Tom Farmer
@schattengarde.bsky.social
Author, Fencer, Nerd
Currently finishing up the re-release of "The Stars Have Eyes" and stuck in a loop of Slay the Princess, Rogue Trader, and FFXIV.
Currently finishing up the re-release of "The Stars Have Eyes" and stuck in a loop of Slay the Princess, Rogue Trader, and FFXIV.
I was reading and then...
Now I'm stuck here.
Now I'm stuck here.
February 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I was reading and then...
Now I'm stuck here.
Now I'm stuck here.
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Trans rights are human rights. BA welcomes and supports any trans folks who want to come and learn HEMA, and thoroughly rejects transphobia in all its forms.
#hema #lgtb #lgtbq #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #sword #swords #knight #boston #massachusetts #longsword #rapier #saber #sabre
#hema #lgtb #lgtbq #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #sword #swords #knight #boston #massachusetts #longsword #rapier #saber #sabre
February 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Trans rights are human rights. BA welcomes and supports any trans folks who want to come and learn HEMA, and thoroughly rejects transphobia in all its forms.
#hema #lgtb #lgtbq #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #sword #swords #knight #boston #massachusetts #longsword #rapier #saber #sabre
#hema #lgtb #lgtbq #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #sword #swords #knight #boston #massachusetts #longsword #rapier #saber #sabre
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If you’re an artist, a writer, a storyteller, a filmmaker, anyone who works in the arts at all, understand that we have our own front in this conflict, and it’s no less important than any other.
Keep people standing. Keep yourself standing. Tell your fuckin’ stories, because we need them.
Keep people standing. Keep yourself standing. Tell your fuckin’ stories, because we need them.
February 7, 2025 at 5:07 AM
If you’re an artist, a writer, a storyteller, a filmmaker, anyone who works in the arts at all, understand that we have our own front in this conflict, and it’s no less important than any other.
Keep people standing. Keep yourself standing. Tell your fuckin’ stories, because we need them.
Keep people standing. Keep yourself standing. Tell your fuckin’ stories, because we need them.
Haven't done any shading or highlights on this #Custodes yet (and I think it's better than most of my early ones *after* shading), but otherwise she's done.
February 7, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Haven't done any shading or highlights on this #Custodes yet (and I think it's better than most of my early ones *after* shading), but otherwise she's done.
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Hey Siri do white nationalists like the Battle Hymn of the Republic, a song that explicitly says God was on the side of the North during the Civil War and that the fighters for the North would "die to make men free"
February 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Hey Siri do white nationalists like the Battle Hymn of the Republic, a song that explicitly says God was on the side of the North during the Civil War and that the fighters for the North would "die to make men free"
I was going to write a post about growing up with Godzilla and how that probably shaped who I am as a human being, then I got sad because this book is also something I'd talk to Mom about.
Anyway, it's a shame this book was only recently translated into English. Godzilla good. Giant monster go brr
Anyway, it's a shame this book was only recently translated into English. Godzilla good. Giant monster go brr
February 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I was going to write a post about growing up with Godzilla and how that probably shaped who I am as a human being, then I got sad because this book is also something I'd talk to Mom about.
Anyway, it's a shame this book was only recently translated into English. Godzilla good. Giant monster go brr
Anyway, it's a shame this book was only recently translated into English. Godzilla good. Giant monster go brr
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WATCH: “THAT’S NOT US… we would never ever perform at a Trump rally or give him the rights.”
An original member of The Village People says Trump was dancing on stage to “YMCA” (known as a gay anthem) with NOT the original group, because a lawsuit gave an ex-member the rights.
An original member of The Village People says Trump was dancing on stage to “YMCA” (known as a gay anthem) with NOT the original group, because a lawsuit gave an ex-member the rights.
January 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
WATCH: “THAT’S NOT US… we would never ever perform at a Trump rally or give him the rights.”
An original member of The Village People says Trump was dancing on stage to “YMCA” (known as a gay anthem) with NOT the original group, because a lawsuit gave an ex-member the rights.
An original member of The Village People says Trump was dancing on stage to “YMCA” (known as a gay anthem) with NOT the original group, because a lawsuit gave an ex-member the rights.
Did I finish @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social's "Heavenly Tyrant" and then immediately read @scalzi.com's "Started Villain" start to finish today? Yes.
Did I need a day to just sit and read and not think about things? Also yes.
Anyway, both are 10/10 books. Would recommend.
Did I need a day to just sit and read and not think about things? Also yes.
Anyway, both are 10/10 books. Would recommend.
January 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Did I finish @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social's "Heavenly Tyrant" and then immediately read @scalzi.com's "Started Villain" start to finish today? Yes.
Did I need a day to just sit and read and not think about things? Also yes.
Anyway, both are 10/10 books. Would recommend.
Did I need a day to just sit and read and not think about things? Also yes.
Anyway, both are 10/10 books. Would recommend.
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Slay the Princess has two modes.
Absolutely raw, gut wrenching scenes and “They call ‘em fingers but I’ve never seen them fing.”
Absolutely raw, gut wrenching scenes and “They call ‘em fingers but I’ve never seen them fing.”
