Aonbarr Cartography
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Vincent
Non-Binary | He/They | ADHD | Irish
Battlemap Artist for Ember, by Foundry VTT.
Married to @Itsjustwitchmaps.
I dabble in music, photography, and poetry, and will sometimes talk at length about my favorite films and games.
Non-Binary | He/They | ADHD | Irish
Battlemap Artist for Ember, by Foundry VTT.
Married to @Itsjustwitchmaps.
I dabble in music, photography, and poetry, and will sometimes talk at length about my favorite films and games.
Heather and I watched Tous les Matins du Monde last night, a French film about famous masters of the viola da gamba.
I really enjoyed it, but I was regularly distracted/frustrated by the fact that Gérard Depardieu and Jean-Pierre Marielle were very obviously miming along in a nonsensical fashion.
I really enjoyed it, but I was regularly distracted/frustrated by the fact that Gérard Depardieu and Jean-Pierre Marielle were very obviously miming along in a nonsensical fashion.
November 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Heather and I watched Tous les Matins du Monde last night, a French film about famous masters of the viola da gamba.
I really enjoyed it, but I was regularly distracted/frustrated by the fact that Gérard Depardieu and Jean-Pierre Marielle were very obviously miming along in a nonsensical fashion.
I really enjoyed it, but I was regularly distracted/frustrated by the fact that Gérard Depardieu and Jean-Pierre Marielle were very obviously miming along in a nonsensical fashion.
I have to admit my own ignorance here - I fit several of the categories called out under "People who are against the word Gaelic".
(It is wild, though, that the dialects of the language are so isolated despite the relatively short distance that I didn't even know they call it Gaelic in Ulster)
(It is wild, though, that the dialects of the language are so isolated despite the relatively short distance that I didn't even know they call it Gaelic in Ulster)
reminder that those who complain about people calling #Irish 'Gaelic', rarely do anything else for actual language rights (apart from bringing this up). it also shows their ignorance. they don't really care about the language...
good in-depth piece: irishlanguage.ie/gaelic-gaeil... #gaeilge
good in-depth piece: irishlanguage.ie/gaelic-gaeil... #gaeilge
Can people call Irish, Gaelic? - IrishLanguage.ie
In short, yes. Saying ‘Gaelic’ for Irish is ok and you can use it. That in itself doesn’t seem like a controversial statement but say it in Ireland or
irishlanguage.ie
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I have to admit my own ignorance here - I fit several of the categories called out under "People who are against the word Gaelic".
(It is wild, though, that the dialects of the language are so isolated despite the relatively short distance that I didn't even know they call it Gaelic in Ulster)
(It is wild, though, that the dialects of the language are so isolated despite the relatively short distance that I didn't even know they call it Gaelic in Ulster)
I've recently discovered that my rating system on Letterboxd has completely unravelled somewhere over the last 10 years, so now a 3/5 can mean anywhere from
'This film changed me as a person, but has some flaws. 3.5/5'
to
'This film was largely inoffensive, but it made me chuckle once. 3.5/5'
'This film changed me as a person, but has some flaws. 3.5/5'
to
'This film was largely inoffensive, but it made me chuckle once. 3.5/5'
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I've recently discovered that my rating system on Letterboxd has completely unravelled somewhere over the last 10 years, so now a 3/5 can mean anywhere from
'This film changed me as a person, but has some flaws. 3.5/5'
to
'This film was largely inoffensive, but it made me chuckle once. 3.5/5'
'This film changed me as a person, but has some flaws. 3.5/5'
to
'This film was largely inoffensive, but it made me chuckle once. 3.5/5'
It's never too late to learn a new skill - Noel Anderson here started marking harps at 82. Catherine Connolly (our president-elect) is 68, but sat her Grade 3 piano exam this year.
If it brings you any semblance of joy, it's worth pursuing.
1/2
If it brings you any semblance of joy, it's worth pursuing.
1/2
"It's never too late to start a new hobby," says 89-year-old Co Tyrone harp-maker Noel Anderson, one of only a few making the intricate instrument.
89-year-old Tyrone man strikes right chord with new hobby
"It's never too late to start a new hobby," says 89-year-old Co Tyrone harp-maker Noel Anderson, one of only a few making the intricate instrument.
www.rte.ie
October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It's never too late to learn a new skill - Noel Anderson here started marking harps at 82. Catherine Connolly (our president-elect) is 68, but sat her Grade 3 piano exam this year.
If it brings you any semblance of joy, it's worth pursuing.
1/2
If it brings you any semblance of joy, it's worth pursuing.
1/2
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I think a lot about the chance we had at the start of COVID to finally become a more compassionate, collectivist nation, and how profoundly we were failed not only by the sociopathic greed of the ruling class but by each other.
