Cal
@dragonsworn.net
I like sparkles, dragons, and MAD SCIENCE: I make stuff that looks pretty, smells good, and/or goes clickyclack. I talk about my dogs and nerd shit equally.
Shop: http://dragonsworn.net/
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Shop: http://dragonsworn.net/
#Dice Commissions: http://dragonsworn.net/dice-commissions
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Cal
@dragonsworn.net
· Mar 9
Dice | Dragonsworn
Individually poured, painted, and polished one-of-a-kind resin math rocks for discerning dice goblins.
www.dragonsworn.net
Y’all my tiny jewelry empire is absolutely out of control and I have NO SPACE to make new things, so I am running a dice sale to get the old stuff out of the way TO MAKE MORE STUFF
www.dragonsworn.net/product/dice/
www.dragonsworn.net/product/dice/
January 1, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Once upon a time I let Rufus out back to rampage in the fenced yard, as one does. An hour or so later I looked up and holy shit there’s a dog on the front porch and huh, that dog looks just like Rufus!
Turns out the back gate was cracked open and he went exploring but then immediately got bored.
Turns out the back gate was cracked open and he went exploring but then immediately got bored.
We recently lost our dog, who nominally can but by personality never WOULD escape the yard. But he was gone. We went out searching, confused, scared. Came back to prep for a more thorough search.
Heard him trying to get out of an upstairs bedroom, where he'd been trapped & was napping on the bed...
Heard him trying to get out of an upstairs bedroom, where he'd been trapped & was napping on the bed...
Me: The smart dog is missing. I need to do a systematic grid search of the woods. Then if he's not in the fence, a driveby of the neighborhood. Can I get missing posters made on New Year's Eve? Gotta put up a community post...
Smart dog, from his warm spot on the couch: SOUND GOOD TELL ME HOW IT GO
Smart dog, from his warm spot on the couch: SOUND GOOD TELL ME HOW IT GO
December 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Once upon a time I let Rufus out back to rampage in the fenced yard, as one does. An hour or so later I looked up and holy shit there’s a dog on the front porch and huh, that dog looks just like Rufus!
Turns out the back gate was cracked open and he went exploring but then immediately got bored.
Turns out the back gate was cracked open and he went exploring but then immediately got bored.
BEHOLD, all three dogs in the same place at the same time!
And it is HILARIOUS that Rufus looks smallest boi here, both through perspective and the fact that it is cold and he has only one coat.
And it is HILARIOUS that Rufus looks smallest boi here, both through perspective and the fact that it is cold and he has only one coat.
December 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
BEHOLD, all three dogs in the same place at the same time!
And it is HILARIOUS that Rufus looks smallest boi here, both through perspective and the fact that it is cold and he has only one coat.
And it is HILARIOUS that Rufus looks smallest boi here, both through perspective and the fact that it is cold and he has only one coat.
FYI I feel it important to note that Mira is officially Mira-approved (at least to my face, May Hong could have been lying, which is her right), and while I need to soap photo before those are posted you will find the fragrances here:
www.dragonsworn.net/fragrance-li...
www.dragonsworn.net/fragrance-li...
December 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
FYI I feel it important to note that Mira is officially Mira-approved (at least to my face, May Hong could have been lying, which is her right), and while I need to soap photo before those are posted you will find the fragrances here:
www.dragonsworn.net/fragrance-li...
www.dragonsworn.net/fragrance-li...
Uncanny Valley, architecture edition
Shaw basically said ‘fuck that’ and in 1875 he gave us this gem of a building, 196 Queen’s Gate. None of the windows match. The proportions are unbalanced. The decor is scattered. The roofline… well.
Gothic ass building
Gothic ass building
December 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Uncanny Valley, architecture edition
I would just like to note that this is the exact same kind of strange little freakery that hooked me on Control, because OH MY GOD THE OLDEST HOUSE IS THE LONG LINES BUILDING
December 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I would just like to note that this is the exact same kind of strange little freakery that hooked me on Control, because OH MY GOD THE OLDEST HOUSE IS THE LONG LINES BUILDING
Maximum Overdrive, 1986
Also, this just in -> the latest bizarre AI fever dream is AI-controlled trivets, staplers, and coffee cups on wheels. So we'll be chased around by inanimate wheeled objects clamoring for our attention.
