Cactus
@cactusakic.bsky.social
Scotsman in exile. Misanthropic, introverted, mildly opinionated pop culture sponge. Authority/go-to guy on Marvel’s Jack Of Hearts & CapWolf, so I’m told. Militantly anti-slabbing.
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Happy St Andrews Day!! 🏴
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Happy St Andrews Day!! 🏴
November reads:
5 books/1 Audiobook
The Cellar & Beast House were rereads (although 30 years later, so may as well have been first time reads) everything else was new.
Laymon/Cellar- 3⭐️
Laymon/Beast - 3⭐️
Laymon/Midnight - 1⭐️
Krieger- 4⭐️
Benchley - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
5 books/1 Audiobook
The Cellar & Beast House were rereads (although 30 years later, so may as well have been first time reads) everything else was new.
Laymon/Cellar- 3⭐️
Laymon/Beast - 3⭐️
Laymon/Midnight - 1⭐️
Krieger- 4⭐️
Benchley - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
November reads:
5 books/1 Audiobook
The Cellar & Beast House were rereads (although 30 years later, so may as well have been first time reads) everything else was new.
Laymon/Cellar- 3⭐️
Laymon/Beast - 3⭐️
Laymon/Midnight - 1⭐️
Krieger- 4⭐️
Benchley - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
5 books/1 Audiobook
The Cellar & Beast House were rereads (although 30 years later, so may as well have been first time reads) everything else was new.
Laymon/Cellar- 3⭐️
Laymon/Beast - 3⭐️
Laymon/Midnight - 1⭐️
Krieger- 4⭐️
Benchley - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
No lying or making yourself out to be a cool kid.
Post the first record you bought.
If you can remember the shop or circumstances add that too. Local color appreciated.
Roko - Hammersmith Odeon, Dec 2nd 1990 - Support act for Magnum. I was 10, taken along with my parents.
Post the first record you bought.
If you can remember the shop or circumstances add that too. Local color appreciated.
Roko - Hammersmith Odeon, Dec 2nd 1990 - Support act for Magnum. I was 10, taken along with my parents.
November 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
No lying or making yourself out to be a cool kid.
Post the first record you bought.
If you can remember the shop or circumstances add that too. Local color appreciated.
Roko - Hammersmith Odeon, Dec 2nd 1990 - Support act for Magnum. I was 10, taken along with my parents.
Post the first record you bought.
If you can remember the shop or circumstances add that too. Local color appreciated.
Roko - Hammersmith Odeon, Dec 2nd 1990 - Support act for Magnum. I was 10, taken along with my parents.
Rebuilding my home office, ready to return to work tomorrow after 9 days off, and I am, once again, reminded of the most accurate tweet of all time…
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Rebuilding my home office, ready to return to work tomorrow after 9 days off, and I am, once again, reminded of the most accurate tweet of all time…
October reads:
4 books/2 Audiobooks
King, Ellis and Brite were rereads everything else was new.
Ellis - 5⭐️
Brite - 3⭐️
King - 4⭐️
Scott - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
4 books/2 Audiobooks
King, Ellis and Brite were rereads everything else was new.
Ellis - 5⭐️
Brite - 3⭐️
King - 4⭐️
Scott - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
October reads:
4 books/2 Audiobooks
King, Ellis and Brite were rereads everything else was new.
Ellis - 5⭐️
Brite - 3⭐️
King - 4⭐️
Scott - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
4 books/2 Audiobooks
King, Ellis and Brite were rereads everything else was new.
Ellis - 5⭐️
Brite - 3⭐️
King - 4⭐️
Scott - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
Ross - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
I have officially reached the age/volume of comics where “Filing Day” is no longer a single day.
It’s taken 2 days to schlep all these boxes downstairs. Then tomorrow I’ll do the actual filing. Then Wednesday and Thursday (and maybe even Friday) I’ll schlep them back up.
Time for a SERIOUS purge.
