patrickcarlson
@pjcarlson.bsky.social
Living the atomic half-life | Design Lead and Writer on @thelongdark.bsky.social |@hinterland.bsky.social | Game systems | The end of the world | My opinions only | More horror than you think
“cat laying by the space heater” (2025)
December 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“cat laying by the space heater” (2025)
always helps me to turn to the classic stories.
“All we did was survive.”
“That’s enough.”
“All we did was survive.”
“That’s enough.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
always helps me to turn to the classic stories.
“All we did was survive.”
“That’s enough.”
“All we did was survive.”
“That’s enough.”
now reading (finally)
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
now reading (finally)
picked up and read the four issue run this morning — even by 90s Dark Horse standards this ended up being an intense read. Lots of Alien: Earth backwards echoes. I wonder if some of this made its way into the mood board for that show.
That show so reminded me of these old Dark Horse comics.
That show so reminded me of these old Dark Horse comics.
December 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
picked up and read the four issue run this morning — even by 90s Dark Horse standards this ended up being an intense read. Lots of Alien: Earth backwards echoes. I wonder if some of this made its way into the mood board for that show.
That show so reminded me of these old Dark Horse comics.
That show so reminded me of these old Dark Horse comics.
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif.
December 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif.
nobody will remember:
- your salary
- how "busy" you were
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- that one person or fictional character you could NOT shut up about, you made sure they never forget
- your salary
- how "busy" you were
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- that one person or fictional character you could NOT shut up about, you made sure they never forget
December 7, 2025 at 2:51 AM
nobody will remember:
- your salary
- how "busy" you were
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- that one person or fictional character you could NOT shut up about, you made sure they never forget
- your salary
- how "busy" you were
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- that one person or fictional character you could NOT shut up about, you made sure they never forget
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
friday night reading -- 1/3:
December 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
friday night reading -- 1/3:
signs of the times — this store I shop at almost daily has employees handing out “Friends and Families” coupons at the door tonight as you leave. Not typical Kroger behavior in my experience.
Affordability? Maybe? Shit is expensive as hell.
Affordability? Maybe? Shit is expensive as hell.
December 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
signs of the times — this store I shop at almost daily has employees handing out “Friends and Families” coupons at the door tonight as you leave. Not typical Kroger behavior in my experience.
Affordability? Maybe? Shit is expensive as hell.
Affordability? Maybe? Shit is expensive as hell.
*glances at latest Discourse evolution*
sorry pals, too busy making stuff.
*returns to video game lair, at peace with his work*
sorry pals, too busy making stuff.
*returns to video game lair, at peace with his work*
December 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
*glances at latest Discourse evolution*
sorry pals, too busy making stuff.
*returns to video game lair, at peace with his work*
sorry pals, too busy making stuff.
*returns to video game lair, at peace with his work*
Monday, showing its face:
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Monday, showing its face:
oh I bet. I had and loved my og Gameboy, but something about the chunky design and color screen always felt so epic on the Lynx. Similar thoughts for the TurboGrafx handheld, which also felt like scifi to me back then haha.
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 AM
oh I bet. I had and loved my og Gameboy, but something about the chunky design and color screen always felt so epic on the Lynx. Similar thoughts for the TurboGrafx handheld, which also felt like scifi to me back then haha.
the incredible tension of this moment in the United States is that we all want to ignore everything and “move on.”
But we can’t, as there are fresh crimes and unprecedented outrages every single week, if not days.
Doing our best but if you’re not here you have no idea how fucked up it all looks.
But we can’t, as there are fresh crimes and unprecedented outrages every single week, if not days.
Doing our best but if you’re not here you have no idea how fucked up it all looks.
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
the incredible tension of this moment in the United States is that we all want to ignore everything and “move on.”
But we can’t, as there are fresh crimes and unprecedented outrages every single week, if not days.
Doing our best but if you’re not here you have no idea how fucked up it all looks.
But we can’t, as there are fresh crimes and unprecedented outrages every single week, if not days.
Doing our best but if you’re not here you have no idea how fucked up it all looks.
current status, at least in terms of applicable metaphysics:
November 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
current status, at least in terms of applicable metaphysics:
the incredible tension of this moment in the United States is that we all want to ignore everything and “move on.”
But we can’t, as there are fresh crimes and unprecedented outrages every single week, if not days.
Doing our best but if you’re not here you have no idea how fucked up it all looks.
But we can’t, as there are fresh crimes and unprecedented outrages every single week, if not days.
Doing our best but if you’re not here you have no idea how fucked up it all looks.
November 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
the incredible tension of this moment in the United States is that we all want to ignore everything and “move on.”
But we can’t, as there are fresh crimes and unprecedented outrages every single week, if not days.
Doing our best but if you’re not here you have no idea how fucked up it all looks.
But we can’t, as there are fresh crimes and unprecedented outrages every single week, if not days.
Doing our best but if you’re not here you have no idea how fucked up it all looks.
and so has their hall monitor
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
and so has their hall monitor
the uninvited dinner guests have arrived
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
the uninvited dinner guests have arrived
from scratch and better than Stove Top — with enough butter and sage. About to go in the oven.
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
from scratch and better than Stove Top — with enough butter and sage. About to go in the oven.
the taste of desperation and madness in the air at any grocery store the night before Thanksgiving:
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
the taste of desperation and madness in the air at any grocery store the night before Thanksgiving:
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
what it’s like to follow Werner Herzog’s official Instagram account:
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
what it’s like to follow Werner Herzog’s official Instagram account: