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Pooja
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IATSE local 44 Prop Master, ttrpg performer/producer, voted most likely to bring up a book relevant to the convo at hand by multiple friend groups and most wasted potential by my south asian mom
Queens Court Games | Happy Jacks RPG
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I have been having a ridiculously wonderful time playing my best thembo self in Astral Circus over on Happy Jacks RPG. Ezthe Perah, at your service
Pooja in costume as Ezthe, a tiefling martial sorcerer. Pooja is wearing a red patterned surcoat with gold lining, purple/blue horns, elf style ears and purple accented makeup.
October 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Just finished But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo and that was exactly the sapphic monster romance Gothic fairy tale that I needed today. Loves the writing style and world building, such a good mix of fantastic and horrorful
Cover of But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo. Pink, with stylized flowers on either side of the title. The center O in Too is replaced by a blue spider
October 30, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Picked up Leech by Hiron Ennes for my commute read and this book is exactly what I need for spooky right now. Love the narrator's performance as well, delightfully horrifying all around
Cover of Leech by Hiron Ennes. A glass bottle with the stopper being lifted off by a small shadowy, tendril-y thing. Inside the bottle is a black building resembling a castle with lit windows against a shadowy darkness
October 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Let the long weekend begin!
A white Cornish Rex cat with brown patches on his head and face lies on Pooja's leg looking at camera. Pooja's face is visible in the background making a weird expression
August 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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The answer to that should be yes and yet...
The back of a white Cornish Rex cat, who is draped over Pooja's neck as Pooja lays in bed
August 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Frida and Sal demand satisfaction! One with less respect for spines and physics than the other
A Siamese tortie mix cat lying on a black surface with her paws in front of her, looking off camera right A white Cornish Rex cat lying on a blue and white blanket. He's on his back, front paws fully extended in front of him while his head is twisted so his ears point to his tail. No, I don't know how that works either
August 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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3 weeks to come up with a rewrite of the worst WorldCon panel ever (Strong Woman Lead ≠ LGBTQIA+), and somehow they couldn't let go of the women leads removing agency from other members of the cast. What is the record for WorldCon self-owns in a single year and how far is Seattle from breaking it?
Worldcon panel titled Strong Female Leads Culture/DEI; Editing/Publishing; Writing Room 420-422, Thu, 9-10am Most fiction with heroines front and center will market themselves as having "Strong Female Leads". But we never use the label "Strong Male Lead" when marketing books with male protagonists. Why is strength a quality that needs to be explicitly advertised when it comes to female leads? What are the default traits of a "Strong Lead" in fiction and how do our leading ladies adhere to or break away from them? How do we ensure that strong leads don't reduce the agency of other members of the cast and how do both queer and straight romantic pairings improve or undermine that balance?
August 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Also I'm going to brag on myself a bit because I love the look I put together for the screening
Pooja in a tank top printed with a ribcage x-ray pattern, olive green pants, black jewelry Closeup of Pooja's face, wearing red eyeshadow, geometric silver metal glasses and large black metal chain earrings
July 31, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Hard to describe the thrill of seeing your name up on the big screen, knowing that all the work your team put in paid off
Section of movie credits including the property department
July 31, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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I've loved my cut since the start, but I've been feeling the itch for a change. Dye to the rescue! Love this color, and I'll love it even more as I add in some orange and then yellow to give me some flame right as we get to autumn
Photo of Pooja, a south asian person wearing square metal framed glasses and a black sleeveless top. Pooja's hair is a vibrant red swoopy mop with undyed black, shaved sides
July 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Today's comfort meal is broccoli cheddar soup (from Serious Eats) with pasta (TJ's gf fusilli). So, so good. Any questions will be dealt with after the nap I now desperately need
The inside of a pot containing broccoli cheddar soup with pasta
July 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Going live now with Astral Circus! Why *is* the Sovereign lying to us, and how devastated will Ezthe be when they find out?
Twitch.tv/happyjacksrpg
Pooja in costume as Ezthe, with purple horns, pointy ears, purple makeup and wearing a red and gold surcoat. Pooja is making a very concerned face, looking to camera left
July 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Seen a few posts that WorldCon got rid of the Strong Woman Lead =/= LGBTQIA+ panel. According to their website, they pulled the panel description to edit it