It’s taken 2 days to schlep all these boxes downstairs. Then tomorrow I’ll do the actual filing. Then Wednesday and Thursday (and maybe even Friday) I’ll schlep them back up.
Time for a SERIOUS purge.
October 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I have officially reached the age/volume of comics where “Filing Day” is no longer a single day.
It’s taken 2 days to schlep all these boxes downstairs. Then tomorrow I’ll do the actual filing. Then Wednesday and Thursday (and maybe even Friday) I’ll schlep them back up.
Time for a SERIOUS purge.
It’s taken 2 days to schlep all these boxes downstairs. Then tomorrow I’ll do the actual filing. Then Wednesday and Thursday (and maybe even Friday) I’ll schlep them back up.
Time for a SERIOUS purge.
For the last couple of weeks, the new Spider-Man has been filming about a 10 minute walk from my front door.
No big deal, I thought, probably just 2nd Unit stuff
Nope, Spidey himself, Mr. Tom Holland was there filming yesterday!!
No big deal, I thought, probably just 2nd Unit stuff
Nope, Spidey himself, Mr. Tom Holland was there filming yesterday!!
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
For the last couple of weeks, the new Spider-Man has been filming about a 10 minute walk from my front door.
No big deal, I thought, probably just 2nd Unit stuff
Nope, Spidey himself, Mr. Tom Holland was there filming yesterday!!
No big deal, I thought, probably just 2nd Unit stuff
Nope, Spidey himself, Mr. Tom Holland was there filming yesterday!!
Today is the 25th Anniversary of the release of this masterpiece.
Quarter of a century and I’m still playing it regularly.
And @pinkalpacas.bsky.social and I are going to see a screening of *Nosferatu* (1922) soundtracked by Kid A and Amnesiac at the end of this month.
#Radiohead
#KidA
Quarter of a century and I’m still playing it regularly.
And @pinkalpacas.bsky.social and I are going to see a screening of *Nosferatu* (1922) soundtracked by Kid A and Amnesiac at the end of this month.
#Radiohead
#KidA
October 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Today is the 25th Anniversary of the release of this masterpiece.
Quarter of a century and I’m still playing it regularly.
And @pinkalpacas.bsky.social and I are going to see a screening of *Nosferatu* (1922) soundtracked by Kid A and Amnesiac at the end of this month.
#Radiohead
#KidA
Quarter of a century and I’m still playing it regularly.
And @pinkalpacas.bsky.social and I are going to see a screening of *Nosferatu* (1922) soundtracked by Kid A and Amnesiac at the end of this month.
#Radiohead
#KidA
September reads:
5 books/2 Audiobooks
King, Easton Ellis and Nabokov were rereads everything else was new.
Easton Ellis - 4⭐️
Decameron - 4⭐️
Nabokov - 4⭐️
King - 3⭐️
Reed - 1⭐️
Hanstock- 4⭐️
Kermode - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
5 books/2 Audiobooks
King, Easton Ellis and Nabokov were rereads everything else was new.
Easton Ellis - 4⭐️
Decameron - 4⭐️
Nabokov - 4⭐️
King - 3⭐️
Reed - 1⭐️
Hanstock- 4⭐️
Kermode - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
September 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
September reads:
5 books/2 Audiobooks
King, Easton Ellis and Nabokov were rereads everything else was new.
Easton Ellis - 4⭐️
Decameron - 4⭐️
Nabokov - 4⭐️
King - 3⭐️
Reed - 1⭐️
Hanstock- 4⭐️
Kermode - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
5 books/2 Audiobooks
King, Easton Ellis and Nabokov were rereads everything else was new.
Easton Ellis - 4⭐️
Decameron - 4⭐️
Nabokov - 4⭐️
King - 3⭐️
Reed - 1⭐️
Hanstock- 4⭐️
Kermode - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
As mentioned by @tristancarlyon.bsky.social and myself last week…
September 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
As mentioned by @tristancarlyon.bsky.social and myself last week…
If you see this, post a robot
September 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
If you see this, post a robot
Recently I’ve been reading (and loving) the original Transformers issues for the first time since publication.
