Rajiv Moté
@rajivmote.bsky.social
Chicago. SFFH writer (Codex, ex-SFWA), software professional, Dragonmount contributor, shiftless dreamer. Views expressed are my own and do not reflect my employers or anybody else.
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They're now gating entrance to the Christkindl Market in Daley Plaza for crowd control. The line just to get in goes around Daley Plaza. #Chicago
I'm here for my annual souvenir mug.
I'm here for my annual souvenir mug.
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
They're now gating entrance to the Christkindl Market in Daley Plaza for crowd control. The line just to get in goes around Daley Plaza. #Chicago
I'm here for my annual souvenir mug.
I'm here for my annual souvenir mug.
If those soldiers in Welcome To Derry brought Vasquez into the sewers, things would have gone differently.
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
If those soldiers in Welcome To Derry brought Vasquez into the sewers, things would have gone differently.
So if you meet me, have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politeness
Or I'll lay your soul to waste
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politeness
Or I'll lay your soul to waste
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
So if you meet me, have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politeness
Or I'll lay your soul to waste
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politeness
Or I'll lay your soul to waste
I knew "O Fortuna" but I never knew the rest of Carmina Burana was SO HORNY.
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I knew "O Fortuna" but I never knew the rest of Carmina Burana was SO HORNY.
No Aurora for me. 😞
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
No Aurora for me. 😞
Belly celebrated the 30th anniversary of their album King at Thalia Hall in Chicago. I loved going to a show where I could sing along with every song AND stand 10 feet away from the band. This is so much more fun than any arena show.
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Belly celebrated the 30th anniversary of their album King at Thalia Hall in Chicago. I loved going to a show where I could sing along with every song AND stand 10 feet away from the band. This is so much more fun than any arena show.
I did a knee-jerk outrage post about @wikipedia.org using LLMs even as they fundraise under a "Knowledge is human" slogan. (Screencap from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerryma...)
As soon as I did, the post that alerted me to it was deleted, and I started to wonder if there was something more insidious...
As soon as I did, the post that alerted me to it was deleted, and I started to wonder if there was something more insidious...
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I did a knee-jerk outrage post about @wikipedia.org using LLMs even as they fundraise under a "Knowledge is human" slogan. (Screencap from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerryma...)
As soon as I did, the post that alerted me to it was deleted, and I started to wonder if there was something more insidious...
As soon as I did, the post that alerted me to it was deleted, and I started to wonder if there was something more insidious...
I tried to read near a cat, and the cat decided otherwise.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I tried to read near a cat, and the cat decided otherwise.
Saw this at the rally
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Saw this at the rally
Took a stare-out-the-window break and watched a vertical seam in the sky pass rapidly by.
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Took a stare-out-the-window break and watched a vertical seam in the sky pass rapidly by.
Just waiting for something to happen...
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Just waiting for something to happen...
At last! House of Illusionists, @vanessafogg.bsky.social's collection of short stories, is in my hands! I'm going to highlight every allusion to Chicago, explicit or veiled, that I find...
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
At last! House of Illusionists, @vanessafogg.bsky.social's collection of short stories, is in my hands! I'm going to highlight every allusion to Chicago, explicit or veiled, that I find...
We told them the monsters weren't real. But they know better now. The monsters are very real.
November 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We told them the monsters weren't real. But they know better now. The monsters are very real.
"Is this enshittification?"
November 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Is this enshittification?"
We're doing a remodel in our house, and there's a port-o-potty out front, and it's... popular with the trick-or-treaters.
November 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
We're doing a remodel in our house, and there's a port-o-potty out front, and it's... popular with the trick-or-treaters.
I love it when a series reaches its conclusion (unlike the ones flanking it on my shelf).
October 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I love it when a series reaches its conclusion (unlike the ones flanking it on my shelf).
At last! Philip Pullman's conclusion to The Book of Dust, THE ROSE FIELD, is mine to devour! A moderately chonky fantasy novel, too. I can no longer sequester myself and binge read, but I have my late evenings sorted.
October 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
At last! Philip Pullman's conclusion to The Book of Dust, THE ROSE FIELD, is mine to devour! A moderately chonky fantasy novel, too. I can no longer sequester myself and binge read, but I have my late evenings sorted.
"Is this left-wing violence?"
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Is this left-wing violence?"
Never fear. Les Agents will watch for any suspicious characters.
October 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Never fear. Les Agents will watch for any suspicious characters.
At least our Smart Homes will be able to fix us bespoke meals.
October 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
At least our Smart Homes will be able to fix us bespoke meals.