Count Thalim
@countthalim.bsky.social
RPG Gamer & GM, Dune fanatic, Raising the next generation of gamers.
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K-Pop Demon Hunters cosplay for Halloween.
Complete with backing track as we followed them round with Bluetooth speakers...
Complete with backing track as we followed them round with Bluetooth speakers...
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
K-Pop Demon Hunters cosplay for Halloween.
Complete with backing track as we followed them round with Bluetooth speakers...
Complete with backing track as we followed them round with Bluetooth speakers...
I came back to my daughter having done baking.
It is still unfinished, apparently, but I am getting strong Bronze age hill fort vibes...
It is still unfinished, apparently, but I am getting strong Bronze age hill fort vibes...
October 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I came back to my daughter having done baking.
It is still unfinished, apparently, but I am getting strong Bronze age hill fort vibes...
It is still unfinished, apparently, but I am getting strong Bronze age hill fort vibes...
Time for a Dune Part I & II marathon at the Bradford Imax. 🤩
September 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Time for a Dune Part I & II marathon at the Bradford Imax. 🤩
Today's rabbit hole to go down: Colonial Economics in interplanetary societies...
September 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Today's rabbit hole to go down: Colonial Economics in interplanetary societies...
It is that time of the year that I lose my kitchen to cake, jam & bread making as my eldest attempts to win the Pudsey show home produce cup again.
The bottom of my fridge is full of jams, marmalades & curds.
The freezer has cakes, and the kitchen fairy (me) is magically making the mess disappear.
The bottom of my fridge is full of jams, marmalades & curds.
The freezer has cakes, and the kitchen fairy (me) is magically making the mess disappear.
August 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is that time of the year that I lose my kitchen to cake, jam & bread making as my eldest attempts to win the Pudsey show home produce cup again.
The bottom of my fridge is full of jams, marmalades & curds.
The freezer has cakes, and the kitchen fairy (me) is magically making the mess disappear.
The bottom of my fridge is full of jams, marmalades & curds.
The freezer has cakes, and the kitchen fairy (me) is magically making the mess disappear.
I'm recruiting a new staff position for my department and having to argue with senior directors that £18k is not an acceptable salary.
"But I was on £16k when I started"
That was over 20 years ago! 😤
"But I was on £16k when I started"
That was over 20 years ago! 😤
August 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'm recruiting a new staff position for my department and having to argue with senior directors that £18k is not an acceptable salary.
"But I was on £16k when I started"
That was over 20 years ago! 😤
"But I was on £16k when I started"
That was over 20 years ago! 😤
I was first given the Stone canal by an aunt back in the 90s.
As a sheltered teen who hadn't known steet level politics could be in my sci-fi (and what most politics was tbh) it was an eye opener.
Ken MacLeod is always a read that makes you think.
socialecologies.wordpress.com/2025/08/23/k...
As a sheltered teen who hadn't known steet level politics could be in my sci-fi (and what most politics was tbh) it was an eye opener.
Ken MacLeod is always a read that makes you think.
socialecologies.wordpress.com/2025/08/23/k...
Ken MacLeod: Red Futures in the Gutter
Ken MacLeod: Red Futures in the Gutter “What if capitalism is unsustainable, and socialism is impossible?” —Ken MacLeod Science fiction usually pretends politics is a backdrop, a stage …
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August 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I was first given the Stone canal by an aunt back in the 90s.
As a sheltered teen who hadn't known steet level politics could be in my sci-fi (and what most politics was tbh) it was an eye opener.
Ken MacLeod is always a read that makes you think.
socialecologies.wordpress.com/2025/08/23/k...
As a sheltered teen who hadn't known steet level politics could be in my sci-fi (and what most politics was tbh) it was an eye opener.
Ken MacLeod is always a read that makes you think.
socialecologies.wordpress.com/2025/08/23/k...
My new Renault R5 is so French it comes with a baguette holder... 🤣
August 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My new Renault R5 is so French it comes with a baguette holder... 🤣
Dune Parts 1 & 2 are coming to the Bradford IMAX in a double bill next month. 😍
Already booked to see it (again) with my eldest.
Thanks to @duneinfo.com for the heads up.
Dune: Part One (12) | National Science and Media Museum share.google/nWAL0R0Shrs9...
Already booked to see it (again) with my eldest.
Thanks to @duneinfo.com for the heads up.