But I’m having to limit myself to one issue per day because they regularly pull shit like this…
But I’m having to limit myself to one issue per day because they regularly pull shit like this…
September 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Recently I’ve been reading (and loving) the original Transformers issues for the first time since publication.
But I’m having to limit myself to one issue per day because they regularly pull shit like this…
But I’m having to limit myself to one issue per day because they regularly pull shit like this…
Been on a bit of a #Transformers kick recently thanks to @danielwarrenart.bsky.social excellent Image series and the first compendium volume of the OG series…so I went digging in my mums attic and dug out most (but definitely not all) of my original collection.
Looking forward to messing with these
Looking forward to messing with these
September 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Been on a bit of a #Transformers kick recently thanks to @danielwarrenart.bsky.social excellent Image series and the first compendium volume of the OG series…so I went digging in my mums attic and dug out most (but definitely not all) of my original collection.
Looking forward to messing with these
Looking forward to messing with these
DC Collections Department - Never knowingly allowing any books from the same series to have matching spines.
September 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
DC Collections Department - Never knowingly allowing any books from the same series to have matching spines.
August reads:
6 books
Easton Ellis was a reread, everything else was new.
Easton Ellis - 4⭐️
Stanley Kubrick - 4⭐️
Iggy Pop - 3⭐️
BFI Blade Runner - 4⭐️
BFI Lost In Translation - 4⭐️
Turton - 2⭐️
📚 #BookSky
6 books
Easton Ellis was a reread, everything else was new.
Easton Ellis - 4⭐️
Stanley Kubrick - 4⭐️
Iggy Pop - 3⭐️
BFI Blade Runner - 4⭐️
BFI Lost In Translation - 4⭐️
Turton - 2⭐️
📚 #BookSky
August 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
August reads:
6 books
Easton Ellis was a reread, everything else was new.
Easton Ellis - 4⭐️
Stanley Kubrick - 4⭐️
Iggy Pop - 3⭐️
BFI Blade Runner - 4⭐️
BFI Lost In Translation - 4⭐️
Turton - 2⭐️
📚 #BookSky
6 books
Easton Ellis was a reread, everything else was new.
Easton Ellis - 4⭐️
Stanley Kubrick - 4⭐️
Iggy Pop - 3⭐️
BFI Blade Runner - 4⭐️
BFI Lost In Translation - 4⭐️
Turton - 2⭐️
📚 #BookSky
The Good - my copy of SMT Compendium v2 arrived today, ahead of street date.
The Bad - Amazon still don’t give a single shit about packaging their items, so it has a massive crease on the back cover. So here we go again with me returning it until they send me an undamaged copy.
The Bad - Amazon still don’t give a single shit about packaging their items, so it has a massive crease on the back cover. So here we go again with me returning it until they send me an undamaged copy.
August 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Good - my copy of SMT Compendium v2 arrived today, ahead of street date.
The Bad - Amazon still don’t give a single shit about packaging their items, so it has a massive crease on the back cover. So here we go again with me returning it until they send me an undamaged copy.
The Bad - Amazon still don’t give a single shit about packaging their items, so it has a massive crease on the back cover. So here we go again with me returning it until they send me an undamaged copy.
As of 20 mins ago I’m back at work after 22 days vacation and this evergreen tweet has never been more true…
August 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
As of 20 mins ago I’m back at work after 22 days vacation and this evergreen tweet has never been more true…
Tell God he’s coming.
Tell him he’s fucking coming.
RIP Terence.
Tell him he’s fucking coming.
RIP Terence.
August 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tell God he’s coming.
Tell him he’s fucking coming.
RIP Terence.
Tell him he’s fucking coming.
RIP Terence.
Another one for @onebigmultiverse.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Another one for @onebigmultiverse.bsky.social
Don’t overthink it: what comic book panel/pages live in your head rent free. Pick four and tag #comicsdna
August 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Don’t overthink it: what comic book panel/pages live in your head rent free. Pick four and tag #comicsdna