For many of us, we’re approaching the time of year where we read Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather; a lucky few may even read it for the first time. In this solstice classic, Death takes over for a thinly-veiled Santa Claus figure. I’ve only read it once, but I seem to recall that hijinks ensue. I remembered …
Mostly-Working Brain Open Thread
Boy am I glad the election is over. I’d been distracted and irritable for months. But now I’ve finally got all the pieces of my brain back, and it seems I mostly remembered how they fit together. (Obviously this is all predicated on us having won, otherwise I’d be catatonic.) I can enjoy things so …
Weekend Diversions Open Thread
Good afternoonish time, everyone! What are we all doing to stay sane these days? Myself, it’s the usual–reading, writing, TV, video games, wishing a plague upon my enemies. I’ve been hitting the Pratchett pretty hard lately, and I started watching Grimm, which is kind of dumb but a fun distraction. But my number one diversion …
National Coming Out Day Open Thread
Is it October 11 already? Time flies when you’re locked in a plague bunker. Last year I wrote about my mixed feelings on this day of observance. Visibility can be a burden; most of us just want to live our lives. At the same time, lack of visibility is a big driver of the forces …
RIP Longcat
Early meme pioneer Longcat, real name Nobiko (“stretchy”?), has passed at the ripe old age of eighteen. 訃報 飼い主のみーこさんより、のび子さんが先ほど虹の橋を渡ったそうです。ご冥福をお祈りします。 2005年頃から猫画像の加工がブームとなるなかで、のびーるたんの愛称で親しまれ圧倒的な存在でした。 地球に生まれて長生きしてくれてありがとう、のびーるたん🌈 ※以下拾い物画像より pic.twitter.com/c7aOlgSLyi — えあろうっちー (@aerosubaru) September 20, 2020 A lot’s changed on the Internet since 2005, when that picture went viral… but some things, such as the supremacy of felis catus, have not. Here’s …
Afternoon Open Thread
Looks like we could use a fresh one. I’m tired and lacking ideas for one, though, so… here, have a funny tweet I saw: In some shamanic traditions, it is believed that wearing the skull of one’s enemy may allow one to imbue the qualities of that enemy. In this case, we can imagine the …
Grab Some Afternoon Respite
It is Friday and I find myself with some free time between meetings. I also find myself not wanting to use it for work, or to discuss politics or disease. But you know what’s always nice? Music! What’s everybody been listening to lately? I’ll start. I’ve been hitting the J-pop pretty hard. Here are a …