Steen Comer (oom bop oom bop bop)
@mediapathic.bsky.social
Word Guy. Viable Paradise 2017. Fiction, parafiction, and game writer; Chicago Manual of Style enjoyer; sword swinger. Recreational taxonomist.
"Steen, occasionally I forget how extra you are but something always reminds me" -- Elizabeth Bear
#sf
"Steen, occasionally I forget how extra you are but something always reminds me" -- Elizabeth Bear
#sf
Think you may appreciate this piece hanging on the wall of my office.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Think you may appreciate this piece hanging on the wall of my office.
Nope, it was this:
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Nope, it was this:
I sense there may be a sports occurring.
October 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I sense there may be a sports occurring.
Tired: Cool Zone
Wired:
Wired:
October 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Tired: Cool Zone
Wired:
Wired:
My ostensible bus driver just went rogue, took the highway up the coast and skipped the first several miles of the route, including my stop. Good job, Oakland AC Transit.
September 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My ostensible bus driver just went rogue, took the highway up the coast and skipped the first several miles of the route, including my stop. Good job, Oakland AC Transit.
What’s your sign?
September 28, 2025 at 6:36 AM
What’s your sign?
Please enjoy this delightful portrait of Marshal McLuhan from a 1975 National Geographic
September 23, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Please enjoy this delightful portrait of Marshal McLuhan from a 1975 National Geographic
Your last saved pic is your philosophy
(We seem to be having a run of “well, yes” here)
(We seem to be having a run of “well, yes” here)
September 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Your last saved pic is your philosophy
(We seem to be having a run of “well, yes” here)
(We seem to be having a run of “well, yes” here)
Here have a chair
September 1, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Here have a chair
As I flushed, I whispered “you’re doing a great job”.
August 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
As I flushed, I whispered “you’re doing a great job”.
My vote for "Wikipedia Page I Find Most Disappointing That It Doesn't Have A Redirect Line"
August 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My vote for "Wikipedia Page I Find Most Disappointing That It Doesn't Have A Redirect Line"
I am reminded of one of my favorite youtube comments, from before the days of slop, so, presumably written by a human:
August 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I am reminded of one of my favorite youtube comments, from before the days of slop, so, presumably written by a human:
“What do you mean, the bay area has a perfectly functional transit system!”
August 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
“What do you mean, the bay area has a perfectly functional transit system!”
Every. Damn. Time.
July 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Every. Damn. Time.
I found the door.
July 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I found the door.
Actually, this is weirder than I thought. It's clearly a printing error involving ligatures. Every example of "ffo" preceded with an "e" has extra space, every one preceded with an "a" does not.
July 2, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Actually, this is weirder than I thought. It's clearly a printing error involving ligatures. Every example of "ffo" preceded with an "e" has extra space, every one preceded with an "a" does not.
The Big Gay Space Laser is operational (now with non blurry photo)
June 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The Big Gay Space Laser is operational (now with non blurry photo)
Oh Reddit, don’t ever change.
June 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Oh Reddit, don’t ever change.
I finally figured it out, now I am unstoppable.
June 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I finally figured it out, now I am unstoppable.
Not often you see graffiti in the Bay Area that evokes German Expressionism
June 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Not often you see graffiti in the Bay Area that evokes German Expressionism
Moes Books in Berkeley just got a collection of a bunch of old SFF con programs, of which this is a sample. Anyone local need these? @locusmag.bsky.social do y’all have an archive of this sort of thing maybe?
June 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Moes Books in Berkeley just got a collection of a bunch of old SFF con programs, of which this is a sample. Anyone local need these? @locusmag.bsky.social do y’all have an archive of this sort of thing maybe?
In other words
May 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
In other words