Tara O'Shea
@fringe-element.net
The Chick You Met At That Con
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It occurred to me that people may not know how much I dislike Quentin Tarantino. It's simple! He disrespected Bruce Lee and so he is DEAD TO ME. Any joy I might have experienced from the 2 films I've seen (1 of which was Grindhouse w/ Robert Rodriguez), has been extinguished.
Fuck that guy.
Fuck that guy.
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
It occurred to me that people may not know how much I dislike Quentin Tarantino. It's simple! He disrespected Bruce Lee and so he is DEAD TO ME. Any joy I might have experienced from the 2 films I've seen (1 of which was Grindhouse w/ Robert Rodriguez), has been extinguished.
Fuck that guy.
Fuck that guy.
also, THIS
If I were Quentin Tarantino, whose least bad acting role was an embarrassing turn in an Alias two-parter, I would never, ever talk shit about an actor.
December 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
also, THIS
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Studios lament the loss of "company men" without looking at the differences in the ways Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were treated.
You get "company men" by being good to the men who work for the company.
You get "company men" by being good to the men who work for the company.
From Jack Kirby to Steve Gerber to Alan Moore to pretty everybody else who ever worked for DC or Marvel, "Work for Hire" is one of the biggest con jobs ever pulled.
December 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Studios lament the loss of "company men" without looking at the differences in the ways Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were treated.
You get "company men" by being good to the men who work for the company.
You get "company men" by being good to the men who work for the company.
THIS. Warner Brothers and Disney treating comics like IP generating machines has been horrifying to watch from the outside; I can only imagine the horror show from inside the house.
I think the reason why there is such a focus on the evils of "work for hire" in comics (instead of voice acting, etc.) is that you can no longer put food on the table with comics. These characters are bringing in millions while their creators cannot pay for groceries or rent.
Or funeral expenses.
Or funeral expenses.
December 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
THIS. Warner Brothers and Disney treating comics like IP generating machines has been horrifying to watch from the outside; I can only imagine the horror show from inside the house.
damn people you got to be more careful I thought Matthew Lillard had up and died and I was all worried and shit
December 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
damn people you got to be more careful I thought Matthew Lillard had up and died and I was all worried and shit
I just heard Golden on the radio for the first time. I'm in the airport shuttle and I thought it was the girl next to me listening on earbuds.
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I just heard Golden on the radio for the first time. I'm in the airport shuttle and I thought it was the girl next to me listening on earbuds.
my family: You need stop posting on social media. What if someone wants to hire you and sees what you post?
me: Clearly you have misunderstood how this whole situation works.
also me: 89% of the time someone hires me precisely because of what I post on social media.
me: Clearly you have misunderstood how this whole situation works.
also me: 89% of the time someone hires me precisely because of what I post on social media.
December 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
my family: You need stop posting on social media. What if someone wants to hire you and sees what you post?
me: Clearly you have misunderstood how this whole situation works.
also me: 89% of the time someone hires me precisely because of what I post on social media.
me: Clearly you have misunderstood how this whole situation works.
also me: 89% of the time someone hires me precisely because of what I post on social media.
I enjoy the part where it's not even a hockey AU, it's literally a hockey romance. If they get trapped together in a Canadian shack with only one bed, I might actually die of joy. And if they are fake dating while they do it? that high-pitched screaming you hear is me making gleeful dolphin noises.
What To Know About ‘Heated Rivalry’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-heated-rivalry/
December 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I enjoy the part where it's not even a hockey AU, it's literally a hockey romance. If they get trapped together in a Canadian shack with only one bed, I might actually die of joy. And if they are fake dating while they do it? that high-pitched screaming you hear is me making gleeful dolphin noises.
Peek at the House seals I designed for the new editions of the Dominion of the Fallen trilogy by @aliettedebodard.com coming from @awfulagent.bsky.social March 10!
Book 1 is Silverspires, Book 2 is Hawthorn, and Book 3 is Harrier.
Book 1 is Silverspires, Book 2 is Hawthorn, and Book 3 is Harrier.
December 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Peek at the House seals I designed for the new editions of the Dominion of the Fallen trilogy by @aliettedebodard.com coming from @awfulagent.bsky.social March 10!
Book 1 is Silverspires, Book 2 is Hawthorn, and Book 3 is Harrier.
Book 1 is Silverspires, Book 2 is Hawthorn, and Book 3 is Harrier.
accurate.
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
accurate.
Sibling's cat is a supermodel.
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Sibling's cat is a supermodel.
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My sibling's cat head bonks like a Glaswegian. I mean I don't have a broken nose yet, but there's still almost two weeks to go.