It doesn’t mean we won’t get there, but the lost opportunity haunts me.
It doesn’t mean we won’t get there, but the lost opportunity haunts me.
Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I think a lot about the chance we had at the start of COVID to finally become a more compassionate, collectivist nation, and how profoundly we were failed not only by the sociopathic greed of the ruling class but by each other.
It doesn’t mean we won’t get there, but the lost opportunity haunts me.
It doesn’t mean we won’t get there, but the lost opportunity haunts me.
I wanted to share an article about Oddity, an Irish horror film from last year, but the article's header photo feels like something that should be seen in the context of the film itself. 👀
So, no article, but I do encourage you all to watch it - I like it a lot! 1/2
So, no article, but I do encourage you all to watch it - I like it a lot! 1/2
October 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I wanted to share an article about Oddity, an Irish horror film from last year, but the article's header photo feels like something that should be seen in the context of the film itself. 👀
So, no article, but I do encourage you all to watch it - I like it a lot! 1/2
So, no article, but I do encourage you all to watch it - I like it a lot! 1/2
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
Greatly entertained by a member of Fine Gael claiming Heather Humphreys ran a positive campaign.
Her campaign seemed more concerned with making Connolly look like a bad candidate than making Humphreys look like a good one, and it did incredible damage to her support.
But sure, 'positive'. 👀
Her campaign seemed more concerned with making Connolly look like a bad candidate than making Humphreys look like a good one, and it did incredible damage to her support.
But sure, 'positive'. 👀
October 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Greatly entertained by a member of Fine Gael claiming Heather Humphreys ran a positive campaign.
Her campaign seemed more concerned with making Connolly look like a bad candidate than making Humphreys look like a good one, and it did incredible damage to her support.
But sure, 'positive'. 👀
Her campaign seemed more concerned with making Connolly look like a bad candidate than making Humphreys look like a good one, and it did incredible damage to her support.
But sure, 'positive'. 👀
*Cries in Irish*
This map is taken from a Reddit post linked below - active railways are red, inactive railways are green.
Westport to Sligo is an hour drive, but requires a 3:15hr train to Dublin's Heuston Station, a LUAS ride to Connolly Station, and a 3:25hr train to Sligo. 7 hours, at best.
This map is taken from a Reddit post linked below - active railways are red, inactive railways are green.
Westport to Sligo is an hour drive, but requires a 3:15hr train to Dublin's Heuston Station, a LUAS ride to Connolly Station, and a 3:25hr train to Sligo. 7 hours, at best.
October 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
*Cries in Irish*
This map is taken from a Reddit post linked below - active railways are red, inactive railways are green.
Westport to Sligo is an hour drive, but requires a 3:15hr train to Dublin's Heuston Station, a LUAS ride to Connolly Station, and a 3:25hr train to Sligo. 7 hours, at best.
This map is taken from a Reddit post linked below - active railways are red, inactive railways are green.
Westport to Sligo is an hour drive, but requires a 3:15hr train to Dublin's Heuston Station, a LUAS ride to Connolly Station, and a 3:25hr train to Sligo. 7 hours, at best.
I don't care how many polls say your preferred candidate has it in the bag - we've seen several elections and referendums around the world take very surprising turns over the last 10 years, so if you have the right to vote, use it.
If you can vote in Ireland's Presidential election next Friday (Oct 24th) make sure you do. Polls open from 7am - 10pm. Turnout is key. Voting is a privilege.
Don't think anything is won if you don't go out and vote.
Don't think anything is won if you don't go out and vote.
Instead of giving us reasons why Heather would actually be a good president, it seems the sole focus is just to attack Catherine's character. It's almost as if... there's no reason why Heather would be a good president...
October 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I don't care how many polls say your preferred candidate has it in the bag - we've seen several elections and referendums around the world take very surprising turns over the last 10 years, so if you have the right to vote, use it.
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What's better than setting up a mutual accountability system with your friends to keep each other on task and share your small wins each day?
Doing all that as rival witches slinging hexes at each other!
Turn your daily tasks into magical wards with AVERT!, a tiny PWYW RPG. mirror-lock.itch.io/avert
Doing all that as rival witches slinging hexes at each other!
Turn your daily tasks into magical wards with AVERT!, a tiny PWYW RPG. mirror-lock.itch.io/avert
Avert! [An Odd Bijou] by S. Kaiya J.
Do your daily tasks to ward yourself from your friends' hexes in this delightful mutual accountability game!
mirror-lock.itch.io
October 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
What's better than setting up a mutual accountability system with your friends to keep each other on task and share your small wins each day?
