Charlie
@expyblg.bsky.social
PhD Chemist. Occasional Writer. Constant Book Buyer. All views my own.
Post-Communist Transitions was actually a course we took abroad in Eastern Europe with my friend @urshanabi.bsky.social exactly ten years ago now. It was an incredible experience I wish I could repeat today.
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Post-Communist Transitions was actually a course we took abroad in Eastern Europe with my friend @urshanabi.bsky.social exactly ten years ago now. It was an incredible experience I wish I could repeat today.
- Austrogerman Culture
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Post-Communist Transitions
- Aural Skills
- Instrumental Analysis
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Post-Communist Transitions
- Aural Skills
- Instrumental Analysis
Five classes you took in college:
-Psycholinguistics
-The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
-Russian Lit
-Physical Anthropology
-The Languages of Middle Earth (lol)
-Psycholinguistics
-The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
-Russian Lit
-Physical Anthropology
-The Languages of Middle Earth (lol)
Five classes you took in college:
-Rising from Ruin: East Germany and the World, 1945-1991
-Introductory Akkadian
-Statistical Methods in Oceanography
-Ceramics Studio I
-Current Topics in Municipal Finance
-Rising from Ruin: East Germany and the World, 1945-1991
-Introductory Akkadian
-Statistical Methods in Oceanography
-Ceramics Studio I
-Current Topics in Municipal Finance
January 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM
- Austrogerman Culture
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Post-Communist Transitions
- Aural Skills
- Instrumental Analysis
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Post-Communist Transitions
- Aural Skills
- Instrumental Analysis
I understand that the point of Rhiyo is that they’re opposites but I think they would be a lot better if they had a more unified entrance .
January 25, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I understand that the point of Rhiyo is that they’re opposites but I think they would be a lot better if they had a more unified entrance .
I’m finally watching All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and I’m blown away by how good it is.
January 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I’m finally watching All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and I’m blown away by how good it is.
My first bit of writing on the blog in a long time. This time it's a listicle of media I enjoyed last year. I'm always looking for new book recs if you have some you'd like to share!
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Things I Enjoyed Last Year - Expeditionary
This is it! Another year end post posted over a week late! As I am sitting down to think about this I realized I haven’t watched many movies or shows this year. I have been busy with various things an...
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January 11, 2026 at 3:33 AM
My first bit of writing on the blog in a long time. This time it's a listicle of media I enjoyed last year. I'm always looking for new book recs if you have some you'd like to share!
www.charles-m.com/2026/01/10/t...
www.charles-m.com/2026/01/10/t...
Blacksmithing is so cool
January 10, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Blacksmithing is so cool
Sometimes I pick a new audiobook based on the narrator. Other times I pick a book and I’m pleasantly surprised to have a familiar narrator. Either way the shift from one genre to the other can be jarring.
December 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Sometimes I pick a new audiobook based on the narrator. Other times I pick a book and I’m pleasantly surprised to have a familiar narrator. Either way the shift from one genre to the other can be jarring.
I still can’t decide how to feel about MDPI. Just how valid are the criticisms? Not having access to an academic library anymore makes finding sources difficult and MDPI comes up in my searches a lot.
December 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I still can’t decide how to feel about MDPI. Just how valid are the criticisms? Not having access to an academic library anymore makes finding sources difficult and MDPI comes up in my searches a lot.
The Sun Eater books make centuries of interstellar war sound fun. Sure Hadrian faces incomprehensible horrors and suffers immensely but he also gets a cool sword which probably makes up for all the rest of it.
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Sun Eater books make centuries of interstellar war sound fun. Sure Hadrian faces incomprehensible horrors and suffers immensely but he also gets a cool sword which probably makes up for all the rest of it.
Kicking myself for not starting to read the Black Company until now. This book is great! The opening does a great job of setting the tone and I like the conceit of the books being the company’s war diary.
November 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Kicking myself for not starting to read the Black Company until now. This book is great! The opening does a great job of setting the tone and I like the conceit of the books being the company’s war diary.
