Ian Corby
@18thcianc.bsky.social
Torontonian giving BlueSky a try. Table-top rpg lover, video-game enthusiast, beginner sailor, and someone who wants a kinder, more helpful world for everyone.
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Ian Corby
@18thcianc.bsky.social
· Dec 8
Yup, I am a radical.
Apparently that means wanting others to be able to be themselves without fear of persecution (particularly women, LGBTQ+, religious freedom), and to be able to survive and thrive in a sustainable world.
Yeah.
Radical.
Apparently that means wanting others to be able to be themselves without fear of persecution (particularly women, LGBTQ+, religious freedom), and to be able to survive and thrive in a sustainable world.
Yeah.
Radical.
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I’m a writer and I write about war and conflict; I spend 80% of my reading time on primary sources. The impact of violence and war on people—not just soldiers but civilians and families—is terrible and lasts generations. For Remembrance Day, honour the fallen, but remember war and its costs.
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I’m a writer and I write about war and conflict; I spend 80% of my reading time on primary sources. The impact of violence and war on people—not just soldiers but civilians and families—is terrible and lasts generations. For Remembrance Day, honour the fallen, but remember war and its costs.
I saw a few memorials in Paris earlier this year for the 2 World Wars; the 1st in La Gare du Nord, the 2nd outside the Musee d'Art Moderne. Both beautiful and haunting, leaving me to reflect then, as I do now, on the futility and tragedy of war.
May we never forget the sacrifices made by others.
May we never forget the sacrifices made by others.
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I saw a few memorials in Paris earlier this year for the 2 World Wars; the 1st in La Gare du Nord, the 2nd outside the Musee d'Art Moderne. Both beautiful and haunting, leaving me to reflect then, as I do now, on the futility and tragedy of war.
May we never forget the sacrifices made by others.
May we never forget the sacrifices made by others.
Sometimes the world is shite and you don't feel great, so you have a good chocolate chip cookie.
Yeah, the world is still shite.
But at least you had a good cookie, and sometimes that's the minor victory of existence you have.
Yeah, the world is still shite.
But at least you had a good cookie, and sometimes that's the minor victory of existence you have.
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Sometimes the world is shite and you don't feel great, so you have a good chocolate chip cookie.
Yeah, the world is still shite.
But at least you had a good cookie, and sometimes that's the minor victory of existence you have.
Yeah, the world is still shite.
But at least you had a good cookie, and sometimes that's the minor victory of existence you have.
... listening to the snow blowing outside...
...booking trip to Santiago, Chile, and the Atacama desert...
...booking trip to Santiago, Chile, and the Atacama desert...
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
... listening to the snow blowing outside...
...booking trip to Santiago, Chile, and the Atacama desert...
...booking trip to Santiago, Chile, and the Atacama desert...
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
I still want everyone to be able to be treated fairly, have a healthy and happy life, and have the default way of treating others to be with kindness and empathy.
That won't change, but the world is doing its damnedest to numb me out.
That won't change, but the world is doing its damnedest to numb me out.
November 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I still want everyone to be able to be treated fairly, have a healthy and happy life, and have the default way of treating others to be with kindness and empathy.
That won't change, but the world is doing its damnedest to numb me out.
That won't change, but the world is doing its damnedest to numb me out.
I am posting more video game or similar nonsense these days, as the constant stream of danger from our own governments, plus the facism in the US, has really done a number on my well-being (as has many of you too).
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I am posting more video game or similar nonsense these days, as the constant stream of danger from our own governments, plus the facism in the US, has really done a number on my well-being (as has many of you too).
Will today be the day I beat the basic version of the Hollow Knight, and finish my first playthrough of that game?
Enquiring minds, and spouses tired of hearing that initial scream in game, want to know.
Enquiring minds, and spouses tired of hearing that initial scream in game, want to know.
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Will today be the day I beat the basic version of the Hollow Knight, and finish my first playthrough of that game?
Enquiring minds, and spouses tired of hearing that initial scream in game, want to know.
Enquiring minds, and spouses tired of hearing that initial scream in game, want to know.
So my collection of Switch versions are complete. Super robot Wars V, T, and X.
Now to find some time to actually do some robot gaming.
Now to find some time to actually do some robot gaming.
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
So my collection of Switch versions are complete. Super robot Wars V, T, and X.
Now to find some time to actually do some robot gaming.
Now to find some time to actually do some robot gaming.
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Behold this beautiful metal poppy hand crafted by my step brother, a veteran who was deployed in the former Yugoslavia in 1993
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Behold this beautiful metal poppy hand crafted by my step brother, a veteran who was deployed in the former Yugoslavia in 1993
Ralph Wiggum was right.
My cat's breath does smell like cat food.
My cat's breath does smell like cat food.
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Ralph Wiggum was right.
My cat's breath does smell like cat food.
My cat's breath does smell like cat food.
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Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
Today keeps veering between "do I take cough syrup, or straight whiskey?"
And the whiskey isn't medicinal.
And the whiskey isn't medicinal.
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Today keeps veering between "do I take cough syrup, or straight whiskey?"
And the whiskey isn't medicinal.
And the whiskey isn't medicinal.
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The only voting constituency that matters from Staten Island
a group of people are standing around a table dancing in a room .
Alt: The cast of What We Do In The Shadows dancing
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The only voting constituency that matters from Staten Island
My question is a 50 year old sloop rigged 25' sailboat a luxury yatch?
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My question is a 50 year old sloop rigged 25' sailboat a luxury yatch?
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Live your life so that people don't celebrate your death.
November 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Live your life so that people don't celebrate your death.
A tired day well spent watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
November 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A tired day well spent watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Horology update; the wristwatches have had their times changed. Turns out getting into the hobby (and getting my wife into it too) means twice a year labour.
Moreso if they have a date function.
Moreso if they have a date function.
November 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Horology update; the wristwatches have had their times changed. Turns out getting into the hobby (and getting my wife into it too) means twice a year labour.
Moreso if they have a date function.
Moreso if they have a date function.
So I found out we get the game on one of our streaming services.
And it is bloody stressful. I am regretting watching this.
And it is bloody stressful. I am regretting watching this.
November 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
So I found out we get the game on one of our streaming services.
And it is bloody stressful. I am regretting watching this.
And it is bloody stressful. I am regretting watching this.
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Decemberween (1978)
December 16, 2023 at 3:24 PM
Decemberween (1978)
My personal challenge with any Halloween themed playlist is that it quickly becomes an 80s goth playlist.
October 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My personal challenge with any Halloween themed playlist is that it quickly becomes an 80s goth playlist.
That Vincent Price monologue and particularly the laugh at the end of Thriller gets me every time.
October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
That Vincent Price monologue and particularly the laugh at the end of Thriller gets me every time.
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