The older I get the more I understand why cats just walk away mid conversation.

Another @octocon.bsky.social committee meeting finished - it's scary to think that in exactly 2 months, we'll just have wrapped up this year's convention! It's going to be a good one, for sure.

Pssst there's a book giveaway on our Instant Graham btw... www.instagram.com/p/Dbn8KNBgrH...

All going well, in three years’ time we will be celebrating together at @dublin2029.bsky.social (2-6 August 2029). In honour of that, an offer for you! It would be great to have you join us as a Supporter of the bid! But if you can go above and beyond…. dublin2029.ie

Gemini: Your terrifying visage will be used to frighten small children today. So that's a win.

If you’re a Gondorian soldier your experience with hobbits is a tiny guy shows up with a wizard and is immediately taken in the Steward’s counsel. He saves Faramir when the Steward goes mad. A second tiny guy arrives with the Rohirrim and kills the Witch King. The first one then goes on campaign …

THE LOST BOYS was released 39 years ago today. A reinvention of the vampire genre, and an 80s cult classic, the behind the scenes story will have you cursing all the damn vampires… 1/36

LAcon has a robust virtual program, and what that means is that we need a robust number of robust virtual volunteers! There are a number of ways you can help out. Right now, we're looking for AV Clippers, Zoom Hosts, and Voice of Virtual volunteers. www.lacon.org/volunteer

Note: covers both 'we thought this mainly affected men/boys/AMAB people, so the women/girls/AFAB ones must be faking' and 'this primarily affects women/girls/AFAB people so they must be lying/hysterical/over-exaggerating'

Finn McLellan@saranadosfiction.com · last wk.

Sure is interesting how the moment a lot of women/girls/AFAB folks start being diagnosed with something, suddenly we get an upswing in 'it's overdiagnosed'/'it's not real'/'it's just a fad'.

Pitching my Backrooms sequel "Frontrooms" featuring that never-used living room at Nana's house where the furniture is covered in plastic and the air smells forbidden.

Dear Bluesky, you know your job. (I know mine, I'm just absolutely stuck again, and it's the same bloody Thing.)

Catherine Sharp@csharpwords.bsky.social · last wk.

Dear Bluesky, please tell me to Do The Thing. (I am stuck in executive paralysis mode this morning.)

Fucking hell as if receiving automated rejection letters for jobs wasn't bad enough.

It's been a few months since the last incident, long enough for me to forget why I keep the Dreamies in a screw-top jar... Someone isn't going to need breakfast.

We put this one up last Monday :(

CEEFAUX@ceefaux.bsky.social · 2w ago

New week, new CEEFAUX, old story

I just looked at a weather forecast for the first time in weeks because I want to walk somewhere but the sky is vaguely grey. Sadly no rain due - which is good for my walk, but rubbish in general right now.

I'm involved with SF fandom, and some people in our community think we have especially a lot of drama. But I think every hobby community has drama, but you only notice it in the ones that you are part of. What's the big drama/contentious topic in a hobby community you're involved with?

Dear Bluesky, please tell me to Do The Thing. (I am stuck in executive paralysis mode this morning.)

me trying to get pictures to explain my taste in men to someone but not wanting to just google something generic like 'large guys' so i google 'husky gentlemen' and well. i don't know what i expected

"I've got a great campaign written, I just can't get a group together" is the peak D&D experience.

IGN@ign.com · 2w ago

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves co-director Jonathan Goldstein says the script for a sequel already exists, but he's not expecting it to see the light of day any time soon. https://bit.ly/4bIsrNA #SDCC

Hyperlink text should make sense when read out of context. Screen reader users can navigate from link to link, and can listen to links in a list. When navigating this way, only the link is read. So "click here" or "read more" won't make sense.

This is taking me OUT!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Genuinely thought this bin was levitating

Gillian Anderson has officially revealed the upcoming 1,478-piece LEGO set for THE X-FILES. The set is centered on Mulder’s office, paired with a forest clearing scene and a hovering UFO. Includes 8 minifigures, featuring Mulder, Scully, The Flukeman & more. August 4.

My feed just did the WEIRDEST pantaloon-related thing.

That was a hell of a football match - and what I am most enjoying is the English and French players and managers being all genuine smiles and hugs and mutual respect and congratulations now it's over.

Cue the Mission Impossible music.

🦋 Frankie 🦋@frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 3w ago

We laugh in the face of cattlegrids 🐑

If I were a nominally progressive political party and my policies on LGBT rights were being condemned by *establishment Christian organisations* as cruel, inhumane and regressive, I would probably ask myself what the hell I was doing @andyburnham.bsky.social

frank: print witch@mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 3w ago

honestly, in bits here