Doing all that as rival witches slinging hexes at each other!
Turn your daily tasks into magical wards with AVERT!, a tiny PWYW RPG. mirror-lock.itch.io/avert
Doing all that as rival witches slinging hexes at each other!
Turn your daily tasks into magical wards with AVERT!, a tiny PWYW RPG. mirror-lock.itch.io/avert
I've been really disheartened to see the number of oversized pickup trucks and SUVs on Irish roads increasing over the last few years, and I genuinely hope the Irish government brings in something like this to deal with it.
Our roads are much too narrow, and we don't need larger vehicles.
Our roads are much too narrow, and we don't need larger vehicles.
Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...
nation.cymru
October 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I've been really disheartened to see the number of oversized pickup trucks and SUVs on Irish roads increasing over the last few years, and I genuinely hope the Irish government brings in something like this to deal with it.
Our roads are much too narrow, and we don't need larger vehicles.
Our roads are much too narrow, and we don't need larger vehicles.
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AVERT! is now live on Itch and ready for you to play! Do you need a quick, simple mutual accountability system that encourages you to stick to your daily tasks or risk being mercilessly hexed by your friends? Of course you do - and you can pick it up today for free! mirror-lock.itch.io/avert
Avert! [An Odd Bijou] by S. Kaiya J.
Do your daily tasks to ward yourself from your friends' hexes in this delightful mutual accountability game!
mirror-lock.itch.io
October 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
AVERT! is now live on Itch and ready for you to play! Do you need a quick, simple mutual accountability system that encourages you to stick to your daily tasks or risk being mercilessly hexed by your friends? Of course you do - and you can pick it up today for free! mirror-lock.itch.io/avert
Absolutely appalling that taking my time to practice and taking 2 minute breaks here and there between pieces has significantly improved the quality of my playing compared to my average practice session, where I'm just trying to play as much as I can in a 40 minute window.
Hateful, really.
Hateful, really.
October 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Absolutely appalling that taking my time to practice and taking 2 minute breaks here and there between pieces has significantly improved the quality of my playing compared to my average practice session, where I'm just trying to play as much as I can in a 40 minute window.
Hateful, really.
Hateful, really.
A beautiful crow just landed on the wall outside our window, and in my haste to grab my camera, I knocked over a bag of crisps, spilling them on top of my guitar.
Having to shake the guitar to make sure it hadn't eaten any of them via the soundhole felt just a little bizarre.
Having to shake the guitar to make sure it hadn't eaten any of them via the soundhole felt just a little bizarre.
October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A beautiful crow just landed on the wall outside our window, and in my haste to grab my camera, I knocked over a bag of crisps, spilling them on top of my guitar.
Having to shake the guitar to make sure it hadn't eaten any of them via the soundhole felt just a little bizarre.
Having to shake the guitar to make sure it hadn't eaten any of them via the soundhole felt just a little bizarre.
It might be naïve, but I really think we would live in a much more empathetic society if more effort went into teaching and instilling the importance of textual literacy.
So many terrible people cheer when the villain is deposed, failing to grasp they're celebrating their own demise.
So many terrible people cheer when the villain is deposed, failing to grasp they're celebrating their own demise.
seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back
October 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It might be naïve, but I really think we would live in a much more empathetic society if more effort went into teaching and instilling the importance of textual literacy.
So many terrible people cheer when the villain is deposed, failing to grasp they're celebrating their own demise.
So many terrible people cheer when the villain is deposed, failing to grasp they're celebrating their own demise.
For me, it's likely Jordan Dreyer from La Dispute.
During my MA in writing, I started listening to their Rooms of the House album, and it had a huge impact on the poetry I was writing. It still does, I think.
If anybody's curious, I can make some recommendations for lyrics I particularly like. 1/3
During my MA in writing, I started listening to their Rooms of the House album, and it had a huge impact on the poetry I was writing. It still does, I think.
If anybody's curious, I can make some recommendations for lyrics I particularly like. 1/3
I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.
Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?
Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?
October 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
For me, it's likely Jordan Dreyer from La Dispute.
During my MA in writing, I started listening to their Rooms of the House album, and it had a huge impact on the poetry I was writing. It still does, I think.
If anybody's curious, I can make some recommendations for lyrics I particularly like. 1/3
During my MA in writing, I started listening to their Rooms of the House album, and it had a huge impact on the poetry I was writing. It still does, I think.
If anybody's curious, I can make some recommendations for lyrics I particularly like. 1/3
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Just in time for the spookiest of seasons comes an rpg that’s bursting with monsters! Monster Truckers is available in digital form. Experience the thrills and chills of unlife on the open road as a truck driving monster.
Links below!
Links below!
