Chris the Merry DM
@confusatron.bsky.social
he/him
Musician, composer, music teacher, choir director, learner, nerd, DM, DnD enjoyer, TTRPG lover, skill collector, thing enjoyer, herald of woe, nightmare-unending, soul-drinker, dread sovereign of entropy and decay, lover of pie
venmo: Chris_the_DM
Musician, composer, music teacher, choir director, learner, nerd, DM, DnD enjoyer, TTRPG lover, skill collector, thing enjoyer, herald of woe, nightmare-unending, soul-drinker, dread sovereign of entropy and decay, lover of pie
venmo: Chris_the_DM
This is the way
January 17, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This is the way
Salt -- and I can't stress this enough -- your pasta water aggressively. I'm talking a HANDFUL of kosher salt. It should taste like the sea. Your baseline happiness will improve
January 17, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Salt -- and I can't stress this enough -- your pasta water aggressively. I'm talking a HANDFUL of kosher salt. It should taste like the sea. Your baseline happiness will improve
Reposted by Chris the Merry DM
I can be a very practical and empirical person much of the time, and David Lynch was one of those creators who was able to make me stop for a moment, look in the face of reality's endless absurdity, and just shrug, and say, "why the hell not?"
January 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I can be a very practical and empirical person much of the time, and David Lynch was one of those creators who was able to make me stop for a moment, look in the face of reality's endless absurdity, and just shrug, and say, "why the hell not?"
This is exactly the feeling EXACTLY
January 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
This is exactly the feeling EXACTLY
I routinely think about him in small little ways, trying to summon some of that pure creator energy
January 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I routinely think about him in small little ways, trying to summon some of that pure creator energy
Reposted by Chris the Merry DM
David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.
Adding cinnamon and a little chili powder to hot chocolate is an absolute game changer. It took me till way too late in life to start doing it
January 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Adding cinnamon and a little chili powder to hot chocolate is an absolute game changer. It took me till way too late in life to start doing it
Also try:
Chocolate syrup
Maple syrup
A cinnamon stick
Chocolate syrup
Maple syrup
A cinnamon stick
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Also try:
Chocolate syrup
Maple syrup
A cinnamon stick
Chocolate syrup
Maple syrup
A cinnamon stick
Your life could be slightly better if you occasionally put hot chocolate mix in your coffee
January 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Your life could be slightly better if you occasionally put hot chocolate mix in your coffee
Forgot my Adderall today and oh man the brain fog is thick
January 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Forgot my Adderall today and oh man the brain fog is thick
Empathy is imagining what it would feel like to be that person. It is not the same as sympathy. "Asking me to be nice to bad people!!" is another accusation I've got very little patience for nowadays
January 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Empathy is imagining what it would feel like to be that person. It is not the same as sympathy. "Asking me to be nice to bad people!!" is another accusation I've got very little patience for nowadays
I'm saying, accuse me of apathy and I won't tolerate it. I'll ask firmly, then I'll disconnect. If you know me that poorly maybe we're better apart
This hasn't happened yet. But I was on Twitter long enough to know it's not unlikely in the days ahead.
You don't know people's struggles. Empathy.
This hasn't happened yet. But I was on Twitter long enough to know it's not unlikely in the days ahead.
You don't know people's struggles. Empathy.
January 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm saying, accuse me of apathy and I won't tolerate it. I'll ask firmly, then I'll disconnect. If you know me that poorly maybe we're better apart
This hasn't happened yet. But I was on Twitter long enough to know it's not unlikely in the days ahead.
You don't know people's struggles. Empathy.
This hasn't happened yet. But I was on Twitter long enough to know it's not unlikely in the days ahead.
You don't know people's struggles. Empathy.
Wait what happened? This is why I can't step away from this thing too long
January 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Wait what happened? This is why I can't step away from this thing too long
Listen, I'm in my cave trying to live through all of this with my mental health intact, but don't even think of saying I don't care
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Listen, I'm in my cave trying to live through all of this with my mental health intact, but don't even think of saying I don't care
I identify with all of this hooooo boy
January 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I identify with all of this hooooo boy
I try to live somewhere BETWEEN "this is all ok" and "burn everything down and get rid of everyone" but hey maybe I'm the one who's wrong
January 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I try to live somewhere BETWEEN "this is all ok" and "burn everything down and get rid of everyone" but hey maybe I'm the one who's wrong
Moonhaven good!
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Moonhaven good!
"adults in the room" my ass
January 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
"adults in the room" my ass
Every character is privy to so much lore I don't know, and they act in ways formed by that knowledge. I get snippets, often just little idioms they say or an off-hand comment. I get to put it together and get that satisfying moment when two puzzle pieces go together and you feel that *click*
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Every character is privy to so much lore I don't know, and they act in ways formed by that knowledge. I get snippets, often just little idioms they say or an off-hand comment. I get to put it together and get that satisfying moment when two puzzle pieces go together and you feel that *click*
So far I'm loving Moonhaven. Two episodes left. One thing they're doing very right (I think) is that I feel far from spoon-fed. I end every episode and most scenes going "wait what??"
It's not REQUIRED for good entertainment, but it's delightful IF the world is one you like returning to
It's not REQUIRED for good entertainment, but it's delightful IF the world is one you like returning to
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
So far I'm loving Moonhaven. Two episodes left. One thing they're doing very right (I think) is that I feel far from spoon-fed. I end every episode and most scenes going "wait what??"
It's not REQUIRED for good entertainment, but it's delightful IF the world is one you like returning to
It's not REQUIRED for good entertainment, but it's delightful IF the world is one you like returning to
Yeah, lots and lots of hours spent on those. And I had SimIsle for PC. It was a whole era
January 7, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Yeah, lots and lots of hours spent on those. And I had SimIsle for PC. It was a whole era
The Secret of Mana and SimAnt
What’s your favorite video game that’s at least 27 years old (so 1999 or earlier)? Let’s get a list of classics going.
January 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The Secret of Mana and SimAnt