🏺 Unsurprisingly taking advantage of it being International Cat Day to post some of my favourite cats I’ve come across during my research of ancient Egyptian collections 📜 Like this Late Period faience amulet of a cat and kittens, now at the Met Museum. www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

I have to give a warm shout-out to @dryadtea.bsky.social for Star Maps. I ordered some recently on a whim, and it's been game-changing since I came down with pneumonia. The clove and ginger make it perfect for fighting the otherwise constant cough. I can sleep now! 11/10 will always keep on hand

This!!! Besides, it's a fruitless ask: "Apolitical" archaeology doesn't exist. The very fact you want archaeologists to abandon politics is -in itself- a political statement. They want us to be complicit in injustice for the sake of the 'Business' of archaeology.

Dr Alex Fitzpatrick@animalarchaeology.com · last wk.

In asking archaeologists to unify over a more apolitical archaeology, you are explicitly asking marginalised archaeologists to reject parts of themselves for the sake of civility. You’re asking people who recognise injustice to remain silent. Why would I want to be in a group like that?

I don't have the spoons to read this article at the moment, but I will say that while I was diagnosed with ADHD in elementary school, I was medically gaslit into thinking it didn't impact my life beyond "a little daydreaming" (words from a school administrator that unfortunately stuck).

NPR@npr.org · last wk.

For decades, ADHD was viewed as a childhood condition that mostly affected boys. Researchers now know ADHD manifests differently in girls, but many still go undiagnosed until adulthood.

Our GMs and players at this Gen Con are on another level... one table playing Old Gods of Appalachia (at 11pm, mind you) wrote AND SANG an entire song to make a Level 7 Ritual succeed!

Do you like #TTRPG stuff? Sure, don't we all? Right now the PDFs of my games are on sale at @drivethrurpg.com as part of their Christmas in July Sale! Get games of super-hero action or play larger than life pulp heroes! We all need more heroes in the world right now.

We've been gaming for about an hour and a half and I've rolled five or six nat 1s. Got the @brucecordell.bsky.social luck tonight!

This here jerk tricked me into letting her outside right after she'd been out there with my husband, and she's very pleased with herself.

Things are... not great... Surviving, but just barely. Any support would make my life certainly easier and get me back to being properly creative again. Thank you for your support! www.ko-fi.com/brainclouds

Buy David Flor a Coffee

Software architect, game designer/developer, and ENnie-nominated RPG publisher! Your support is appreciated!

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🧵This #DisabilityPrideMonth I've been doing a lot of reflection on what it means to me to be disabled and how it's impacted my life. There have been tears, frustration, and acceptance. I've wanted to be an archaeologist since I was 8 years old when Time for Kids ran an article on Pompeii.

Listening to this episode now. Fantastic writing and narration, you won't want to miss it.

Pale Matter@pale-matter.bsky.social · last mo.

Episode 2 of Edge of the Forgotten is streaming now. In “The Tunnel of Love,” Remy runs from school bullies into a dark culvert, only to discover some places hold things far worse than bullies. Listen now: linktr.ee/PaleMatter #Horror #Podcast #AudioDrama #Supernatural

One of the hardest parts of being a pet parent is getting that news. My big baby Darla has DM. She's still moving around on her own but isn't steady enough to get up the stairs anymore, which is what alerted me to something being wrong. We don't know how much time she has left and I'm heartbroken.

WE DID IT!! HOW TO TOUCH GRASS IS FULLY FUNDED ON KICKSTARTER!!! 🔥✨🌿🤝🌈🌾🐕💫https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/powerandmagic/how-to-touch-grass-relaunch?ref=24gd10

HOW TO TOUCH GRASS: Comics to get you outside! [Relaunch]

A humungous, full-color comics anthology about the joys (and stakes!) of going outside.

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WE ARE IN OVERTIME! 🎉 Jewel in the Sky is still going—back now to keep it alive! Vocurro, the floating island in the sky containing a station of visitors from the stars, as well as magical mines filled with inveigh, is coming to life! What will you find in its depths?!? mymcg.info/jewel

Art from @montecookgames.com 's upcoming Jewel in the Sky features massive open spaces. Has anyone used expansive spaces like this in their games? Have you played in a game with these kinds of spaces? I've found epic proportions can enhance the feel of an adventure. Gives Mines of Moria vibes!

the girl guides in the UK just kicked out all their trans members specifically bc they were threatened with a lawsuit from a rowling-funded group

mattie lubchansky@mattielubchansky.com · 5mo ago

i think sometimes cis people truly have a hard time understanding that jk rowling is a living person actively using her wealth to fund the international assault on trans lives. she’s not some Complicated Author we can have a spirited debate about separating from the art with!!!!!

