(the set is Adventure in Transylvania, from the artificial-scarcity, made-to-preorder-only Bricklink program)
November 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
(the set is Adventure in Transylvania, from the artificial-scarcity, made-to-preorder-only Bricklink program)
I don't often lego-post but this astounding hand-cranked mechanism in not-dracula's-castle has to be seen
November 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I don't often lego-post but this astounding hand-cranked mechanism in not-dracula's-castle has to be seen
have now made Barad-dur in pottery, yarn, metal (from a kit), and Lego bricks
future potential Barad-dur mediums: wood, k'nex, origami, junkyard scrap, cake
future potential Barad-dur mediums: wood, k'nex, origami, junkyard scrap, cake
November 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
have now made Barad-dur in pottery, yarn, metal (from a kit), and Lego bricks
future potential Barad-dur mediums: wood, k'nex, origami, junkyard scrap, cake
future potential Barad-dur mediums: wood, k'nex, origami, junkyard scrap, cake
ran out of woobles licensed crochet kits,
but I found a legally-distinct "dark tower" pattern on etsy
it felt a little bare-bones, so I freestyled a bunch of extra adornments using my whopping ~2-weeks'-worth of crochet comprehension. It's fun! Quite mathy! Kind of like coding!
but I found a legally-distinct "dark tower" pattern on etsy
it felt a little bare-bones, so I freestyled a bunch of extra adornments using my whopping ~2-weeks'-worth of crochet comprehension. It's fun! Quite mathy! Kind of like coding!
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
ran out of woobles licensed crochet kits,
but I found a legally-distinct "dark tower" pattern on etsy
it felt a little bare-bones, so I freestyled a bunch of extra adornments using my whopping ~2-weeks'-worth of crochet comprehension. It's fun! Quite mathy! Kind of like coding!
but I found a legally-distinct "dark tower" pattern on etsy
it felt a little bare-bones, so I freestyled a bunch of extra adornments using my whopping ~2-weeks'-worth of crochet comprehension. It's fun! Quite mathy! Kind of like coding!
needed a photo for the holiday card; had to unleash Mrs. and Mr. Autumn
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
needed a photo for the holiday card; had to unleash Mrs. and Mr. Autumn
haunted by this very specific exchange
November 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
haunted by this very specific exchange
took a minute, but the autograph wall has now got frames and all.
10 cast members down, only a few thousand to go!
10 cast members down, only a few thousand to go!
November 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
took a minute, but the autograph wall has now got frames and all.
10 cast members down, only a few thousand to go!
10 cast members down, only a few thousand to go!
the existence of LoTR amigurumi kits mean I had to learn to crochet 🤷♂️
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 AM
the existence of LoTR amigurumi kits mean I had to learn to crochet 🤷♂️
in honor of my most successful bluesky skeet ever (?),
s/o to that time I had the same backpack as the Gabriel Dropout author while also being the translator of the series
s/o to that time I had the same backpack as the Gabriel Dropout author while also being the translator of the series
October 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
in honor of my most successful bluesky skeet ever (?),
s/o to that time I had the same backpack as the Gabriel Dropout author while also being the translator of the series
s/o to that time I had the same backpack as the Gabriel Dropout author while also being the translator of the series
a triumph 7 months in the making
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
a triumph 7 months in the making
October 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
"what if portals were implemented in medieval warfare" is just a cool idea!
October 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"what if portals were implemented in medieval warfare" is just a cool idea!
got to this part in The Bugle Call and yeah the Looking Glass Branched is basically two soulsborne bosses in one
the mirrors-as-portable-portals-from-Portal creativity only gets wilder in volume 4
(volume 3 chapters were just added to SJ app: www.viz.com/shonenjump/c... )
the mirrors-as-portable-portals-from-Portal creativity only gets wilder in volume 4
(volume 3 chapters were just added to SJ app: www.viz.com/shonenjump/c... )
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
got to this part in The Bugle Call and yeah the Looking Glass Branched is basically two soulsborne bosses in one
the mirrors-as-portable-portals-from-Portal creativity only gets wilder in volume 4
(volume 3 chapters were just added to SJ app: www.viz.com/shonenjump/c... )
the mirrors-as-portable-portals-from-Portal creativity only gets wilder in volume 4
(volume 3 chapters were just added to SJ app: www.viz.com/shonenjump/c... )
shot of alternate history where the Swedes won World War 2 😲
October 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
shot of alternate history where the Swedes won World War 2 😲
I'm not saying there are "correct" answers in translation,
but the correct answer here is Happy Baaa-thday
but the correct answer here is Happy Baaa-thday
October 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm not saying there are "correct" answers in translation,
but the correct answer here is Happy Baaa-thday
but the correct answer here is Happy Baaa-thday
walked past Keanu, realized it 3 seconds later
also saw Annie Murphy and Bill Irwin, independently, on the sidewalk, in the same 72-hour period. Manhattan is a world of its own
also saw Annie Murphy and Bill Irwin, independently, on the sidewalk, in the same 72-hour period. Manhattan is a world of its own
October 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
walked past Keanu, realized it 3 seconds later
also saw Annie Murphy and Bill Irwin, independently, on the sidewalk, in the same 72-hour period. Manhattan is a world of its own
also saw Annie Murphy and Bill Irwin, independently, on the sidewalk, in the same 72-hour period. Manhattan is a world of its own
I swear
this native English speaker writes in early-stage J>E English
(not derogatory, just fascinating)
this native English speaker writes in early-stage J>E English
(not derogatory, just fascinating)
October 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I swear
this native English speaker writes in early-stage J>E English
(not derogatory, just fascinating)
this native English speaker writes in early-stage J>E English
(not derogatory, just fascinating)
been hungry for this number for a bit 😈
now to do precisely 2/3 of one more book, getting me exactly 2/3 of the way to the peak of Mt. 1000.
