of course, but we do have a great new local paper here now.

a man in a polka dot shirt is asking if he has a flag Alt: a man in a polka dot shirt is asking if someone has a flag. This is a reference to the Eddie Izzard comedy skit about conquerors and colonizers claiming places people have lived for thousands of years.

This is a perfect opportunity to launch an interplanetary lawn dart with a self-deploying flag and claim it for the Federation of Planets.

Same! I love the Omhu. I still think of them often.

A welcomer!