Stephen Wark

@chirographum.bsky.social

Game Designer | Avid Reader | Eventually Clever | He/Him Fandoms, politics, and gameplay musings. All words my own. www.chirographum.com

Donating blood for the first time since 2003... and my ID card is still active! This means that I not only earned a 1st Donation sticker, but also my 10th Donation pin! (Yes, these are rookie numbers!)

Close up of a man wearing a red shirt and showing a white sticker featuring a red heart and the number 2Close up of a stylized silver blood drop pin that reads 10 Dons (10 Donations)

I'm writing something about this but a major flaw of the right-wing movement is the clear and obvious belief that racism, homophobia and misogyny are *correct*, but unpopular. so the most "forbidden" voices are obviously *right*, but voters aren't ready for it yet. This whole thing is an example.

Having the CAQ wiped off the electoral map warms my heart, but the rise of the righter-wing Conservatives in the old CAQ strongholds is alarming. A minority PQ government is the best worst outcome

QC election: the governing party won 0 seats. First Conservatives elected since 1935. PQ wins minority government but Liberals might have the popular vote. Maximum chaos. Best of luck to anyone trying to draw orderly conclusions from this; that’s not what we do here.

My recent media nostalgia is covering 1998-2003 or so... the time just before fatherhood / just before the turn of my career. My latest acquisition: IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, because I couldn't stop thinking about Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung after rewatching HERO.

Maggie Cheung in a magnificent up-do looking wistful against a red and black floral background