![Real news story headline: "Robot Coffee Cups? Self-Driving Trivets? AI Researchers Made It Happen. [sub-title] Scientists found a way to animate everyday objects and predict your next move, so your stapler is always nearby when you need it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wstpte2vzb4ra2iqtnw2d2ef/bafkreibbhk46utcdzm3qb2u2muehbhrndu6x47k5a4v64ef44xdpbgh42u@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Maximum Overdrive, 1986
Holy shit????????
December 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Holy shit????????
Miley Cyrus was in checkout behind me at Kroger and told my then-toddler she was the cutest lil thing she ever did see.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Miley Cyrus was in checkout behind me at Kroger and told my then-toddler she was the cutest lil thing she ever did see.
I have used the same nail supplier since I opened Dragonsworn in 2016.
A gallon of nail polish base, April 2016-November 2024: $82.95
A gallon of nail polish base, today: $126.95
A gallon of nail polish base, April 2016-November 2024: $82.95
A gallon of nail polish base, today: $126.95
December 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I have used the same nail supplier since I opened Dragonsworn in 2016.
A gallon of nail polish base, April 2016-November 2024: $82.95
A gallon of nail polish base, today: $126.95
A gallon of nail polish base, April 2016-November 2024: $82.95
A gallon of nail polish base, today: $126.95
Mr Cal’s big giftmas present was this fancy countertop pizza oven and holy shit y’all we are drowning in fancy-ass pizzas
December 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Mr Cal’s big giftmas present was this fancy countertop pizza oven and holy shit y’all we are drowning in fancy-ass pizzas
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Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
April 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
One of the hallmarks of having been Terminally Online since 1994 is that I used to play online games with a not insignificant number of recent Hugo winners.
Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
They have come to the convention hoping to "break in" and then find themselves -- shocker! -- a "nobody in the book world." Yeah no shit! We all are! I have gently told guys like this a million times that it takes most of us *years* of hard work but they do not believe that could be true for them. +
December 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
One of the hallmarks of having been Terminally Online since 1994 is that I used to play online games with a not insignificant number of recent Hugo winners.
One of our neighbors has a ceiling fan with a remote on the same frequency as ours and they keep turning the fan off and the light on and this is my villain origin story
December 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
One of our neighbors has a ceiling fan with a remote on the same frequency as ours and they keep turning the fan off and the light on and this is my villain origin story
It’s the moooost wonderful tiiiime of the yeeeear 🎶
As is now tradition, we celebrate the day after Christmas with free books, more than 1700 free books in this particular go round. Just visit www.romancebookworms.com to browse the incredible selection.
December 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It’s the moooost wonderful tiiiime of the yeeeear 🎶
MERR CRIMMUS from the world’s most photogenic rotten little assholes
December 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
MERR CRIMMUS from the world’s most photogenic rotten little assholes
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Of all the dumbfuck things my corgis do, Charlie barking his face off from the foot of the bed at two in the morning because it’s dark and he wants pets and love but he can’t get up and move to get them because it’s dark is my least favorite. Charlie you are literally on my feet. For fuck’s sake.
December 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Of all the dumbfuck things my corgis do, Charlie barking his face off from the foot of the bed at two in the morning because it’s dark and he wants pets and love but he can’t get up and move to get them because it’s dark is my least favorite. Charlie you are literally on my feet. For fuck’s sake.
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still my favorite christmas post
December 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
still my favorite christmas post
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Gamers. It’s time
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Gamers. It’s time
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people forget that Partying On is an equally important component of the utopia. The balance of kindness and sociality with the need for enjoyment, fun, and a light heart. It is a holistic philosophy, rooted in joyous acceptance, not puritan self-abnegation.
December 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
people forget that Partying On is an equally important component of the utopia. The balance of kindness and sociality with the need for enjoyment, fun, and a light heart. It is a holistic philosophy, rooted in joyous acceptance, not puritan self-abnegation.
If you are in or near Atlanta, come find some sparkles because hoo boy
December 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you are in or near Atlanta, come find some sparkles because hoo boy
Once again I am moved to plaintively ask of I75 Atlanta: what the fuck
December 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Once again I am moved to plaintively ask of I75 Atlanta: what the fuck
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I am once again asking people to stop talking as if "queer romance" and "m/f romance" are mutually exclusive categories.
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I am once again asking people to stop talking as if "queer romance" and "m/f romance" are mutually exclusive categories.