Hopefully when they repost it's not a steaming pile of garbage
Update on WorldCon 2025 schedule page This schedule was last updated on Jul 10, 2025 @ 3:02 pm. We have pulled a panel description while we edit it due to feedback that it did not communicate what we intended. Some content is still being added (including but not limited to: concerts, Worldcon After Dark events, and virtual-only programming) and we will be making adjustments as necessary through the convention, so be sure to check back occasionally here or on our Guidebook app for the most current version.
July 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Begging people to stop perpetuating the narrative that queernormative spaces did not exist in history and that to show them in your fiction makes it feel 'shallow'
We have ALWAYS made spaces to be ourselves. We have ALWAYS found and created joy in our lives
WorldCon 2025 panel description Queering History Tagged Culture/DEI Room 423-424, 10:30-11:30 am In historical fiction or fantasy, writing queerness can present significant challenges. Primary sources can be scarce, and a realistic setting may appear to necessitate that queer characters must suffer. Conversely, queernormativity presents its own problems: Retooling a setting to accommodate queer inclusivity can leave it feeling contradictory or shallow. How do we create grounded, realistic spaces for queer joy and transformation in these settings?
July 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Funny you should mention the AI scandal, since this is one of the first panels they've got
WorldCon 2025 panel description The I about AI Tagged Technology Terrace Suite (4F), 9-10 am You may have heard that artificial intelligence will usher in a new age, taking civilization where it has never been before. However, there is some disagreement about what that destination is and what hazards are on the paths leading to it. Join our panelists as they chat about AI, solve all its problems, and find all its potential.
July 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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SERIOUSLY! Also featured under that tag is this gem*

Nothing like explicitly stating that neopronouns are for different *species*

*horrifying mess
WorldCon 2025 panel description He, Her, Them, Xem, Hir, Vir, Tem, Fire Tagged Culture/DEI Room 343-344, 7:30-8:30pm We’ve all been there: What was that pronoun, and who did it refer to again? As your fictional species multiply, so do the possible genders and pronouns necessary to keep things straight. Or queer; you do you. But how do we handle genders in a way that is respectful of those who use alternative pronouns in their daily lives and do so in a way that is still clear for readers of all generations and cultural backgrounds?
July 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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WorldCon panels dropped and I guess they've decided to jump on the right wing's train of strawmen about the gay agenda? Please, if anyone in their life has encountered a bookstore giving them half a dozen sapphic recs with 'strong women leads' let me know so I can shop there
Panel Description from WorldCon 2025 Strong Woman Lead =/= LGBTQIA= Tagged Culture/DEI Room 420-422 9-10am Have you ever walked into a bookshop and asked for books with strong women leads? Perhaps you've requested that love not be a major plot point? Has the staff excitedly passed you half a dozen books that, though good, have a bit of a repeating theme? Here we ask the question: Why do authors/bookshops assume the only way to have a strong woman lead is to make them gay with a woman love interest and prevent men characters from rising over the background? Isn't it possibly to have a book with strong women and men characters in it and not have them fall in love?
July 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Unable to log reads feelings
I've been reading books, and now that will be in jeopardy?
July 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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In the interests of joy, my GM surprised me with the start of a 2 session flashback of my thembo sorcerer falling into the Underdark today and I feel incredibly loved by the opportunity to play this all feelings, no thoughts character to their fullest potential*

*Danger to life & limb
Pooja as Ezthe Parah, tiefling martial sorcerer who embodies pure joy and has never met a deep thought in their life
June 23, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Oysters at Mike Anderson's with the fam. Perfection on a plate, with bonus crawfish statue out front
A dozen large oysters on the half shell with a container of horseradish and a lemon Crawfish in a boat being pulled by a gator. They're both wearing Mardi Gras themed hats, and beads decorate the boat
May 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Imagine being a SFF writer and unable to understand that aluminum is used for more important things than cans of coke. And however you feel about meat production in the US, food is still more important than supporting a mediocre white man who is unable to do the job a nonprofit pays him to do
post from robert j bennett that reads: I compared LLM resource work to aluminum and beef, and a lot of people got up in my mentions saying, "oh you think a computer writing an email has more use than BEEF? Than ALUMINUM? you IDIOT" But yeah. I do think what I'm doing is more important than a can of coke or your burger.
May 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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If you see this, post a sword!
Pooja in a dark grey chunky sweater with a large folded down collar, red cravat, light brown pants and wingtip oxford pulling a sword from a scabbard
May 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Live now with another installment of Astral Circus! Come see me be the best thembo you could ever wish for, with bonus might explode twitch.tv/happyjacksrpg
Pooja in shiny purple makeup with blue horns and elf ears, wearing a sleeveless hooded surcoat in red with gold lining
May 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Incredibly vital potato update 2
Oven baked fries again, but this time on a round pan with torn pieces of ham, melted cheese, and BBQ sauce drizzled on top
May 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Important potato update 1
A pile of baked fries on a plate
May 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM