William Light

@cromsthunder.bsky.social

I'm just a guy trying to figure out this thing called life. Books, movies, music, TTRPGs, and video games are a few hobbies. Currently obsessed with The Elder Scrolls Online. Tamriel calls, and I must go!

Okay, I am going to tell a little story. It's one I have saved for the last couple years, almost nobody knows about it. But it lives in my heart. I don't know how others will feel about it, maybe something, maybe nothing. It's about the Uncanny X-Men. 1/

Uncanny X-Men cover by David Marquez

Imagine how disappointed I was when I bought all the early D&D gear only to find out that the whole Satanic Panic was horseshit and I DIDN'T gain wicked cool demonic powers.

"Your life is nothing more or nothing less than a series of events from which you learn a lesson. Or you so not. And the choice of that truth is yours and yours alone." Excerpt from "The Spires of the 34th Sermon #eso

In the field! 🔍 Last month, our team was in the Santa Fe National Forest in northern New Mexico, capturing bats to monitor for the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome. 🦇 silver-haired bat (𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘴) 📷 Rachel Harper

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This is Lucy. She is the only being on earth allowed to chew with their mouth open. Encouraged even. 12/10 (TT: ilovelucy_thejackrussell)

We fought a war 250 years ago to get a King’s name off our laws. Now, we have a President forcing his face onto our money just to brand the government like a hotel chain. We didn’t trade a crown for a gold-plated ego. This is a Republic. Not a franchise.

I realize this is obvious to most but allow me to rant: At the core of Trump's base love for him is a simmering resentment over their mediocrity and gratitude for him making it permissible to be arrogant whilst mediocre. Everything in this cult can be traced back to that. (thread)