October 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just in time for the spookiest of seasons comes an rpg that’s bursting with monsters! Monster Truckers is available in digital form. Experience the thrills and chills of unlife on the open road as a truck driving monster.
Links below!
Links below!
If anybody has any interest in writing new formalist poetry (or iambic pentameter, specifically), this may be of some interest!
It also reminds me that I really should pick Pathologic 2 back up at some point...
It also reminds me that I really should pick Pathologic 2 back up at some point...
Six years ago, I wrote most of the Tragedian dialogue for Pathologic 2 in iambic pentameter. I'm back now doing the same for Pathologic 3. I figured it was helpful to write a guide on *how* I did it – in case I get hit by a bus and the team has to carry on without me.
azhdarchid.com/so-you-want-...
azhdarchid.com/so-you-want-...
So You Want to Write Iambic Pentameter
In which I share the dirty secrets of the world's least useful skill
azhdarchid.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
If anybody has any interest in writing new formalist poetry (or iambic pentameter, specifically), this may be of some interest!
It also reminds me that I really should pick Pathologic 2 back up at some point...
It also reminds me that I really should pick Pathologic 2 back up at some point...
Now, quick, give us Universal Basic Income. 👀
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Now, quick, give us Universal Basic Income. 👀
I've felt a little stagnant with classical guitar recently, and I think I've figured out why - I'm spending too long practicing easy pieces to warm up for the more difficult pieces I'm learning, so I'm fatigued before I can even get there.
I may need to finally learn some warm-up exercises...
I may need to finally learn some warm-up exercises...
September 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I've felt a little stagnant with classical guitar recently, and I think I've figured out why - I'm spending too long practicing easy pieces to warm up for the more difficult pieces I'm learning, so I'm fatigued before I can even get there.
I may need to finally learn some warm-up exercises...
I may need to finally learn some warm-up exercises...
A few months ago, I bought a book on Irish music and folk songs concerned with the Sidhe, which came with 2 CDs of songs and stories taken from the National Folklore Collection.
It turned out, however, no disc-drive I own can read CDs bar my old PS3, and I only *just* got around to digging it out.
It turned out, however, no disc-drive I own can read CDs bar my old PS3, and I only *just* got around to digging it out.
September 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A few months ago, I bought a book on Irish music and folk songs concerned with the Sidhe, which came with 2 CDs of songs and stories taken from the National Folklore Collection.
It turned out, however, no disc-drive I own can read CDs bar my old PS3, and I only *just* got around to digging it out.
It turned out, however, no disc-drive I own can read CDs bar my old PS3, and I only *just* got around to digging it out.
It's finally crypt map season. 👀
Free crypt map on my patreon, or you can nab the ungridded, non-watermarked versions on either tier!
Tier 1 (justthemaps) comes with JPGs
Tier 2 (GM'sKit) comes with JPGs, PNGs, WEBP files and more!
Grab for free here:
www.patreon.com/posts/crypt-...
Tier 1 (justthemaps) comes with JPGs
Tier 2 (GM'sKit) comes with JPGs, PNGs, WEBP files and more!
Grab for free here:
www.patreon.com/posts/crypt-...
September 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's finally crypt map season. 👀
I realized a year or two ago that I had been passing ancient menhirs and ringforts every day of my life.
I missed so many because they were just out of sight, or because they were so familiar they simply blended into the landscapes before I knew to look for them.
Kind of wild to think about.
I missed so many because they were just out of sight, or because they were so familiar they simply blended into the landscapes before I knew to look for them.
Kind of wild to think about.
September 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I realized a year or two ago that I had been passing ancient menhirs and ringforts every day of my life.
I missed so many because they were just out of sight, or because they were so familiar they simply blended into the landscapes before I knew to look for them.
Kind of wild to think about.
I missed so many because they were just out of sight, or because they were so familiar they simply blended into the landscapes before I knew to look for them.
Kind of wild to think about.
I was one of those kids who used to think they were never going to use maths after they finished school.
Just a few days ago I had to use Pythagoras' theorem, and I occasionally catch myself referring to other bits and pieces half-remembered from trigonometry or algebra.
I was a fool.
Just a few days ago I had to use Pythagoras' theorem, and I occasionally catch myself referring to other bits and pieces half-remembered from trigonometry or algebra.
I was a fool.
September 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I was one of those kids who used to think they were never going to use maths after they finished school.
Just a few days ago I had to use Pythagoras' theorem, and I occasionally catch myself referring to other bits and pieces half-remembered from trigonometry or algebra.
I was a fool.
Just a few days ago I had to use Pythagoras' theorem, and I occasionally catch myself referring to other bits and pieces half-remembered from trigonometry or algebra.
I was a fool.