Dune: Part One (12) | National Science and Media Museum share.google/nWAL0R0Shrs9...
Dune: Part One (12) | National Science and Media Museum
Denis Villeneuve’s stunning blockbuster adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic that has already redefined the possibilities of modern sci-fi cinema.
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August 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Dune Parts 1 & 2 are coming to the Bradford IMAX in a double bill next month. 😍
Already booked to see it (again) with my eldest.
Thanks to @duneinfo.com for the heads up.
Dune: Part One (12) | National Science and Media Museum share.google/nWAL0R0Shrs9...
Already booked to see it (again) with my eldest.
Thanks to @duneinfo.com for the heads up.
Dune: Part One (12) | National Science and Media Museum share.google/nWAL0R0Shrs9...
My eldest made a cake for my birthday. 😋
July 25, 2025 at 6:36 AM
My eldest made a cake for my birthday. 😋
For all the 7th Sea fans out there, Studio Agate has an open feedback form for what you want to see in a new 7th Sea in regards to Setting & System. Essentially, do they go for iteration or rebuild of either or both.
www.chaosium.com/blogchaosium...
www.chaosium.com/blogchaosium...
Chaosium Announces Studio Agate as the New Developer for 7th Sea
Today Chaosium announced that Studio Agate will take over the development and creation of the legendary role-playing game 7th Sea, marking the beginning of a new era for the iconic game originally env...
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July 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
For all the 7th Sea fans out there, Studio Agate has an open feedback form for what you want to see in a new 7th Sea in regards to Setting & System. Essentially, do they go for iteration or rebuild of either or both.
www.chaosium.com/blogchaosium...
www.chaosium.com/blogchaosium...
It is so hot today that my house is full of puddles of cat...
July 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It is so hot today that my house is full of puddles of cat...
I would say my elsest has surpassed me, but to be honest, that happened several years ago.
A few quick buns she whipped up for a school fair...
A few quick buns she whipped up for a school fair...
July 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I would say my elsest has surpassed me, but to be honest, that happened several years ago.
A few quick buns she whipped up for a school fair...
A few quick buns she whipped up for a school fair...
20 years ago, we got married. Amazingly, we are still together and still madly in love... ❤️
Despite the commentary of our friends who were apparently sure it would end in a Cluedo murder mystery. 🤣
Here's to the next 20.🥂
Despite the commentary of our friends who were apparently sure it would end in a Cluedo murder mystery. 🤣
Here's to the next 20.🥂
July 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
20 years ago, we got married. Amazingly, we are still together and still madly in love... ❤️
Despite the commentary of our friends who were apparently sure it would end in a Cluedo murder mystery. 🤣
Here's to the next 20.🥂
Despite the commentary of our friends who were apparently sure it would end in a Cluedo murder mystery. 🤣
Here's to the next 20.🥂
My Eldest has introduced my youngest to K-pop.
Whilst an improvement over the saccharine stuff she currently listens to, I am uncertain if this is good in the long run...
Whilst an improvement over the saccharine stuff she currently listens to, I am uncertain if this is good in the long run...
June 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
My Eldest has introduced my youngest to K-pop.
Whilst an improvement over the saccharine stuff she currently listens to, I am uncertain if this is good in the long run...
Whilst an improvement over the saccharine stuff she currently listens to, I am uncertain if this is good in the long run...
It's too early in the morning to be working out HMRC tax calculations. 😭
But your staffs wages are the one thing you never mess with.
But your staffs wages are the one thing you never mess with.
June 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
It's too early in the morning to be working out HMRC tax calculations. 😭
But your staffs wages are the one thing you never mess with.
But your staffs wages are the one thing you never mess with.
The kids in my group are too young.
One of them came out with the line "The village people are corrupted" without any understanding of how that could be interpreted. 😱
One of them came out with the line "The village people are corrupted" without any understanding of how that could be interpreted. 😱
June 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The kids in my group are too young.
One of them came out with the line "The village people are corrupted" without any understanding of how that could be interpreted. 😱
One of them came out with the line "The village people are corrupted" without any understanding of how that could be interpreted. 😱
I unpack everything for running my game at the club... and I have forgotten my notes. 😖
Looks like I am doing an improv session today. 😬
Looks like I am doing an improv session today. 😬
June 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I unpack everything for running my game at the club... and I have forgotten my notes. 😖
Looks like I am doing an improv session today. 😬
Looks like I am doing an improv session today. 😬
Long day at work.
