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Crosstown Gate
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A terrible man from a terrible land. Writer?
read my garbage on Royal Road: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/117290/fictions
With armor. Panel-lining next?

The pauldrons and tassets(?) are connected on swivels to the back and butt respectively, and are sort of floating over the joints, retaining the model's poseability. Neat!
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Small small #bookhaul for #booksky from a "fill a bag for $10" booksale. Ended up with mostly Canadiana, quite by accident.
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Pretty impressed with this 30 Minute Fantasy kit. Pictured is just the base model without the fantasy armor. Solid and straightforward build, extremely posable. Hopefully the Knight armor won't limit his articulation too much!
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The surreal but serene environments of the Monument Valley games tickle my brain in exactly the right way
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I HAVE HAD ENOUGH
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I'm not much of a drinker, so my recommendations don't mean much, but I've really been enjoying this vermouth.
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
For the life of me, I will never understand the appeal of corpo IP crossovers. The Simpsons in Fortnite! I cannot imagine a product more divorced from any of the aspects of the show I enjoyed.
November 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
there's a chill in the air these days
October 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
my review:

Gameplay notwithstanding (and the gameplay is fantastic) Silksong is a must play simply for the craftsmanship on display. It is exquisitely polished on every level, brimming with little touches, and everyone involved in its making held themselves to the highest of standards.
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Guncannon is a capable unit, and can be utilized successfully in a wide variety of battlefield operations

(just wanted to take a photo of this cheapo music box kit I got from Dollarama)
September 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A small #bookhaul for #booksky. I've been devouring Gabriel Garcia Marquez all summer long. And William Morris (1834–1896) is a cool guy. Socialist, early fantasy writer (big influence on Tolkien), printer, artist, designer, a real Renaissance Man.

oh, and boomerangs are cool
September 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Cold drink on a hot evening. This heat wave is really making me feel those magical Colombian streets with their dusty almond trees.
July 31, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Finally got around to watching the THUNDERBOLT FANTASY finale movie. Good stuff. Gonna miss Gen Urobuchi's puppet wuxia baby.

BTW, if you're thinking about watching but are on the fence, season one is self-contained, so you can dip your toe in without commit to all four seasons (and three movies).
July 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Visited my parents last week and did the rounds to the used bookstores. Hit a half dozen or so. Here's my #bookhaul for #booksky 💙📚

They say buying books and reading books are two different hobbies...
June 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I've really been enjoying the nytimes PIPS game. Following a chain of deductions (this goes here therefore that goes there) feels far more satisfyingly than in your average Sudoku game.

And the difficultly options ramp up nicely, giving you a good warmup for the hard puzzle.
June 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Hey #booksky, are there any authors whose bibliography you recommend reading ALL of? Maybe even in release order, to see the arc of their career?

I've done this with Steinbeck (a multi-year affair) and have vague designs to do the same with Yasunari Kawabata and Gabriel García Márquez.
June 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Is Joe Warmington a bot? Does the Toronto Sun not even proofread their articles? Absolutely atrocious writing on display.

torontosun.com/news/local-n...
April 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
problem found. The rubber backing pad on the buttons has weakened and started to separate, resulting in poor action. Deterioration from use and age.

Diagnosis: beyond my skill to fix :(
March 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Getting poor rebound action on my 'A' button
Time for a cleaning!
March 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
peeps with a hyper bazooka, what will they do?
February 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Shed your ragged dress, oh Persephone,
and return to the slumber of the earth
Bide your time, and sow new raiment,
and I'll watch your dance again

#poem #poet #poetry #writingcommunity
February 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
gunpla funpla
February 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
hard-drive find: a short comic I roughed out about a depressed superhero/magical girl

"Third Man Syndrome"

original script in the alt-text
February 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
four of them
February 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM