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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 11m

There are no goodbyes, just “see ya later”…so see you later, Becky. The world’s a little less bright without you. I think she’d be pleased seeing everyone who showed up for her today. She was a life to celebrated.

This picture of me and Becky is from Hallowe’en 2001, at Club Abstract (I believe).

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 1d

I’m over 60% done #WordsOfRadiance so i’ll probably finish it today. Leave it to me to jump back into reading with 1000+ books, lawl. Really good stuff though, which definitely is helping my ADHD-brain stick with them.

Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 5d

I finished #TheWayofKings last night/this morning. Hell of a book. Of course I jumped right into #WordsOfRadiance because books.

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 6d

So, I know it's "only" high/epic fantasy, but we all like what we like...and this book kind of fucking rules. It's been on my Kindle so long and I was intimidated by it because brain no work right, but I'm almost fucking done the thing now. #thewayofkings

Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 6d

70% through “The Way of Kings”. I know it’s just a book, but having something I’d thought my brain took away given back is…amazing. The simple act of reading a book. How I have missed it.

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 7d

Well, that’s not a foreign object i’ve seen in wrestling before. #deathproof #fuckyeah

Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 8d

The first replacement for the hardcovers I lost during our July 2024 flood showed up today. Thanks, Biblio!

Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 9d

I am now over a quarter through “The Way of Kings”, and i’m actually *retaining* the goddam book! I haven’t had to re-read everything 3 fucking times!

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 10d

A day spent fighting with eBook metadata (it’s a sickness, leave me be), baseballing success (fuck the Yankees: now. forever. always), and watching “Black Rabbit”. Not bad.

I’ve been off of work almost a full year now, and I *still* feel burnt out every single day.

Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 12d

I finished watching "Black Doves" last night, a fun espionage/nonsense season. Reading continues successfully, I quite like Sanderson's world building so far!

Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 13d

I’ve actually managed to read a few chapters of “The Way of Kings” in one sitting. Sounds minor and stupid but it’s a HUGE improvement over how my brain’s treated reading for the last decade or so.

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 15d

I just started my first non-Wheel of Time Brandon Sanderson book on my kindle. It's like 1000 pages, so it'll be a test of my ADHD-brain to see if I can actually still read a fucking book.

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 21d

Finished up “The Haunting of Hill House” tonight. Good fun.

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 26d

Just watched Okada/Takeshita/Dorada from Saturday. Just as good as it was live.

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 26d

Not even a little bit. 😉

Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 26d

I watched the 2025 version of "Red Sonja" last night. Don't ask why.

It is certainly a movie that was made.

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 28d

I had fun at #AEWAllOut. Not enough to start watching the product again, but it’s nice to see everyone still doing good work. Hanging with friends is also keen.

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 28d

There was a ring of lights just below the big scoreboard above the ring that was in peoples’ eyes. My sight line was _just_ lower than these lights so i was fine.

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 29d

We saw Perry’s heel turn in Toronto, and now his face turn. That was fun live.

Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 29d

Well, that fucking ruled. Takeshita still awesome.

Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · 29d

On the GO train on my way to #AEWAllOut. Sure I haven’t watched ANY wrasslin’ since last December, will still be a blast.

Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · Sep 15

I just watched Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds”, and I really should’ve expected the “wut” that came out of me when it ended.

Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · Sep 14

Finally getting stuff out of boxes from the old upstairs office and onto shelves in the new downstairs office. Yes, I’m a fucking nerd.

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · Sep 14

Had an 'end of summer' BBQ at the house today. Lots of cool folks. Very exhausting, so of course I'm still awake. Finished season 2 of "The Ark" just now. Not the greatest, but I've certainly watched worse shows.

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Mark (he/him) @mark00z.bsky.social · Sep 6

Just started "We are Legion (We are Bob)" today, after finally finishing "Sisterhood of Dune". The latter was good, but the writing is quite sloppy in parts. I do like the goings on, though.