January 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Slay the Princess has two modes.
Absolutely raw, gut wrenching scenes and “They call ‘em fingers but I’ve never seen them fing.”
Absolutely raw, gut wrenching scenes and “They call ‘em fingers but I’ve never seen them fing.”
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How did the tech bro crowd, growing up on stories of sci-fi, transhumanism, virtual reality and limitless ability to modify one's body, "biohacking," etc. end up becoming so viscerally anti-transgender? Truly boggles my mind.
January 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
How did the tech bro crowd, growing up on stories of sci-fi, transhumanism, virtual reality and limitless ability to modify one's body, "biohacking," etc. end up becoming so viscerally anti-transgender? Truly boggles my mind.
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the use of the word “transgenderism” positions the state of being trans as ideological as opposed to a descriptive aspect of ones being .
you would not say homosexualism, or gayism, to refer to someone who experiences homosexual attraction, unless you intend to dehumanize those that do .
you would not say homosexualism, or gayism, to refer to someone who experiences homosexual attraction, unless you intend to dehumanize those that do .
"transgenderism" is a slur
Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.
January 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
the use of the word “transgenderism” positions the state of being trans as ideological as opposed to a descriptive aspect of ones being .
you would not say homosexualism, or gayism, to refer to someone who experiences homosexual attraction, unless you intend to dehumanize those that do .
you would not say homosexualism, or gayism, to refer to someone who experiences homosexual attraction, unless you intend to dehumanize those that do .
Finished #RogueTrader last night. Whatever I play next is gonna have a high bar to live up to.
January 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Finished #RogueTrader last night. Whatever I play next is gonna have a high bar to live up to.
Dang. I haven't used this site since last year.
Ok, now that that's out of my system...
Ok, now that that's out of my system...
January 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Dang. I haven't used this site since last year.
Ok, now that that's out of my system...
Ok, now that that's out of my system...
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I get a lot of questions about how to be a writer.
My answer: If you write, you’re a writer. You don’t need to be published to say that.
If you want to be a *published* writer, the key is persistence. I became a writer in fourth grade; I wasn’t published till my mid-30s.
Keep at it, friends.
My answer: If you write, you’re a writer. You don’t need to be published to say that.
If you want to be a *published* writer, the key is persistence. I became a writer in fourth grade; I wasn’t published till my mid-30s.
Keep at it, friends.
December 30, 2024 at 5:08 PM
I get a lot of questions about how to be a writer.
My answer: If you write, you’re a writer. You don’t need to be published to say that.
If you want to be a *published* writer, the key is persistence. I became a writer in fourth grade; I wasn’t published till my mid-30s.
Keep at it, friends.
My answer: If you write, you’re a writer. You don’t need to be published to say that.
If you want to be a *published* writer, the key is persistence. I became a writer in fourth grade; I wasn’t published till my mid-30s.
Keep at it, friends.
me when hungy
December 29, 2024 at 10:24 PM
me when hungy
Got my copy of the second book in @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social's badass Wu Zetian In Space With Giant Robots series. Now to see if it ends up my last read of 2024 or my first read of 2025.
Marcus for scale.
Marcus for scale.
December 28, 2024 at 4:10 AM
Got my copy of the second book in @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social's badass Wu Zetian In Space With Giant Robots series. Now to see if it ends up my last read of 2024 or my first read of 2025.
Marcus for scale.
Marcus for scale.
You ever finish a game and have to sit in the dark for a minute? Yeah, so I just finished my first run of #SlayThePrincess and oh boy was I not prepared for how good it was.
December 25, 2024 at 12:32 AM
You ever finish a game and have to sit in the dark for a minute? Yeah, so I just finished my first run of #SlayThePrincess and oh boy was I not prepared for how good it was.
Started a MINE run of the #WanderersPalace with four people and one left. Took us almost an hour and five or so deaths to the boss, but we finally beat the #threeemandungeon!
December 22, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Started a MINE run of the #WanderersPalace with four people and one left. Took us almost an hour and five or so deaths to the boss, but we finally beat the #threeemandungeon!
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The Godzilla franchise in a nutshell
November 27, 2024 at 9:24 PM
The Godzilla franchise in a nutshell
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In a society full of vapid, surface-level "niceness", choosing kindness is revolutionary.
Be adamantly and deeply kind. Be fiercely, unapologetically kind, and accept no apologies for it.
Be adamantly and deeply kind. Be fiercely, unapologetically kind, and accept no apologies for it.
November 24, 2024 at 4:53 PM
In a society full of vapid, surface-level "niceness", choosing kindness is revolutionary.
Be adamantly and deeply kind. Be fiercely, unapologetically kind, and accept no apologies for it.
Be adamantly and deeply kind. Be fiercely, unapologetically kind, and accept no apologies for it.
Happy birthday* to this little puffball.
*We got her when she was about six weeks old; that photo is from the day we brought her home.
*We got her when she was about six weeks old; that photo is from the day we brought her home.
November 24, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Happy birthday* to this little puffball.
*We got her when she was about six weeks old; that photo is from the day we brought her home.
*We got her when she was about six weeks old; that photo is from the day we brought her home.