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 AM
My sibling's cat head bonks like a Glaswegian. I mean I don't have a broken nose yet, but there's still almost two weeks to go.
TIL the kid from #TheShannaraChronicles is apparently super famous. I also learned my idea of 'comedy' is not the same as Darren Aronofsky's.
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 AM
TIL the kid from #TheShannaraChronicles is apparently super famous. I also learned my idea of 'comedy' is not the same as Darren Aronofsky's.
Finally got the 🤦🏻♀️moment when I saw the flashback to the massacre at Hawkins labs. Sometimes I'm not so smart. But the old school Crayola's in the boy scout box played into it for me, too. I love the production design bigly. #StrangerThings5
OK, I am digging the Crayola rainbow colour palette of Holly/her room/Derek/the Creel house in #StrangerThings5. It's a really fun way to show the viewer they can't trust what their eyes tell them.
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Finally got the 🤦🏻♀️moment when I saw the flashback to the massacre at Hawkins labs. Sometimes I'm not so smart. But the old school Crayola's in the boy scout box played into it for me, too. I love the production design bigly. #StrangerThings5
OK, I am digging the Crayola rainbow colour palette of Holly/her room/Derek/the Creel house in #StrangerThings5. It's a really fun way to show the viewer they can't trust what their eyes tell them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
OK, I am digging the Crayola rainbow colour palette of Holly/her room/Derek/the Creel house in #StrangerThings5. It's a really fun way to show the viewer they can't trust what their eyes tell them.
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Hey all! Slept in a bit today. 8am instead of 6am since I was up late working. We are still fighting to get that 2nd late bill paid before end of the month hits. If you can snag a bundle or a book today we would be extra thankful. Ko-fi info is also in the bio. Thank you. Happy holidays!
Bringing back the Art Bundles! I saved the rest for a rainy day and it's raining buckets over here. These boxes are full of Tess art, comics and prints! $105 each and if I sell four I've got storage saved. If I sell 8 I've got late utilities covered. And if I sell all of them we are safe till Jan!
Blind Box set
What magical treasures you will find in your Tess Fowler Blind Box!! Each box will contain assorted comics and trades, high end art prints, and...
tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Hey all! Slept in a bit today. 8am instead of 6am since I was up late working. We are still fighting to get that 2nd late bill paid before end of the month hits. If you can snag a bundle or a book today we would be extra thankful. Ko-fi info is also in the bio. Thank you. Happy holidays!
horse, deer, coyote, crane, turkey
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Armadillo
Moose
Turkey
Snapping turtle
Red-tailed hawk
Armadillo
Moose
Turkey
Snapping turtle
Red-tailed hawk
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
-wallaby (so! many! wallabies!)
-kangaroo
-echidna
-penguins
-cassowary
-wallaby (so! many! wallabies!)
-kangaroo
-echidna
-penguins
-cassowary
November 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
horse, deer, coyote, crane, turkey
ok, if you don't hear from me for the next few days, it's because I am reading this over over and over again.
Free digital version of The Art of KPop Demon Hunters!! theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
ok, if you don't hear from me for the next few days, it's because I am reading this over over and over again.
OK, rewatched #KpopDemonHunters yet again, and she actually appears to use Jinu's soul to start weaving the new Honmoon with Zoey and Mira, the same way the first Hunters did in the prologue as we see the threads from the fans joining and swirling around them during "This Is What It Sounds Like".
Somehow despite watching #KpopDemonHunters at least a dozen times since it dropped, I never really processed the fact that Rumi CONSUMED Jinu's soul and that was what gave her the power to fight Gwi-Ma and get a shiny new upgraded weapon and holographic patterns.
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
OK, rewatched #KpopDemonHunters yet again, and she actually appears to use Jinu's soul to start weaving the new Honmoon with Zoey and Mira, the same way the first Hunters did in the prologue as we see the threads from the fans joining and swirling around them during "This Is What It Sounds Like".
headcanon accepted.
I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
headcanon accepted.
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three people buying a book we didn't really have on our radar at my old bookstore was instant "order more, face it out, somebody on staff read it and write a talker for it" territory
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
three people buying a book we didn't really have on our radar at my old bookstore was instant "order more, face it out, somebody on staff read it and write a talker for it" territory
I know that's not actually what 'Hoobae' means in context, but I do love Rumi referring to the Saja Boys as noobs on the game show. #KpopDemonHunters
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I know that's not actually what 'Hoobae' means in context, but I do love Rumi referring to the Saja Boys as noobs on the game show. #KpopDemonHunters