the climb goes ever on!
now to do precisely 2/3 of one more book, getting me exactly 2/3 of the way to the peak of Mt. 1000.
the climb goes ever on!
October 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
been hungry for this number for a bit 😈
now to do precisely 2/3 of one more book, getting me exactly 2/3 of the way to the peak of Mt. 1000.
the climb goes ever on!
now to do precisely 2/3 of one more book, getting me exactly 2/3 of the way to the peak of Mt. 1000.
the climb goes ever on!
Oji gives a whiff of devil-may-care
whereas
Maori got that kansaiben twang
worlds apart!!
whereas
Maori got that kansaiben twang
worlds apart!!
October 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Oji gives a whiff of devil-may-care
whereas
Maori got that kansaiben twang
worlds apart!!
whereas
Maori got that kansaiben twang
worlds apart!!
when the author thinks my stance re: "English does not tolerate repetition" is a bluff and not a boulder of a principle that I've chained myself to and that will drag me off a cliff
go ahead make all 95 characters say 了解 in a row, see if I blink
go ahead make all 95 characters say 了解 in a row, see if I blink
October 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
when the author thinks my stance re: "English does not tolerate repetition" is a bluff and not a boulder of a principle that I've chained myself to and that will drag me off a cliff
go ahead make all 95 characters say 了解 in a row, see if I blink
go ahead make all 95 characters say 了解 in a row, see if I blink
average JPN speaker would be like
"what's not to understand?"
"what's not to understand?"
October 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
average JPN speaker would be like
"what's not to understand?"
"what's not to understand?"
i may need treatment after receiving a near lethal dose of
verb-modifiers-object-subject
syntax
verb-modifiers-object-subject
syntax
October 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
i may need treatment after receiving a near lethal dose of
verb-modifiers-object-subject
syntax
verb-modifiers-object-subject
syntax
there's also this fun spot where Sakamoto abandons his photorealistic art style for a single panel to do cartoony caricatures of Jack the Ripper suspects.
the Scotland Yard sketch artist seems to be Naoki Urasawa!
the Scotland Yard sketch artist seems to be Naoki Urasawa!
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
there's also this fun spot where Sakamoto abandons his photorealistic art style for a single panel to do cartoony caricatures of Jack the Ripper suspects.
the Scotland Yard sketch artist seems to be Naoki Urasawa!
the Scotland Yard sketch artist seems to be Naoki Urasawa!
thank you Rare and Banjo Tooie for teaching me at age 11 that "punter" is a Britishism for customer (also, as in a "John," w.r.t. prostitutes).
also found a pleasing solution to the grim 腸が煮えくり返る->腹は裂かれて joke, swapping the pun element from the stomach to the hacking
(cw/tw: nudity, gore)
also found a pleasing solution to the grim 腸が煮えくり返る->腹は裂かれて joke, swapping the pun element from the stomach to the hacking
(cw/tw: nudity, gore)
September 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
thank you Rare and Banjo Tooie for teaching me at age 11 that "punter" is a Britishism for customer (also, as in a "John," w.r.t. prostitutes).
also found a pleasing solution to the grim 腸が煮えくり返る->腹は裂かれて joke, swapping the pun element from the stomach to the hacking
(cw/tw: nudity, gore)
also found a pleasing solution to the grim 腸が煮えくり返る->腹は裂かれて joke, swapping the pun element from the stomach to the hacking
(cw/tw: nudity, gore)
the contents of volume 5 of DRCL are up for ~free(ish) if you're subbed to the SJ app
this book covers the arc where Joe Suwa is convinced Dracula is Jack the Ripper, and he unleashes his steampunk clockwork Renfield sex doll made in the image of Luke/Lucy Westenra
www.viz.com/shonenjump/c...
this book covers the arc where Joe Suwa is convinced Dracula is Jack the Ripper, and he unleashes his steampunk clockwork Renfield sex doll made in the image of Luke/Lucy Westenra
www.viz.com/shonenjump/c...
September 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
the contents of volume 5 of DRCL are up for ~free(ish) if you're subbed to the SJ app
this book covers the arc where Joe Suwa is convinced Dracula is Jack the Ripper, and he unleashes his steampunk clockwork Renfield sex doll made in the image of Luke/Lucy Westenra
www.viz.com/shonenjump/c...
this book covers the arc where Joe Suwa is convinced Dracula is Jack the Ripper, and he unleashes his steampunk clockwork Renfield sex doll made in the image of Luke/Lucy Westenra
www.viz.com/shonenjump/c...