Colin Campbell
@cryptonymcolin.bsky.social
•Founder of Aretéanism •US Marine and Afg veteran •Opponent to fascism and all forms of bigotry •San Diegan •Anything complicated is my jam
→This is my personal account, statements here do not necessarily reflect the AoA's position
→This is my personal account, statements here do not necessarily reflect the AoA's position
Life has all kinds of challenges and stressor, but it's also got lots of great moments too.
I'm glad I've learned to learn into them and soak them up for every drop.
Cheers to some great food and drink, productive days, and learning new skills all day everyday!
I'm glad I've learned to learn into them and soak them up for every drop.
Cheers to some great food and drink, productive days, and learning new skills all day everyday!
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Life has all kinds of challenges and stressor, but it's also got lots of great moments too.
I'm glad I've learned to learn into them and soak them up for every drop.
Cheers to some great food and drink, productive days, and learning new skills all day everyday!
I'm glad I've learned to learn into them and soak them up for every drop.
Cheers to some great food and drink, productive days, and learning new skills all day everyday!
Not my photo, but a good indicator of the size today:
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Not my photo, but a good indicator of the size today:
Had a great time at No Kings in San Diego today 😃
If you're still not going to protests, I don't really know what to tell you other than stop making excuses? 🤷🏼♂️
If you're still not going to protests, I don't really know what to tell you other than stop making excuses? 🤷🏼♂️
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Had a great time at No Kings in San Diego today 😃
If you're still not going to protests, I don't really know what to tell you other than stop making excuses? 🤷🏼♂️
If you're still not going to protests, I don't really know what to tell you other than stop making excuses? 🤷🏼♂️
On Sat I had the amazing opportunity to play in an LRG (Live Reality Game) called "The Dragon's Den". It was an incredible experience.
Unfortunately I was eliminated in the first round, but I played boldly and had a great time. Staying as a spectator was fantastic too!
Congrats to all involved!
Unfortunately I was eliminated in the first round, but I played boldly and had a great time. Staying as a spectator was fantastic too!
Congrats to all involved!
October 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
On Sat I had the amazing opportunity to play in an LRG (Live Reality Game) called "The Dragon's Den". It was an incredible experience.
Unfortunately I was eliminated in the first round, but I played boldly and had a great time. Staying as a spectator was fantastic too!
Congrats to all involved!
Unfortunately I was eliminated in the first round, but I played boldly and had a great time. Staying as a spectator was fantastic too!
Congrats to all involved!
As a long time Star Wars superfan (and forever GM in RPGs) I've always been frustrated w/ slipshod worldbuilding re: the Imperial bureaucracy (among many other things).
I recently made this chart to explain how the Empire is organized, at least at my table; and figured I'd put it on the intarwebs.
I recently made this chart to explain how the Empire is organized, at least at my table; and figured I'd put it on the intarwebs.
September 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
As a long time Star Wars superfan (and forever GM in RPGs) I've always been frustrated w/ slipshod worldbuilding re: the Imperial bureaucracy (among many other things).
I recently made this chart to explain how the Empire is organized, at least at my table; and figured I'd put it on the intarwebs.
I recently made this chart to explain how the Empire is organized, at least at my table; and figured I'd put it on the intarwebs.
If you see this, I implore you to post a picture from your phone without comment.
July 31, 2025 at 6:34 AM
If you see this, I implore you to post a picture from your phone without comment.
This is just the first few lines of the latest piece:
Someone just wrote a WHOLE CHAPTER of a fictional technical naval journal about the target of their upcoming mission!
Do *you* have people in your roleplaying group who do things like this? Didn't think so. My players are the best.
Someone just wrote a WHOLE CHAPTER of a fictional technical naval journal about the target of their upcoming mission!
Do *you* have people in your roleplaying group who do things like this? Didn't think so. My players are the best.
July 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
This is just the first few lines of the latest piece:
Someone just wrote a WHOLE CHAPTER of a fictional technical naval journal about the target of their upcoming mission!
Do *you* have people in your roleplaying group who do things like this? Didn't think so. My players are the best.