First to open up the office and last to leave. 😵💫
Could have done without the late in the day Teams call regarding an arbitration someone is trying on us.
Almost no chance of success but still annoying to defend.
First to open up the office and last to leave. 😵💫
Could have done without the late in the day Teams call regarding an arbitration someone is trying on us.
Almost no chance of success but still annoying to defend.
June 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Long day at work.
First to open up the office and last to leave. 😵💫
Could have done without the late in the day Teams call regarding an arbitration someone is trying on us.
Almost no chance of success but still annoying to defend.
First to open up the office and last to leave. 😵💫
Could have done without the late in the day Teams call regarding an arbitration someone is trying on us.
Almost no chance of success but still annoying to defend.
Got back home after Expo to find the road blocked off.
Apparently, they chose to give 2 days notice before they started resurfacing it this weekend...
Apparently, they chose to give 2 days notice before they started resurfacing it this weekend...
June 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Got back home after Expo to find the road blocked off.
Apparently, they chose to give 2 days notice before they started resurfacing it this weekend...
Apparently, they chose to give 2 days notice before they started resurfacing it this weekend...
Almost finished with #UKGamesExpo for 2025.
Got a few games & bits, caught up with people, and acquired info on some game lines (mainly Dune)
Highlight to @cubyria.bsky.social for their Kickstarter: Architect of a lost city. This was excellent for both me and the kids! Will back it when it's out.
Got a few games & bits, caught up with people, and acquired info on some game lines (mainly Dune)
Highlight to @cubyria.bsky.social for their Kickstarter: Architect of a lost city. This was excellent for both me and the kids! Will back it when it's out.
May 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Almost finished with #UKGamesExpo for 2025.
Got a few games & bits, caught up with people, and acquired info on some game lines (mainly Dune)
Highlight to @cubyria.bsky.social for their Kickstarter: Architect of a lost city. This was excellent for both me and the kids! Will back it when it's out.
Got a few games & bits, caught up with people, and acquired info on some game lines (mainly Dune)
Highlight to @cubyria.bsky.social for their Kickstarter: Architect of a lost city. This was excellent for both me and the kids! Will back it when it's out.
Weirdly UKGamesExpo was quieter first thing Saturday than it was Friday.
Beginning to build up but still not as bad.
Maybe everyone tried to avoid the chaos that is Saturday normally.
Beginning to build up but still not as bad.
Maybe everyone tried to avoid the chaos that is Saturday normally.
May 31, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Weirdly UKGamesExpo was quieter first thing Saturday than it was Friday.
Beginning to build up but still not as bad.
Maybe everyone tried to avoid the chaos that is Saturday normally.
Beginning to build up but still not as bad.
Maybe everyone tried to avoid the chaos that is Saturday normally.
So who else is at #UKGamesExpo this weekend?
May 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So who else is at #UKGamesExpo this weekend?
In London to see the theatre show of My Neighbour Totoro.
Dinner at Pick & Cheese, a conveyor belt cheese restaurant... 🧀
Will be at UK Games Expo at the end of the week.
Though still have to log on to work for a meeting tomorrow.
Dinner at Pick & Cheese, a conveyor belt cheese restaurant... 🧀
Will be at UK Games Expo at the end of the week.
Though still have to log on to work for a meeting tomorrow.
May 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In London to see the theatre show of My Neighbour Totoro.
Dinner at Pick & Cheese, a conveyor belt cheese restaurant... 🧀
Will be at UK Games Expo at the end of the week.
Though still have to log on to work for a meeting tomorrow.
Dinner at Pick & Cheese, a conveyor belt cheese restaurant... 🧀
Will be at UK Games Expo at the end of the week.
Though still have to log on to work for a meeting tomorrow.
Having watched Eurovision (and gotten steadily drunk as the only way to watch it) I have the following analysis:
Fallout Concert
Creation of the Eye of Terror
Predator on PERN
Brujah Nightclub
Temu Rambo
Fallout Concert
Creation of the Eye of Terror
Predator on PERN
Brujah Nightclub
Temu Rambo
May 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Having watched Eurovision (and gotten steadily drunk as the only way to watch it) I have the following analysis:
Fallout Concert
Creation of the Eye of Terror
Predator on PERN
Brujah Nightclub
Temu Rambo
Fallout Concert
Creation of the Eye of Terror
Predator on PERN
Brujah Nightclub
Temu Rambo