The fun thing about sticking with band for close to two decades now is that as I’ve gotten older basically nothing has changed. No one is sure what measure we’re starting at, I’ve already forgotten what key we’re in, and for some reason percussion still isn’t ready. We make it all work anyway.
November 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The fun thing about sticking with band for close to two decades now is that as I’ve gotten older basically nothing has changed. No one is sure what measure we’re starting at, I’ve already forgotten what key we’re in, and for some reason percussion still isn’t ready. We make it all work anyway.
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The new Glass Immortals novella is out today in ebook! Grab it from your favorite ebook store or direct from my website. amzn.to/3U0K4Pq
Swords, Cider, and Other Distractions: A Glass Immortals Novella
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July 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The new Glass Immortals novella is out today in ebook! Grab it from your favorite ebook store or direct from my website. amzn.to/3U0K4Pq
Partner’s niece and nephew are visiting and already I’ve seen enough Fortnight videos this morning to last a life time
July 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Partner’s niece and nephew are visiting and already I’ve seen enough Fortnight videos this morning to last a life time
Was planning to write some more tonight but Demon In White has got its hooks in me.
July 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Was planning to write some more tonight but Demon In White has got its hooks in me.
Deleted a chapter and started rewriting it tonight. It’s a nice feeling to see more clearly what my book needs after coming back to it.
July 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Deleted a chapter and started rewriting it tonight. It’s a nice feeling to see more clearly what my book needs after coming back to it.
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the most common way readers determine a book's star rating is to write down every word the author has used and tally how many times each appears. for every word you've used more than five times, they will dock half a star. don't say i didn't warn you
June 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
the most common way readers determine a book's star rating is to write down every word the author has used and tally how many times each appears. for every word you've used more than five times, they will dock half a star. don't say i didn't warn you
An incredible book. I love the memoir format and the narrators voice fits the character perfectly.
June 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
An incredible book. I love the memoir format and the narrators voice fits the character perfectly.
The book was great. I can’t wait to see it on shelves one day!
Just downloaded @kurtiswothe.bsky.social's book! So excited to do this beta read!
May 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The book was great. I can’t wait to see it on shelves one day!
Just downloaded @kurtiswothe.bsky.social's book! So excited to do this beta read!
March 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just downloaded @kurtiswothe.bsky.social's book! So excited to do this beta read!
Just finished reading "The Road To Dien Bien Phu." So much media on Vietnam focuses on western experiences it's refreshing to see how the other side managed. This book looks at how the Vietnamese built a state capable of confronting western powers. It's a fascinating book.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Just finished reading "The Road To Dien Bien Phu." So much media on Vietnam focuses on western experiences it's refreshing to see how the other side managed. This book looks at how the Vietnamese built a state capable of confronting western powers. It's a fascinating book.
Playing Necesse and caught a Halffish...do I want to know what the other half is?
February 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Playing Necesse and caught a Halffish...do I want to know what the other half is?
Watching Invicible and idk Mark is definitely way too impulsive but Cecil would probably get a lot more milage out of the heroes if he communicated with them better and maybe didn't put secret implants in their heads.
February 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Watching Invicible and idk Mark is definitely way too impulsive but Cecil would probably get a lot more milage out of the heroes if he communicated with them better and maybe didn't put secret implants in their heads.
After some consideration I've decided on the following ranking.
1. Princess Mononoke
2. Proco Rosso
3. Howl's Moving Castle
1. Princess Mononoke
2. Proco Rosso
3. Howl's Moving Castle
I've been thinking a lot about my top three favorite Miyazaki movies. It's probably Princess Mononoke, Porco Rosso, and Howl's Moving Castle.
I haven't put them in rank order that would be too hard.
I haven't put them in rank order that would be too hard.
February 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
After some consideration I've decided on the following ranking.
1. Princess Mononoke
2. Proco Rosso
3. Howl's Moving Castle
1. Princess Mononoke
2. Proco Rosso
3. Howl's Moving Castle
I'm so glad the crypto scam accounts have made their way onto Bluesky. This place is finally starting to feel like home.
February 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I'm so glad the crypto scam accounts have made their way onto Bluesky. This place is finally starting to feel like home.