Elliott Mason
2ells2tees.bsky.social
Elliott Mason
@2ells2tees.bsky.social
Filker, craftsman, dad, husband, voracious reader, Chicagoan, transit fan, AudHD, transgender. Still masking.
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Because it's bullshit that a capital Q should look like a swoopy 2, is why.

And then lowercase "z", don't get me STARTED 😮🤬🙄

*signed: raised on Zaner-Bloser*
April 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Aha!

Scrolling back to reread instead of going off (minimal on specifics) memory, it's probably a typo for ODE, a specific sf author, as discussed in this post he shared (see below).

I mean, _I_ definitely type OED more than ODE, even leaving out possible spillchicken intervention.
April 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
TiL about a historical trend for walking sticks made of shark vertebrae, and I can definitely see the aesthetic appeal. Thought instantly of @antiquesfreaks.bsky.social :) h/t poisonroom.com episode 6
March 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Saw this joke out in the wild, thought instantly of @apocrypals.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
From a longtime listener/1st time replier: neighborhood outdoor cat that regards our front porch chair and backyard as Belonging To Them. My teen calls them Oreo and is parasocial w/them; to me a "grey tabby but only in spots" coat=super charming. 👍 for YEARS of good brain chemicals in harsh times!
January 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
November 23, 2024 at 6:27 AM
November 23, 2024 at 6:07 AM
This is so, so important.

Also, from later down in the thread:
November 20, 2024 at 10:57 PM