And I almost forgot that I got to start my weekend off playing The Devil's Dandy Dogs by @shannagermain.bsky.social , with @thatterigirl.bsky.social at the helm and @bearthw.bsky.social as a fellow player. It was recorded and I will share once it's available online! The game is just delightful.

Eileen Barnes@eileenbarnes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Had a lovely birthday weekend: ate wonderful cake made by my husband, saw good friends, and indulged in a little shopping. I needed the recharge, I was running on fumes. I grabbed a few new books, both fiction and non, and I really hope I can do some reading now that I have a few more spoons.

Someone should do this, pretty please.

Had a lovely birthday weekend: ate wonderful cake made by my husband, saw good friends, and indulged in a little shopping. I needed the recharge, I was running on fumes. I grabbed a few new books, both fiction and non, and I really hope I can do some reading now that I have a few more spoons.

If you've got work on @medium.com go check and be sure to not allow AI to be trained on your stories. I need the AI bubble to burst, expeditiously. medium.com/me/settings/...

I can't believe I'm saying this and it's not a meme, but polls close at 7 in Illinois, so if you're in line to vote, STAY IN LINE. You can register TODAY with a piece of business mail and vote TODAY. Every vote counts. It's a sunnier, nicer day out than we all thought it would be! Get out there!

Just a reminder: don’t pinch your coworkers. Even if they’re not wearing green. There is no St. Patrick’s Day affirmative defense to harassment or assault. This has been a PSA from your friendly neighborhood employment lawyer.

Got out and voted. Special shout-out to @dylanthomasblaha.bsky.social , I hope that you inspire more of our generation to run for office. It was a much needed breath of fresh air to vote for you today! Best of luck with the primary, and thank you for running.

Don't forget to vote tomorrow, fellow Illinoisans! (If you didn't early vote, that is)

JB Pritzker@jbpritzker.bsky.social · 5mo ago

There’s still time to vote @julianastratton.bsky.socialnaStratton for U.S. Senate!

And it's still going, you can still help us unlock more solo play! (Not a euphemism)

Monte Cook Games@montecookgames.com · 5mo ago

🔒 LOCKED: MORE SOLO PLAY! In What the Bones Know, you and your mechanical companion are now trapped inside a weird and ever-changing structure that seems to be ... waking up? We're on hour 14 of OVERTIME—there's still time to unlock this upgrade! mymcg.info/numenera

A lot of the recent hate for anime dubs is suspicious especially considering that the quality of dubs have gotten much better. I'm suspecting a lot of the hate now has to do with the inclusion of more diverse voice actors. Representation is so important in spaces like these.

The Numenera: Amber Archive crowdfunding campaign is in HOUR 13 of overtime! There's still time for you to get everything we're making in this campaign at any amazing crowdfunding price! mymcg.info/num

Check out this lovely Numenera AMA stream with @seankreynolds.bsky.social @shannagermain.bsky.social and @brucecordell.bsky.social of @montecookgames.com ! (Sorry I missed it, I saw about the last ten seconds live.) www.youtube.com/live/nribLEw...

Numenera: The Amber Archive BackerKit Ask Me Anything

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Here's the easy link to find Bruce, Shanna, and myself tomorrow for a live video chat/Q&A about Numenera as we close in on the last two days of the crowdfunding! You can post your questions on the linked BackerKit post. See you at 3pm PT/5pm ET Wednesday March 11th! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Numenera: The Amber Archive Project Update: Shanna Germain, Bruce Cordell, and Sean Reynolds LIVE on BackerKit!

Greetings, backers! Numenera: The Amber Archive closes on Friday, and though we’re sad such a fantastic campaign is coming to an end, we’re excited to share that our team wi...

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Generally speaking all pre-orders are equal. Publishers note where the preorders are coming from, but mostly for their own information. That said, remember you can also pre-order books at your local bookstores! It's not just an online thing. Pre-ordering locally helps the bookstore and the author!

Jackson Frishman@jfrishman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Almost hate to ask, but are all preorders equal? Like, do publishers take equal notice of preorders from Bookshop vs Amazon vs local stores?