Someone just wrote a WHOLE CHAPTER of a fictional technical naval journal about the target of their upcoming mission!
Do *you* have people in your roleplaying group who do things like this? Didn't think so. My players are the best.
Got a couple cool t-shirts for my birthday!
(I was in serious need of additional clothing that could clarify which side I'm on to the uneducated people confused by my mohawk 🙃)
(I was in serious need of additional clothing that could clarify which side I'm on to the uneducated people confused by my mohawk 🙃)
July 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Got a couple cool t-shirts for my birthday!
(I was in serious need of additional clothing that could clarify which side I'm on to the uneducated people confused by my mohawk 🙃)
(I was in serious need of additional clothing that could clarify which side I'm on to the uneducated people confused by my mohawk 🙃)
I'm apparently pretty easy to spot in a crowd 😆
June 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I'm apparently pretty easy to spot in a crowd 😆
I just realized that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is set in 1936, meanwhile the U.S. didn't fully enter the war until the beginning of 1942...
Indiana Jones, punching Nazis before the U.S. decided it was cool! (It was always cool though)
Indiana Jones, punching Nazis before the U.S. decided it was cool! (It was always cool though)
June 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I just realized that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is set in 1936, meanwhile the U.S. didn't fully enter the war until the beginning of 1942...
Indiana Jones, punching Nazis before the U.S. decided it was cool! (It was always cool though)
Indiana Jones, punching Nazis before the U.S. decided it was cool! (It was always cool though)
Somehow I never read "Diary of a Young Girl" (Anne Frank's diary) in school. To fix the situation slightly, I read up about her story on Wikipedia.
Thinking about the Holocaust made me pretty desperate to punch a Nazi, so I've downloaded "Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb" to scratch the itch.
Thinking about the Holocaust made me pretty desperate to punch a Nazi, so I've downloaded "Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb" to scratch the itch.
June 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Somehow I never read "Diary of a Young Girl" (Anne Frank's diary) in school. To fix the situation slightly, I read up about her story on Wikipedia.
Thinking about the Holocaust made me pretty desperate to punch a Nazi, so I've downloaded "Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb" to scratch the itch.
Thinking about the Holocaust made me pretty desperate to punch a Nazi, so I've downloaded "Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb" to scratch the itch.
Just felt like posting this image of one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies, for no particular reason...
May 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Just felt like posting this image of one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies, for no particular reason...
I finally arrived to the veteran's protest in my city just as it was closing down- I was late because I was making a sign!
Guess I'll have to find another instance to show off my most provocative one yet.
Guess I'll have to find another instance to show off my most provocative one yet.
March 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I finally arrived to the veteran's protest in my city just as it was closing down- I was late because I was making a sign!
Guess I'll have to find another instance to show off my most provocative one yet.
Guess I'll have to find another instance to show off my most provocative one yet.
I no longer believe in Mormonism's truth claims, but there are a handful of moral lessons I learned from it that are still meaningful to me.
Be like Captain Moroni.
(3/3)
#exMormon #resist #AmericaHasNoKing
Be like Captain Moroni.
(3/3)
#exMormon #resist #AmericaHasNoKing
February 20, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I no longer believe in Mormonism's truth claims, but there are a handful of moral lessons I learned from it that are still meaningful to me.
Be like Captain Moroni.
(3/3)
#exMormon #resist #AmericaHasNoKing
Be like Captain Moroni.
(3/3)
#exMormon #resist #AmericaHasNoKing
Realized I needed to go touch grass today, so I did.
January 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Realized I needed to go touch grass today, so I did.
Signed, your local anti-authoritarian.
(I'd say "friendly" but I'm only friendly to people who aren't bootlickers or collaborators, that's kinda the point)
(I'd say "friendly" but I'm only friendly to people who aren't bootlickers or collaborators, that's kinda the point)
December 9, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Signed, your local anti-authoritarian.
(I'd say "friendly" but I'm only friendly to people who aren't bootlickers or collaborators, that's kinda the point)
(I'd say "friendly" but I'm only friendly to people who aren't bootlickers or collaborators, that's kinda the point)